I became an official of the imperial court by eating melons when I was still a baby

During the two hundred years since the establishment of the Southern Dynasties, the only thing that has remained standing, apart from the royal family, is the famous General's Mansion.

Qin Huai, the first general to defend the country, followed the founding emperor of the Southern Dynasty when he was in humble circumstances. They fought together on horseback and assisted the founding emperor in ending the troubled times and establishing the Southern Dynasty. He can be said to be a true founding hero.

In the following hundred years, the descendants of the General Zhenguo Mansion took up military service for generations, quelled civil strife, and defended the border, devoting themselves to the stable development of the Southern Dynasty. They were highly valued by emperors of all dynasties and enjoyed a very high prestige among the people.

But this state-guarding general's mansion, which has such a transcendent status, has a curse.

During the hundred years since the founding of the country, the Qin family had only one son from generation to generation, and all the children born were boys. It was like a Buddhist temple, and not a single girl was born in a hundred years.

The most terrifying thing about this curse is that all descendants of the Qin family will not live past the age of 40.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Southern Dynasty, Qin Zong, the sixth-generation head of the Qin family, went to Songming Mountain specifically to invite Liaochen from Pu'an Temple to preside over divination.

Host Liaochen said, "The Qin family has committed too much killing, and the family has more men than women. The only way to resolve this problem is to have a daughter. If no girl is born within a hundred years, the lifespan of the Qin family's descendants will decrease year by year and it will be irreversible, until they die at birth."

Hearing this, Qin Zong was shocked and immediately asked Master Chen if there were any other ways to crack the problem.

Host Liaochen shook his head and said, "Whether the killings committed by the Qin family have contributed to the country or not, the debt of killing has been formed. Without the harmony of yin and yang, it cannot be resolved."

In fact, the debt of killing borne by the Qin family has reached an alarming level. Even if the Qin family has been prosperous for a hundred years, it should not be so much. Abbot Lechen did not see the reason, and naturally did not tell Qin Zong about it.

The moment Host Lechen finished speaking, Qin Zong's face turned pale. Does it mean that my Qin family only has a hundred years to live?

There wasn’t a single girl born in the past hundred years. How could there be one in another hundred years?

Qin Zong didn't dare to imagine this unrealistic possibility.

Master Liaochen noticed Qin Zong's trance, and after a moment's silence, he said, "There is a solution that is not a solution. This solution may cause the Qin family to lose all its glory. General Qin, are you willing to give it a try?"

Qin Zong was grasping at a life-saving straw, and said anxiously: "No matter what the cost, my Qin family is willing to give it a try!"

My entire family and descendants are almost gone, so why should I care about honor or not!

My ancestors were born in the grassroots, and now they have been rich and powerful for a hundred years, which is enough. At worst, they can become grassroots again. The most important thing now is to preserve the incense of the Qin family!

Host Liaochen met Qin Zong's anxious gaze and said slowly: "If the Qin family no longer serves as officials in the court, they should give up all official positions, act as civilians, and do more good deeds. If God has mercy on us and blesses the birth of a daughter, then the Qin family will break the curse and return to the court." This would also be the time when the Southern Dynasty would truly prosper.

Qin Zong's eyes lit up when he heard this. It's not just a matter of not being an official. What's the big deal? As long as there is a little hope, it will be a great thing for the Qin family!

After Qin Zong thanked Master Chen profusely, he hurried down the mountain.

After returning to the capital, Qin Zong immediately went to the palace to meet the emperor. He cried in front of Emperor Jin De about the difficulties the Qin family had experienced over the years. He cried so hard that Emperor Jin De couldn't help but cry.

When Emperor De of Jin was moved, Qin Zong repeated what Lechen had said verbatim, and finally took the opportunity to resign from the position of general, retire to the countryside, and return to his hometown with his family to farm.

