"As long as my second cousin is satisfied, if there's another good thing like this, remember to look for me!" Zhou Qiongyue held the title deed of the hot spring villa in one hand and the jade pendant in the other, smiling so much that her eyes almost disappeared. It was obvious how happy she was.
The second prince, Li Jingchen, looked at the thing in Zhou Qiongyue's hand and smiled happily. At least this way, he no longer felt guilty. Li Jingchen felt that this gift was worth it.
But he still refused to give in. "My cousin is too expensive. I can't afford it!"
When Zhou Zhiyi and his men hurried in, he saw that his sister and the second prince had smiles on their faces, and the atmosphere seemed to be very good.
Zhou Zhiyi's heart skipped a beat. He wondered if his sister would be coaxed back by the Second Prince with just a few words! He mentally cursed his cousin a thousand times. He even couldn't help but curse their common ancestor.
No matter what Zhou Zhiyi was thinking, he hid it well on his face. He wasn't the kind of person who didn't have a lot of scheming. So he smiled naturally, "Cousin, sister, what are you two talking about?"
"Oh, we didn't talk about anything, just about my second cousin's sweetheart. Big brother, when are you getting married? I can't believe I already have a second cousin's wife, but not my eldest one!"
After Zhou Qiongyue finished speaking, she did not forget to look at her elder brother's expression. She wanted to see if her elder brother would blush.
Who is Zhou Zhiyi? He didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he reached out and gently tapped Zhou Qiongyue's head, "Don't worry, you will have a sister-in-law soon."
Zhou Zhiyi was actually already engaged to Cheng Shiyue, the eldest daughter of Earl Yongning. However, the old uncle passed away and the girl was in mourning, so they had not gotten married yet.
Zhou Qiongyue covered the place where she was hit and howled exaggeratedly, "It hurts, it hurts..."
When the second prince Li Jingchen saw his cousin like this, he looked at Zhou Zhiyi with disapproval.
Zhou Zhiyi ignored his cousin's gaze and instead looked at his sister lovingly. He said helplessly, "Okay, stop it. I didn't even use any force."
Zhou Qiongyue didn't feel embarrassed at all about being exposed. Instead, she smiled and moved closer to her big brother Zhou Zhiyi: "Hey, big brother, why are you here?"
Zhou Zhiyi gently rubbed his sister's head and casually explained, "I'm here to call the Second Prince. The people ahead are urging him to return to the palace."
After Zhou Zhiyi finished speaking, he looked at the Second Prince curiously and asked with pretended curiosity, "Whose daughter is it that could make my second cousin fall in love with her?"
At this time, Zhou Zhiyi was curious about who could be as good as his sister. Not wanting his sister to marry into the royal family was one thing, but being disliked by others was another.
The Second Prince didn't want to say more. After all, the time had not come yet. He only said, "Cousin, you will know when the time comes."
After the Second Prince Li Jingchen finished speaking, he said two more words to Zhou Qiongyue, "Cousin, take good care of your health. I will come out of the palace to see you when I have time."
After saying these two sentences, the second prince hurriedly took his men away, as if he was fleeing in panic.
"Brother, why didn't the fifth prince's cousin come with the second cousin?" Zhou Qiongyue was simply curious. After all, the original owner had always treated the fifth prince as his own brother and would not forget him even when he got something good.
I almost drowned, it doesn't make sense for this cousin not to even come and take a look!
The second prince and the fifth prince were both born to the queen, so it didn't matter much that Zhou Qiongyue privately called the second prince and the fifth prince cousins.
Zhou Zhiyi was relieved to see his second cousin leave when he heard his sister mention his fifth cousin again. He thought to himself, would his sister turn her attention to the fifth cousin?
Zhou Qiongyue: I don’t want to give birth to a fool.
Zhou Zhiyi had a good impression of this cousin, and he said truthfully, "My fifth cousin was confined by the Empress. From what I heard, he and my second cousin had a big fight. I don't know the specific reason."
Zhou Zhiyi actually guessed that it was because of his sister, but he would not say it.
"I see!" Zhou Qiongyue's face suddenly became enlightened. However, she wasn't stupid, but she wouldn't be so self-indulgent as to assume that others were acting because of her. She planned to ask when she had the chance.
Zhou Zhiyi stared at his sister thoughtfully, which made Zhou Qiongyue confused.
"Brother, why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?" Zhou Qiongyue thought that there were some snack crumbs on her face from the snacks she had just eaten, so she wiped her face hard with her hands.
"Tell me seriously, are you in love with your fifth cousin again?"
Seeing her brother's serious face, Zhou Qiongyue thought something was wrong. But then it turned out like this...
"Brother, it's not like I can't get married. I don't have to choose between my aunt's two children. Besides, my fifth cousin is more than three years younger than me! He is still a child, and I just treat him as my own brother.
I'm almost dying, and he doesn't even come to see me. I definitely have to ask him!"
As soon as Zhou Qiongyue finished speaking, she received a slap from her elder brother Zhou Zhiyi, "Stop it, what are you talking about!"
Zhou Qiongyue originally didn't want to do such an indecent action, but under the gaze of her eldest brother, she could only symbolically spit.
Only then did Zhou Zhiyi, with satisfaction, instruct Gulan and the others to serve the young lady well, and then he left with satisfaction.
As soon as Zhou Zhiyi left, Zhou Qiongyue fell helplessly on the recliner again, wondering why she felt that she had no status in the family!
For a long time afterwards, Zhou Qiongyue did not leave the hospital and was recuperated in her Qiongyue Pavilion.
Zhou Qiongyue adapted very well to this. She had dreamed of lying flat every day in her previous life, and now she could finally do so. She had no desire to toss and turn.
Now she owns a jewelry shop, two hot spring villas, a peach blossom villa, and a variety of jewelry and treasures.
Before, her father, the prince, gave her 20,000 taels of silver notes and told her to buy whatever she liked.
These were her private savings, and she would have plenty of dowry when she got married. It was definitely enough for her to live a life of luxury.
She prepares delicious food every day, reads storybooks, and makes tea. Her life is so comfortable.
Zhou Qiongyue was not anxious, but the Crown Prince's wife, Jin, was. Before she fell into the water, her daughter wished she could go to the palace every day, and she was anxious.
It has been three months since her daughter fell into the water. She has not entered the palace once, nor has she gone out to play. She is very anxious.
Just as the old lady of the Marquis Xuanping’s Mansion was celebrating her birthday, the Crown Prince’s wife, Mrs. Jin, was preparing to take her daughter out.
So when Zhou Qiongyue got up that day, she found many sets of clothes and jewelry in the room, some elegant, some solemn, and some lively.
"Gulan, what's going on?" Zhou Qiongyue looked at them one by one and asked the person next to her.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
