No one thought that things would develop into what they are now.
Seeing Zhao Jinyu's confused face, Zhao Xingkun felt distressed, thinking that Zhao Jinyu was still a child... Isn't it a little too harsh for her to make such a difficult decision? Originally, at her age, she should be hiding under the wings of her parents and living a happy life. The only worries are whether the clothes on her body fit well, whether the jade hairpin is a little old, and so on for her little daughter.
Zhao Xingkun felt infinite pity when he thought about it like this, and his tone of speech softened unconsciously, as if coaxing a three or four-year-old child, and said, "If you don't like it, just tell grandpa, grandpa will tell grandma for you .”
Zhao Jinyu shook her head. She was actually quite confused. The third young master Bai was indeed full of flaws, but he also had advantages that cannot be ignored, such as a strong sense of responsibility, kindness, integrity, and good character. At least he would not make a bad wife. Things that don't go to court come.
In fact, after all, isn’t this an ancient marriage
"So what if it's another person?" Zhao Jinyu sighed, and said with a lack of interest, "It's always good to be young and loving at the beginning, but after a long time, there will be estrangement, and when people grow old, they will always take concubines? Is this still true?" Seriously, what if I can't give birth to a son? Am I going to be dismissed?"
Zhao Xingkun's face suddenly turned a little ugly. He knew that Zhao Jinyu's words were not aimed at him... but he just felt that these words seemed to be talking about him. He sighed and said, "It's my grandfather who didn't do a good job."
After Zhao Jinyu heard this, she realized what she meant just now, she seemed to be accusing Huai, embarrassing.
"Grandfather, if I don't enter the palace, how do you plan to explain to them?" Zhao Jinyu changed the subject, not wanting to embarrass her grandfather, "Are you going to give up the position of the long room?"
Zhao Xingkun originally planned to let Zhao Ruizhi enter the palace instead of Zhao Jinyu, but now knowing her plot, how could she succeed? From this matter, he could see that Zhao Ruizhi was a restless person, so he could see through her character. This kind of person is often ambitious and will not be easily satisfied. If his guess is right, it is probably because of her In their eyes, they deserved her kindness in nurturing her... How could he send such a white-eyed wolf into the palace? Then wait for Zhao Ruizhi to fly up the branch and turn into a phoenix, and then turn around and bite them? He is not Mr. Dong Guo.
So he changed his strategy again, looking for a girl who belongs to the rabbit from distant relatives, as long as she is willing, she can be raised directly under his name, and she can be regarded as a prostitute. In fact, this method is not very appropriate, but now it is really There was no other way, and it was considered helpless, he said, "You don't need to worry about this matter, anyway, grandfather can handle it, you just need to think about your own affairs."
Zhao Jinyu nodded, knowing that Zhao Xingkun didn't want her to know..., so she didn't ask further.
After waiting for Zhao Xingkun to leave, Stone, who had been silent all this time, seemed very unhappy and hummed, "You still have to think about that pedantic nerd?"
Zhao Jinyu dug out her ears, and felt that she really had the foresight to send everyone out before talking to her grandfather, so even if the stone spoke so loudly that it almost broke through the sky, no one else could hear her, and said, "Stop, let's Don't talk about this topic anymore, okay? The kitchen made rock sugar pear soup today, would you like to drink some?" Recently Zhao Jinyu and Shitou have fallen in love with eating sweets together, and they never get tired of it.
The emperor swallowed his saliva in disbelief, but he quickly regained his senses and said seriously, "I'm asking you, don't transfer the message to me! Do you think I'm the kind of person who is easily moved by food? "
Zhao Jinyu shook the ice-cracked light green teacup in front of the stone, and said, "Don't you want to eat?"
emperor,"… "
Zhao Jinyu made a gesture to drink it all by herself, and said regretfully, "Since you don't drink it, then I'll drink it all by myself, and I happen to be very thirsty, so two glasses are not much."
"Bring mine here!" The emperor gritted his teeth unwillingly, "Let's talk about this after we finish eating."
Zhao Jinyu was amused by Shi Shi's gluttonous appearance, but she didn't dare to laugh out loud, fearing that Shi Shi would become angry from embarrassment, and said, "Okay, let's eat first."
The emperor had a full stomach, burped a little, and then asked, "You haven't told me yet, what are you planning?"
Zhao Jinyu was distressed to find that she couldn't be fooled, so she propped her chin with one hand and said helplessly, "Actually, I don't know either."
"What do you mean if you don't know that you want to marry, you just marry, and if you don't want to, you just don't want to! Isn't this a very clear thing!" The emperor only felt angry and said, "What is in your head? Is it an idiot?" Stone hasn't spoken to her in this tone for a long time since the two reconciled.
