Yingying told Zhou Zishan that there was a cousin who died prematurely in her family. Her aunt had a heart disease because she thought of him and was lingering on the sickbed for a long time. She had only one purpose for finding him, that is, to let him meet with her aunt to relieve her lovesickness.

"Are you going to let me dress up as your cousin?" Zhou Zishan asked in a little thought after hearing what happened.

Yingying looked at Zhou Zishan's beautiful eyes and said seriously: "You look very similar to my cousin, it's really very similar."

Yingying has her own concerns, which are related to the royal descendants. At this time, she cannot tell the truth directly to Zhou Zishan.

The secret guards investigated and found out that Zhou Zishan had a close relationship with his adoptive parents and never wanted to mention his biological parents to others. So not to mention whether Zhou Zishan was willing to recognize his aunt or not, whether he would believe that he was a prince was a question.

Yingying is not stupid. Now she can only find excuses for them to want to meet her mother and son. As long as they meet and have feelings, all problems will be easy to solve in the future.

Zhou Zishan did not agree immediately. He tapped the table and suddenly asked: "Zhou took the liberty to ask when Miss Gu's cousin was..."

Yingying knew that Zhou Zishan was suspicious, so she quickly replied: "My cousin died very early, and his name was Chaofeng."

"Preach the Phoenix?" Zhou Zishan seemed to think the name was very interesting. He turned his face to the side and chuckled, holding his chin with his hands.

He didn't hesitate for too long. When he turned his head to face Yingying again, he nodded in agreement with Yingying's plea, "Miss Gu said this, but Zhou refused again seemed too ruthless."

The two agreed to meet tomorrow, and Zhou Zishan personally sent Yingying out of the Zhou family tavern.

Outside the tavern, a black painted carved carpet was parked by the road. Three or two people passing by were avoiding it when they saw it. Yingying stepped on the carriage. Before lifting the curtain, she turned her head and looked at the door of the tavern and found that Zhou Zishan was still standing in place.

"Then... see you?" Yingying asked again tentatively.

Zhou Zishan was wearing a simple green robe. He was bathed in a slender figure in the sun. His dark eyes became more and more similar to Gu Manru when he smiled. He replied warmly: "See you."

Yingying sat on the carriage and returned to the palace with satisfaction, and at the same time she liked her cousin more and more.

When he returned to the palace, Yingying first went to Fengkun Palace to appease his aunt, then returned to the East Palace and told Qin Rong about the "fight" today. Yingying exclaimed: "My cousin Chaofeng is following his aunt. If I could find him earlier, I would have two brothers to spoiled him."

One is Gu Lingxiao and the other is paying phoenix. If Yingying really had two brothers in her early years, wouldn’t she have to turn the imperial city into pieces?

Qin Rong couldn't bear to break Yingying's fantasy, but he always felt that he should mention her, so he said, "Yingying thought of your cousin too simply. He probably noticed something."

Even though Yingying said it carefully before, she finally exposed a flaw, that is, she said that Zhou Zishan looked exactly the same as her deceased cousin, and the next sentence was that her cousin died very early.

Since her cousin died many years ago, how did Yingying see that Zhou Zishan is similar to her cousin? Could it be that her cousin died at the age of Zhou Zishan? But Yingying remembers it too clearly.

Zhou Zishan's suspicion is worse than others, and he is a child who has been "discarded", so he can easily guess Yingying's real intention.

After listening to Qin Rong's analysis, the smile on Yingying's face gradually disappeared. When she recalled Zhou Zishan's appearance of smiling at her at the door of the tavern, she suddenly felt a chill.

"Can't Zhou Zishan want to hide at night, right?" Yingying was a little panicked.

Seeing that she was about to go out, Qin Rong grabbed her wrist and pulled the person back. He said calmly: "What are you afraid of? The third brother has already sent the secret guard to the Zhou family."

It is not only to protect Zhou Zishan, but also to beware of the scenery.

With the secret guard, Zhou Zishan's actions could not escape Qin Rong's eyes. Yingying was relieved. She leaned softly on Qin Rong, holding his waist and grieved: "Cousin Zhou has such a powerful mind. I think he was born outside the palace and was innocent and cute."

He started the two hearts again, and Yingying felt that her words were more and more good: "It seems that you are born with two hearts."

One heart is not enough to plot against others, so add more hearts to plot together.

Qin Rong pinched Yingying's cheek and said with a funny look: "Speak nonsense again."

