"When I saw the young lady, I felt particularly close to her. I liked her very much at first sight. So I would like to make an unwelcome request and adopt her as my adopted daughter. I wonder if that is possible?" Zhong Weiliang said with a hint of impoliteness.

The smart Shangguan Ziqi and his wife understood what he meant as soon as they heard it.

With this relationship, wouldn't I have a perfect excuse to get close to these girls in the future?

"Haha, it's Yue'er's blessing to be liked by the third place winner. Sister Ru, what do you think? Lord Zhong is sincere, and it will not be bad for the child to have a sworn brother to support him in the future." Shangguan Ziqi advised with a smile.

Shangguan Ru was also stunned for a moment.

Is he repaying her?

Thinking about the future, they will definitely be looked down upon as a couple, so if the child has a grandfather to support her, it can be considered a layer of protection.

After thinking for a while, Shangguan Ru squatted and bowed to Zhong Weiliang.

"Thank you, Lord Zhong, for your kindness."

It means she agreed.

"Too late, Xiaoyueer will have an adopted father in the future." Yu Yuzheng took the child from Zhong Weiliang's arms and kissed her on the face, "Come on, without further ado, let Xiaoyueer recognize an adopted father now."

"Lord Zhong, please take a seat." Yu Zheng was enthusiastic.

Zhong Weiliang unceremoniously sat in the place where Shangguan Ziqi had just sat.

Afterwards, Yu Zheng carried Xiao Yue'er in front of him and instructed her to kneel down.

Zhilan also noticed the hint and immediately brought a cup of warm tea.

"Little Yue'er, come and follow your uncle. Yue'er pays homage to your uncle." Yu Yuzheng smiled and taught.

Little Yue'er saw that all the adults were looking at her with smiles.

All of them looked encouraging.

She was a very well-behaved girl and really followed Yu Yuzheng's instructions.

After she finished reciting this, Yu Yuzheng taught her to kowtow.

"Yiyu, please have some tea." Yu Yuzheng taught again.

"Yi'er, please have some tea." The child's voice was clear and crisp.

Zhilan put the cup in her little hands, and Yu Yuzheng helped her hold it and stretched it towards Zhong Weiliang.

"Tut, tut, tut." Zhong Weiliang happily took the teacup from the little hand and drank it all in one gulp.

The queen took off a jade pendant from her waist and placed it in her little hand.

"I don't have much stuff. I'll buy something for Yue'er when I earn more money in the future."

This jade pendant of his is indeed ordinary. He has only been in office for more than a year, how can he save much money? He only bought this thing to hold his clothes.

But no one will dislike it at this time.

Yu Zheng helped Yue'er put it into her pocket.

A simple ceremony was completed.

With this simple ceremony, it would be more legitimate for him to visit them in the future.

"Thank you, Master Zhong. But you didn't even discuss this matter with your wife before deciding on it. I wonder if your wife would have any objection to you adopting a daughter?"

Shangguan Ru was also happy that her daughter had an adopted son, but she still felt that it was a bit disrespectful to his wife to make the matter a reality without letting her know.

Everyone froze when they heard Shangguan Ru's words.

"I haven't married yet." Zhong Weiliang said it generously.

Shangguan Ru was surprised after hearing this.

His face was a little red.

"That's enough, Sister Ru, just adopt a daughter. It doesn't matter whether Lord Zhong has a wife or not." Yu Yuzheng broke Shangguan Ru's embarrassment.

Zhong Weiliang achieved his goal and said goodbye and left.

Shangguan Ru was still in a daze.

It seems a bit inappropriate for a daughter to worship a man who has no wife as her adopted son.

But we have already paid our respects, how can we continue to interact from now on?

But Lord Zhong will have to marry sooner or later, and then it will be over.

Shangguan Ziqi and Yu Yuzheng both chose not to tell her what Zhong Weiliang meant for the time being.

It’s not too late to talk about it when things come naturally in the future.

It’s less than a day’s journey from here to the capital.

They planned to return to Beijing the next day.

Now that things have come to this, Shangguan Ziqi probably won’t try to assassinate him again.

