King Qi's funeral was finally completed, and Du Shichu had to return to the capital. Zhou Yizhu still wanted to find every opportunity to persuade her, but Du Shichu did not give him a chance and tried to avoid meeting him. If it was unavoidable, he would also bring officials or nuns sent by the emperor. When Zhou Yizhu saw the emperor's people around, he naturally did not dare to use those obviously untenable words to deceive her. Even though he was anxious in his heart, he had to I endured it, thinking that I couldn't coax her here in the palace, but I would always find an opportunity on the road after setting off.
So he followed Du Shichu and his party back to Beijing with such good hopes. When they settled at the inn, his hard work paid off, and Zhou Yizhu actually found an opportunity to meet Du Shichu alone.
"Cousin, it turns out you are really here, how great it is!" Zhou Yizhu pretended to accidentally discover Du Shichu admiring the scenery behind the station, and walked in with "surprise".
Du Shichu nodded to him and said, "Cousin Zhou is here too."
"Cousin, you have lost a lot of weight recently and your face is extremely pale. My cousin is very fond of you. You should be more open-minded..." Zhou Yizhu looked at Du Shichu with a distressed look on his face and his eyes were extremely concerned. If it was the original owner, he would have been moved by him long ago, but in Du Shichu's eyes now, he only saw his hypocrisy.
"Cousin, don't worry. I've already thought about it a lot. Although I'm very reluctant to leave my father, I know he only wants me to live well. I will take good care of myself." Du Shichu also said hypocritically. Made some remarks.
Zhou Yizhu looked at her carefully and found that her eyes were indeed less sad and more relieved. He thought to himself that this cousin was too easy to think about, and he wanted to take the opportunity to untie her more. Show concern for her when she is most sad, helpless and in need of support, and why worry about her not leaning towards you?
But now there was no need for him to express his concern. She had just walked out on her own. Zhou Yizhu felt at a loss as if something was unexpected, but when he thought of the meaning behind his cousin's death, he immediately strengthened his mind, and more importantly To please her and coax her to go according to her plan.
Then Zhou Yizhu said as if casually: "Speaking of which, my mother and Princess Qi played together when they were children. My mother said that your mother-in-law liked to eat lotus leaf cake when she was a child, and my mother once made it for her... Although they gradually reduced their contact after getting married, the friendship between them as children has always remained unchanged. A few years ago, my mother was so sad that she became seriously ill after hearing that the princess passed away due to illness. Now that your father has passed away again, I I don’t know how worried my mother is about you. She asked me to come as soon as she heard the news, for fear that you would have no one to rely on..."
Zhou Yizhu talked about the deep friendship between his mother and Princess Qi, and also showed his mother's concern for Du Shichu. However, in fact, the original owner's mother-in-law had nothing to do with Zhou Yizhu's mother when they were young. Friendship is just a kinship relationship that we met a few times when we were young.
If the original owner's mother had not married the King of Qi, if the original owner had not lost both parents but was of high status, and the Zhou family thought it was profitable, would Zhou Yizhu appear? It is said that if there is no profit, you can't afford to be early. This is the case with the Zhou family. It is really shameless to deceive the little girl's feelings in the name of family members.
Du Shichu turned his head and said calmly: "Oh? But my mother-in-law never mentioned to me that she had a close aunt. It seems that the relationship between them is not as close as you said. Also Yes, I will not have anyone to rely on, and the Emperor is my biggest supporter."
When Zhou Yizhu heard what she said, his face suddenly stiffened and he opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say. He didn't expect that Du Shichu didn't follow his ideas at all and didn't believe him...
But he was a thick-skinned one after all. He laughed dryly and said, "I was wrong. Your Majesty is of course your biggest supporter. It's just that Your Majesty has so many things to do. Even if he cares about you, he can't always accompany you or comfort you. After all, Your Majesty still has a lot of things to rely on." There are many political matters to be done.
But my mother is different. She only needs to take care of the house. She still has a lot of free time and can spend more time with you. And I have several sisters. Don’t worry, my sisters are very gentle and well-behaved. They will definitely like you. You are such a beautiful and cute little cousin. They can do a lot of embroidery and play other little games. It will definitely be very happy for the older sisters and younger sisters to play together..."
Zhou Yizhu tried his best to use his mother and sisters to persuade Du Shichu to become curious and fond of their family, but Du Shichu only felt ironic after hearing this.
His sisters were not gentle and well-behaved at all. In the original owner's world, Zhou Yizhu's sisters were jealous and envious when they saw that the original owner had many precious and beautiful jewelry, so they coaxed and deceived them into taking away the original owner's jewelry. They walked a lot, and even coaxed the original owner to buy them all kinds of things, ranging from rare treasures to food and toys.
Occasionally, these sisters provoked the original owner and made the original owner sad. The original owner complained to her cousin and Zhou Yizhu, but she would only get a sentence from them: "The cousins were just joking with you. They didn't mean it. Just forgive her." Come on! Don't care about them..."
Over time, the original owner became like a fool, but the princess actually learned to swallow her anger in the Zhou family.
"Cousin, you forgot, I have to keep my father's filial piety, how can I have fun with everyone?" Du Shichu looked at Zhou Yizhu deliberately dissatisfied.
Zhou Yizhu was choked by her again, but the reason was too strong for him to defend, so he had to apologize again: "It was my cousin who said something inappropriate. What I mean is that during the period of observing filial piety, my cousin can also be with my mother and sister." Let’s do some quiet things together, such as embroidering, reading books, or going to burn incense and pray for the princes and princesses. Although my cousin can’t have fun, she still needs the company of her relatives so that she won’t be immersed in the loss of her loved ones. When you are sad, having a few more people to talk to can make you feel better..."
Zhou Yi's bamboo tongue was like a lotus flower, and he spared no effort to persuade Du Shichu: "If you live alone in a huge princess's mansion, how lonely and wandering will it be? So cousin, why don't you live in my house during the period of mourning? ? Otherwise, you are so young, and we don’t trust you to live alone. You still need to be taken care of by your relatives. "
"No, thank you for your cousin's kindness. It's just that I am Rexiao. No matter who I go to live in, it's not suitable for me. You don't need to say more. And I'm most likely not living alone in the Princess's Mansion. His Majesty said You may call me to live in the palace from time to time, so you don't have to worry about me." Du Shichu said frankly.
