As the wife of the top ranking officer in the military, they would often be given pseudo military ranks because it would be more convenient for them to move around. For example, the wife of a general was always the rank of senior colonel. The wives of the three marshals would have the pseudo rank of major general or below.
After hearing herself be called ‘Major General Lan", the mistress had a sad look on her face. It seemed that this granddaughter of hers was still hating on her husband.
“Luofeng, don"t be angry. We can talk about it. Your grandmother is here. I will definitely make sure you"re not wronged.” The mistress bit her lip and said these words without hesitation. This time, she definitely wasn"t going to let her granddaughter, who had gone through countless difficulties, to be wronged again. She had enough of that.
She had endured time and time again for the sake of her husband"s ambition. However, a person still had their own temperaments and limits. Out of her five sons, four of them had similar temperaments with the First Marshal. To be honest, she had already prepared herself for when they would die on the battlefield. Thus, when reality hit, despite her being pained and sad, she would still be able to endure it. That was because she knew those were the paths her sons had chosen. They didn"t regret it. Even if she was very sad, she would still not be able to change their choices.
However, her fourth son wasn"t like them. Her fourth son was like her. He didn"t have the ambition to rise up to the top nor did he have any dream of becoming a hero of the Federation. He only wanted to be an average person who took care of his family wholeheartedly. That was why he fell in love with an average girl and lived a calm and peaceful life. However, her husband continued to force his ideals on him. He forced her fourth son to marry some other woman because of political reasons.
She didn"t expect that her fourth son, who was always mild-mannered, to have some fire in him. He wouldn"t marry that other woman no matter how much his father had beaten him. It was until she and her younger sister couldn"t continue and watch him get beaten anymore before they silently helped him escape him out of the Lan family.
Back then, she would rather not see her son than to see him get beaten to death by his father everyday.
She didn"t know that in order to continue on with the marriage, the two families meddled with the marriage database. They registered the other woman as the official wife of her fourth son and allowed her to marry into the Lan family. Her fourth son"s actual wife had only been actually registered as his wife after her fourth son begged the help of an imperial hacker.
There were even more disgusting events that happened later. She didn"t even want to talk about it. However, in the end, they cleaned it all up. The Lan family"s reputation wasn"t something such a commoner woman could trample on.
She originally thought her fourth son"s family could peacefully live their life after the whole debacle ended. Although she didn"t see them often, she still would go see them from time to time. The First Marshal knew about this, but he only turned a blind eye. This was why she could continue to endure him. However, she didn"t think that when war had begun, the First Marshal actually enlisted her fourth son into the war.
She was vehemently against it, but she didn"t know what the First Marshal said to her fourth son because he had actually agreed to the enlistment. Before leaving for war, he requested her to take care of his wife and daughter… He said he will definitely return and take in his wife and daughter into the Lan family officially.
When he said that, she actually looked forward to that future. However, in the end, she received the news of her son"s death. She was in great sorrow, her heart ached so much that she fell unconscious for a few days.
After she woke up, she tasked her youngest daughter to go find her fourth son"s wife and daughter. However, she received news that was even more agonizing. After receiving news of her fourth son"s death, his wife committed suicide on the same day. A crying Lan Luofeng, who still required weaning, was the only one left in the large house. On that day, she really wanted to rush out and bring Luofeng back home. However, that b*tch who held the official position of the wife of her fourth son wasn"t willing to accept Luofeng into the family. She even used her family"s influence to attempt to kill Luofeng.
Her youngest daughter desperately tried to keep Luofeng alive. From then on, she was no longer in good terms with that woman. She vowed to never marry and only planned on using her influence in the Lan family to protect the bloodline of the brother she loved the most.
The grandma was immensely distraught over her fourth son and her youngest daughter. All of her regret made her focus greatly on Lan Luofeng. It could be said that Lan Luofeng was definitely a person that no one could lay a hand on. This was why the First Marshal"s wife had erupted in anger and was determined to stand on Lan Luofeng"s side.
After Lan Luofeng heard her grandma"s words, her eyes shined brightly. However, she quickly calmed down.
“Major General Lan. I do indeed have a request,” Lan Luofeng went straight to the point. She came here hollering insults and making a scene not to let out her rage but because she had a goal in mind.
“Alright, you can say it.” The mistress gave an encouraging look to Lan Luofeng, signalling her to speak her mind freely. She was already prepared for it. She would agree to anything even if Lan Luofeng wanted a planet for herself.
“The position of the 23rd Division"s general must be appointed to my son, Ling Lan,” Lan Luofeng said calmly.
After hearing those words, the First Marshal, who had been silent the entire time, couldn"t hold it in anymore. He instantly screamed out angrily, “That"s absurd!”
“What do you mean absurd?” Lan Luofeng asked without backing down.
“That division is a part of the Federation, not something you own. You really think your son can take on his father"s mantle? That"s acting without sound reason,” snorted the First Marshal coldly.
“Heh, indeed, the 23rd Division doesn"t belong to Ling Xiao. However, I have a question that I would like the First Marshal to explain for me. What part of military regulations dicates that the first, second and third divisions should be under the control of the three marshals? The commander of the fourth and those after had also always been members from their families. So, why can"t the hero of the Federation receive the same treatment?” Lan Luofeng asked sharply.
“That had been the convention since the creation of the Federation,” said the First Marshal with a pale expression on his face.
“If that"s the case, then why can"t the 23rd Division have that same convention?” Lan Luofeng"s expression had a hint of mockery, coldness and charisma. There definitely wasn"t a single bit of weakness. Was this woman in front of him still that delicate little flower he remembered? The First Marshal was shocked.
“Luofeng!” The mistress suddenly covered her mouth with tears trickling down her face.
She actually saw a shadow of her fourth son"s stubbornness in Lan Luofeng. It was no different than the time when he went against his father in the past. As expected, Lan Luofeng was from the Lan family. The stubbornness in her blood was not any less than others in the family.
“It"s impossible. No one will agree to it.” The First Marshal felt that Lan Luofeng had gone insane. Did the death of Ling Xiao traumatize her that much to the point where she wasn"t able to think straight?
“How can you know without trying first?” asked Lan Luofeng.
“I won"t agree to it," replied the First Marshal.
“I don"t need you to agree. I just want you to not involve yourself in this.” Lan Luofeng smiled coldly. She originally didn"t plan on the First Marshal agreeing to her suggestion. If he were to accept it, then he wouldn"t be the First Marshal. She only hoped that the First Marshal would just not interfere with her suggestion.
“That will definitely not happen…” The First Marshal didn"t even think and instinctively refused the idea.