Mrs. Zhou was so naive that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She couldn't help but shook off her daughter's hand and warned her, "Don't talk nonsense! Even if you want to choose concubines for the crown prince, you have to get the approval of the palace. What's the point of having no name or status?"
After she finished speaking, she felt that her daughter might not understand what she said, so she rubbed her brows in annoyance: "Okay, okay, I have something to discuss with your father, so please stop making trouble. It's giving me a headache."
Zhou Wei stuck out her tongue, and couldn't help feeling aggrieved and yearning when she thought of Xiao Heng.
Her parents had always told her that she would never marry someone from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and that her future was bright. Over time, she herself had already decided that she would never marry an ordinary person.
And now, Xiao Heng has come to Zhejiang. If this isn’t God’s will, then what is it
She didn't care whether Xiao Heng was fat or flat, not to mention that Xiao Heng was so outstanding. Even if Xiao Heng was a fat man with a bloated brain, he would still look handsome because he was the crown prince.
With a snort, Zhou Wei couldn't help but stamp his feet, then sneaked out.
Mrs. Zhou doted on her daughter very much and never expected that she would sneak out and go to the front to find Zhou Zhengshan.
Zhou Zhengshan also went to have a drink today. For men, wine is indispensable. Even if he kept refusing, he couldn't help but drink a few more glasses. He was a little tipsy now. When he saw his wife coming over, he coughed a few times and sat at the table: "Did you meet the Crown Princess? How was it?"
As a couple for many years, they had a tacit understanding of each other. Madam Zhou also knew what he meant. She sighed and said self-deprecatingly, "She is very powerful, and her reputation is well-deserved. She is simply more powerful than ten men. The military pay she raised today alone is probably no less than one million. With such a Crown Prince's Consort, it's no wonder that His Royal Highness's position is as stable as Mount Tai."
Who wouldn’t like such a good wife
Zhou Zhengshan heard the sourness in her words, so he glanced at her sideways and said, "Why, are you still jealous?"
She wasn't jealous, but Mrs. Zhou frowned and looked a little worried: "Why should I be jealous of her? She is almost old enough to be my daughter. What bothers me is that such a powerful person is really hard to deal with. You... Aren't you going to do something for the princess? I think it will be very difficult."
Madam Zhou sighed deeply, feeling as if a stone was pressing down on her heart. She felt extremely uncomfortable. After a pause, she said softly, "Master, although the princess has helped us, we still have a family to take care of. We can't really risk our lives to help her do such an earth-shattering thing, right?"
There are dozens of people in the family, young and old!
Zhou Zhengshan knew his wife was afraid, so he patted her hand and said in a deep voice, "I know everything. In fact, I also found the princess' request unbelievable at first, but... it's not completely impossible. If we can do it, we will be the princess's confidants. Besides, we don't have to do it ourselves. Don't be afraid, I have already arranged everything."
Mrs. Zhou was a little stunned. She knew that her husband had received the message from Princess Min, and she also knew that her husband was going to do something life-threatening. But she thought her husband was still hesitating. Who knew that her husband actually said that everything had been arranged.
She was terrified for a while, holding her chest and looking at him: "How...how did you arrange it?"
This concerns the lives of the entire family, and Mrs. Zhou really can't feel at ease.
Zhou Zhengshan lowered his eyes coldly: "Cut the Gordian knot quickly. The most taboo thing in everything is to procrastinate and lose the initiative. Now Qi Tianyou is busy running around to select the so-called good seedlings. Your Highness is also a new monk and doesn't know where to ring the bell. This is really the best time. I have sent someone to send a letter to the sea. Isn't the princess going to Ningbo today?"
Mrs. Zhou was a little confused. She thought about it uncertainly: "I seemed to have heard the Governor's wife say before that the Crown Princess would go to Ningbo to visit the local people and the damaged buildings... She seemed to be planning to help the local people rebuild their homes."
To win people's hearts, of course, you have to cater to their preferences. You have to observe the situation first before you know how to operate. In this regard, the Crown Princess did a great job.
When Mrs. Zhou said this, she suddenly understood that her husband was planning to use the pirates to get rid of Su Yao!
When she realized this, she felt a little relieved.
I hope my husband can succeed in one fell swoop.
On the other side, Su Yao walked out of the Governor's Mansion and went straight to find Su Rong. She had agreed with Su Rong before that she would go around Hangzhou City with Su Rong.
Su Rong smiled when he received her call: "How do you feel about meeting the local gentry today? Are they more difficult to deal with than those natives in Yunnan before?"
Unlike the natives in Yunnan, the local gentry in Zhejiang are very arrogant, but at the same time they do have the capital to be arrogant. Most of their families have people serving as officials in the court, or they have students and old friends who help each other. The situation is much more complicated than in Yunnan.
Su Yao smiled and blinked cunningly: "Although that's what I said, I have nothing to be afraid of. In the end, it's all the same, it's nothing more than interests."
Su Rong said no more, and just explained to Su Yao: "Your Highness still has to discuss political affairs with the Governor, so today I am the only one taking you around. Let's go to West Lake first? West Lake is efficacious."
Su Yao shook his head: "Let's go to Lingyin Temple first."
She came out under the pretext of praying for the Queen Mother, and she wasn't just pretending, she sincerely wanted to pray for the Queen Mother's safety.
Su Rong had always been obedient to her, so he agreed without hesitation and took Su Yao to Lingyin Temple.
Although they went there in a hurry, Lingyin Temple is a thousand-year-old temple after all, and the reception was not at all hurried. The rich heritage of the ancient temple was evident everywhere. Su Yao listened to the sutras with the Zen master for a while, then went to the Main Hall to worship the Bodhisattva, and also asked for a statue of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva to take back for worship.
The abbot was very polite to Su Yao. He smiled, clasped his hands together, and chanted a Buddhist name: "The Crown Princess is sincere and will surely achieve her wish."
Su Yao was a man who had lived a second life, so he did not dare to be negligent about matters concerning gods and ghosts. He returned the greeting with a smile, then turned around and got on the carriage.
After all this trouble, it was already late, so Su Rong advised Su Yao to go back first: "You have to leave for Ningbo tomorrow anyway, so go back and have a good rest first, so as not to be too tired when the time comes."
As for West Lake, you can go there at any time.