The prime minister's wife was still painstakingly concealing things here, not knowing that Zhou Donglin already had a good idea about her hesitant words.
Zhou Donglin wasn't a fool. He didn't care about current politics because he had no interest in it. He didn't discuss the court's upheaval with his parents because he thought that everyone was just a pawn in the hands of the superior. The final outcome depended entirely on the superior's will, so there was no point in discussing it.
In fact, not long after he first met Song Jiaye, Zhou Donglin had already seen it.
Song Jiaye's goal was the throne.
Now, Li Qiyu had become Song Jiaye's princess consort. He believed that in the near future, she would become the queen.
This was the reason why Zhou Donglin worked hard to study and wanted to enter the court.
He could no longer protect her as her disciple.
Then he would be her subject and become her backing in the imperial court.
After the prime minister's wife returned to her room, she told the prime minister all about Zhou Donglin's odd behavior in one go.
The prime minister was also very distressed. "I don't know who this child got his stubborn temper from."
The prime minister's wife gave the prime minister a disgruntled look.
"Who else could it be from?"
As the prime minister, he had only had her as his wife and Zhou Donglin as his only son.
Who else could Zhou Donglin's stubborn temper be like if not his father, the prime minister?
The prime minister sighed.
"I thought that after the girl from the Li family got married, this ill - fated relationship would end. What do you think we should do?"
"I don't believe that there isn't any other girl in the world except Li Qiyu. Donglin has just suffered a major blow and hasn't recovered yet. Once I arrange some blind dates for him and let him meet some beautiful girls, he'll soon get over it."
The prime minister's wife quickly arranged things for Zhou Donglin to find a partner.
After all, he was the son of the prime minister and was very handsome. When the prime minister's wife said she was looking for a daughter - in - law, it was naturally a big event that shook the whole city.
As a result, the prime minister's wife received so many invitations that her hands were sore.
After all, it was her son's marriage, so the prime minister's wife took it very seriously. She carefully compared each family and found the young ladies with the best looks and characters.
Moreover, the prime minister's wife was very open - minded. She didn't do things based solely on parental orders and matchmaker's words. She found various opportunities to match Zhou Donglin with the girls.
But Zhou Donglin was so straightforward that the first thing he said to the girls was, "I have someone I like."
After hearing this, which girl would dare to marry him? They all turned around and left.
This wouldn't do. If Zhou Donglin continued like this, the prime minister's wife would offend all the young ladies and matchmakers in the city.
So she advised him, "After all, they are girls. As a man, you should be gentlemanly. You should at least give them some face and have a good chat with them."
Later, Zhou Donglin did choose a few girls to "give face" to. He would chat with them and occasionally show some gentlemanly behavior, like sending them home.
But this small change in Zhou Donglin didn't make the prime minister's wife happy at all.
She dejectedly showed the portraits of the young ladies "chosen" by Zhou Donglin to her husband.
The prime minister saw the problem at a glance.
"They all look like her."
"Yes! It's so worrying. I don't know if he's just fooling us or himself."
The prime minister and his wife held their chins in distress over Zhou Donglin's marriage.
On the other side, the situation in the court changed greatly. The former crown prince was assassinated by an enemy assassin, and the former emperor suddenly fell seriously ill. Song Jiaye, who was originally not favored by others, successfully ascended the throne because he had married Li Qiyu, the daughter of General Li, and thus had the support of the army.
On the day Song Jiaye proclaimed himself emperor, the first thing he did was to confer the title of queen on Li Qiyu.
At the queen - conferring ceremony, Li Qiyu was dressed in a bright red magnificent robe and walked firmly towards Song Jiaye step by step.
And Zhou Donglin was standing among the ministers on both sides of the road, watching Li Qiyu walk past him. In Li Qiyu's eyes, there was only Song Jiaye.
It was said that women were easy to fall in love over time. Even if they didn't have feelings at first, they would fall in love after a long time.
Before they got married, Zhou Donglin didn't know if Li Qiyu liked Song Jiaye.
But at this moment, he was very clear that Li Qiyu liked Song Jiaye.
Zhou Donglin stared blankly as Li Qiyu walked closer and closer to Song Jiaye step by step. He watched as she placed her hand in his and gave him a bright smile.
Seeing her smile, he suddenly felt relieved.
Yes, as long as she was happy, that was enough.
In his dream, Zhou Donglin watched Li Qiyu smile, and the corners of his mouth curved up too, but his eyes quietly turned red.
Outside the dream, a tear rolled down the corner of Song Yian's eye as he remained in a long - term coma.
Li Qiyu had just put on the sterile suit and came in to visit. She was scared when she saw this situation and quickly called the nurse. She asked, "What's wrong with him? Is he in pain?"
The nurse checked the instrument panel that monitored Song Yian's heart rate and found that everything was normal. She comforted the nervous family members.
"Please rest assured, madam. Mr. Song's current body functions are all normal. He's not in pain. Maybe he dreamed of something sad in his dream and felt sad."
"Sad thing?" Li Qiyu looked at Song Yian and felt even more heart - broken.
The person who could make him cry even in his dreams must be very important to him.
Since Song Yian still had a low - grade fever and was still in a critical period, Li Qiyu couldn't stay in the ward for long. She held Song Yian's hand and said seriously to him, "Song Yian, you must pull through. You said you would help me. Now I'm being bullied. You can't just watch, right?"
But no matter what she said, Song Yian didn't respond, and the nurse was already urging her to come out quickly.
Li Qiyu could only say, "That guy Song Yunsheng is causing trouble again. I'm going to meet Mr. Song's lawyer later. You have to be obedient. Wake up when I come back, okay?"
Li Qiyu stood up. Just as she was about to pull out her hand, she felt that Song Yian's hand seemed to clench for a moment, as if he wanted to keep her. But when she looked down, she didn't find any sign of his movement.
It must be her imagination.
Li Qiyu could only think so.
After walking out of the sterile ward, Xiao Wu and the chief secretary were standing at the door waiting for her instructions. Even Li Juan, after knowing about this, volunteered to come and help Li Qiyu.
In front of these people who followed her, Li Qiyu put away all her fear and worry.
Before Song Yian woke up, she was Song Yian!
The chief secretary handed over the prepared materials and instructed, "Madam, you've been pregnant for a month. You only went to check because your period was delayed. You and Mr. Song just found out about this a few days ago. Here are the materials. You must remember the time. Otherwise..."
Li Qiyu nodded.
To deal with Song Yunsheng, of course she had to be extremely careful!