Chapter 1169 Telling the Truth, Mother-in-Law’s Beating

Caihuan said that Mrs. Kang asked her to monitor the movements of the eldest lady and the Sheng Mansion. If anything happened, she should be informed in time, so she thought of leaving the mansion.

However, the Sheng Mansion had been surrounded for a long time. Seeing that there was no hope of getting out of the house through the gate, she wanted to get out through the dog hole.

But unfortunately, even the dog cave was guarded, so she was arrested immediately.

After learning the truth, Wang Ruofu, who was so angry that he couldn't stand up, suddenly had a surge of strength in his body, stood up suddenly, and ran up to Cai Huan with a big dick in front of him.

"You bitch, I've been so good to you, but you dare to betray me."

Caihuan was shaking all over and was speechless.

The old lady waved her hand: "Take it down."

Yuan Cai and others immediately left the hall with Cai Huan.

After Caihuan was taken down, only the old lady, Hualan and Sheng Hong were left in the room, as well as Wang Ruofu and Liu's mother and servant.

"Now Sanlang is not out of danger yet. Even if the eldest lady is deceived, the crime is still unforgivable. But how to deal with you will be discussed later. The most important thing now is to call your eldest sister Kang, Sanlang. The current situation is all her fault, no matter what Saburo does, she must control it."

Hua Lan agreed without hesitation: "Grandma is right. If you dare to hurt an official, even your own aunt will not be forgiven."

Even though she and Mrs. Kang were biological relatives, it was her man who was hurt now. She naturally hated Aunt Kang. If Aunt Kang appeared in front of her now, she would have the urge to kill with her own sword.

Sheng Hong did not hesitate and said the same: "Son listens to mother."

He would rather do nothing now than make a mistake. Since the old lady is going to take charge of major affairs, he will directly hand over the power. For him, it would be great if he can push away all the responsibilities. .

The old lady nodded, and then said to Mother Liu: "Mother Liu, you are the confidant of the eldest lady. If you go to Madam Kang, she will not doubt you. If you go to her, just say that my old lady is in trouble and is about to die. Let her Come over quickly and discuss with the eldest lady what to do next."

Liu’s mother hesitated: “But will she believe it?”

The old lady snorted coldly: "She has done so much just for this moment to be able to see her results with her own eyes. She will definitely not refuse. I believe you know how to trick her."

Mother Liu gritted her teeth, then raised her head and said firmly: "Don't worry, I will definitely trap her."

After receiving the order, Mother Liu no longer hesitated and walked out of Sheng Mansion.

The old lady looked at Hua Lan again, sighed quietly, and said, "Hua'er, please send someone back to the Duke's Mansion to tell Hui Niang what happened here."

"Mother."

Sheng Hong stood up hurriedly and asked eagerly: "Is it too early? Or should we wait until Saburo calms down?"

The old lady gave him a sideways look, but she couldn't guess what he was thinking. She was just afraid that Hui Niang, Zhou Chen's mother Xu Hui, would be angry with Sheng Mansion if she knew about it.

"Huiniang is Sanlang's mother. If something like this happened, what would it matter if we kept it secret? Hong'er, you are really dizzy with anxiety."

She didn't know what would happen if she told her niece, but even if she knew, she should still tell her. If she kept it secret, it would offend people even more.

Sheng Hong couldn't say anything to refute, so he could only look at his daughter Hualan.

Hua Lan's face turned pale, but he only hesitated for a moment before making a decision.

"I'm going to ask Yuan Cai to go back and report to my mother. I'm worried that my mother will be irritated if she finds out about Guanren's situation. Now that Guanren is still awake, if something happens to my mother again, then..."

"Your worries are reasonable, but even so, we should still tell her things. I understand Huiniang, she can handle it."

Since Shengfu arrived in Bianjing City, she has met her niece Xu Hui every year, so she naturally understands her niece's temperament. She has experienced the death of many relatives, and her psychological endurance has far exceeded that of ordinary people.

Although she was worried, she still felt that telling her niece was the right choice.

"I understand, Grandma."

She walked outside and called Yuan Cai over. Soon Yuan Cai nodded and left Sheng Mansion.

The Duke of Jingguo!

The old lady of the Zhou Mansion, Mrs. Zhou Xu, is playing with her grandchildren. Counting Shulan's pair of concubine children, she now has five direct grandchildren.

