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

The early spring sunshine was warm and gentle, pouring down from the east sky, illuminating everything.

The earth was green, the grass was growing, the warblers were flying, the willow branches became lush, the strips were hanging down, caressing the clear water, rippling a faint wave.

Despite such a beautiful scenery, there were always people who came to affect Zhou Yuan's mood.

"Go away, I have requisitioned the fishing gear, how much money do you need?"

Liu Zhe came to Zhou Yuan and spoke lightly, he almost didn't look at Zhou Yuan directly, his voice was full of superiority.

Zhou Yuan was very depressed, he didn't want to pay attention to this group of idiots, but he didn't expect the other party to come and harass him.

He didn't bother to turn around, and said directly: "One hundred thousand taels of gold."

"What did you say?"

Liu Zhe almost thought he had heard it wrong.

Zhou Yuan said, "Didn't you ask me to give you a number? Can you give it to me?"

Liu Zhe heard the voice sound familiar, and then he looked at Zhou Yuan and frowned, saying, "Your fishing gear is worth at most fifty copper coins."

Zhou Yuan snorted, "Yes, but I just want to take 100,000 taels of gold from you. If you can't give it to me, just go away and don't bother me."

"You! Who do you think you are talking to?"

Liu Zhe stepped to Zhou Yuan's side and saw Zhou Yuan's face. He immediately glared and said, "It's you!"

Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes and said, "I told you to leave me alone, don't you understand?"

Liu Zhe's pupils shrank slightly, and then he laughed and said, "So you are the son-in-law of the Zhao family. Miss Jianjia came to participate in the poetry meeting, but she didn't bring you. Are you disappointed?"

"In fact, there is no need for you to come here early to check it out. There is no point in forcing an encounter. If you don't like it, you don't like it. After all, you are who you are. You should know yourself."

Does Zhou Yuan care about his low status as a son-in-law?

As a modern man, he didn't take this seriously at all. His understanding of the world and society was completely beyond this era, so how could he care about these trivialities.

But this idiot in front of him was really annoying.

"Listen."

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "You are here to have fun today, and so am I. You have your poetry meeting, and I fish for my fish. We live in peace, and this is the best result."

"If you insist on provoking me, don't blame me for not reminding you. No matter who you are, I won't give you face, understand?"

"I won't repeat similar words. Now get out of the way and don't bother me."

Liu Zhe is the son of the prefect of Yunzhou. He is used to flattery and can't stand such words.

His face immediately changed, and he said angrily: "You bastard! How dare you talk to me like that! You're courting death!"

Then, he sneered: "Don't think I don't know that you are a fake marriage. I have specially found an experienced old woman to observe that Zhao Jianjia is still a virgin."

Zhou Yuan paused and slowly put down the fishing rod.

The other party can be superior, unruly, and arrogant, but testing Zhao Jianjia like this is too much.

Even if Zhao Jianjia and Zhou Yuan are not husband and wife, he will not tolerate such a thing.

So, Zhou Yuan looked at Liu Zhe and smiled: "Look, Jianjia is here too."

Liu Zhe subconsciously turned his head, but suddenly felt his arm being pulled by someone.

Before he could react, he felt a huge force coming, and he stumbled and fell directly into the river.

The huge noise and splash finally alarmed everyone around.

With loud shouts, people gathered around, and the servants jumped into the water and fished Liu Zhe up.

"Let me go!"

Liu Zhe yelled and rushed directly towards Zhou Yuan.

He was furious and picked up a stone, but put it down again and said in a deep voice: "You three, follow me!"

As the son of the prefect, he was of course accompanied by servants at all times.

Zhou Yuan smiled lightly, walked in front of him, and whispered: "With so many people watching, once the face is torn, with our identities, it will not be a personal grudge."

"Is the Liu family ready to completely oppose the Zhao family? You know, your opponent is a champion who is in the emperor's heart."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan patted him on the shoulder and said: "Guess what your father will think of this matter?"

"You!"

Liu Zhe gritted his teeth and said: "You are threatening me."

Zhou Yuan spread his hands and said: "I I'm just stating the facts. As the son of an official, I think you can still understand the basic situation. "

Liu Zhe sneered, "You are just a son-in-law. Lord Zhao may not take you seriously."

Zhou Yuan sighed and said helplessly, "Have you really done nothing else in these years except pretending to be cool? As a new champion and a representative of Confucian scholars, Lord Zhao, who has just entered the officialdom for three years, cares most about his reputation. "

"Do you think he likes me very much? No, he just doesn't want anyone to say that he is behind my back.Abandoning his dead friend and tearing up the promise made that year."

"He must be 'clean' in order to rise smoothly step by step."

"If you dare to touch me, he will fight with your Liu family to prove his integrity and noble character. Do you believe it?"

Liu Zhe was silent.

He had endless anger in his heart, but he still felt that Zhou Yuan seemed to be right. This son-in-law did not seem as unbearable as the rumors said.

Forcibly suppressing his emotions, he clenched his fists and said, "I will remember what happened today. You wait."

"Zhou Yuan, don't give me a chance, otherwise I will let you know the consequences of offending me."

Zhou Yuan smiled faintly and said, "I told you not to provoke me, why didn't you listen."

As the two talked, more and more people gathered around.

Finally, someone recognized Zhou Yuan.

"Hey, isn't this the son-in-law of the Zhao family?"

"Yes, Miss Jianjia's husband, why is he here, and dressed like this. "

Nonsense, I'm going out fishing, what else can I wear?

Zhou Yuan was speechless for a while, but he couldn't say anything, after all, Zhao Jianjia came over.

Her expression was full of doubt, worry, and an inexpressible embarrassment.

"Why are you here?"

She walked to Zhou Yuan's side, lowered her voice, and her tone was a little anxious.

Zhou Yuan was such a person that he could certainly sense her thoughts - she felt a little embarrassed, just like bringing her incompetent husband to a class reunion.

It would be inappropriate not to recognize him, but it would be embarrassing to recognize him.

"I came here to fish, who knew I would run into you guys on an outing here, now I've been fishing for a whole morning, and all the fish have been scared away. "

Zhou Yuan's tone was very relaxed, he didn't care about other people's opinions.

Zhao Jianjia frowned again and again, then she gritted her teeth, and finally held his hand and held his arm.

Her hands were a little cold and trembling, but she held very hard, and her body was tightly against Zhou Yuan.

"Everyone, be quiet."

Her voice was not as calm as usual, and the people around had already focused their eyes on the two of them.

Zhao Jianjia forced a smile and said loudly: "Let me introduce to everyone, this is my husband, Zhou Yuan. "

Everyone looked a little dazed, but they still greeted each other. After all, Zhao Jianjia was very popular.

But Zhou Yuan laughed.

A smile from the heart.

Because he knew that the fate between him and Zhao Jianjia really started from this moment.

In this situation, if she pretended not to know Zhou Yuan, or asked Zhou Yuan to leave quickly...

Then Zhou Yuan would leave, and leave the Zhao Mansion at the right time, and completely break off relations with this woman.

But she recognized him and generously admitted the relationship.

This means that although she has the vanity of ordinary people, it does not affect her inner purity and responsibility.

Zhou Yuan is not a saint, so he never demands others by the standards of a saint.

Everyone has a vain heart, but Zhao Jianjia's quality suppresses vanity, which is precious.

So the fate began.

From this moment on, Zhou Yuan will truly treat her as his wife.