At that time, the Southern Dynasty had developed for a hundred years and had become powerful. All the surrounding small countries had surrendered, and there was no shortage of outstanding generals in the court. The presence or absence of his Qin family did not have much impact, so Qin Zong accepted the method proposed by Lechen without hesitation.

After listening to Qin Zong's words, Emperor Jinde's eyes trembled. It was unknown what he was thinking of. He stared at Qin Zong without saying a word.

Qin Zong was completely confused. Why did His Majesty look so creepy today? Could it be that he was reluctant to let me go?

When Qin Zong thought of this possibility, he couldn't help but get goose bumps.

After a while, Emperor Jinde regained his composure, sighed and said, "I agree, but I have a request."

"Your Majesty, you said, as long as I can do it, I will definitely do it!" Qin Zong replied immediately.

"The Qin family is a meritorious official who helped Emperor Taizu expand the territory, and they are also the only official the royal family can trust since the founding of the Southern Dynasty. Therefore, I hope that the Qin family will stay in the capital, accompany the royal family, and the name of the General's Mansion will continue to be retained, and you, the Qin family, will continue to live in the mansion."

Only if the Qin family stays in the capital, the royal family will have a chance to wait for a turnaround for the Qin family, which will also be a turnaround for the Southern Dynasty, Emperor De of Jin added silently in his heart.

Qin Zong scratched his head and said uncertainly: "It's fine to continue living in the capital, but I'm afraid it's inappropriate to keep the title of the General's Mansion. There has never been a resignation and still retain the title."

Qin Zong complained silently in his heart: If I keep the title, I’m afraid that the Qin family will be scolded to death by the censors. By then, we won’t even have to wait a hundred years, we will be scolded directly into the coffin!

Emperor Jinde seemed to have guessed Qin Zong's thoughts, and waved his hand indifferently, saying, "I know what you are worried about. Don't worry, with the achievements of your Qin family over the past hundred years, no one in the court dares to oppose it, not to mention that it is just a title with no real substance."

"Your Majesty, whatever you say is fine!" Qin Zong saw that Emperor Jin De had made up his mind, so he also obeyed.

Since then, the Qin family officially withdrew from the court, and the glorious history of the General's Mansion was gradually forgotten by the world in the tide of the times.

In the following hundred years, although the Qin family continued to have only one son from generation to generation, with no daughters at all, and the 40-year-old age was like a curse that could not be erased, and there were even Qin family members who suddenly passed away at the age of 30, the Qin family never gave up, and every generation of the Qin family was sincerely doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.

Since the sixth generation head of the Qin family resigned, no Qin family member has entered the court to serve as an official. However, doing good deeds requires financial resources, so the Qin family turned to business, and relying on the generous rewards in the past, they devoted themselves to running the industry, and they did quite well and accumulated a lot of wealth.

Relying on this wealth, the Qin family is more confident in doing good deeds.

Wherever there is a flood, the Qin family will just wave their hands and say: Donate!

Wherever there is a drought, the Qin family waved their hands and said: Donate!

Wherever an earthquake occurs, the Qin family will wave their hands and say: Donate!

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Later on, the Qin family became a gold nugget in the eyes of every Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the kind that was held in the palm of their hands and cherished.

The Qin family's good deeds gradually spread, and they gradually gained a good reputation among the people. They were respected by the people as "Qin Xia Shang".

Many people who had received favors from the Qin family established longevity positions for the Qin family in their homes and prayed for the Qin family every day.

It is now the 10th year of Jinyuan, which happens to be the th anniversary of the founding of the Southern Dynasty. The Qin family has been passed down to the twelfth generation head, Qin Zheng.

As the contemporary head of the Qin family, Qin Zheng has outstanding business skills and has doubled the Qin family's wealth.

Unfortunately, he was nearly 40 years old, with only one month left before his cursed lifespan expired. He thought his life was over, but unexpectedly, Qin Yue showed up to help him.

Therefore, Qin Yue's birth is a great blessing for Qin Zheng and the entire Qin family.