Pengcheng, Xue Mansion.
The whole family dressed up and waited in front of the gate, waiting for something.
About a quarter of an hour later, a magnificent carriage stopped in front of the gate, followed by a team of majestic guards.
A middle-aged man with a pale face and no beard got off the carriage. He was dressed as a eunuch and was obviously from the palace. He was holding a whisk.
Xue Jing, the head of the Xue family, immediately stepped forward with a smile and said, "Eunuch Cheng, I'm so sorry for not welcoming you. Please come in."
Eunuch Cheng snorted in response, flicked his whisk, and walked in first. Two guards followed closely behind him, and then the Xue family and others caught up.
Concubines and illegitimate children were naturally not qualified to serve. Xue Jing dismissed them with a wave of his hand, leaving only his wife, one son and one daughter by his side. He flattered Eunuch Cheng and entered the main courtyard hall.
After Eunuch Cheng sat down, he glanced at the four people from the Xue family and his eyes fell on the young girl next to Madam Cheng.
"Is this the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Changyang Mansion?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the four people of the Xue family had different expressions. Xue Jing felt guilty and embarrassed, Madam Xue was angry and relieved, Xue Tianzong regretted and felt sorry, and Xue Xiang was jealous and happy.
Xue Jing stepped forward to explain, "This is my daughter, the eldest daughter of the Marquis' Mansion..."
His tone became hesitant.
Eunuch Cheng's eyes sharpened: "What happened to her?"
This time, Eunuch Cheng had come all the way from Kyoto to this remote city of Pengcheng with a mission. He was a member of the Queen's entourage, and while he wasn't a confidant, he was still quite important.
The Queen sent him here to bring back Xue Huan, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Changyang, to the capital to complete her engagement with the Crown Prince.
This incident dates back to fifteen years ago, no, maybe even earlier.
In the Yong Dynasty, martial arts were highly respected, and even women were required to practice. Strong women had a brighter future. Xue Huan's mother, Lin Lan, was originally a commoner. Because of her exceptional talent, she joined the Qingyue Sect, an all-female sect with a distinguished status.
The main purpose of the sect is to not fall in love, and to pursue martial arts unremittingly throughout one's life in order to achieve a state of transcendence and transcendence.
Therefore, the outside world jokingly called the Qingyue Sect the "Nun Sect".
Of course, those people only dared to talk behind their backs, and they didn't dare to say anything in front of the Qingyue Sect members, because the Qingyue Sect was a first-rate sect in the world, and the female disciples in the sect were all outstanding in strength and were not to be trifled with.
Lin Lan was incredibly talented. After entering the Qingyue Sect, he should have had a bright future. Unfortunately, on his way home to visit his relatives, he met Xue Zhi, who was only the son of the Marquis of Changyang at that time.
Lin Lan encountered a powerful monster and was defeated. When she was about to die, Xue Zhi appeared and saved her.
This heroic act of saving the beauty easily won Lin Lan's heart.
Lin Lan started dating Xue Zhi behind the sect's back, but the truth could not be hidden and was eventually discovered by the Qingyue Sect.
The leader of Qingyue Sect was furious and wanted to abolish Lin Lan's cultivation and expel her from the sect. Lin Lan's master pleaded for her, asking her to admit her mistake to the leader, swear never to have any contact with Xue Zhi again, and then go to Hanyue Cave to reflect on her mistakes for three years. In this way, the matter was over.
However, Lin Lan, who was deeply in love, did not appreciate her master's kindness at all and resolutely chose Xue Zhi.
In the end, her cultivation was abolished, she was expelled from Qingyue Sect, and she finally got together with Xue Zhi as she wished.
In her opinion, if her cultivation was wasted, she could rebuild it, but if she missed the chance to be with her beloved, she would regret it for the rest of her life.
Xue Zhi really liked Lin Lan at that time, and he married her despite the pressure from his parents and clan. However, even the deepest feelings will eventually fade away.
When everyone around him was talking about how bad this marriage was, when Lin Lan always complained to him that life in the mansion was too restrictive, and when all kinds of problems came one after another after the marriage, Xue Zhi couldn't help but regret it.
I began to doubt myself. Why did I have to marry her in the first place?
Would he be more relaxed if he didn't marry her?
When he thought of this, his love for Lin Lan had already disappeared.
Lin Lan also noticed this and couldn't help but feel disheartened. She was a strong-willed woman, and since there was no love left between them, it would be better for them to just break up.
But just when she was about to file for divorce, she found out that she was pregnant.
The arrival of this little life rekindled a glimmer of hope in her.
Maybe, with a child, their relationship will improve?
Expecting to tie a man down with a child is the most foolish idea. This is what Lin Lan used to despise, but now, she has embarked on a path that she despises.
In the early stages of pregnancy, their relationship did indeed warm up a lot, but soon, this warming was forcibly interrupted.
At that time, the wife of Marquis Changyang arranged several beautiful concubines for her son, and gave her a nice excuse: since her daughter-in-law was not convenient to serve her son, she would let other women come.
In the past, Xue Zhi only had Lin Lan in his eyes and heart, and he rejected all the concubines arranged by his mother. Lin Lan hoped that he would do the same this time, but he disappointed her in the end, completely disappointed her.
Xue Zhi accepted those women.
Lin Lan had given up hope and was only focused on nurturing the baby in her belly. She thought that once the baby was born, she would take the baby away from this depressing and heavy place that was like a prison.
But she didn't expect that she would not be able to pass the hurdle of giving birth.
She looked at the child, her heart filled with reluctance and worry.
For a child without a mother's protection, even staying alive in this large compound is probably a luxury.
When she was dying, Lin Lan used her life-saving grace to exchange for a promise from the Queen, promising to make Xue Huan the Crown Princess when she turned fifteen.
Even though the queen was unwilling, she had to agree, otherwise she would become a traitor and her perfect reputation would be tarnished.
Although she agreed, the Queen was very reluctant about having to marry her son to Xue Huan as the Crown Princess. Who knew what Xue Huan would look like in the future?
In order to have a qualified and perfect daughter-in-law in the future, the Queen personally brought Xue Huan to the palace to educate her. Over the years, they developed a deep affection for each other.
Xue Huan was a lovely, delicate girl with a delicate figure and a lovely face. It was hard to dislike such a beautiful child. Even the Crown Prince, who initially disliked her, began to like this little sister who always followed him around and sweetly called him "brother."
He tacitly agreed that she would become his Crown Princess in the future, and also protected her very much to the outside world.
But when Xue Huan was six years old, the situation began to turn unfavorable for her, because it was discovered that her meridians were blocked and she had no talent for cultivation.
This test result was beyond everyone's expectations. After all, her mother Lin Lan was a brilliant genius, so how come her daughter was a waste who couldn't practice?
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