The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Yes, as the only son of the Earl's family, how could he not consider the issue of succession? His wife is not only the Earl's wife, but also the mother of the next Earl. She must be healthy and strong so that she can raise strong offspring!

Although he was unwilling to admit it, he knew that his physical condition was not as healthy as others. But the more this was the case, the more he wanted to find a stronger girl to make up for this shortcoming.

Otherwise, it would be like what happened to his parents, who loved each other so much, but their children could not grow up, causing them to lose their children time and time again.

The reason why his parents died young was probably because they had experienced this kind of sadness and pain time and time again. He had seen those scenes with his own eyes, so he didn't want the past to happen again to him.

Yongchang Bo's parents were childhood sweethearts and cousins. They had a very deep relationship, but for some unknown reason, the children they gave birth to were not very healthy.

Wei Shaojing's eldest brother and eldest sister died when they were ten and thirteen years old respectively. He was already able to remember things by then. He remembered that his mother cried bitterly and his father became extremely haggard.

Later, when his younger brother died, his mother fell seriously ill and passed away. Within two years, his father also passed away, and he became an orphan!

The huge uncle's mansion was originally home to a whole family, but in the end, he was the only one left.

Every time it was time for dinner, he was the only one sitting at the large table. No matter how rich the food on the table was, it was difficult for him to have an appetite when he thought of his deceased relatives.

His father and mother's greatest hope is that he lives a healthy life, gives birth to healthy children as soon as possible, continues the family line, and passes on the title of Earl.

This Miss Liu was the strongest and healthiest woman Wei Shaojing had ever seen. She was graceful and unpretentious.

Moreover, he had someone inquire about her, and found out that she was not a woman with only strength but no brains. Her family had hired a female teacher to teach her since she was young. She had learned all the courses that a girl from a wealthy family should learn. She was no worse than other ladies and could support the family status. She was a good candidate for the mistress of the Earl's Mansion, so he sent someone to propose marriage to her.

Sui Sui was completely speechless. There was actually someone like his second brother who liked strong women. He did not care that his fighting skills were not as good as his wife's. Instead, he seemed a little proud of it.

She rolled her eyes and continued, "You should know that I come from a farming family. The rule of our Liu family is that you cannot take a concubine unless you are still rich at the age of 40. This rule applies not only to my brothers, but also to me. My future husband cannot take a concubine. Can you accept this?"

She just didn't believe that, as a lord, he would accept the restriction from his wife that he was not allowed to take a concubine.

As far as she knew, there was no wealthy aristocrat who did not have concubines or maids. Even couples who claimed to have the best relationship had such people among them.

Some people say that it is for the sake of offspring that more concubines are kept so that the family can expand. Others say that it is for the sake of the mistress. When she is not feeling well, concubines are allowed to serve the male master to prevent him from going out and looking for other women and getting involved with unclean women.

Sui Sui stared at Wei Shaojing's face, wanting to see his reaction, and at the same time she was prepared for the two of them to part ways unhappily.

To her surprise, Wei Shaojing was only slightly surprised, but not angry. He pondered for a moment and said, "If the wife can give birth to healthy children, what's the point of having concubines? Those women of low birth will only bring trouble to the harem and are the root cause of family chaos."

Sui Sui was a little surprised. When the other party said the last sentence, there was a resentful expression on his face and he gritted his teeth. It was obvious that he was really disgusted with concubines.

Seeing Sui Sui's surprised look, Wei Shaojing realized that he had lost his composure, and he quickly regained his composure.

He thought about it, and finally explained: "My brother was originally stronger than me. The reason why he died later was because my father's concubine did something to cause his early death."

The bowl of food was originally prepared for him, but it was drunk by his younger brother, which resulted in his death. Although the concubine was beaten to death later, his brother's life could never be restored.

Sadness flashed across Wei Shaojing's face. His brother had been gone for so many years, but he still couldn't get over it. He felt that his brother died because of him, and it was all done by that damn concubine!

From then on, he hated concubines and vowed that he would never take one again.

After his father passed away, he dismissed those concubines. Those who were willing to stay in the mansion were sent to the farm to live out their retirement, and those who did not want to stay were given some money to make a living on their own. In short, they were not allowed to stay in the mansion and annoy him!

Sui Sui never expected that he would have such an experience and was speechless for a moment.

Wei Shaojing looked at her expression and asked cautiously, "Then Miss Liu, have you agreed?"

At this moment, Sui Sui didn't know why, but felt a little confused. Seeing him like this, she could only reluctantly respond: "Let me go back and think about it first."

Wei Shaojing was delighted. Since she didn't refuse outright, he had great hope. He might be able to get engaged or even married soon!

He said happily, "Yes, yes, yes, it should be, it should be, then how about I ask my cousin to visit you again in five days?"

At this time, he was already thinking about going back to have someone tidy up the warehouse so that he could find something suitable for the betrothal.

Although he had been engaged three times, he had never personally arranged for any of them. He was full of expectations but also nervous about this proposal. Now that he had some hope, he felt extremely excited.

Sui Sui nodded randomly, then called her sister-in-law who lived not far away, and the two went back together.

Although they were meeting each other, there was no reason for a young couple to be alone together. They met in a courtyard of Jing'an Temple. Qin Ruozhi had been waiting not far away with her maid. Even if someone saw them, they could not be accused of overstepping the boundaries.

Because they were not far away, Qin Ruzhi could see everything going on here clearly, but the two people spoke in low voices, so she couldn't hear clearly.

At this moment, she saw that her sister-in-law had a complicated expression on her face, and thought that the Earl of Yongchang had said something unpleasant that made her unhappy, so she comforted her: "It doesn't matter if you don't like him. If you don't like him, just reject him. It's a lifelong event, so don't compromise."

This is a truth she realized only after she got married.

She also had several good friends who were ladies who had married earlier than her. They spent their days serving their husbands, mothers-in-law, and children, and taking care of household chores. They were confined in the inner courtyard and could not move.

Even when she goes out, she wears a mask and says insincere words, socializes with a bunch of people, and is exhausted, and she also has to distract herself to deal with her husband's other women!

If she had not held on and instead married into a family of so-called equal status, she would probably have lived a life similar to theirs.

Qin Ruozhi felt a chill when she thought of this.