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Song Xinlan married Han Xiu Ze when she was eighteen, and was only twenty-one when she died.

She was born into a wealthy merchant family. Her father and mother, Song, were childhood sweethearts. They had her in the second year after their marriage and named her Xinlan.

She inherited her mother's asthma while in the womb, and has been frail and sickly since childhood.

Fortunately, the Song family has plenty of money, so being weak doesn’t matter, we just need to take good care of him.

Although she was the daughter of a merchant, she had the best of food, clothing, housing and transportation since she was a child, no worse than the daughters of officials.

Song Xinlan has an ordinary appearance, but fortunately her skin is fair and delicate, and at most she can be called pretty.

Her parents loved her very much, and she had two maids who grew up with her to keep her company. Her family was rich, and she lived a happy life.

Song's father's business grew bigger and bigger, and soon the family moved to the capital.

When Song Xinlan was ten years old, her mother became pregnant again. Everyone in the family was very happy, including Xinlan.

She hopes to have a lively and healthy little brother so that her parents can have someone to rely on in the future.

She also gave her younger brother a name, Song Xingchen.

In the end, the baby was indeed a younger brother, and he was very healthy, but Song's mother died of hemorrhage after giving birth.

Song Xinlan and her newborn brother lost their mother.

The death of his first wife made Song's father very sad, but when he looked at his young daughter and his infant son, he cheered up.

It's already pitiful that his children have no mother, so as a father, he must take good care of them.

Song's father devoted himself to his business and raised his two children. He never remarried because he was afraid that his children would be tortured by their stepmother.

He treated the brother and sister equally. When he heard someone saying behind their back that his son was an unlucky person for his mother, he hired someone to put him in a sack and beat them back.

After her mother passed away, Song Xinlan took on the responsibility of being the eldest sister.

Since her father was busy with business, she took good care of the family and her younger brother so as not to let her father worry.

Fortunately, my younger brother is very well-behaved and sensible. He also inherited his mother's good looks and his father's business talent.

At the age of five or six, he was able to use an abacus very well. He could calculate accounts quickly and accurately, even better than a bookkeeper.

He had an extremely flexible brain and after his enlightenment, he could remember everything he read.

The lively, cute and sweet-spoken Ah Xing often makes her sister and father laugh.

Girls in the Great Zhou Dynasty reached the age of 15 and many of them had already been engaged when they were 13 or 14, and would be married within a year after their age of 15.

But Song Xinlan did not get married until she was seventeen years old.

The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were proud of having many children and good fortune, but she was weak, which, for the ancients who attached great importance to passing on the family line, probably meant it would be difficult to have children.

In addition, her appearance was not outstanding, so the powerful and respectable people looked down on her, and the rich and dissolute Song's father also looked down on her.

As for marrying in, those who came were all scoundrels who were after the Song family's property, and they were all beaten out by Song's father.

Fortunately, Song's father was open-minded. His daughter was in poor health and had a soft temper. Although she was kind and filial, how many men didn't care about appearance?

Rather than marrying an unreliable man and suffering grievances, it is better for him to raise my daughter for the rest of her life. It is not that he cannot afford it.

"It's okay, Lanlan. It's better not to get married. Our family has plenty of money. Daddy will support you for the rest of your life."

Song Xingchen also said: "Sister, I will make money to support the family in the future, you just stay at home and enjoy yourself, and don't go anywhere."

Song Xinlan thought this was a good idea, except that her father might be laughed at outside.

Her father said that everyone who does business has a thick skin, so just laugh.

So Xinlan gave up the idea of ​​getting married and devoted herself to taking care of the household, taking care of her younger brother's studies, and helping her father run the shop when she had time.

The days are busy and fulfilling.

One day, after she had settled her accounts at the shop, she was heading home in a horse-drawn carriage. Halfway through the journey, the horse suddenly got startled and threw her out of the carriage.

She was on an arch bridge at the time, and the swing threw her into the river below.

Hongdou and Luzhu couldn't swim, so they cried for help.

Just when she was about to give up, someone jumped into the river and carried her up.

She had an asthma attack due to choking on water and soon fainted.

When she woke up, she saw her father and brother with red eyes from crying.

We learned from Luzhu and Hongdou that she fainted that day and was carried ashore by a man in her disheveled state.

In public, the two of them were wet and pressed together, and everyone who was watching saw it.

