After hearing what the Crown Prince Zhou Wencan said, Jin was so surprised that some of the tea in her hand spilled out.

"Are you sure you're right?" Jin asked, but she already believed it in her heart. At this moment, she actually felt a little sympathy for her third brother.

Zhou Wencan took out a handkerchief and gently wiped Jin's tea-soaked hands. "Hasn't Madam already believed it? We are truly husband and wife. And I wasn't sure before, but after seeing how I've struggled these past few times, I'm even more convinced that I'm right."

Jin touched the goose bumps on her hands and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that Marquis Cheng'en was also a ruthless man, letting his son take precedence over his daughter for so many years.

Even if Marquis Cheng'en was what the prince said, she still didn't understand why Liu Ruyan died. "So why did father kill Liu Ruyan this time?"

Zhou Wencan thought about it and expressed his suspicions, "I think he doesn't want the Empress in the palace to worry about the affairs of the mansion. Once my father marries Liu Ruyan, my mother might not give in and might even come to the palace to seek support from her daughter."

Not only will it cause trouble to the Empress in the palace, but it will also make it easy for my mother to stop listening to my father. That would be so troublesome."

Zhou Wencan felt deep down that his father was no longer interested in beauty at his age, and that a stable backyard was what his father wanted.

Regardless of whether his father really loved his daughter or wanted to have an emperor with Zhou family blood, he didn't want to create any other complications.

"Let's see what happens next!" Although Jin had already believed it in her heart, she was just watching the fun! Of course, it was more interesting to have more ideas.

However, to the disappointment of Jin and Zhou Wencan, people from the Liu Mansion came in the afternoon to take Liu Ruyan's body back. There was no fuss and it was extremely quiet, as if the dead person was not their Liu family's daughter.

And Mrs. Liu, the wife of Marquis Cheng'en from Xinyuan, did not make any noise. The silence in the mansion was a little eerie.

Zhou Wencan didn't get to watch the fun, so he could only sigh in his heart. It seemed that they had already agreed on the interests.

Only Zhou Qiongyue felt a little sad. Such a living person was gone, and the Liu family actually took the benefits and might even be very happy.

I don’t know if anyone in the Liu Mansion would feel sad for the death of this concubine’s daughter.

However, Zhou Qiongyue's sadness only lasted for a moment. After all, position determined one's stance. She was the daughter of the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, so of course she hoped that the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion could remain stable.

This matter was handled quietly by the Marquis of Cheng'en and the Liu Mansion, and no one outside heard anything about it. After a few days, Zhou Qiongyue heard about the follow-up. The news from the Liu Mansion outside was:

"It is said that a concubine's daughter of their family's eldest son suddenly contracted a serious illness and died."

In Yuan'an, families of such noble ministers often had members who died suddenly of serious illness, and people had no desire to explore, unless they were those who were very talented and famous in Yuan'an.

But how could such a person suddenly die of a serious illness? Even if there was something scandalous, the family would handle it carefully and not let it hinder the family from using this person to gain benefits.

Therefore, the fact that Liu Ruyan died suddenly and tragically did not cause even a splash among the many noble ministers of Yuan'an.

Originally, Zhou Zhiyi and Zhou Qiongyue's weddings were close together, and Zhou Qiongyue didn't feel any urgency to get married. But since her elder brother got married, she felt that time passed very quickly, so quickly that it felt like the blink of an eye and it was already the night before her wedding.

They had dinner together as a family as usual. The table was full of food, but no one had much appetite.

Zhou Wencan could only sigh in his heart, it turned out that raising a daughter meant worrying, he even wished he could go with his daughter as a dowry.

However, no one spoke in unison, but everyone tried to finish the meal as lively as before.

After dinner, Zhou Zhiyi was the first to have someone bring out a box and placed it in front of Zhou Qiongyue. "This is a gift that big brother and sister-in-law prepared for you. Do you like it?"

Zhou Qiongyue didn't refuse. She knew it was useless to refuse, so she didn't bother. She smiled and said, "I like whatever my brother and sister-in-law give me."

Zhou Zhiyi and Cheng Shiyue were very happy to hear this, especially Cheng Shiyue. Although she had been married for a short time, she liked this generous and troublesome sister-in-law very much.

Sometimes she envied her sister-in-law's life, where she could sleep until she woke up naturally without having to say hello, and could do whatever she wanted.

But she was just envious and had no other thoughts. After all, her mother had exempted her from paying her respects, but she was just embarrassed not to go.

Besides, she stayed in the yard all day and had nothing to do. She might as well go to her mother's place and chat with her to pass the time!

As for the household management in the Marquis's mansion, her mother had promised to teach her when she had the chance. But her mother hadn't even taken charge of the household management yet! She had no other ideas.

Cheng Shiyue’s current goal is to have a child as soon as possible so that her mother and she will not be so bored.

Jin: You think too much. I like this kind of leisurely life.

Seeing that his sister didn't open the box for a long time, Zhou Zhiyi hugged the box and smiled foolishly, and couldn't help but remind her, "Open it and take a look!"

When Zhou Qiongyue heard what her elder brother said, she opened it in public. Inside was a complete set of head ornaments, the kind that were translucent green and looked very valuable.

Even Zhou Zhiquan, who came over to watch the fun, couldn't help but exclaim "Wow", not to mention Zhou Qiongyue and Jin.

Zhou Wencan couldn't help but comment, "It's really good."

"Thank you, brother and sister-in-law!" Zhou Qiongyue thanked them happily, thinking that she would give them more good things when she had nephews and nieces.

"Okay, it's my turn." Zhou Zhiquan couldn't wait to put his box in front of Zhou Qiongyue.

"Thank you, Fifth Brother!" Zhou Qiongyue was the first to thank him before she even looked at him.

Zhou Zhiquan waved his hands, not caring about these polite words, "Look, look!"

As soon as Zhou Qiongyue opened it, she saw a whole set of head ornaments made of pink gemstones, especially the bracelet, which she loved at first sight. Who doesn't have a girl's heart?

Jin frowned when she saw the color, but seeing that her daughter really liked it, she didn't say anything else.

"I knew my sister liked it, and some of them are smart people, huh." Zhou Zhiquan said while looking at his sister Zhou Qiongyue's wrist. He already knew who gave him the same type of bracelet and surpassed him.

Ever since this incident, he has disliked Prince Fu'an, his future brother-in-law.

When Zhou Zhiquan said this, everyone including Zhou Qiongyue laughed. They could all understand Zhou Zhiquan's complaint.

Only Jin, seeing that no one in the room was in tune, could only shout, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

As Jin spoke, she stretched out her hand, pretending to hit Zhou Zhiquan.