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

Chapter 932

Nothing special happened during this sea trip, just chatting and enjoying the scenery.

But such a trip often makes people more satisfied and happy.

Xiaoying and Jianjia's relationship seems to have improved. Even though they have known each other for a long time and lived together for several months when they first arrived in Shenjing, they are not as close as they are now. They hold hands, whisper to each other, and occasionally look at Zhou Yuan.

Ningyue and Ruanzhi always have endless things to say, and they are always smiling together.

Zhou Yuan held a cup of tea, leaned on the railing of the deck, and smiled: "Master Zhuang, don't you have any friends?"

Zhuang Xuansu frowned and said: "How can I not have any friends? I have many sisters, and they all respect me very much."

Zhou Yuan said: "I am not talking about colleagues and subordinates, but other friends."

Zhuang Xuansu thought for a while, and then said: "How can there be any? My sister and I went to Qingcheng Mountain when we were very young, focusing on learning Taoism and martial arts."

"Because my sister is extremely talented and has a bad temper, my fellow disciples often don't have much contact with us."

"Later, when I met His Majesty, we entered the palace. Of course, it is impossible to have friends in the palace environment."

"After His Majesty ascended the throne, I started to set up the Inner Court Department, and I have been busy until now. Where do I have time to make friends?"

It turns out that Zhuang Xuansu has also devoted so many years to Dajin.

Some things will always be thought about with subjective emotions.

But when you calm down, you will find that in this devastated world, there are still countless people working hard for it.

This is the case with the eldest sister, Liu Jing, Zeng Cheng, and Zhuang Xuansu.

One person can never accomplish anything. You need a group of people, a large group of people.

Zhou Yuan said: "You really have never thought about getting married? You are almost 31, right?"

Zhuang Xuansu said lightly: "I appreciate your concern, but you really don't need to mention my age deliberately."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "How about we make a bet?"

Zhuang Xuansu said: "What bet?"

Zhou Yuan said: "To completely wipe out the island bandits, completely wipe out the Portuguese fleet, defeat the Dutch, recapture Dongfan Island and regain control of the South China Sea, this is a great achievement."

"Do you think His Majesty will make me a prince?"

Zhuang Xuansu Su heard this and immediately shook his head and said, "Impossible! Forget it!"

"Prince? Zhou Yuan, you know that the prince can't be obtained by merit."

"Not to mention the outsiders, even the emperor's own sons and brothers may not be able to be crowned as princes."

"No matter how great your merits are, you will only be rewarded with other things, such as fiefdoms, plaques, etc."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Let's make this bet."

"I bet that the senior sister will crown me as a prince."

Zhuang Xuansu sighed and said, "Zhou Yuan , you may be disappointed. It is impossible for an outsider to be a prince. This is a great shake to the imperial power. You already have such a great military power, and it is impossible for you to have such a high title. "

"If you are allowed to be a prince, in addition to military officers, civil officials and ministers will oppose it."

"They will quarrel with your majesty and quarrel with him."

"Even if your majesty wants to make you a prince, she can't do it."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "I know what you think. The Great Jin Dynasty has a lot of things to do. It is at the beginning of its rise and has many affairs. The situation is serious and the contradictions are complicated. The stability of the court is extremely important. "

"It is impossible for the elder sister to affect the overall situation and the rise of the Great Jin Dynasty in order to make me a prince."

"But I just want to gamble."

Zhuang Xuansu frowned and said, "How do you plan to gamble?"

Zhou Yuan said, "If the elder sister does not make me a prince, I will increase the annual funding for the Inner Court Department by 50%, and let Li Yu'an personally guide you in martial arts for half a year to help you break through."

These two sentences made Zhuang Xuansu very excited.

Only she, the head of the Inner Court Department, knows the hardships of the inner guards. If she can gain more benefits for her sisters, this is her insignificant help.

As for cultivation, the higher the martial arts, the more things you can do for your majesty, which is of course a good thing.

Thinking of this, she immediately said: "Bet! I bet!"

Zhou Yuan said: "What will happen if you lose if you don't listen?"

