Zhang Wuji said: "If you hate me, then hate me. Even if you hate me as much as you can, you can never get rid of me."

"You are my woman, forever."

A trace of happy smile appeared on Zhou Zhiruo's face again, and she said secretly, "Silly boy, if I am not your woman in this life, my life will no longer have any meaning."

…

Zhang Wuji placed Zhou Zhiruo on the warm bed.

Then, he gently helped her take off her shoes.

…

Across the door, there are several pairs of eyes, quietly watching everything here.

Yu Fei leaned over and whispered in Gong Yu's ear: "What do you think, Miss Gong? I keep my word. Today, let's appreciate together how Sister Zhou serves the young master."

Gong Yu's cheeks were already flushed with shame.

This was the first time in her life that she had done such a vulgar thing.

She was a little shy and said to Fei: "Madam Yu, this seems a little inappropriate. Madam Zhou killed people without blinking an eye on the battlefield."

"If she finds out that we sisters are doing this, we sisters will be in big trouble."

Yu Fei looked at Gong Yu with contempt: "Coward, isn't my senior sister watching here too? If anything happens, my senior sister will take care of it for you. What are you afraid of?"

Zhao Linger on the side rolled her eyes at Yu Fei: "You little girl, I'm different from you. I haven't done such a wicked thing for several months."

"If you hadn't insisted on dragging me here today, I would have changed this bad habit long ago."

Yu Fei chuckled and said, "Senior sister, I think you are worrying too much. We are sisters who have fought for our lives on the battlefield together. What are you afraid of?"

"Senior sister, don't care too much about your identity. When it's time to be the queen, you will be the queen. As for now, who knows who you are."

…

In a flash, the lingering sound reached their ears.

Yu Fei said to the blushing Gong Yu, "Miss Gong, what do you think? Don't always think you are so great. Look at Sister Zhou. Her lingering voice alone is far better than our sisters'."

"You should learn more from Sister Zhou."

Gong Yu said shyly: "Madam Yu, are you always like this? If you do this, where is the morality and ethics?"

Yu Fei gave Gong Yu a blank look and said, "Miss Gong, you even scolded my senior sister by saying that."

"Are you trying to say that my senior sister, the dignified Queen of the Ming Dynasty, is actually a person without morals and principles?"

Gong Yu quickly explained: "Madam Yu, please don't wrongly accuse me. My loyalty to the Queen is obvious to everyone."

Zhao Linger on the side said: "Can you two please quiet down? You are just watching the fun, can't I even shut you up?"

Yu Fei and Gong Yu quickly shut their mouths.

The lingering sound is endless in the ears, and the scenery is like a fairyland.

…

The next day, Zhang Wuji had just gotten up when he saw Zhao Linger smiling and waiting for him.

Zhang Wuji said, "Sister, look at the dark circles under your eyes. I'm afraid you didn't sleep well last night."

Zhou Zhiruo on the side said sarcastically: "It seems to me that your sister didn't sleep well, but rather that she did something wrong."

Zhao Linger quickly said: "Sister Zhou, look at what you said, it's as if I am the same as you."

"Sister has always put you first in everything she does in her life."

"I am never like some women who get angry easily and need the master to coax them."

"You..." Zhou Zhiruo was speechless.

When it comes to bickering, Zhou Zhiruo has probably never won against Zhao Linger.

But even so, Zhou Zhiruo was willing to fight with Zhao Linger from time to time.

"Since you have nothing to do anyway, you might as well do something that makes you angry."

Seeing that Zhou Zhiruo was speechless, Zhao Linger said to Zhang Wuji with a smile: "Young Master, I have already written the edict to appoint our son as the crown prince."

"But after thinking about it, I decided not to make it public in the next two days."

Zhang Wuji asked in surprise: "Sister, why?"

Zhao Linger said: "Young Master, Liu Bowen is still in Jinyang now."

"If we announce this matter in front of him, he might feel that we are disrespecting him."

"After all, he is here to discuss the issue of forming an alliance. At this moment, we should prioritize his affairs."

Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "Sister, you are very thoughtful. Then let's do as you wish."

"The position of crown prince belongs to our son. It's no big deal if we announce it to the public a few days later."

…

After Zhang Wuji arrived at the military camp, he and his generals studied for a whole day.

The conclusion reached is similar to yesterday's.

Only a few generals agreed to join forces with Zhu Yuanzhang, and the vast majority of generals were strongly opposed to this alliance.

At night, on the way back home, Zhou Zhiruo said to Zhang Wuji: "The day after tomorrow is the last day of the three-day deadline you promised to Liu Bowen."

"Have you figured out how to reply to him?"

Zhang Wuji smiled bitterly: "Zhiruo, guess what my true thoughts are?"

Zhou Zhiruo glanced at Zhang Wuji and said, "Your truest thought is to reject Zhu Yuanzhang."

"But you were the first to shout out the slogan of expelling the barbarians and restoring China."

"So, rather than saying that you have been considering whether to send troops on two fronts with Zhu Yuanzhang these days, it would be better to say that you are trying to find a way to reasonably reject Zhu Yuanzhang's request."

Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "My Zhiruo is still smart."

"How about you give me some advice?"

Zhou Zhiruo rolled her eyes at Zhang Wuji and said, "My dear, I just guessed what you were thinking."

"If I had an idea, how could I not tell you?"

Zhang Wuji sighed helplessly: "Zhiruo, I praised you for being smart in vain just now."

Zhou Zhiruo smiled and hit Zhang Wuji on the arm: "My dear, what can it matter even if you praise me in vain?"

"As a good woman like me, you should praise me every day."

"Look at the land of China. Among the hundreds of kings over thousands of years, is there any king who has a woman like me by his side?"

"Looking around the world, there is only me, Zhou Zhiruo. I can cook, I am pretty, and my cultivation is pretty good among women."

"A woman like me brings honor to you wherever I go, and you just praised me casually."

"But when you saw that I didn't have the answer you wanted, you still dared to say that you praised me in vain."

"In my opinion, your conscience is damaged."