PFC Chapter 436 Jun Qixian's Memories 3
Chapter 436 Jun Qixian's Memories 3
With no recourse, the brother and mother were disheartened and decided to return to Guangling Prefecture, where they had grown up.
Find a job and supporting yourself won't be a problem.
However, before the three of them had even left Guanglin Prefecture, they encountered thieves again.
She stole all the money from her brother, but luckily, she and her mother still had some copper coins on them.
However, because her brother was terrible with directions, and because she and her mother trusted him, he led them astray again.
Guangling Prefecture is in the south, but my brother insisted on leading them north, and they ended up in Ling'an County without really knowing what was going on.
But they had no copper coins left and could only beg their way home along the street.
Even more coincidentally, the path the older brother led them to the Gu family residence in Lingwu Village.
When they arrived, they discovered that their brother had gone astray again and there was no way to go. By then, they were exhausted.
At that time, she had no desire to live at all, and even felt fortunate that her brother had gone down the wrong path.
She desperately didn't want to return to her hometown of Guangling Prefecture; going back in such a disheveled state would surely invite even more gossip and rumors.
She felt fortunate that coming here seemed to be predestined.
Looking at the mountains to the west and this lonely mansion, I didn't even encounter a single villager working nearby.
They were so tired that when they saw the thatched hut, they decided to stay there.
The older brother would go to the other side of the house to knock on the door and beg, or he could try his luck by relying on his scholar's degree to become an accountant at the house.
To my surprise, my brother knocked on the door for three days in a row, but no one answered.
They still hadn't encountered anyone, so the brother had no choice but to try his luck in the fields to find something to eat, since they had run out of food.
If Dongfang Jin's family hadn't rescued her brother, who had fainted from hunger, from the cornfield that day, he probably would have lost his life.
...The Dongfang Jin family was kind-hearted. They not only took in the three of them, but also treated them as family, showing them great care.
After staying in this house for a while, she realized that this was not an ordinary farming family; this family was very special.
Whether it was their actions, their speech, or the food they prepared, it was all things they had never seen before.
She always thought it was a dream, and she didn't want to wake up from it.
Until one day, a man named Asi came to their house.
She then realized that this family not only knew the county magistrate, but seemed to be quite close to him.
Dongfang Jin not only solved the household registration problem for the three of them, but also allowed them to live in the Gu family home without any worries.
I remember the news my brother brought back on the day we registered our household registration: our household registration was now in Lingwu Village.
She was overjoyed when she heard that; she would never have to go back to that place of heartbreak again.
Later, Dongfang Jin asked her brother to be the tutor for her two children.
Gradually, the identities of the people who came to this house became more mysterious.
She seemed to hear her brother talking about the Embroidered Uniform Guard and secret guards, things that a peasant family could produce.
Her brother told her that those people were all after Dongfang Jin, and that's when she became curious about that beautiful and charming woman.
After getting to know him, she discovered that Dongfang Jin was a truly special person.
Unlike other stepmothers who are often bitter and mean, she treated her stepchildren as her own, even better than her own.
Her words and actions were fresh and unlike any other woman she had ever met.
She, too, longed to break free from the "cage" and yearn for freedom.
That day, some family members came to visit and mentioned having a child with her. She was terrified by their words and firmly refused.
This has always puzzled her; why doesn't she want her own child when she's so young, even three years younger than her?
It wasn't until she couldn't help but bring these things up with her mother that her mother told her to remember her place and to be more mindful of her words.
However, this doubt was dispelled one day when their family had not been staying at the Gu family's house for very long.
The Gu family sent three more people: Gu Yumei and her two sons.
From that day on, she understood why Dongfang Jin didn't want to have children: because she was afraid of pain.
She thought about this for a long time, silently asking herself many "whys".
Ultimately, because of her sense of propriety, she stopped thinking about the issue.
In this warm home, she experienced unprecedented joy for the first time and learned a lot of new knowledge.
Dongfang Jin often told her, "Women can hold up half the sky."
She was encouraged to follow her heart and bravely pursue what she wanted to do and the life she wanted.
