"I've been wanting to slap you for a long time." Mrs. Zhen blew her hands and sneered.
"What's going on?" Grandma Du and Luo rushed over after hearing the sound and saw that the left side of Aunt Chen's face was swollen, and Mrs. Zhen was looking at Aunt Chen angrily.
It’s not just the eldest lady who suffers.
Grandma Du's heart fell back into her stomach.
When Luo Shi saw Aunt Chen's purple face, she just thought it was right.
If she hadn't been hindered by her status as sister-in-law, she would have wanted to take action on Zhen's behalf.
"Why did the second young lady collide with the eldest lady?" Grandma Du blurted out.
I don’t blame her for being partial, the eldest lady has always been kind-hearted. No matter how arrogant the second lady was from childhood to adulthood, the eldest lady tolerated her. This time she must have offended the eldest lady severely.
Could it be that the second young lady offended Xiao Fuyuan?
The eldest lady's only daughter is now her daughter.
"Mom, I just hate that this slap was too late." Mrs. Zhen pointed at Aunt Chen and said angrily, "You were unreasonable when I was little. I just feel that the Zhen Mansion was defeated and our sisters escaped easily. I am the sister and I have to let go." I care about you; when you grow up, you are unruly and unruly in front of your mother. I pity you for enduring hardship at a young age, so I only advise your mother to leave you alone; after you get married, you worship the Bai family and the Du family, and I will never give you a hard time. , thinking that we are sisters after all, I tolerate you and tolerate you everywhere. I didn’t expect you to become so mean and vicious now."
Grandma Du sighed invisibly.
After the eldest lady arrived at Shenshu Village, she quickly put aside her eldest lady behavior and respected her as her own mother in return for her kindness. The second young lady followed her, and even though she called her mother, she always treated her as a servant of the Zhen Mansion and refused to obey discipline at every turn.
It was she who failed to discipline the second young lady and put the eldest lady in trouble.
Mean and vicious? The corners of Luo Shi's eyes twitched. She had scolded her sister-in-law in private for these words, but she didn't expect her sister-in-law to scold her directly in her face. It was obvious that her sister-in-law was very angry.
But what could possibly make my sister-in-law so angry?
"I'm not upset because of Jing'er. I also have a daughter. What mother doesn't want her daughter to be well. But you can't plot other girls for Jing'er and take concubines for Jing'er. This is what a mother like you can do. "?" Zhen scolded.
The Du family also heard about the fact that Chen Jing'er's man had an affair outside.
Luo Shi was surprised, there was someone who took the initiative to take a concubine for his uncle? Luo Che felt that his eyes had been opened.
Grandma Du is not as simple-minded as her daughter-in-law. After all, she came from the former Zhen Mansion and is familiar with the gossip of every back house in the capital.
As soon as she thought about it, she understood Aunt Chen's plan. This was not to provide her son-in-law with a concubine, but to get someone to fight with the outside concubine, so that Chen Jing'er could reap the benefits.
It's just that she shouldn't drag innocent people to this end.
"Sister, you actually hit me for an outsider." This was the first time that Mrs. Zhen had beaten Aunt Chen like this, and she felt anxious and angry. She felt even more humiliated in front of Grandma Du and Luo Shi, and couldn't help crying. .
"An outsider? Have you ever considered me a family member?" Zhen said.
"I just mentioned it like that. If you don't agree, you don't agree. I can't force it." Aunt Chen defended.
Do you think Qiuniang is an orphan girl who you can bully at will? If you want her to be a concubine, she has to be a concubine. "Ms. Zhen nodded and said with a sad look on her face, "Back then, when we were orphans and we were fleeing, my mother had even the slightest intention of bullying us. Even the bracelet on your wrist has been kept by your mother, and she will never pawn it for you no matter how difficult the life is. Now that you are a mother, why are your thoughts becoming more and more vicious? "
Zhen was greatly disappointed.
After hearing this, Grandma Du's thoughts changed a thousand times.
