Yi Zhici was originally named Amu. She lived in the southern border. Since she had suffered from hunger and cold since childhood, both her body and mind were not in good condition. She was a bit slow in reaction, so she was named Amu.
It meant a dull - witted person.
Yi Zhici's biological father was a scholar who failed to pass the imperial examinations. Although he was handsome in his youth, his setbacks in the official career had changed his appearance.
This was how the saying "one's appearance is shaped by one's mind" came about.
Yi Zhici's biological mother was a well - known dancer in the southern border. In fact, to put it bluntly, she was a high - class prostitute, only available to generals and chiefs.
As Yi Zhici's mother got older and lost her beauty, she married Yi Zhici's father.
However, they gave birth to Yi Zhici, a slow - reacting child.
Actually, when Yi Zhici was a child, she was just a bit slow, not at all stupid. But the people in the southern border were straightforward, impatient and hot - tempered, which made Yi Zhici seem even slower.
Yi Zhici began to be bullied by other children in the village. They said she was a fool, just as stupid as the "dog - kid" who wandered around the village entrance.
These two bullied children relied on each other, empathizing with one another and huddling together for warmth, looking sad and miserable.
The "dog - kid" at the village entrance was from an unknown place. He was orphaned and lived on begging all day. The villagers all said that the "dog - kid" was a plague god.
Yi Zhici's mother didn't like this situation. She became even less concerned about Yi Zhici and started having an affair with a bachelor in the village.
But there was no such thing as a leak - proof wall. Once, Yi Zhici's father caught her in the act.
On that day, little Yi Zhici watched in horror as her mother was beaten to death by her father. She was so frightened that her whole body trembled, not knowing how to run away.
The blood - covered scholar father, seeing that the person on the ground was no longer breathing, then looked at Yi Zhici, who was shivering at the door. "Since your mother was a prostitute, it's hard to say that you're not."
With a cold and gloomy face, he said the most vicious words.
The scholar father was about to grab Yi Zhici. At this moment, the "dog - kid" from the village entrance rushed out, lying on the ground and clinging tightly to the scholar father's leg, telling Yi Zhici to run.
Yi Zhici was slow - reacting, and even slower when facing a big event. She was so scared that she burst into tears and didn't dare to do anything. "S - save me..."
Just then, it seemed as if a flame emerged from the "dog - kid's" body, wrapping the scholar father entirely and making him unable to move.
The flame grew higher and higher, as if it was going to burn down the whole thatched cottage.
The two children, with tears on their faces, and even blood and mud thrown by the neighboring children, ran for their lives until they stopped in an uncrowded fir forest.
They were dirty all over, with no clean spot except their eyes, which were incredibly clear, bright and radiant.
The two children planned to live on relying on each other. But unexpectedly, Yi Zhici, who fainted from hunger, was rescued by Yi Junshi, who happened to pass by. After Yi Junshi's diagnosis, he found that Yi Zhici had been drugged since childhood, which was why she was slow in reaction.
At that time, Yi Junshi was being pressed hard by Gu Weifeng and was in a bad mood. He was just looking for something to amuse himself.
So Yi Junshi completely removed the drug from Yi Zhici and made her completely forget all her past. He took Yi Zhici as his daughter.
He bestowed on her the title of Princess Yuyang.
Yi Zhici's long - standing knot in her heart was Hei Wining. Her mother was not close to her and sometimes even disliked her, although it was not very obvious.
Of course, things got better later.
It was only because Yi Zhici knew how to act coquettishly that she managed to beg for a little bit of love.
But that was only because she was not actually He Wining's daughter.
Yi Junshi loved her very much, which was out of kindness. But He Wining not loving her was also understandable.
The ten - year agreement between Gu Weifeng and Yi Junshi was a bet on the horse - racing battle between Yi Zhici and Gu Jing.
The child who went to find food for Yi Zhici couldn't find any food anywhere. He made up his mind to break into the general's mansion that guarded the southern border. General Lin Qiong took a fancy to his innate talent at first sight and immediately wanted to take him as his apprentice.
That "dog - kid" was Lin Yuan.
But when Lin Yuan went back to look for Yi Zhici, he could never find her again.
It was all a twist of fate.