Chapter 395: The Third Prince’s Visit
On the other hand, the children born to the Old Marquis and his peaceful wife displayed mediocre aptitude and unsatisfactory personalities. They were not suited for the weighty responsibilities that awaited them. Without proper heredity, the wealth provided by the Imperial Court would not be distributed. Consequently, if the Marquis Mansion were handed over to them, it would be at risk of stagnation or even sudden decline.
The Old Marquis’s equal life had neither financial means nor influence. She couldn’t provide support to the children, and her presence would only strain their resources further. The Marquis Mansion would undoubtedly experience a rapid decline under such circumstances, and the root cause of it all was the Old Marquis himself.
He harbored a deep fear that if the Marquis Mansion deteriorated during his tenure, he would feel a profound shame before his ancestors.
Upon Su Bin and the others’ return to the Marquis Mansion, the situation took a different turn. Even if Qin Zhenzhen didn’t have businesses spanning the entire country, Su Bin was an exceptional individual. It was highly likely he would secure a scholarship, and if not, he had a prominent maternal family to offer support and secure his status.
More importantly, Su Bin possessed the qualifications to become the Marquis Mansion’s heir and the next Marquis, fulfilling the Old Marquis’s deepest wish of preserving his hereditary position and ensuring the mansion’s prosperity.
The Old Marquis’s sole concern was that, upon taking over the Marquis Mansion, Su Bin might seek revenge against his equal life and the children of his peaceful wife. However, he had devised a solution. When Su Bin and the others returned to the Marquis Mansion, it was certain they would host guests. At that time, he would request Su Bin to publicly pledge to treat the child from his peaceful wife well in front of these esteemed guests.
Other than that, he would leave a lot of money for them in private so that they would not have to worry about food and clothing in the future.
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On the 24th of December, Su Bin, Qin Zhenzhen, and the others had already packed their belongings, ready to set off for the countryside the following morning.