Zhou Yingyue didn't bother the two of them, and went on the deck alone.

At this time, it was still in the river, the wind and waves were calm, the boatmen were busy, and there was no one on deck.

It was a sunny day, and the sun was shining on the surface of the lake, and the reflection was very dazzling. The boat had been driving for a while, and it was nearly noon, and a thin layer of water vapor evaporated from the lake, and the whole boat had fallen into a huge steamer, which looked very hot.

If there is nothing to do, the time on board is actually extremely long and boring. Zhou Yingyue has always had a plan for her life, and she seems to have endless things to do every day, and it is rare to be as free as now, to the point of feeling a little lonely.

Maybe it's because I just saw a pair of enviable beauties that I spontaneously gave birth to such a love, right?

Just when she was feeling emotional, someone sat down next to her, "What are you thinking?" ”

It's Motokofang.

Zhou Yingyue came in and saw him angry, and it had been a long time since she had spoken to him calmly. But at this moment, maybe a person's feeling is really too bad, and the dissatisfaction with Yuan Zifang in her heart seems to have disappeared.

She squinted her eyes, looked at the distance of the water and sky, and asked, "Zifang, you tell me seriously, do you have plans for your future?" Are you ready to start a family? Everyone in the capital knows that Princess Fu has seen several famous ladies for you. What about you? What do you think about it yourself? ”

Zhou Yingyue and Yuan Zifang knew each other when they were very young. At that time, there was no need to avoid taboos between men and women, and Zhou Yingyue herself didn't care about any male and female defenses, but had always mixed with boys, so she was familiar with it.

Later, Princess Fu chose a concubine, and she was also included in the scope of the examination.

Among all the girls, she has the best relationship with Yuan Zifang. And Zhou Yingyue can't deny that she has a good impression of Yuan Zifang. She believes the reverse is also true.

But she has been thinking, is there the kind of relationship between her and Yuan Zifang that can make each other make up their minds and form a family? Just like Guan Meiban and Yuan Ziqing, if you are not a gentleman, you will not marry, and if you are not a king, you will not marry.

As a woman with independent thoughts, Zhou Yingyue has always felt that if marriage cannot bring good changes and influences to two separate individuals, then it is a failure. If she wants to get married, it won't be because of her age or the family's hopes or any other reason, it must be that she has met such a person and has the confidence to spend the rest of her life with him.

But the current Yuan Zifang is obviously not that person yet.

Although it is ridiculous to ask for marriage so rationally and want the other party to become the person in his ideal, Zhou Yingyue still insists on it in her heart.

Before today, she had been hesitating at both ends. On the one hand, Yuan Zifang is indeed the best one among the existing options, and the two of them are familiar enough, and it will be easy to run in in the future. But correspondingly, there are too many problems to face, so many that Zhou Yingyue does not have the confidence to face them.

It was the changes in Yuan Zifang in the past few months that made her see a little hope, and probably because of the influence of the two people in the room, she suddenly relaxed, opening a gap in her guarded heart.

She hoped that Yuan Zifang would be able to see, grasp, and then expand this gap and occupy her heart. At the same time, she was faintly resistant to this, so that the hint she gave was so vague and ethereal.

But Yuan Zifang caught it after all.

He turned his head to look at Zhou Yingyue, and the first thing he said was, "My father is the only one in his life." ”

This is true, King Fu's deep affection for the princess is the envy of many girls. When the two got married, King Fu was still the prince, not to mention the opportunity to get a great treasure, at least he was more favored by the emperor. The status is noble, the future is unlimited, and the three wives and four concubines are considered to be few, not to mention the pressure from the royal family to ask for branches. But by King Fu's side, there was only Princess Fu alone.

