My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Chapter 360 Feng Zizhou coaxes Zhao Ning

Feng Zizhou, oblivious to social cues, excitedly said, "Zhao Ning, there are people playing pitch-pot over there, do you want to join? Let's team up."

Zhao Ning glanced at him, ignored him, walked to Princess He's side, took her arm and said, "I haven't seen the princess for a long time, and I wanted to ask her for some fruit wine. Go and have fun by yourself."

Feng Zizhou laughed loudly: "You're drinking again? Have you forgotten the time you drank and vomited all over Xiao Yun, making her the laughingstock of others?"

"You...you..." Zhao Ning blushed with embarrassment and got up to hit him.

But Feng Zizhou dodged quickly, running away laughing and joking. Zhao Ning was even angrier, so she pulled out her whip and chased after him.

Princess Crane looked at the two children who had been bickering since childhood, and suddenly laughed: "If it were them..."

Then, remembering that Zhao Ning was already engaged, he stopped talking.

When the eldest princess heard this, she only said, "They are destined to meet but not to be together. Zizhou is too naughty and has caused Ayun to suffer."

Princess He shook her head: "Zizhou is indeed mischievous, but it is also because of his mischievousness that Ayun married well. The Xie family treats her very well, and you have met my son-in-law."

The eldest princess nodded: "Xie Erlang is good. He has noble character and is very considerate. Even though he's not in the capital, he's good to Ayun."

Princess He patted her hand: "I know that ever since Zizhou ran away from the wedding, you have always tried to restrain Ningning and prevent her from having any contact with Zizhou. In fact, I have long realized that Ayun and Zizhou are not a good match. It would be better for Ayun to marry out, both for her and for the He Royal Family."

"It's just that I'm not around, so it's difficult to even see me."

The two chatted about other things, mentioning the three young ladies of the Si family who were the most talked-about topic in the capital, especially the second young lady of the Si family. It was said that she had entered the Dali Temple and heard about several laws, which even the emperor and court officials praised for their thorough and reasonable research.

Then a woman came up and said, "You're the second young lady of the Si family, right? I was originally thinking of introducing her to my nephew, but unfortunately I heard that the Si family has announced that the second young lady does not intend to remarry. It's such a pity."

"Really? Where did you hear that?"

"Don't you know? The Yu and Du families both wanted to propose marriage, but the Si family said that the second young lady had no intention of getting married. In addition, when the second prince forced the second young lady in the street last time, the emperor said that the marriages of the three young ladies of the Si family should be decided by themselves."

"How can a young woman decide her own marriage? This is inappropriate."

"Madam Si is ill and unable to manage affairs, so the eldest daughter is handling all the household matters. The Marquis, on the other hand, doesn't care about anything. I had my master ask him, but he just shook his head, saying it's none of his business..."

"That's quite interesting. A daughter is hard to keep at home once she grows up. Keeping her around only leads to enmity. Isn't the Marquis worried about that?"

As they were talking, Zhao Ning caught up with Feng Zizhou and lashed out with his long whip, which Feng Zizhou dodged all of.

Tired from playing, Zhao Ning sat on the stone bench, sulking and ignoring him.

As if by magic, Feng Zizhou produced a small crossbow and handed it over.

"what is this?"

Feng Zizhou said, "I had some free time recently, so I learned how to make a small crossbow from a skilled craftsman. You can wear it on your wrist and press the mechanism to shoot small arrows."

Zhao Ning became interested, and after fiddling with it for a while, he aimed the crossbow at Feng Zizhou.

Feng Zizhou immediately raised his hand: "You can't just abandon me after you've served your purpose! I noticed you were unhappy, so I specially made this crossbow to cheer you up. Why are you using it against me?"

Zhao Ning pouted: "What are you afraid of? Such a small arrow, even if you have good aim, can only cause superficial damage."

"A scratch is still a scratch," Feng Zizhou said, seeing that Zhao Ning was in a good mood. "You're not angry with me anymore?"

"I'm not angry."

Feng Zizhou pretended to slap himself in the face and said, "You know I always talk nonsense, so why get angry over my idle talk?"

He didn't know the real reason Zhao Ning was angry, and only thought that he had said something wrong.

Zhao Ning looked down at the small crossbow and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Feng Zizhou clapped his hands and laughed: "Is that so? You look better when you smile. You always have a stern face, which scares me."

Zhao Ning looked at him and asked, "Are you afraid of me?"

"Why would I be afraid of you?" Feng Zizhou responded subconsciously, then said dejectedly, "Grandma, can you pretend I'm afraid of you?"

Zhao Ning pursed her lips and remained silent.

Feng Zizhou chatted with her.

They talked on and off.

Neither of them noticed that a young girl was sitting under a tree behind them. Who else could it be but Gui Yuan?

Zhao Ning suddenly asked, "Feng Zizhou, are you... getting married?"

"Huh? No." Feng Zizhou scratched his head. "I haven't planned on that yet, but my sisters-in-law are extremely anxious."

Zhao Ning asked, "Have you thought about who you want to spend your life with?"

Feng Zizhou shook his head, then nodded: "I had thought about it before, maybe I should marry my second cousin. Xiaoxia is so cute, I even secretly taught her to call me daddy. But then my third cousin said I shouldn't have ruined my second cousin's reputation, and my eldest brother wouldn't agree to me marrying my cousin."

Zhao Ning asked, "Do you like Si Mutong?"

“No,” Feng Zizhou said. “I was just thinking that my second cousin is a widow in the capital, and she is being criticized and is very pitiful. I don’t want her to be looked down upon.”

Zhao Ning said, "Why marry someone you don't like? I don't think Si Mutong likes you either. You two won't be happy together."

Feng Zizhou hadn't thought about that question, and only asked, "Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

Zhao Ning added, "I heard that Si Mutong likes Prince Ning."

"Huh? Huh!" Feng Zizhou's eyes widened.

"Shh, don't make a fuss, I've only heard about it."

"Oh, oh." Feng Zizhou lowered his voice. "Where did you hear that? My second cousin likes Prince Ning? But... but Prince Ning, isn't he going to marry you? Does... does Prince Ning like my cousin?"

Zhao Ning remained silent.

Feng Zizhou's eyes darted around, thinking about Prince Ning, and suddenly he said, "I suspect that Prince Ning also likes my second cousin. He treats her very well, extremely well! He says it's admiration, but how can a man just admire a woman for no reason? He definitely likes my second cousin, then..."

What about you?

He wanted to ask, but didn't voice it.

Zhao Ning pursed her lips: "Feng Zizhou, lovers should be together. Or should we split up and find out what they're thinking?"

They immediately agreed that Feng Zizhou would ask Si Mutong, and Zhao Ning would ask Prince Ning.

Gui Yuan, hiding behind the tree, had no expression on her face, only slightly raising her eyebrows.

He sneered inwardly.

You bastard Zhao Ning, you made such a good promise before, saying you were getting married and congratulating me and Feng Zizhou, but it was all a lie.

Don't think I can't see it. You like Feng Zizhou, and now you're trying to matchmake Prince Ning and Si Mutong. It's not for the sake of lovers getting married, it's clearly for your own benefit!

Gui Yuan couldn't help but tighten her grip; she was never one to sit idly by and wait for death.

She knew perfectly well what her family was thinking; they were afraid that marrying her off to the Feng family would displease the Crown Prince. Although she didn't have to marry Lord He, there was no guarantee that she wouldn't encounter some Lord Niu or Lord Ma in the future.

Absolutely not!