After giving way to my husband's sweetheart

Chapter 187
Sima Zhengde came back from the court. As soon as he entered the study, a guest came back and said: "My lord, you asked your majesty to appoint Zhou Jin as the minister of household affairs, but he actually declined this morning."

Zhou Jin is Sima Chuyu's former lover, the one who just lost his wife.

Sima Zhengde was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he became angry and asked, "Why did he refuse?"

The retainer replied: "He only said that he was not talented enough to take on this important task."

Sima Zhengde gave Zhou Jin a high salary because he planned to marry his daughter to him.

"What a ungrateful Zhou Jin." Sima Zhengde's face was gloomy, and he snorted heavily: "Does he have a prejudice against me? Or, does he dare to look down on my daughter now?"

This is unreasonable. At the beginning, Zhou Jin admired Sima Chuyu wholeheartedly, but was broken up by Sima Zhengde. Why shouldn't he be allowed to harbor resentment?

The guest was thinking this in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud, so he could only comfort him by saying: "It's normal for Zhou Jin to have just lost his wife, or his mood has not calmed down yet. Don't be anxious, Your Majesty."

"Hmph! Since he is so ignorant of praise, then I will directly order him to marry my beloved daughter."

Zhou Jin also comes from a family of military generals. He is now nearly thirty years old. He has just lost his wife and is currently mourning her in the mansion.

His first wife, Mrs. Wang, gave birth to a son and a daughter. The eldest son is now eight years old and the youngest daughter is only three years old.

Early in the morning, Zhou Jin and his eldest son finished offering incense for his deceased wife. When they left the memorial hall, Zhou Jin saw his son's eyes were red. He pulled his son to sit down on the stone steps of the corridor, hugged his son and comforted him, saying: " Don't be sad, Cong'er, your mother is gone, but you still have your father, who will love you and your sister even more."

Cong'er looked up at his father, with tears in his eyes. The child raised his hand and touched his father's face, saying distressedly: "Dad, you also need to take care of yourself. You have lost a lot of weight these days."

Zhou Jin felt warm in his heart and couldn't help but tighten his arms around his son.

Zhou Jin was comforting his son here. His infant daughter was led over by the wet nurse. When Zhou Jin saw his daughter, he quickly got up and hugged her. He scolded the wet nurse and said, "Sister, the cold is better. It's so cold in the morning. It's so cold." What is she doing out here?"

The wet nurse hurriedly replied: "Sister, after breakfast, she insists on coming to find the master. No matter how much I coax her, I can't coax her away."

Zhou Jin hugged his daughter and said softly: "Ya'er misses daddy?"

The little girl lay on her father's shoulder and choked with sobs: "I heard Chunmei and Xia He chatting there early in the morning. They said that after a while, daddy would get another wife." As he said that, the little girl raised her head and looked at her father. , wiping tears with her little hands and said: "Ya'er is worried that having a stepmother will treat me badly."

After Zhou Jin heard his daughter's words, his face turned cold, and he ordered to the wet nurse: "Which girl is so arrogant? Send me an order to drive all the garrulous people in the lady's room to the lower chamber."

The wet nurse nodded and accepted the order. Zhou Jin lovingly comforted the young girl and said, "Don't be afraid, Ya'er. Daddy will never marry again. No one dares to treat me Ya'er badly."

As soon as Zhou Jin finished speaking, the housekeeper of the mansion hurriedly came over and reported back: "General, there is an imperial edict coming, please go and receive it quickly."

A few days ago, the new emperor had just given the order to make Zhou Jin the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Zhou Jin understood that he, a third-rank general, suddenly got a first-rank official position and was still a civil servant. This must be the intention of the regent, so he should take it seriously. He declined the official position.

Unexpectedly, now another imperial edict came, and Zhou Jin still wanted to be granted an official status. However, only after receiving it, did he realize that it was actually a decree granting a marriage.

The saint gave him Sima Chuyu, the eldest daughter of the regent, as a sequel.When he was young, he was indeed in love with Sima Chuyu. Zhou Jin originally wanted to marry his sweetheart, but the Sima family forced her to enter the palace regardless of his sweetheart's wishes in order to maintain their favor.

It would be a lie to say that Zhou Jin didn't hate him in his heart.

For his former lover, Yu Zhou Jin, nature is still a special existence, but now he has just lost his wife, and his wife has given birth to children and taken care of the family for so many years. Although his wife was not as unforgettable as his first love, he was a man who valued love and justice. He would never turn around and marry someone else before his wife's body was cold, even if that person was the person he once loved most.

"General Zhou, congratulations. God is so kind. Thank you." The eunuch who announced the decree said with a flattering smile.

Zhou Jin accepted the imperial edict, but did not thank him. After hearing the words of the eunuch who issued the edict, he raised his eyes and looked at him solemnly. Those deep eyes with cold light were like a sharp blade. Not to mention thanking him, he wanted to kill someone when he looked at him.

The eunuch who announced the decree couldn't help but shudder. He quickly put away the charming smile on his face, curled up his neck and closed his mouth firmly.

In Sima's mansion, Sima Chuyu knew nothing about her father's behavior. She was discussing Sima Chao's marriage with Luo Luo and Mrs. Su. Suddenly, she heard the mother-in-law who had sent the message saying that someone had been sent by Zhou Jin. Greetings, Sima Chuyu couldn't help but be stunned.

She knew Zhou Jin very well. He was a gentleman who valued love and justice. His wife had just passed away, and he would never have anything to do with another woman, even if they had loved each other that way.

Sima Chuyu took the greeting card, and she didn't hide it. She just opened it openly in front of the two ladies Luo Su.

Zhou Jin made an appointment with her on the post to meet at Mou Tea House outside the mansion tomorrow.

Sima Chuyu read the post and became more suspicious.

She and Zhou Jin hadn't seen each other for ten years. Sima Chuyu didn't feel any joy in meeting her former lover. On the contrary, she felt uneasy all the time.

Her intuition told her that something had happened to Zhou Jinding, and this matter must have something to do with her.

Sima Chuyu was so anxious that she couldn't sleep well all night. Finally, at noon on the second day, she left the house in a fancy car and went straight to Zhou Jin's better teahouse.

After ten years of separation, Sima Chuyu met Zhou Jin again. He was still as handsome as ever. In middle age, he was more mature and steady than when he was young, but his complexion was not good, pale and bloodless.

Apparently it was caused by grief over the death of his wife.

Zhou Jin didn't have any trouble when he met Sima Chuyu. He just said lightly: "You are here."

Chu Yu gave him a slight salute and said slowly: "It's really sad to hear that your wife passed away."

Seeing Zhou Jin so haggard, Sima Chuyu restrained herself, but still felt heartbroken. She paused and comforted him: "You, please bear with me and accept the change."

Zhou Jin looked at Chu Yu, he smiled helplessly and asked: "Chu Yu, do you know about the marriage that your Majesty has granted us?"

(End of this chapter)