Her bedroom is elegantly decorated, and the sky-blue curtains give her a different feeling. A person can have many sides, but in the most relaxed environment, he must be the most real.
"let's talk."
Shen Moran straightened her skirt and sat on an armchair, her eyes filled with coldness.
Less seductive, Zhou Zhan sat down opposite her.
"I am willing to help Your Highness, but I wonder if Your Highness is interested?"
She is more direct than Shen Panxing. Is it because Shen Panxing didn't get the answer from him and asked her to test him? Or is it because of the tacit understanding between her and Shen Panxing's father and daughter?
Shen Moran knew that he was very defensive, and thinking about it, she didn't know what method Si Yiluo would use to make him trust him.
She is different from Si Yiluo.
I could only sigh and say: "Your Highness doesn't believe me... Your Highness might as well think about it in another position. As the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister, I don't need to flatter anyone. Apart from Your Highness, there are better choices."
"Choose Your Highness, and you will have a lifetime of happiness with me. I think I am sincere, but I still cannot dispel Your Highness's concerns."
She lowered her eyes, crystal clear water drops hitting the back of her hands, and she felt infinite emotion in her heart. If it were Zhou Yu, he might have prepared a basket of sweet words to coax her. The person opposite was like a stone.
"Ding'an Bo's house fell. Shen Kanxing was ready to abandon us mother and daughter at any time. He doted on his concubines and killed his wife. He allowed his concubines to bully my mother and me. The medicine my mother often drank was spiked with too much strychnine, and I was also found by him. He was thrown out of the capital for a reason..."
"If you hadn't happened to meet your boss, Your Highness might have thought of my concubine's ending?"
It is no secret in the circles in the capital that she met bandits when she went out of the city. Rumors about her being insulted by bandits were also spread secretly. Si Yiluo once helped her clarify them at the banquet. These can be found out.
Shen Panxing tried her best to cover up the matter, but those people from Jingshan Temple who followed her... But a little rumor is a disaster for a woman.
If it weren't for her intelligence, she would have died many times.
"I don't want to be tricked or plotted against, so I beg Your Highness to help me!"
The girl's eyes were firm and forbearing, and her struggle with fate was exactly the same as the hardships and torture he had experienced over the years.
The forbearance in the dilemma made him numb and suspicious.
"I don't ask for your Highness's heart. I only ask that Your Highness give me a place to stay. I will repay you with a ring of grass and a ring!"
She is different from Si Yiluo. She is a weak woman who bears the honor and disgrace of her family and can only rely on men.
After reviving her life, she still lived cautiously and calculated everything. She could give everything she had to Zhou Zhan, but she couldn't give him her heart. In this way, even if the bet was wrong, even if she was let down, even if the outcome was still failure, At least her heart is free.
She can end her life with regrets, but she doesn't want to be a joke from beginning to end like her previous life.
There were tears in the girl's eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall. Zhou Zhan's heart clenched as he took out the handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to her.
Shen Moran was stunned and looked up at him blankly. Not to mention that the two were already husband and wife, even ordinary men would be more enthusiastic than him when they saw a woman crying in front of her.
The next moment, Zhou Zhan picked her up and placed her on his lap, kissing her eyelids with his thin lips, and the delicate and soft touch made her eyelashes tremble.
"you……"
The tips of his ears were stained with crimson. Shen Moran really didn't expect that he would behave like this. Last night's test was violent and short, leaving no room for the two of them to reminisce.
As soon as she opened her mouth, her lips were blocked by him.
After a long time, Shen Moran blushed while stroking her chest where her heart was beating violently. Zhou Zhan took a deep breath and suppressed the strangeness in his body.
She and Shen Sanxing were not of the same mind, and nothing made him more certain than this news.
The emotion he felt just now was uncontrollable, but he needed a smart princess who had nothing to do with any force, and she was just right.
"Your Highness, Princess, the luncheon is placed in the side hall. Madam has ordered the servant to come and ask if the meal can be served now."
Realizing what she had just done, Shen Moran hurriedly stood up, wiped away the saliva on her lips, and smoothed the wrinkles on her clothes. Noticing Zhou Zhan's teasing gaze, she glared at him fiercely.
The beauty's eyes were non-threatening. Zhou Zhan thought about the kiss just now. As long as she always stood by his side, it didn't matter whether it was false or false, true or false.
If a person can pretend to be affectionate all his life, the pretense will become true.
Shen Moran talks about being a queen mother every day, but the facial hair she was looking for in her previous life has never appeared in her palace. She only sends people over to talk to her when she is lonely and has nowhere to relieve herself.
For some reason, Zhou Zhan's unskilled kiss made her heart beat faster and her ears burned.
If Si Yiluo knew that she was so worthless, he would definitely laugh at her!
Zhou Zhan deliberately leaned into her ear and asked: "Why can't these words be said in the palace?"
Shen Moran felt guilty for a while. This was her territory. If she failed in the test, she could at least save her life. She was afraid that in Prince Zhan's Mansion, if things went wrong, Zhou Zhan would kill her quietly!
He didn't deny that he wanted to win the title, but he had already accepted her.
"I am afraid that Your Highness will think that I am an ambitious woman."
There was a chuckle in his ears, and Shen Moran felt that it was going too smoothly. He was always on guard against her, but then he suddenly accepted her?
A woman's tears are the most useful weapon, but they are not powerful enough to move Zhou Zhan's face. He just finds it interesting. He doesn't know how sincere her cries are.
Zhou Zhan held her hand, opened the door and went out.
No matter how sincere it is, in this negotiation, the two people reached a consensus goal and their relationship got closer. To outsiders, it seemed that the two people had untied their knots. As newlyweds, they should be so close.
However, Shen Moran knew that her confession today only allowed Zhou Zhan to temporarily judge that she was harmless and allow her to be by his side.
But that's enough, she doesn't need his sincerity.
When her married daughter returned home, she was not allowed to stay at her parents' house that day. Mrs. Du kept them until evening and had dinner with them, then reluctantly loaded three carts full of gifts in return and waved goodbye to them.
Shen Moran opened the car curtain and looked at Du Shi who was still standing at the door, her nose sore and tears falling again.
In this world, the only person who truly loves her and is unwilling to let her suffer is probably her biological mother Du Shi! But she cannot stay with her to fulfill her filial piety and leave her alone in the man-eating Prime Minister's Mansion.
Zhou Zhan thought of his mother-in-law and pulled her over to hold her in his arms.
The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop; the child wants to be nourished but cannot be kissed.
No one can understand this feeling better than him.
Shen Moran buried her head in his neck, listening to his steady heartbeat, and suddenly felt that it would be good if she could rely on him for the rest of her life.
She quickly threw away this idea. She didn't dare to rely on anyone else except herself...
Back at the palace, the couple returned to the main courtyard side by side. The maid held a lamp and lit incense. Shen Moran washed away her fatigue and put on her nightgown. When she came out, Zhou Zhan was still reading under the lamp and had no intention of leaving.
"Your Highness has had a tiring day today. Please go back to your room and rest early."
Zhou Zhan put down the book.
She had changed into a decent pair of pajamas tonight, and her eyes lacked that seductive charm. The two of them had been competing for the past two days. He didn't stay over on their wedding night, so she secretly let others feel wronged for her.
Back to normal today, there is a tacit understanding between the two.