When Song Xiang said the words "born in the countryside" from his own mouth, it was naturally a bit self-deprecating.

The Song family is from Yanjing. It is not considered a wealthy family, nor can it be said to be a scholarly family. However, the ancestors have accumulated a small fortune, and their children can do both farming and education.

Her grandfather was a civil servant, and her father Song Yu was talented and intelligent. He traveled for two years when he was young, and then returned home to study hard. He passed the imperial examination at the age of sixteen and became a Jinshi at the age of nineteen, becoming the pride of the family.

Song Yu's appearance was also very outstanding. If he hadn't been married at that time, it would have been very possible for him to be selected as the most popular person.

This is not Song Yu's boast, nor is it Song Xiang's conjecture later on, but it was said by her father-in-law, His Royal Highness the King of Jin, once when he was chatting with them about their daily life.

The King of Jin was a corporal of courtesy and righteousness, and he was the only prince authorized by the emperor to stay in Beijing and open a palace. I think his words are trustworthy.

Unfortunately, Song Yu was in poor health. He drowned in water when he was young, leaving him with deficiencies. After staying in the Hanlin Academy for several years, his grandmother passed away when Song Xiang was ten years old. He happened to be recuperating from Ding You. He passed away when he was twelve years old, leaving Song Xiang behind.

He lived with his mother and younger brother, an orphan and a widower, and left behind the 30 acres of land that his grandmother gave them when she presided over the family division.

But it can be seen that the Song family is not a white family.

Song Xiang's maternal great-grandfather was originally a reckless man. Later, he followed the general trend of the world and joined the late emperor's army to become a minor general and earned some meritorious service.

But because he was used to being idle, his only pleasure in life was to fight against injustice, so he had no ambition in his official career. He reached the fifth rank of general with military virtue, and after taking charge of a guard station, he refused to climb up again.

After his great-grandfather passed away, although Song Xiang's grandfather was very talented, because he was influenced by his family tradition, he simply took up a temporary position in the camp, making friends on weekdays. He didn't pay much attention to having children, so he just took care of them.

They only have one son and one daughter. Due to their love for friendship, their family property has not made any difference.

That year when she brought her daughter to Beijing, the girl fell in love with the eldest son of the Song family of Deshun. In order to fulfill her wish, Song Xiang's grandfather looked at the less and less entries in the account book.

I was too lazy to pay attention to it. When I sent my daughter out of the palace, I held a bowl of water evenly, and the family property was divided until even a silver ingot was weighed equally with my son before I stopped.

So even from the mother clan's side, Song Xiang may not be without pain.

With the house, calligraphy and painting and thirty acres of land given to them by their grandmother, as well as the money brought by their mother, plus their salary, Song Xiang's family was not enough, but more than enough.

Although her mother, Zheng Rong, who grew up in the atmosphere of the Zheng family, also didn’t know what financial management was, and had never seen how to run a family. The family’s wealth was constantly getting thinner, but with the help of Song Yujin’s status as a sergeant, he passed away

After that, Song Xiang's family was exempted from taxes, and the mother and son were living a relatively stable life in and outside the capital, in a prosperous age when the people were wealthy.

Song Xiang has outstanding appearance. When he was on the street when he was young, he always received a lot of attention and gifts from people. In addition, he was personally educated and cultivated by his knowledgeable father since he was a child. He was kind and generous, knowledgeable and courteous. According to his expectations, he would marry this person no matter what.

A husband with good character and a promising future will have children and spend his life peacefully.

But things are always unsatisfactory. Seven years ago, she brought Lu Zhan home who was unconscious on the ground in the vegetable garden, and was thanked by the King of Jin who came after hearing the news. Then she was asked to marry him.

Song Xiang never thought that he would get involved with such a great person. There are many examples of sparrows turning into phoenixes in the world, but there are not many people who can turn into phoenixes as easily as Song Xiang.

Even though a small family like theirs has no worries about food and clothing and is respected by others, compared with the royal family and nobles, especially the Jin Palace, it is still completely out of line. To say that they are "born in the countryside" is not the same.

It's not considered a burial.

She rose from a commoner's daughter to a member of the royal family, and there were naturally not a few people who secretly claimed that it was her plot that got her to this high branch.

But the sincerity of the marriage proposal from the Jin Palace was so clear, and there was an imperial edict from the emperor to grant the marriage, why did the Song family refuse? Moreover, in the eyes of most people, this was still a coveted honor. If you refused, it would be an act of disrespect.

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After inspecting the character of Prince Jin and his wife, Song Xiang thought for a while. Since he couldn't refuse, he could only work hard to live a good life.

Song Xiang still has confidence in himself.

Precisely because her mother, Zheng Rong, was not good at running a household, she became sensible earlier than her peers and was exposed to housework at a very young age. In addition, her father worked as an errand in a place like the Hanlin Academy, which also gave her a lot of experience, and she spent time at home.

Ye Duo, with careful guidance, there is no reason for her to be a fool.

But who would have thought that on the night of the wedding, Lu Zhan made a mistake and the emperor caught him and punished him to serve in the camp?

Lu Zhan was the only son of Princess Jin and the eldest son of the palace. The newly married eldest princess had just entered the house, and something like this happened to the eldest son. The delicate atmosphere Song Xiang faced in the palace during those six months was unavoidable.

But she still gradually gained respect from everyone with her intelligence and cultivation.

When Lu Zhan came back, although the couple were not close, seeing the eldest son and the second son being born one after another, and since he was not as unhappy as other children in his family, he simply caused chaos in the family, making people think that life was over.

Become more stable.

Who would have thought that a few years later, he would make a mistake again in the paddock and be punished on the spot?

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To say that Song Xiang was unwilling to give in, of course he was not willing to give in.

She was not someone who climbed up a high tree through trickery. She was the one the prince asked to marry because they wanted to repay their favor. Why should she have to endure the ridicule and cold eyes of the world?

But these can be ignored, because there is indeed a great disparity in status. For ordinary people, it is unreasonable to hire a woman of her status to be the wife of the crown prince. Everyone will be sincerely happy, right?

In short, she didn't care about anyone else. The one she couldn't let go of until her death was Lu Zhan.

They were a couple who had given birth to at least two children. They were together when they were at their lowest point. Even if they were not in love with each other and could no longer accept her identity, they still had to go through this journey together with the imperial edict of marriage.

lifetime.

She didn't expect that Lu Zhan not only wasn't there when she needed him, but that he could also leave her and the children and go to Beijing alone.

Being poisoned and accidentally killed did not break her down, and being teased and coveted by Tong Qing did not make her confused. However, Lu Zhan's final abandonment completely chilled her heart.

It turns out that the person you have shared joys and sorrows with has never regarded you as a companion.

The marriage into which she was innocently bound made her unworthy of even the smallest respect in her husband's heart.

"Xiangxiang...Xiangxiang?"

Song Xiang took a long breath and opened his eyes.

The air she breathed in was filled with the scent of grass, and an enlarged face plate hung above her, with the morning sun shining brightly from the side of the face.

His vision gradually came into focus.
Chapter completed!