Ever since he followed Shangguan Ziqi on the battlefield as a military strategist, he has also been rewarded for coming up with a good idea.

After he came back, the emperor immediately arranged for him to be a Yuanwailang in the Ministry of War, promoting him from the seventh rank to the sixth rank.

The emperor even jokingly called him a villain among gentlemen.

He was already the third place in the imperial examination, so it was normal for him to be promoted to this position so quickly.

And there are not many literati who dare to go to the battlefield like him.

When many unengaged noble ladies in the capital learned that he was still unmarried, they all started to make plans.

As a result, several families invited matchmakers to propose marriage to him, but he refused all of them and was given a reputation as an ungrateful person.

But he ignored what others said and just focused on doing his job.

Later, he bought a small house in Beijing and hired an elderly couple as servants, and then lived his life in a low-key manner.

Slowly, he came into people's attention.

He did not come to visit the palace either.

As if he suddenly became invisible.

But Yu Yuanzheng knew that he would visit his adopted daughter whenever he had time, and would buy Xiao Yue'er a small gift every time.

In order to avoid suspicion, he never took them out shopping.

Therefore, not many people in the capital knew that he had an adopted daughter.

"Lord Zhong?" Yu Yuanzheng was surprised.

"Your humble servant greets the Lord of the Nation." When Zhong Weiliang saw that it was Yu Yuanzheng who got off the carriage, he immediately stepped forward to greet him.

"Are you here to see your husband?" Yu Yuanzheng asked.

"No, I am here to ask for your help, my Lord." Zhong Weiliang stated his purpose.

"Oh, then let's go into the mansion and talk."

Yu Yuanzheng led him to Shangguan Ziqi's study in the outer courtyard.

The two of them sat down.

"Has Lord Zhong encountered any difficulties?" Yu Yuanzheng asked in a gentle voice.

"Master, it's not a difficult problem. Yes, yes..." Zhong Weiliang was a little restrained.

"Is Sister Ru in trouble?" Seeing that he was in trouble, Yu Yuanzheng wondered if it was about Sister Ru.

"She didn't encounter any difficulties. It was me who proposed to her, but she refused." Zhong Weiliang blushed with embarrassment.

After he said that, Yu Yuanzheng remembered that her sister Ru had insisted on observing mourning for her birthday, and it just so happened that the mourning period was over in a year.

Time flies so fast, three years have passed in a flash.

She was really derelict in her duty. She knew that Zhong Weiliang was always taking care of Sister Ru, but she neglected it.

"Oh, you should know Sister Ru's personality. She sticks to the rules. She probably doesn't dare to accept you, a man who was born as a third place winner. Maybe she feels that she is not worthy of you, so she refused."

"But, I have said that I don't mind her divorced status, but she refused. I have been to her house three times but to no avail.

So I have come to ask you to persuade her. I am very grateful. "

Having said that, Zhong Weiliang stood up and bowed deeply to Yu Yuanzheng.

"Okay, okay." Yu Yuanzheng agreed immediately.

"Thank you, Master."

After the meal, Yu Yuanzheng was going to go to the embassy, ​​but she had to send someone to tell Edward that the language class would be suspended for the afternoon.

Then he took the three children to where Shangguan Ru lived.

Shangguan Ru came from Xiyang County and bought a small house with two entrances in the Xicheng District of the capital to live in. She also bought two shops in the capital to continue her cloth business and also sold some embroidery to the middle and lower class people.

The business was neither good nor bad, but it was enough to support their daughter's life.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the courtyard, and the gatekeeper was the old man that the princess gave to Shangguan Ru.

When he saw that it was Yu Yuanzheng who came down, he hurried over.

"My humble servant greets the Crown Prince and his wife."

"Is Sister Ru at home?"

"Yes. I will report right away."

Yu Yuanzheng carried the children out of the carriage one by one.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Shangguan Ru running out of the inner courtyard in a hurry.

