The wedding date of the two is set in February next year, and Zhou Yuan will go to Beijing to marry at that time.
Xiaoxue then embroidered her dowry at home with peace of mind, and Lu Xiaoshu came to accompany her from time to time. Thinking about how one day will be less, the two of them are actually quite reluctant to part with each other.
Besides Zhou Shizhi, he was very curious about what happened between the third prince and Lu Xiaoshu that day. The next day, he asked her out and planned to ask her.
Zhou Shizhi originally thought that there was something between the two that they couldn't talk about? But when he was about to speak this kind of words, he realized that it was actually not so easy to say—he was still afraid that Lu Xiaoshu would get angry.
On the contrary, Lu Xiaoshu, seeing him hesitating, pondering, hesitating to speak, couldn't help but annoy him and said, "When did you become like a mother-in-law? If you have anything to say, hurry up and ask? I can see it." I'm in a hurry for you!"
Only then did Zhou Shizhi smile and said, "Isn't this afraid that you will be angry after hearing this? I'll tell you if you're not angry."
Lu Xiaoshu glanced at him again, and said leisurely: "Then I don't know, it depends on what you said to know whether you are angry or not!"
After finishing speaking, he forced him to "speak quickly!"
Zhou Shizhi was a bit dumbfounded, so he could only sigh lightly, and then asked cautiously: "Well, yesterday you went to the lake with the third prince, what did you two say on the picture? I didn't send anyone to follow you, did you?" Zhou Guang just happened to go out to do some errands and accidentally saw the two of you coming down from the boat!"
Zhou Shizhi hurriedly spoke before she had an attack.
As he expected, Lu Xiaoshu's raised eyebrows and wide eyes slowly recovered. She also knew that he was not the kind of man who doubted her every now and then, so she couldn't help but sighed and said, "Don't mention this matter. Damn, I don’t know what to say when I bring it up! The third prince—he is indeed—”
Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Shizhi was already annoyed, and said, "He did something to you? It's unreasonable, the royal men really don't have a good thing!"
Lu Xiaoshu curled his mouth and raised his chin, pouted at him and said with a smile: "No, it's not a good thing to have a man from the royal family in front of you!"
Hearing what she said, Zhou Shizhi could see that his guess was right. He was even more angry, and said with a sneer, "I didn't expect him to look honest, but he was also full of gossip! Don't think that he is unparalleled in the world when he comes back from a disaster relief trip, what?" Dare to do anything!"
Zhou Shizhi's eyes flickered, and his stomach was full of calculations. If he swallowed this breath, he would not be a man!
"Listen to me first, he looks honest, but in fact he is honest, he is not a fool!" Lu Xiaoshu said, and told Zhou Shizhi what happened at that time.
After such two or three sentences of buffering, Lu Xiaoshu finally regained his strength, and it was not as hard to speak as before.
In fact, she is still a very humble and introverted person. It is a bit embarrassing to ask her to tell her how much another man likes her in front of her sweetheart.
Zhou Shizhi was even angrier after hearing this, and said with a sneer, "How dare he say he wants to marry you? He's overestimated! Why would he dare to say that? Doesn't he know that your marriage is firmly in the queen's hands? Why do you think the Queen will agree to him—"
Zhou Shizhi was stunned suddenly, as if he thought of something faintly, but when he wanted to grab it, it flashed by and never saw again.
Lu Xiaoshu was still in front of him, and he didn't go into that flashing thought any further, he still felt angry.
"I've rejected him clearly, he's a gentleman, I think he won't do anything else!" Lu Xiaoshu glanced at him and said.
"That's not necessarily the case," Zhou Shizhi was not as optimistic as she was. For a person with the temper of the third prince, once he likes someone, he probably really likes him. Will he really give up based on her few words? Maybe that day on the boat, he was just trying to test her!
Zhou Shizhi is also a man himself, so of course he has a better understanding of men's minds. Just like Lin Fang back then.
"Anyway, he will never force me to do anything! I'm sure of that!" Lu Xiaoshu sighed softly.
Zhou Shizhi glanced at her without saying a word, but he still didn't believe it in his heart.
But this matter is not something that the two of them can solve at present, and they can only gossip for a while. Zhou Shizhi couldn't help but comfort Lu Xiaoshu a few more words, telling her not to worry, he had already prepared for the worst.
Lu Xiaoshu felt both funny and sweet in his heart, the two chatted for a long time before she went back.
After she left, Zhou Shizhi thought about what she said about the third prince, the queen and the prince, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his mind was in a mess. He clearly sensed something was wrong, he had a very awkward feeling, but he couldn't find it if he wanted to look for it.
This feeling haunted him all the time, and it was very uncomfortable.
Zhou Shizhi immediately called Zhou Guang, arranged the affairs in Beijing, and hurried back to Qilin Villa in Shaanxi.
He was going to find Mr. Bai, and he thought that Mr. Bai might be able to give him the answer.
