Governor Liang had always enjoyed a good reputation in Yi Province. Reportedly, he had already held his post here for six years and had just been reappointed. After this next three-year term, he would reach the age of retirement.
Lady Liang, the one hosting this welcome banquet, was already Governor Liang's third wife.
His first wife, due to her weak constitution, had died in childbirth, and even the unborn child couldn't be saved.
His second wife bore him two sons and a daughter before passing away from an illness a few years ago.
This third wife was not old and had borne him his third and youngest son in her second year after joining the family.
This youngest son was the only one with him at his post; the children from the previous wife were all being raised in Governor Liang's ancestral home. Everyone whispered behind her back that this Lady Liang was a woman of formidable means.
