Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 51 Han Lian'er

Yunyi frowned slightly. The Marquis of Zhenbei is conscripting soldiers? Does the imperial court know about this?

At this moment, those people were still whispering among themselves.

"What does the Marquis of Zhenbei intend to do by conscripting soldiers? Has the imperial court agreed to it?"

"Oh dear, where is this place? It's a place of exile. The people who come here are all... well, it's far from the reach of the emperor."

"But didn't General Gu sign a peace agreement when he was here before? Is he going to tear up the agreement?"

"Who knows? The Marquis of Zhenbei is a relative of the Imperial Concubine. If he wants to fight a war and earn military merit, who can interfere?"

"That's true. Many blacksmith shops have closed down now, and you can't even buy a pot anymore."

"Oh, I'll go to Jiangnan to stay with my relatives tomorrow."

"If you put it that way, I'll go to Qingzhou to visit my second uncle in a few days."

……

Such thunderstorms come and go quickly.

In just a quarter of an hour, the rain stopped, revealing a clear sky, and some people were even shouting "rainbow!"

Yunyi had finished eating and was about to get up to pay the bill and leave when she saw a luxurious carriage stop in front of the restaurant, and two people got out of it.

It was truly fate. One of them was someone I knew from the original body. Not only did I know him, but I was also bullied every time we met before.

I just don't know why a dignified second young lady of a noble family would come to a place like Longxi Prefecture.

"Sister Lian'er, don't underestimate Carp Town just because it's small. This Yipinlou Restaurant is very famous, especially their halal dishes, which are quite authentic." A woman in yellow eagerly led another woman in red inside.

Han Lian'er glanced at it with a hint of disdain, then nodded: "Since you highly recommend it, then let's try it." As she spoke, her gaze fell on Yun Yi.

Yunyi is now dressed in coarse clothes and her hair is simply tied up in a bun with a wooden hairpin. It's hard to imagine that the original owner was the eldest daughter of the Chengen Earl's Mansion, since the original owner used to love dressing up with jewels.

The woman in red glanced at it and then put it away before following them upstairs to the second floor.

Yunyi then got up and left Yipinlou.

The woman in red is named Han Lian'er, the second daughter of the Marquis of Xing'an's family, born out of wedlock.

The Han family of Xing'an was one of the ten families that followed Emperor Gaozu in his uprising. After the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu enfeoffed the ten people who had followed him the first according to their merits.

There was one king of a different surname, two dukes, three marquises, and four earls.

The original owner's family, Fang, was one of the four earls. However, the Fang family was different from the Han family. The Fang family's ancestor was not capable enough, but he adopted a daughter who was Empress Qin, the first wife of the great-grandfather. Later, she was granted the title of Earl of Chengen. The second empress, Empress Fang, also came from the Fang family, which was well-deserved.

Now, let's talk about the Han family. They were granted the title of Earl of Xing'an. The current Earl is named Han Zheng. Because he is an only son, he was spoiled by his family from a young age and is known as a playboy. He has one wife and many concubines, but he only has one legitimate son and one illegitimate son.

The eldest son, Han Yi, is a typical example of a good bamboo shoot emerging from a bad one. He was intelligent from a young age and excelled in both his studies and martial arts. He went to the battlefield at the age of fourteen and repeatedly made meritorious contributions.

The illegitimate son, Han Sheng, was quite ordinary.

Just when everyone thought the Xing'an Marquisate might be promoted, Han Yi died in battle.

Fortunately, he left behind a legitimate son, Han Chen, which prevented the title from falling into the hands of a son born to a concubine.

Han Chen inherited his father's talent, excelling in both literature and martial arts. At the age of ten, he was granted the title of Imperial Grandson.

Unfortunately, at the age of eighteen, while leading troops to suppress pirates along the coast, he was poisoned and injured, and could never stand up again.

In this situation, Han Yi's half-brother Han Sheng stood out. Although he might not be able to become the heir apparent, he could have his son replace Han Chen, since his first wife was Consort Chen's half-sister.

But fate was not on his side. After his wife, Chen Xueyan, gave birth to two daughters, she stopped having children altogether, and no amount of medicine could help.

Later, in order to secure the position of the heir apparent, Chen Xueyan agreed to let him take a concubine. She even took the initiative to have her two dowry maids shave their faces and send them to his bed. She also bought several beautiful maids from outside, but none of them showed any signs of pregnancy.

This Han Lian'er is the youngest daughter of Han Sheng and Chen Xueyan.

Her grudge against the original owner of the body stemmed from the Third Prince, Zhou Jingxuan.

The original owner of this body was engaged to the Third Prince, and was destined to be his wife. If the Third Prince could obtain that position in the future, the original owner would be the Empress, and even if he couldn't, she would at least be a princess.

Han Lian'er has liked her cousin, the Third Prince, since she was a child, and therefore she has always known how to please her aunt, Consort Chen.

Consort Chen also liked this niece quite a bit, and even said that she could be made a concubine for the Third Prince.

But Han Lian'er felt resentful. Why should she be a concubine? She didn't blame the Third Prince or Consort Chen, and of course, she didn't dare to blame them. So she could only blame the original owner of this body.

Adding to the trouble caused by the machinations and framing of the original owner's half-sister, Fang Yunduo, Han Lian'er hated the original owner even more.

The original owner of this body was often teased and tormented by her.

The original owner of this body was also a fool. Just because the other party was the third prince's cousin, she didn't care even when she was bullied by her, and even continued to try to please her.

However, I never expected that Miss Han would come to Longxi Prefecture.

As for the woman in yellow, the original owner didn't recognize her, so Yunyi naturally didn't know her identity either. But someone who was with Han Lian'er and even showed a fawning expression must be a young lady from the Han or Chen family.

It had just rained, and the air was exceptionally fresh.

Yunyi didn't go home immediately, but went to a brokerage firm instead.

The brokerage firm in Carp Town wasn't very large; it was just a small courtyard with two people guarding it. When Yunyi entered, the two men were idly watching frogs hopping around.

After it rained just now, two frogs hopped into the yard.

"Is anyone there?" Yunyi asked.

"Young lady, please come inside." One of the chubby men hurriedly came over. "Is there anything you need? We have everything you can imagine."

Do you have any yards for sale?

“Yes, we definitely have them.” Another tall, thin man nodded hurriedly. “It just depends on what kind you want.”

"Don't be too far from the town center."

“Yes.” The chubby man laughed as soon as he heard this. “There is a courtyard near the intersection of Fish Scale Street and Fish Head Alley. It has two courtyards. It was used by a merchant who went to the Western Regions to provide a place for his hired servants to rest. But he stopped doing business and left, so the courtyard has been vacant. Miss, why don’t you go and take a look? You’ll only know if you’re satisfied if you see it with your own eyes.”