Biqing was going to give birth in more than a month, and Mr. Bai stayed with her in the villa all day, feeling extremely nervous. He was even more nervous than Biqing herself, and even more nervous when Biqing saw him.
When Zhou Shizhi came back suddenly, Biqing knew that he must have something to look for Mr. Bai, so he was relieved immediately, and hurriedly urged him to go, half-truly and half-fakely smiling: "This time, it's better to have something for you to entertain." For ten days and a half months, you have been with me all day and made me feel scared! What was originally nothing has become nothing!"
"How could this happen? Really?" Mr. Bai never thought that his careful company and nervousness would make his wife feel so uncomfortable, and he was suddenly surprised.
No matter how smart he is, he is powerless to deal with things like women giving birth.
"That's not it!" Bi Qing glanced at him resentfully, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Mr. Bai suddenly felt extremely embarrassed, and quickly asked: "Then are you okay? Why didn't you say it earlier? You said earlier that I would change it!"
Biqing sighed and complained even more: "I know you have good intentions, how can you bear to say it?"
"I won't bother you now!" Mr. Bai was very moved, and felt that he was wrong, so he said hastily. If he knew that what he did would affect his wife, he wouldn't be around her all day long if he was killed.
Seeing that he was going out, Biqing breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time was afraid that he had overcorrected. If she didn't show up in front of her for a few days, she wouldn't be able to bear it! After all, a woman who is about to give birth will always feel panic without her husband's company.
She hurriedly smiled and said: "Go as you are busy, just don't forget to rest, every day—at least you have to show your face in front of me and have dinner together!"
Mr. Bai first nodded and said yes, and then said a little hesitantly: "Is this - will it affect you? If so -"
Biqing couldn't laugh or cry: Didn't she just let herself guess right
"No, you must come!" She shook her head and laughed.
Mr. Bai also agreed with a smile, and both of them felt relieved.
Zhou Shizhi first met with the steward and the others, and asked about Zhuangzi's affairs, and then hurriedly went to see Mr. Bai.
Zhou Shizhi then told Mr. Bai in detail what had happened between the prince, the third prince and the queen during the period in Beijing.
He said again: "I always feel that something is not right, it seems that I have overlooked something, but no matter how I think about it, I can't figure out what is wrong! Sir, what do you think?"
Mr. Bai rubbed his temples, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said: "The empress is suddenly interested in the third prince who has never paid attention to him. This is indeed counterintuitive."
Zhou Shizhi said conveniently: "It wasn't all of a sudden. At that time, in order to win the hearts of the people, it was indeed necessary for a prince to go to rescue the disaster. The prince was grounded, and the fourth prince complained of illness, so there was only the third prince."
Mr. Bai smiled and said: "That's not necessarily true! Ordinarily, the most suitable person to go at that time was the prince! Not only to make up for the past, but more importantly, the prince was not in the capital when the fourth prince was unlucky. Is the suspicion cleared? It is said that the auspiciousness presented, there is no reason for sudden madness, it must have been tamed properly in advance, and this matter must have nothing to do with the queen! How can the queen keep the crown prince knowing that something will happen at the birthday banquet? In Beijing, this is unreasonable!"
Zhou Shizhi was dumbfounded, but after thinking about it, it was not the case. It can even be said in reverse that it seems reasonable for the queen to recommend the third prince, but the timing is too good and reasonable, which is intriguing.
"The third prince is not a courageous person. He said those words to her knowingly that the queen is in control of Xiaoshu's marriage. According to my guess, there is only one reason, and that is that the queen agreed to this matter. Judging from the third prince's temperament, I'm afraid it's not the queen that the third prince begged for, but the queen took the initiative to point Xiao Shu to him, but - why he still asked Xiao Shu like that, I can't think of a reason for this! " Mr. Bai said slowly.
Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Shizhi's expression had changed. He suddenly raised his head and saw Mr. Bai looking at him sympathetically. Will you just watch her being forced to marry?"
Mr. Bai laughed loudly, and said with a smile: "I'm not worried at all, isn't there you, my lord?"
Zhou Shizhi was immediately frustrated. Indeed, Mr. Bai was very qualified to stand on the shore and watch the fun, because he, Zhou Shizhi, would never give up no matter what.
Mr. Bai withdrew his smile, and pondered: "From this point of view, the relationship between the queen and the third prince is really intriguing! She seems to be not as good as she used to be to the prince... After the birthday banquet, obviously you can She asked the emperor to release the prince, but she didn't do that. It seemed that she wished that the prince would keep contemplating behind closed doors... On the one hand, the third prince would return home after making meritorious deeds, and on the other hand, the prince would contemplate behind closed doors. The weight of the third prince will naturally become more and more important! It's a pity that the prince didn't listen to her, but took the book by himself... "
"Could it be—" Mr. Bai's heart jumped, and he was frightened by his own thoughts. He blurted out: "Could it be that the third prince is the queen's biological son!"