Chapter 758: One with your surname, one with mine
"Big brother, what you said makes sense!" Xie Jiaojiao pursed her lips and nodded as she spoke, "I must become the right-hand man of the emperor's sister-in-law!"
"Sister, you too. We sisters have to work hard. We can't lose to that heartless man Xie Yunce!" He hasn't been home for so long and has been living in the Imperial College. Could it be that he still wants to become the top scholar at the age of twelve?
Xie Ying smiled slightly, "Come on."
"Come on, sister!"
Xie Ying nodded and encouraged herself in her heart. Her foundation was not bad compared to those female students in the women's college.
"Sister, big brother has told me that if you and Lord Qing still can't make things clear this time, then you should come to him," Xie Jiaojiao reminded.
Xie Ying nodded.
Qing Chang'an has been a gentleman from beginning to end. Now he is in his twenties, so it is reasonable for him to have a concubine.
As for the love words he said, just pretend you have never heard them. Give each other some dignity and cancel the marriage. It will be better for everyone.
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The next day.
When Xiao Zhenzhen left the mansion, she stuffed Zhou Yiqing into the carriage first. During the whole process, only Ying'er and Jian Jiu knew that Zhou Yiqing had stayed in Prince Yue's mansion last night.
Jian Jiu is the personal bodyguard Xiao Yao sent her. Not only Jian Jiu, but there are more than ten secret guards, all of whom will accompany Xiao Zhenzhen to Yuecheng Kingdom in the future.
Xiao Zhenzhen leaned her head on Zhou Yiqing's shoulder, "I actually wanted to lean on your shoulder last night, but I was too sleepy, I had to go back to bed."
Zhou Yiqing smiled slightly.
Zhen'er was so naive that she thought she could get pregnant and have a baby just by sleeping in the same bed.
If it were that simple, they would be holding hands, hugging and kissing, so the child would probably be several months old.
"Why are you laughing?"
Zhou Yiqing pursed his lips and refused to speak. Xiao Zhenzhen pinched his waist mischievously and was about to tickle him. Zhou Yiqing was happy and amused. "Stop it, I'll tell you."
"Say it!"
He looked at Xiao Zhenzhen, "After we get married, Zhen'er, are you willing to have a child with me?"
Xiao Zhenzhen blushed instantly, then nodded heavily, "Yes!" This is the mission of the royal family. Oh, that's not right, whose surname should the child she gives birth to have?
She is not the elder sister, and the child she gave birth to needs to inherit the throne. However, the elder sister said that the royal family has dwindled offspring and needs to reproduce...
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhenzhen felt embarrassed, "In this way, I will be like my mother and give birth to you twice in this life."
Zhou Yiqing shook his head.
"Why, you don't want to? You want me to be like the other women, and give birth until the day when I can no longer have children?" Xiao Zhenzhen said this with some anger, as if she had chosen the wrong person and felt sad.
Zhou Yiqing shook his head, "Ancestor, please don't be anxious, okay?"
"Humph!"
"Let's just have one child."
"One?" Xiao Zhenzhen raised her finger. "How can that be possible?"
"Why not? My father and mother only had one child. Giving birth to a child is like going through hell. Forget it, I won't tell you now. It's not a good thing anyway!" In fact, Zhou Yiqing himself didn't quite understand.
However, after he had the erotic dream that day, Zhou Jian found him a few storybooks. Anyway, he understood everything in the storybooks.
Now he finally understood why his father took the sterilizing drug so that his mother could have no children and only give birth to him. For a woman to give birth is a very dangerous thing as she is risking her life.
Even if possible, he didn't want Zhen'er to suffer, but if there was no child, "If you don't want a child, would Zhen'er be willing?"
"That's even more impossible!" Xiao Zhenzhen said with certainty!
Zhou Yiqing said "Oh". They were both still young and were already discussing the issue of having children. Anyway, they would only have one child!
"At least two children, twice, one with your last name and one with mine."
Zhou Yiqing was stunned, "That's not good."
"Why not?"
"Think about it, one of them has your surname. Your surname is Xiao, which means you are a royal family member, and it is the national surname. That means you are of noble status, and you may even inherit the throne in the future."
Xiao Zhenzhen nodded.
Zhou Yiqing continued, "And the other one is also our biological child, but he has my last name, and I am only a general. If he wants an official position, he has to work hard for it. This is not fair at all. If things go wrong, our two children will have to fight for this. What do you think we should do?"
Xiao Zhenzhen: “…”
Zhou Yiqing continued, "But if you only have one child, and he takes your surname, he will have a good life in the future.
Or if he has my last name, there is no comparison, and he won't feel wronged, don't you think?"
Xiao Zhenzhen: “…”
Zhou Yi cleared his throat, "Right?"
That seems to be the case.
They are born to the same parents, but their fates are so different. It’s so unfair to the children!
"So, we'll only have one child. Well, the boy will have my surname, and the girl will have yours. How about that?" Zhou Yiqing asked. He didn't want to talk too much about the dangers of having a child, and he was afraid of scaring Zhen'er.
Xiao Zhenzhen raised her eyes and looked at Zhou Yiqing, "But, my mother gave birth to my elder sister and my elder brother, what if I also gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl?"
Zhou Yiqing: “…”
"This, isn't that a coincidence?"
"who knows."
Zhou Yiqing covered her ears and said, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this issue anymore."
The two were talking, and soon they heard the guard outside say, "Your Majesty, we have arrived at the prison."
Zhou Yiqing stood up first, jumped off the carriage, and turned around to pick up Xiao Zhenzhen. Xiao Zhenzhen held his hand and stepped down on the stool.
Jian Jiu showed his badge to the guard, "His Royal Highness the King of Yue has arrived."
"See you, Your Majesty."
The guards of the prison were startled. How could His Royal Highness the King of Yue come to the prison in person? They all knelt down, not daring to raise their heads.
Xiao Zhenzhen asked, "I want to see Chang Taibao. Bring him here."
"It's the prince."
At this time, the warden also heard the noise, and when he saw Xiao Zhenzhen, he first saluted, and then led Xiao Zhenzhen and Zhou Yiqing to the interrogation room, which had been cleaned, making it relatively more convenient for the prince to interrogate Chang Taibao.
Xiao Zhenzhen sat in the main seat, looking at the table full of sharp weapons, and her heart couldn't help but tremble.
Not far away, the charcoal fire in the brazier was crackling, and the entire interrogation room seemed stuffy and there was an indescribable smell.
Even after wiping off the bloodstains, you could still see the mottled bloodstains.
Zhou Yiqing said: "How about taking him back to the mansion for interrogation?"
"I'm not here to interrogate you."
"what?"
"I just want to see whether he is pretending to be calm and hoping to die, or is he just being mysterious. Otherwise, why is he so interesting?"
Zhou Yiqing really couldn't do anything about her, so he just let her be happy.
However, when Xiao Zhenzhen looked at the torture instruments, the whip, the dagger, the hook, etc., they were all easy to understand, but some of the plywood and rough paper were a little more puzzling.
After a while, the warden brought Chang Taibao in.
"Your Highness, the prisoner Chang Taibao is here." The warden reported flatteringly. It was also the first time they saw the princess. That little girl looked quite serious, only facing the young man beside her - oh no, it must be Governor Zhou's only son, the young general Zhou Yiqing who had returned from suppressing the rebellion!