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

Chapter 926

Obviously, every era has its own unique aesthetics. Zhou Yuan's hoarse voice singing about the sea did not receive praise, but instead made the girls laugh.

The sun shines on the sea, the waves are surging, the warm wind blows from the Pacific Ocean, the hair is flying, the clothes are fluttering, and people are in a really good mood.

Ningyue smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, although your singing is not good, your stories are good. Can you tell us another story?"

Zhao Jianjia said softly, "I always hear that some people are good at telling stories, but they have never told me."

Zhuang Xuansu also looked at Zhou Yuan. In fact, she had never heard Zhou Yuan tell stories.

And indeed, Zhou Yuan has a lot of experience in telling stories.

Now on the sea, he already knows what story he should tell.

He looked at the girls and smiled, "Today I will tell you a touching story. I'm afraid you will all cry after listening to it."

Zhuang Xuansu said immediately, "That's impossible. I have a strong will. I'm not a little girl who has just grown up."

Qu Ling was even more confident and said loudly, "I never cry. If you can make me cry, I will give you a kiss in front of everyone... woo woo..."

Zhou Yuan covered Qu Ling's mouth and said in a low voice, "Don't talk nonsense. You can't afford to lose later."

He first took a sip of tea, basked in the sun, and slowly spoke under the gaze of the girls.

"This is also a story that happened on a ship."

"Two hundred years ago, before the Great Jin banned the sea, a large wooden ship departed from the Pearl River Wharf in Guangzhou, sailed north along the coastline, and headed for the Jinmen Wharf."

"It was a cold winter, and there were all kinds of people on the ship, but most of them were dignitaries."

"A princess was also on the ship..."

"She was the daughter of a prince, and she followed her family to the capital to marry a nobleman she didn't know at all."

Everyone subconsciously cast their eyes on Luo Ruanzhi, and Ruanzhi herself was weak and shy, and her face blushed for a while.

But she liked listening to stories, so she didn't say anything and just listened carefully.

"The princess was in a bad mood. She didn't understand why she had to marry someone she had never met. Her parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, she had no way to resist, and could only obey the arrangement of fate."

"She really couldn't get over it, so she planned to jump into the sea and commit suicide when the wooden boat reached the beautiful East China Sea."

"But soon after boarding the ship, she met a poor scholar on the deck..."

Everyone couldn't help but look at Ruan Zhi, as if they regarded her as the protagonist princess, and the poor scholar as Zhou Yuan.

So, Zhou Yuan told the story of "Titanic", including how the two met dramatically, how they slowly built up a good impression, how they blew the sea breeze together, and talked about every interesting thing in the world, about painting, about poetry, and about life choices.

"The princess felt that he was different from everyone she met. He clearly had unique talents, but he was always looked down upon because of his status."

"The princess had to learn etiquette from her mother during the day. Only at dusk could she meet the poor scholar and be herself."

"They hugged on the deck, bathing in the afterglow of the setting sun. They knew that there was no future, but they enjoyed the present."

"But what they didn't expect was that when the big wooden boat was about to arrive at the Jinmen dock, it hit a reef and was about to capsize."

Jianjia and others had been fascinated by the story. When they heard that the big wooden boat was about to capsize, they became nervous for a while.

Zhou Yuan said slowly: "When the life-and-death crisis came, the princess and the scholar were not in a hurry to escape, but frantically looking for each other, fearing that the other party would get into trouble."

Zhou Yuan described in detail how difficult it was for both parties, how to find each other, and how to escape together at the most difficult time.

The vivid story and the changes that happened one after another made the girls exclaim and nervous from time to time.

"The big wooden boat finally sank."

"Countless people were soaked in the water, struggling frantically, scrambling for the life-saving planks."

"The scholar fought with everyone and finally occupied a plank and carried the princess up."

"The water was too cold, like a sharp sword drilling into the body. Many people could not hold on and died on the sea."

"The princess hurriedly pulled up the scholar, but the plank was sinking."

"This small plank can only bear the weight of one person."

Hearing this, Ningyue was already in tears and cried, "What can I do, Brother Zhou, please save them."

