Splendid peasant girl busy farming

When Jun Lan heard what Old Madam Zuo said, her heart skipped a beat. She thought, here it comes! She didn't expect her aunt to really say this again!

"Aunt, this sentence... sounds too familiar to me." Jun Lan's eyes were red. She squatted on the ground, looking up at Old Madam Zuo with a look of resentment on her face.

"Back then, when I was Yan'er's age, you said the same thing to me."

"You said a lot of other things to me, but the one that impressed me the most was this sentence. You said that a forced melon is not sweet. Cousin Jun Mo doesn't like it, but there's nothing you can do about it. You can't tie him up and take him into the bridal chamber, hehe..."

As Jun Lan spoke, she began to laugh softly; her laughter contained a hint of self-mockery, sarcasm, and sadness.

"I never thought that after so many years, my daughter Yan'er would follow my old path again. Is this... our fate as mother and daughter?"

When Old Madam Zuo heard Jun Lan's self-deprecating words, she felt a little bit sorry for her.

Although she is almost sixty years old and is an old woman, she gave herself this title of old woman.

She had a good memory and remembered many things from the past, including the last time she went over old scores with Yang Ruoqing...

This time Jun Lan brought up old matters with her, and Old Madam Zuo felt a little embarrassed.

"Jun Lan, aunt loves you sincerely, I'm sure you can feel it yourself!"

Junlan remained silent.

It really hurts, but we still have principles and bottom lines, don't we?

"Aunt, I remember I made a promise to you because of Jun Mo's matter."

"To this day, this promise still stands." Old Lady Zuo added.

Jun Lan raised her head. She was a little confused about what Old Madam Zuo was saying.

Didn't I just say that it depends on Jinling's own opinion? Why do I have to fulfill my promise again?

Madam Zuo continued, "Now that we have come to this point, I will not hide anything from you."

"In fact, the parents of our family and the Luo family have the intention of getting married."

Jun Lan took a breath of cold air.

"My Jinling has been dependent on the girl from the Luo family since he was a child. At first, he was autistic and didn't talk, but only the girl from the Luo family could coax him into communicating with the outside world."

"Over the years, I have watched my Jinling grow up day by day. I am afraid that this child's heart has long been tied to the girl from the Luo family."

"But the girl from the Luo family is carefree and doesn't seem to be thinking about love affairs. This is exactly what our two parents are struggling with right now."

"If that girl is also interested in Jinling, our two families may have to go their separate ways. Do you understand?"

Jun Lan stood there in a daze.

There is too much information in what Old Madam Zuo said. Jun Lan understands it, but she also doesn’t understand it.

But she understood one thing, that is, when Yang Ruoqing was already married, she unknowingly snatched away the marriage that belonged to her.

Now, her daughter Luo Wuyou, without understanding anything, easily took away her own daughter's years of hard work!

The mature party is scarred, heart broken, and hopes collapsed.

And the victorious party was so well protected that they won without knowing anything?

Moreover, the winner doesn’t seem to need the fruits of victory?

One is that she already has a husband, Luo Fengtang, so it is impossible for her to marry Zuo Junmo.

The other is that she treats Zuo Jinling as her younger brother, and may not even consider Zuo Jinling as her husband in the future?

What a thing!

Jun Lan leaned back and simply sat on the ground.

The cold floor was not as chilly as the chill she felt in her heart. "Jun Lan, if you insist that I, your aunt, fulfill my promise, then I can give you two choices."

"Which two options?"

"First, ask Yan'er if she is willing to wait? Our Jinling plans to formally propose marriage to the Luo family after the provincial examination this year."

"If the girl from the Luo family doesn't agree, then I will force Jinling to marry Yan'er even if it means risking my life."

Even...even if you marry it and put it in the house as a mascot decoration, it will be fine.

After that, no one stopped Jin Ling from taking a concubine, and the concubine could also give birth to children for the Zuo family.

Jun Lan felt a little unhappy when she heard Mrs. Zuo's suggestion.

Does this mean my daughter has to wait in the back?

When the Luo family doesn't want it, my family will pick it up right away?

"Aunt, if the girl from the Luo family is willing to get married, what is the second option?" Jun Lan asked.

"Ah!" Old Madam Zuo sighed, "Then I'd better risk my reputation and beg the Luo family to agree, and ask Jinling to compromise and take your Yan'er as a concubine. Is that okay?"

Junlan's face turned pale.

concubine?

Who am I?

Half a master?

If she is the kind of concubine who is favored by the emperor, has a proud belly, a kind wife and the support of the old lady, then she is no different from the real master in the Zuo family.

But the problem is, if the girl from the Luo family is willing to get married, then it means that the couple is in love. What's the point of putting Yan'er in there?

"Aunt, these two... are so unfair to my Yan'er." The blood drained from Jun Lan's face and she sat on the ground, her whole body wrapped in a circle of invisible yet palpable resentment.

She felt that her aunt was bullying her!

"Junlan, this is the biggest concession your aunt can make for you!" Old Madam Zuo said earnestly.

"Think about it, with the generous conditions of the Luo family, if a girl from the Luo family marries my Jinling, she would be marrying down!"

"Their parents have been together all their lives. Luo Fengtang is in a high position of power and has command over the three armies, but he doesn't even have a concubine, let alone a maid!"

"The girl from the Luo family is the apple of the couple's eye. Before she gets married, we are planning to give her a concubine..."

"Honestly, I am here to promise you, but I cannot guarantee whether I can do it or not. If you make this promise and anger the Luo family, even the marriage that Jinling has been looking for for many years will be ruined. That would be a loss!"

Jun Lan no longer remembered how she left Madam Zuo's bedroom.

She walked out of the house in a daze, her heart in turmoil.

……

Old Madam Zuo was also in no mood to sleep, so she sent someone to call Zuo Junmo over overnight to discuss matters.

Zuo Junmo was just about to go to bed when the old lady suddenly called him, leaving him full of confusion.

"Mom, you asked me to come here late at night. What do you want me to do?"

"Jun Lan just left and told me something..."

Old Madam Zuo recounted to Zuo Junmo the conversation she had had with Jun Lan.

After hearing this, Zuo Junmo, who was always calm and composed, slammed the table and stood up, his face solemn and somewhat unhappy: "Impossible, mother has always been very clear-headed, you must not ask Qing'er and the others to take a concubine."

"Don't say a word, otherwise, Jinling's lifelong happiness will be ruined here. Mother, you must not be confused!" (End of this chapter)