After the male supporting role stopped interfering, the female protagonist suffered

That night, Lord Lin called his daughter to his study. He looked at his beautiful, gentle and well-mannered daughter and said, "Prince Zhou said he wants to marry you as his principal wife. Are you willing?"

Lin Mo Niang had known about this for a long time, so she was not surprised. She looked up at her father and said, "I do!"

"what?"

Lord Lin looked at his daughter in shock, but her face was calm, as if she had expected this.

"You knew he was going to propose marriage?"

After much thought, this is the only possibility!

That's when the daughter knew he was coming.

"Yes. I know! He asked me in advance what I thought. I agreed!"

Lin Mo Niang spoke lightly, but Lord Lin didn't know how to respond.

"Zhou Hui, he is a capable man. His achievements today are not due to his ancestors' influence. I have been with Rong'er for many days, and I roughly know what his family requires of women."

"Dad, you always say that I'm lucky. I was born into the Lin family so I don't have to learn women's commandments or virtues."

"But you don't know that in the Hengguo Mansion, even a concubine's daughter can learn to read and write, and learn a skill."

"Rong'er said that my brother often said that women have great potential. As long as they are given opportunities, they will rise rapidly."

"Dad, I was like this before. I think the future will be different."

Lord Lin looked at her in surprise. After a long moment, he said, "Do you know that being a daughter is different from being a daughter-in-law?"

"Maybe! I want to try! After all, this is my best choice."

Lin Mo Niang knew in her heart that she couldn't not get married.

Rather than being trapped in the back room for the rest of your life, you might as well take a gamble.

Just in case, it works.

Even so, she eventually became one of the masses.

But it did not prevent her from fighting for her ideals.

"But... a wealthy family is always different from our family."

Lord Lin was somewhat reluctant to let Lin Mo Niang marry Zhou Hui.

Because his family background is too high.

"Yes! It's different. Families like this care about their reputation the most. Like you thought before, if you find a scholar to marry, with the Lin family as your backing, I won't suffer."

"But I never thought about one thing, that is, whether his family is easy to get along with? Is the scholar a grateful person?"

There are too many people in this world who can share your hardships but not your happiness.

She doesn't want to gamble, and she doesn't want to gamble.

"You...ah! As long as you want!"

Lord Lin is not a vain person who seeks to curry favor with the powerful.

I originally wanted to find a poor scholar.

In this case, at least the Lin family is a backer.

"Yes!"

Lin Mo Niang knew the family situation; her eldest and second brothers were both mediocre.

They can only maintain the status quo and not let the Lin family get any closer.

Dad's initial plan was to return to his hometown and find a suitable scholar to marry her off.

But, she didn't want to.

It should be said that she was unwilling to give in.

Her hometown is not prosperous, and the restrictions on women are far greater than those on Youyun.

Women were required to wear a veil when going out, were not allowed to read, and were not allowed to disobey their elders.

Like in Youyun, riding a horse and whipping the whip, reading and learning to read are not doing their duty.

So, she was very reluctant to go back.

"Let's go back!"

Lord Lin waved his hands weakly. He knew that Mo Niang had some unorthodox ideas.

He once thought about not letting her go to school, but when he saw how pitiful and lonely she looked, he softened his heart.

As a man and a father, he knows the difficulties women face.

But they never said anything, so he didn't think much about it.

This time, when Zhou Hui appeared, he thought a lot.

He had met Zhou Rong, the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion.

When Zhou came back to take over Youyun's affairs, he actually asked her to dress up as a man and work as a servant.

Once, he asked, "Why doesn't Miss Zhou learn what a woman should learn?"

Zhou Hui asked in return: What should women learn?

He stood there in a daze, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

......

......

Lord Lin finally agreed to the marriage between Zhou Hui and Lin Mo Niang.

After Zhou Rong found out, she pulled Lin Mo Niang and was so happy.

"Mo Niang, you will be my sister-in-law from now on."

Zhou Rong likes Lin Mo Niang, although she may not be the most beautiful or the most dignified.

But, she must be the most suitable woman for big brother.

Lin Mo Niang blushed slightly. It was undeniable that Zhou Hui was indeed excellent.

Whether in terms of family background or appearance, he is considered to be top-notch.

In fact, Lin Mo Niang was a little worried. What if the Duke’s wife didn’t like her?

However, she couldn’t say this to Zhou Rong, so she could only keep it deep in her heart.

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Youyun Zhou Family

Zhou Hui was looking at Youyun's map. He Dan sat next to him and said softly, "Sir, why did you choose Lin Mo Niang? She is not that good."

Lin Mo Niang is very different from those carefully trained noble ladies in the capital, not just in terms of knowledge and experience.

"How do you think she is inferior to those noble ladies?"

Zhou Hui turned his eyes back to the map and looked at He Dan, seeming to care about what he said.

He Dan raised his head and said proudly and indignantly: "Her family background, upbringing, knowledge and experience are not as good as those of the noble ladies in Beijing. Even Lin Su'er can't compare to her."

Zhou Rong and Lin Mo Niang originally came to see Zhou Hui, but they didn't expect to overhear such a conversation.

Lin Mo Niang couldn't help but tremble. She didn't expect that she was useless in He Dan's eyes.

Zhou Hui looked at He Dan and said calmly, "Indeed! Her family background is not good enough. But, her knowledge and experience can make up for it. As for her upbringing, I think she is very good!"

Lin Mo Niang was shocked. She never expected Zhou Hui to say that.

She thought...she thought he had the same idea as He Dan.

He Dan didn’t understand. He felt that even if he learned it later in life, it would not be as good as those who started learning from childhood.

"Then why don't you choose those women who are not in short supply? Do you like the training system?"

He Dan frowned. Does the teacher like to teach people?

Zhou Hui looked at He Dan with a big smile, but He Dan felt a chill on his back, as if he was being stared at by some ferocious beast.

"I really like it. I've only taught one in recent years, but he didn't learn well! He only learned to look at people with prejudice."

Zhou Hui's eyes turned cold as he looked at He Dan.

Prejudice affects people's judgment.

Especially for those who are in high positions, when their hearts are biased, things will no longer be done fairly.

He Dan looked at him in disbelief. After a long moment, he said, "I feel like you're talking about me."

"Really? You heard it? Then you're not stupid."

"Lin Mo Niang, she has her shortcomings, but also has areas where others cannot compare to her."

“I just saw what others couldn’t match.”

Zhou Hui doesn't like women in the traditional sense. He doesn't like or care about things like taking care of the husband and children, or the three obediences and four virtues.

He prefers lively and energetic women who have their own ideas and are not assimilated by the rules of the world.

This is also the reason why Zhou Hui was willing to marry her.