The Farmer’s Eldest Daughter Has a Spatial Pocket

Chapter 1589: Old Marquis’ Ambition

Editor: Henyee Translations

Shao Yin’s reputation was indeed earned by herself, but there was also a portion that Marquis Huaiyin had deliberately created.

As for the reason, it was naturally for the future of the marquis family.

“Back then, the Old Marquis was actually an ambitious person. He wanted to bring the marquis family to greater heights, but he quickly discovered that his two sons had mediocre aptitude. In the future, when the marquis family was handed over to them, it would be good enough if they could maintain their former glory.”

Therefore, for the sake of the marquis family, the Old Marquis desperately wanted to have another son, an heir who had the ability to support the family.

Unfortunately, he had injured his body back then. Other than his two legitimate sons and a concubine’s son who had been raised to be timid and wooden, it was impossible for him to have a son.

Since he could not count on his son, the Old Marquis quickly looked at his daughter.

As it happened, even though Shao Yin was a woman, she was even more outstanding than his sons. Not only was she proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, poetry, and song, but she was also beautiful.

As long as such a daughter married a good husband with a high position and power, would he have to worry about no one protecting the marquis family in the future?

The Old Marquis began to filter the candidates for a son-in-law. He liked the Third Prince, who the late Emperor doted on the most.

He began to look for an opportunity to interact with the Third Prince and planned to marry Shao Yin to the Third Prince as his concubine. He felt that with the late emperor’s love for the Third Prince, the Third Prince was very likely to inherit the throne in the future.

Shao Yin soon noticed this.

Shao Yin didn’t want to marry into the royal family at all, nor did she want to become a pawn in her father’s hands. Naturally, she firmly opposed it.

It just so happened that Gu Jingyuan of the Gu family had come to join in the fun. Not only had he come to propose marriage, but he had also told the Old Marquis that he and Shao Yin were in love.

Although the Old Marquis didn’t believe it, the thought of marrying Shao Yin to the Third Prince became even stronger. He said that he wanted to choose a son-in-law for Shao Yin, but in fact, he was indirectly sending a message to the Third Prince.

At that time, the Third Prince also had a good impression of Shao Yin, but his mother hoped that he would marry a concubine who would be more helpful to him.

It was fine if the Third Prince wanted to marry Shao Yin, but she could only be a secondary consort.

Of course, the Old Marquis did not agree. At that time, his status was not low. How could he allow his daughter to be a secondary consort? Besides, a secondary consort was inferior to others. In the future, when the Third Prince ascended the throne, a secondary consort would not be able to become the Empress.

However, just as the two sides were in a stalemate, Shao Yin was kidnapped by Gu Jingyuan.

The Old Marquis’s hopes were dashed, and the anger in his heart almost spewed out.

Moreover, that bastard Gu Jingyuan had even said that Shao Yin had eloped with him. Even though the Old Marquis had controlled the rumors on the spot, the Third Prince had many spies. How could he not know about this?

The Third Prince felt that he had been humiliated and blamed everything on the Old Marquis.

It was from that time that the marquis family slowly declined.

The Old Marquis quickly announced that Shao Yin had died of a sudden illness and began to deal with the Gu family.

Unfortunately, the Gu family did not deserve to die for their crimes, and the way the late emperor convicted them was very casual. Coupled with the Gu family’s own operations, they were only exiled to Linxun Island in the end.

When Gu Yundong heard this, she could not help but exhale heavily.

This Old Marquis was completely different from what she had heard.

It was rumored that the Old Marquis was upright, courageous, and wise. He supported the huge marquis family alone and made it prosper day by day.

But when she heard the other side of him, Gu Yundong could not help but sigh.

The old marquis was not a bad person. Most of the noble families in the capital were ambitious. Who didn’t want their family to prosper forever? Unfortunately, the descendants of the younger generation were disappointing, so he could only find another way.