Reborn Concubine, Be Respectful First

During the hundreds of years of the Dali Dynasty, many noble families of other surnames, both in the capital and in the countryside, had followed their ancestors in building the country and inherited their titles and wealth.

Of course, there were people who were exterminated and demoted, while others were promoted.

However, most of them are aristocratic families with a history of more than a hundred years, just like the Earl's Mansion of Yong'an where Su Xinqing is. Although the title was downgraded from Marquis to Earl at the beginning, it was also because there were no more outstanding descendants, so it was downgraded after three generations.

The new emperor, Emperor Jingxuan, was the former crown prince who succeeded to the throne, so this year is also called the fifth year of Jingxuan.

But, in fact, Emperor Jingxuan was already over 40 years old, because the previous emperor was in good health and lived a long life.

Therefore, when Emperor Jingxuan ascended the throne, he was already over thirty.

Although the crown prince has not been officially canonized, the second prince Helian Yan, as the legitimate son of the Empress, is still the one with the highest support.

Moreover, the eldest grandson was born successfully.

Emperor Jingxuan and the Empress were also very happy on the day of their grandson's full moon, and they even held a grand banquet in the palace to celebrate his birthday.

However, Su Xinqing knew that in the previous life, this imperial grandson and the second prince's wife died not long after.

The eldest grandson inexplicably fell seriously ill. All the doctors and imperial physicians of the Dali Dynasty were invited, and they tried their best, but they failed to save the eldest grandson's life.

Not long after, the Second Prince's wife became depressed and ill.

The second prince Helian Yan, in order to express his deep affection for his original wife and his grief over the unfortunate death of his eldest son, announced to the public that he would not remarry for three years.

Emperor Jingxuan was also heartbroken and felt sorry for his legitimate son, so he issued an edict to appoint the second prince Helian Yan as the crown prince and move him into the Eastern Palace.

My elder sister has not married for many years after she reached the age of 15, just waiting for this opportunity.

On her way back to Beijing after recovering from her illness, Su Xinya met Prince Helian Yan who had returned from disaster relief in the south.

From then on, the story of the hero saving the beauty and the hero being tempted by the beauty began, which led to a wonderful love story.

However, of course, only the author and readers know this. After all, Su Xinya’s reputation cannot be affected, otherwise she will be constantly criticized.

Finally, after Helian Yan's three-year term expired, the Queen helped them to be together.

The prince, whose reputation spread far and wide, married Su Xinya, the beautiful and talented eldest daughter of the Earl of Yong'an.

This made all the famous ladies in Beijing extremely envious.

What's more, some young ladies from higher-ranking duke and marquis families were very angry. Why could she, from an earl's family, marry the prince when her father was a fourth-rank official?

What made them even more angry was that Su Xinya and the prince had a harmonious relationship. First, she gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, which was said to be a good omen from heaven.

Then, she gave birth to a son and a daughter, and lived a happy life.

Of course, these were what Su Xinqing heard from the servants and He Yuanming's mistress when she was a ghost.

However, now, thinking about it is far from that simple. After all, the prince has more than just the princess.

When she came to her senses again, Su Xinqing was brought to Ningxiangju by her wet nurse.

Standing outside the yard, you can see the wealth and splendor of the mistress's yard.

When we reached the door of the hall, we could vaguely see two gray figures standing in the hall.

There were no gorgeous clothes of the Earl's mansion, only faded coarse linen clothes hanging on the bodies of two thin people.

"Mother is well"

"Madam is well."

"The third young lady is here. She came to mother and introduced them to you. They are your aunt's sister-in-law and nephew." After a pause, she said, "Forget it, just call them aunt and cousin and be more intimate. It's useless for them to travel thousands of miles to see you and your aunt. They received the news of your aunt's death and rushed to the capital. They just arrived today. You can meet them." Li looked like a loving mother and pulled Su Xinqing in front of the two of them.

Su Xinqing's little face was filled with confusion as she stared blankly at the two people in front of her.

No matter how hard he tried to think, he could not have imagined that the person who had never appeared in his life in the previous life would appear in Li's yard at this moment.

She saw it with her own eyes.

The woman had a navy blue cotton scarf wrapped around her head, a simple bun, a linen shirt, dark trousers, and black cloth shoes that were covered in mud.

He looked at Su Xinqing and Li awkwardly. He had a square face and dark skin.

However, worry can be seen in the clear black and white eyes.

The young man next to her was more than a head taller than the woman, but he was thin and the sky-blue gown he wore was a little too big for him.

His face was resolute and courageous, with the courage of a young man. Even when facing Li, he was not timid at all. Instead, he stood tall, with indifference in his eyes towards external things.

Su Xinqing couldn't help but look at her cousin a few more times.

While she was looking at the mother and son with her small eyes, Fang and her cousin Song Hejin were also looking at the little girl in front of them.

A pair of lively big eyes, seemingly filled with endless sorrow, a delicate and cute white face, and a crescent-colored brocade jacket that further highlights the girl's somewhat sickly complexion.

Fang was even more heartbroken, as her little daughter, who was about the same age as her, had already lost her biological mother.

How sad she should be. She also knew the rules of wealthy families. A stepmother is the mother. After all, the child was not born from her own belly, so he or she might look good on the surface, but few of them had a good life inside.

Song Hejin was not as sentimental as his mother, Fang.

I think this cousin should be living well in the Earl's Mansion. At least the lady in front of me should be a person of great reputation.

It seems that he would not treat the concubine's daughter harshly in public.

This time, my father and mother were supposed to come together, but my father broke his leg while walking down the mountain in a hurry to go out. He is still lying at home, being cared for by my second brother.

Therefore, the task of coming to the capital to burn incense for my aunt and visit my cousin fell on myself and my mother.

"Aunt, cousin," Su Xinqing began to call out softly.

"Oh, child, you have suffered." As she said this, Fang used her rough big hands to hold Su Xinqing's white and tender little hands, and sincerely shed tears of heartache.

After she married her husband, she had always planned to redeem her sister-in-law. Unfortunately, fate played a trick on her and her sister-in-law ended up becoming the concubine of the eldest master of the Earl's Mansion.

We can no longer take him back at will. As the saying goes, the people should not fight against the officials. This is all we can do.

Later, the weather in my hometown was bad, with both drought and floods. There were no good harvests for several years, and it was difficult to raise three children. I did laundry, cooking, and did odd jobs. My husband would go up the mountain to collect herbs whenever he was not busy with farming, and he fell down several times.

Fortunately, his life was not in danger, and he was able to afford to send his eldest son to school for a few years.

The teacher at the academy saw that his eldest son was very talented in studying and his family was poor, so he helped him get a job as a book copyist. With the help of his sister-in-law, he was able to barely finish his studies.

This time, we were able to come to Beijing, and we took out our family savings and saved enough to spend for a round trip.

Otherwise, he would have to settle down in the capital for a while and earn enough money before returning home. However, it couldn't be too long otherwise it would delay his son's imperial examination next year.