Chapter 12: Love Awakens (4)
The words coming out of the Queen Mother's mouth left Zhou Cheng stunned and at a loss as to what to do.
"Originally, the friendship between us and our ally Zhao State made other countries in the world very peaceful . Now, Zhao State is in chaos, and even the countries they suppressed before are ready to make a move. Although it is rumored that their new emperor is missing, they can't even protect themselves now. For the future of our Great Zhou, we need to make corresponding countermeasures. Xia State is the strongest country on our border. If we form an alliance with them, it will definitely calm down the unrest again. At that time, it doesn't matter if the emperor mobilizes a large number of troops to recruit people, so the emperor should not refuse, right?"
The Queen Mother's words were so powerful that Zhou Cheng was speechless and obeyed.
"How about it? Mother will say it again, if you don't have a favorite candidate, mother hopes you will marry Princess Qinglian as soon as possible!"
Zhou Cheng was struggling internally. Although the Queen Mother had left him a way out, could he say it out loud? Could he say that he fell in love with the person he had rejected and who had killed Ru Ting? If the Ru Ting case had not happened, the Queen Mother would have still doted on Yin Yin...
"recent--"
After thinking for a long time, Zhou Cheng finally spoke. Since Zhou Cheng spoke, the Queen Mother would of course listen carefully!
"It was not until recently that I discovered that I had fallen in love with a woman whom I once did not know whether to love or not—"
The Queen Mother found Zhou Cheng's words difficult to understand and could only look at him in confusion.
"When I could have gotten her, when I could have possessed her, I refused. When she changed her attitude towards me for the first time, when I lost her, I realized that deep in my heart I had never been able to let go of her. I should have hated her, but after seeing her, I realized that I hated her because I loved her. It was because I loved her too much that I hated her so much. I used hatred to engrave her deep in my heart so that I would never forget her—"
Zhou Cheng's clear yet vague words made the Queen Mother very confused. "Is she the person you are looking for now? The person you and Yan'er are looking for together?"
The Queen Mother inferred from Zhou Cheng's words that an ominous premonition seemed to come to her mind.
"...Yan also loves her. He has never forgotten her and has always loved her very much. That's why I want to fight for her and work hard. Even if I can't bring back her feelings for me, I don't mind. She has given too much for me. Even if she has given up on me now, it's what she deserves. So I won't give up. No matter what the situation, I will treat her well and love her. I will never let her get hurt again!"
"You, you, the person you are looking for, could it be--"
The person who once loved Zhou Cheng unreservedly and gave everything to him, that person was also deeply loved by Zhou Yan, a person who he learned to cherish only after losing him, the Queen Mother seemed to know exactly who Zhou Cheng was talking about!
"Shouldn't the Queen Mother know this very well? That's why she wanted to bring us together so much, right?"
Zhou Cheng's words were like a huge stone pressing on the Queen Mother's heart.
"Why? Is she not dead yet? Is she still alive in this world?"
"She should still be alive. No, I believe she must still be alive!!"
Such an affirmative tone, such a determined look!
All of a sudden, all the past events reappeared in the Queen Mother's mind...
"No , this is too terrible. I wanted to bring you together because Yinyin loved you. Now Yaner is so cold to Han Ji because he can't give up on Yinyin. If he knew Yinyin was still alive, he would definitely not give up. I know very well that he would do anything to achieve his goal. You said you love her now. Do you want to start a war between you brothers? Do you want to kill each other for a woman?"
Thinking of the seriousness of the matter, the Queen Mother could not sit idly by!
"No, mother, I will let Yinyin make her own choice. If she chooses Yan, I will withdraw. If she still chooses me, I will cherish her even more. I believe Yan will do the same, right?"
Is it really as simple as Zhou Cheng said? Thinking of everything Yinyin did for Zhou Cheng, thinking of Zhou Yan's persistence in Yinyin, and now Zhou Cheng's love for Yinyin has finally awakened, can this matter be solved as easily as Zhou Cheng said? It has been so long, and the Queen Mother has long forgotten about Ru Ting's matter. Now the most important thing is the love between Zhou Cheng and Zhou Yan. Yinyin's decision will determine everything...
"If Yinyin didn't choose you, if she no longer loved you, what would you do?"
"I will withdraw and quietly protect her. I will also marry the princess of Xia Country as my mother said!"
"So if she still loves you, she still chooses you, and Yan'er refuses to give up, what will you do?"
"...When the time comes, I will do my best to protect Yinyin and not let anyone take her away from me. Even Yan cannot take her away from me. But I believe that if Yan really loves Yinyin, he will not want Yinyin to suffer--"
I didn’t love her before, but now I love her deeply!
I loved you once, and now I love you even more deeply!
Will they really let go so easily? How can they let go of such an unforgettable love?