The man's name was Han Xiu Ze, a fourth-rank military commander. He was handsome and unmarried.

Those who used to laugh at her for not being able to get married said that the unwanted old girl of the Song family had lucked out and was now going to get married.

No matter how wealthy the merchants were, they could not be compared with the court officials. Everyone thought that the Song family would definitely take the opportunity to get close to them.

However, Song's father came to express his gratitude with several carts of valuable gifts, and only thanked General Han for saving his life, without mentioning anything else.

After that, it was Han Xiu Ze who went to her house again and again, saying that he had touched her body and tarnished her reputation, and he wanted to marry her.

Song Xinlan refused many times.

Han Xiu Ze still didn't give up. He went to see her every day, waiting for her at the door, getting stuck in traffic on the road, and giving her this and that. The things were not valuable, but they were all put a lot of thought into.

Seeing that she was unmoved, Han Xiu Ze blushed and stammered that he liked her and wanted to marry her and treat her well for the rest of his life.

In Song Xinlan's life, no one has ever expressed their love to her except her parents and younger brother.

She has an ordinary appearance and is ridiculed as an unwanted old maid and a worthless woman.

Only he said that she was gentle and virtuous, and the best girl in the world.

If Qi An or Ata were present, they would definitely tell Song Xinlan, silly girl, when a man praises you for being gentle and virtuous he means he is treating you as a victim.

But unfortunately she was not there and Song Xinlan didn't know either.

No matter how strong Song Xinlan appears on the outside, she still feels inferior in her heart.

Even in modern times when people’s minds are so open, older single women are not understood, let alone in the feudal ancient times.

She looked at the sincere and handsome face of the man in front of her, blushed and nodded in agreement.

After that, Han Xiu Ze would stick to her whenever he had time, asking her about her well-being, being gentle and considerate, and escorting her wherever she went, saying that he was afraid that she would be in danger.

Song's father didn't think highly of them, but seeing that his daughter was happy, he didn't stop them.

They only prepared a huge dowry for her and married her off when she was eighteen years old.

On the wedding night, Han Xiu Ze was rough and hasty in his actions, and Xinlan cried in pain.

Afterwards he apologized and said that he just liked her too much and that was why he lost his sense of propriety.

Xinlan believed it.

The next day, the border was in danger, so he left home and rushed to the battlefield, wearing the clothes Xinlan had sewed for him and the armor she had bought at a high price.

"Lan'er, I'm leaving now. When I come back, I will earn a title for you. I'll leave the family and mother to you."

Xinlan said: "I don't want an imperial decree. The battlefield is dangerous. I just want you to be safe. You can rest assured that I am at home."

It had been three years since Han Xiu Ze left, and Song Xinlan had also endured Han's mother's harsh treatment for three years.

Only after she got married did she realize that the Han Mansion was just an empty shell and had no property at all.

Han Xiu Ze's salary is barely enough to maintain a normal life.

Since she got married, all expenses in the mansion were paid with her dowry.

Han's mother suddenly went from having enough food and clothing to living a life of luxury, wanting the best of everything.

It would be fine if she just had to pay the money, as she had plenty of it anyway. What made her feel heartbroken was that Han's mother spent her money and yet despised and suppressed her in every way.

"My son is a general, handsome and elegant, and you are an unwanted, ugly girl, a sickly woman, with only a few coins left.

It is a blessing for you, a daughter of a money-grubbing merchant, to marry him. Your ancestors are so lucky that you should cherish their blessings."

She felt aggrieved, but didn't want her father and brother to worry, so she only reported good news and never bad news.

So what if I say so?

In this feudal era, it was natural for women to obey their husbands after marriage and for mothers-in-law to teach their daughters-in-law a lesson.

Even my own father can’t do anything about it.

As long as her husband is sincere to her, the rest of the suffering will be overcome.

She waited and waited, and hoped and hoped, until finally he brought back a woman.

"Song Xinlan, the person I love is Yanyan. I don't have any feelings for you. I was only responsible for you out of helplessness."

The woman said, "Did you hear that? Brother Ze doesn't love you at all. Be smart and leave."

She raised her chin and smiled contemptuously: "The one who is not loved is the third party."

"I heard that Brother Ze is your savior. Haha, there is a saying in our place that if a good-looking person gives himself to someone, it is called repaying a favor. For someone like you..."

“Hahahaha…” She laughed out loud: “It’s called repaying kindness with enmity.”