Grandma Liu looked at the setting sun outside the window, and her memory went back to more than 20 years ago.
"Mom, I went to help dad deliver medicine today, and I met a young man..." Shen Qing twisted the corners of his clothes helplessly, with shyness on his face.
Her father was supposed to go to Pingyang Marquis' Mansion to deliver medicine today, but he was pulled away by Lord Liu on the way. The medicine for the old lady of Pingyang Marquis' Mansion couldn't wait, so he asked Shen Qing to make the trip.
Shen Qing originally thought that it was just a normal medicine delivery, but she didn't expect to meet that person...
Seeing her daughter like this, Mrs. Yao had nothing to understand.
Thinking that her daughter was already fifteen years old and it was time to talk about marriage, Yao asked:
"Which young master did you meet?"
Shen Qing inevitably felt a little awkward when her mother asked her directly what she was thinking, but thinking of her own happiness, Shen Qing still mustered up the courage to reveal the identity of that person.
"He's the eldest son of the Marquis of Pingyang." When Shen Qing's identity was revealed, a blush spread across her pretty face.
Yao frowned when she heard this, "Qing'er, what is the status of the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion? We are just commoners, we can't afford to marry into it. Besides, others don't know that your father often goes in and out of the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion. How could he not know how many maids the eldest young master of the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion has in his room?"
At this moment, Shen Qing's mind was filled with that tall figure, and he had no time to listen to what his mother said.
"Mother, we had no choice. All eleven male members of the East Mansion of Pingyang Marquis's Mansion died in the battlefield. Only Young Master Gong, who was still a child at the time, survived. In order to have children as soon as possible, Madam Gong arranged a number of concubines for Young Master Gong. This was not what we wanted." Shen Qing explained hurriedly.
"Who told you this?" Yao was surprised for a moment, then asked:
"Even if he doesn't want to, he can't possibly marry a powerless girl like us!" Yao was very calm and was not blinded by wealth.
Although the Pingyang Marquis Mansion had experienced changes ten years ago, it had not yet fallen into decline. The only son of the East Mansion would never marry the daughter of Doctor Shen Qing no matter what.
This was indeed the case. Shen Qing was not unwilling to listen to advice. When she heard her mother say that people would not marry a powerless girl like her, it was like a bucket of cold water poured over her head, and she sobered up completely.
She knew very well that this was almost impossible, but when she suddenly entered such a wealthy place, and met Young Master Gong who was gentle but not upright, her heart began to beat uncontrollably.
Mrs. Guo, the old lady of Pingyang Marquis, was so obsessed with expanding her family line that she almost became obsessed. The inheritance of the title and the future of the family urgently needed promising descendants to carry on the responsibility, but she only had one grandson. Because of the tragic war ten years ago, all the adult males in the family died, leaving only a single child.
With only this one child, Mrs. Guo was afraid that the child would melt if she held him in her mouth, and that he would fall if she held him in her hands. So Mrs. Guo raised the child diligently until he was sixteen years old. It was a blessing from the ancestors that the child did not grow up to be a bad one. If Gong Shaoyun, who was neither good at literature nor martial arts, was to take on the responsibility of the family and bring honor to the family, then there was no doubt about it.
Old Madam Guo was reminded by someone that her eldest grandson was not capable of doing work for the emperor, so she should have children to expand the family as soon as possible.
But Gong Shaoyun has no power or influence, only an empty title. Not only does he have no ability at all, but his uncle from the West Palace is also eyeing the title from the East Palace. How could any girl from a better family in the capital look down on Gong Shaoyun who has accomplished nothing!
The conditions were poor, and Mrs. Guo didn't want to let her eldest grandson down.
As a result, Gong Shaoyun's marriage was delayed.
Seeing that he was already eighteen years old, but his eldest grandson's marriage was still not decided, Guo was angry that the families in the capital were too snobbish, so she gave Gong Shaoyun three concubines at once.
The concubine was taken in, but there was no good news for a long time, and Guo was very anxious.
The man became seriously ill and asked Shen Lianchuan to come and take his pulse.
This led to the incident where Shen Qing helped her father deliver medicine.
When Guo saw Shen Qing, who was full of energy and had a rosy complexion, she couldn't help but take a few more glances at her. She found that this girl not only had a good face, but also had a body that was easy to bear. Guo became more and more certain that this girl could give birth to a son.
Later, when Shen Lianchuan came to take his pulse again, Guo mentioned his daughter Shen Qing to Shen Lianchuan, and said frankly that he wanted to take Shen Qing as a concubine for his grandson.
Shen Lianchuan had no idea what his daughter was thinking, and rejected Mrs. Guo's proposal without thinking.
When Shen Lianchuan returned home after seeing the patient, he told Yao about what Guo had said, and was heard by Shen Qing who was passing by.
She immediately rushed into the house and expressed her willingness to be Gong Shaoyun's concubine and asked her parents to approve it.
Seeing that their daughter had made up her mind, Shen Lianchuan and Yao decided to fulfill her wish after some consideration.
Shen Lianchuan has been going in and out of Pingyang Marquis' Mansion since his master, treating the people in the mansion. Even several of his senior brothers followed General Gong to the military camp to serve as military doctors, but Shen Lianchuan did not go to the military camp because he had elderly and young children to take care of. Because of this, Shen Lianchuan understood the character of the Gong family.
The people of the East Palace of Pingyang Marquis' Mansion are a rare kind family in the capital. Of course, this only applies to the people of the East Palace, as for the people of the West Palace, let's not mention them.
If my daughter were to marry into the family and become a good concubine, and then have a child, she could live a good life in the future. This would be much better than working hard for half her life in an ordinary family.
Later, Guo asked her personal nanny to come to the house to mediate, and Yao agreed.
Not long after Shen Qing entered the house, the concubines became pregnant one after another. Even Shen Qing became pregnant when she was only three months old.
Guo believed that this was good luck brought by Shen Qing, and treated Shen Qing better and better.
Gong Shaoyun's three concubines gave birth to two sons and one daughter. Three months later, Shen Qing also gave birth to a son, who later became Changsheng.
Before Gong Shaoyun married, he had three sons and a daughter. As a result, it became increasingly difficult for him to find a wife. Later, the eldest lady of the West Mansion, Mrs. Chen, introduced her cousin, Mrs. Chen from her natal family.
Xiao Chen was also a daughter of an official family. Her father was a fifth-rank official, but he was unlucky and died in office.
Without her father who was an official, Miss Guan was left without anyone to rely on. Once her father died, the marriage that was originally being discussed came to a halt.
Little Chen accompanied her brothers to carry the coffin back to her hometown. Big Chen learned that she had a cousin whom she had never met and who was not married yet, so she introduced her cousin to Gong Shaoyun.
Guo was naturally dissatisfied with a girl of such status, but who could blame her for having delayed her eldest grandson?
He allowed the two to meet and arranged their marriage. He would marry the new bride once Chen's mourning period was over.
More than two years later, Xiao Chen married into the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion. One day more than half a year later, the three-year-old eldest son and the second son were playing together and somehow fell into the lotus pond and drowned.
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