Zhuang Xuansu snorted: "I will never lose!"

Zhou Yuan laughed and squinted: "The prince has no limit on the number of concubines. You can take a quota when the time comes."

"Okay!"

Zhuang Xuansu blurted out, and was stunned for a moment: "Wait...taking a quota...doesn't that mean marrying you? You wish! It's impossible!"

Zhou Yuan said: "Didn't you say you would never lose?"

Zhuang Xuansu said: "But I'm more afraid of marrying you."

Zhou Yuan frowned and said: "Is our relationship so bad? I remember you don't dislike me that much."

"You don't understand."

Zhuang Xuansu solemnly"When I was in Qingcheng Mountain, I had already made up my mind to follow your majesty, revive the Jin Dynasty, and create a prosperous era."

"Now that the Jin Dynasty is in ruins, how could I abandon your majesty halfway?"

"Help your majesty! Achieve great things! This is my ideal!"

"I have a good impression of you, but I will not give up my ideal for you."

At this point, she paused slightly, and her expression softened.

She looked at Zhou Yuan and said softly: "I'm sorry Zhou Yuan, I did promise you something, but I only accept to maintain a close relationship with you, but I can't be your wife."

"I'm not a child anymore, you also said that I'm thirty-one years old, and my ideal is not blind, impulsive, or temporary."

"My ideal is well thought out and cannot be shaken by so many years of ups and downs."

"I hope you understand me, just like you understand that you must recover Dongfan Island."

Zhou Yuan understood.

He held Zhuang Xuansu's cold hand and whispered, "What if the world is peaceful and prosperous?"

Zhuang Xuansu's heart beat violently, and he struggled for a while, but failed to break free.

She looked at the others and found that no one was paying attention, so she lowered her voice and said, "Let me go... Don't let them see me..."

Zhou Yuan said, "What if they see me?"

Zhuang Xuansu gritted his teeth and said, "I won't do anything with you without the permission of His Majesty."

Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes and said, "When I return to Shenjing, I will ask my senior sister to arrange for you to serve us."

"Asshole!"

Zhuang Xuansu's face turned red for a rare time, and she lowered her voice and said, "Don't think I don't know what you are afraid of. His Majesty said that if you are too proud, let my sister give you a boost."

Zhou Yuan quickly let go of her hand and said anxiously, "What nonsense are you talking about! Master Xiaozhuang is a monk!"

Zhuang Xuansu looked at him with some doubts, then narrowed his eyes and said, "I think I found your weakness."

Zhou Yuan said, "Don't say it!"

Zhuang Xuansu sighed and quietly held his hand again.

She whispered, "Qingying and I are not ordinary women. We are destined to do great things and will not be little women."

"There is one thing I have hidden from you. Yesterday afternoon... when you were telling stories on the boat, Ye Qingying had already left Fuzhou Prefecture."

Zhou Yuan immediately raised his head and asked in confusion, "What did you say? Why?"

Zhuang Xuansu said, "She took the initiative to apply to go to the most difficult place and continue fighting."

"She can't rest."

"The reason why she didn't say goodbye to you is because she knew that you didn't want her to leave. She was afraid that if you persuaded her, she would be reluctant to leave."

Zhou Yuan was silent.

He remembered what the Virgin said: "Among your women, the most difficult to handle is your second senior sister Ye Qingying. This woman has ideals, opinions, fearlessness, and is willing to take risks."

As if she noticed that he was not in a good mood, Zhuang Xuansu whispered: "Zhou Yuan, don't blame her. Everyone has something they want to do. You can't use your own weight to overwhelm the weight of your ideals."

"You have to accept her uniqueness, just like accepting Xiaoying and Qu Ling."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said softly: "I'm not angry, and I won't blame my second senior sister."

"I'm just arrogant sometimes, and I think every woman should revolve around me, with love as the theme, and dedicate everything to me."

"But calm down and think about it. Each of you has an ideal, which is the best thing."

He raised the teacup in his hand and pointed it at the sun in the sky.

He laughed and said loudly: "I wish each of us success!"