Yao Qianshu laughed heartily, chuckling as he said:
"Since Wanwan doesn't like Zhu Wushuang, I've come to stir things up."
Will she be happy to go back?
Does that mean they'll teach me how to awaken my spiritual roots?
The more Yao Qianshu thought about it, the happier he became.
"Quick, Sister Chu, I'll go in and be your witness."
"I heard that Zhu Qingfeng has violent tendencies just like Lin Shixuan. If you marry him, you'll be beaten to death." He had heard Lin Chang'an mention this several times already.
"Who told you that?"
Zhu Qingfeng appears gentle and refined, a perfect man, so how could he be violent?
“I heard it from my classmate. He said he saw him beat his servant, and the servant didn’t dare to say a word.”
Chu Zisheng snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "Just by looking at him, I can tell he's putting on an act. I bet he's only pretending to marry my sister. Otherwise, how could he have fooled my parents so easily?"
Chu Qianxue pondered.
"Ah Xue, Zi Sheng, weren't you going to watch the horse parade? Why are you back so soon?"
"Oh, Young Master Yao is here too."
Chu Zisheng, in his haste and impulsiveness, shouted, "Mother, don't marry my sister off to the Zhu family..."
Yao Qianshu, harboring wicked intentions, tightly covered Chu Zisheng's mouth and whispered in his ear:
"What kind of talk do you have? Do you think your mother would believe you?"
"Pretend to be disabled. Your parents are on a pirate ship, and if they want to get off, they'll have to see the truth."
Chu Zisheng glanced gratefully at Yao Qianshu and nodded vigorously, "Mmm..."
"What are you saying?" This wasn't the first time Madam Chu had heard her son say such things. This time, she stepped down from the stairs and grabbed Chu Zisheng's ear. "You brat, are you asking for a beating? Does your sister never want to get married?"
"That Zhu family man's mother has seen him several times; he's a trustworthy person. Do you really want to ruin your sister's happiness and make her an old maid, lonely and miserable for the rest of her life?"
"Look at that Prime Minister Jiang..."
"Oh, Mom, please let go! My legs hurt, and my bottom hurts too..."
Madam Chu was taken aback for a moment, then said anxiously, "Oh, why does your leg hurt? What's wrong?"
Yao Qianshu: "Aunt Chu, it was when we were parading through the streets that Sister Zhu came over and pushed Zisheng and Sister Qianxue."
"Zisheng's leg hurt a lot, and he came back crying."
"Sister Zhu also said that Sister Qianxue will marry into the Zhu family in the future. She said that Brother Zisheng is an outsider. If Sister Qianxue protects him, it will be the same as offending the Zhu family. She will not have a good ending in the future. After the wedding, she will have Brother Qingfeng beat Sister Qianxue to death."
Madam Chu was suddenly taken aback.
The Zhu family actually said that?
Seeing this, Chu Zisheng pinched himself hard and cried, "Mother, I told you long ago that the Zhu family are not good people, but you didn't believe me."
"Look at them now, bullying me. They're trying to drive a wedge between me and my sister."
"You only have two children, my sister and me. If my sister really marries into the Zhu family, and is tortured to death by them, can you bear to see your child die?"
“My sister has been learning the ways of the inner quarters of the household all these years, mastering all the virtues of women and needlework. She is destined to be a mistress of the house, not to jump into a sea of fire.”
"If Zhu Wushuang dares to beat us up in the street today, who knows how she will treat us in the future?"
"Oh, by the way, I heard that the Zhu family's son has a terrible temper, but he's just putting on an act in front of us."
Just then, Lord Chu heard the arguing in the front hall and happened to come out of the house.
The man, dressed in a proper gray-blue robe, walked up to the group and said gently, "What's going on here? Why are you making such a racket?"
When Chu Zisheng saw his father come out, he cried and said, "Father, you're probably going to be childless..."
Lord Chu was taken aback and immediately said, "You brat, what nonsense are you spouting? With your father here, who would dare to touch you?"
Chu Zisheng pulled up his trouser leg, revealing his knee, which was rubbed red and bruised.
"The Zhu family, the Zhu family has already made a move against me."
"Look, my son is in so much pain."
Yao Qianshu: I never expected you to be like this, Chu Zisheng, at home!!!
Fortunately, he was afraid of not performing well, so he gave up watching the horse parade and came here.
Lord Chu stared wide-eyed at the shocking wound on Chu Zisheng's knee, with a trace of blood still visible.
"What's going on? Why are they doing this to you?"
"The Zhu family is about to come and propose marriage, how could they possibly harm you?"
With tears in her eyes, Chu Qianxue said, "Father, really, I don't want to marry into the Zhu family. The Zhu family is not suitable for me."
Madam Chu repeated what Yao Qianshu had just said to Lord Chu.
Lord Chu's face grew increasingly ashen as he listened, eventually turning completely black.
"Smack!"
He slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground and said angrily:
"The Zhu family is bullying us!"
"Relying on having a capable son, he actually resorted to such insidious means behind the scenes."
"This matter is not over yet!!!"
Then, he glanced at Yao Qianshu, who was holding his hand, and said gratefully:
"Young Master Yao, I thank you very much. I will definitely come to express my gratitude in person another day. However, I am busy with matters at home today and cannot entertain you. How about I have Zisheng invite you to my home as a guest another day?"
Yao Qianshu couldn't be happier.
He smiled and said, "Perfect timing, Uncle Chu, I need to go see the horse parade. You two go ahead with your business."
"Okay, okay."
Lord Chu forced a smile as he saw Yao Qianshu out, but his face immediately fell after Yao Qianshu left.
"Let's go to the Zhu family and demand an explanation!!"
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