"I don't like the third son Bai, but do I like it if I change someone else?" Zhao Jinyu recalled what her grandmother said, "Grandma is also right. The old lady of the Bai family and grandma are handkerchiefs, and they are the closest. If you look at me, you will never suffer, and the Bai family is slightly worse than ours, and they dare not despise me."
The emperor felt a puff of breath in his chest, but he had nowhere to vent it.
Zhao Jinyu continued, "As for Mr. Bai, he has a somewhat pedantic personality, but he is also kind and upright. He doesn't have those extravagances. As long as I treat him well, he won't treat me badly. The whole life of two people who treat each other as guests is a good beginning and a good end."
"do you like him?"
"dislike."
The emperor said angrily, "Then why don't you try entering the palace?"
Zhao Jinyu shook her head, and said in a low voice, "Because I'm a little scared." Zhao Jinyu smiled wryly, "Although I don't know the Bai family, my grandmother does... so I can still make some preparations, but what about entering the palace? People are bullying, who can I turn to? It’s really a road to the end, you can see the beginning but not the end.”
"Don't you care about your adoptive father?"
"I don't want to." Zhao Jinyu tugged at the ends of her hair, "But even if I enter the palace, there are so many beauties in the palace, can I stand out? Will the emperor like my temperament?"
"He must like it!" the emperor said without hesitation.
Zhao Jinyu smiled listlessly and said, "Thank you for comforting me."
"He will really like you." The emperor wished he could be himself this time, so that Zhao Jinyu could be convinced, "Why don't you believe me?"
"Because although you call yourself Zhen, you are not the real emperor... you are just a stone spirit." Zhao Jinyu looked at the stone with pity, and finally said what had been suppressed in her heart.
The emperor, "..." The emperor almost didn't bring it up in one breath, only to feel that the seven orifices were full of anger
On the second day, Ruifu was serving the emperor's meal. Who knew that just as he was preparing to serve the emperor with chopsticks, he suddenly dropped the chopsticks on the ground and said in disbelief, "Your Majesty, you want to go south to Hangzhou?"
Thinking of Zhao Jinyu's unhurried attitude, the emperor felt a fire burning in his heart, which made him feel uncomfortable all over, and said, "Yes, it's just a private visit."
"It's too dangerous..." Ruifu knew that the emperor had something to do in Hangzhou, so he sent Su Qingchen down for this matter. Later, even the commander of the hidden guard An Wenyao went there, and recently Qin Hong followed suit. But it's really dangerous over there... He is the only one who dares to say that now, others can't persuade the emperor, so he said bravely, "Your Majesty, that's the old nest of the Tiangui Sect over there, maybe they just want your Majesty Go there and then you can…”
The emperor said with a sullen face and sharp eyes, "Ruifu, I'm really tired, I don't want to let it go any longer."
Ruifu was shocked, knowing that he couldn't be persuaded, he said helplessly, "Then when does His Majesty plan to leave? This servant will arrange it now."
***
The next day, Zhao Jinyu received an invitation from Ms. Gu, the magistrate of Hangzhou. Zhao Jinyu stroked the small letters with hairpin flowers on it. The familiar font reminded her of Gu Fuying's hibiscus-like face. She said to Zhao Ruizhi who was showing a surprised expression , "Miss Gu was the handkerchief I gave in my boudoir. I originally wanted to visit, but who knew that she got the letter first."
Zhao Ruizhi tried her best to bear the sour expression on her face, and said, "So that's how it is." But she was thinking with jealousy... In just a few days, she hooked up with the lady of the prefect's family, but she still remembered that Miss Gu was very Proudly, there was a flower viewing banquet held in the mansion, and all the ladies in the Hangzhou mansion went, but she was not invited.
Later, it was the grandmother who asked on purpose, and then she said she had forgotten, and then made up the invitation card, but it was for the people in Hangzhou to see the contempt of the Zhao family's adopted daughter by the prefect, which made her teeth itch with hatred.
The old lady was worried that she had pushed Zhao Jinyu too much recently, and thought it would be good to let her go out to relax, so she said to Nanny Li, "Go and open the storeroom, and take out my set of red coral hair masks. And the few boxes of cloth that came in last time were also sent to the eldest lady's room, and let her make clothes."
Nanny Li knew that this was the old lady's love for Zhao Jinyu, so she couldn't say anything, but looked at Zhao Ruizhi whose expression suddenly changed unnaturally, showing some hesitation.
The old lady also saw Zhao Ruizhi's unnaturalness, and thought that she had neglected this girl, and hurriedly added, "Isn't there still a diamond hairpin? I took it out and gave it to Girl Ruizhi, and I am sending some batches of fabrics over there." " Then she said to Zhao Ruizhi with a smile, "Girl, grandma almost got confused, don't be angry."
Zhao Ruizhi looked better now, and said, "Where is grandma, sister is going to the prefect to be a guest, so naturally she has to dress up well."