Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 610 Sister-in-law’s Thoughts

After Concubine Chai had explained everything, she returned to the Prince of Dongping's mansion.

Although her eldest son passed away, she still had her second son to support her in her old age.

Although Zhao Mu is now nominally Concubine Chai's biological son, he is not her biological son after all. Without the blood relationship of ten months of pregnancy, Concubine Chai always has some distance towards Zhao Mu.

Naturally, she was unwilling to go back to Qi with Zhao Mu and become the "Queen Mother".

Compared to her eldest son who is always a source of worry, Concubine Chai likes her second son more.

Although the second son was also incompetent, at least he was not as arrogant as Zhao Yong. He was much more down-to-earth.

If Zhao Yong had not been the eldest son, Concubine Chai would definitely have given the throne of Prince of Dongping to her second son.

The only person that Concubine Chai felt a little bit guilty about now was Princess Qian. It was a pity that her second daughter-in-law, the county lady of the Duke of Yu, had conflicts with Princess Qian since childhood. Before, the two sisters-in-law did not live under the same roof, but they lived in peace. But now that Zhao Hui and his wife have returned, Concubine Chai can only let Princess Qian down.

After Concubine Chai left, Zhao Mu immediately arranged for his sister-in-law to go to bed.

The two walked to the corridor of Prince Qi's mansion. Zhao Mu led the way in front, and Princess Qian followed behind with her head down.

Zhao Mu said, "Now that the second sister-in-law has returned, the eldest sister-in-law is really wronged. But don't worry, sister-in-law. As long as I am here, you will not be wronged in the future."

Princess Qian lowered her head and said, "In that case, I thank you, uncle."

Zhao Mu replied, "Alas! Sister-in-law, why are you so polite? Speaking of relationship, I am both your third uncle and your brother-in-law. It is not only reasonable but also emotional that I will not treat you unfairly. I believe Yuhuan will be very happy that you will go to Qi State with me. When you get tired of living in Lingzhou City, you can come back at any time."

"Anyway, the Prince Qi's Mansion is now idle, so you can move here and settle down. When Jin'er, Yuhuan, Wenxiu and the others come back in the future, you can also meet them."

Zhao Mu looked back at Princess Qian and said, "Sister-in-law is still young, so you must not do anything stupid. After the mourning period is over, if you want to remarry, I will personally make the decision for you and find you another ideal husband."

Hearing this, Princess Qian couldn't help but bite her lower lip.

This is because she already has an idea in her mind.

This was not only Princess Qian's own idea, but also something she had discussed with Concubine Chai.

The idea was to "remarry Zhao Mu". Concubine Chai knew that Zhao Mu liked women, and although Princess Qian was not as beautiful as her sister, Princess Qian, she was not bad either.

Although it is not difficult for her to remarry given her status, it is very difficult for her to marry a good man with status.

After all, Princess Qian, like Huyan Jin, is already past the age of marriage.

By the time she finishes mourning for Zhao Yong, she will be around 27 or 28 years old.

When she reaches that age, any well-known and respected man would not marry a widow of such an old age, even if it means losing the dowry.

If she were to be given as a concubine, both the Deng Palace and the Dongping County Prince's Palace would lose face.

By then she could only marry an ordinary bureaucrat's son.

If she had a child, she would have someone to rely on. But she had been in the mansion for so many years and still had no children.

She and Concubine Chai thought about it and decided that the only feasible option was to remarry one of her uncles.

But Princess Qian didn't like the second prince Zhao Hui very much, and Princess Yu had a personal grudge against her, so she would definitely not tolerate her in the future. Therefore, she could only put some effort into her brother-in-law. Zhao Mu took Princess Qian into Hu Yanjin's bedroom.

Zhao Mu said, "Sister-in-law, please stay here for a few days. This used to be Jin'er's bedroom. I live in the main room in front. If there is anything, please let me know. It's getting late today, please go to bed this morning."

Having said that, Zhao Mu turned around and left with his hands behind his back.

Seeing Zhao Mu was about to leave, Princess Qian bit her lower lip lightly, then mustered up the courage to say, "Uncle, please stay."

Zhao Mu was a little surprised to hear this. He turned around and said, "Sister-in-law, is there anything else?"

Princess Qian looked at Zhao Mu with her beautiful eyes, and pondered for a long time. After all, she and Zhao Mu were different from each other, and she had just lost her husband. How could she tell him that she wanted to remarry him?
Seeing Princess Qian's strange expression, Zhao Mu seemed to have guessed something, and he slammed the door shut, which frightened Princess Qian.

Although Zhao Mu guessed it, he was not sure. Then he said tentatively: "I have come back alone, and there is no outsider in this inner house. Even ordinary servants have not had time to match. Now there are only me and my sister-in-law in this room. If you have anything to say, you can speak frankly."

Princess Qian's face also turned red at this time. After all, it was despised to have an affair with her brother-in-law. How could she say that?

Moreover, she didn't know what Zhao Mu felt. If she said it abruptly, she was afraid that Zhao Mu would accuse her of being unfaithful.

Seeing Princess Qian's blushing cheeks, like a ripe red apple, Zhao Mu was also fascinated.

Seeing her guilty and shy look, Zhao Mu confirmed his guess. It seemed that his sister-in-law was also a person who couldn't stand loneliness. Or maybe, she wanted to find a way out for herself.

Zhao Mu had ill intentions towards her a long time ago. Now that she came to him, how could he let go of this good opportunity when no one was around?

However, although Zhao Mu confirmed his guess, he still couldn't say such things directly.

So Zhao Mu asked, "Sister-in-law, are you afraid because you are alone here and want to find someone to accompany you?"

When Princess Qian heard Zhao Mu speak, she also asked tentatively, "Yes. Now there is no one around, and I am alone here, which is really a bit scary. And I will still have to face this cold house alone in the future. If I can have a man like uncle by my side, I will feel much more at ease."

Zhao Mu was also delighted when he heard his sister-in-law's words.

Zhao Mu gently grasped his sister-in-law's hand and said, "I am by your side, why would I need someone who looks like me? If you don't abandon me, I will definitely protect you for the rest of your life."

When Zhao Mu grabbed Princess Qian's hand, she did not resist, but her body trembled uncontrollably.

Even though Zhao Mu was holding her hand, Princess Qian didn't dare to look directly at Zhao Mu.

Princess Qian leaned to one side and said with a red face, "In that case, I'll have to trouble you, uncle."

Hearing that his sister-in-law agreed, Zhao Mu directly took her into his arms.

Faced with Zhao Mu's eagerness, Princess Qian still did not resist, nor did she show any resistance like Queen Wang.

On the contrary, her breathing was very irregular, her face was red, her mouth was open, and she looked at Zhao Mu in front of her with wide eyes.

All she felt now was some shame, as well as some anticipation and excitement.

Although the marriage between an uncle and his sister-in-law is against etiquette, she is now a widow.

Moreover, she had long since despised her incompetent husband, and had fallen in love with this young, handsome, and strong brother-in-law.

(End of this chapter)