"Looking at the appearance of the eldest brother, I'm afraid that in my heart, there is only that Guan San girl." Yuan Zifang made a joke, "Our family specializes in love." ”

Then he paused before asking, "Yingyue, what are you worried about?" ”

He didn't wait for Zhou Yingyue to answer, but continued, "As for the future...... With the eldest brother here, of course I have nothing to do with the Fuwang Mansion. I ......" he hesitated, then gritted his teeth, "Actually, I want to go to the frontier to lead the troops." But you also know that first of all, the eldest brother's body, in this case, it is impossible for me to leave Beijing. Besides, my identity ......"

The Fuwang Mansion is a clan. The royal family has always been wary of the clan. Because when it comes to justification, everyone is the same. So it's hard to guarantee that some people won't think, with the same surname, why are you the emperor, and I want to bow down to the ministers? So the one who became the emperor, of course, was full of a sense of crisis, and he stood up to these clans anytime and anywhere, to see who had signs of restlessness, and immediately pulled them out.

Especially King Fu and Jin Shang are brothers, and it is not uncommon for brothers to end up with brothers in history, no matter how deep the brother and King Fu are, does he have no scruples in his heart? Under such circumstances, how could it be possible to rest assured that the military power would be handed over to Yuan Zifang?

So this is just Yuan Zifang's dream.

However, Zhou Yingyue was greatly shaken.

She has always felt that Yuan Zifang is different from her three views. It's because she is determined to go to the Quartet - the Zhou family's business of going to sea, in the final analysis, is supported by herself. Her vision was too big for anyone to imagine. As soon as she thought of marrying Yuan Zifang, she would be confined to the capital and be a woman in a deep house, and she felt wrong - but she didn't expect that the other party would have such ambitions. It's just that he is confined to reality and can't show it, but he has to use this squishy face to disguise himself.

She also turned her head to look at Yuan Zifang, "What if you can't do it?" Do you have any other plans? ”

At this time, Yuan Zifang's face showed a little dazed, "There are many ideas, but the clan ...... You can't leave Beijing, you can't be an official, you can't lead an army, you can't do ......business," he sighed and summed it up in one word, "It's useless." ”

Even a brother who is trusted by the emperor like King Fu is just in charge of Zongzheng Temple. Zongzheng Temple is in charge of the genealogy of the royal families and guards the royal mausoleum, in the final analysis, it is still a family matter, and it is also a trivial matter, and it has little to do with the government and military affairs. This time, he was proposed to temporarily take over the household department, because the emperor had no one to trust, and the matter of the treasury was first discovered by King Fu.

Even so, after raising the salary, King Fu immediately resigned from this temporary position.

Why are so many royal members of the clan who don't do their business all day long, fighting cocks and lackeys, causing trouble, and making trouble, which is unbearable? This is actually the result of the deliberate indulgence of the royal family. Only if these people don't do their jobs, can the emperor's seat be secure!

It is said that the Fuwang Mansion is favored by the saints, but how many people can see the trembling in it?

Zhou Yingyue was really relieved. Although Yuan Zifang's answer was far from what she expected, at least she saw a little hope. He is not living in a daze, but he is clearly aware of his situation and has also thought about how to deal with it, but because of the limitation of his vision, he can't see more and farther places, so he can't find a solution.

But the last thing Zhou Yingyue lacks is a way.

Since the problem exists, there must be a solution. It's just her philosophy. I am not afraid of difficult problems, but I am afraid of unsolved ideas and desires/hopes.

Yuanzifang...... This guy is really there, so Zhou Yingyue didn't know what to say for a while. She should have been disappointed, but she was more excited in her heart.

She looked at Yuan Zifang seriously, "There will always be something useful." For me, I don't wait for others to give me what I want, but I take the initiative to fight for it. So, let's make some changes! ”

Yuan Zifang didn't quite understand the meaning of Zhou Yingyue's words, but he could hear the change in Zhou Yingyue's tone. It was no longer polite and distant from himself in the past few months, but sincere, firm, and even close, with some feelings that he didn't understand now.

