Rebirth: Ordinary Life and Living

Jingrou was stunned and exclaimed: "What did you say? So what? Sister, do you know that the twenty-ninth prince is the most sought-after son-in-law in Cangdu? Do you know that he is still unmarried? How many girls from wealthy families want to marry him? Not to mention those girls from wealthy families, even ordinary girls from small families would rather marry him as concubines. You don't care about him. Oh my God, sister, you are not still thinking about Master Jinlang, are you?"

Zhou Xinyue raised her eyes to look at Jingrou, then quietly walked to the door and looked outside. After making sure that no one was there, she whispered, "No."

After saying that, Zhou Xinyue looked at the pearl hairpin in her hand and gently used it to tie up her hair.

Jingrou refused to give up the idea of ​​asking further and asked, "Why is that?"

Zhou Xinyue sighed and said, "Do you think he can be monogamous and not take concubines?"

Jingrou smiled and said, "How can he be monogamous? He is a prince. Besides, it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines."

Zhou Xinyue also smiled bitterly and said, "If you think it's normal, he must think it's even more normal, but sister, I can't do it. I can't do it."

Jingrou said in surprise: "Sister, what happened to you?"

Zhou Xinyue said seriously: "I want my husband to be with me forever, and only me. This is what I think. I absolutely cannot share my husband with anyone else. So, I am moved and I am moved, but if you want me to marry him as a concubine, I would rather be alone for the rest of my life and live the life I want."

Jingrou looked at Zhou Xinyue as if she had never known her before. After a long while, she said, "I seem to know you, but I also seem to not know you. Yue'er, when you were Goudan, you were timid and cowardly. You were brave once for Master Jinlang. At that time, you told me that you wanted to fight for him once. Now you are different from before in many ways. I feel like I know you all over again. You are so different."

Zhou Xinyue changed the subject and said with a smile, "Let's go pick osmanthus flowers and make osmanthus dew, okay?"

Jingrou said happily, "Yeah, okay."

The two of them happily went hand in hand to pick osmanthus flowers.

Two days later, Jingrou shook Zhou Xinyue awake. Zhou Xinyue was drowsy and rubbed her eyes and said, "What's wrong? Sister, is there something wrong?"

Jingrou said nervously, "The princess is here to see you."

Zhou Xinyue opened her eyes and said, "What? Come to see me? Where am I?"

"It's in the hall. Get up and wash up first."

Zhou Xinyue finished washing up quickly and picked out a silver dress with golden glitter. This dress was already the most simple and elegant one, and it sparkled with stars in the sunlight.

Zhou Xinyue took her favorite pearl hairpin, tied her hair up, and walked out.

Led by Jingrou, we arrived at the hall. The pavilions and towers along the way were so beautiful.

The hall was even more magnificent. On the left side of the hall sat Prince Yan'an and Princess Yaqin, and on the right side sat the twenty-ninth prince.

Zhou Xinyue could clearly see the two princes' eyes light up, especially the twenty-ninth prince's. That look was full of surprise, which only flashed by for a moment. Even Yaqin's eyes lit up.

Zhou Xinyue bowed and said, "I wish you a happy banquet, Your Highness. I ...."

Jin Youyuan looked at the hairpin on her head and smiled unconsciously.

Yaqin saw Zhou Xinyue excitedly standing up quickly, and the prince said nervously: "Slow down, be careful."

Yaqin came over and held her hand, looking around, and asked with concern: "Are you okay? Are you recovered? I haven't seen you for almost a month, and now it seems that you have recovered as before. That's great, it's really great."

Yaqin turned around in a hurry and said excitedly: "Thank you, Uncle Twenty-Ninth, for taking care of my sister. She has recovered and is in such good condition. Thank you so much."

Jin Youyuan smiled and said, "Don't be polite, my dear sister-in-law. I am only trying my best to help you."

Yaqin said excitedly: "I want to have a few private words with her, please give me a favor, uncle."

Jin Youyuan said calmly, "Please do as you wish, sister-in-law."

Yaqin took Zhou Xinyue's hand and walked out of the hall and went to the garden next to it.

The scenery in this mansion is very pleasant. A group of egrets are calling and eating fish in the pond. The lotus flowers in the pond sway gently in the breeze, and the lotus fragrance fills the garden.

Yaqin took Zhou Xinyue to sit on the stone bench beside the pond and said with emotion: "Seeing that you have recovered so well, I am finally relieved. I don't know how you met him, but the emperor's uncle treats you well. Your face has become a lot rounder."

Zhou Xinyue smiled bitterly and said, "His Highness treats me very well indeed, feeding me with delicacies from land and sea every day. I'm afraid if I continue to eat like this, I'll become a 200-pound fat man."

Yaqin covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "It's been a few years since we last met. How come you've become so slick? Haha."

Zhou Xinyue also smiled bitterly, and after laughing, Yaqin said, "Let me talk to you about serious matters, girl. I may not be able to take you back to Shuozhou for the time being. I may have to stay in the mansion for two months, and I can only leave Cangdu after Jin Lang's funeral. Also, don't go to Jin Lang's funeral for the time being, I'm afraid there will be some unnecessary trouble."

Zhou Xinyue nodded vigorously to show her agreement.

Yaqin said sadly: "The family is in a mess. My father is already ill in bed. Dan girl, don't blame him. Jinlang was his only hope and the hope for the future of the family. Now that Jinlang is gone, it is a huge blow to the family."

Zhou Xinyue was also sad and kept silent.

Yaqin wiped her tears and said, "Now, I can only take you away after Jinlang's funeral is completed in two months."

Zhou Xinyue thought to herself, "In fact, it's okay if I don't go to Shuozhou. Just treat myself as dead, forget me, and abandon me. I don't want to go to Shuozhou at all. I just want to heal my wounds and internal injuries, and then go out to be self-reliant and start my own business. I don't want to follow anyone. Oh, how should I say it?"

Zhou Xinyue was thinking about all sorts of things in her mind, and was about to speak when Yaqin said, "I'm afraid that after Jinlang's funeral, my child might be born. I'm so worried. The prince is going to Shuozhou tomorrow. After all, Shuozhou is his fiefdom, and there are a lot of things to do there. I want to rush back immediately after the funeral. But this time it's more than ten days' drive to Shuozhou, and I'm so worried that the baby will be born on the way. But fortunately, you're with me, so I don't worry too much."

Zhou Xinyue looked at Yaqin for a long time without being able to speak, and hesitated in her heart. Yes, what if she went back alone and something happened on the way?

Zhou Xinyue immediately said: "The prince can come and pick you up when the time comes."

Yaqin shook her head and said, "No, absolutely not. A lot of things happened in the fiefdom. I'm worried that once he leaves, there will be trouble again. By then, you will be with me, and I will naturally feel more at ease. Don't worry, I will find a good in-law for you there."

Zhou Xinyue took a deep breath and sighed in her heart, forget it, it’s better to marry the twenty-ninth prince than to find a husband there!