Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 520 Love
Zhu Shenzhui thought about it and felt that what Zhang said was right. His daughter had grown up and it was no longer appropriate to keep her. Even if he loved Qiao'er very much, Qiao'er would eventually get married.

However, Zhu Shencui had no control over other daughters of royal family, but he must not be hasty in marrying Qiao'er. Marriage is a big matter that must be handled with caution. If he chose the wrong person, it would not only not be a good thing, but would push Qiao'er into the fire pit.

You have to know that this era was very traditional, and the concept of the three obediences and four virtues for women was deeply rooted, and even children of royal families could not avoid it.

Not to mention that Qiao'er is just an ordinary princess of the royal family. Even among the princesses of the emperor's family, how many of them can marry happily?

Our ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang was awesome, wasn't he? He expelled the Northern Yuan Dynasty and founded the Ming Dynasty. During his reign, he killed countless people. However, the princes-in-law that his princesses married were either losers or scumbags, and some were even domestic violence men. Many princesses died of depression or died early due to marital discord. Only a handful of them had truly happy marriages and harmonious families.

Even the princesses of the founding emperors were like this, not to mention the daughters of the later emperors. Compared with those princesses, the situation of the daughters of the royal family was better, but it was only slightly better. Didn’t someone in later generations say that a woman’s marriage is like a woman’s second reincarnation. If she is reborn well, this life will be good, but if she is reborn badly, this life will be ruined.

Moreover, in this era, if a woman was unhappy in her marriage, it would be impossible for her to divorce. Although the Ming Dynasty had laws for divorce, in this era of male dominance and female inferiority, once a woman made these choices, it was no different from being dead.

The Zhu family is a low-level royal family. Apart from their royal family status, there is not much difference between them and ordinary families. When Zhu Shenzhui's sister got married, her parents also took this into consideration, so after much selection, they finally chose Zhou Anmin, who knew her well.

After Zhou Anmin married Zhu Xiuer, their marriage was considered happy. They supported each other through a difficult period. Now Zhou Anmin has held a high position as the head of the Shanxi Jinyiwei. It can be said that they have finally gotten what they wanted after all the hardships. It was precisely because of the good choice that Zhou Anmin and Zhu Xiuer had a deep relationship that they had a good marriage.

But how many men are there in the world like my brother-in-law Zhou Anmin? You can't judge a person by his appearance. If you choose a bad husband for Qiao'er, it will be a lifelong problem. Even if Zhu Shenzhu cuts this "son-in-law" into pieces in the future, there is no possibility of repentance once such a marriage is made. In any case, you must choose a man who satisfies you.

Faced with this question raised by his sister-in-law Zhang, Zhu Shenzhui did not hide anything and immediately expressed his thoughts.

Zhang nodded after hearing Zhu Shencui's explanation. She only had one daughter, so naturally she hoped that her daughter would have a happy marriage. As a mother, how could she push her daughter into a fire pit? But Zhang was a woman, and she didn't know how to choose. Generally speaking, such matters were handled by the man in charge of the family. He would ask someone to find a suitable candidate and then make the final decision. This was why Zhang turned to Zhu Shencui for help.

"As long as he's a good person and treats Qiao'er well, Qiao'er will be satisfied. Family background is not a problem. I've saved some money over the years, and I don't need to keep it as a woman. I'll give it all to Qiao'er as a dowry. As long as she has a happy marriage and a harmonious relationship with her husband, I'll be satisfied."

"That's true, sister-in-law. But don't worry about the dowry. Just keep what you have. Although Qiao'er is my niece, you know that I always treat her as my own daughter. I will arrange her dowry and will never let her down."

"this……."

"Listen to me, don't forget how Qiao'er called me when she was a child." Zhu Shenzhui said with a smile.

Zhang was slightly stunned before she understood. Her expression was very complicated, but also full of gratitude. She was even more fortunate that her daughter had such an uncle.

"I'll think about this carefully. If I have to choose, I have to choose well. This is a matter of life and death for my child."

"Then I'll leave it to you, uncle." Zhang felt relieved when she heard the promise and stood up and bowed to Zhu Shenzhui.

After sending Zhang away, Zhu Shenzhui thought carefully. He didn't expect that he would have to face the matter of arranging a marriage for Qiaoer just after returning yesterday. However, Zhang was right. Qiaoer was indeed not young anymore. It would not be appropriate to delay it any longer. This matter was indeed urgent.

On that day, Zhu Shenzhui and Xu Jingqiu discussed this matter privately, and Xu Jingqiu agreed with it, thinking that Zhang's concerns were right and Qiao'er's marriage could not be delayed any longer. However, how to find a good match for Qiao'er and what good candidates there were, Xu Jingqiu had no idea for a while. After discussing it, the two decided to find a good match through their surrounding relationships or directly ask the matchmaker. No matter what, they had to find a good match for Qiao'er.

The next day, Xu Jingqiu found Zhang and told her about their plan. Zhang was very happy to hear that. Xu Jingqiu suggested that they ask the matchmaker to find a candidate now, and the two women began to work on this matter. Zhu Shenzhu was not idle either. He went directly to Wang Rong and told Wang Rong and Wang Jinwu about his plan to find a match for Qiaoer. The two were very interested after hearing that, especially Wang Jinwu, who said that he knew a lot of people in the guard station and could find a suitable candidate in the guard station. He must find a suitable family for this cousin. A few days passed in a blink of an eye. Just when everyone in the family was busy with Qiaoer's marriage, Qiaoer went directly to Zhu Shenzhu.

