Chapter 731: Engagement (3)_1
Second Lady Wang’s face was brimming with a smile as radiant as a flower, "Wuchang Duke just came to propose himself, asking for you to be his wife! Oh Sister Qiu, you are truly blessed!" Lady Wang’s eyes danced with delight, genuinely happy for the prospect of forming this marital connection for the Duke An’s Mansion.
Third Madam, Lady Dai, was also grinning from ear to ear as she congratulated Du Wanqiu, "Congratulations Sister Qiu, the old master has already agreed to this marriage proposal. Soon, our mansion will have a First-class Madame... Ah, oh my, Sister Qiu, what’s wrong with you..."
Upon hearing ’the old master has already agreed to this marriage proposal’, Du Wanqiu felt her head buzzing, as if she had been struck, her vision went black, and she was unconscious...
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As the sun began to decline in the west, the sunset dyed the sky red as rouge, and in the courtyard of the villa, Cai Wei sat under a fruit tree, chatting leisurely with Old Lady Zhang.
The old woman was very interested in Cai Wei’s adventure of survival after being captured by a tiger. She meticulously asked about her escape process, finally concluding that the reason Cai Wei survived this great danger was because she was kind-hearted and had accumulated a lot of good deeds. She then turned to her young grandchildren gathered around her, telling them, "In future, you all should learn from our young lady, do good deeds, accumulate virtue, then you’ll have your blessings in the future."
The children didn’t know what blessings were, nor were they interested. They were more captivated by the beautiful sister sitting there, straight out of a painting, who had dazzled their eyes.
"Sister, you are so pretty, even prettier than Sister Xiu’er!"