Chapter 876: The beloved cousin escaped from control (2)
The funeral of Prince Qi was finally over, and Du Shichu had to return to the capital. Zhou Yizhui was still trying to find various opportunities to persuade her, but Du Shichu did not give him the chance and tried to avoid meeting him. If he could not avoid it, he would bring officials or maids sent by the emperor. Seeing that the emperor's people were there, Zhou Yizhui naturally did not dare to fool her with those obviously untenable words. Although he was anxious in his heart, he had to endure it, thinking that he could not coax her here in the palace, but he would always find a chance on the road after setting off.
So he followed Du Shichu and his party back to Beijing with such beautiful hopes. When they settled down at the post station, his hard work paid off as Zhou Yizhui found an opportunity to meet with Du Shichu alone.
"Cousin, it turns out you are really here, that's great!" Zhou Yizhui pretended to accidentally discover Du Shichu enjoying the scenery behind the post station, and walked in with "surprise" and said.
Du Shichu nodded to him and said, "Cousin Zhou is here too."
"Cousin, you have lost a lot of weight recently and your face is very pale. I am very sorry for you. You should be more open-minded..." Zhou Yizhuo looked at Du Shichu with a distressed face and his eyes were full of concern. If it was the original owner, she would have been moved by him long ago. However, in the eyes of Du Shichu now, she only saw his hypocrisy.
"Cousin, don't worry. I have come to terms with things. Although I am reluctant to leave my father, I know he only wants me to live a good life. I will take good care of myself." Du Shichu also said something hypocritically.
Zhou Yizhuo looked at her carefully and found that her eyes were indeed less sad and more relieved. He felt a pang in his heart, thinking that this cousin was too easy to let go. He wanted to take the opportunity to comfort her more and express his concern for her when she was most sad, helpless and in need of support. Was he worried that she would not be inclined towards him?
But now there is no need for him to comfort and care, as the other party has come out on his own. Zhou Yizhui felt confused as if this was unexpected, but when he thought of the significance behind this cousin, he immediately made up his mind and wanted to please her and persuade her to follow his plan.
So Zhou Yizhu said casually, "Speaking of which, my mother and Princess Qi played together when they were young. My mother told me that your mother liked to eat lotus leaf cake when she was young, and my mother once made it for her herself... Although they gradually reduced their contacts after they got married, their childhood friendship never changed. A few years ago, my mother was so sad that she fell seriously ill after hearing that the princess had passed away due to illness. Now that your father has passed away, my mother is so worried about you. She asked me to come here as soon as she heard the news, fearing that you would have no one to rely on..."
Zhou Yizhuo implicitly spoke of the deep friendship between his mother and Princess Qi, and also expressed his mother's concern for Du Shichu. But in fact, the original owner's mother and Zhou Yizhuo's mother had no childhood friendship at all. They were just relatives who had met a few times when they were young.
If the original owner's mother had not married the King of Qi, if the original owner's parents had not died but her status was noble, the Zhou family would have thought it was profitable, and Zhou Yizhu would have appeared? It is said that there is no gain without pain, and the Zhou family is just like this, and they deceived the little girl's feelings in the name of relatives, which is really shameless.
Du Shichu turned his head and said calmly, "Oh? But my mother never told me that she had a good relationship with her cousin. It seems that their relationship is not as close as you said. Also, I will not be without support. The emperor is my biggest supporter."
When Zhou Yizhu heard her words, his face froze. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. He didn't expect Du Shichu to completely disobey his ideas and actually didn't believe him...
But he was thick-skinned after all, so he laughed dryly and said, "I was wrong. His Majesty is of course your greatest support, but His Majesty is busy with all kinds of affairs. Even if he cares about you, he can't always accompany you and comfort you. After all, His Majesty still has a lot of political affairs to deal with.
But my mother is different. She only needs to take care of the household, and she has a lot of free time to spend more time with you. And I have several sisters. Don't worry, my sisters are all very gentle and well-behaved. They will definitely like you, a pretty and lovely little cousin. They can embroider many flower works and play other small games. It must be very happy for the sisters to play together..."
Zhou Yizhui tried his best to use his mother and sisters to coax Du Shichu into being curious about and fond of their family, but Du Shichu only felt it was ironic.
His sisters were not gentle and well-behaved at all. In the original owner's world, Zhou Yizhuo's sisters were jealous and envious when they saw that the original owner had many precious and beautiful jewelry. They coaxed and deceived the original owner to take away many of his jewelry, and coaxed the original owner to buy all kinds of things for them like a sucker, ranging from rare treasures to food and toys.
Occasionally, these sisters provoked the original owner and made her sad. The original owner complained to her aunt and Zhou Yizhu, but they would only say: "The cousins were just joking with you. They didn't mean it. Just forgive them! Don't bother with them..."
Over time, the original owner became like a fool. A dignified princess, she actually learned to swallow her anger in the Zhou family.
"Cousin, have you forgotten? I still have to observe mourning for my father. How can I have fun with everyone?" Du Shichu looked at Zhou Yizhui with deliberate dissatisfaction.
Zhou Yizhu was choked by her again, but the reason was too strong for him to refute, so he had to apologize again: "It was my cousin who spoke inappropriately. What I meant was that during the period of mourning, my cousin could also do some quiet things with my mother and sisters, such as embroidering, reading, or burning incense and praying for the prince and princess. Although my cousin can't have fun, she also needs more company from her relatives so that she won't be immersed in the sadness of losing her relatives. She will feel better if she has more people to talk to..."
Zhou Yizhu was eloquent and tried his best to persuade Du Shichu: "If you live alone in such a big princess's mansion, how lonely and confused you will be? So cousin, why don't you live in my house during the mourning period? Otherwise, you are so young, we are worried about you living alone, you still need your family to take care of you."
"No need. Thank you for your kindness, cousin. It's just that I'm in severe mourning, so it's not appropriate for me to live in anyone's house. You don't need to say more. Besides, it's very likely that I'm not living alone in the Princess's Mansion. His Majesty may often summon me to live in the palace, so you don't have to worry about me." Du Shichu said frankly.
(End of this chapter)
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