Guagua paused, then continued:
[Oh, right. Besides ordinary commoners, quite a few wealthy people and officials' families came to propose. They wanted to bring Guan Qiaoqiao into their households.
To them, Guan Qiaoqiao's status was too low for her to be a principal wife, but she would do as a concubine!
But Guan Qiaoqiao rejected them all!
A concubine-what was that? In those grand, walled estates, she would be nothing but a plaything, someone they could beat, abuse, or kill at will.
Didn't everyone say it was better to be a poor man's wife than a rich man's concubine?
Guan Qiaoqiao had never even considered becoming anyone's concubine!]
In the video, several wealthy merchants and officials' families sent people to the Guan Family to say they wanted to take Guan Qiaoqiao as a concubine. The Guan Family refused them all.
This was right beneath the emperor's nose, so no one dared forcibly abduct Guan Qiaoqiao into their residence!
Song Yaoyao said in agreement:
[Yes, I agree with the Guan Family's thinking.
There are too many sinister dealings behind the gates of those grand estates. Anyone without the cunning to navigate them should stay away. If they lost their life one day, they wouldn't even have anywhere to seek justice.]
Guagua: [You're right, Host. A simple-hearted girl like Guan Qiaoqiao really isn't suited to a life of scheming in the inner household.
Let me pick up where I left off.
Among those seeking Guan Qiaoqiao's hand was a young master from an official's family named Lei Yaozu.
Lei Yaozu was an ignorant, unaccomplished official's son. His father was a Ministry of Justice Vice Director of the Subordinate Sixth Rank.
Lei Yaozu had set his sights on Guan Qiaoqiao long ago and wanted to bring her into his household.
Lei Yaozu was