Chapter 207 The Liang Family's Past
When Shen Qingqian saw Liang and Shen Zhe behind her, she quickly waved to them, a bright smile unconsciously appearing on her face, "Mom, Brother Zhe, I'm back!"
When she got closer, Liang looked Shen Qingqian up and down twice before she felt relieved. She patted her chest and said, "I'm glad you're okay. I was so worried."
"How could I be in trouble? Come on, go home first. I'm almost dying of heat." Shen Qingqian urged.
She had the magic spring water, so she wasn't thirsty, but in order to get back quickly, she jogged all the way and was extremely tired and hot.
It was still a bit chilly when they went out that morning, so Liang had her wear a padded jacket underneath. In ancient times, women were forbidden to take off their clothes outdoors, and Shen Qingqian didn't want to challenge local customs, so she endured the heat all the way.
Liang was originally hesitant to speak, but after hearing this, she hurried home.
When the mother and son returned home, Shen Qingqian changed her clothes first, came out and drank a few sips of water prepared by Liang. Liang then began to ask her about her meeting with Liang Cheng.
"He didn't give you any trouble, did he?"
Liang's words made Shen Qingqian suspicious and asked, "Why do you ask this?"
She had felt that Liang's attitude towards Liang Cheng was a bit strange before, and thought that they were cousins who were not familiar with each other. But now, it seems that it may not be the case.
Liang hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head and thought for a while before telling a story about the Liang family's past.
“It’s a long story.”
Liang Cheng's father was born to his aunt, so he was separated after he became an adult.
However, this concubine's background was so disgraceful that the Liang family had never paid much attention to this branch of the Liang Cheng family.
There were many people in Beijing who flattered the powerful and looked down on the weak. Knowing that Liang Cheng was not favored by his superiors, they often bullied him openly or secretly. Before he was ten years old, Liang Cheng suffered a lot.
When Liang Cheng was ten years old, he went to the army alone to gain experience. Unexpectedly, he rose through the ranks and eventually became the General of Zhenbei.
As the legitimate daughter of the main branch of the Liang family, Liang had heard a little about Liang Cheng, but she had never met this cousin.
It was not until Liang Cheng suddenly rose from the army that the main branch of the Liang family began to pay attention to their branch. However, when Liang Cheng returned to Beijing to report on his work, he wrote a letter of severance in the street, breaking off relations with the main branch of the Liang family.
This matter was widely criticized at the time, but there were also many people who spoke ill of the Liang family behind their backs. If they had not gone too far, they would not have lost a young man who could become a great general.
After that, Liang Cheng guarded northern Hubei all year round, and Liang got married, and the two had no more contact.
Therefore, after the Shen family fell into trouble, Liang never thought of relying on Liang Cheng's relationship - except for the time when Shen Qingqian mentioned that he was bullied by Wang Mazi on the way to exile.
It was also because of this that Liang Cheng's initiative to meet Shen Qingqian today made Liang Shi very worried, fearing that he would make things difficult for her daughter.
"I see," Shen Qingqian sighed secretly, "but you worry too much. He only asked me to go and ask about the new farm tools, and he also wanted me to stay in the army to help Elder Qin."
As for Liang Cheng's intention to give the Shen family ten acres of land for reclaiming wasteland, Shen Qingqian didn't even want to mention it.
Thinking of this, Shen Qingqian suddenly remembered that Shen Xiao had said before that he wanted to go to the important place, but he had not discussed it with everyone yet.
In that case, she asked Shen Xiao to ask for a piece of land outside the valley. Firstly, it would be convenient, and secondly, she had accelerated fertilizer and divine spring water, so she would not worry about not being able to grow high-yield crops.
But now that Liang Cheng has made such a fuss, will there be any problems if they go to ask for the land again?
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