Zhou Qian was waiting beside the doctor while he was taking Shen Shuyi's pulse. Fortunately, the doctor said that it was nothing serious despite the shock, and that he would be fine after waking up and drinking some ginger soup to drive away the cold.

Zhou Shu breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing her husband's tense expression, she pulled his sleeve and said, "If you have anything to say, let's talk about it outside. Don't disturb your rest."

"Yan Zhao, you can come with us too."

Zhou Qian had no reason to stay in Shen Shuyi's boudoir any longer, so he had to leave with her.

As soon as he arrived at the main hall, Shen Shan wanted to scold Zhou Qian.

Zhou Shu held her husband back and said, "Calm down."

"No matter how calm you want me to be, he won't hand Yi'er over to us!" Shen Shan was also confused by anger.

"Chen Wanshan! You have to understand the priorities. If Yan Zhao hadn't jumped down to save Yi'er regardless of the risk of his life, would you still be able to see Yi'er doing well now?"

"You are just talking about the inappropriate physical contact between men and women now. Yi'er was rescued by a man, and the news must have spread outside. I want to ask you, which is more important, your reputation or your life?!"

It was the first time that Shen Shan saw his wife speak so harshly. When she said his name directly, he stiffened his neck.

"What fame do you need? I am the daughter of Shen Wanshan and I am spoiled by him. It doesn't matter if I never get married!"

"Aunt and uncle, when my cousin wakes up, Yan Zhao will come to propose marriage to her. I swear to protect her for the rest of my life and not let her..."

Before Zhou Qian could finish his words, he was interrupted by Shen Shan, "What?!"

Chen Shan used to particularly admire this mature, steady and accomplished nephew, but admiration is one thing and being his son-in-law is another!

"Zhou Yanzhao, don't think that I will marry you just because you rescue Yi'er from the river."

"How could we be such foolish people!"

Zhou Qian had no way to defend himself, but Zhou Shu spoke up, "Let's wait until Yi'er wakes up before discussing anything. Yan Zhao, go to the wing room with the housekeeper to change your clothes first, or you'll catch a cold and get sick."

Zhou Qian changed his clothes but refused to leave and insisted on waiting for Shen Shuyi to wake up. Shen Shan saw that his nose was not a nose and his eyes were not eyes. With Zhou Xuanmin, a heartless man in front of him, he had no good impression of the men of the Zhou family.

In the wing room, Zhou Shu looked at her husband walking around and sighed, "Yan Zhao is a good child."

"In fact, the two of them are destined to be together. Have you forgotten what happened at Lingshan Temple last time? If Yan Zhao hadn't been there suppressing bandits and saving Yi'er...this time Yan Zhao risked his life to jump into the river to save Yi'er. His heart is truly sincere."

"How can it be fate? Zhou Yanzhao is eight years older than Yier!"

Zhou Shu glared at him, "Then you are much older than me!"

Chen Shan was frustrated and said, "Even if age is not a problem, have you forgotten about Zhou Xuanmin? They are cousins!"

"They are not born of the same parents. I see that Yan Zhao is calm and steady, and has never done anything romantic." Zhou Shu was dissatisfied.

"But he was injured on the battlefield, and the imperial physician said that he might not have children in this lifetime."

Hearing this, Zhou Shu was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Yier is in poor health, I am worried about letting her have children. I think it is good that Yan Zhao cannot have children. At least Yier will not have to suffer the pain of childbirth if she marries him."

After hearing this, Shen Shan didn't know what to say for a moment.

He really admired Zhou Qian, but he had suffered a big setback at Zhou's house last time, so he really didn't dare to make any rash decision.

"Let's see what Yi'er says then. If she's interested in Yan Zhao, I won't stop her."

"I've said it before, Yi'er is grown up now, it's up to her to choose her marriage."

Zhou Shu hugged her husband's arm and said, "I think so too. Don't be angry anymore."

Shen Shuyi was actually pretending to be asleep, and then woke up at the right time to avoid worrying his parents too much.

Zhou Shu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her daughter wake up. She sat down beside the bed and asked, "How do you feel, Yi'er? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"Mom, I'm fine."

Shen Shan stood beside the bed, looking worried, "Next time you go out, bring a few more servants with you. You scared us all this time."

"Okay, I'll listen to Dad." Shen Shuyi drank half a bowl of ginger soup brought by the maid.

Zhou Shu hesitated for a second before finally saying, "Yier, your cousin is still waiting outside. He wants to see that you are safe before he leaves."

"Let him wait if he wants." Shen Shan said bluntly.

Zhou Shu ignored her husband's sarcasm and told him the truth so that her daughter could be prepared.

"Yan Zhao said he wants to come and propose marriage. He wants to marry you. What do you think, Yi'er?"

Shen Shuyi glanced at the favorability value displayed by the system, which had broken through 60% and reached 80%!

In other words, no matter what she does, Zhou Qian's favorability will not drop!

She still remembered the incident at the Peony Festival, so it wouldn't be so easy for him to get what he wanted.

Given his past behavior, if she didn't have the system's favorability value for reference, who would know if he married her out of a sense of responsibility?

"Mom and Dad, please help me refuse."

The Shen couple were a little surprised to see her refuse so straightforwardly, but they still respected her decision.

Chen Shan went out to see Zhou Qian, "Yan Zhao, Yi'er only treats you as a brother, and does not have any son-son relationship with you, so you should go back."

Zhou Qian froze when he heard this.

Do you just treat him as a brother?

It must be because I hurt her too deeply.

"Uncle, there was some misunderstanding between my cousin and I, and I want to apologize to her in person."

While waiting, Zhou Qian had been thinking about proposing marriage, then marrying her home in a grand ceremony, treating her well for the rest of his life, taking care of her, and not letting her suffer any grievances again.

He didn't want his cousin to cry anymore.

Zhou Qian felt a tingling pain in his heart. So this is what it feels like to love someone.

Shen Shan was embarrassed, "It depends on whether Yi'er is willing to see you."

After a while, he came back, "Yan Zhao, don't mention the marriage proposal again. Yi'er doesn't want to see you again."

Now Shen Shan didn't understand. Logically speaking, why would his daughter, who was so polite and well-behaved, avoid her lifesaver? Could it be that there was really some big misunderstanding between them...

Zhou Qian was in a daze on the way back. When Old Madam Zhou learned that Shen Shuyi had fallen into the water and was rescued by him, she asked someone to call him back to the general's mansion.

Madam Zhou frowned, "Yan Zhao, how did you take care of Yi'er? She is weak to begin with, and I don't know if she will get sick after falling into the water."

"Grandma, I'm sorry..."

"What's the point of you apologizing to me? You should apologize to your aunt and uncle, and to Yi'er!"

"Grandma, I have proposed to them. I want to marry my cousin Shuyi."

"What?!" No matter how calm Madam Zhou was, she was still shocked to hear her eldest grandson say these words.

Zhou Qian looked serious, "When I get my cousin's approval, I will ask my grandmother to help me propose marriage to the Shen Mansion."

"You, Yan Zhao, why do you suddenly want to marry Yi'er? It's inappropriate for you to rashly propose marriage before Yi'er agrees." Old Madam Zhou calmed down and said thoughtfully: "Grandmother has always wanted you to get married and live a happy life with your wife, but Yi'er..."

"She was just hurt by Wen Jing. How can you expect her to accept you?"

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