Chapter 200 Determination

Since there were no outsiders, there was no need to be so particular. Yu Zheng took Zhou Boxu directly to the main courtyard.

The three people sitting around the table had eaten and drunk their fill, and they were lazily propping up their heads and chatting with each other.

When Zhou Boxu saw Yu Lan like this, he couldn't help but think of many years ago, when Yu Lan was always like this. After school, she would pull him to hide and eat snacks, and after eating, she would prop up her head and talk to him lazily.

Many years had passed, and he couldn't remember how long it had been since he last saw her like this.

Zhou Boxu's eyes sank, and he was moved as he looked at Yu Lan who was right in front of him.

This was the person he had been thinking about for many years, and now he was right in front of him, and he could touch her with just a few steps forward.

"Husband, Mr. Zhou." Jiang Shu was the first to see the two people outside the door and spoke in surprise.

Sun Yijun and Yu Lan turned around upon hearing the voice, and when they saw Yu Zheng and Zhou Boxu, their expressions were different.

Sun Yijun was startled, and quickly sat up straight and tidied her appearance.

Zhou Boxu was wearing a dark blue brocade dress with tight sleeves, a silver crown and tied hair, with a cold face, standing tall, like a pine tree in the cold wind.

Yu Lan stared at him, a little bit unbelieving what he saw.

Although they were in Shangjing together in recent years, they seldom met. Every time they met, they just glanced at each other from a distance, and there was not much interaction.

Suddenly being so close, the two people's eyes met, thousands of thoughts surged into their hearts, blocked in their throats, and they couldn't say a word. They

looked at each other in silence.

Yu Zheng glanced at them and asked Sun Yijun, "Do you want to call Yu Yuan?"

Sun Yijun heard it, looked at Zhou Boxu and said, "He must be in Cuiyun Tower now. I'll take a carriage to pick him up."

"That's fine." Yu Zheng stepped aside to make way.

Sun Yijun got up and walked away quickly.

The sun was setting. Zhuang Yan and Jiang Ning had finished school and would be coming to the palace soon.

Yu Zheng said slowly, "Let's go to the front hall."

Jiang Shu came to her senses, her almond eyes flashed, and she said, "My clothes are dirty and I need to change. My husband, please wait for me. My sister and Lord Zhou will go ahead."

"Okay." Zhou Boxu responded, turned around and walked.

Yu Lan glanced at Yu Zheng, got up and followed.

Yu Lan and Zhou Boxu both knew the roads in the palace, so no servants followed.

The two of them walked slowly from the backyard to the front hall. They were a few feet apart and felt very unfamiliar.

When they reached the front garden, Zhou Boxu in front of them suddenly stopped.

Yu Lan was startled and then paused.

Zhou Boxu turned around, looked at Yu Lan's frightened face, and said respectfully: "In terms of etiquette, the princess should be in front."

Yu Lan felt a breath of air stuck in his heart when he heard it. He glared at Zhou Boxu with his beautiful eyes, as if angry and resentful, and walked forward angrily.

After many years, he is still like this, always talking about etiquette and hierarchy.

When Yu Lan passed by Zhou Boxu, a cool breeze blew, and Zhou Boxu's eyes shrank.

She seemed angry?

Why was she angry? Didn't she want to see him?

Zhou Boxu frowned, lowered his head slightly, and followed Yu Lan.

Just like before, he could never figure out why Yu Lan was angry, so he could only follow her silently and accompany her.

The servants of the palace had already cleaned up the front hall. After the two of them sat down in the front hall, the maid immediately served them hot tea.

Yu Lan had been drinking for the whole afternoon, and now she frowned when she saw the tea. She really couldn't drink it anymore.

After the maid left, there was no one else in the hall. Zhou Boxu stared at Yu Lan for a long time, and spoke hesitantly.

"Recently, a big thief appeared in the city. He not only robbed money, but sometimes also raped women. Princess, please be careful when you go out."

At the end, Zhou Boxu added, "Just in case, I will send the princess back tonight."

