Chapter 74.1
Old General Mu and Mu YingYi’s reputations were originally high . Née Liu was also a titled second-rank furen . There were already lots of people currying favor with them . With the addition of Zi You being so outstanding, those greeting and talking to Née Liu increased .
Of course, Née Liu immediately introduced Zi You to noble furens and xiaojies .
Zi You was courteous and thoughtful . With a quiet and dignified smile on her face, she answered everyone’s questions calmly, in a neither servile nor overbearing tone .
She originally had a sweet voice . Now that she was speaking, she attracted even more attention . For a time, several furens inquired from Née Liu whether Zi You was betrothed .
Great Yan’s Jingdu and Dongdu dialects were hard to listen to .
Zi You’s mother could speak Indian, Chinese, and other Nanjiang dialects . Zi You learned from her mother when she was young . Although she was not fluent in the dialects spoken by the Nanjiang ethnic groups, but understanding them was not a problem .
As for Chinese and Indian, she spoke very well, like her mother . Her speech pattern was learned from her mother . Her mother told her what was the best easiest and best intonation .
So Zi You grew up speaking Chinese and not eastern dialects .
Zi You was so outstanding that several furens were paying attention to her . Duke Yongnan furen was anxious .
Because after her husband went to the General’s Manor as a guest, he returned full of praise for Zi You . Her son also made noise several times that he wanted to go to the General’s Manor to propose marriage .
Duke Yongnan furen was conflicted over Zi You’s glamorous appearance . She thought the saying “an ugly wife is a treasure at home” made a lot of sense . Marrying a wife meant marrying virtuousness . Why did he need such a beautiful wife?
So when her son made a fuss, she once said, “Marrying such a beautiful wife, are we’re going to pray to her like a Bodhisattva? Being virtuous is good . Mother won’t oppose no matter how beautiful your concubines look in the future . ”
However, her son jumped up and shouted, “Son only wants You’er . Son won’t marry if it’s not her!”
Duke Yongnan also told her, “A woman’s insight is indeed short . Zi You is Old General Mu’s most treasured granddaughter . Ignoring other things, based on Old General Mu’s character and prestige, could the granddaughter he brought up not be virtuous? Besides, you want my Zhao family’s Di grandson and Di granddaughter to not look outstanding? Muddleheaded!”
After her husband and son said that, Duke Yongnan furen had a change of heart . She decided to have Zi You as her daughter-in-law .
However, before she had time to mention a marriage proposal, her daughter-in-law was stared at by so many people . How could she not be nervous?
Duke Yongnan furen immediately went over to separate the crowd . She grabbed Zi You’s hand and pretended to smile intimately at her . She said, “You’er, why don’t you come over to play? You and Xiang’er are so familiar with each other . Or you want Aunt to send you an invitation?”
These words made people think . Zi You and my son were so familiar with each other that she didn’t need an invitation to visit . Just think, how good was their relationship?
Née Liu immediately was unhappy . She was about to speak but saw Zi You calmly and slowly withdrew her hand from Duke Yongnan furen . She smiled, “Aunt, did Shizi [heir to noble title] have a fever after he fell into the water? You’er doesn’t know if her medicine worked . You didn’t return so he must be recovered . Aunt, please tell Shizi to not play by the edge of the pond . It’s very dangerous . Fortunately, You’er came upon him at the General’s Manor that day . Otherwise, how dangerous it would have been! Ah!”