Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside Chapter 1270 - 1272: Sima Lian

But there still seed to be sothing not quite right. What was it exactly?

Wang Xiangxiang sat there, her mind racing quickly. Suddenly, sothing clicked in her mind, deepening the perplexed expression on her face. She hurriedly asked, "Husband, the current Pri Minister’s surna is Sima, not Chu."

She felt sothing was off. Although she didn’t have any relatives in governnt and didn’t know much about things in Beijing, as an ordinary citizen, she had heard a few things. The current Pri Minister was the son of the previous Pri Minister, and his surna was Sima. If what Chu Lian just said was true, didn’t that an that her father-in-law was also the son of the forr Pri Minister? But the family clearly had the surna Chu, not Sima. What on earth was going on?

Regarding Wang Xiangxiang’s question, Chu Lian gave an explanation, "Chu is my grandmother’s surna, Sima is my grandfather’s surna. I should actually be called Sima Lian."

Then Chu Lian told everything to Wang Xiangxiang.

It turned out that many years ago, Chu Lian’s grandmother and the forr Pri Minister, who was Chu Lian’s grandfather, had a tumultuous love affair.

Grandfather Chu encountered the young and beautiful Grandmother Chu while working away from ho.

The two defied social conventions and fell in love freely. Grandmother Chu even beca pregnant, and at that ti, she was carrying Chu Lian’s father.

Grandfather Chu wanted to marry Grandmother Chu, so he revealed his identity and told Grandmother Chu that he was the Pri Minister and already had a legitimate wife, who was the mother of the current Pri Minister.

Grandfather Chu thought that given his status, Grandmother Chu would be willing to beco a concubine.

But to Grandfather Chu’s surprise, Grandmother Chu was not willing and quietly left.

After Grandmother Chu left, Grandfather Chu searched for her but found no trace, as Grandmother Chu was using a false na; Grandfather Chu had no choice but to let it go.

In fact, Grandmother Chu returned to the Chu Family, one of the few matriarchal households at the ti, and she was the only daughter in the family.

One can imagine the responsibility she bore.

As a mber of a matriarchal household, she couldn’t marry out; she could only invite a son-in-law to live with them and pass on the Chu surna through generations.

Evidently, Grandfather Chu’s identity was not suitable, so she had no choice but to leave.

In that era, and even now, premarital pregnancy was unforgivable, but the Chu Family used their connections to protect Grandmother Chu’s reputation and the child, giving the child the Chu surna.

Years later, Grandfather Chu discovered this matter. He wanted his son, who was living outside, to return to the Sima Family, but Grandmother Chu disagreed.

Because of the son, the Chu Family had changed; they were no longer a matriarchal house. The son could fully support the family. If the son and his family left, the Chu Family would collapse, as she hadn’t invited a son-in-law nor had other children.

In the end, Grandfather Chu compromised. After all, the status of an illegitimate child was still frowned upon by outsiders. To protect both families’ reputations, he and Grandmother Chu decided that Grandfather Chu would take Chu Lingling and have her adopted by Grandfather Chu’s eldest son, Chu Lian’s uncle.

A few years later, Grandmother Chu passed away, and because of Chu Lingling, the Sima Family and Chu Family grew closer over the years, finally becoming one family.

The existence of an illegitimate child was a stain on both families’ reputations. Outsiders didn’t know this, and their families would not casually discuss it, which is why Chu Lian was hesitant to tell Wang Xiangxiang.