Of the four social classes—scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants—merchants were the lowest. The Lu family and the Xie family were worlds apart. Furthermore, the Lu family had faced several setbacks in recent years, and their business was steadily declining. Lu Shutong didn't even have a chance to become Xie Shaoqin’s concubine.
The most important thing was that she had been reborn. She had realized it after waking up from her head injury.
In her previous life, her heart had always belonged to Xie Shaoqin, yet she had waited in vain for him to marry her. As she grew older, she had no choice but to become a concubine to Mu Yunyuan. At that time, Mu Yunyuan had already passed the imperial examinations; his father was the Minister of Revenue, and the Mu Mansion was incredibly prosperous.
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