The old man puffed away, puff, puff, and fell silent for a while. "Qiao'er, you... what exactly are you thinking?"
Before Su Qiao could speak, he sighed again. "Our Old Su Family may be a little poor, but we'd never sell a daughter for glory. It's just that that lord..."
The old man's face was filled with worry.
"That lord has far too much power. If he really wants to take you to the capital, Grandpa... Grandpa won't be able to do anything!"
There was still a whole family for him to care for. He couldn't abandon them, but he couldn't bear to sacrifice his eldest granddaughter either.
"If... if that lord were a normal man, I, your grandpa, would grit my teeth and tell you to accept your fate. But... but he just happens to..."
The Old Su Family had never had a rule of sending their descendants to be concubines. However, if the other party's power reached the heavens, an arm still couldn't twist a thigh.
They could only accept their fate.
But this situation wasn't merely about becoming a concubine. The other party wasn't even a normal man, and couldn't leave behind any descendants.
His good granddaughter—if she truly followed him, wouldn't that ruin her whole life?
The more the old man thought about it, the more distressed he became. "Sigh! This matter really is giving Grandpa a headache."
Su Qiao scratched her head, feeling conflicted as well.
She didn't know how to explain this matter to the old man.
She hadn't even asked about Feng Han's true identity. As for the fact that he wasn't a eunuch, she couldn't tell him either.
After all, this concerned far too much. She was afraid that the old man might accidentally let it slip, or reveal it under unavoidable