"Even though your mother was born to a concubine, your maternal grandfather had only one daughter. She was registered under the official wife's name from birth and grew up doted on. After her coming-of-age ceremony, your grandfather painstakingly selected a husband for her and chose Pei Shu for his scholarly talents. Who would have thought…"
Mrs. Li's eyes reddened, filled with regret.
Her biological father, Pei Shu, was no nobody.
In his day, he had passed the highest imperial examinations and was a celebrated scholar whose name was known throughout the Capital City.
Having married a young lady from the Duke Mansion, it would have been a matter of course for him to remain in the Capital City as an official and slowly climb the ranks.
But Pei Shu did not.
He was a man of integrity, unwilling to languish in the lap of luxury in the Capital City. He proactively petitioned to leave for a provincial post, vowing to bring prosperity to the people of a region.
