"We're all family, yet things have gotten so bad..." Song Jing sighed, staring at Song Lan and saying, "You're not the only one riding in the carriage at Bishuitang every day. Do you think your father doesn't know who you're hanging out with? You're not a child anymore, and marriage is about to be put on the agenda. If I hadn't seen that you already had your mind set on it, I would have asked you to go see a date. How could I have let you stay at home?"
Song Lan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Song Jing had been paying attention to what he was doing.
Song Lan scratched his head and lowered his voice, "But she never said she liked me..."
"If someone didn't like you, who would ride in your carriage for a month? You're so bold to pretend to be ignorant in front of your father." Song Jing glared at his disappointing son and said coldly, "You really don't have any of your father's integrity. If you don't come to propose marriage again, your father will be ashamed of you."
Song Lan paused in place for a long moment before replying, "I see, father. Do you agree?"
"Why not? I can't wait for you to get married. The Lu family is also a wealthy family. You will be a perfect match if you marry her." Song Jing glared at his son, "Get out of here!"
Seeing this, Song Lan quickly rolled out of the study.
What Song Lan didn't know was that the Lu family was also anxious and angry.
Madam Lu now looked at her daughter, frowned and said, "I heard that a cousin has come to the general's mansion, and she is much prettier than you. If you still can't get Song Lan, I'm afraid you will have to give her away."
Lu Zijun was now quite calm and just smiled and said, "She's someone else's cousin. You shouldn't covet your cousin, right?"
"Silly child, you don't have the same surname. There are many examples of cousins marrying cousins throughout history." Madam Lu poked Lu Zijun with her finger and said in a deep voice, "It's been more than a month now, and I haven't seen any signs of success between you two. You're getting older every year, so we can't delay any longer."
Lu Zijun curled her lips and said in a low voice, "People call me the fierce woman of Beijing. It's normal for Song Lan to look down on me."
"You still remember that people call you a fierce woman in the capital? I hired so many masters to teach you the rules since you were a child, but you drove them all away." Mrs. Lu became even angrier when she thought about this. "Your brother is the same. He just won't get married. You two really want to piss me off to death."
Seeing Madam Lu looking angry, Lu Zijun hurriedly said, "Madam, I will definitely think of a way to test Song Lan's attitude. He is not young anymore, and he needs to start a family and build a career."
"If you don't think of a solution quickly, and just wait for that cousin Song Lan to make a move, you'll have nothing left." Madam Lu glared at Lu Zijun, wanting her to hurry up, but Lu Zijun was the type who didn't know how to fight for herself. "If it really doesn't work out, I'm going to the General's Mansion to propose marriage. Better to lose face than to lose my son-in-law."
"Does his cousin really have this idea?" Lu Zijun was still very confused.
"You have a close friend who knows Nan Hongqiu, and she helped me find out everything a long time ago. This Guan Surong is not Song Lan's biological cousin. She is just the granddaughter of General Song Jing's stepmother's sister. They didn't stay in the Song Mansion where the old lady was when they came to the capital, but instead went to the General's Mansion. What do you think they are thinking?" Mrs. Lu thought of this and glared at Lu Zijun, saying angrily, "Only you, as stupid as a pig, treat them as your good sisters."
Hearing this, Lu Zijun was furious. She immediately stood up from her chair and was about to walk out, angrily saying, "Guan Surong, you actually came up with this idea? I treated her sincerely, and she dared to steal my person? Look, I'm going to scold her to death."
"You went to the General's Mansion to curse people? Do you still have any shame?" Madam Lu was now angry and pushed Lu Zijun back to the chair. "Now you should find a way to control Song Lan instead of trying to fight with this little hoof."
Lu Zijun sighed, "How can I handle this?"
Madam Lu glared at Lu Zijun and suggested, "Tell him to come and propose marriage as soon as possible."
Lu Zijun lay on the table with a sad face, "Now the window paper hasn't been broken, how can I cry?"
Madam Lu looked at Lu Zijun and spoke slowly, "Then explain it to him clearly. If he doesn't agree, you don't have to waste time and I can find another family for you. If he agrees, wouldn't everyone be happy?"
"Ah?" Lu Zijun hesitated, then looked at Madam Lu and said, "If he doesn't agree, it will be so awkward when we meet in the future..."
The two were arguing when the mother outside came in cheerfully to announce something. She smiled at Madam Lu and said, "Madam, Mr. Song from the General's Mansion is out right now. He said he wanted to take our daughter to buy some pens, ink, paper, and inkstone for school."
Mrs. Lu also became happy after hearing this. "Speak of the devil. This is a good opportunity. Hurry up and pack up and go talk to Song Lan."
"Mother..." Although Lu Zijun was a little hesitant, she still dressed up and stood in front of Mrs. Lu shyly.
Mrs. Lu looked at Lu Zijun dressed up and finally nodded happily, "That's right, go quickly, don't make people wait anxiously, remember what your mother told you."
Lu Zijun responded and walked out of the door in small steps.
Song Lan was standing next to the carriage, still wearing the same crimson purple brocade dress as when they first met.
Song Lan didn't look like a powerful official like Yin Yichen. A general naturally looked like a general, but because he was young, he easily stood out among the men. Moreover, he and the beautiful Song Wanning were born of the same mother, so his appearance was naturally not much different.
Nowadays, most of the ladies in Shengjing like gentlemen like the third place winner, but Lu Zijun likes a general like Song Lan. She looks at Song Lan and becomes more and more happy. She thinks it won't be difficult for Song Lan to find a husband, but he still has no engagement.
Song Lan stood in front of Lu Zijun, looked at her, and chuckled softly, "What are you looking at?"
Lu Zijun came back to her senses and whispered, "Nothing? What do you want to buy? You actually went to such great lengths to ask me to come out."
"It's just a cover. I'm going to take you to see something good." Song Lan watched Lu Zijun get on the carriage, while he sat at the shaft and drove.
Lu Zijun lifted the car curtain to see Song Lan's back. He was tall and handsome. Such a man was really a perfect match. But now she was hooking up with her brother behind Song Wanning's back, and she hoped that Song Wanning would not be angry when she found out.
Lu Zijun was feeling guilty when she saw Song Lan's carriage heading towards the horse farm in the suburbs and finally stopped at the foot of the city wall.
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