Her son is promising and holds a high position. He has promoted the hereditary marquis to the title of Duke. All five of his children are smart and obedient. They basically grew up in front of her, so they have a deep relationship with her.

Compared with his two previous disciples, the eldest son was taught by the old Marquis and was not very close to her. Only the younger son was close to her. On the contrary, all the children of the grandchildren were very close to her.

Especially for Zhou Chen's first two sons, Zhou Chen was the outside one and Hua Lan was the inside one. The children were mostly brought up by her, so the relationship was naturally better.

Mrs. Zhou Xu was looking at Zhou Fu with a smile. Zhou Ji, the two older brothers and sisters, were playing with their younger brothers and sisters.

Suddenly, Mother He, who was in charge of her yard, came over.

"Mrs. Tai, the young man next to the Duke, Yuan Cai, came over and said that he was ordered to see Mrs. Tai alone."

"Um?"

Mrs. Zhou Xu looked surprised. Of course she knew that Yuan Cai was a capable person around Zhou Chen.

"Okay, take him to the side hall and wait."

Then she asked the maids and envoys in the courtyard to keep an eye on her grandchildren, and then went to the side hall.

"Madam."

Yuan Cai bowed respectfully to Mrs. Zhou Xu. Although Mrs. Zhou Xu had never interfered with the affairs of the mansion, everyone in the mansion respected the lady because everyone knew that the Duke of Guo was the most filial person to his mother. Even the eldest lady has to obey when the lady speaks.

"Yuancai, did Sanlang ask you to come?"

"Yes, Madam. The Duke said that I can only speak to Madam alone."

Zhou Xu's expression became a little more solemn. Zhou Chen had specifically asked her. It seemed that something really happened, so she waved to Mother He. Mother He immediately left the side hall with the maids waiting around, leaving only Yuancai was left alone.

"You can say it now."

Yuan Cai did not speak, but took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhou Xu.

"Madam, this is what the Duke asked me to pass on to you."

Zhou Xu was even more surprised. If she had something to say, she couldn't convey it directly, but she still had to write a letter.

She took the letter, tore open the envelope, and read it.

After just reading for a while, she frowned, and after a while, she slowly put down the letter.

"Are you aware of what Saburo said in his letter?"

"Go back to Madam, I am aware of the Duke's orders."

"Besides you, does anyone else know about it? Where is the eldest lady?"

Yuan Cai answered truthfully: "The Duke was worried that the eldest lady would be confused if she cared about her, so he didn't tell the eldest lady. In fact, except for the younger brother, only Brother Cao knew part of the situation. The Duke couldn't bear the sadness of his wife, so he I wrote this letter.”

"This kid."

Zhou Xu laughed dumbly, believing that Zhou Chen had explained everything. Partly worried that she would be sad, and also worried that she would do something without knowing it.

"Is the situation in the imperial court already so serious? Even Saburo will use this method to save himself, but is this really the best choice? If he does this, no matter who wins in the end, the favor of the Duke's Mansion will be It’s greatly weakened, wouldn’t he not understand, or does this kid have other plans?”

Even though she usually doesn't care about things, she comes from the Yongyi Hou Mansion after all, and she still has a good vision of the city. Based on what Zhou Chen said in his heart, he can naturally distinguish the current situation.

Although she was confused in her heart, she also understood that her son had always been smart and alert, otherwise there would not be the Duke of Jingguo today. If she could see it clearly, Zhou Chen could also see it clearly. Since Zhou Chen had a plan, all she had to do was cooperate with him. That’s it.

"Madam, you and my aunt, the old lady, must be worried now, right?"

"Yes, the eldest lady and Mrs. Sheng are both worried. It was the eldest lady who asked me to come back and tell the truth to the madam."

Mrs. Zhou Xu nodded and said: "She understands the importance and did not deliberately deceive me for the sake of her natal family. It doesn't matter if she takes care of her natal family. It would be inappropriate if she is more partial in this kind of matter."

Yuan Cai lowered his head and did not dare to speak. This was a matter between the wife and the eldest wife, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. He felt that even if he heard it, he should pretend that he had not heard it.

"I already know everything and will cooperate with him. Just go back and report it. After hearing the news, I became so angry that I fainted."

Yuan Cai's expression was startled, but he didn't ask any more questions and replied directly: "Yes, I will report back to the eldest lady 'truthfully' according to what the Mrs. Tai said."