“…”

Qin Rong's reminder made Yingying more cautious when dealing with Zhou Zishan. She had fallen into a misunderstanding before, thinking that Zhou Zishan would also treat her as her cousin, but forgot that Zhou Zishan didn't know the truth at all, and there was no reason to treat her a stranger who had only met for a few days as a relative.

On the second day, Yingying and her aunt took the excuse of returning to Gu Mansion and leaving the palace. In order to prevent being followed, Youyang directly parked the carriage at the gate of Gu Mansion.

Immediately afterwards, the two of them changed their clothes and left the back door of Gu's mansion. Xiaodai took them to turn left and right, and soon they arrived at the Zhou family tavern.

The secret guard said that Zhou Zishan went to the bedroom of his adoptive mother Mrs. Zhou when she returned to the mansion yesterday. After coming out of the bedroom, she stood in the yard for a long time, and then changed her clothes and went out at night. At that time, the secret guard guessed that Zhou Zishan wanted to hide at night, but he never thought that he had been out for a long time and suddenly returned to the Zhou mansion. Until dawn, he came to the Zhou family tavern and did not move again.

Yingying thought that Zhou Zishan probably wanted to hide at night, but later changed his mind for some reason. From this, it seemed that he did not want his biological parents to find him, and even had some disgust and rejection about it.

Along the way, Gu Manru walked in a hurry and wanted to see Zhou Zishan immediately. But when she really arrived at the Zhou family tavern, she suddenly stopped.

He raised his hand to fix the hairpin, Gu Manru looked at his clothes left and right, "Do Yingying think her aunt's outfit looks good? Will it look too bright?"

Yingying walked into the tavern with her aunt's arm and whispered, "This dress is just right for my aunt, and my cousin will definitely like it when she sees it."

"That's good, that's good..." Although Gu Manru said this, his expression was tense and he was still very nervous.

In the tavern, Zhou Zishan had prepared food and drinks. He sat on the chair and didn't know what he was thinking, but he didn't notice the approaching of Yingying and the others. It was not until the servant called out the "Young Master" that he came back to his senses and looked up. After seeing Gu Manru's face clearly, he was stunned again, feeling at a loss.

"This is my aunt, Mrs. Gu." Yingying pushed her aunt forward secretly.

Gu Manru's eyes turned red as soon as she saw Zhou Zishan. Her hands that were hanging in her sleeves were shaking slightly, and she wanted to reach out and touch her but didn't dare.

This is her child.

Gu Manru swallowed even more, looked at Zhou Zishan's eyes that were exactly the same as him and shouted, "...to pay homage to the phoenix."

Zhou Zishan's eyes gradually returned to clearness. Naturally, he didn't expect that he would be as similar to Mrs. Gu. He lowered his eyes slightly and bowed: "I will be kind in my life and have met Mrs. Gu."

Unfortunately, he is not what they call phoenix tribute, he is Zhou Zishan, who was raised by the Zhou family.

Gu Manru quickly changed his words: "Okay, Zishan."

Whether it is Jing Chaofeng or Zhou Zishan, they are all her children.

As the queen, Gu Manru has not been able to leave the palace openly, so he must cherish this opportunity very much.

Originally, Yingying wanted to tell the truth to Zhou Zishan through the mother and son meeting, but Zhou Zishan seemed to have noticed Yingying's intention. Although he met Yingying and the others as promised, he exchanged for the girl named Mengmeng in the middle.

Because of her appearance, Yingying couldn't say a lot, but Gu Manru was happy to talk to Mengmeng, as if she was not in a hurry to recognize Zhou Zishan.

"It turns out that Mengmeng and Zishan are childhood sweethearts, no wonder they have such a good relationship."

"Entertainment? Have you two settled a engagement?"

Gu Manru was devoted to the engagement between the two, feeling a little relieved and sad. Years of separation made her unable to interfere with her own children's life, but fortunately he was still alive and was about to marry a child. As long as he thought of this, Gu Manru's heart would be warm.

This meeting was a fulfillment of her long-cherished wish for Gu Manru. Even though Zhou Zishan didn't say much at the dinner table, Gu Manru smiled very happily.

When they parted, Gu Manru's eyes turned red again. Zhou Zishan sent her to the door of the tavern and said gently to her: "I heard that Mrs. Gu is not feeling well, so I hope to take care of her."

Just this sentence made Gu Manru unable to suppress her emotions. She raised her hand tremblingly to touch Zhou Zishan's face. Zhou Zishan's body was slightly stiff, but she was sideways avoiding her face when her hand was about to touch her.

"What does Mrs. Gu mean?"

