Zhou Zhiquan didn't think much, but he wasn't stupid. He had heard that Prince Fu'an was interested in his younger sister, and since he had a different opinion from his elder brother, he was happy to see it happen.
Otherwise, when Prince Fu'an came to make friends with him, how could he have accepted it without hesitation, and even took the opportunity to call him a brother. And also gave the other party an excuse to come to the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion.
He quickly stood up and made room for Zhou Qiongyue, hoping that she would sit across from Yuan Bohua. He enthusiastically called Zhou Qiongyue over and said, "Sister, come and try your fifth brother's tea-making skills."
Zhou Qiongyue looked at Prince Fu'an who was smiling at her calmly, and she sat down opposite him calmly.
Yuan Bohua saw Zhou Qiongyue sitting down across from him. He tried hard to maintain his noble persona, but in his heart he was actually extremely happy.
But Yuan Bohua was afraid of offending the beauty, so he picked up the teacup and took a sip, hoping to relieve the tension.
Zhou Qiongyue watched as her fifth brother and Prince Fu'an immediately took up their teacups and drank water. Suddenly, she had an idea and said frighteningly:
"I heard that Prince Fu'an likes me?"
"Puff!" Zhou Zhiquan and Yuan Bohua both spit out water immediately, both frightened by Zhou Qiongyue's boldness.
Zhou Zhiquan helplessly put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Zhou Qiongyue disapprovingly, "Sister!", and immediately waved his hand to let the servants around him go down.
Yuan Bohua felt that his chance had come, and immediately climbed up the ladder, "I am indeed very fond of Miss Zhou. What do you think of me, Miss Zhou?"
Zhou Qiongyue took a sip of tea from the cup, seemingly casually, but actually asked seriously, "Is there any grudge that the prince has not yet avenged?"
It wasn't that Zhou Qiongyue was being unreasonable, but since she was the only one left in the family, she was really afraid that there was something fishy going on.
Since she planned to live a stable life, she didn't want to get involved in some inexplicable troubles.
Originally, Yuan Bohua could still hide the smile on his face, but after hearing what Zhou Qiongyue said, the smile on his face became more real.
His family's wish before his death was that he live well and have a good life. He felt that he had really found someone who shared the same ideals as him.
"Don't worry, Miss Zhou. My family members all sacrificed their lives for the country. Even if there are any time errors, I will not blame anyone.
At that time, there was war everywhere, and everyone was trying to save people or fight for their lives. If you didn't survive, it was all fate! "
Yuan Bohua really didn't blame anyone. At that time, not only the nobles and common people sacrificed their lives, but also many members of the royal family. Even the retired emperor and the empress dowager died on the front line, and the emperor was seriously injured.
Regardless of whether there was something fishy about his family's death, he didn't want to nitpick. At that time, no one had to support anyone else first. After all, he thought his family would be happy that they could sacrifice their lives for their country.
"They are very powerful." Zhou Qiongyue has always admired such loyal and brave people. She thinks that if she and Prince Fu'an really get together, she will be more tolerant of Yuan Bohua for the sake of Prince Fu'an's relatives.
Zhou Qiongyue thought about it and said truthfully, "This minister may have a different personality than Your Highness imagined. I may be more unruly, or I may be more intolerant."
Zhou Qiongyue felt it was best to clarify matters like this upfront. She didn't want to pretend to be virtuous after getting married; she felt one couldn't pretend to be virtuous forever. She could only pretend until she got married in two years, and that was her limit.
"Don't worry, Miss Zhou. I don't care about these things. The palace will make the decision for my future princess when the time comes." Yuan Bohua's words were very clear.
Zhou Qiongyue was quite satisfied, but she only nodded reservedly, "Then Your Highness, go and deal with your future father-in-law yourself!"
Yuan Bohua was ecstatic. He immediately stood up and nodded to Miss Zhou, "I will go find the prince right away."
Then Zhou Zhiquan and Zhou Qiongyue saw Prince Fu'an and his men leaving in a hurry.
He came back in front of their surprised gazes, Yuan Bohua took off the jade pendant from his waist and placed it neatly on the table in front of Zhou Qiongyue.
"Give it to Miss Zhou to play with!"
After Yuan Bohua finished speaking, he looked eagerly at the jade pendant on Zhou Qiongyue's waist.
Zhou Zhiquan looked at Yuan Bohua and could only say calmly, "Prince Fu'an, do you have anything else to say?"
At this moment, Zhou Zhiquan was thinking, he really wanted to throw the jade pendant in front of his sister at this stinky man, but the other party was a prince, so he didn't dare to do it, so he could only serve tea and send him away.
Zhou Qiongyue remained completely unmoved under Yuan Bohua's fiery gaze. There was no way she would pass such evidence to someone else.
If Yuan Bohua cannot get the consent of his future father-in-law, it can only be said that they are not destined to be together.
Yuan Bohua, realizing he couldn't get the token of love, could only reluctantly leave with his companions. If you ignore the resentment in his eyes as he kept looking back, he still left in a rather cool manner.
After Yuan Bohua and his men left, Zhou Zhiquan began to walk around the yard.
Zhou Qiongyue looked at the people milling around in the yard and found it a little funny. "Fifth brother, can you sit down for a while?"
Zhou Zhiquan couldn't remember at this moment that he was willing to have Yuan Bohua as his brother-in-law. "You don't understand! I'm done. This time it's really over..."
"You'll just be beaten up by big brother! It's not like you haven't been beaten before." Zhou Qiongyue expressed her dissatisfaction. There was something she didn't know.
Growing up, whenever the fifth brother got into trouble and needed the eldest brother to clean up the mess, he would get beaten up by the eldest brother. This was not uncommon.
"I think Big Brother will beat me to death this time. All the troubles I've gotten into before are nothing compared to this."
Zhou Zhiquan felt that he was really finished this time.
Zhou Qiongyue thought about the original owner's memory, and combined it with her understanding of her elder brother, she said doubtfully: "It's not that exaggerated. Big brother is still easy to talk to. As long as you admit your mistake..."
"Haha! You don't understand, my eldest brother favors girls over boys!" When Zhou Zhiquan talked about this, he felt that he had a lot of grievances to complain about.
"Puff..." This time Zhou Qiongyue also spit out the tea. It was the first time in this era that she heard someone say "favor girls over boys".
As soon as Zhou Qiongyue looked up, she saw the resentful face of the fifth brother. She could only restrain her smile and change her words to comfort him: "That's definitely your illusion. In fact, the eldest brother is also very strict with me..."
Zhou Zhiquan was comforted by his sister for a moment, but it was only for a moment. He immediately came to his senses and asked quickly: "For example..."
"For example..." Zhou Qiongyue thought for a long time. In fact, the eldest brother was really good to both the original owner and her. She thought about it for a long time but couldn't think of anything.
"Forget it, sister, forget it! Anyway, when big brother beats me up, you just need to speak up for me." Zhou Zhiquan gave himself a guarantee. He thought that big brother would not beat him to death for the sake of his sister!
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