"Go and call Mother He over. She has been with me for decades and is my most trusted confidant. If I want to pretend to be faint, I still need her cooperation."

"I'm going to call you now."

After a while, the maid suddenly shouted in panic.

"It's not good. The madam has fainted. The madam has fainted. Go and call the doctor quickly."

After a moment of panic, Mother He stood up with a serious face.

"Please be quiet. Madam is just feeling unwell. She should rest earlier and go about her own business. Don't talk nonsense."

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As soon as Yuancai returned to Sheng Mansion, he immediately came to Shou'an Hall and reported to Hua Lan in panic.

"Madam, it's not good. Madam, madam, she was so angry that she fainted."

"What?"

Hua Lan's expression changed drastically, and her body shook in fear. However, the maid next to her had quick eyesight and quick hands to support her.

"Yuancai, did you say that Mrs. Tai fainted because she heard about the Duke?"

"Yes, Madam, you should hurry back to the Duke's Mansion. If you don't know how to go, the Duke's Mansion will definitely be in chaos."

Hua Lan looked confused: "But the Duke is still here, how can I leave?"

Old Mrs. Sheng said decisively at this time: "Hua'er, you go back to the Duke's Mansion first. There must be no chaos in the Duke's Mansion. Otherwise, when Sanlang wakes up and finds out that Huiniang is sick and the Duke's Mansion is in chaos again, he will definitely be even more anxious. You go back to take care of Hui Niang first, stabilize the Duke's palace and prevent any trouble, this is the top priority."

"As for Sanlang here, I, the old woman, will be watching over him. Shulan, the child, is also here. She can take good care of Sanlang. There is also a group of guards from the Duke's Mansion guarding him. The imperial doctor is still here, so everything will be fine."

Sheng Hong also advised: "Hua'er, listen to your grandmother, there can't be chaos in the Duke's Mansion now. For Sanlang and everyone in the Duke's Mansion, you must go back and watch over the Duke's Mansion. Don't let anything happen again. "

Hua Lan hesitated for a while, and then made a decision.

"Okay, I'll go back now. I asked Sister Shulan to stay and take care of the officials. Yuancai, you also stay to protect the Duke."

"Madam, please rest assured. I will definitely protect the Duke and will never let anyone harm the Duke again."

Even if she was still worried about Zhou Chen, Hua Lan knew what the most correct thing to do at this time was, so she went to the room where Zhou Chen was, looked at Zhou Chen for a while, gave some instructions to Shulan, and then left the Sheng Mansion , went straight to the Duke of Jingguo's mansion.

By the time Hualan arrived at Zhou Xu's house in the backyard, Zhou Xu had already woken up.

The moment she saw Hua Lan, her face was filled with anger.

"You still know how to come back. Where is Sanlang? Was he killed by someone from your Sheng Mansion?"

Hualan immediately knelt in front of Mrs. Zhou Xu and admitted her mistake without any excuses: "Mother, I'm sorry, it's all my daughter-in-law's fault. It was her daughter-in-law who harmed the official. No matter how her mother punished her, she would never complain. , As long as the official can wake up, even if the daughter-in-law is asked to die, the daughter-in-law will never hesitate."

Although Zhou Xu was pretending to be faint, in fact, her anger was not pretending, but she was really angry.

Regardless of Zhou Chen's plan, her in-laws, Hua Lan's mother, actually wanted to poison her mother-in-law, which makes people shudder just thinking about it.

If Hualan hadn't been married into the Marquis's house for ten years, and had been working hard, respecting her elders, caring for her younger generation, and managing the huge mansion. With such a biological mother, she would have really considered divorcing her daughter-in-law.

"What's the use of taking your life? It's better to leave your life to Saburo. I don't want to ask about the scandalous things about your family, but the Sheng family harmed Saburo and wanted to poison my aunt. I don't want to do anything about it. Solve it, and how is Saburo doing now?"

Hua Lan replied truthfully: "The imperial doctor has been keeping an eye on him. The imperial doctor said that the official is strong and his life is not in danger for the time being. However, the poisoning is very serious and it is hard to say when he will wake up. I originally wanted to take the official back to the Duke's Mansion. , but the imperial doctor said that it is not appropriate to walk around at this time, and I considered that if I bring the official back at this time, it may cause greater trouble if someone discovers the official's current condition."

Zhou Xu knew that her son was faking it, but she was really curious as to how Zhou Chen could do it, even deceiving the imperial doctor.

