Fan Yaofang was assigned to sweep and water the imperial garden after she entered the palace.
Moreover, she was in charge of sweeping at night.
Every night, after all the palaces had gone quiet, she would come out to clean the imperial garden, and return to her room before dawn.
The biting mosquitoes in summer, the piercing cold winds in winter.
All these Fan Yaofang could endure.
She would rather suffer in the palace than return home.
Her mother had told her that her maternal family did not care for her mother, and advised her not to rely on her relatives from her maternal side. Her mother also mentioned that her father was unreliable.
She knew that if she stayed at home, she would certainly be sold by her father and stepmother.
Thus, when she entered the palace, she brought the belongings her mother had left her and entered without looking back.
