As the most important port on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the dock was slightly deserted due to the war between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty.
However, with the conclusion of the master-slave agreement between the two countries, some vitality was gradually restored.
Today we welcomed a wave of noble people.
A giant boat docked at the riverside, followed by a horse-drawn carriage.
The old man with pale beard and hair slowly got out of the carriage with the help of his attendants.
Behind the old man is a little girl carved in pink and jade, with a pair of big eyes, like two black grapes, extremely delicate facial features, a cherry mouth, a high nose bridge, and curved eyelashes that flicker, like
Like a beautiful lady in heaven.
She was very naughty. Instead of getting down from the stool step by step, she jumped forward and landed firmly, with her hands stretched out left and right, like a bird.
"Mei Yao, don't be naughty!"
Everyone in the car was drinking softly, the voice was gentle, delicate and clear.
A woman in white clothes rolled out of the curtain. She was wearing a white veil, so her appearance could not be seen clearly. But the eyes exposed were bright and moving, and her thin eyebrows were delicate and long. These two points alone are enough to make people endlessly daydream about this.
What kind of face will it look like under the mask?
The little girl was not afraid of the woman in white at all. Instead, she made a face at her.
The woman in white sighed softly.
This group of people is none other than Zhou Zong's family.
Today is the day when Zhou Zong will send his beloved daughter Zhou Ehuang to Jiangbei.
Zhou Zong pulled his younger daughter and looked at his eldest daughter with a bit of guilt, with a complicated expression and a bit of regret.
Naturally, Zhou Zong couldn't tell the truth about Emperor Zhou E. He couldn't tell his daughter that you are the biggest support for my Zhou family to stand in the south of the Yangtze River. He couldn't tell his daughter that you were my treasure waiting for a price.
So you have told her since she was a child that you have a fiancé, but he is now missing, his whereabouts are unknown, and his life or death is unknown.
No one can stand without trust, no matter what his identity is or what his family background is, even if he is a beggar, he is still your future husband, my son-in-law of Zhou Zong.
Unless it is confirmed that the other party is deceased or has reached an age where marriage is absolutely necessary.
Zhou Zong has not made a marriage contract with anyone, so as long as the right person appears, the unknown fiancé will naturally die.
As for who the fiancé is, Luo Youdu, it is completely a guess by others, and everyone else is following their opinions.
He is the one who makes a tiger out of three people.
It's not easy for Zhou Zong to explain. After all, he himself can't explain this unreasonable person. He just said so, which is regarded as acquiescence.
He knew that Luo Youdu's mother took him north to visit relatives, and the Central Plains was in such chaos.
What are the chances that an orphan and a widowed mother will survive?
Besides, even if you survive, so what?
There was no such engagement, how could Luo Youdu be so shameless as to come to the door?
Until that damn Song Qiqiu, with his nonsense, made the matter known to everyone, and it didn't end well at all.
In the end, we got to where we are today.
His daughter actually affected the peace between the two countries.
Thinking about Li Jing talking to him in a low voice about Guo Rong's request, Zhou Zong was heartbroken and helpless.
Despite Li Jing's low profile, Zhou Zong is also an old politician for many years. He knows that if he disagrees with this matter, it will be a problem whether he can go home alive, and then his daughters will be even more miserable in the future.
"It's all my fault!"
He has been calculating for many years and has been plotting against himself.
The family got on the boat.
Emperor Zhou E looked at the north of the Yangtze River, wondering if it would be possible to return to the south of the Yangtze River in this life.
Zhou Zong also looked at the noisy dock, and suddenly something happened not far away
I found a familiar figure: Prince Zheng Li Congjia.
The other party stood on the high platform of the pier, looking here dreamily.
"Ehuang!"
Zhou Zong called out and indicated the direction of Li Congjia.
Emperor Zhou E took a look and said: "It would be a good idea to end Prince Zheng's thoughts earlier."
After she finished speaking, she walked towards the cabin.
Under the special arrangement of her father Zhou Zong, at Li Jing's birthday banquet ten years ago, Emperor Zhou E played the pipa to celebrate her birthday.
The song shocked everyone. Li Jing was deeply impressed and rewarded him with a pipa.
From then on, she became famous at a young age and became a talented woman praised by everyone in Jiangnan.
In the past ten years, under the arrangement of Zhou Zong, he participated in many poetry gatherings and got to know many talented people from the south of the Yangtze River.
But in terms of talent, Prince Zheng and Li Congjia are undoubtedly the first.
Emperor Zhou E could feel Prince Zheng's admiration for him, but he had an "engagement contract" and never responded.
Now that he was about to get married far away, he didn't want to let him wait any longer.
Li Congjia watched the beautiful figure walking into the cabin with tears streaming down his face, and kept looking at the boat.
"Sister Ehuang!"
Sorry, this damn inspiration...it's here again.
The boat sailed slowly northward.
Depart Jingkou and head to Yangzijin.
Zhou Xiaomei can remember her first trip to the Yangtze River. She was led by a maid on the deck.
Zhou Zong looked at his daughter who was leaning on the railing and looking at the river in the cabin and said, "My daughter...Daddy, I'm sorry for you."
Emperor Zhou E had already taken off his veil, revealing his majestic appearance, and said softly: "Dad, why do you need to say this? Without your care and cultivation, how could my daughter and sister have enjoyed wealth in this troubled world? My father is kind and kind.
