The Wang family is a collateral branch of the Taiyuan Wang clan, a prominent and powerful family. Although it's only a collateral branch, their status is quite high. I've inquired and learned that our newly appointed Magistrate Wang is the eldest son of this collateral branch.
“A legitimate son from a collateral branch was able to snatch the position of magistrate of Fenggu County from so many people. The man Pan Yun married is nineteen years old this year. He has already passed the imperial examination and is the second legitimate son of a collateral branch. She will be the magistrate’s sister-in-law in the future, and our Shen family will also rise in status.”
Zhao Hanping was delighted. "Thank you for remembering Panyun, sir. I will send the list of those three girls to the school right away."
As soon as Shen Baishan left, Shen Panyun came in from the doorway. "Mother, I'm getting married just as I've come of age. I can't bear to leave you."
“Silly child, that’s a scion of a prominent family. You can’t find a nineteen-year-old scholar who has passed the imperial examinations even if you were looking for one. Don’t talk nonsense. From today onwards, start preparing your wedding dress and learn how to be a mistress of the house.” Zhao Hanping eagerly took her daughter’s hand.
She was originally just the daughter of a scholar with some family wealth. It was the Shen family who took a liking to her, and that's why she was married into their household as the mistress of the house.
But no matter how wealthy the Shen family was, they were still just merchants. Unexpectedly, her daughter was luckier than her and was able to marry a scholar.
"That's a true aristocratic family. You must learn proper etiquette so that you won't be looked down upon in the future. Aristocratic families have resources for education, so he will definitely not just be a scholar in the future. He will become a provincial graduate, a jinshi, and an official. You might even become an official's wife."
Shen Panyun's eyes darted around. "If I marry that man and the county magistrate, they should look quite similar, right?"
She had met the county magistrate before; he was handsome and quite good-looking. If his younger brother was like him, she secretly hoped for a similar outcome.
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