[Comprehensive] The Secret of the Concubine's Palace

It was Shen's father who called. He hesitated at first, and then under Shen Caijing's urging, he gave out the bad news as if he was going all out.

Shen Caijing hurried back to her residence in Mongolia and hurriedly packed up her documents and belongings.Let the two aunts stay here, sell a house, a small farm, cattle, sheep and horses that she bought here, and then donate all the money to the children of the poor local families that she has been sponsoring before them.

One is that she has a feeling that she will never come back this time, and it is useless to keep these things; the other is that she wants to do something for the younger generations in this land.

The plane was on the next afternoon, and she was going to Beijing tonight, where she spent the night before flying directly to Seoul.When the herdsmen around heard that she was going to leave, they spread the word from ten to ten. Those near her brought ready meals to feed her before leaving; those far away brought gifts and came on horseback.

Shen Caijing has lived and managed well in Inner Mongolia these years, and she has long been like a local.When she was in Korea, she was usually cautious and serious most of the time, but when she arrived on the grassland, she immediately returned to her original nature like a dragon.She is a careless person, and if this essence is placed in other places, it may offend people, but on the prairie, this is enthusiasm, honesty and generosity.

With a good character and a helpful character, she has many friends here, as well as many 'citizens' who are not relatives but relatives.

Everyone was reluctant to let her go, and she was also reluctant to leave.At this moment of parting, she had the feeling of returning to the time when she married Goryeo.Obviously she was going home now, but she was very reluctant to leave here.

The car was driving leisurely on the prairie road, followed by herdsmen on horseback and seeing each other off all the way.Shen Caijing kept waving goodbye to them through the car window, feeling melancholy in her heart.But, to send you thousands of miles away, you have to say goodbye.At the edge of the grassland where the setting sun sank, the car drove on the road to Beijing...

"How long has grandpa been sick like this?!" Shen Caijing arrived in Seoul on the evening of the second day, and Shen's father went to the airport and took her directly to the hospital.It was still early at this time, and Grandpa Shen had already fallen into a deep sleep.She didn't make a sound in Grandpa's ward, just quietly watching him sleeping.

In these years, it is not that Shen Caijing has not returned to Korea.But they only come back once or twice a year, and after a short stay, they will return to the grassland.The last time I saw my grandfather was during the Chinese New Year. His complexion was not as pale as it is now, nor did he look so thin.In just a few months, he suddenly became ill like this.

She was very sad why she didn't stay in Korea and regarded the grassland as her paradise.I only care about my own happiness, and I don't care whether my family will miss me or need me!

"This..." Shen's father was a little hard to say, and Shen's mother gave him a push.Take Shen Caijing to the corridor, and tell everything that happened in the past few months.

It turned out that just a few months ago, an old friend of Shen's father who got along very well came to the house.He said that he now has a very good project with "money and scenery", but the investment is too large, so he asked Shen's father if he wanted to join.

But Shen's father's company at that time had expanded a lot compared to the initial one. He was so busy every day that he felt that with his own qualifications, managing such a large company was already his limit, so he refused.But because he was an old friend he had known since he was in school, he still agreed to help this friend as a guarantor for a loan.

Because he felt that there should be no problem helping an old friend, he directly helped without discussing with his family.Only when the creditor came to his door did Father Shen realize that he had been cheated by a friend.There is no 'good project' at all, only a bastard who is jealous when he sees his friend's prosperity, and wants to get a fortune!

After the guy got the loan, he absconded with the money.Only Father Shen was left alone to face the creditor's debt collection, but Father Shen couldn't afford such a large sum of money.Most of his money has been invested in the construction of the company, and he has just repaid some loans to buy a new factory.This time I was forced to repay the loan, and the entire company shut down.

The foreign debts have been repaid, but the company that had developed well has also collapsed, but the severance expenses of some employees in the company still have to be paid.

Things have come to this point, there is no way to hide it.Father Shen had no choice but to tell his grandfather about the matter. Grandpa sold the house he had worked so hard for half his life to support Father Shen. With the remaining money, he bought a much smaller house in Samcheong-dong.

Seeing the prosperous family business, it suddenly collapsed.Grandpa Shen was really angry and anxious, and fell ill ever since.It wasn't so serious at the beginning, and Father Shen kept holding back and didn't dare to call China.But now, grandpa is really seeing that he is dying, and the hospital has issued a critical illness notice.Shen's father just called Shen Caijing and asked her to come back to see grandpa.

Shen Caijing really wanted to get angry and asked why her parents waited until now to call her.Why didn't she call to discuss with her when the accident happened, until now... But she is also very wrong, and she has no position to say anything about her parents.After a while, she just said, "You should have called me earlier..."

"What's the use of calling you?" Shen's mother was also very irritable. Her husband was so muddy that he couldn't support the wall. Originally, "the situation in front of him is very good", but he was tossing him into what he is now. "Don't think about selling the cram school. You have left it for so long, and now you have the need to rent a house, so you probably won't make much money. And now that it's like this, you're growing up. There is no shortage of places to spend money! Don't use your brains!"

