Jiang Tian's connection with this court official dates back several years.
Compared to the noble births of other court officials' wives, Jiang Tian's background needed to be kept secret—she was the daughter of a courtesan.
Jiang Tian's grandfather once held a very high-ranking official position, but unfortunately, he was plotted against and his whole family was imprisoned. The men were executed, and the women were forced into prostitution.
At this critical juncture, Jiang Tian's mother was already pregnant with her, but she was unaware of it.
After she became a courtesan, her mother finally discovered that she was pregnant.
She had two options at the time.
One option was to abort the child. Given the medical advancements of that era, if she had an abortion, she might not have survived.
Secondly, it's about saving the child.
Her mother was naturally from a prestigious family, and for her to become a courtesan was more humiliating than being killed.
But she deeply loved her husband.
For her husband and child, she endured it all, using every means possible to save Jiang Tian and ensure a successful delivery.
If it were a son, the higher-ups might not let him off the hook.
But since it was a daughter, they turned a blind eye—in that cannibalistic world, and given her background, women had little chance of survival.
From then on, the mother and daughter lived together in that brothel, relying on each other for survival.
Jiang Tian has been beautiful and refined since childhood.
The daughters of government prostitutes were naturally also government entertainers; this was an implicit understanding.
In fact, the selection of courtesans was much stricter than that of prostitutes – after all, they were to serve the princes, nobles and ministers of the court.
If Jiang Tian hadn't been beautiful since childhood, she would have been dragged away long ago.
These days, morality doesn't matter; if something is useless, it's thrown away.
Jiang Tian was a beauty from a young age.
She cannot hide her beauty; on the contrary, she must try her best to let others see her. The more people who see her, the higher her value becomes.
Jiang Tian's mother did have moments of regret.
Bringing this child into the world seems to have brought her disaster.
But Jiang Tian never resented her; on the contrary, she had always been very attached to her mother since she was a child.
Her mother persevered year after year for her daughter's sake, and taught Jiang Tian many things that only ladies from well-to-do families could learn.
The courtesans naturally had to learn some skills, but they were far less advanced than those taught by Jiang Tian's mother.
Time flies, and Jiang Tian has grown up. Her mother, who was already frail and sickly, is also nearing the end of her life.
The only thing she couldn't let go of was her daughter, but she couldn't change anything. All she could do until her death was to tell her daughter that no matter what situation she was in, she should live as happily as possible.
Not long after her mother passed away, it was time for Jiang Tian to go public.
That very night, she met her husband.
Jiang Tian's husband was named Yan Jing'an, a renowned scholar.
He was born into a wealthy and prestigious family and possessed noble blood from a young age.
A young genius, well-read and unrestrained.
The only drawback was that he was born weak and had to be carefully cared for from a young age, taking medicine every day.
Many renowned doctors predicted that he would not live past the age of thirty.
Yan Jing'an clearly didn't take it to heart. He traveled all over the beautiful country and left behind many exquisite articles.
Unlike others, after passing the imperial examination, he served as an official for a period of time before resigning and continuing to live a carefree life.
But those who know him know that he has an extremely terrifying mind.
If he can be put to good use, he will surely leave a significant mark on history.
In fact, Yan Jing'an passed the imperial examination in order to serve the imperial court.
Unfortunately, he was not given important responsibilities and was instead ostracized.
After struggling for several years without success, he has come to terms with things in recent years.
Despite resigning from his official post, his reputation only grew wider.
He was a man of exceptional talent, as pure and bright as a gentle breeze and the bright moon, and he was indifferent to fame and fortune. He was highly respected in this era.
Jiang Tian's encounter with Yan Jing'an was not accidental.
As a courtesan, Jiang Tian could not disobey her superiors' decision and flee alone; otherwise, she would be treated as a prisoner, and her life would be worse than death.
However, she was unwilling to accept the arrangement of fate.
So, she did something outrageous.
She asked someone to send a letter to Yan Jing'an, hoping he could save her on the day the sign was officially opened.
At that time, Yan Jing'an was at the height of his fame in the capital. Everyone praised him for his noble character, and many women in the pleasure quarters had heard of his great name.
It is said that he pitied women and would generously help those who sold themselves to bury their fathers.
Yan Jing'an is not short of money. How could a scion of a prominent family be short of money?
Many people dream of being helped by him.
Jiang Tian also had this dream. Her letters were filled with tears and blood as she hoped that Yan Jing'an would come to save her.
Although she knew very well that Yan Jing'an was a truly unapproachable person and would never risk his life for a woman like her, she still took the plunge.
The result wasn't bad; Yan Jing'an arrived.
He successfully filmed her first night.
Later, after hearing about Jiang Tian's past, he said that the Yan family and the Jiang family had a connection, and that the Yan family had been helped by Old Master Jiang.
I don't know what connections he made.
In short, Jiang Tian escaped from the place of pleasure.
At that time, Yan Jing'an wanted to travel around the country and didn't like to bring a woman with him, so he sent Jiang Tian back to the Yan family.
Unfortunately, Jiang Tian did not have a good life in the Yan family. She had no proper social status and was exceptionally beautiful, so she was almost humiliated.
Yan Jing'an saved her, and she remembered it forever. She was willing to serve him as a servant to repay him.
If Yan Jing'an hadn't returned home to visit his family a few years later and happened to think of Jiang Tian, she might not be alive today—the second master of the Yan family had taken a liking to her and, disregarding Yan Jing'an's feelings, insisted on taking her as his concubine.
Yan Jing'an returned at just the right time, preventing all the crises that Jiang Tian was facing before everything happened.
After much consideration, Yan Jing'an decided to take Jiang Tian on a journey through the mountains and rivers.
Several years passed in the blink of an eye. Yan Jing'an was twenty-eight years old, and Jiang Tian was twenty-five.
The Yan family has given up forcing Yan Jing'an to enter officialdom, but they are still urging him to have children to carry on the family line.
At an age when others are about to become grandfathers, Yan Jing'an is still single, and his elders who care about him can't help but worry.
Moreover, they had not forgotten the famous doctor's prediction.
Seeing that Yan Jing'an is almost thirty years old, even if he leaves behind a son or daughter, it would be a kind of comfort.
Yan Jing'an had been urged by his mother for many years, so he finally discussed it with Jiang Tian and they got married.
The two were attracted to each other but kept their relationship within the bounds of propriety; there was no romantic relationship between them.
Yan Jing'an just didn't want to hold others back.
If he were to marry Jiang Tian, at least he could help her escape her lowly status.
Once he passes away, Jiang Tian can then seek a way out without being hindered by her identity.
So the two of them got married.
Not long after their marriage, the newly enthroned emperor sought out Yan Jing'an.
Before his death, the old emperor created many problems, and the young emperor, upon ascending the throne, faced the task of filling them in.
He sought out renowned scholars to help him resolve his troubles, and Yan Jing'an, who was once famous, was naturally on the emperor's list.
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