Li Xiang fell in love with Liu Shufen at first sight, and of course agreed to this little thing. Afterwards, he put forward the idea of taking her into the room. And Li Xiang was already a talent, and he was kind to her, so Liu Shufen agreed without much hesitation. Later, he went to Dazu County with Li Xiang and became Li Xiang's third aunt.

Liu Shufen has a son and a daughter, daughter Li Liping and son Li Hongyuan. The family lived a carefree life in Dazu County for ten years, until Li Xiang was promoted to the prefect of Changzhou in Jiangnan County, and then left the place where he had lived for ten years and rushed to Changzhou to take up his post.

Before taking office, Li Xiang took Liu Shufen and a pair of children back to the capital Li Mansion to recognize their relatives. At the same time, he also plans to take all his wives and concubines and children to settle in Changzhou. After returning to the Li Mansion, Li Liping met all the family members for the first time.

The eldest wife, Chen, had a boy and two girls, namely the eldest young master Li Hongda was fifteen years old at the time, the eldest lady Li Lirong was twelve years old, and the third lady Li Lijing was ten years old. The second aunt Xu gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, namely the second young master Li Hongwei and the second young lady Li Lihui, both of whom were thirteen years old at the time.

Li Liping is nine years old and Li Hongyuan is two years old, ranking fourth and third respectively.

The family stayed in the capital for ten days, and everyone in the big house packed their bags and prepared to follow Li Xiang to Changzhou. But on the eve of departure, Li Xiang suddenly fell ill and passed away within a few days. Before he died, the only thing Li Xiang couldn't rest assured about was Liu Shufen's mother and son, and he tried his best to ask the old lady to take good care of Liu Shufen's mother and son, and the old lady tearfully agreed.

Later, the Taoist priest who was invited to do the practice said that this was because Liu Shufen's life was too hard, and the men who lived with her would be killed by her, and her father and Li Xiang were all killed by her. Originally, the old lady didn't like Liu Shufen, and when she heard this, she was even more resentful. But because she promised not to hurt them before Li Xiang died, although she hated Liu Shufen to death, she still told everyone not to hurt them. However, he was afraid that Liu Shufen would kill Li Hongyuan again, and Li Hongyuan would be raised by the Chen family.

After Li Xiang's death, the Chen family, despite Liu Shufen's opposition, sold all the subordinates brought from Dazu County, leaving only Xiaoqing and Xiaocui to wait for their two mothers and daughters, and took away all their property, and finally drove them into the most dilapidated courtyard, where they were ignored and left to fend for themselves. Except for secretly instructing his subordinates to make things difficult from time to time, he didn't do anything that actually hurt the two of them.

Knowing her situation, Li Liping had a measure in her heart. After thinking for a moment, he asked tentatively;

"Mother, haven't you ever thought of taking us out of the Li Mansion to live alone?"

Because of the mention of her son Li Hongyuan, Liu Shufen was secretly sad, and when Li Liping asked, she was stunned for a moment, sighed and said;

"Mother can't do this."

"Why?"

Liu Shufen was full of memories and a happy look. It must be a reminder of the good old days. Li Liping didn't bother, and waited quietly. After a while, Liu Shufen said slowly with nostalgia;

"My mother can meet your father in this life, although it is only a short ten years, but my mother is content. Do you know why our mother and son haven't returned to the Li Mansion for so many years? Your dad doesn't pick up other family members to reunite? ”

Liu Shufen obviously didn't really ask, and she didn't want Li Liping to answer, and continued;

"That's because your dad is afraid of us being bullied. The status of the concubine is low, and the wife can not only beat and scold at will, but also sell. At that time, I was still your father's concubine, so your father didn't dare to bring us back for so many years.

However, according to the regulations of the imperial court, officials above the fifth rank could marry two wives, one wife and one wife, and the two wives had equal status, and the children born to them were only under the control of their biological mothers. After your father was promoted to the prefect of Changzhou, he happened to be a five-grade person. Therefore, as soon as I entered Beijing, he first went to the Beijing Yamen Household Registration Management Office and promoted me to a flat wife. With this title, I am the rightful master of the Li Mansion, and you are also the sons and daughters of the Li Mansion. In this way, your father can take us back to the Li Mansion to recognize our relatives with confidence. ”

Hearing this, Li Liping was very touched. I didn't expect Cheap Daddy to do so much for them. But it stands to reason that the original owner should know about such a big thing, why doesn't he have any memory at all?

"I asked your father not to say it yet. I have monopolized your father for so many years, which is very unfair to the eldest wife. And as a concubine, I haven't served the eldest lady for a day, and I can't help it. In addition, your father didn't discuss with Lao Taijun when he promoted me to a flat wife, and I was afraid that Lao Taijun would be angry. So I want to buffer it for a while. Before I could say it, your father died suddenly. In the past two years, although the subordinates have made things difficult from time to time, they have not done anything that actually hurt us. So I've been hiding this from me. ”

For Liu Shufen's approach, Li Liping shouted in her heart to be happy. I remember the first time the owner visited the eldest lady, the eldest lady's hateful eyes like poisonous snakes frightened her into nightmares for several nights. From Li Liping's point of view, the hatred that the eldest lady showed at that time made her unable to hide. But with such a deep hatred, why hasn't he really made a move for more than two years? You must know that as a housewife, it shouldn't be difficult to let one or two people die of normal illness or something, right? Is it really because of the old lady's words that he can't hurt them, so he let them go? Or did you analyze it wrong, but in fact, the eldest lady is not a ruthless person? Li Liping's intuition is not so simple.

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