If you are not qualified, who is
The Madam's words made Wu burst into tears. She turned her back to wipe the tears that had fallen, and then turned back, trying to remain calm and smiling at the Zhu family: "Since the Madam and the Duke don't mind, I will arrange this marriage for Ah Shou. He and Yingying love each other, and now it has finally come to fruition."
Logically, when elders are discussing marriage, the parties involved should at least step aside, but Zhu Ying stood beside the old lady with a smile on her face, showing no intention of leaving. Even Zhu Jing, who always indulged her, felt a little embarrassed, but his frequent sidelong glances did not make her feel like she was about to become a daughter-in-law, so he could only cough.
"Yingying, go check on your eldest and second brothers!"
"What's so good about this? At most, the eldest brother is taking the second brother to practice martial arts and give him a good 'teach'!" Zhu Ying emphasized the word 'teach' and then said nonchalantly, "Dad, you promised me before that you would not hide anything from me as long as it is about me! In this case, I want to hear what you decide, isn't it okay?"
Jiu Niang noticed that Zhu Ying was lying on her shoulders from behind with a smile while she was talking. She could only helplessly say, "Yingying, you are a child, don't you know how to be reserved? It's because your Aunt Wu and Ah Shou are indulging you!"
"That's why I like Shou and Aunt Wu!" Zhu Ying chuckled and said without any shyness, "I can speak directly to what I want to say. I don't have to keep it in my heart, nor do I have to test their thoughts and do things carefully. I have always been like this at home! If I have to be cautious after getting married, then why should I get married? I might as well live with grandma and you, my parents, for the rest of my life!"
"What nonsense!" This time, even the lady couldn't help but laugh and scold, "According to what you said, all those rich girls in the world who are pampered in their parents' homes should not get married!"
"So I said I was lucky to meet Ah Shou and Aunt Wu!" Zhu Ying blinked at Wu, her face full of pride.
Facing that beautiful face, Wu couldn't help but laugh and nodded repeatedly: "Yingying is right. We are all family. We should live in harmony and speak our minds. Why do we need to be cautious and test each other? Duke, Madam, Madam, to be honest, I really like Yingying. I have liked her since she first came to Rongshui Village, even more than Ah Shou."
Zhu Ying was not angry at all at this statement. Instead, she was so happy that she put her head on Jiu Niang's shoulder.
"Yes, I felt it at that time! Ah Shou really disliked me at that time. When he was with me, he was more helpless. He often kept a distance for unknown reasons, let me eat alone, and didn't take me with him when he went out. Finally, when he saw the sun was shining, he remembered to ask someone to bring me an oil-paper umbrella. If it weren't for you, Aunt Wu, who helped me, he might have sent me back home..."
Even Madam Tai and Jiu Niang only knew that Zhu Ying unexpectedly held Zhang Shou hostage when they first met. As for what happened during the time when Zhu Ying stayed alone in Rongshui Village before the maid sent by Duke Zhao's mansion left, they didn't know much. So now that they heard these little details, not to mention Zhu Jing, they were all a little curious, but at the same time, they were a little surprised.