12dz Chapter 1 A Lowly Born Illegitimate Child, Choosing a Wife
Chapter 1 A Lowly Born Illegitimate Child, Choosing a Wife
"Su Luo!"
"You bear the blood of the Marquis's family, so you should continue to carry on the family line!"
"There are seven women here. If you choose one of them as your wife, then Xiaoyun Village will be your fiefdom!"
"The Marquis's Mansion will give you three years. Within these three years, no matter what means you use, as long as you can collect 10,000 taels of tax from Xiaoyun Village, you will have the opportunity to return to the Marquis's Mansion!"
"He might even have the chance to become the young master of my Marquis's mansion!"
The Great Xia Dynasty, Qingzhou, Linshui County.
The ancestral hall of the Marquis of Sinan was filled with the smoke of incense.
Several clan elders surrounded a young man and coldly announced their arrangements for him. Before they finished speaking, several sneers rang out from outside the ancestral hall.
"Heh, that little bastard Su Luo is a complete waste. He wants to return to the Marquis's mansion? He's dreaming. He'll be lucky if he doesn't starve to death!"
"He offended the First Madam and still expects a good ending? Look at the seven women the Marquis's mansion chose for him, tsk tsk, each one more despicable than the last. Anyone who gets involved with even one of them will be unlucky for life!"
"And some are even the legendary cursed women!"
"No matter which path Su Luo chooses, he is destined to die!"
A dignified voice rang in Su Luo's ears. He raised his head, his gaze still somewhat unfocused.
I've traveled through time?!
Su Luo clearly remembered that she was just on a battlefield full of smoke, and when she turned around, she found herself in the ancestral hall of the Marquis of Sinan's mansion!
Unfamiliar memories surged and exploded in his mind, and the slight sting made him realize that the scene before him was not a dream, nor was it fake; everything was real!
He went from being a battlefield mercenary to the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Sinan.
She also has the same name, Su Luo, but her background is tragic. Her mother was originally a maid of the Marquis of Si Nan, and became pregnant after being favored by the Marquis of Si Nan while he was drunk.
In order to prevent the jealous First Lady of the Marquis's Mansion from discovering Su Luo's existence and causing her death, Su Luo's mother, even though she was six months pregnant, preferred to leave the Marquis's Mansion alone and hide in a small mountain village.
The mother and son had relied on each other for sixteen years until three months ago when Su Luo's mother passed away from illness. Before her death, she was still filled with resentment, which is why Su Luo went to the Marquis's mansion to recognize his relatives.
He wanted to gain recognition for his mother, even if it was just to be acknowledged by the Marquis of Sinan.
However, Su Luo was too naive. Even after entering the Marquis's mansion, the Marquis of Sinan did not show his face even once in three months!
Instead, it was the First Madam who appeared.
After all, she was a descendant of the Marquis's family, so the First Madam didn't dare to do anything to Su Luo openly.
However, she wanted Su Luo to admit her mistake.
If Su Luo bows his head and admits that his mother was wrong and that she seduced the Marquis... then the First Madam of the Marquis's Mansion can recognize Su Luo as her son!
Baosuluo will enjoy a prosperous and wealthy future!
How could Su Luo possibly agree? If he did, his mother would be completely ruined, forever branded as a harlot, and would never rest in peace even in death!
The First Lady of the Marquis's Mansion was furious, which led to the current scene!
"I, a dignified elite soldier, have actually transmigrated into the body of a pathetic illegitimate child?!"
Su Luo was a little depressed, but he also thought optimistically, "However, that flash of white light before I died must have been the shameless US dropping atomic bombs on the Middle East. I'm already lucky to have survived!"
Thinking about it this way, Su Luo felt much better. Although the current situation was unfavorable to him, he didn't take it too seriously.
After all, given his abilities in his previous life, he could make the First Lady of the Marquis's Mansion kneel down and call him "father" in a given period of time!
However, those who are born into the Marquis's family do need to undergo an assessment after turning eighteen.
You need to select a wife and go to a certain place in Linshui County to manage things. Only after you complete the requirements can you return to the Marquis's mansion!
If you cannot fulfill the requirements, then stay in the local area forever, spread your family line, and serve the Marquis's mansion for all eternity!
Generally speaking, fiefdoms, wives, and assessment requirements are all related!
The First Madam secretly manipulated things, believing that illegitimate children were worthless, and arranged for Su Luo to be given the most deplorable fiefdom, the most wretched wife, and the highest level of assessment requirements!
Three years, 10,000 taels of silver, averaging a little over 3,000 taels a year, which doesn't seem like much!
However, Xiaoyun Village only has a few dozen households, and it's considered good if they can collect a hundred taels of tax revenue a year!
Ten thousand taels? How is that even possible?!
This is clearly an attempt to make things difficult for Su Luo, and to prevent her from returning to the Marquis's residence!
It could even be said that they wanted to force Su Luo to his death!
"Sigh, it's good that the young man wants to stand up for his mother, but he's too impulsive and takes things too for granted..."
Su Luo made a mental comment, then smiled and said, "But now that I'm here, you can leave without worry!"
"Having taken over your body, your mother is now my mother. I will not only fight for our mother's rightful place, but I will also openly and legitimately put that old hag in her place!"
"And that cheapskate father of ours, he doesn't want to see us, then we'll make him regret it for the rest of his life. He'll be begging to see us then!"
His thoughts were racing, but to outsiders he appeared blank and unwilling to accept the truth.
An elder of the Su family said in a deep voice, "Su Luo!"
"What are you still standing there for?! Make your choice quickly! If you don't choose a wife within one incense stick's time, then you will be considered to have given up the assessment and will have to go to the border to join the army!"
join the army?!
Just kidding, right now the Great Xia is beset by internal and external troubles, and there are wars everywhere!
Not to mention going to the border, where the First Madam might cause trouble, and he would die silently!
Although Su Luo was confident in himself, he felt that the situation was not yet ripe for him to stand up to the First Madam, so he decided to play it safe and develop his strength for a while.
"I'll choose now!"
He responded and looked at the seven women not far away, his eyes lighting up!
The seven women, supposedly the most unbearable, were actually all incredibly beautiful, each with a unique appearance.
Some were dressed in prison clothes, said to be daughters of disgraced officials, with beautiful faces and glistening tears, making them pitiful to behold.
If you marry her, you must either clear her family's name or repay the debt of 100,000 taels of silver within three years!
Otherwise, you'll all be thrown into jail!
Some of them, despite being dressed in animal skins, couldn't hide their hot figures, but their eyes were sharp and cold, as if they wanted to devour anyone.
This is a ruthless girl from another tribe, sent to prison after being defeated on the battlefield. Marrying her would put your life in danger...
What caught Su Luo's attention the most was a young girl with a full head of white hair. She was tall and hot, and her stunningly beautiful face showed unease and fear.
She was born with heterochromia, one eye being a deep blue and the other a vibrant green, making her exceptionally charming.
Even other girls were unwilling to approach her, for she was known as the cursed woman, and there were no strings attached to marrying her.
However, it is said that getting close to it will bring bad luck for life.
Su Luo scoffed. What cursed woman? She's just an ordinary person with albinism and heterochromia.
With looks like that, if she were in her previous life, she could easily become an internet goddess by simply shooting a few videos and posting them online, with countless otaku going crazy for her.
But here, she's become the cursed girl?
Seeing Su Luo's gaze fall upon her, the white-haired girl suddenly went limp, knelt down, and pleaded with Su Luo in a tearful voice:
"Please, please choose me!"
"I don't want to die. I'll do anything to stay alive..."