Celebrating the Year of the Fish: A Princess is Not a Concubine[GL]

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Zhou Jinyu suddenly understood completely. Just now she was still wondering why the little bun lady knew she was in that carriage and was able to pick her up smoothly.It turned out that it was not Little Baozi who was watching her, but her omnipotent master, Master Kongzhi, who had been secretly sending people to protect her unworthy disciple.

In this way, everything seems to make sense.

Thinking of this, Zhou Jinyu smiled at Wei Huanian, and said, "So that's it. Thank you for your trouble, and thank you Master for your trouble. I'll go to Qianlong Temple in person to thank him."

Wei Huanian just nodded and waved his hand, indicating that she can go.

Zhou Jinyu stepped on the wooden steps prepared by the coachman and got out of the carriage. Looking back, the little bun girl followed her out of the carriage.

Zhou Jinyu smiled and asked, "What's the matter, can't you bear me?"

Wei Huanian's brows and eyes relaxed, he approached her, and lowered his tone: "You're a girl, and you go to the eldest prince's house alone at night, so you're not afraid of something happening?"

There was no emotion in her voice, but Zhou Jinyu just looked at her eyebrows and felt that she was very pretty.

Wei Huanian glanced at her: "Zhou Jinyu, did you hear that?"

Zhou Jinyu came to his senses and said with a smile: "I heard it. You also said that he is the eldest prince, and his status is here. Besides, the housekeeper of his house will personally invite him. If I don't go, it's really inappropriate. Besides, isn't it safe and sound to come back?"

"Safe and sound? Can you be called safe and sound if you are drunk like this?" Wei Huanian cast a glance at her, and said: "When encountering such things in the future, push it away if you can. If you are not allowed to call you, you will go."

Zhou Jinyu pouted: "Oh."

Wei Huanian looked at her for a while, and continued: "You were summoned by the prince in private before you entered the court, and you are not afraid of being gossiped by the courtiers. Even if the courtiers don't know what to say, what will His Majesty think?"

Zhou Jinyu was taken aback: "Are you... thinking about me?"

Wei Huanian snorted coldly: "No."

Zhou Jinyu suddenly became happy: "You really are planning for me, aren't you?"

Wei Huanian looked at her angrily, why is this person's focus always so strange.

Wei Huanian warned her: "Anyway, if someone from the imperial court comes to see you in the future, unless it's on official business, you will never see him."

"Never see?"

Zhou Jinyu was still a little apprehensive at first, but thinking of what she saw and heard at the First Prince's Mansion, and the nasty thoughts that housekeeper Luo Zong had towards her, she instantly felt that the First Prince was definitely not a kind person.

Thinking of this, Zhou Jinyu immediately followed suit, and smiled obediently at Wei Huanian, showing two small canine teeth: "If you don't see me, you will never see me again. I will naturally listen to what you say. If the eldest prince sends someone to call me again in the future, I will not be there." Said that I had a heart attack and couldn’t go.”

"Why is it a heart disease again?" Wei Huanian suddenly raised his eyebrows to look at her, and said with a sullen face, "Don't talk about heart disease."

"Huh?" Zhou Jinyu didn't know why, so he quickly said, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about heart problems, but say that my leg is broken and I can't go, so it's okay for the head office?"

Wei Huanian, please snort: "As you please."

Zhou Jinyu smirked twice and stopped talking.

Wei Huanian glanced at her again, turned around and got into the carriage.

The coachman turned his head and said: "Master, please sit still..."

A soft voice came from inside: "Mmm."

"Drive! Drive!"

The coachman shouted twice, and the horse began to gallop.

Zhou Jinyu looked at the direction in which the carriage was leaving, and gradually began to regain his senses. He began to wonder, how true or false what Little Baoziniang said just now?

It took only two hours from the time she left the Zhou Mansion to the First Prince's Mansion, and the time was tight.

If Little Baoziniang was really entrusted by Master Kong Zhi to pick her up, after thinking about it, it seems unreasonable.

After all, if Master Kong Zhi specially sent his brothers to protect her, why didn't he let her know?

Even if she was really protected by the senior brothers from Qianlong Temple in the dark, why didn't they show up directly, instead they had to go around in such a tight time to find Little Baoziniang.

