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

Chapter 674

The next morning, Lin Yao styled her hair into a noblewoman's bun, no longer the long hair of a young girl. Yun Jin, on the other hand, did not have such concerns. As a general, she had always tied her hair up. As a general, she naturally did not need to wear a woman's bun like an ordinary woman.

Even so, Yun Jin still styled her hair in a married woman's bun at home. Yun Jin's long-cherished wish was to marry Zhou Chu. In fact, everything Yun Jin did from the beginning was to keep up with Zhou Chu's pace. Therefore, the identity of Mrs. Zhou was more important to Yun Jin than any other identity.

As the saying goes, she clearly distinguishes between public and private matters. At home, she wears a woman's hairstyle, but when leading troops into battle, she does something else entirely.

Tang Bohu and Yunniang, as the officiants of Zhou Chu's wedding and also as Zhou Chu's parents, were staying at the Zhou residence, waiting for Yun Jin and Lin Yao to serve tea, which was a custom for the day after the wedding.

Zhou Chu led the two to the back hall, where Tang Bohu and his wife were already sitting. Upon seeing the three arrive, Tang Bohu, who had been so carefree, sat up straight and became serious.

Yun Jin and Lin Yao took turns serving tea to the two of them, while Tang Bohu and Yun Niang each gave them a red envelope.

"Weighing Instrument, I have been waiting for this day for so long. Before, I could only worry and dared not urge you. Now that I see you have achieved your goal, I am so happy."

Tang Bohu said with a big smile.

"Yes, your teacher often talked to me about when Hengqi would get married, saying he's not young anymore."

Yunniang, standing to the side, covered her mouth and laughed.

"I am ashamed, and I am sorry that you have to remember me."

Zhou Chu bowed and said.

"You two should hurry up and have two big, healthy boys, or girls too. It's good to have children as early as possible."

Yunniang held Yun Jin and Lin Yao's hands and said.

These words made Yun Jin and the other woman blush instantly.

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Zhou Chu's wedding was a grand affair, and even after many days, the people of the capital were still talking about it with great interest. Whenever the Zhou family's wedding was mentioned, there were always endless topics to discuss, such as seeing some important figure. Then someone would immediately come out and refute, saying, "What kind of important figure was that? Do you know who I saw?"

This topic has been discussed for a long time, and even newly published folk tales about Zhou Chu include scenes of Zhou Chu's wedding.

Another month passed, and just as the Zhenwu Hall was about to be completed, Champa, a small country to the south of Annam, sent an envoy to the capital.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the Toungoo Dynasty has gone mad. They have amassed an army and are attacking my Champa. I beg Your Majesty the Emperor to uphold justice for my Champa."

In the court, the Champa envoy spoke with utmost respect.

The Champa envoys came with great sincerity, sending boxes of jade and jewels to the capital as if they were free.

Clearly, Champa was in a very critical situation, otherwise the Champa envoy would not have been in such a hurry.

"The Toungoo Dynasty?"

Upon hearing this name, Zhou Chu, who was in the imperial court, thought about it carefully and finally remembered some history about Southeast Asia. According to the original history, shouldn't the Toungoo Dynasty have started to expand after Mang Rui Ti ascended the throne three years later?

However, Zhou Chu had no doubts about this. After all, the history he knew differed from the real history. Now, there were less than three years left before Mang Ruiti took over the throne. It was understandable that Mang Ruiti would seize power and begin to expand his territory ahead of schedule.

It must be said that people of this era were truly fierce. On the grasslands, there was Altan Khan, who led his men to attack the Ming Dynasty at the age of thirteen or fourteen. In Southeast Asia, there was Mang Rui Ti, who was ambitious at the age of twelve or thirteen.

Hearing this, Xia Yan cursed the Dongyu Dynasty inwardly, thinking that it was too impatient and that if it attracted the attention of the Ming Dynasty, it would be suppressed in an instant.