Chapter 217 Speculation
"Why is that? You have to know that your legal wife must be helpful to you.
If she doesn’t understand anything and her identity is disgraceful, you will be in trouble in the future.”
Speaking of this, the emperor felt a sudden pain in his heart and his words stopped abruptly.
He just looked at Shen Li and felt like he couldn't breathe.
Huge grief hit him overwhelmingly at this moment.
Shen Li also looked at the emperor.
There was sadness and anger in his eyes, but they were suppressed with determination. He said word by word, "I will not let her become like Chen's mother."
The emperor was startled and remained silent for a long time. Then he spoke again, hoarsely: "Do you blame me?"
Shen Li shook his head, "I know right from wrong."
The emperor, who was already looking tired, experienced great sorrow in his heart, and his expression became even more haggard, "But I"
Shen Li cut off the emperor's words.
"Your Majesty, you should take care of yourself! The dead have passed away, and the living must live a better life to live up to the long years."
The emperor's eyes sparkled, and he looked at Shen Li, who was tall and straight, with relief slightly overshadowing the sadness on his face.
"Aren't you afraid of going the same way I did and hurting her?"
"I won't."
The emperor snorted, but it was not a sneer, but a feeling of endearment and pride.
"Okay, then tell me, what do you like about her?"
Shen Li
Can you tell me the reason for your initial heartbeat?
I'm afraid I won't be able to say it out loud for the rest of my life!
Otherwise, the world will think he is a big pervert.
But the feeling after contact
"I can't tell what I like about her, but I just like her. If I have to find a reason why I like her way of living, he lives the way I want."
The emperor was silent for a while and smiled, "It seems that you have made up your mind. Okay, I will let Qin Tian supervise the day."
Shen Li hurriedly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I have already settled the matter."
emperor
"Is it settled?"
"Since I decided to marry her, I have been living according to our birth dates in private."
With that said, Shen Li took out a small piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it over.
"This is a lucky day."
The emperor took it and looked at it, and couldn't help laughing.
This brat!
Almost every month there are three or four auspicious days.
In other words, as long as Shen Li wants to get married, the marriage can happen immediately.
"How anxious are you!" The emperor gave Shen Li a funny look.
Shen Li clasped his fists and lowered his head, "I am not young, and I am really impatient."
The sad atmosphere has been dissipated, and the emperor breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, if that's the case, then I will grant you the opportunity to get married next month?"
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
"It's just that the Zhou Qing family is really weak. After getting married, I'm afraid it will be a drag on you."
Shen Li smiled cheekily at the emperor and said, "Then it depends on whether His Majesty wants her to become a burden to his ministers."
After a pause, he added: "Zhou Qing's father's name is Zhou Huaishan."
Upon hearing this name, the emperor's chuckle suddenly froze.
His eyes widened and he almost stopped breathing for a moment.
"What?"
"Zhou Huaishan, Zhouquan Zhou, Huai Huai, mountain of high mountains. It is also the Zhou Huaishan of Zhou Huaishan, the Marquis of Rongyang."
The emperor's heart beat violently, his hand shook, and he touched the tea cup on one side.
The tea flowed down the table and onto the dragon robe.
The chamberlain stood at one side, hesitated, and did not step forward.
The emperor stared at Shen Li, his breath trembling uncontrollably, "You said his name is Zhou Huaishan?"
Shen Li nodded.
"Although it was a coincidence, after getting along with him, I found that although he was a farmer, he had become extremely talented since he started studying seriously.
The first reference was made to win a small case, and later on, a child student was successfully captured.
Moreover, the handwriting is powerful and domineering.
Although I have never seen the demeanor of Marquis Rongyang back then, I heard that Marquis Rongyang's handwriting was unrivaled.
As for Zhou Qing's father, Zhou Huaishan, his handwriting is at least the best I have ever seen. "
The emperor looked at Shen Li, his heartbeat was pounding, and his breath could not calm down.
"What did he do before studying?"
Seeing that the emperor was guided in the direction he wanted, Shen Li breathed a sigh of relief.
"He is a farmer, with his face facing the loess and his back turned to the sky, working in the fields all day long. He is the second eldest child in the family. He couldn't bear being squeezed by his parents and his eldest family, so he suddenly changed his mind and started studying."
The emperor stared at Shen Li, "How can a person suddenly change his temper? He was a farmer one night, and suddenly he can study after one night?"
"He had studied in the village's clan school for a few days before and became literate."
"Literacy and reading are two different things! Moreover, even if I am literate, I can write so well that you praise me so much."
The emperor's deep eyes were full of waves.
Shen Li knew that the emperor was already thinking in a certain direction without having to point it out himself.
The status of Rongyang Hou Zhou Huaishan in the emperor's heart is no less than that of the late emperor.
Back then, the whole family in the Rongyang Hou Mansion died tragically, which brought great shock and grief to the emperor.
Especially when he later found out that the tragedy might not have been caused by gangsters at all, but was deliberately arranged by someone.
Some words, if you say them to the point, if you say too much, they will become too much.
Shen Li clasped his fists and said, "I beg your majesty for a favor. If my father-in-law can pass the Jinshi examination, your majesty will reward him with a capital official."
The emperor was silent in his thoughts and only waved his hand towards Shen Li.
"We'll discuss it in the future. You can go back first."
"Yes, I will retire. Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."
After taking his leave, Shen Liyi left the imperial study. The emperor turned to the eunuch chief and said, "Do you believe in ghosts and gods?"
The eunuch chief certainly knew what the emperor wanted to say.
He sighed deeply, "Your Majesty, Rongyang Marquis's mansion was really miserable back then. That night was the first seven nights of the Marquis' death."
"Yes, the first seven nights."
Leaning back on the chair, the emperor stared at the beams above his head.
Everything he did when he went to Rongyang Marquis' mansion to play in the past appeared clearly in his mind like a shadow play.
Almost all the happiness of his childhood came from there.
Almost all the unhappiness of his childhood was resolved there.
Marquis Rongyang treated him better than his biological mother and his biological sister.
"You say, in this world."
The emperor did not finish his words, and his voice stopped there.
The eunuch chief steward whispered: "Your Majesty thinks so, then it is."
"You said, Shen Li wants to marry Zhou Qing, is this arranged by God?"
"Whether it is arranged by God or not, I dare not speculate on God's will, but I know that Lord Shen should care about Miss Zhou, otherwise he would not have gone straight to Prince Ning's Mansion."
The emperor forced a smile with the corners of his mouth.
"If Zhou Qing is the child of Rongyang Marquis, that would be great."
"Whether it is or not, it is up to you, Your Majesty. Rongyang Marquis Mansion has been empty since it suffered such a disaster."
The emperor shook his head.
"I am afraid he is not worthy!"