"I don't know whether King Yu and the others have returned." Yu Yu Zheng sighed.

"Not yet. But he will be here in three days at most. I didn't write down everything we speculated about in the letter. I just told him that there was something very important that he needed to take Zishu back to Beijing to handle."

"Oh, then the king will definitely not be so anxious. He has to arrange the military affairs."

"It's okay. The matter has been made clear. Uncle San can't find any excuse to shirk responsibility."

"The ones who are hurt the most are Sister Ru and you." Yu Yuzheng felt heartbroken for them when she thought about these things.

Is the throne of the royal palace so important to people? It's not the throne of the emperor, why are they fighting for it so much?

"Yes, I have a wife. My sister Ruru is the one who was hurt the most. She almost lost her life." Shangguan Ziqi seemed content with having a wife.

After a night's rest, the guards were all full of energy the next morning.

They are responsible for the protection of the master during this hundred-mile journey. If they fail to protect their master in case of another assassination, they will be derelict in their duty.

Moreover, the road is flat for a hundred miles.

There were many merchants and travelers coming and going, and they encountered no danger and entered the capital safely.

It was already afternoon.

"Sister-in-law, it's better for us women not to enter the palace, right?" Shangguan Ru felt a little timid as she was about to arrive at the palace.

"Sister Ru, don't you want to find out the truth? You can't just follow your uncle and aunt's orders and let them plan your life.

From now on, you have the final say in your life. Don't be afraid of seeing them, but they should be afraid of seeing you."

Yu Zheng encouraged.

We are already at the doorstep, how can we retreat?

"But I'm a divorced woman, and no one in the mansion will welcome me in." Shangguan Ru lowered her head dejectedly.

"That's not your fault. It's the fault of your uncle and aunt, and the Lin family. They teamed up to leave you with nowhere to go.

So you should hold your head high and walk into the palace with dignity.

If anyone dares to say anything bad about you, you just need to look on coldly.

Wait for King Kou to come back and make the decision for you.

Before the King comes back, you still have Concubine Li and us to support you."

Yu Yuzheng's words made her raise her head again.

Yes, she did nothing wrong. The ones who were wrong were the one who raised her and the one who gave birth to her.

The carriage stopped steadily at the gate of the palace.

Shangguan Ziqi came back this time and didn't pretend to be weak. He just rolled down from his tall horse.

When the gatekeepers saw the eldest son coming back, one ran to report to steward Li, while another came forward to help lead the horse.

The servant saw that the young master was standing and shouted happily: "Young master, your legs are bent!"

"Hmm." Shangguan Ziqi just hummed lightly and threw the reins to him. Then he walked to the front of the carriage and helped Yu Zheng get off.

䀴Just then, a carriage came back from behind.

Shangguan Ziqi turned his head and saw that it was his master who had returned.

When the prince went to the border, no one could take care of him, and no one knew where he went to have fun and came back from.

Yu Zheng got off the carriage.

The master was also coming over.

Later he saw Shangguan Ziqi standing upright and was so shocked that he didn't know how to react.

"Hello, uncle. Where did you come back from?" Shangguan Ziqi ignored his shocked expression and greeted him politely as a junior.

"Ziqi, you've been away for a few months. Have you healed your leg?" The old man finally found his voice.

Shangguan Ziqi pretended not to see it, he was already mentally prepared.

My first uncle and third uncle all hope that Zishu will be the crown prince, and this matter has long been made clear.

"Yes. I went to Southern Shu Kingdom and found my uncle who was a miracle doctor before and cured him." Shangguan Ziqi was very good at lying.

At this time, Yu Yuzheng helped Shangguan Ru out of the carriage and helped her take the child down.

The master then noticed that there was someone else in the carriage.

䀴When his eyes saw Shangguan Ru, they almost popped out of their sockets.

Shangguan Ru had first met the master when she was a few years old.

"Ruru greets uncle." Shangguan Ruyu squatted politely.

"You, you, who are you?" The master was so shocked when he saw Shangguan Ru's face that he stuttered.

They are so similar, almost 80% alike.