He quietly held Zhou Yingyue's hand aside, nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Zhou Yingyue glared at him, but did not break free. After a while, he laughed to himself.

This man is really good at beating snakes with sticks, and as soon as he said that he wanted to fight for it, he immediately posted it.

But it's not annoying.

……

When Meibian and Yuan Ziqing walked out, they saw the two of them sitting on the deck holding hands like children, laughing. Originally, they were worried that the two would not get along well, and the two who wanted to come out to solve the siege looked at each other and smiled, and quietly retreated into the room.

"It's like a child, I don't know when it's going to be noisy again, and when it's going to be reconciled again." He shook his head, a little funny.

Zhou Yingyue was too mature in most things, and she originally felt that she was very reliable. But seeing her like this today, I was a little happy in my heart. Because she knows too well how important it is to have someone who can make her laugh in front of him.

Yuan Ziqing said, "There's nothing wrong with that. Because of my body, the pressure on Zifang's body is actually not small, fortunately he has been clever and sensible since he was a child, otherwise he would not know what to do. But because of this, he became more and more emboldened and disobedient to discipline. Only this Zhou girl can suppress him and let him be honest. ”

He was very satisfied with Zhou Yingyue. As the old saying goes, start a family and start a business, why start a family first and then start a business? It's because I don't have a family and my temperament is uncertain. After having a small family of his own, the courage on his shoulders has become heavier, and he naturally understands his responsibilities and knows how to work hard. ――Although most of the latter is just a good expectation of the elders, it is obviously very effective when placed on Yuan Zifang.

Since it's okay over there, Meibian doesn't have to worry about other people's business anymore.

She sat down and said to Yuan Ziqing, "Actually, there is one more important thing to go to Xijing this time, I didn't tell you before." ”

"What is it?" Yuan Ziqing was not surprised and asked.

He said, "Didn't you mention that Qu Divine Doctor before?" It is said that the last time he appeared in front of the world was in Xijing. So I sent someone back to look for it, and it was about luck that I found someone. I don't know if it's Qu Shen Doctor, but his surname is Qu, and he also understands medical skills, and he also treated me when I was a child. ”

She looked at Yuan Ziqing seriously, "Maybe you will still be disappointed, is Shizi willing to give it a try?" ”

Yuan Ziqing didn't answer this question immediately, but said, "You always call me Shizi, it seems too distant." "At least not like a salutation between lovers.

He pursed his lips and lowered his head a little embarrassed. Although they are engaged, they are ...... after all. It's too close, and I still can't say it on my eyebrows. However, Yuan Ziqing's words also made sense, and he was silent for a moment before asking, "What should it be called?" ”

"Didn't you call me Qinglang before? I think that's pretty good. He whispered.

The face on the side of the brow immediately turned red. So how can it be the same? Then...... At that time, it was the love of love, and I accidentally called it out. Can...... To really call it that way in front of people is too embarrassing and inappropriate.

Yuan Ziqing also understood this, and when he said that, most of the time he said it, it was to see the peachy and embarrassed appearance on the side of his eyebrows at the moment. Of course, he also knows that no matter what happens in private, he should be more solemn in front of people, and it is better to be on the side of his eyebrows. Otherwise, even if she becomes his wife in the future, she will inevitably be harshly criticized.

So he coughed and said, "Okay, Qinglang can only call me privately, you can call me Ziqing directly." I saw that Miss Zhou and Zifang were the same. ”

Although it's not close enough, isn't there a closer Qinglang to make up for it in private?

Only then did he raise his head and look at him, his eyes were swirling, his eyes were shining, and then his mouth opened slightly, and he spit out two words like pearls and jade, "Ziqing." ”

Yuan Ziqing immediately realized that he was wrong. Even the most ordinary name, when it comes out of his eyebrows, is different for him. In the past, even if she was called Shizi, she could appear affectionate when necessary, not to mention that now she is directly called by her name?

Just hearing her call his name would make his heart beat out of order.