The Qi family is a wealthy and powerful household. Everyone knows they are rich, but no one knows how they make their money. While the old master was alive, the old madam managed everything.
The old master died young, and the old madam alone held the family together, making it ever more powerful.
The Qi family had many descendants, but the old madam had only one son, who died young along with his wife.
They left behind two grandsons, eldest young master Qi Wu and second young master Qi Zhen, whom the old madam raised herself. As they grew up, Qi Wu became an idle, carefree young master who lounged around all day, having everything handed to him.
He often wasted money and caroused with a crowd, usually accompanied by Qi Wu and Qi Yu.
Known as the second young master, Qi Zhen was one of the two grandsons the old madam raised, but the two turned out very differently. The second young master was quiet, refined, and virtuous.
Qi Wu, meanwhile, was a dissolute young master surrounded by beautiful women. One day, the old madam told him,