Prologue

In the magnificent and resplendent marquisate, Marquis Pingyang, Cao Shou, the great-grandson of the founding hero Cao Can, sat in the main seat with a sullen expression.

Soon a servant came to report: "The child has been born... it is a boy"

Boom

The two are discussing having children, and it is her maid, Wei Shao'er.

She feels a strong aversion and hatred towards the illegitimate child of this maid who is about to be born

Within the city of Pingyang, even the air seems to be permeated with a heavy and gloomy atmosphere

I will never allow him and the books

"The child has been born, how do you plan to handle it?" asked the Marquis of Pingyang again

"Please let the princess spare my nephew's life, and Wei Qing will surely repay you in the future," Wei Qing said with composure and determination

Time flies like a shuttle, with the alternation of day and night, and several years pass in the blink of an eye

This person has a tall stature, and within his calm gaze lies a sense of resilience. He is a mounted servant within the residence and is also the younger brother of Wei Shao'er, sharing the same mother, Wei Qing

As a mere servant, I could decide life and death with a single word, possessing the same authority as the private property of my master, in the capacity of Princess Pingyang

Princess Pingyang suddenly rose and walked towards the rear courtyard

The maid's illicit affair resulting in childbirth provoked the Princess Pingyang's extreme anger. It was not only a matter of personal humiliation but also a disruption to her carefully selected maids, whom she had arranged to use as pawns to win over influential officials and nobles. Unexpectedly, a low-ranking official seized the opportunity, throwing her plans into disarray.

The Marquis of Pingyang curled his lips and said, "That child is of little significance to us, but after all, it is a life. It is better to keep him; perhaps he will be of some use in the future."

The princess Pingyang said coldly, "A maid secretly bears a child, tarnishing my reputation; of course, she must not be allowed to stay."

For some unknown reason, upon seeing him, Princess Pingyang's gaze softened, and her intense anger significantly diminished. After a moment of contemplation, she slowly let out a sigh

Beside him stands the dignified and graceful Princess Pingyang, Liu Che's sister, whose appearance is also strikingly beautiful, yet her expression reveals displeasure

At this moment, a resounding cry of an infant echoed from deep within the mansion

Princess Pingyang disdainfully said: "Is it useful? Are there not enough servants in the residence? Would we really lack such menial tasks? Keeping him would only bring me shame. Do you think I still have any need to rely on him?"

The unborn child is clearly in grave danger

The maid's illicit affair further undermined the princess's authority and reputation

The child in her womb is of questionable origin, conceived from an illicit affair between Wei Shao'er and the minor official Huo Zhongru of Hexian.

The year of Jianyuan, which is the year when Liu Che ascended the throne as the seventh emperor of the Western Han Dynasty

In the evening, the sky is overcast with leaden clouds

Suddenly, a deafening thunder rumbled from the sky, as if heralding that the newly born child would leave behind a brilliant light that would illuminate the entire era

Have you given birth?" The tone of the Marquis of Pingyang was indifferent

When she arrived at a courtyard in the inner residence surrounded by her attendants, a figure was already waiting for her outside the courtyard gate

Not yet, but it should be soon. The voice of Princess Pingyang was laced with evident anger