Chapter 2 Part1 (1/2)

Chapter 2, Part 1: Grandmother

Ling Residence was very famous in Ding Province, and the genealogy can be traced back to ten generations. The ancestors of the Ling family had once been a second rank senior official, with thousands of fields and and money.

It’s a pity that the generations were not as good as the previous ones, until this current generation, the family business was only half of the ancestors’

Old Master Ling died early, leaving four sons and one daughter behind. First Ling Master and Fifth Ling Master was born from the legitimate wife, Second Ling Master and Fourth Ling Master was born from concubine.

First Ling Master had gotten his scholar, and now he’s working in building department.

Second Ling Master did not have any achievement in his studies, he donated to get seven rank. Currently he’s working outside the county.

Third Ling Master died at very young age. Forth Ling Master broke his leg when he fell off a horse. His leg bones were fixed back, but after that he couldn’t walk properly anymore. He gave up on studies, instead he helped in managing Ling family businesses.

Fifth Ling Master had some intelligence. Unfortunately, after successfully pa.s.sed the imperial provincial examination, he did not made any improvement. He became a distinguished person in Ding Province, everyday calling his friends out to drink, make poems, view flowers and drawing.

Old Madam Ling was widowed, guarding Ling’s ancestral house and businesses, and raised the four sons and one daughter. Towards the two sons born from concubine, although the treatment given wasn’t comparable to her own sons’, it was already considered very good and being generous.

At Ling Residence, Madam Ling’s status was extremely high. Her sons were very filial to her, her daughter-in-laws were very respectful of her as well. All her grandchildren were competing to please her. Old Madam Ling regarded more highly of first family’s first grandson, Ling Ji, and her most favourite grandchildren were the twins from Fifth family.

Ling Jing Shu was beautiful and alluring, she had outstanding talent, she was very understanding and gentle.

Ling Xiao had been known as a child prodigy since young age. At the age of eight after he turned blind due to an accident, he became very pitiful so Old Madam Ling took him in and raised him.

There was reason for why Old Madam Ling was bias towards the twins.