Shen Caijing didn't intend to sell the cram school at first, and she really didn't make much money in the past few years.There is no scale expansion or model innovation. Apart from supporting Shen Caijing's living expenses in China, the money earned is directly returned to the students studying in the cram school.

In addition to setting up scholarships for further studies, which are issued after students are admitted to prestigious schools and graduates, the cram school has also helped many children from poor families over the years, not only helping with free tutoring, but also regularly distributing scholarships.These decisions have made the cram school a half-profit and half-welfare institution, and it just doesn’t make any losses.

These measures were originally started because of 'not bad money', how could they expect such a sudden change in the family now?

"In short, mom will figure out a way about money, so don't worry about it! Now that grandpa is sick, and the whole family is like this, you should stop going to China. For so many years, leave your studies and go out to the wild. Take it easy for me and find a school to enroll in! You should have started high school, hey, if you didn't toss around like that, with your brain, you would have skipped a grade and graduated..."

Shen's mother was very unhappy with Shen Caijing's "not doing business properly" for so many years, and she always wanted her to come back.But whether it is my father-in-law or husband, they all support her daughter's approach. It's useless for her to be alone.

"I see, Mom. This time, I probably won't go back again. Before I come back, I have entrusted the aunts to clean up everything there." Only then did Shen Caijing notice the sudden appearance of her mother's hair between her temples. White hair, she looked like a very young lady before!

"However, as for money, let's be a daughter to find a way. You are already so old, and you have been a housewife before. Where can you raise money?"

"Don't worry, mom, I'm an excellent employee of the insurance company now! My performance is good!" Ren Shun'ai was very moved by her daughter's filial piety, and stroked her baby's hair.It's only been a few months since I haven't seen each other, but I've grown a lot taller! "Mom can support the family, don't worry about us, Princess Shen."

"Really?" Shen Caijing said very suspiciously, "It's not that my daughter underestimated you, Mom. Insurance salesmen are not easy to do. You are already so old, so don't work so hard. Besides, it's not just about supporting Family expenses are so simple, isn't it? Grandpa's illness also requires a lot of medical expenses, right? You can't just deal with it hastily because it is expensive. I will definitely let grandpa receive the best treatment. Don't worry, I have a solution. You can make money even if you don’t sell cram schools!”

Seeing her daughter's swearing promise, Ren Shun'ai was a little confused.Did the daughter do some big business behind their backs?Otherwise, why are you so confident?

Actually no, Shen Caijing thought of the pair of painting scrolls she hid back then.That was no ordinary scroll, it was brought from Yuan Dynasty to the Korean peninsula along with her dowry.What is the most famous porcelain in Yuan Dynasty?Blue and white porcelain of course.And the pair of scrolls are not just as simple as blue and white porcelain, they are painted with dragon patterns!Exclusively for the royal family.

With just this pair, their family can turn around again.

Shen Caijing went to visit Zheng Yongzhen, the old gentleman who helped mount the painting at the beginning.She entrusted him to find a trustworthy auction house and sold the scroll.The life of the whole family was considered stable, the original house was bought back, and the grandfather was also admitted to the best ward.

However, Grandpa Shen may really have reached the end of his life.Even getting the best treatment and good care can't stop death.It is rare for a person to live to be seventy, and Grandpa Shen is already in his eighties and almost ninety.No one can stay with someone forever...

Originally, due to the gradual failure of various organs, Grandpa Shen was always groggy during his illness, and he was rarely awake.But in the few days before that day came, he gradually became sober.Shen Caijing hoped that it was a characteristic of Grandpa Shen recovering, but she knew in her heart that this was more likely to be just a 'return to the light'.

It is indeed a flashback.

I stayed with my granddaughter for a few days, enjoying the happiness of my grandson and granddaughter Cheng Huan.Grandpa Shen asked to be discharged from the hospital. After communicating with the doctor, Father Shen and Mother Shen went through the discharge procedures with tears in their eyes.There is no hope of treatment, it is better to follow the old man's request and let him live his last days happily...

In the past few days, the Shen family has been very happy.Only after Grandpa Shen fell asleep, the whole family would show sad expressions.Especially Shen Caijing, the happier she is these days, the more regretful she is.I spend too little time with my family and grandpa, so now I want to make up for it, but I don't have time.

"Cai Jing!" On that day, she was watching TV with Grandpa Shen, but the old man suddenly said. "Caijing is already 17 and almost eighteen, right? (Korean algorithm, our imaginary age)"

"At this age, in the era of grandpa, you can already be an adult who can get married!" Shen Donghuan looked at the TV screen, which was playing a TV series.

"Actually, Grandpa has something that he has never told you..."

The author has something to say: Grandpa Shin is going to pass away, Chaejeong will be very sad.Life is short, and we really have to do it and cherish it.Only by cherishing the people and things around you can you not regret so much when you lose them.