I closed my eyes amidst the jolting of the carriage, but the sound from earlier still echoed in my mind.

Yes, Second Sister is such a good person... My thoughts couldn't help but drift away.

I grew up with Second Sister. Her birth mother, Aunt Bai, passed away early, so she was registered under our mother's name since childhood.

Although Second Sister is only three years older than me, she seemed to have grown up early, like an adult.

Father has always been indifferent to the daughters at home, and Mother's heart is entirely focused on Father, neglecting to teach me.

Second Sister became the one who took care of me the most.

I was mischievous since I was young, relying on the backing of my maternal family. I would climb high and stomp low all day long, and the servants in the mansion couldn't control me.

When I was five years old in winter, I secretly climbed up the artificial mountain in the mansion at night.

Unexpectedly, my footing was unstable, and I fell into a pond covered with thin ice.

On a winter night, the cold water was bone-chilling. I struggled desperately for a few times but was enveloped by the cold and suffocation. I quickly lost consciousness.

When I woke up, I realized that Second Sister had saved me. She heard movement in my room next door and couldn't rest assured, so she secretly came out to find me.

Later, I often thought about it. At that time, it was such cold water and such a deep pond, and I was only eight years old.

Second Sister exerted all her strength to push me up, but she couldn't climb ashore herself. Fortunately, a servant saw it and saved Second Sister, preserving her life.

In the winter, the cold water penetrated her bones, and Second Sister soaked in the icy water for too long, leaving her with a lingering illness.

Since then, she would cough incessantly every winter.

After that incident, I became more restrained. As we grew up gradually, Second Sister, however, seemed unchanged.

She showed kindness and generosity, helping others and giving to those in need.

I have never seen anyone more perfect than Second Sister. It seems she has a gentle compassion for everyone and everything.

She would provide porridge for refugees, pay for the poor to receive medical treatments at pharmacies. She empathizes with all forms of suffering.

Later on, there were even rumors in the capital that Second Sister was a reincarnation of a bodhisattva.

A reincarnation of a bodhisattva...

Thinking about Second Sister's marriage, my face instantly turned pale, and I clenched my sleeves tightly. Yes, Second Sister is truly a bodhisattva reincarnation.

But is it destined for a bodhisattva to endure all these hardships in the mortal world?