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

Chapter 392

Zhuang Xuansu looked at Zhou Yuan with a half-smile, her expression was so rich.

"Stop pretending, okay? You must be so happy!"

She said sarcastically: "You can marry a beauty and take credit for your country and people. Your wife can't say anything. All conditions have been met for you. Aren't you happy?"

Zhou Yuan looked serious and said in a deep voice: "I just feel like a thorn in my back, sitting on pins and needles."

Zhuang Xuansu said: "This is not in line with Lord Zhou's usual style! You don't even let Princess Bishui go."

Good guy, the inner court is really well-informed, and even knows that I went to Princess Bishui's mansion.

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said, "Have you ever seen a pie in the sky? The matter is too weird, I dare not accept it."

"But from all aspects of the current situation, the other party does not seem to have the objective conditions to prepare a conspiracy."

"To be honest, if it is not related to the border affairs of Jizhou, I will refuse."

Zhuang Xuansu saw that he looked serious and stopped joking. He asked in confusion, "Why don't you ask her? She is your friend and has protected you in the mansion. Maybe you can find out something."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "That's fine. At present, this is the only way to test it."

He really couldn't wait any longer, so he stood up and said in a deep voice, "I'll go now."

Zhuang Xuansu glared and said, "It's night. You go to see the princess at night? People will misunderstand you!"

"Misunderstanding? I don't care about those trivial things."

He strode out and came directly to the posthouse of the Donglu envoys.

With the notification of the guards, Wanyan Daichan came out soon.

She had changed into her usual clothes, which made her look less mysterious and noble, and more gentle and beautiful. Her tall figure was almost as tall as Zhou Yuan, and she had a faint smile on her face.

Zhou Yuan whispered, "Let's go to the back garden for a walk."

Wanyan Daichan smiled and said, "You haven't agreed to the marriage yet, and you want to drag me to the grove to do bad things?"

"Don't talk nonsense, follow me!"

Zhou Yuan grabbed her hand and hurried to the back garden.

When they came to the deserted garden, Zhou Yuan let go of her hand and said in a low voice, "Wanyan Daichan, what are you doing? What does marriage mean?"

Wanyan Daichan narrowed her eyes and said, "Don't you believe I like you?"

Zhou Yuan said, "I don't believe it, I'm not a fool who was cheated by his online girlfriend!"

"What?"

Wanyan Daichan was confused.

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense, there is no time, just tell me what your purpose is."

Wanyan Daichan said softly, "Marrying you is my purpose!"

Zhou Yuan said, "Please, don't joke at this time, I'm serious."

Wanyan Daichan was silent for a long time.

She looked at the calm lake and said slowly, "Maybe, I'm serious too."

"Wake up!"

Zhou Yuan said helplessly, "You are a shaman princess, the Dark Moon Dharma King, a highly intelligent, martial and intelligent person who has experienced many hardships. Why do you love me?"

Wanyan Daichan said, "I'm still Cai Ni's master."

Zhou Yuan was stunned.

Master?

Cai Ni's master, yes, isn't this just a master and apprentice sleeping together...

Zhou Yuan suddenly felt that marriage was not a bad thing.

Of course, it was just a thought. He sighed and said, "Wanyan Daichan, we first met in Lin'an Prefecture. At that time, you gave me the Eighth Prince. I still remember this favor."

"Later in Shenjing, you also saved my life and protected my Jianjia and Zhou Mansion. I am grateful to you."

Here, he paused slightly and said in a deep voice, "To be honest, I regard you as a friend. I don't want to see any conspiracy between the two of us. You may not be my opponent in this regard."

Wanyan Daichan looked at Zhou Yuan with a half-smile on her face.

Then she covered her mouth and laughed: "Don't be so serious, it's really touching. I've lived quite comfortably this year."

"Otherwise, why would I think of marrying you."

"Zhou Yuan, I'm really marrying you, not pretending."

She stared at Zhou Yuan with her clear black eyes and said slowly: "You may not understand me. I grew up on the grassland. My father taught me since I was a child that if I want something, I must get it."

"I want to get you, so I must get it, no matter what means."

Zhou Yuan frowned and said: "Get me? To be honest, I really don't think there is anything about me that can attract you."

Wanyan Daichan said: "Strong people are naturally attractive."

"We grassland people respect warriors and worship heroes. What you did in Yunzhou, Lin'an Prefecture and Yanshan is heroic."

"You led an army of 60,000 to defeat Zhang Bailong and the threeFour hundred thousand people, reclaiming the Central Plains, is even more heroic. "

"A woman like me who admires the strong, naturally likes you very much."

Zhou Yuan just sighed and shook his head, saying: "It seems that no matter what I say tonight, I can only get this answer."

"Well, I can tell you that His Majesty has agreed to the marriage."

"But it can only be married in Shenjing."

Wanyan Daichan nodded and smiled, "I am looking forward to that moment."

Zhou Yuan stared at her face, and couldn't see any flaws.

Marriage...what is it going to do!

It's obviously a good thing, a happy thing, but why is it always full of weirdness.

Zhou Yuan returned to the room, still feeling uneasy, but didn't know where to start.

Unable to sleep in the middle of the night, he got up and directly opened the curtain.

"Master Zhuang, accompany me to Jizhou, I want to go there to take a look."

Zhuang Xuansu was in a bad mood after getting up, and couldn't help saying: "Are you crazy in the middle of the night? "

Zhou Yuan said: "This matter is too strange. The progress of the peace talks is far beyond my expectations. I feel uneasy and must do something."

"Since the matter started from Jizhou, I will go to Jizhou to see what is going on."

Zhuang Xuansu said helplessly: "Okay, we will leave at dawn and accompany you to Jizhou."

"No."

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "Let's go now."

Zhuang Xuansu was so angry that he jumped up from the bed and yelled: "Go, go, go, go now, hurry up, I've had enough of you."

"Finish the mission earlier, and I will be free earlier! "

Zhou Yuan then went to put on his clothes, and then the two of them set off quickly, driving the carriage northward.

The peace talks had ended, and the notice had been received. Zhou Yuan didn't have to worry about anything. Jizhou was not far from Tianjin. He set off late at night and arrived at noon the next day.

The sun was shining, and even a border town like Jizhou was extremely warm. Zhou Yuan didn't rush into the city, but walked around the city.

He looked carefully for a long time before finally stopping at the southeast corner.

Zhuang Xuansu said, "What are you doing?"

Zhou Yuan said, "The Shenzhou army attacked Jizhou by surprise, entered the city from the southeast corner, looted and killed people, and then left."

"This is the southeast corner, but the city wall here is intact, without wounds, bloodstains, or signs of renovation."

"Even... the moss on the city wall is still there."

Zhuang Xuansu's figure was shocked, and he looked at Zhou Yuan in horror, and said in a deep voice: "You mean... there was no war here at all? "

Zhou Yuan said: "The intelligence cannot be false. The Shenzhou army must have arrived and must have looted and killed people. It's just that we don't know where they entered from."

Zhuang Xuansu's face was cold, and he said in a concentrated voice: "You mean...it is possible that...Jizhou Jiedushi Di Xianyong put people in? Impossible, this is a crime of treason, and the nine clans must be exterminated."

Zhou Yuan was silent for a long time before he said: "Go back, go back to Shenjing."