Luo Ruanzhi lowered her head tightly, covering her face, and her body trembled slightly.

Zhao Jianjia's eyes were red, and she held Ningyue's hand tightly.

Zhuang Xuansu and Qu Ling couldn't stand it anymore, and blinked hard,Still holding on.

Zhou Yuan continued: "It's a desperate situation, there is no other way. That small piece of wood can only bear the weight of one person and can only save one person."

"Amid the princess's crying, the scholar jumped into the cold sea again. He gave the chance of survival to the princess."

Amid the low sobs of many girls, Zhou Yuan lowered his voice and said: "The freezing cold sea water is constantly wearing away the scholar's life."

"His hair has been frosted, his body has become stiff, and his voice is trembling."

"Trembling, he said the last words: 'Princess, meeting you is the luckiest thing in my life'."

"'Princess, listen to me You will survive, and the rescue boat from Jinmen Wharf will arrive soon.' "

"You will survive, and live a good life, get married and have children, and enjoy the happiness of family life in the future.' "

"You will witness your children and grandchildren grow up and mature, and you will live to old age under the care of everyone, and leave this world peacefully in your warmest bed.' "

"Princess, promise me that no matter what difficulties you encounter, no matter how desperate you are, you will live well.' "

"Promise me now..."

Zhou Yuan imitated the dying, trembling voice, and the sense of substitution was directly pulled to the maximum.

Xue Ningyue was already hugging Jianjia, crying so hard that she couldn't stop crying.

Luo Ruanzhi covered her face, and tears flowed from between her fingers.

Qu Ling turned his back and shrugged his shoulders.

Zhuang Xuansu pouted and couldn't help crying.

"The princess promised the scholar that she would never give up and would definitely live well."

"The rescue ship at the Jinmen dock finally arrived, and the princess survived, but when the soldier asked her name, she used the scholar's surname."

"She has married herself to the scholar, and she wants to decide her own life."

"Your name, my surname, this is her loyalty and sincerity."

"In the end, she did not marry the nobleman, but came to Fuzhou Prefecture under an assumed name and became a maritime trader."

"She took a boat, traveled all over the sea and the world, and experienced the life she had agreed with the scholar. Every kind of life. "

"Until many, many years later, the sunken wooden boat was found, and she, with white hair, returned to the place where the boat sank. "

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan sighed: "What happened afterwards is unknown. Some people say that she jumped into the sea to meet the scholar, and some people say that she died on the way before she reached that place. "

"In any case, with the issuance of the maritime ban policy, no one has ever seen her again, and no one has ever seen that sea again. "

"Everything is as if it never happened. "

The background and characters of the story have been simply adapted, making it easier for them to immerse themselves.

In fact, the effect is really very good.

The girls on the boat cried with red eyes and tears on their faces.

Especially Ningyue and Ruanzhi, they were sobbing and their emotions were difficult to control.

Zhao Jianjia was rarely resentful. She looked at Zhou Yuan and said, "You have such a good story, but you never told it to me. My husband, am I so unpleasant to you?"

Zhou Yuan was stunned. How could he blame me?

Ningyue pouted and said, "Brother Zhou, why don't you let them live together happily?"

No? Ningyue, you... this is the infectious power of tragedy.

"I don't like those sad endings. I like everyone to be together and happy."

Xue Ningyue hugged Ruan Zhi and whispered, "Anyway, I don't want to be separated from Ruan Zhi. Brother Zhou, promise me that you won't be separated, okay?"

Qu Ling was still crying just now. When she heard this, she immediately felt that something was fishy.

Zhuang Xuansu took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, "I'll go find Xiaoying."

After listening to the story, Xiaoying went into the cabin, obviously not wanting to cry in front of everyone.

A story that made everyone unable to come out of it.

Especially Luo Ruanzhi, she was the one who could best empathize with the story because she was the prince's daughter.

She had been urged to get married for many years, but she had been dragging it out.

"Mr. Zhou..."

She raised her head, her face was red with tears, and she said softly, "I don't want to be separated from Ningyue either..."