Gu Manru's hand stood in the air, paused, she retracted her hand and barely raised a smile, "It's okay, I... I can think of my child just when I see you. If he is still there, he should be as old as you."

"It's my fault that I failed to protect him."

Zhou Zishan stared at Gu Manru quietly. Yingying thought that he was so smart that he would be able to guess his life experience now. He could clearly choose to be more intimate with Gu Manru, or he could take the initiative to raise the topic and give Gu Manru a chance to explain, but he didn't, and he didn't say anything.

In the end, he just opened his thin lips slightly and said without emotion: "Mrs. Gu's mourn."

The ruthless is reasonable and well-founded, but it is too hurtful.

Gu Manru cried. She smiled and cried softly, and hurriedly wiped her tears and said, "Okay, I'm sorry, you must have a good life too."

Zhou Zishan looked at her with a complicated expression, standing straight and not talking, but Mengmeng realized that it was wrong to collide with Zhou Zishan. She came to Gu Manru and wiped her tears with a handkerchief, comforting her: "Mrs. Gu, don't be sad. Since you like Brother Zishan, why don't you think Brother Zishan is your son?"

Yingying was stunned for a moment and was about to answer Mengmeng's words, Zhou Zishan frowned and shouted: "Mengmeng!"

Mengmeng was not convinced and glared at Zhou Zishan and was about to say something else. Gu Manru calmed down and grabbed Mengmeng's hand, patted her lightly and said, "Okay, I'm fine, you guys hurry up and go in, we're leaving too."

Seeing that Zhou Zishan was distant and could not bear to make his aunt feel even more uncomfortable, Yingying helped her get onto the carriage.

This time I returned to the palace, I don’t know when I thought about it next time. Gu Manru couldn’t bear to leave like this. She turned around and stared at Zhou Zishan’s face seriously and asked softly: “…Can I see you again in the future?”

It is the future, not tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. It is really a time when people can't see the end.

Zhou Zishan's eyes darkened, his smile slightly curled up, and he turned to the tavern without looking at Gu Manru at first glance. Mengmeng called him anxiously, and Zhou Zishan finally stopped. He said coldly: "If Mrs. Gu wants to come, you can come at any time."

If she really wants to come, why wait until now?

Zhou Zishan did not look back, so he didn't know what Gu Manru reacted when he heard this, and only heard a gentle 'good'. Soon, the carriage drove out of the tavern, Meng Meng and others rushed to Zhou Zishan as soon as they left, and she pushed him and said angrily: "What's wrong with you!"

Zhou Zishan took a step back by Mengmeng, lowered her eyebrows and said, "What's going on."

Mengmeng was really angry with him. They grew up and knew each other's temperament best. Mengmeng was not stupid. Maybe she didn't know the intention of Zhou Zishan calling her over at first, but now she used her toes to know who the person who just came.

"Didn't you always want to see your real mother? Didn't that just now?"

Zhou Zishan had a cold expression: "Who said she is my mother? My surname is Zhou, so there is only one mother."

Mengmeng choked by him. After calming down, she also found that she was anxious. She stepped forward and hugged Zhou Zishan. She coaxed softly: "Brother Zishan, I think Mrs. Gu is very pitiful. She should have something to hide from... "

He looked at Zhou Zishan's face carefully, and she was weak: "You really should give Mrs. Gu a chance to speak."

Zhou Zishan turned his head, and there were no traces of the carriage outside the tavern at this time.

The last trace of expectation in his heart was shattered, and he gently brushed away Mengmeng's hand, "I'll give her a chance, have she ever given herself a chance?"

From the first time I met Yingying, Zhou Zishan knew that she was not an ordinary wealthy family and had an extraordinary identity. When he saw Gu Manru today, he was even more convinced of this idea. Let me ask, how can a rich and powerful person like them not find a child if he is determined to find a child? Why should he delay it until now?

I think it was because they had never thought about looking for it, or maybe he was abandoned by them, and now that he suddenly felt guilty when he was sick, he came to him easily to ask him for forgiveness.

"I have lived a good life in the Zhou family. I have been here for so many years, so why bother with an outsider?" Zhou Zishan murmured like this and turned to the second floor.

“…”

Zhou Zishan's coldness was expected by Yingying, but she never thought that he would be so decisive.

Gu Manru cried all the way, and Yingying felt distressed and uncomfortable. She hugged her shoulder to comfort her, "Auntie, don't cry, find time Yingying to take you out again. Then we will tell the truth to my cousin."

Gu Manru put her shoulders on Yingying's shoulders. She has been used to being a queen for many years and has never shown such a fragile posture.
To be continued...