The destiny of a noble lady is to marry into a powerful family, one that can bring benefits to her own family.
The Peng Family is no exception. Their son lacks the aptitude for studies and can only take over the family business, thus leaving the Peng Family as mere merchants forever.
They had sought to curry favor with the Shen Family in hopes that, through Chief of Staff Shen, they could become Imperial Merchants or have Mingzi marry into the Wang Residence, but no progress was seen over the years, despite giving a lot of Silver.
They have grown disappointed with the Shen Family.
With their daughter already eighteen, if they delay any longer, there wouldn't even be an alliance to speak of, and they might just end up marrying her off to any family. What would become of that?
"These days, just sort through the eligible young men from suitable families and see if any fit the bill…" Peng Cheng sighed, "You can't rely on your elder sister's side…"