"Lord Zhou is really doing his job well." Yu Lan's expression was indifferent, with a little sarcasm.

Zhou Boxu knew that she blamed him, but he didn't care, but he didn't know how to please her.

They finally met once, so they couldn't waste this good opportunity.

"Princess, have you been well these years?"

Zhou Boxu said this with a hoarse voice, staring at Yu Lan with burning eyes.

Yu Lan's heart was churning, and she said in an ambiguous way: "What do you think?"

She was only nineteen when she gave birth to Zhuang Yan, and she became a widow before she was twenty. Eight years had passed in a flash.

These eight years are the best years for a woman, and she spent them all as a widow. He actually asked her if she was okay?

Yu Lan just thought it was ridiculous, and a sneer appeared on her lips.

This smile fell into Zhou Boxu's eyes and deeply hurt his heart. He said in a hoarse and apologetic voice: "I'm sorry, I let you down."

Yu Lan said: "I have never blamed you for this."

She had no choice about what happened back then, and Zhou Boxu had no choice either, so she didn't blame him.

If Madam Zhou had not died to stop him, Zhou Boxu would never have come back alive after asking for permission to go to the battlefield, and such a person would have long disappeared from the world.

What she really blamed was Zhou Boxu's indifference and self-righteous silent protection over the years.

"I know." Zhou Boxu stared at Yu Lan from a distance, and said as if he had made up his mind, "I will never back down again in the future."

When Zhou Boxu learned of Yu Zheng's intention in Lin'an Prefecture, he was shocked and felt that Yu Zheng would not be able to achieve his wish.

However, just a few months later, Yu Zheng not only got what he wanted, but also had a child.

Zhou Boxu couldn't help but think of what Yu Zheng had said that day.

Man can conquer nature. There is nothing that cannot be done, only people who cannot do it.

He has been thinking about it during this period of time, and finally figured it out.

He wants to marry Yu Lan, and he only wants to marry Yu Lan in his life. If he couldn't get what he wanted, he would die with his eyes wide open.

He had regretted for many years and didn't want to spend the rest of his life in regret.

Past mistakes could not be changed, so he could only wake up in time and not make the same mistakes again.

Hearing Zhou Boxu say this, Yu Lan was shocked and his mind went blank for a moment.

After coming to his senses, Yu Lan asked him with red eyes: "Did Mrs. Zhou agree?"

Zhou Boxu shook his head and said firmly: "My mother doesn't know yet, but the same thing will never happen again."

Yu Lan looked at the man in front of her and felt a little strange.

In her memory, Zhou Boxu was a taciturn and stubborn boy. He was both civil and military, tall and handsome, affectionate and loyal, satisfying all Yu Lan's beautiful imaginations of men.

But now Zhou Boxu has lost his youthful aggression and has become calm and steady, gloomy and cold, with his brows always slightly wrinkled, so that people can tell at a glance that he is unhappy.

He is unhappy, and she is not happy either. Why have they become like this?

"Have you really thought it through?" Yu Lan asked with red eyes, pinching her hands.

Zhou Boxu nodded solemnly.

Yu Lan was emotional, and said with a little panic: "If you leave me again this time, no matter what the reason is, I will never forgive you again."

He may have no choice, but she also has her own pride.

"No, I will never let you go even if I die." Zhou Boxu said, trying to get up and get closer to Yu Lan.

"Mother."

Zhuang Yun's voice came from outside the hall.

Zhou Boxu heard the voice and had to sit back and turned to look at the door.

Yu Lan quickly wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief and smiled: "Yun'er."

Zhuang Yun walked into the hall and was a little surprised to see Zhou Boxu.

"Young Master Zhuang." Zhou Boxu greeted him.

After returning the gift, Zhuang Yin walked up to Yu Lan and noticed that Yu Lan looked strange: "Mother, are you crying?"

Zhuang Yin raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Boxu, with obvious meaning.

There were only two of them in the room, if Yu Lan was crying, it must be related to Zhou Boxu.