However, she agreed with Hua Lan's statement. It was better to be still than to move at this time. If she brought Zhou Chen back forcibly, he would inevitably be exposed on the way.

She scolded in a cold voice: "As long as Sanlang is safe and sound, if Sanlang is in any danger, no one from your mother's family can escape."

Hua Lan lowered her head and did not dare to refute. She understood her mother-in-law's anger. Let alone her mother-in-law, even she would kill Zhou Chen if he had anything.

"Mother, grandma has sent people to arrest the culprit, my aunt Mrs. Kang. She has hurt the officials and will never survive again."

Mrs. Zhou Xu snorted coldly: "You know better, I'm tired. You should handle the affairs in the palace and don't let the matter spread. Something happened to San Lang now, but nothing can happen to the Duke's Palace. As the eldest wife of the Duke's Palace, you , we must stabilize the Duke’s Mansion and stop causing further chaos.”

"If you follow your mother's teachings, your daughter-in-law will do her best."

"Go ahead."

Hua Lan respectfully stepped back.

As soon as Hualan left, Mrs. Zhou Xu changed from her previous weakness and returned to normal. She also became much energetic.

"Madam, I'm afraid this matter can't be kept secret for long. The eldest lady can manage the inner courtyard, but if the news leaks out, the eldest lady may not be able to deal with the people in the clan."

Mother He is the only person around the Zhou Xu family who knows the inside story, so she is not worried about the inside of the Duke's mansion, but the people of the Zhou family.

The Zhou family flourished in the hands of Zhou Chen and became the world's top honorable prince. Zhou Chen was also the backbone of everyone in the Zhou family.

This is a good thing for the Zhou family, but once something happens to Zhou Chen, there will definitely be trouble.

Zhou Xu snorted coldly: "The eldest lady has been protected very well by Sanlang these years, but she still lacks a bit of responsibility. This is the right time for her to exercise. As for the ulterior motives that may appear in the clan, don't say that Sanlang is fine." , even if something happens to Saburo, it's not their turn to come to the Duke's Mansion to point fingers. Brother Step and Brother Xu are still here, so they can't make any trouble."

She was not worried at all. All this was within Zhou Chen's plan. What's more, Zhou Chen had two legitimate sons and she was still alive. Even without Zhou Chen, the legitimate sons were here, her wife was here, and the Duke With a group of loyal people in the government, the situation can be stabilized.

Mother He said with a smile: "That's right. The girl was a heroine back then. When the old Marquis was away, the girl controlled the Hou Mansion. Who dared to be presumptuous at that time? Compared with the girl, the eldest lady still lacked some firepower. "

Zhou Xu said: "As I just said, she has been under the protection of Saburo since she got married. She has lived a very stable life. She has not experienced strong winds and waves, and she naturally lacks warmth. I hope this time things can make her Let her be more careful."

"Although the eldest lady is a bit inferior in this aspect, she is also a devoted and filial girl. She is very kind to Sister Fu and Stepbrother, and has a kind and benevolent heart."

"Yes, it is a good thing to be kind and kind, but if you want to be in charge of such a huge government, it is not enough to be kind and kind. You cannot be ruthless, but you still need to have means."

Mrs. Zhou Xu is very satisfied with Hualan's character. Whether it is filial piety to her elders, educating her children, or treating her brothers, sisters, and sisters, she has a noble manner. However, her government and methods are quite shallow, which is still worse than that of her eldest daughter-in-law Cui. Somewhat.

Of course, as long as Zhou Chen is here, none of this will be a problem, but Zhou Chen cannot stay in the house all the time, so it is still necessary to let Hualan grow up.

"How are the doctor's arrangements going?"

"Don't worry, girl, everything has been arranged, and there will definitely be no problems with the doctor."

"That's good, let's cooperate with Saburo to finish the play, but you still have to keep an eye on the eldest lady. If something happens, secretly instruct the eldest son's wife to help."

Mrs. Zhou Xu told Mother He that she was still a little worried about Hua Lan.

Mother He replied: "Don't worry, girl, I will keep an eye on stepbrother and the others at any time, as well as Xiaoniang Sheng..."

"Madam can still arrange this. Let's continue pretending to be sick."

Ms. Zhou Xu lay on the bed again, thinking that both her mother and son were pretending to be sick, she found it quite interesting.