Chapter 460: Past (2)
Years passed, five turning into ten, then stretching to twenty...
The heir of the Marquis Mansion remained conspicuously absent from the capital, and there was still no information about his whereabouts.
Fewer and fewer people paid any heed to this matter, eventually consigning it to oblivion.
The Old Marquis’s remorse deepened with each passing day.
He regretted his past indifference towards his eldest son. When his son had raised concerns about the cause of his mother’s death, he shouldn’t have angrily scolded him for causing trouble but rather explained the situation patiently.
His regret was compounded by the realization that his offspring from his lawful wife were far from admirable.
Their primary shortcoming was their mediocre abilities, coupled with arrogance and a lack of awareness of the world’s vastness.
One reason was their parents’ indulgence. The other reason lay in their maternal family’s excessive pampering, as they had perpetually relied on the Marquis Mansion for support. Consequently, they catered to the Marquis Mansion’s young masters and fawned upon them tirelessly.
However, as they grew older, they recognized their inability to assimilate into the circle of aristocratic young masters. Due to their mother’s concubine status, the Imperial Court did not officially acknowledge them, deeming them the offspring of concubines.
They weren’t even qualified to compete for the position of heir.
Among the capital’s aristocratic young masters, concubine-born sons and daughters were the most derided, unless they possessed remarkable abilities or earned recognition through the imperial examination.