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

Chapter 663

For example, women shouldn't be confined to the inner quarters; they should have their own world. For example, Zhou Chu has been teaching Yun Jin military strategy. Zhou Chu's various actions made Sun Jiaojiao clearly feel that this boy, who was a few years younger than her, treated her differently from others.

At the time, Sun Jiaojiao really liked Zhou Chu's attitude, but she was young then and couldn't understand why she liked him. Now that she's older, she's finally figured it out.

That's because Zhou Chu never intended to confine them to the inner quarters. So later, Zhou Chu asked them to partner with him to open the Drunken Immortal Pavilion. The Drunken Immortal Pavilion was their greatest asset after marriage. Even after they got married, they held shares in the Drunken Immortal Pavilion and a lot of money, and their entire husband's family had to be subservient to them.

Sun Jiaojiao and Han Yuan'er both knew very well that it was because they met Zhou Chu that their fates had changed so much. Otherwise, their fathers would not be in their current positions, and they would not be in charge of their husbands' families as they are now.

"I didn't have Ruoxi's courage back then."

Sun Jiaojiao murmured.

"Who could have that? If Ruoxi hadn't lost her family, she probably would have married someone long ago. The massacre of the Chu family made Ruoxi carefree."

Han Yuan'er smiled.

"Yes, who could have that? After all, we're not county princesses."

Sun Jiaojiao sighed.

After riding his horse around the capital, Zhou Chu arrived at the gate of the Lu family mansion. This time, Zhou Chu asked Tang Bohu and his wife to act as his elders when he proposed marriage, and Tang Bohu naturally agreed.

After all, both Zhou Chu and Yun Jin were his students. Given his relationship with Princess Deqing, Lin Yao could be considered his junior. No one was more suitable than him.

Zhou Chu's engagement actually combined the betrothal ceremony and the presentation of betrothal gifts. Generally, the betrothal ceremony is done first, which involves sending a betrothal letter, also known as a marriage certificate, along with small betrothal gifts. The presentation of betrothal gifts is equivalent to the formal betrothal ceremony in later generations.

There are quite a few people like Zhou Chu who combine small and large gifts into one, which is perfectly in accordance with the rules.

As boxes of gifts of all sizes were carried into the Lu residence, Madam Yang and Lu Song couldn't stop smiling. They were not happy about the dowry, but that their daughter had finally married Heng Qi. They had been looking forward to this day for many years, and now it had finally arrived.

"You better treat Yun Jin well from now on, or I won't let you off the hook."

Tang Bohu, acting as the elder on Zhou Chu's side, laughed and scolded.

These words were spoken to Mr. and Mrs. Lu Song.

"We know Hengqi better than anyone else what kind of person he is. He would never mistreat Yun Jin. When are you two planning to have a child?"

Yang held Yun Jin's hand and looked at Zhou Chu, asking a question.

This question made Yun Jin blush again.

"Mother, we're not married yet."

Yun Jin said, embarrassed and annoyed.

"They're already engaged, and the wedding is just next month. Naturally, having children should be on the agenda. What's there to be ashamed of?"

Yang said confidently.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, Jiajing wanted Zhou Chu to get married as soon as possible. Lady Yang and Princess Deqing shared the same idea. After discussing it, they consulted someone to calculate an auspicious day and set the wedding date for the following month.

Normally, after an engagement, people would wait for half a year or even a year or two before getting married. But Zhou Chu's situation was different from that of ordinary people. Lin Yao was already over twenty and Yun Jin was eighteen. Neither family could afford to wait any longer, and they were afraid that something might happen if they waited any longer. In order to avoid any unforeseen complications, they decided to cut their losses quickly.

"That's right, you should have a child while you're still young."

Yunniang chimed in from the side.

"So lively?"

A voice rang out, and Jiajing, dressed in ordinary clothes, appeared in everyone's sight.

As the emperor, Jiajing wanted to personally witness Zhou Chu's engagement process, but it would be inappropriate for him to appear as the emperor. So he changed into a Taoist robe and, along with Huang Jin and others, went to the Lu family.