A secondary status remains a secondary status, no matter how much she tries to gild it under a legitimate mother; she's still of secondary status.
That's the reality, and Marquis Pingan has nothing more to say about it.
The couple washed up and went to bed.
...
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of winter and the beginning of the lunar month, the originally scheduled day for accepting a concubine.
Early in the morning, the mansion was bustling.
The entrance of a concubine into the household still requires certain formalities.
Typically, several tables are laid out, and a few well-regarded families are invited to elevate the occasion, making it lively with a hearty meal.
By afternoon.
The new concubine's sedan chair arrived at the main gate by itself, and the Family Matriarch had to personally go to receive her.
This signifies that she has accepted this concubine and is willing to bring this person in for her husband.
