After hearing Zhou Heng's words, Shen Fu just smiled slightly, but when he heard the last word "fate", his Adam's apple rolled twice, but in the end he didn't say anything, and then he politely stood up and left.

Zhou Heng also stood up quickly. In fact, she came back to her senses at this moment. She was a little embarrassed by her last concluding statement, and she wished that Prince Jing would leave quickly.

But when Shen Fu returned to the main room, he drank some wine silently in front of the candlelight. When he took a break, he thought about it for a long time.

When the eldest sister just walked away, I felt very depressed. It was not because the eldest sister persuaded me to accept the concubine, but because I felt that the eldest sister, as the person closest to me, did not understand what I really thought.

Or maybe it's not that the eldest sister doesn't understand, but she was so tough back then, but now she definitely feels that her persistence is unnecessary, so she doesn't care what she thinks.

Unexpectedly, when he walked into this small study tonight, he had to bite the bullet at first and confided his thoughts to a girl he had only known for a few days. Even Shen Fu himself felt that he was baffled, but when it came to Later, I never thought about it, but found that the two of them actually got along quite well.

Ms. Zhou listened carefully to her thoughts and expressed her apologies for some of the things she had said before. But at the end, she mentioned the word "fate".

In fact, Shen Fu had already thought about these two words after hearing her true identity from Zhou Heng. After all, a person's soul suddenly came here from nowhere a thousand years later and became his nominal fiancée. , not to mention that the two of them have the same name, but after she escaped death, she immediately thought of looking for him.

Shen Fu actually wanted to ask Zhou Heng, was it really just because of assessing the situation that Prince Jing's Mansion was the best safe haven for her? Not to mention the elders in the Zhou family who loved her the most, it was her maternal family, although not the Protector of the Country. Yes, but after all, the Xie family belongs to a century-old family. Is it possible that they will let her be manipulated?

But it happened that Zhou Heng came to his house, and without her, he would have known nothing about A Heng's wasted death. Looking back, he might not even have noticed when the disaster in Prince Jing's house came.

If these ins and outs are a coincidence, what kind of coincidence is it? After all, there is only one word "fate" that can explain it, right?

Shen Fu didn't know what such a fate meant. He only knew that Miss Zhou wanted to go back to her original place, but she didn't have the horse head jade carving that would allow her to go back.

As for the matter that I want to investigate, I don’t have a clue, and I don’t know what kind of difficulties and obstacles there will be behind the matter.

Therefore, he, as a prince, has no certainty about what will happen in the future, including his own Prince Jing's Zhou family and even this Miss Zhou.

Facing the candlelight and drinking unaccompanied wine, Shen Fu felt confused and didn't know where to go.

On the other side, Zhou Heng, who was lying on the Luohan bed in the study, found that he was not sleepy either, and his mind was filled with what Shen Fu had just said.

Unexpectedly, this ancient prince actually held such an unrealistic romantic idea about his marriage that even many modern people have long given up on.

But when I think about it, I feel it's excusable. After all, my parents were so loving back then, and as a prince, he lacks everything materially, so the spiritual requirements are inevitably a bit higher.

After all, in life, don’t you always want to find a soul mate to accompany you until you are the youngest? Thinking of this, Zhou Heng also sighed silently. Who doesn’t want to have a soul mate, but is this something you can have if you want to? ?

However, precisely because of this, Shen Fu's idea seems so precious. You know, in today's world, many men will sneer at his idea. After all, they are allowed to have three wives and four concubines.

Thinking of this, Zhou Heng couldn't help but have Shen Fu's face appear in front of his eyes. Tonight, he looked at his handsome profile at close range under the lamp. Listening to his cold voice, Zhou Heng raised his eyes and looked out the window and sighed silently. He breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, this was a very attractive person, even if he was a few years younger than me.

The original Miss Zhou was quite discerning. If she didn't take the initiative to fight for such a rich and handsome man, would she really stupidly give it up to someone else?

However, after all, I am not from this world, and this world is not that friendly to me. I almost lost my life, so I might as well go back and get it over with!

Thinking of this, Zhou Heng forgot to restrain himself and let out a bitter breath.

"Miss Cousin, do you want to drink water?" Chuntao, who had spread a quilt on the floor and slept in a daze, asked vaguely when she heard the movement.

"It's okay, you can continue to sleep!" Zhou Heng quickly turned over and decided not to think too much, and found a good position on the pillow. This is her sleeping habit. As long as the head position is correct, she will fall asleep soon.

When he woke up early the next morning and saw the sky outside, Shen Fu returned to the cold and solemn young prince he was in everyone's eyes. He first went to the mourning hall of the Zhou Mansion to formally pay homage to Miss Zhou, dressed in princely attire, and then entered. Meet the emperor in the palace.

Soon afterwards, in the evening, word spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital: Miss Zhou's family died unexpectedly. Prince Jing was deeply affectionate and entered the palace to tell the emperor that he would observe filial piety for his fiancée for one year.