Thinking about it this way, it all seemed unreasonable again.

Zhou Jinyu walked forward while thinking wildly, and knocked on the door of Zhou Mansion.

The guard at the door was dozing off, but when he opened the door, he found that it was Zhou Jinyu who had returned. He lost all sleepiness in an instant, and quickly shouted to the gate of the mansion: "The fourth master is back! The fourth master is back!" !" He turned his head and bowed to Zhou Jinyu, and called out respectfully, "Fourth Young Master."

Zhou Jinyu nodded, stepped over the threshold, and walked into the mansion.

After hearing the shout of the gatekeeper, Mrs. Liu had already come out from the outer hall.

She walked out of the main hall, and stood on the steps outside the threshold of the main hall, waiting for Zhou Jinyu to approach.

Zhou Jinyu stepped forward, and didn't ask her at all if she had gone to the old concubine for help, but just called out: "Mother, I'm late, I'm worrying you."

Liu's eyes moved, and she explained: "Fourth, listen to me, sister Ling suddenly had a high fever tonight, when her fever subsided and I rushed to the Guining Palace, the housekeeper said that the old princess was closed. Thank you, I didn't..."

"I understand," Zhou Jinyu smiled and nodded, interrupting her: "Mother, don't blame yourself, my son understands, after all, sister Ling's health is not good, and she can't afford to be sick. Wait for sister Ling's fever to subside first, and then go to the old concubine, my son understands."

Liu Shi was startled, and instinctively felt that something was wrong with Zhou Jinyu, and she called out to her in a panic: "Fourth, what's wrong with you? Are you blaming Auntie?"

Zhou Jinyu shook his head hastily, and said with a smile, "Son, I don't dare. Auntie, please don't wrong me."

Liu Shi took another deep look at her, opened her mouth, hesitated to speak, and finally said nothing else.

She understands Zhou Jinyu's character too well. On weekdays, she deliberately tries to be cute and obedient in front of her elders, making all kinds of jokes, and no one can make trouble like her.

When she is really sad, she will change a completely different face, just like now, she looks calm and doesn't care about anything, in fact, anyone can see that she This is playing with one's temper, playing with one's temper.

Zhou Jinyu glanced at the moonlight in the sky, and reminded: "Aniang, it's getting late, you have to go to celebrate the harvest tomorrow, so go back to your room to rest earlier."

Seeing her pretending, Mrs. Liu felt angry, and gritted her teeth: "Fourth, listen to me, Sister Ling..."

"Mother," Zhou Jinyu smiled and interrupted her again: "My son understands."

Mrs. Liu wanted to say something, but Zhou Jinyu had already stretched her waist and yawned: "My son is sleepy, so I'll go back to the east courtyard first." After she finished speaking, she saluted Mrs. Liu again. , as if nothing happened, and behaved in a bad manner: "My son will leave first, and mother, you should also go to bed earlier."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked along the gravel path towards the east courtyard.

Zhou Xiaoshan followed from nowhere, and explained to Zhou Jinyu: "Fourth son, the villain told his wife about you being taken away by the eldest prince's house early in the morning, but the third lady suddenly had a high fever, and the lady I can only take care of the third lady first. Later, when the third lady's fever subsided and Madam went to the old concubine's mansion, the butler said that the old concubine had been closed for a few days and asked her to go another day."

Zhou Jinyu paused, suddenly glanced at Zhou Xiaoshan, and asked him with a sneer, "What are you afraid of?"

Zhou Xiaoshan was taken aback for a moment: "Small man... I am afraid that you will be sad."

Zhou Jinyu sneered, and simply pointed out his little thoughts: "Afraid that I will be sad? You are afraid that I will blame you for being angry with my mother, so you eagerly put yourself out, aren't you?"

Zhou Xiaoshan was taken aback again: "The villain dare not."

Zhou Jinyu smiled indifferently, waved his hands and said, "You don't have to follow me, I'll go back to the East Court by myself."

After Zhou Jinyu finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Xiaoshan with a half-smile and shook his head, then turned and left.

Zhou Xiaoshan stood there blankly, his face turned blue and white for a while, secretly regretting his talkativeness just now.

