From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

"No, no, please forgive me, sir!"

Zi Yuan struggled to get out of Zhou Yuan's arms, and quickly grabbed her collar, almost crying.

"I'm just a little maid, I can't... do that with sir."

She shook her head with tears in her eyes, saying, "Even if she's a maid, then... then she should be after the young lady."

Her pretty appearance, aggrieved and shy, made Zhou Yuan's heart surge.

He stood up, stretched, and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you wait too long. I will take your young lady sooner or later."

"Pah!"

Ziyuan spat lightly, blushed and said, "Who is waiting? I don't want to."

At this point, she couldn't help sighing again: "Alas, son-in-law, you have been gone for three months, and our young lady has suffered."

Zhou Yuan said, "She has no feelings for me, how can she suffer?"

"Who said that!"

Ziyuan immediately retorted: "I have been with the young lady for almost ten years. We grew up together. Don't I understand?"

"Although the young lady is quiet, she is still optimistic after all. But during this period, she has been in a daze alone, wandering in the yard, and sighing at every turn."

"She doesn't go out much, and hasn't participated in many activities of the poetry club. Some time ago, she followed the lady to learn cooking."

Zhou Yuan was stunned. Could it be that Zhao Jianjia has really changed?

He asked in confusion: "Didn't she look for other men in these three months?"

"Son-in-law!"

Zi Yuan shouted: "How can you say that about the young lady! The young lady has always been chaste, how could she look for so-called men, even scholars and scholars are almost not in contact."

Zhou Yuan hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, that's not what I mean, what I mean is, does she have no new lover?"

"No old one either!"

Zi Yuan pouted, obviously not liking to hear such words: "The young lady only goes to Baihua Pavilion occasionally to visit Sister Cai Ni."

Hey? Even the sister is called?

It seems that Jianjia and Cai Ni have a good relationship!

Zhou Yuan and Zi Yuan chatted while strolling around the mansion, admiring the familiar scenery.

It was summer, the sun was shining, the trees were lush, and the green was lush, as if full of vitality.

Between the grass and trees, a small building stood, with flying eaves outlining it, full of ancient charm, and humanities and nature seemed to be integrated into one.

Zhou Yuan was in a very happy mood, just like a monk who had been in seclusion for many years and returned to the world. Every place was new enough for him.

Just at noon, the aroma of food was already wafting in. Zhou Yuan, who had not enjoyed delicious food for a long time, was already hungry.

He rushed to the dining room first, but saw Zhao Jianjia running in from the outer courtyard in a hurry, shouting: "Mother! Mother! Is Zhou Yuan back? The housekeeper said that Zhou Yuan has..."

The voice stopped abruptly, just because she had seen Zhou Yuan, and her face immediately blushed.

After not seeing each other for three months, Zhao Jianjia was still as beautiful as before.

Because of the rising temperature, she was only wearing a snow-white gauze long skirt, which made her look more beautiful. Her black hair was tied up, revealing her delicate cheeks.

Seeing Zhou Yuan, her pretty face blushed, and pretended not to be surprised, and nodded to Zhou Yuan lightly.

"You're back!"

She pretended to be calm and said, "Why don't you continue to practice Taoism in Baiyun Temple? I thought you became a nun."

Sure enough, she is still the same Zhao Jianjia as before. No matter what she thinks in her heart, she will never lose with her mouth.

Zhou Yuan is a veteran who dares to have feelings for his master, so how could he care about such pretense.

He opened his arms and laughed, "My dear wife, I haven't seen you for three months, but it feels like three years. I miss you so much!"

Zhao Jianjia never thought that Zhou Yuan would be like this. She was hugged tightly by accident. She was stunned for a few breaths before she suddenly woke up.

"No, Zhou Yuan, what are you doing! Let me go!"

She struggled hurriedly, her heartbeat became extremely violent, but she really had no strength.

But Zhou Yuan still let her go, gently touched her face, and said: "Do you miss me?"

Zhao Jianjia took several steps back, her face turned redder, and said angrily: "You! Lecher! Don't forget our three rules!"

Zhou Yuan said: "Remember, we didn't sleep together, just hugged each other, and we didn't break the contract."

Zhao Jianjia hurriedly said: "Who wants to hug you, I... I wish you would stay in the mountains for the rest of your life, don't make me angry."

Zhou Yuan sighed and nodded: "Yes, Master wants me to return to Baiyun Temple tomorrow, become a monk and practice, and never enter this world again."

This sentence made Ziyuan exclaim, and Zhao Jianjia was also stunned.

