"But she was, after all, a courtesan! A lowly woman! A prostitute! Don't you understand?"
"But if it weren't for the tragedy that happened to her family back then, Mother, I wouldn't even be worthy of carrying her shoes in this lifetime. Even if I hadn't seen her again, I would never have married anyone else."
Madam Zhou closed her eyes and said
"It was a mistake of mine to take you to the capital back then."
It was that fleeting glimpse, that moment when a gentle breeze lifted the curtain of a carriage at the gates of the capital, that made her son lose his soul.
"mother……"
"So, did you like her aloofness back then, or did you like the unapproachable, high-and-mighty young lady she was back then?"
Madam Zhou opened her eyes, her gaze like that of someone staring at prey, trying to see through her son.
"I just love her, Mother. Who is she? What's her family background? What's her status? I'm attracted to her no matter what. I don't know why."
Zhou Ning'an's eyes were red-rimmed, and her face, illuminated by the lantern and candlelight, shimmered with a fluorescent glow.
"I want to marry her, I want to have children with her, I want to share a bed in life and a coffin in death with her."
Mrs. Zhou, having finally released her pent-up anger, said...
"Alright, get up."
"mother?"
Zhou Ning'an looked up at his mother with a puzzled expression.
"You want to share a bed in life and a coffin in death with someone, but would they be willing?"
"Mother, you agree?"
Madam Zhou glared at her son
It's unbearable to watch.
good-for-nothing
"I heard you went to the brothel. Did you see Zhihua? Is she doing well?"
Mrs. Zhou frowned and asked
So, are they willing to go?
Young Master Zhou scratched his head, the silver frost that had accumulated on his body melted in the heat, falling to the ground as droplets of water.
"I...I..."
He stammered for a long time, unable to speak.
"They're not happy about it, are they?"
Zhou Ning'an remained silent.
“You’re absolutely right. If it weren’t for the family tragedy, we would never have been able to marry her, no matter how hard we tried. I went to the Wind and Snow Pavilion yesterday. She’s a good girl. Once she’s willing, you can redeem her.”
"mother……"
Young Master Zhou was so moved that he couldn't speak, and only heard his mother continue.
"I won't stop you, but your father might not be like me. You'll have to get past your father first."
Zhou Ning'an immediately nodded and said
"Yes! Thank you, Mother."
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