The emperor suspected that silly girl Zhou Qiongyue and probably lent all her hidden silver to Chen'er.
In this matter, the emperor felt that Zhou Qiongyue was actually a paper tiger. She looked very powerful, but was fooled by Chen'er with just a few words and gave her so much silver.
Zhou Qiongyue: Yes, borrow.
However, the emperor thought that Zhou Qiongyue must have noticed something and tricked Xie Zixin into thinking that Zhou Qiongyue had the same adventure as her.
In the emperor's mind, Xie Zixin was really stupid.
So the emperor read the memorial from the secret guard and threw it aside without taking it to heart.
Zhou Qiongyue was worried all night in the palace, which resulted in her not sleeping well.
But she still got up early the next day and put on heavy makeup for the first time.
Gulan and the others around him didn't suspect anything. After all, today was Princess Yongchun's wedding day, and all the prominent women in Yuan'an would dress up, so it wouldn't stand out for their own princess to do so.
Zhou Qiongyue's main task today was to stay with her friend while her husband was away. She just wanted to make Princess Yongchun less nervous.
The emperor was marrying his only princess, so of course the wedding was grand. Furthermore, the emperor wasn't afraid of anyone's jealousy, so the dowry was bound to be as generous as possible.
The pomp and ceremony of Princess Yongchun's wedding was comparable to that of the legitimate prince's wedding, allowing everyone in Yuan'an to truly experience what a grand wedding was like.
Many nobles in Yuan'an who have children envied Marquis Sheng'en. Although the people in Marquis Sheng'en's mansion might not be able to spend much of these things, Sun Changkun's descendants would benefit from it!
If nothing unexpected happens, Sun Changkun's three generations won't have to worry about anything. Who wouldn't envy them?
After Princess Yongchun's wedding, Zhou Qiongyue's life became more regular. She would either go out with Yongchun to go out for a walk, or go back to Marquis Cheng'en's Mansion. The rest of the time she would go out to check on her business.
When she first returned to Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion, everyone there was very respectful. However, she returned every other day, and Cheng'en Marquis's wife Liu made an excuse of being unwell and asked Zhou Qiongyue to go directly to Jin's Xieyang Courtyard when she returned to the mansion.
That day, just as Jin had lunch served, someone reported, "Princess Fu'an is here."
Jin quickly stood up and went out to greet her, "My concubine greets Princess Fu'an!"
Zhou Qiongyue dodged her mother Jin's greeting and stepped forward to support her. "Mother, didn't I tell you that there's no need for so many formalities?"
Jin knew her daughter's good intentions. She patted her daughter's arm to comfort her, "You better be careful outside."
Zhou Qiongyue could only shake her head helplessly. She really had no way to deal with her mother, so she could only follow her.
As soon as Zhou Qiongyue entered the main room, she sat down at the dining table, staring at the food on the table and swallowing her saliva without any concealment.
Jin shook her head lovingly and only told the people in the small kitchen to bring up a few more dishes that Zhou Qiongyue liked.
After Jin made the arrangements, she asked Zhou Qiongyue, who was sitting at the table, "Why are you back again? Didn't you come back a few days ago?"
Zhou Qiongyue looked at her mother with pitiful eyes, "Hasn't it been several days since you came back? Don't you miss me?"
Jin was simply impressed by this girl. After getting married, which daughter would go back to her parents' home every few days, whether there was something important or not?
Jin was of course happy that her daughter could return, but she was more worried that if she stayed away for too long, the prince would be unhappy. As a mother, she naturally hoped that her daughter could live a good life.
Although Jin was very happy that her daughter could come back often, and had no resistance to her daughter's coquettishness, she still hardened her heart and advised:
"The prince is not in Yuan'an. Although you are the boss of the palace, you can't do whatever you want. When the prince comes back and hears some rumors, it will be bad if you two quarrel again."
Zhou Qiongyue knew her mother was worried about her, but she didn't mind her nagging. Instead, she smiled and reached out to pull Jin to sit next to her. She personally placed a pair of clean chopsticks in Jin's hand:
"Don't worry, mother! The prince personally mentioned this before he left Yuan'an. He was worried that his daughter would have no one to talk to in the palace."
After hearing her daughter's words, Jin felt a little relieved, but not completely. This girl was too honest. "That being said, the prince means well, but you can't go too far. As two people living together, you still have to protect your husband's reputation."
Zhou Qiongyue looked at her mother's serious eyes and could only nod in submission, "Okay, daughters are all mothers."
But she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, this is the bad thing about being married. She went back to her parents' home a few more times, and her family was more worried than if she didn't go back at all.
Seeing her daughter agree, Jin stopped lecturing. After all, her daughter's status was different now, and she would be embarrassed if she said too much. The child was grown up, and parents still had to consider their children's reputation.
Jin could only continue the topic she had just started with, "Why are you back today?"
Seeing her mother's persistent questioning, Zhou Qiongyue could only explain while eating, "Today I took people to see the winery I opened in Yuan'an. It was late, and it was close to the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, so I stopped by for lunch."
Jin originally picked up the fish for Zhou Qiongyue, but after hearing her daughter's words, she turned it around and put it in her own bowl.
She was simply impressed by her daughter. It was as if she had never been married. She would come back whenever she wanted, completely unaware of her different status now and how many eyes were staring at her.
Zhou Qiongyue didn't care about her mother's little tricks. She could pick up the fish herself! Anyway, if she did it a few times, her mother would get used to it.
Although married daughters in this era could not frequently return to their parents' home, there was no explicit prohibition! She had no mother-in-law above her and could make her own decisions, so of course she could return whenever she wanted.
Zhou Qiongyue said she was stopping by for lunch, and that was exactly what she meant. She had lunch with her mother, Jin, and sat with her for a while before returning home with her family.
Seeing how much her daughter missed home, Jin felt both relieved and worried.
After Zhou Qiongyue went back this time, she did not return to Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion for a month. She planned to wait for the prince to come back and bring him back often so that her mother would not say anything.
Now that Zhou Qiongyue had an idea, she began to look forward to Yuan Bohua's return.
Fortunately, Yuan Bohua did not disappoint Zhou Qiongyue. He came back more than a month after Princess Yongchun got married. Zhou Qiongyue felt that Yuan Bohua had matured a lot.
Almost seven months had passed since he left.
When Zhou Qiongyue saw Yuan Bohua again after such a long time, she actually felt a sense of strangeness.
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