At first, Zhu Shencui thought that Qiao'er was just a shy girl and was embarrassed to come secretly to inquire about the candidates. Unexpectedly, after meeting Zhu Shencui, Qiao'er actually told him directly that she was not willing to propose marriage in this way and did not like the young talents in the garrisons.

"Why? Do you think that being a military household is inappropriate? If so, how about your uncle finding you a scholar? A gentleman who is modest and elegant?"

"Uncle!" Qiao'er's face immediately turned red, and she was a little embarrassed by Zhu Shencui's teasing. She looked down on those scholars who were powerless. As a daughter of the clan, Qiao'er was brought up by Zhu Shencui since she was a child. Zhu Shencui was both literary and martial, especially martial arts. In addition, the relationship between them was deep. As a girl, Qiao'er had a little admiration for Zhu Shencui in addition to the relationship between father and daughter.

In Qiao'er's mind, she would look for someone like Zhu Shenzhui if she wanted to find a husband in the future. Even if she couldn't succeed, she would never look for those scholars who only knew the intricacies of the subject. And no one knew that Qiao'er actually had a lover. When Qiao'er said that she had a crush on a man, Zhu Shenzhui was very surprised and hurriedly asked her who she had a crush on.

"This man...this man...he...he is..." When the words came to her lips, Qiao'er's little face turned as red as an apple, but she couldn't say his name for a moment.

This made Zhu Shencui extremely anxious. Just as he was getting anxious, he looked at Qiao'er who was twirling the corners of her clothes with her hands and looking embarrassed. Suddenly, a light flashed in his mind, and Zhu Shencui suddenly thought of something.

"Qiao'er, the person you are talking about is not Wang Hai, right?"

When Zhu Shenzhui said this, Qiaoer's face turned even redder. She lowered her head and nodded shyly. Seeing this scene, Zhu Shenzhui finally confirmed that Qiaoer did have someone in her heart, and that person was Wang Hai.

No wonder Qiaoer looked behind her with anticipation when she came back, and felt a little disappointed when she learned that Wang Hai did not come back with her. So it turned out that Qiaoer had secretly fallen in love with Wang Hai. I don't know when this little girl had this feeling for Wang Hai, and I have been confused all the time.

"Between you and Wang Hai...?"

"No! Absolutely not!" Qiao Er said quickly: "I... I just secretly like him, and he never knew about it."

This sentence made Zhu Shenzhui feel relieved. It seemed that it was just Qiaoer's wishful thinking and Wang Hai didn't know about Qiaoer's feelings for him.

But when did Qiao'er fall in love with Wang Hai? This made Zhu Shenzhui a little strange, but when he thought about it carefully, after he brought Wang Hai back from Mongolia, Wang Hai first lived in Wangjia Village for a few days, and then lived in his own home.

At that time, Wang Hai was still a teenager, and Qiao'er was about the same age as the eldest brother, with a difference of about five or six years between them. Wang Hai was nominally Zhu Shenzhui's servant, and he always called Zhu Shenzhui his master, but in fact Zhu Shenzhui treated Wang Hai as his adopted son and disciple. He had been personally teaching Wang Hai and nurturing his growth for so many years. When it comes to his dedication to Wang Hai, even his own sons were slightly inferior to him. The relationship between the two was extremely deep.

Wang Hai lived up to Zhu Shenzhui's training and trust. He followed Zhu Shenzhui in the grasslands over the years and made great contributions to the achievements of the Tengger tribe. Wang Hai, who is now in his early twenties, can be said to be Zhu Shenzhui's most trusted and most important subordinate. Although he was born a slave, he is very talented, steady and reliable, and good at martial arts, riding and shooting. Now he is the general of the Tengger tribe, with a good status. There are many girls on the grassland who like Wang Hai and send him flirtations, but Wang Hai is not moved at all and never has any thoughts about men and women.

Sometimes Zhu Shenzhu even wondered if Wang Hai had no interest in relationships between men and women. He even joked with him about it. However, Wang Hai told Zhu Shenzhu that he was not uninterested, but he did not want to affect other things because of these things. This answer made Zhu Shenzhu laugh and cry. He knew that Wang Hai had been trying to prove himself because of his background, and he put Zhu Shenzhu's affairs first. As for other things, he had no idea at all.

Wang Hai and Qiao'er can be said to be childhood sweethearts. They grew up together. Although Wang Hai's attitude towards Qiao'er has always been that of a servant towards his young master, the shining points of Wang Hai, including his personality, will eventually attract a girl who is just beginning to fall in love.

In terms of ability, Wang Hai is not bad, and in terms of appearance, Wang Hai is also handsome. As for his humble origin, it is even less important. As the saying goes, heroes are not judged by their origins, and when Zhu Shenzhu took Wang Hai in, he gave him the status of a free man, but Wang Hai always regarded himself as a slave. Of course, in Wang Hai's eyes, Zhu Shenzhu is his only master. As for other people, even if he calls them mistress or little master, it is just a title, which cannot compare with the status of Zhu Shenzhu in his heart.

(End of this chapter)