She opened her mouth, her face turned pale, and she murmured, "You, you are not even twenty yet, and you want to become a monk to practice?"

Zhou Yuan said, "There is true meaning in Taoism, and that is my life."

Seeing his resolute expression, Zhao Jianjia's nose was sour, and her heart was filled withThe grievance was beyond words.

Her eyes were red, and she turned around and gritted her teeth and said, "Okay! Okay! Go away! Never come back!"

"Anyway, I'll pretend I don't know you! I'm so young, I'm not afraid of not getting married!"

Zhou Yuan suddenly smiled, then narrowed his eyes and said, "But I thought, I've married a wife at home, and I haven't even entered the bridal chamber yet, how can I go up the mountain to practice Taoism, so I refused Master."

Zhao Jianjia turned around suddenly, widened her eyes and said, "What did you say just now?"

Zhou Yuan tilted his head and said, "I lied to you."

Zhao Jianjia was almost angry to death, stamped her feet, hurriedly picked up a porcelain bottle from the table, and threw it at Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan caught it easily and said anxiously, "Don't, don't smash things, this is not the way to ruin the family."

"Liar! Harmful spirit!"

Zhao Jianjia ran over, punched and kicked, and was exhausted and panting.

When she looked up, she found Zhou Yuandu was still smiling.

She was furious and tears immediately flowed out: "I... How could I meet someone like you."

"You are married, but you don't study hard and don't want to seek fame. You just play all day long."

"You had a poetry meeting and an outing, which made a splash, but you offended the scholars in Yunzhou and left me with a mess."

"I apologized to everyone on your behalf, but you ran to the mountains to practice Taoism and haven't been seen for three months."

The more she spoke, the more wronged she felt. She cried like a pear blossom in the rain, and her expression was really lovable.

Zhou Yuan really couldn't stand this, his heart softened immediately, and he quickly said: "Oh, don't cry, don't cry, aren't you back?"

"Besides, why do you need to apologize? Why bother about what those people think of me!"

Zhao Jianjia said angrily: "Why don't you care about what others think? Dad is a leader in the literati and the judge of Yunzhou. How can he not care about his reputation?"

"You will have to live a life in the future, and you will have to find a future sooner or later. How can you completely ignore your reputation?"

Zhou Yuan quickly hugged her into his arms and whispered: "Okay, okay, it's all over. I will handle these things in the future."

"Don't come on!"

Zhao Jianjia pushed Zhou Yuan away very cleverly, wiped her tears, and said: "Don't hug me, don't hold my hand, I won't be fooled by you again."

Hey? Why did you suddenly become smart again?

Zhou Yuan reached out and poked her little hand.

Zhao Jianjia raised her hand and hit him, and then her hand was caught.

Zhou Yuan said: "Okay, we still have to live together. Fighting and making trouble will make my parents-in-law worried."

Zhao Jianjia struggled for a while, but couldn't get out, so she just ignored it.

She pouted and said: "You also know that you have to live together? Why do you say something to make me angry."

After saying that, she finally pulled her hand out and said: "Let's do it like before and make three rules."

"Zhou Yuan, this is a gentleman's agreement. You can't... You can't verbally agree to it and take the opportunity to be frivolous with me."

Unfortunately, I'm not a gentleman, I'm a vulgar person!

Zhou Yuan didn't care, just nodded and said: "Yes, yes, my lady is right, I will listen to you."

Zhao Jianjia was satisfied, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, but she forced her lips to hold it back.

She said solemnly: "Then we have a deal. When we are together in private, we will respect each other and not interfere with each other."

"When there are outsiders, we also need to maintain harmony between husband and wife, otherwise others will see the clues."

Zhou Yuan agreed decisively. He had basically seen Zhao Jianjia's previous state.

Before helping Zhao Jianjia get three hundred taels of silver, she was disgusted, disgusted, and annoyed with him.

And in the half month before the poetry meeting and outing, she had neither good feelings nor disgust, but she still felt a little embarrassed to take her out.

Until now, this girl's idea may be-it feels good, you can try to get along with her, and see if the mood determines whether the relationship is deep.

Of course, as a little girl, her mind is more active, changeable, and there is no such clear boundary.

But Zhou Yuan can at least be sure that there is no problem in getting along with Zhao Jianjia in a friendly way, and it is also normal to have an ambiguous relationship occasionally.

This ambiguous stage is the purest and most interesting stage of feelings.

Zhou Yuan is happy to enjoy it and is not in a hurry.