Let me be a concubine? I turned to someone else's arms

Luo Qin took the brand new embroidered handkerchief that Rufang handed to her, unfolded it and took a closer look. It was a green bamboo pattern. It just so happened that Jin Zhao was living in the Green Bamboo Pavilion. What a coincidence.

With this embroidered handkerchief, Luo Qin was in a good mood. He took a bath, changed his clothes, and went to bed happily.

The next day.

The sky was just getting light, and the early August morning was filled with fog. The green mountains in the distance were hard to see clearly, as if they were flying in the clouds. Crystal dewdrops formed on the grass nearby, making the green even deeper.

Jin Zhao and his entourage were ready to go, and Luo Ji, the master of Luo Mansion and the genius doctor, came to see them off in person.

Luo Qin followed behind Aye, and where Aye couldn't see, she looked at the man wearing a veil with reluctance.

It seemed that the scars on Jin Zhao's face had not yet completely healed, and his appearance was damaged, so he could not show it to others, so he specially wore a veil used by women in the Hu area to cover his face.

"Yang Lang, take care on your journey." Luo Ji said, stroking his beard.

Jin Zhao bowed and said: "Thank you for your care over the past year. Zhao is now fully recovered. I am very grateful."

"Oh, that's not right. It's my job."

Yang Lang spent money to treat Yang Zhao's health and let him live at home, so it was not in vain.

"No matter what, thank you very much, Doctor Luo." Jin Zhao bowed deeply.

Then, Jin Zhao's veil turned slightly, and it could be seen vaguely that he was looking at the girl behind Luo Ji.

Luo Qin understood, stepped forward to block Luo Ji's sight, quietly shook Jin Zhao's hand, put the palm of hand in his hand without saying a word, and said, "Yang Lang, you and I have known each other for a year, and we are good friends. Please take care on your journey, Yang Lang."

"Yes." Jin Zhao nodded, "Don't worry, girl. Zhao understands."

Luo Qin was afraid that his father would notice something, so after delivering the gift, he immediately returned to Luo Ji.

Jin Zhao quietly hid the thing in his hand into his sleeves, without further greeting, turned around and got on the carriage.

He leaned out of the car window and said, "Doctor Luo, Miss Luo, you guys go back now. We'll see each other again if we're lucky."

"That's fine. Have a safe trip, Yang Lang." Luo Ji said.

The Luo father and daughter watched the group of people in the carriage go away, and only looked away after they disappeared.

Luo Ji looked at his beautiful daughter beside him, thought for a moment, and asked her: "Ping'er, are you and Yang Lang..."

"Hmm?" Luo Qin turned around, slightly raised his head and looked at his elderly father in confusion, "What does Aye want to say?"

Luo Ji met the girl's clear gaze, paused, thought for a moment, frowned, a gleam of light shot out from his cloudy eyes, and his face was serious, "Does Ping'er have a secret relationship with Yang Lang?"

"what?"

Luo Qin was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses half a breath later and shook her head repeatedly, "No, no, no, absolutely not, my daughter and he are innocent!"

Even if there was, it is broken now.

"Brother Aye is not at home. My daughter often runs into him when she walks in the back garden. Over time, we have become familiar with each other. We are just friends, nothing more."

My brother knows about what happened between her and Jin Zhao, but there is no need for my father to know.

"That's good. Our Taiyuan Luo family is a century-old noble family. Although my father's branch has not practiced medicine, the family members support each other. As long as you are a descendant of the Luo family, you represent the face of the Luo family wherever you go. You must not do anything wrong. Do you understand?"

Luo Qin bowed: "My daughter understands."

After she figured out her identity and situation, she understood this truth.

This era was similar to the Wei and Jin dynasties. Most of the officials in the court were from noble families, and were elected through the Nine-Rank System. However, the actual officialdom was firmly in the hands of the major families and was almost monopolized.

Aristocratic families with deep roots can even control the court and sideline the emperor.

There is a saying that goes "The aristocratic family is permanent, but the emperor comes and goes", which is exactly what this era is about.

There would be intermarriages between aristocratic families, and they would help each other and have close relations. The emperor really had no way to eliminate this hidden danger for the time being.

However, most of the aristocratic families disdain to become emperors. With so much power in their hands, who would care about being a puppet emperor?

In previous China, it was not until the rise of the imperial examination system in the Sui Dynasty, coupled with economic development and advances in production technology, that the monopoly of aristocratic families was gradually broken, children from poor families had the opportunity to enter officialdom, and the power of aristocratic families gradually disintegrated.

So, the imperial examination was really a great innovation.

The election of officials in this era placed great emphasis on reputation. Over time, everyone cared a lot about their reputation, especially those from aristocratic families.

Although men and women can have contact and express their love to each other before marriage, it is all done in private and as long as they know it, noble families attach great importance to chastity before marriage. Although losing virginity before marriage will not result in the death penalty like in the Ming and Qing dynasties, it will bring shame to the family if a child is accidentally conceived.

The common people didn't pay much attention to these things. In this era, many slaves and common people didn't even have a surname, just a randomly chosen name. It was difficult for them to have enough food and clothing, so how could they be as particular as the gentry?