"Why after the Spring Hunt? The Spring Hunt is still one or two months away!" After all, Zhou Qiongyue had memories of her previous life, and she had a little understanding of the way things were done in this era.
Jin had her own thoughts on the matter: "Of course, the royal family also wants to save face. The emperor wants to wait until the storm has passed before finding a good excuse to grant the marriage. This way, it will be more pleasing to both parties."
Zhou Wencan smiled and nodded as he listened to his wife's words. However, he wondered in his heart if the emperor was in a hurry to grant the marriage, perhaps because he wanted to wait and see if there were any changes.
After all, according to his speculation, the emperor did not want the next emperor to be too much influenced by his relatives, so the emperor should not like Marquis Xuanping.
Marquis Xuanping is a real marquis. Considering the achievements of his ancestors, his power is much greater than that of Marquis Cheng'en, who was conferred the title because of the queen.
It doesn't make sense that the emperor would be afraid of the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion but not the Xuanping Marquis Mansion.
Zhou Qiongyue thought she understood, "Oh, then my daughter will understand."
Zhou Wencan and Zhou Zhiyi, father and son, glanced at each other in tacit understanding and shook their heads. It was obvious that they felt their daughter/sister hadn't grasped the essence of the situation.
But neither of them said anything. After all, trying to guess the emperor's mind was an act of great rebellion.
Zhou Wencan caringly comforted his daughter, "Anyway, just prepare well. When the spring hunt comes, your father will take you with him."
"Ah? What should I do?" Zhou Qiongyue was really confused. She was not the original owner, and she couldn't ride a horse or shoot arrows!
Zhou Zhiyi felt that he now understood his sister. Ever since she fell into the water, she was like a broken jar, and would never pretend again.
In front of outsiders, she still has a bit of the demeanor of a young lady, but in front of her family, she is definitely a person who likes to watch the fun and not mind getting involved. "The Spring Hunt is very lively, don't you want to watch it up close?"
Zhou Qiongyue looked at her elder brother's meaningful eyes and had to admit that she was indeed moved.
After thinking about it, she decided to take the opportunity to learn horseback riding. After all, women in this dynasty were also allowed to ride horses. The main reason was that a few decades ago, Tianyuan Kingdom had just experienced a war, and it could be said that everyone was a soldier.
Therefore, the requirements for women are not that strict. As long as they are with good people, ladies from wealthy families like them can ride horses, practice archery, and go shopping without any impact.
Zhou Qiongyue wasn't the shy person. Since she had decided to learn, she had to find a good excuse. "But I haven't ridden a horse in a long time. I don't know how to ride anymore."
"No big deal, I'll teach you when the time comes." Zhou Zhiquan promised quickly, fearing that if he acted too late, he would not be able to get the job of teaching his sister how to ride a horse.
But! How happy Zhou Zhiquan was at this moment, and how helpless he was afterwards. The main reason was that Zhou Qiongyue had not awakened the horse riding skill at all.
Zhou Wencan and Zhou Zhiyi did not compete with Zhou Zhiquan for this job, mainly because they were too busy and really did not have time to teach their sister how to ride a horse.
However, they both took turns to remind Zhou Zhiquan, fearing that he would not pay attention and something might happen to his daughter/sister.
Zhou Qiongyue and the others had just finished discussing horse riding lessons when Xiangling, who was beside the old lady, came in. "This servant greets the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince's wife, and the eldest young master..."
Seeing Xiangling was taking a long time to finish her speech, Jin quickly interrupted her and said, "Miss Xiangling, there is no need to be so polite. Does mother have any instructions for you?"
This Xiangling was the head maidservant of the wife of Marquis Cheng'en, so Jin was still very polite to her. After all, she was a third-rank official in the prime minister's family!
Although Xiangling was the head maidservant beside the old lady, she was still respectful in front of the prince and his wife, not daring to show any disrespect. "Madam, the old lady asked the eldest lady to go to Youxinyuan to see her."
When Prince Zhou Wencan heard Xiangling's words, he frowned. He wanted to see Yue'er at this time?
"Did mother say anything?"
"My dear, the old lady has heard the rumors outside. The Marquis just came back and told me that the Emperor wants to grant us a marriage. The old lady..."
The rest of the words were not something a servant like her could say. She could only say these to give face to the Crown Prince and his wife.
Zhou Qiongyue understood. This meant she was asking why she hadn't captured the heart of her cousin, the Second Prince! She really didn't want to go, so she could only look to her father for help.
As for why it was her father, it was mainly because even if her mother followed her, it would just be another punching bag. Her father was different, he was her biological son!
Zhou Wencan was truly impressed by his mother. He stroked his sleeves calmly and said, "Madam, please rest first. I'll take Yue'er to see mother."
Jin nodded. She also knew that her mother was looking for her daughter because she wanted to find someone to vent her anger on, so it would be better if the prince accompanied her.
Xiangling was about to say something when she saw this, but she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. Forget it, she was just a maid, and these matters were not hers to decide.
She silently followed the prince and Zhou Qiongyue to the old lady's yard.
When Crown Prince Zhou Wencan and Zhou Qiongyue arrived, the old lady Liu, the wife of Marquis Cheng'en, had been waiting for a long time.
Originally, Liu was planning to scold Zhou Qiongyue as soon as she saw her.
Liu felt that she had often sent Zhou Qiongyue to the palace since she was a child, and she grew up with the second prince as childhood sweethearts. But in the end, her peach was picked by someone else. How could she not be angry?
But when Liu saw her son and granddaughter coming together, she could only swallow the words that were on the tip of her tongue. She called out to the father and daughter who were bowing below, "Get up!"
Zhou Wencan pretended not to notice his mother Liu's sullen face and sat down. He even had someone serve him a cup of tea. Then he said with a playful smile, "It's so late. What do you want to see Yue'er about?"
"What's the matter with the rumors outside?" Liu looked at the father and daughter angrily.
Zhou Wencan pretended not to know and looked at Liu, who was sitting at the head of the table, in confusion: "What's going on?"
Seeing her son pretending to be dumbfounded, Liu angrily slammed her hand on the table and said, "I want to ask you why everyone is saying that the Second Prince and the daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping are in love?"
"Then mother asked the wrong person. Shouldn't you ask the Second Prince and Xie Zixin? Why ask us, father and daughter?"
Zhou Wencan really felt that his mother was getting too arrogant. The prince was not someone they could do whatever they wanted.
"Don't play dumb with me. Didn't the Second Prince and Yue'er grow up together as childhood sweethearts?"
Liu was almost saying that the second prince's wife could only be Zhou Qiongyue, and she was not afraid that these words would spread.
Zhou Qiongyue was completely impressed by her grandmother. How could such a clueless person raise such a shrewd daughter like the queen? Although she complained in her heart, she still had to explain. "Grandmother, my second cousin only treats me as his sister, and of course, my granddaughter only treats me as her brother."
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