Chapter 698: This matter should be treated as if it never happened

Chapter 698: This matter should be treated as if it never happened

Zhou Yiqing thought about it for a long time.

What should he do to have the nerve to ask the Emperor and the Empress Dowager for Zhen'er's hand in marriage?

Thinking of the moon in the sky.

His stomach was growling with hunger, so he got up, opened the door and went out to see if there was anything to eat in the escort agency's kitchen.

"Uncle Seventeen..."

Not long after Zhou Yiqing walked out of the room, he saw Yu Shiqi holding a sword and looking at him seriously.

Yu Shiqi turned around and said, "Follow me."

Zhou Yiqing had no choice but to follow him and walked out of the escort agency. They walked to the most prosperous place, where there were still people selling wontons.

Yu Shiqi asked the stall owner for two bowls of wontons, and then watched Zhou Yiqing wolf them down.

After Zhou Yiqing had eaten his fill, Yu Shiqi paid the bill, and then the two of them walked on the street where there were almost no pedestrians.

The night wind blew on his face, and Zhou Yiqing felt complicated. Uncle Seventeen was waiting for him here specially. What was the matter?

Also, his business, how can he marry Zhen'er.

"Uncle Seventeen..." Zhou Yiqing spoke.

The bench outside a steamed bun shop was very spacious. It was a deserted street. Yu Shiqi sat down and pointed to a bench nearby: "Sit down and talk."

Zhou Yiqing sat down, feeling somewhat uneasy. His uncle Seventeen already knew what was on his mind, and it seemed that he couldn't tell anyone else except him!

"Today, neither you nor the young lady went to have dinner." Yu Shiqi said.

Zhou Yiqing was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yeah."

After a while of silence, Zhou Yiqing finally couldn't help but speak, "Uncle Seventeen, I, I feel bad."

Seeing that he was finally willing to talk, Yu Shiqi said, "Why, you back off now? Are you afraid that you are not worthy of the princess?" He is really naive. Hanxiang has revealed that the only expectation of the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager for Princess Jinning is that she can be herself and be happy.

As for Zhou Yiqing, as long as he can be sincere and treat Princess Jinning wholeheartedly, this is the best sincerity.

Zhou Yiqing frowned, "Didn't you say before that I have accomplished nothing, how can I be worthy of Zhen'er? How can my uncle and aunt betroth Zhen'er to me?"

"Since you know that, how dare you like her?" Yu Shiqi almost said, since you know that, how dare a toad want to eat swan flesh?

But in the end, you can't suppress your child too harshly. "Isn't it too late to worry about it now when I already like it?"

Zhou Yiqing: “…”

"Uncle Seventeen, did you wait for me specially to laugh at me?" Zhou Yiqing looked at him helplessly, feeling worried.

Also, he was really shocked and excited by what Zhenzhen said to him today, but he couldn't tell anyone about such a big thing.

This feeling made him feel really uncomfortable.

"You and your father should be the same." Yu Shiqi said doubtfully, as if he was asking Zhou Yiqing.

"What's the same?"

"Your father treated Qingning very well and never took a concubine in his life..."

Zhou Yiqing suddenly understood what he was talking about. "Of course, I am the same as my father. If I can marry Zhen'er, I will never take a concubine in my life. I will always put her first in everything."

"that's enough."

Zhou Yiqing: “???”

"But I have no official position and no special skills, I..." How to convince the Emperor and the Empress Dowager?

Yu Shiqi said: "Excellent martial arts, this is your specialty."

"But I have no achievements and I still hold an official position..." He really felt confused. He was afraid that if he went to build a career now, Zhen'er would marry someone else when he turned around.

He was also afraid that if he kept guarding her, he would end up with nothing, so the Emperor and the Empress Dowager were unwilling to marry Zhen'er to him.

"You still didn't listen to what I said." Yu Shiqi sighed, "Think carefully, why did the master and the lady allow you to continue to follow?"

"Why?" Zhou Yiqing looked at Uncle Seventeen and asked.

"If you still can't figure it out, you deserve to suffer." After a pause, "I waited for you to come out today because I wanted to remind you of one thing. Although you always go along with the young lady and make her happy, it is very likely that the master and the lady will be more worried about whether you can protect the young lady."

"I can. Even if I risk my life, I will protect Zhen'er..."

"Life..." Yu Shiqi smiled, "Miss, isn't she injured this time?"

"I……"

That was because he was careless.

"You were careless this time, and you will be careless next time as well, so there's no need to explain."

"You can't just think about making the young lady happy all the time. You also have to find a way to let the master and the lady see your maturity and strength."

"Uncle Seventeen..." Zhou Yiqing stood up, then knelt down in front of Yu Shiqi, "Uncle Seventeen, only you can help me now."

Yu Shiqi looked at him, "How can I help you?"

"I follow you to do things, just like this time, Jinzhou's affairs will never be a small matter, and you also order me to do things."

"I want the credit."

Zhou Yiqing: “…”

He pursed his lips and said, "Hmm." Ordinary families would not marry their daughters to people who do nothing, let alone the emperor or the empress dowager.

At this point, Yu Shiqi saw that he finally got the point, "Okay, then, there is something I really want you to do."

"Really?"

"What else? Am I teasing you?" After all, he was Yu Qi's child, and the more Yu Shiqi looked at him, the more he liked him. "Get up."

"Yes, thank you Uncle Seventeen." Zhou Yiqing stood up happily, and then the two of them walked back.

As Yu Shiqi walked, he told Zhou Yiqing some things.

"If there is nothing to pack, let's set off immediately," said Yu Shiqi.

Zhou Yiqing thought of Xiao Zhenzhen. If he left without saying goodbye, would she have other ideas?

"I'll leave in a quarter of an hour."

Yu Shiqi nodded, and then handed a token to Zhou Yiqing, "There must be no mistakes!"

"Ah."

After returning to the escort agency, Zhou Yiqing went to Xiao Zhenzhen's room. In the dead of night, he finally put down his raised hand.

After walking two steps away, I walked around the main door and went to the back. When I opened the window, I found that it was closed.

Just as he was about to leave, he heard a rustling sound, and then the window was opened.

Zhou Yiqing was overjoyed. In the moonlight, he could clearly see the girl's cold look. He smiled and was about to speak when the tip of a cold sword was pressed against his throat.

"Zhen'er..." Zhou Yiqing raised his hands. What was he going to do? Why was he holding the tip of the sword against his throat?

He thought about it, but couldn't figure out what he had done to offend her.

Xiao Zhenzhen couldn't look Zhou Yiqing in the face, but she still lowered her voice and said, "Don't tell anyone about what happened today."

Zhou Yiqing swore, "How could I do that?" Moreover, he asked Ying'er to remind her not to tell those words to anyone else.

"It would be best if it doesn't happen," Xiao Zhenzhen put away her sword angrily, "and as for this matter, let's just pretend it never happened..."

"I……"

"You can go now!" Xiao Zhenzhen thought. Now she could finally have a good night's sleep.

She tossed and turned all night, feeling extremely ashamed. She had wanted to find Zhou Yiqing to talk things out, but he was not in the room!