As soon as Zhou Zhiyi entered the Queen's Kunyun Palace, he immediately bowed politely: "This humble servant greets the Queen!"
When the Empress saw Zhou Zhiyi like this, her heart skipped a beat and she quickly had someone help her nephew up. "Hurry up, hurry up, how is Yue'er?"
The Queen was really worried at this moment. If something really happened to Yue'er, I'm afraid that her elder brother and sister-in-law would become estranged from her. Moreover, she liked this innocent and lovely niece very much.
Seeing his aunt's worried expression, Zhou Zhiyi also said a few words of comfort with a worried look on his face: "Don't worry, aunt, the imperial physician has checked on him before, and his life is not in danger, he just hasn't woken up yet."
The Queen sized up her nephew's expression, her brow furrowing even further. "So, is there anything you need from me that has brought you to the palace? Just tell me. I will never refuse to help you if I can."
Zhou Zhiyi's face was filled with sadness, and his fingers fiddled with each other helplessly. This was Zhou Zhiyi's usual nervous gesture. But at this moment, he was just pretending. How could someone who could be a companion in the palace be so easily seen through?
Zhou Zhiyi played his part enough before he mustered up the courage to ask:
"My nephew heard that my second cousin was also at the scene, so he wanted to go to the palace to ask him what happened at the scene."
Only then did the Queen pretend to have just learned about it, and glared at the Second Prince Li Jingchen: "What, Chen'er, you were there too? Tell your eldest cousin what happened at that time."
"Cousin Yue'er had already left, but for some reason, Cousin Qian suddenly went crazy and ran over from behind and bumped into Cousin Yue'er.
I was also confused at the time, so I didn't go down to save my cousin right away. I'm sorry, cousin!"
The second prince, Li Jingchen, originally felt guilty for not rushing down to save his cousin because Xin'er hesitated for a moment. Now that he had spoken out, he felt relieved.
"How can you blame my second cousin? It's all Qian'er's fault for not being sensible."
Zhou Zhiyi said this, but in his heart, he had already scolded his cousin a thousand times. It was a pity that his sister was so good to him, but he hesitated to save him at the critical moment.
"I'm glad my cousin doesn't blame me. When my cousin wakes up, I'll go and apologize to her myself." Although the Second Prince had already fallen in love, he still treated his cousin as a younger sister. He didn't feel embarrassed to apologize to his younger sister.
"Second cousin, don't blame yourself. It's really not your fault." Zhou Zhiyi was not crazy to say that it was the prince's fault.
When Zhou Zhiyi emerged from Kunyun Palace, the people behind him were holding a pile of supplements bestowed by the Empress. After all, the item had fallen while he was talking to the Second Prince, and the Empress had to clean up after her son.
Zhou Wencan, the son of Marquis Cheng'en, was already waiting at the palace gate. As soon as he saw his eldest son's carriage coming out, he immediately got on his son's carriage.
"father······"
Zhou Wencui waved his hand. "We're still in the carriage, so don't be so polite. How's Yue'er?"
When Zhou Zhiyi heard what his father said, he immediately sat back down.
"Mother asked you to take leave, did you do it?"
"It's already been invited, so don't worry about it. Tell me how Yue'er is doing?" The Prince of Cheng'en was impressed by his eldest son, who asked questions about this and that but never got to the point.
"My sister has woken up, but she hasn't told anyone else that she is awake." Zhou Zhiyi said and looked at the prince of Cheng'en.
When Zhou Wencan, the son of the Marquis of Cheng'en, heard his son say that his daughter had woken up, the heavy burden on his heart finally lifted: "I'm glad Yue'er is okay. I'm going to teach her a lesson this time. How can she walk around without anyone else?"
Zhou Wencui had just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his son staring at him intently. He grinned, "I know what's going on here. Tell me!"
Zhou Wencan finished speaking, pretending to be calm and straightening his clothes. In his heart, he was thinking, "Oh my god, my eldest son's eyes are so scary." Zhou Wencui would never admit that he was a little afraid of his eldest son.
"Well, it was the Second Prince who told my sister not to bring anyone with him, saying he had something to tell her. He said he always treated my sister like his own sister, fearing that she would cling to him. Grandmother also hoped to use my sister to continue the family's prosperity, and she kept saying that my sister was chasing after him."
Zhou Zhiyi said this to his father because he wanted him to take care of his grandmother. Now that his sister has come to her senses, she should stop making trouble.
When Zhou Wencan heard his son say this, he could only put his hand to his mouth and pretend to cough, "After all, she is your grandmother."
After Zhou Wencan finished speaking, he saw the look in his eldest son's eyes and could only reluctantly give in and said, "I'll talk to mother."
Seeing his father agreed, Zhou Zhiyi continued to tell the rest of the story: "Also, this time my sister didn't fall into the water accidentally. She was knocked into the water by Zhou Nanqian from behind. And when my sister woke up, mother sent for the court doctor, but he hadn't arrived by the time I left the house. I sent someone to ask, but my third uncle called him away."
"What? Nan Qian knocked her down? Are you sure? On purpose?" From the questions asked by the Marquis Cheng'en, it was clear how shocked he was. The daughter of his third brother was a concubine's daughter, how dare she harm Yue'er.
"The Second Prince saw it with his own eyes. He said he was stunned for a moment, so he didn't go down to save his sister. But my son speculates that the Second Prince has someone he loves, and he's afraid that if he saves his sister, we'll become dependent on him."
Speaking of this, Zhou Zhiyi's anger rushed straight to his brain. How many good things had his sister given the Second Prince in the past! It was not worth him saving her life.
"Alas, it is indeed the emperor's bloodline!" The Prince of Cheng'en sighed like this, and those who understand will understand.
After the Marquis of Cheng'en finished sighing, he saw his son still staring at him and said helplessly, "Yue'er is my daughter. How could she not be as good as a concubine's daughter from the next room?"
"Son, I'm just afraid that you'll see your grandmother later, and I feel soft-hearted." Zhou Zhiyi felt that his father was good in every way except that he listened to his grandmother too much.
Seeing his son like this, the son of Cheng'en Hou knew what he was thinking. He could only say that his son was still too young. The things he listened to his mother about were all harmless little things. When had he ever listened to her on a big matter?
The Marquis of Cheng'en patted his eldest son's head, hiding the dark light in his eyes, and said, "Don't worry! Your father will take care of Yue'er."
Zhou Zhiyi was happy now, "Thank you, Dad!"
The Marquis of Cheng'en couldn't be bothered to see his eldest son like this. His son had it all: scheming, cunning, and shrewd, but he was still a little young. Furthermore, he raised his sister like a daughter, which made him, as a father, look useless.
For the rest of the journey, the father and son didn't talk about anything. They both closed their eyes and rested, preparing for a tough battle that was about to begin!
The carriage sped all the way and soon arrived at the gate of Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion. The father and son got out of the carriage in a hurry with worried and anxious expressions on their faces and headed straight for Qiongyue Pavilion, the courtyard where Zhou Qiongyue lived.
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