Chapter 434: Die If You Say Die
But even such a scheming person died just like that.
"mother?"
Seeing that Li Jialan was silent, Zhou Yunshu couldn't help but call her.
Li Jialan came back to her senses, turned around and said to Zhou Yunshu: "Yeah."
"Are you all right?"
"It's okay." Li Jialan said with a smile, "I was just thinking that we should be able to celebrate the New Year in Yuncheng this year."
"Not necessarily." Zhou Yunshu said to Li Jialan, "If the Zhou family can overturn the verdict before the New Year, my eldest brother will definitely return to the capital. Then you can go back with him."
"What about you?"
"I'm not going back for now."
Now that the Zhou family has returned to the capital, they have to start over.
By then, her elder brother can stay in the capital to manage the remaining power of the Zhou family, while Zhou Yunshu and Zhou Yunqi can connect with Haizhou and the northern border respectively by sea transportation to rebuild the power of the Zhou family.
This is their latest plan, so Zhou Yunshu cannot leave.
"Then Kang Kang and I will stay with you."
Zhou Yunshu shook her head. "If you can return to the capital, then all of you should go back."
Haizhou is much more dangerous than the capital. If something unexpected happens, Zhou Yunshu may not be able to take care of her mother and children.
But it’s different in the capital. The current emperor is Xixi, and Ji Sheng is the regent.
Li Jialan and Kang Kang will hardly be in any danger in the capital. They will live a more comfortable and safe life when they return to the capital.
Furthermore, Zhou Yunshu didn't want the twins to be separated for too long. It would be no sooner for Pingping and Kangkang to be able to talk and walk, so it would be better for them to live together.
And if they are safe, Zhou Yunshu can do whatever she wants without any restraint.
Zhou Yunshu and Li Jialan were thinking about Xixi and the others, and Xixi, who was far away in the palace in the capital, was also thinking about her mother.
Zhou Yunshu and Ji Sheng had completely different approaches to Xixi's education. Xixi felt that if her mother were still alive, she wouldn't have to attend classes here from morning to night.
The weather is so nice, I really want to go out and play~
Xixi was wearing a golden dragon robe and sitting upright behind the desk. Opposite her was the teacher who was personally selected for her by her father and the prime minister.
This class is Xixi's fourth class of the day. After this class, she can go back to her palace to have a meal, rest and do homework. The day will officially end only after her father checks her homework.
"Your Majesty, could you please repeat what I just said?"
Feng Zheng saw his little emperor looking at him absentmindedly, and asked with a sigh in his heart.
Although it was good enough that she could sit still despite being too young, as an emperor she couldn't just sit there.
Xixi sat up straight and said to Feng Zhengdao, "Teacher said that a scholar must be broad-minded and resolute, as the responsibility is heavy and the road ahead is long."
"What do you mean?"
"An ambitious person must have lofty ambitions and a strong will, because he shoulders a great mission and the road to its realization is long."
Feng Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly. Wasn’t she distracted just now?
"Then what did Your Majesty understand from this sentence?"
"I understand that as the ruler of a country..."
As Feng Zheng listened to the childish yet serious voice, the light in his eyes became brighter.
It is better for an emperor to be smart. It is better if he can remember everything he sees and remember everything he hears.
The extremely talented Xixi in front of him is much more reliable than the previous emperor who only knew how to seek immortality and have children.
After class, when Feng Zheng finished arranging Xixi's homework, Xiao Dongzi came in and said to Xixi, "Your Majesty, the eldest princess has entered the palace and is waiting for you in Fengluan Palace."
When Xixi heard that Ji Mingzhu was coming, she couldn't help but smile widely.
If my great-grandfather is here, then my grandma and the others will come too!
Compared to the happy Xixi, Feng Zheng frowned slightly after hearing that Ji Mingzhu entered the palace.
Your Majesty is still young and is likely to believe whatever others say.
It’s okay if you only trust them. After all, everything they do is for Your Majesty and for the Great Zhou.
However, Feng Zheng did not want the new emperor to have too much contact with the eldest princess who had once made things happen in the court.
The court had finally settled down, and he didn't want to see the waters muddied because of Ji Mingzhu.
So when he saw his young Majesty directing Xiao Dongzi to pack up his evening homework and prepare to leave, Feng Zheng quietly came to Xixi's side, looked at her and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to advise you."
"Teacher, please speak."
"I wonder what Your Majesty thinks of the eldest princess?"
Xixi looked at the teacher in front of her, who was about the same age as her great-grandfather, with a strange expression on her face and said, "Family."
"Your Majesty, the eldest princess is not only your family, she is also the eldest princess. If she wants you to do something you shouldn't do, what will you do?"
“What should be done and what should not be done?”
Xixi and her mother both felt that children should have a balance between work and rest; but her father, the prime ministers, and the imperial tutor all felt that she could not slack off in the slightest.
There seems to be no fixed standard for whether something should be done or not.
"For example, if the eldest princess wants you to give her some real power, what will you do?"
Xixi said without hesitation: "Let Grandpa, Daddy and the Cabinet discuss it."
Feng Zheng's eyes lit up. "What if I want you to return the military power of the northern border to the Zhou family, have His Majesty return the things Your Highness previously handed over to the national treasury, and return the fiefdom of Nanzhou to Your Highness?"
Xixi complained in her heart that her words were useless, so what was there to say?
But she said to Feng Zhengdao: "Discuss it with Daddy and the Cabinet."
"like……"
"I'd better discuss it with Daddy and the Cabinet."
Feng Zheng originally thought that Xixi's words were very good, but Xixi's several consecutive answers were all about asking Ji Sheng and the cabinet, and he felt that Xixi had no opinions of her own.
"You can't just leave everything to the Regent and the cabinet."
After all, she is the ruler of a country.
Xixi tilted her little head, pointed at herself and said to Feng Zheng: "I'm young and don't know much. I need someone who knows how to help me discuss things. When I grow up and know more, I can make my own decisions."
No one listens to her now.
However, she is now present at both the morning court session and the afternoon court session.
Her father said that even if she didn't understand it now, she would eventually learn from it over time.
Feng Zheng thought this was true. What other emperor would be less troublesome than Xixi?
After getting Xixi's answer, Feng Zheng was no longer worried about Xixi going to meet Ji Mingzhu.
Anyway, no matter what happens, there is the regent and the cabinet there to support us.
Seeing that Feng Zheng didn't ask any more questions, Xixi said goodbye to him and immediately took Xiao Dongzi to Fengluan Palace.
She wanted to see if her grandmother and the others had come, and if her brothers and sisters had come. She didn't want to study alone in the palace!
But when Xixi returned to Fengluan Palace, she didn't see anyone from the Zhou family except Ji Mingzhu and Nanny Wang.
Nanny Wang saluted Xixi, and Ji Mingzhu looked at Xixi wearing the dragon robe and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously.
She waved to Xixi and said, "Xixi, come to Zuzu."
"Grandpa."
Xixi came to Ji Mingzhu's knees and talked to Ji Mingzhu with a smile.
Ji Mingzhu looked at Xixi, who was still well-behaved and cute, and smiled as she hugged her in her arms and said, "Xixi, from now on, Zuzu will stay in the palace with you, okay?"
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