The darkening sky had start showing the sign of the sun coming out of the hiding to indicate the new day and new warmth.
But in the Zhou mansion there no warmth despite the warm sun shining brightly in the sky it's shrugged in cloud of coldness.
Madam Zhongli the youngest daughter in-law if the family tightly hold a fragile life in her arm as she look at the master warily.
In front of her seat the eldest son of Zhou family, Zhou zinglin the head of the family after passing the imperial examination.
He become low rank scholar and is in 2nd stage of foundation realm even at the age forty seven he look like in his twenties.
Beside him seat madam lin, her name is lin sisi she is a merchant daughter and brought lot of dowry when she enter the house.
The second master, third master along with there respective wives are seating beside theres husband.
There's no sign of any child everyone had gone to training field, leaving the adults to deal with the current situation.
Master Zhou look at the fragile , weaken women in front of him without any sympathy of being in confinement period.
Zhongli Baiyin had given birth few hours ago but here she had to came to the main hall on the summon of the master.
The reason, the tiny fragile life in her arm whom everyone had claim to be the ghost baby which make her quite irritated.
She is tired after giving birth to child no one has even given her anything to eat till now when she saw her maid to bring her water.
She didn't even look at her and flee away chilling her heart to end she know the reason of her current situation.
She want to curse the child in her arm but whenever she want to do that the pain in her body remind her.
The torture, the pain she had gone through to have this child, she couldn't say anything moreover she ishappenin
Why should she curse the child who don't even know what is happening, the one who should be cursed is in front of her.
Tired she couldn't continue this silent war she know what is going to happen so she might as well cut the matter straight.
"Master Zhou, the child is an innocent life don't know what it had done wrong the child is completely innocent"
Madam lin look at the child then turn her head away "fifth sister inlaw it's not that master is cruel the child can't live normally"
"This daughter you had given birth when start growing up will face people ridicule, mockery and bullying it's better to end her suffering now then later"
Zhongli Baiyin shook her head angrily refusing to listening to any reason, any threat forcing madam lin.
"What are you staring take the child away and burry her make sure the coffin is seal properly and burn lot of paper money"
Zhongli Baiyin start struggling refusing to hand the child over the maid couldn't take the child away.
"HELD!!!!"
This sudden interruption startled everyone they all turn around and saw an old women being supported by maid.
Everyone get up from there to greet the old women , this old women is the mother of Zhou zinglin in her late sixties.
Giving all the work and household matter in her eldest daughter in law she start living in peaceful and quiet atmosphere.
"Mother , this matter is not simple as it seem to child ..... Its not normal by any mean" Zhou zinglin spoke while guiding old madam to seat down.
"Of course I can see the child is not normal , but even if it's not normal who give you right to take an innocent life
The child had not even open it eyes for quite sometime everyone had born in this world for a purpose
The chid may find it purpose and goal in life as continue living moreover killing such young child can bring disaster to our family"
"But mother what if the child is cursed and bring down fall to our Zhou family then what should we do" madam lin question her.
Old madam glare at her eldest daughter in law for questioning her but didn't say anything to her in front of everyone.
"The child if cursed can indeed bring lot of trouble to one family" everyone look at old madam to continue speaking.
"That why the child will not take our family surname let her surname be Zhongli and send her to the east courtyard "
Baiyin heart chilled if her daughter really take her name in the future she will not able to get any benefit from Zhou family.
Although she was unwilling she also know if she continue pressing this matter her child might loose h er tiny life.
Its better to suffer grievance then die without any life , she thank the old madam for her generosity and get up from the floor.
She look at her maid who unwilling came forward to support her she can see the attitude of the maid.
But she can't do anything all the servant in the mansion had refuse to serve her, only she step forward.
But after being send to east courtyard which is actually used as slave quarter her status and life in the family is going to be hard.
Not only that her child will also not receive anything from the house which is equal of declaring her outsider.
In the future even as rightful daughter of the family she will not compare to the distant side branch of the family.
Baiyin seat down on the hard bed without any bedding holding her daughter in her arm she ask the maid to bring the warm water.
The maid leave the courtyard, Baiyin lay down on the bed while looking at her daughter face.
Round small face, honey tone skin, she had two mole on her cheek, her face both chubby and cute.
But what make her stood out are her eyes pair of ash grey eyes but they don't give illusion of being blind.
Her eyes stare everywhere her tiny head let her without any problem she had not cried much since her birth.