"Sister-in-law, why are you here? Why didn't you tell me in advance?

Oh, the three babies are here too." Shangguan Ru stepped forward excitedly.

I haven't seen my sister-in-law for a long time. She is a widow and it's not easy to visit her.

Upon seeing this, she enthusiastically picked up Dabao and kissed him on the face.

"Hello, Auntie." The three children shouted in unison.

"Good, good, good. The three children have grown up so big, and they are all so strong, not bad, not bad. Come in with auntie, Yue'er is here too."

It happened to be a day off, so I didn't send my daughter to school.

Shangguan Ru sent Yue'er to the Shangguan family's clan school when she was five years old.

After entering the inner courtyard, Yu Yuanzheng saw Xiao Yue'er writing big characters in the main hall.

That serious little look is admirable.

"Yuer, look who's here?" Shangguan Ru put Dabao down and led him into the hall.

Xiao Yue'er then raised her head and saw her mother holding a child.

After a long time, she no longer recognized them, and the three babies had grown up a lot.

But she still remembers Yu Yuanzheng.

"Uncle." Little Yue'er threw down her pen excitedly and ran forward.

She knew that her and her mother's lives had become better since she met her uncle and her great-aunt.

The little heart remembers this matter clearly.

"Yuer." Yu Yuanzheng caught the little body that ran over. Even though she was just over five years old, Yu Yuanzheng picked her up immediately.

"Do you miss your uncle?"

"I miss you. Yue'er hasn't seen my uncle for a long time."

"It's my fault, uncle. Whenever I have time, I will come to check on our Yue Er to see if she has grown taller, is eating well, and is studying well."

"Come down quickly, be careful not to tire your uncle out." Shangguan Ru said with a smile.

Only then did Yue'er reluctantly get off Yu Yuanzheng.

"Cousin." The three babies shouted in unison. On the way here, their mother had already reminded them to bring their cousin to play with them when they came.

"Yuer, take your brothers and sisters to play in the yard. Mom will talk to your uncle for a while." Shangguan Ru sent the child away.

When Yu Yuanzheng came to her house at this time, she knew that he came to see her for something.

She also knew that Yu Yuanzheng was very busy and her time was precious.

She heard everything Yu Yuanzheng had done from Zhong Weiliang.

Yu Yuanzheng asked Lian Qiao and Bai Zhi to look after the child in the yard.

There were many games that the three children could play, and soon the four children were having a great time in the yard.

"Sister Ru, I came here today because someone asked me to have a talk with you." Yu Yuanzheng did not beat around the bush.

Shangguan Ru was not surprised at all. She knew who had invited her sister-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, I am a divorced woman, how can I be worthy of Master Zhong? You don't have to persuade me about this. He deserves a better woman. I can't use my power to repay a favor."

Shangguan Ru looked determined and didn't allow any room for negotiation.

"Sister Ru, do you want the Zhong family to have no descendants?" Yu Yuanzheng took the drastic measure.

Sister Ru was taught by the third wife to be too obedient and too kind.

Always think about others and never think about yourself.

Then let her feel deeply guilty and see if she can still uphold the so-called three obediences and four virtues of this era.

"Sister-in-law, what do you mean?" Shangguan Ru was stunned when she heard it.

"Do you know why Lord Zhong wants to go to the battlefield to serve as your elder brother's military advisor?"

Shangguan Ru widened her eyes and shook her head.

"Because he wants to get promoted quickly so he can give you a better life and earn you a good job.

He has no family anymore. In his heart, you girls are his family.

But if you insist on giving birth to a child and observing mourning for you, he will silently protect you and your daughter, and will not ask you to marry him until you are out of mourning.

But you have blocked his true feelings from your heart, and he has only chosen you. If you don't marry him, he won't marry another woman. You are just cutting off the Zhong family's bloodline."

After Yu Yuanzheng finished speaking, Shangguan Ru was completely dumbfounded.

how so.