A lump formed in Ji Huan's throat.
She didn't entirely believe Mrs. Meng. Given Song Jing's character, there was no way he would be pursuing someone else while also coming to confess his feelings for her.
But the Academic Administrator's daughter likely did exist, and her admiration for Song Jing was probably real, too.
Mrs. Meng glanced at her, the lines around her mouth deepening slightly.
"While our family isn't one to curry favor with the powerful and look down on the humble, it's hard to refuse the ardent affection of a fourth-rank official's daughter. To be frank, a young lady from a prestigious family, with her looks and character, is a natural match for my Jing'er. If Jing'er were to become the Academic Administrator's son-in-law, his future career as an official would be smooth sailing... And these are things the daughter of a farming family could never give him."
"Those things..." Ji Huan started to speak, but her voice came out raspy.
