Splendid peasant girl busy farming

"Junlan, what happened to Yan'er? I noticed that she didn't look very well when she came back today. Is she sick?"

Jun Lan was also quite surprised. They went out to play happily, and when they came back, everyone was happy, except for her Yan'er...

"This child has fainted at the sight of blood since she was young. I'm afraid she was frightened by the blood of these wild animals." Jun Lan analyzed truthfully, "Aunt, I'll go check on her."

"Okay, go quickly. I'll ask the kitchen to make some light, refreshing and calming soup and send it to Yan'er's room."

"Well, Auntie is so thoughtful. I thank you on behalf of Yan'er. I'll go over first."

Jun Lan quickly followed Wang Yanke and came to her room.

As a result, I found my daughter lying on the bed with her face buried in the quilt, and suppressed whimpers came from under the quilt.

Jun Lan's heart tightened. She quickly closed the door and rushed to the bedside. She held her daughter's thin shoulders that were shaking from crying and asked anxiously, "What's wrong, Yan'er? Why are you crying? Who bullied you?"

Wang Yanke raised her tear-stained face. She had been holding her tears in all the way and finally couldn't hold them in anymore.

"Mom, I want to go home. I don't want to stay in the Zuo family anymore..."

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At night, Old Madam Zuo soaked her feet in mugwort with the help of two maids.

The closer it gets to the Dragon Boat Festival in May, the peak season for the growth of plants such as mugwort and calamus. At this time every year, Old Madam Zuo would soak her feet in mugwort water to drive away the cold, which was also part of her health regimen.

When Junlan came over, the old lady was enjoying the bath with her eyes narrowed.

"Aunt, I'm here to say goodbye to you. Tomorrow morning, Yan'er and I will go back to the county town." Jun Lan came to Old Madam Zuo, squatted down, put her hands in the basin, rubbed the old lady's feet, and said with lowered eyebrows.

The old lady suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Jun Lan in surprise.

Jun Lan lowered her head and her face could not be seen clearly, but Old Madam Zuo could sense that something was wrong with Jun Lan's mood.

She gave a look to the two maids beside her, and the two maids tactfully left the room and closed the door considerately.

"There's no one else here. Tell me, what happened to Yan'er?" Old Madam Zuo asked directly and to the point.

As for Junlan, who had been with her the whole day, there was no problem at all.

The problem started after Wang Yanke came back, so the old lady concluded that the problem must be with Wang Yanke.

"Aunt, please don't ask about Yan'er. It will only make things difficult for you."

Faced with Junlan's hesitation to speak, Old Madam Zuo was very displeased. She had been an impatient, open-minded and heroic woman all her life, otherwise, it would have been impossible for her husband to die early. As a woman, she supported the Zuo family's business and raised Zuo Junmo and educated him into a talented person.

"Jun Lan, if you really don't want to cause trouble for an old woman like me, you shouldn't come to me with such a sad face."

"Aunt, I, I didn't mean it..." Jun Lan was flustered and was about to explain, but Madam Zuo didn't give her a chance.

"Whether you did it on purpose or not, since you've shown me your sad face, you must tell me the whole story. You're keeping an old woman like me on edge and making me unable to sleep or eat well. This is not what a filial young person should do!"

Jun Lan was so shocked by Old Madam Zuo's incisive analysis that she could no longer hide her thoughts. She blushed and lowered her head guiltily.

"Aunt, I didn't mean to make you worry. It's really Yan'er's business that makes me ashamed to talk about it." "What happened to Yan'er?" Old Lady Zuo asked. Logically speaking, Wang Yanke was the one who grew up under her care. She was weak, but very smart. She could recognize a few words, learned some musical instruments, calligraphy and painting, and could do needlework. Her voice was soft and gentle. She didn't look like the kind of girl who would do anything out of the ordinary and make her elders ashamed to talk about it.

"Aunt, Yan'er is heartbroken when she came to Zuojiazhuang this time." Jun Lan gritted her teeth. Things had come to this point and she didn't want to beat around the bush anymore.

"Heartbroken? Why do you say that? Who broke her heart?" Old Madam Zuo looked suspicious.

No one in the Zuo family has ever neglected them mother and daughter, and even respected Wang Yanke as a half-young lady of the Zuo family.

Could it be that?

Old Madam Zuo remained calm and waited for Jun Lan's next words.

Jun Lan raised her head and said with a bitter smile, "Aunt, you have sharp eyes and can see everything clearly. I won't point it out. At least... at least give Yan'er some face."

Old Madam Zuo's face darkened slightly, thinking to herself, if this is true, Yan'er likes Jinling, and this time when she came to visit, she saw Jinling and the maid from the Luo family going in and out together and getting along well, and Yan'er is... heartbroken?

"Yan'er is only fourteen years old. It's a little early to think about those things." said Old Lady Zuo.

Jun Lan smiled bitterly: "Yan'er's experience is different from other children. She is precocious. You are here to know this, right?"

"Growing up with Jinling over the past few years, I have chosen Jinling in my heart. Otherwise, I would not have rejected all the young men and young talents in the county."

Old Madam Zuo frowned slightly, and a complicated look flashed across her eyes.

Wang Yanke was indeed well-known in the circle of girls in the county. Jun Mo had also mentioned that she had rejected those young men in the county.

Wang Yan rejected those young masters for Zuo Jinling, but Old Madam Zuo did not feel flattered, because even if those young masters were tied together, they would not be as outstanding as her eldest grandson.

Not to mention Wang Yanke, any girl with a sound mind would know who the best boy is...

"Yan'er does have good taste, haha." Old Madam Zuo smiled.

Jun Lan had been quietly observing the other party's reaction and found that the old lady's reaction was a little calm and she did not delve into the issue further.

"Aunt, my Yan'er is sincere to Jinling. Between husband and wife, the most precious thing is sincerity, not greed for money, power and other external things. Only sincerity can be exchanged for a person who understands your feelings. What do you think?"

"Of course." said Old Madam Zuo.

"So, aunt, what do you think...how is Yan'er?"

"A very good child, I like him very much."

"Aunt!" Jun Lan's heart was in her throat, and her eyes lit up a little: "Aunt, what do you think about my Yan'er being your granddaughter-in-law?"

"Haha, of course!"

"Really...really?" Jun Lan was so excited that she almost overturned the basin in front of her.

At this time, Old Lady Zuo said again: "Just like back then, I also hoped that you would be my daughter-in-law. I like you and your daughter from the bottom of my heart."

"But, I can have the final say on other matters, except for the marriage. Jinling is as stubborn as his father, stubborn and obstinate. I am happy for you, but my happiness is in vain. The ones entering the bridal chamber are the father and son! Alas!" (End of this chapter)