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"Happiness? Compared with the future of the Lan family, what is your happiness? Without the protection of the Lan family, how can you talk about happiness?"

"But Aunt......."

"Don't say but, go back and don't come again!"

Lan Xiaoxiao wanted to say more, but the queen simply waved her sleeves and went into the inner hall, ignoring her.

"Miss Lan, please go back. It would be bad if you make the Queen angry."

Biyu carefully helped Lan Xiaoxiao up and walked her out of the hall.

Lan Xiaoxiao seemed to have lost her soul. She recalled the scene when she first met Yan Yu. At that time, Yan Yu was dressed in red and had a tall figure. What a handsome young man.

"Riding a horse and leaning on the sloping bridge, the whole city is waving red sleeves", the young general is the same.

That day, Lan Xiaoxiao was playing by the river and accidentally fell into the water. Just as she was struggling and at a loss, Yan Yu descended from the sky, picked her up, and put his red robe on Lan Xiaoxiao.

From that moment on, Lan Xiaoxiao decided on Yan Yu and vowed not to marry anyone else in her life.

When Yan Yu went to Jiangnan, she waited for him silently. She kept the red robe she wore that day like a treasure, waiting only to marry Yan Yu and become his wife when she reached the age of marriage.

The words from her father and aunt were like a wake-up call, which immediately destroyed her hopes and completely eliminated the possibility of her marrying Yan Yu.

She had already lost count of how many times she had begged the Queen. When she met Song Qingwan when she came today, she deliberately made things difficult for Song Qingwan.

Lan Xiaoxiao envied and even jealous of Song Qingwan. It was widely rumored in the capital that Prince Huai was a henpecked husband and had been playing with the princess every day since their wedding.

But this just proves that King Huai and Song Qingwan have a good relationship, lovers finally get married, and Song Qingwan is happy.

Lan Xiaoxiao returned to the Duke of Chu's mansion in a daze. As soon as she entered her yard, she smelled smoke and rushed in quickly.

As soon as she entered the yard, she saw several maids burning something, and Lan Xiaoxiao had a bad feeling in her heart.

"What are you doing? What are you burning?"

"Miss, it was the master who asked us to burn the red robe and the poems you wrote in your room."

Lan Xiaoxiao walked past the trembling maid and rushed into the fire to save the burned things.

"Miss, please don't do that. You'll get burned!"

"Get out of here! You want to burn my things, but you want to burn me to death too!"

While Lan Xiaoxiao was arguing with the servants, Lan Chengen and his wife arrived. Seeing the chaotic situation, Lan Chengen shouted loudly.

"What's going on? Pull her away!"

Several servants came forward and pulled Lan Xiaoxiao who was desperately rushing into the sea of ​​fire. Lan Xiaoxiao watched everything burn to ashes and she sat on the ground in pain.

"Why? Why don't you leave me any thoughts? Why are you so heartless?"

"Hmph! I will put an end to your foolish idea today. The Lan family and the Yan family will never get married. You just stay here and wait to marry into Prince Yu's mansion!"

Lan Xiaoxiao looked up at her father with a sarcastic smile on her face.

"Besides using women to exchange for wealth and glory, does the Lan family know nothing else? Why don't father and brothers take the Gongming exam to contribute to the future of the Lan family?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Why? You've touched upon my father's pain point, haven't you? The Lan family hasn't produced a single juren in three generations, and none of the men in the officialdom have been able to achieve political success. Isn't it by selling daughters that the Lan family has been able to maintain its current glory?"

"Rebellious girl!"

Lan Chengen slapped Lan Xiaoxiao in the face, and Lan Xiaoxiao's face immediately swelled up.

Lan Xiaoxiao wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with an indifferent look, still with a sarcastic smile on her face.

"Since my aunt, all the girls in the clan have been sent to the beds of the powerful families by you. In order to win over the court officials, you can even make the legitimate daughter a concubine, so that the sisters can share the same husband. Isn't my father afraid of being ridiculed by the world?"

"you....."

"Father, do you still want to beat me? Then just beat your daughter to death. Even if you burn my things, I don't want to go to my cousin's house to be a concubine!"

Lan Xiaoxiao closed her eyes and waited for the slap to fall. At this time, Mrs. Lan, who had been silent on the side, hurriedly stepped forward to stop Lan Chengen.

"Master, please stop hitting me. Xiaoxiao has been spoiled since she was a child. How can she bear such a strong force?"

Lan Chengen withdrew his hand and pushed his wife to the ground.

"Watch her carefully. You've spoiled her like this, and now she dares to talk back! If she does it again, I'll punish you too!"

After saying this, Lan Chengen flicked his sleeves and left. Mrs. Lan hurriedly got up from the ground and helped Lan Xiaoxiao up.

"My daughter, please stop resisting. Your father can never tolerate his children talking back to him. Go and admit your mistake, okay?"

Lan Xiaoxiao looked at her mother with disappointment, tears streaming down her face. Her mother was cowardly and pedantic, not even half as good as Song Qingwan's mother.

"Just because I admit my mistake, can he take back his decision? Why are you so useless that you can't even protect your own daughter!"

Mrs. Lan looked at her stubborn daughter, feeling distressed and guilty.

Didn't she want her daughter to live a happy life? But she had been relying on Lan Chengen for so many years, and she couldn't do anything.

"Mother is sorry for you, Xiaoxiao, what can I do? Your father..."

"Okay, stop talking and go back!"

Lan Xiaoxiao shook off her mother's shackles and quickly returned to her room.

Mrs. Lan stood there, crying silently, and left after a long time.

There are many families with daughters in the world, but there is only one mother like Pang Lingyan.

Yan Yu, who was preparing to go to Jiangnan at this moment, naturally didn't know what happened to Lan Xiaoxiao today. He didn't have any feelings for Lan Xiaoxiao at all. General Lan knew since he was a child that a family of generals like theirs could not bring happiness to any girl.

A pillar of the country like Yan Yu might be sent by the emperor to garrison a region at any time. If there is a war, it is normal for him not to be able to return to Beijing for three to five years.

Therefore, Yan Yu never paid much attention to matters of the heart. He just waited for the day when the emperor would grant him marriage so that he could continue the Yan family line.

"Yu'er, you have to be careful on your way."

"Don't worry, mother. Your son knows."

"I don't know when you will be able to get married, son. Do you have someone you like? Mother will go and ask for someone to marry you."

"Mother, no, my son has no intention of getting married."

When Yan Yu answered, Song Qingwan's face appeared in his mind for some reason. He shook his head to erase the thought.

How could he be thinking about Ajin's wife? It must be a coincidence!

Yan Yu said goodbye to his mother and rode his horse back to Jiangnan.

Mrs. Yan shook her head. She clearly saw the hesitation in her son's eyes. Was she afraid that the child liked someone he shouldn't like?

Madam Yan had heard about the fact that Lan's daughter had been going to the harem frequently to ask the queen for favor recently, but it was obvious that her son did not like her.

Oh, what a bad fate!