Influenced by Dongfang Jin, she developed a strong interest in fashion design and devoted herself to its study.
One day, Dongfang Jin brought back seven women, each of whom was injured.
Although she didn't know how Dongfang Jin brought him back, she wisely kept her distance and didn't ask any further questions.
With the addition of a new member to the family, and after learning about the backgrounds of the seven women, she felt fortunate to have escaped the persecution of her stepmother.
At least her "father" didn't go so far as to sell her to that filthy place.
In comparison, she was lucky because she had a mother and a brother...
Until one day, her brother told her and her mother that they were all implicated by their "father's" family because of the magistrate of Yongchang County.
Her entire family was executed, including her "father's" family. In addition, all of the Chen family's property was confiscated.
That family was exiled to Ningguta and never allowed to return to their ancestral home.
Cool!
That night, she saw her brother cry freely for the first time, because he said that the three of them were no longer involved.
Since "he" no longer acknowledges the three of them, they will no longer have any connection with the Chen family this time.
The older brother said that the Jun family's property had not been recovered, and he also explained why he hadn't taken it back.
She understood; her brother had completely severed ties with the past.
Now, the three of them are like a new family, and their lives will follow a different trajectory.
Dongfang Jin is right. Evil people will be punished. It's not that they won't be punished, it's just that the time hasn't come yet.
In the Gu family, this place seems to be a turning point for every unfortunate person.
Everyone who comes here, regardless of their past experiences.
Everything will be different once you get here.
Here, they will not go hungry, will not freeze, and will no longer be discriminated against.
In the Gu residence, they are all respected.
Thinking back to my first meeting with my husband, which was also here, I recall that feeling of my heart fluttering.
She thought that after being jilted, she would never meet a good man again, and she was prepared to grow old alone. Little did she know that her true love was waiting for her here.
Cang Lingxuan, Dongfang Jin's older brother and her lover.
I was very nervous when I first met my in-laws.
Not only did none of her in-laws mind her age, but none of them also minded that she had been jilted before.
Her in-laws were even afraid that people would look down on her, so they claimed to others that she and her husband had been betrothed since childhood.
That was because of a family emergency, which forced her to move away from her original residence, thus delaying the agreed-upon wedding date.
Her mother-in-law also kindly told her that no one could find out her background now, and no one would bring up her past.
With such a family as her in-laws, what merit does Jun Qixian possess?
All of this was given to her by her sister-in-law, Dongfang Jin.
This younger sister-in-law was her support, provided her with a dowry, and gave her confidence and dignity as a woman.
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From afar, Dongfang Yuan saw the prince and his entourage striding towards them, followed by Jun Wenhui and Jun Qirui, who were carrying things with worried expressions.
With a bright smile and a gentle smile, she stepped forward and said, "Sister Wenhui, congratulations on the arrival of your two more grandsons!"
As she finished speaking, she saw her lord frown after hearing her words, and a sense of disappointment welled up in her heart.
It seems that his daughter-in-law didn't give birth to a granddaughter, and his own daughter didn't come, so his calculations have completely failed.
Back then, my husband voluntarily gave up that position so as not to compete for it.
He personally drank the royal secret medicine in front of Master Fakong and the Emperor Emeritus, and was appointed as a member of the royal secret service.
Their branch of the family can only have twins as offspring, and each offspring can only marry one wife.
This wife could only have two children, but she and her husband were very content.
In the sons' generation, although the eldest son was the heir apparent, he gave up marrying a woman and secretly married a man instead.
Thus, the line of offspring ended.
Although she was heartbroken, they had no choice but to endure it in order to put the person in charge at home.
Jun Wenhui hurried over and grasped Dongfang Yuan's hand: "Congratulations to you on having two more grandsons."
Cang Nanxi listened to the conversation between the two, feeling somewhat disappointed that he hadn't gotten his granddaughter.
But mostly they were happy, after all, they had gained two more adorable grandchildren.
From this perspective, the matter concerning the grandchildren is probably settled, and there will likely be no further surprises.
When Jun Qirui learned that his sister had given birth to twin sons, he was overjoyed and almost couldn't hide his happiness.