No matter how many excuses Zhou Yizhu had to coax Du Shichu to live in the Zhou family, Du Shichu could use the emperor as a reason to reject his proposal, which made Zhou Yizhu feel aggrieved and annoyed. However, he could not object yet, so he was extremely anxious. He has not forgotten that before he came, his mother reminded him that no matter what, he must keep the princess's cousin firmly in the hands of the Zhou family, so that she can bring benefits to the Zhou family, but now he has made so many efforts To no avail, which made him very frustrated.
What made him even more frustrated was that he could never find any chance to meet Du Shichu alone after that. This was the case until he entered the capital. Du Shichu was always surrounded by the emperor's people. He was so anxious that he couldn't meet Du Shichu alone. There is no way.
In the end, Du Shichu returned to the princess's mansion and settled in. He thanked Zhou Yizhu and said that it was not easy for him to stay during the period of hot mourning, so he sent him away politely.
Zhou Yizhu failed to coax Du Shichu to go to Zhou's house. He was so upset that he had to go home dejectedly.
"Brother Zhu, where is your cousin? Why don't you see her?" Zhou Yizhu's mother, Du Shichu's cousin Liu, got the news early and was waiting in the living room. She naturally thought that Du Shichu would follow Zhou Yizhu When she returned to Zhou's house, she didn't expect that she looked behind her son for a long time but couldn't find the princess, so she asked anxiously.
"Mom, my cousin didn't come back with me. She went directly back to the princess's mansion." Zhou Yizhu touched his nose and said coquettishly.
"What? Didn't I remind you a long time ago that you must coax your cousin to live in our house? Why can't you even handle this little thing?" After hearing this, Mrs. Liu's eyebrows suddenly stood up. She had pretended to be kind before. His expression suddenly turned mean.
"Mom, it's not that I didn't persuade her, it's just that she refused to come, saying that it was not good to stay at other people's homes during the hot mourning period, as it would disturb others. I told her that we wouldn't mind, but she just didn't want to, so what do I have to do? What can I do? Besides, I didn't have many opportunities to talk to her alone along the way. I tried my best, so you can't blame me if I didn't succeed..." Zhou Yizhu explained quickly.
"Do you know how important she is to our family? Your father is only a fourth-rank official! There are as many fourth-rank officials in the capital as dogs. If there are no special circumstances, he will only be a fourth-rank official his whole life! And you, You can't even pass the Jinshi exam now. If you don't have the opportunity, what will you do in the future? You are not even as good as your father..." Ms. Liu hated iron and said, "Your cousin is the opportunity I found for our Zhou family. Her father is His Majesty. Your savior, Your Majesty will definitely pay attention to her. As long as she lives in our home, then do you have to worry about the future of your father, you and your brothers and sisters? But you can't even fool a little girl. It really disappoints me. downright!"
Liu's words made Zhou Yizhu blush, lower his head and say nothing. Of course he knew how important Du Shichu was to their family, but didn't he fail to coax him to come?
"But fortunately, she will not leave when she lives in the capital in the future. We still have a chance. Tomorrow, as my cousin, I will visit her in person and get closer to her. She must have lost her mother at a young age. The little girl still longs for the love of her mother, and I will treat her as my own daughter..." Ms. Liu squinted her eyes and whispered in a low voice, with a sharp light shining in her eyes.
She has been jealous of Liu Jingshu since she was a child, because Liu Jingshu is the eldest daughter of the main branch of the Liu family and has been doted on since she was a child, while she is just a girl from a side branch. Her parents still favor boys over girls. The situation between the two is very different. She only grew up when she was young. During festivals, I would see this pampered cousin, and I would be jealous every time I saw her.
Later, Liu Jingshu was spotted by King Qi, who was still the heir apparent at the time. She fell in love at first sight and asked to marry him as the princess. After the marriage, she was the only one. She even gave birth to a daughter and refused to take a concubine. As for Liu herself, she tried every means to get married. A wife from a poor family worked hard to be a good helper to her husband, but her husband still had to take a concubine, and she had to fight against the concubine and the concubine.
Fortunately, fortunately, Liu Jingshu died early, and King Qi also died early, leaving only an orphan girl who was only twelve years old. Then she, Liu Jingwen, could finally feel proud and proud, and she could unceremoniously regard Liu Jingshu's daughter as her own as she rose to prominence. The stepping stone!
Liu Jingshu, I can only blame you and your wife for dying too early. Your daughter is valued by the emperor, so you can’t blame me for taking advantage of her...
When Ms. Liu thought about how she would coax Liu Jingshu's precious daughter to obey her in the future, she could not help but feel an extremely happy feeling in her heart.
Liu Jingshu, it seems that I am the one who laughs last. So what does it matter if you are lucky? The only daughter left behind can only be my stepping stone? !
She seemed to have seen herself trampling Du Shichu under her feet.
Du Shichu didn't know that his aunt had clearly arranged her future. Even if he knew, if she didn't cooperate, what could he do to her?
The princess's mansion had been cleaned and arranged by the servants sent by the emperor early, so when she arrived at the mansion, she felt that everything was in order, as if someone had always lived in the princess's mansion. From this, she could see that the emperor's treatment of her Still very important.
After a night's rest, Du Shichu regained her energy. The emperor cared about her physical fatigue after traveling a long distance yesterday, so he did not let her enter the palace, but today she had to enter the palace no matter what.
Of course, she is not worried that anything bad will happen to her when she enters the palace. After all, no one with brains will trouble her. After all, she is just an orphan. Even if the emperor values her, she will not harm her. On the contrary, if you make good friends with her, you will benefit from other people's interests.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, I wish you all the best." Du Shichu saluted the Emperor. The Emperor quickly called out the courtesy and had someone bring a chair for her to sit down. Then he asked her with concern. Condition.
"Chu'er, don't be nervous. Just treat this palace as your own home. Your father is my savior. Before he left, he asked me to take care of you. Naturally, I will not live up to his last wish. Chu'er, why not You can move into the palace. I am not worried about you living alone outside the palace. If you move into the palace, the Queen Mother and the Empress will take care of you. I have several daughters who can also accompany you. You are here I can live comfortably in the palace..." The emperor was very amiable, and it was obvious that he sincerely hoped that Du Shichu would live in the palace so that he could take care of her more.
However, Du Shichu did not agree, but took a step back and said: "Your Majesty, I am very grateful for your concern for me, but I was used to being free and loose when I was in the palace, and I may not be able to adapt to life in the palace. And now I am During the period of hot mourning, it would be bad if I offend the nobles in the palace. Of course, if Your Majesty is really worried, then I can live in the palace for a few months a year, or a few days a month. Your Majesty feels that How about it?"