The second young lady really hurt the eldest lady’s heart.
"Second Miss, please apologize to the eldest lady, and you won't do that again." Grandma Du thought of the past when she took the two of them to escape from Zhen's Mansion. Such difficult days have passed, and when things get better, the two sisters cannot turn against each other.
Aunt Chen covered her face and would rather die than bow to Mrs. Zhen. She hated Grandma Du's partiality in her heart.
"Mom, you don't have to say anything. I don't need her apology. She doesn't feel that she is wrong at all. In her heart, it is always others who are sorry for her," said Zhen.
Grandma Du still wanted to persuade her, but she didn't dare to speak when she saw Mrs. Zhen's face of determination.
Luo Shi would not even try to dissuade her. She felt that her sister-in-law should have been like this a long time ago.
"From now on, our two families will not have any contact with each other. You go your way and I will go mine. If nothing happens, you can take Xuan'er back." Zhen said.
Seeing Mrs. Zhen issuing an order to expel guests, Aunt Chen began to panic.
She also wanted to go to Beijing to meet the Queen Mother's aunt, and she also wanted to marry her daughter to Bai Panmei, all of which were inseparable from Zhen's approval.
She knew that this sister, who usually seemed kind and weak, could not pull back the decision once she made it.
"Sister, sister, I was wrong." Aunt Chen, who was flexible and flexible, began to plead, pulling on Mrs. Zhen's sleeve and saying, "Sister, you have to deny me. We are the only two sisters in the Zhen family. If you abandon our sisterhood, you How can I bear it?"
Mrs. Zhen sighed and said: "You gave up the sisterhood first. The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by the ant nest, and you destroyed it bit by bit. You go back and take Xuan'er to live a good life. If Jing'er really can't live well, Go down and want to make peace with her, and ask your mother to come and tell me that I can still help my niece out of her misery."
Seeing Mrs. Zhen's determination, Aunt Chen cried non-stop and went to beg Grandma Du again.
Grandma Du was also helpless.
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Beijing.
Zhou returned to Beijing after her third trimester pregnancy was stable because she wanted to give birth in the capital.
Three days after she returned to Beijing, an old concubine passed away in the palace. All high-ranking wives came to the palace to pay their respects, and the Zhou family was no exception.
Kneeling, kowtowing, crying... After a series of rituals, even normal people, let alone pregnant women, will collapse from exhaustion.
The empress dowager was kind and learned about Zhou's situation. After Zhou entered the palace, she ordered that she only need to kowtow in the mourning hall and then go to the queen mother's palace to rest.
After entering the Queen Mother's palace, the Queen Mother actually sat waiting for her.
This was not the first time that Zhou had met the Queen Mother. She knew that the Queen Mother was gentle and kind. She was able to convince the bandits to let her go when she was robbed on the way to get married. She was able to capture the cold-hearted border prince and helped him raise troops to march into the capital. Dabao can also make his father-in-law despair.
She didn't dare to take such a woman lightly.
The Queen Mother first asked her about the fetal condition, and then asked about Zhou Daru's body. The topic turned to Shenshu Village.
"...I heard that you met Fu'er. She is doing well now." The Queen Mother's voice was trembling.
"Back to the Queen Mother, everything is going well for Sister Zhen. Her mother-in-law is good to her and her husband is good to her. She has five sons, one daughter, three daughters-in-law, and four grandchildren... There is a farm in the family and a shop in the town... " Zhou said truthfully.
"Fu'er actually has grandchildren. Ashu, do you still remember the year we left home? Fu'er was only this old. She heard that I would not be able to go home after a long trip. She held my hand and kept me wet with tears. Please accept my wedding dress..." The Queen Mother turned around and gestured to Aunt Chang beside her.
Grandma Chang said with tears in her eyes: "The eldest lady is a blessed person."
The Queen Mother shook her head and cried: "She has suffered so much..."
This was the first time Zhou had seen the rude Queen Mother, and she didn't know whether she should comfort her or not.