The emperor refused, but the sad prince persisted. Later, the emperor got so angry that he smashed a tea cup before the prince gave in. The final compromise was that Prince Jing had to observe filial piety for Miss Zhou for half a year, but the emperor demanded that he must still do so. Work in the military department.

So what kind of filial piety is this? Someone murmured sourly, didn't Prince Jing just want the world to think that he was a kind and kind man, so that he could find a good girl more easily?

But his words were immediately spurned by the people around him: You can't say that. He is a prince, a good-looking person, and there are no serious elders in the family. There are many girls who want to marry him. Why do you need to deliberately set up a memorial ceremony for friendship? That year Zhou Aren’t all the young ladies in the family crying and begging to marry into the prince’s palace?

Moreover, after all, the Miss Zhou family has not yet become a wife, so it is a blessing to have Prince Jing to observe her filial piety. Didn’t you think that even the emperor would not be able to refute the prince’s face?

After sighing and expressing emotion, the spectators quickly entered another more interesting topic: The marriage of Zhou and Chen's family was considered a great joyous event in the capital. The man was a talented man and the woman was beautiful. Unexpectedly, it took several years for the two of them to finally get married. She is still destined to be, but in half a year, which destined girl will become Princess Jing?

If Princess Jing can't pick out Princess Jing at the moment, then what about the concubine? It was said before that it was because of Miss Zhou's obstruction, but now it's not Prince Jing who has the final say?

Fate seems to be such a mysterious thing. You think you can get it easily, but in the blink of an eye, it all comes to nothing. But the person who has nothing to do with it may get the advantage in vain.

For a time, some noble girls in the capital who were about to get married suffered unreasonable disasters. Some people outside talked about it, and the elders in the family discussed it. Even those families who originally thought that their small families could not reach the palace of Prince Jing, saw that their daughters were dignified. Xian Shu had a good appearance, but she also believed the rumors outside and started to think carefully.

Of course, what is more common is that the girls express it shyly and euphemistically: marriage matters, parents’ orders, matchmaker’s words, but it’s up to the elders to make the decision.

After all, for such a loving, righteous, talented, good-looking, well-established son, he thought he would never have another chance. Who would have thought that Miss Zhou would be so unlucky, so why not seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

As a result, in the next six months, there was an undercurrent in the capital, and a few things happened that made people chat after dinner. This is a story later.

In the imperial study room that morning, the emperor, who was in his thirties and in his prime, also reminded Shen Fu:

"Ah Fu, I can put the ugly words up front. First, after Miss Zhou's funeral is completed, you will return to the Ministry of War to be your minister. This matter is non-negotiable; second, within these six months, you said you would observe filial piety. But you can’t stop others from thinking about it. There are no elders in the palace, so you have to pay attention to yourself. If something happens, I will ask you the same question. Third, although you and I are not brothers of the same clan, we are not ordinary people. Lords and ministers, to say it far away, Princess Zhaohuai is our ancestor. To say it more closely, your father and the king entrusted you with something that day. There are three unfilial piety, not having a descendant is the most serious. After half a year, whether it is the principal concubine or the side wife, Concubine or not, if you don’t have any candidates, and if Ayi can’t help you, I’ll ask the Queen Mother to decree the marriage, without saying a word, do you hear me?”

Shen Fu didn't say anything, but only gave the emperor a big salute: "Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. I thank you for your kindness!"

"Thank you for your kindness." The emperor, who had a clear face and a slim figure, sat expressionlessly behind the imperial desk: "I ask you, you don't have any affection for the Miss Zhou family, otherwise you wouldn't have postponed the wedding. How could you do this? Are you going to act like this again?"

"Back to the emperor," Shen Fu knelt on the ground and bowed his head and replied sincerely: "Cousin Heng is sincere to me, but I treated her poorly at the beginning, and now I feel guilty and want to make some compensation. Your Majesty knows this for sure."

"What kind of warning is there? Just know it in your own mind. Don't fool me with what you have and what you don't have." The emperor's voice showed no emotion or anger, and there were no ups and downs: "Otherwise, even if you are my brother, I can’t spare you either!”

After leaving the imperial study room and walking in the warm sun, Shen Fu felt that the thin sweat on his back began to gradually subside, and his heart gradually calmed down. After he stood outside the palace gate, he gave instructions Mu Yun, who was waiting aside: "Let's go to the Hou Mansion!"

Naturally, the Marquis Mansion refers to the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion. Mu Yun knew that the princess left angrily yesterday afternoon. He was the one who was standing outside at that time. The Marquis was still shouting and chasing after her, looking like he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. .

It seemed that the princess was angry with the prince. Although she didn't know why she was angry, she went to the Marquis Mansion to apologize to the princess. Mu Yun responded cheerfully and waved to the servant to hurry up the prince's horse. Bring it here
Chapter completed!