The two took their seats. Yang Minghao served tea, and Yang Zhengshan began chatting with Zhao Yuan.
"Actually, there's something I've been very curious about."
"What is it?"
"General Zhou hasn't married?"
This question had been bottled up in Yang Zhengshan's heart for a long time. The flames of gossip had practically burned their way to the top of his skull.
Unfortunately, he truly did not know who he could discuss it with, so he could only keep it buried inside. Today, he finally had a chance to chat with Zhao Yuan, and he could not help asking.
Hearing the question, Zhao Yuan shuddered all over. He hurriedly looked around in every direction, and only relaxed slightly after seeing that there was no one else in the study.
"Brother Zhengshan, you mustn't speak carelessly about this in front of others."
Seeing how nervous he was, Yang Zhengshan quickly nodded.
"General Zhou has never been married, but she has been betrothed twice!"
Zhao Yuan let out a long sigh and continued, "General Zhou is also someone with a bitter fate. She was betrothed twice, and both fiancés died before the wedding."
"It is widely rumored in the Capital that General Zhou is fated to bring death to husbands. This has become a taboo in the Duke's Mansion, so Brother Zhengshan, do not mention it before General Zhou!"
Bring death to husbands!
Yang Zhengshan froze.
He had considered several possibilities. Perhaps Zhou Lan was a widow, or perhaps she was already married and merely had family in the Capital.
But he had never imagined that Zhou Lan was supposedly fatal to her husbands.
Naturally, he did not believe such nonsense. He could only say that Zhou Lan had been unlucky enough to encounter two short-lived fiancés.
"So that's how it is!"
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