In fact, Zhou Jinyu didn't have too many ups and downs in his heart about Liu's taking care of sister Ling'er first.And she also understands that the Liu family is now in charge of the entire Zhou family, so as a stepmother, she must do everything well.

For example, in the winter of the first year, she and her second elder brother Zhou Zimu fell ill at the same time, when the doctor came, Mrs. Liu also pointed to Zhou Zimu and said to the doctor, "Let Zimu see first, what kind of illness is it? "

This matter has been brought up frequently by Mrs. Zhou, saying that her daughter-in-law is sensible.

In fact, regarding this matter, Zhou Jinyu didn't care too much about who came first. After all, when faced with the same choice, there would always be a priority.She can also understand that it is not easy for Liu Shi to be the mistress of the Zhou family, so it is okay to take care of Zhou Zimu first, she really can understand Liu Shi.

However, whenever this kind of thing happened again and again, even though she was used to it, she still felt sad.

For example, this time, Zhou Ling'er was ill and had a persistent high fever.

Liu chose to wait for Zhou Linger's fever to subside before going to the old concubine's mansion to call the old concubine to save her life. At first glance, it sounds natural and understandable.

But Mrs. Liu never thought about it, if she didn't think of a way to get out this time, once she said something carelessly in the First Prince's House, offended the moody First Prince, and Mrs. Liu failed to invite the old concubine in time Save her, will she face any misery?

She knows.

But she still chose Zhou Linger first, and waited until Zhou Linger's fever subsided before going to the old concubine's mansion to find someone.

So in the final analysis, in Liu's heart, she and Zhou Ling'er are more important, in fact, the conclusion has already been reached.

And in this Zhou family, she has always been the one who was deliberately ignored by Liu Shi.

No matter at any time, when faced with all choices, Liu will always choose the Zhou family first, followed by her, Zhou Jinyu.

At first, she thought that Liu's purpose was to maintain her status as a stepmother, so as not to be gossiped by others, so she deliberately ignored her and focused on the Zhou family first.

But now, Zhou Jinyu actually wanted to ask Liu Shi, did she deliberately ignore her because she was acting for others to watch, and was afraid that others would gossip?Or is it because you have already gotten used to it and become natural, and it has already become instinct?

She gave a wry smile, looked up at the dark starless night sky, and murmured: "Obviously I am your biological daughter."

"You've almost forgotten, haven't you?"

It's just that the night is very quiet, and no one is willing to answer her.

Zhou Jinyu went back to the east courtyard, went to the courtyard to wash his face with a basin of cold water, and then thought about washing his feet with a basin of hot water.

The little girl who was watching the night had already fallen asleep on the table with her head tilted in the next room, sleeping sweetly with saliva on her mouth. Zhou Jinyu couldn't bear to call her up, so she went to the firewood room and turned on the stove. A large pot of boiling water with a lid to scoop up the hot water.

After picking up half a pot of hot water, she went back to the room. The little girl who was sleeping soundly woke up suddenly when she heard the sound of her opening the door. Steamy water flows into the house.

The little girl hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "This servant is negligent, this servant deserves to die, the fourth son spared this servant!"

Zhou Jinyu shook his head and said with a gentle smile, "Go, go to sleep, it's none of your business here, I'll do it myself."

The little girl was stunned for a while, then left hesitantly.

Zhou Jinyu took off his boots and stretched his feet into the hot water, and at the same time began to pick up a pen and paper to write a letter to Master Kongzhi.

She wanted to ask Master Kongzhi whether he had sent someone to protect her secretly as usual, and whether the person he sent had ever gone to find Little Baozi Niang.

She wrote this letter rather long. First, she asked the old abbot how he was, and then told him about her recent situation. There is no such thing as sending someone to protect her.

Fei Ge sent the letter extremely fast, and the next day, she received a reply from Master Kong Zhi.

The reply letter was concise and to the point, with only a few figures: "It is true, and the reason is determined by God."

Now Zhou Jinyu couldn't figure it out. She could still understand the previous "it's true", but what did the last "it was determined by God" mean?

Staring at the reply letter, Zhou Jinyu couldn't help complaining, the master is a real person, he always speaks so profoundly, and always likes to say half of it.

What is the reason, God is determined, I still love three lives!