The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 666

"Zhan Yue has been waiting for this day for countless years. Over the years, she has pleaded with me many times about this matter. Now I can say that I have fulfilled her wish."

Jiajing looked at Zhou Chu, then at Lin Yao beside him, and smiled.

Zhan Yue is Lin Yao's courtesy name.

"His Majesty!"

Hearing this, Lin Yao felt a little embarrassed and couldn't help but act coquettishly.

"It's alright, there are no outsiders here. You're suddenly feeling embarrassed now? Weren't you the one who was always running to the palace back then? What did His Majesty say wrong?"

Princess Deqing rolled her eyes at Lin Yao.

After Princess Deqing finished speaking, she looked at Zhou Chu.

"I'm not saying this to belittle Zhan Yue. What mother doesn't want her children to have a good life? I know Heng Qi and I know he won't mistreat Zhan Yue in the future. This girl has been thinking about Heng Qi all these years, and I won't hide that from you. Not only her, but after I met Heng Qi, I looked down on all the young masters in the capital. I always felt that Heng Qi was the right match for Zhan Yue. Now, my long-cherished wish has been fulfilled."

"It's fortunate that the master agreed to this marriage, otherwise Zhan Yue would be an old maid by now."

As Lin Yao's older brother, Lin Lu not only didn't speak up for Lin Yao, but also undermined her.

Princess Deqing's words to Lin Lu were simply an attempt to lower her stance. To still try to maintain a certain posture in front of Zhou Chu at this time would undoubtedly be a very foolish thing to do.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yao couldn't help but glare at her older brother, signaling Lin Lu to shut up.

Lin Lu acted as if she hadn't seen anything, and continued to talk on and on about Lin Yao's embarrassing past, making Lin Yao stomp her feet in frustration.

"Zhixin, go and see how the engagement banquet preparations are going."

Seeing that Lin Lu was getting more and more excited as he spoke, Princess Deqing interrupted him in time. If he continued like this, what would become of her daughter's image? Although she should keep a low profile, she couldn't just say everything.

Clearly, Lin Lu had always considered herself Zhou Chu's subordinate, which is why she wanted to confide in Zhou Chu now.

Upon hearing this, Lin Lu was about to say something when his wife stepped on his foot, which startled Lin Lu, making him realize that he had said too much. He quickly turned around and left.

Jiajing watched Lin Lu leave and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His cousin was good in every way, simple-minded, loyal to him, and his ability to lead troops was among the best in the Ming Dynasty. The only problem was that his emotional intelligence was a little low. It couldn't be said that he had low emotional intelligence; it was just that he had never thought of hiding anything from Zhou Chu, after all, he had studied military strategy with Zhou Chu for a long time.

Lin Lu had always considered himself Zhou Chu's subordinate, a fact that Jiajing admired. However, Lin Lu's outburst just now made Jiajing a little nervous, and he wished he could shut him up.

I went through so much trouble to bring this marriage together, and now you're ruining it with your words.

Zhou Chu had always known about Lin Yao's personality. In Zhou Chu's opinion, what Lin Lu said were all harmless little things. However, in this era, girls should stay in their boudoirs, embroider, and read books. People like Lin Yao were rare.

Zhou Chu didn't see anything wrong with these things. They were just a bit lively. Compared to the submissive women of this era, Zhou Chu preferred women like Yun Jin and Lin Yao.

"Brother Zhou, don't listen to my brother's nonsense."

Lin Yao blushed and explained.

“He didn’t say anything serious. Those sheltered young ladies who never leave their homes are not to my liking.”

Zhou Chu smiled.

Princess Deqing and Lin Yao's eyes lit up when they heard this.

“I always knew Hengqi was different from ordinary people. Yun Jin’s ability to lead troops was all taught by Hengqi. If Hengqi liked weak women, why would he teach Yun Jin these things?”