How can my daughter not know that she is careful? This combination of circumstances shows that her daughter and her brother from the Luo family are destined to be born. Who can say that this will not be a good marriage? "
At first, I believed the words of Zhou Zong's fiance.
But as she gets older, especially in the past two years, she has gone from doubt to belief, and has judged Zhou Zong's intentions.
Zhou Ehuang was not angry, but felt even more sorry for his father, who was still wandering in the political arena at a very old age.
What for?
Not this family yet? Not the future for their sisters?
Zhou Ehuang did not expose this lie, but fully cooperated with his father.
In troubled times, how can children have the right to be independent?
No matter who the future husband is, as long as it is chosen by the father, it must be the best.
Zhou Zong looked at his sensible daughter and said with a tearful smile: "Actually, the son of an old friend of my father is really not bad. Today, I'm afraid there are not many young people like him who can marry him as his wife.
I’m not wronging you. It’s just that my father really feels sorry for this concubine. What’s more, the other person’s family is so powerful.”
Zhou Ehuang smiled and said: "Dad is not bad at all. Dad, tell me about him. I have almost forgotten everything about my childhood. But in my memory, I do have a little brother who we play with."
Zhou Zong indeed had a special understanding of Luo Youdu and detailed his rise in the past three years.
Emperor Zhou E listened very carefully.
Yangzijin.
Yangzijin is located twenty miles south of Yangzhou and was originally an unknown town.
Later, Yang Guang used the old Hangou road opened by King Wu Fucha to open a canal from Shanyang to Yangtze, and built Linjiang Palace in Yangtze. From then on, Yangtzejin became increasingly prosperous and became an important port connecting the north and south of the Yangtze River.
Luo Youdu sat high on the horse, watching the ferry crossing with people coming and going, waiting a little anxiously, but also a little expectantly.
It has been three years since I came to this era. From the very beginning, I was walking on thin ice to now becoming famous all over the world.
This journey was almost spent in calculations.
Even interacting with people is a calculation.
With his background in this troubled world, how could he be where he is today if he didn't plan every step?
But as his status gets higher and higher, when he goes home and sleeps alone every day, he also wants a home, a woman who can help him or comfort him.
As for whether you like it or not, that is something for young people to consider.
Love does not exist, but it is extremely luxurious.
Luo Youdu never felt that he was worthy of owning this thing, especially after coming to this ancient time.
Regardless of the reason, whether it is profit or simple desire, men and women come together, and then become family members, get to know each other, tolerate each other, understand each other, and finally reproduce. This is the most luxurious life he can imagine.
Luo Youdu has always been a restless person. No matter it is modern or ancient times, he always wants to do something: love between children is the adjuster of life, it must be there, but it is not everything.
"Here it comes, big brother! The Zhou family's big ship!"
Luo Youdu came back to his senses and looked from a distance, seeing a huge boat approaching slowly.
A huge flag with the word "zhou" flying on the boat.
Luo Youdu greeted people and drove a luxurious carriage with three horses and rushed to the dock.
When we arrived at the pier, we dismounted and waited.
Zhou Zong looked at everything familiar in front of him and felt nostalgic.
His position as Situ was a false one, and the most powerful official position in his life was to stay in the Eastern Capital.
The eastern capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty was Yangzhou.
He worked in Yangzhou for nearly ten years.
I am naturally familiar with every plant and tree here.
At this time he had already seen Luo Youdu on the pier.
The boat slowly docked.
Zhou Zong, Zhou Ehuang, and Zhou Xiaomei got off the boat first.
"Son-in-law, I have met my father-in-law!"
No matter what happens to Luo Youdu, his father-in-law will call him first and then talk.
This is a formal ceremony for my father-in-law who has come from afar, so you must abide by the rules.
Luo Youdu performed a grand ceremony, and he did not straighten up and bow.
Zhou Zongxiao waited for a while, then stepped forward to help him up, feeling a little relieved in his heart.
This worship can at least prove that the son of my old friend is a man who understands the rules.
When Zhou Zong was about to speak, Zhou Xiaomei poked her head out from behind and said, "Are you my future brother-in-law?"
Luo Youdu's eyes lit up and he muttered in his heart: "What a cute little loli."
She must be the little queen, she is indeed a beauty.
"No rudeness!"
Zhou Zong had a headache. He was getting older and had a daughter. He did not have the energy to take care of the education of Zhou Ehuang and Zhou Xiaomei at the same time.
He was extremely strict with Emperor Zhou E and trained him to behave like a queen or even a queen.
Zhou Xiaomei was a bit laissez-faire, which led to her being a little lawless at a young age. She was not afraid of anyone and did not dare to say anything.
When Zhou Xiaomei heard the scolding, she pouted and hid behind.
Zhou Zongdao: "Let the wise son-in-law laugh."
A good son-in-law does not recognize Luo Youdu, but facing this irreversible situation, he only hopes that the man in front of him can treat his daughter better.
Luo Youdu said with a smile: "My little sister is young and naive, which is just her nature. Father-in-law, you don't have to worry too much."
As he spoke, he smiled at Zhou Xiaomei.
Zhou Xiaomei immediately responded with a grimace.
Luo Youdu raised the corners of his mouth sincerely, and his eyes unconsciously touched Zhou Ehuang's eyes.
Luo Youdu, who never believed in love, actually felt like he was in love.