Minister Zhang raised an eyebrow and said, "So, the first time Princess Ning left the house was when she got married?"
"Yes, back then Ning Wang wasn't the Emperor yet. He was a poor hunter from our village with no parents, no big house, and no one was willing to marry their daughter to him. My father thought Youyou couldn't survive any longer, so he married her off hoping to bring good fortune and even promised a hefty dowry! Oh, who would've thought he had such a status? If we had known, I... I would have..."
Gu Wu initially wanted to say that he would have married Erya to him, but upon seeing the crafty, somewhat sarcastic look on Minister Zhang's face, he swallowed his words and said instead, "We should have treated him better. Back then, living off hunting in the mountains wasn't easy; it was a tough life."
Minister Zhang naturally knew some of the reasons behind it. He paid no mind to what Gu Wu said about Jin Zijin, focusing instead on Gu Youyou.
