"My sister is still young!" Zhou Zhiyi was very unconvinced.
At this point, Marquis Cheng'en had lost his patience with his beloved grandson and whispered, "Shut up!"
After that, the emperor was in no mood to organize hunting again. He kept a close eye on the progress of the investigation. Groups of people were dragged out, but there was still no explanation.
Everyone stayed quietly in their own courtyards to recuperate, fearing that they might do something wrong and fall into the emperor's trap.
During this period, Zhou Qiongyue did not enter the palace again. She stayed in the yard every day, preparing various nourishing soups and drinks for her grandfather and the other two.
That day, Zhou Qiongyue had just finished arranging the tonic soup for lunch when Gulan came in to report, "Miss, the Second Prince is here."
Zhou Qiongyue frowned. Logically, wouldn't Grandpa and the others be there when her second cousin came? Why did he come to the backyard specifically and ask her, "Where are Grandpa and the others?"
"The old marquis and the prince have already met in the front yard. The second prince explicitly said he wants to see you and has something to tell you." Gulan didn't know what the second prince wanted to see the young lady about.
"Let's go! Let's go to the study in the front yard to meet him." Anyway, it was impossible for Zhou Qiongyue to meet the second prince in the backyard. Since she had no interest in the second prince, she had to avoid suspicion.
When Zhou Qiongyue arrived at her father's study in the front yard, the Second Prince was already waiting inside. Zhou Qiongyue took a look and saw that her grandfather, father, and eldest brother were not there. It seemed that the Second Prince really had something to say to her.
Zhou Qiongyue paused at the door, told the others to wait outside, and then she took Gumei in.
"Greetings, Second Prince." Zhou Qiongyue bowed according to the rules.
The second prince looked at his cousin who was bowing. She had indeed grown into a beauty. No wonder that kid Yuan Bohua was jumping up and down.
Although the Second Prince was quite emotional, he still pretended to be unhappy and said, "Hurry up and get up. My cousin is becoming distant with me."
Zhou Qiongyue looked at the unhappy face of the Second Prince, and she felt very unhappy too. She didn't provoke him, so why was he using her as a punching bag?
Zhou Qiongyue was unhappy, so she became even more polite. She sat down across from the Second Prince and politely asked, "Excuse me, Second Prince, what can I do for you?"
"Cousin, do you really want to talk to me like this?" The second prince's tone was full of disbelief.
"Didn't my second cousin come to pick a fight with me with a face full of anger?" Zhou Qiongyue made it clear that she was not a punching bag, nor did she want to be the intimate sister.
"You! You still won't accept any loss at all."
Zhou Qiongyue actually heard a hint of doting in these words, which stimulated her so much that she got goosebumps.
Zhou Qiongyue touched her hands speechlessly, "If you have something to say, just say it!"
Upon hearing this, the Second Prince coughed awkwardly, then remained silent for a moment before mustering up the courage to speak: "Cousin, you are now of marriageable age. I know your personality and how you are always willful and never suffer any loss. If you get married, you will definitely suffer a loss."
"Oh? So my cousin is planning to ask the emperor to grant me the title of princess? To let me find a prince consort?" Zhou Qiongyue wondered if this guy was here to act as a matchmaker for her! The male protagonist was also interesting. His own emotions were a mess, yet he still had the nerve to meddle with her.
The Second Prince nearly choked on his own saliva when he heard his cousin say this. "Princess!" he asked. "How dare your cousin think of that?"
"I don't have that ability, but I can still protect my cousin. I mean, there is still a position for my concubine. If my cousin doesn't mind, you can be my concubine."
The more the second prince spoke, the more he felt that he was doing it for his cousin's own good, and the more justified he became.
Zhou Qiongyue took a deep breath and said, "Second cousin, tell me again, what do you want me to do?"
"Don't worry, cousin. I won't let Xin'er and Miss Duan bully you. You can still be as comfortable as you are in your boudoir."
As soon as the Second Prince finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Qiongyue expectantly, with an expression that said, "I'm so smart."
Zhou Qiongyue was so angry that she laughed, "The Second Prince is really calculating."
"Cousin, I'm doing this for your own good..." The second prince wanted to talk more about the benefits of doing this.
The second prince saw his cousin signaling Gumei to close the study door and go out, and then he saw his gentle cousin take off her shoes.
Then he saw his cousin walking around in his uncle's room, and finally took out a back scratcher from where his uncle kept the scrolls, and hit him on the back before he could react.
The Second Prince cried out in pain and immediately distanced himself from Zhou Qiongyue. As he retreated to the side, he did not forget to loudly ask, "Cousin, what are you doing?"
Zhou Qiongyue took the back scratcher in her hand and danced with it fiercely, moving closer to the Second Prince. "What are you doing? Of course I'm thanking you for your kindness, cousin. Don't worry, I won't kill you. I'll definitely leave you a breath."
The Second Prince was already injured, and now Zhou Qiongyue was chasing him, making him run around the study, but he didn't dare fight back. If his uncle and the others knew that he had dared to hit his cousin, he probably wouldn't be able to come to the Cheng'en Marquisate anymore.
This made the second prince very passive, and he was forced to receive several blows on his back, buttocks and legs. The only good thing was that his cousin did not slap him in the face.
"Cousin, cousin, if you don't agree, just forget it. Why do this?"
The second prince was still unwilling to admit that he was the one who was immoral and wanted to make excuses.
Zhou Qiongyue felt that she had to beat this bastard into submission in order to be punished today, otherwise she would not be able to swallow this humiliation.
"I think so too. How about you let me kill you today and I'll go down to accompany you."
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