Upon thinking of this, Zhou Shiyuan could no longer sit still, and he hurriedly went to Old Madam Zhou's place despite his injuries.

Seeing him arrive injured, Old Madam Zhou frowned and said:

"What happened?"

Zhou Shiyuan recounted the events of the day, and after a long pause, concluded:

"My grandson suspects there's someone in her house."

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Zhou's expression changed, and finally she frowned and said:

"Then can you guess who that person is?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shiyuan felt a chill run down his spine, and a candidate flashed through his mind.

Seeing that he already knew, Old Madam Zhou closed her eyes again and said calmly:

"Since you've already guessed it, then so be it."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shiyuan couldn't help but say:

"Grandmother, are we just going to let those two adulterers run rampant in the mansion?"

Zhou Shiyuan's face contorted in pain; they were truly being bullied right under his nose.

Previously, he turned a blind eye when Rong Ruo sent people to pick up Yuan Zhao, but now that he has moved in so openly, what does he take their Marquis's mansion for?

Old Madam Zhou's complexion was also not good, but she was more clear-headed than Zhou Shiyuan.

"So what do you want to do?"

"What else can we do?"

"Do you really think you can't even protect the Marquis's mansion's reputation?"

Old Madam Zhou's three consecutive questions instantly calmed Zhou Shiyuan down.

Yes, even if he knew that Rong Ruo was living in Chu Qing's room, what could he do?

He doesn't even have the right to confront Rong Ruo. Right now, it would be easier for Rong Ruo to crush him than to squeeze an ant.

However, he couldn't swallow his anger.

"Grandmother, your grandson is not reconciled."

Zhou Shiyuan said, word by word.

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Zhou sighed:

"Grandmother is unwilling, but now the situation is beyond their control. If we want them to pay the price, we must restore the prestige of the Marquis's mansion."

“Shiyuan, now that your father is in this state, the burden of the Marquis’s mansion falls on your shoulders.”

"If you still can't let go of your pride and face, then the Yongning Marquis's mansion is finished."

Zhou Shiyuan remained silent for a long time after hearing this before finally speaking:

"Grandmother, what should your grandson do?"

He was unwilling to accept being trampled underfoot like this.

"Put aside your pride, concentrate on your studies, put Yuan Zhao's matter aside for now, don't pay attention to him, the imperial examination is just around the corner."

"If you can stand out in the imperial examination, then we will still have a chance to turn things around."

Hearing Old Madam Zhou's words, Zhou Shiyuan slowly said:

"Grandson understands."

"As for Yuan Zhao, I have my own way of dealing with him."

Now that Yuan Zhao has such a huge weakness in her hands, how could she not make good use of it?

She dared not touch Rong Ruo's side, but she could talk about the matter of mistreating his illegitimate son.

She has already had someone take care of it.

Presumably, within two days, the news of Yuan Zhao's mistreatment of a two-year-old illegitimate son will spread throughout the streets and alleys.

She could use public opinion to demand her dowry, and I could certainly use public opinion to show her how powerful public opinion can be.

The conversation between Old Madam Zhou and Zhou Shiyuan quickly reached Rong Ruo and Yuan Zhao, and Qingzhu repeated their conversation word for word.

Rong Ruo fed the gyrfalcon some food before speaking calmly:

"It seems there is still a clever person in the Zhou family."

Yuan Zhao nodded noncommittally. Old Madam Zhou had always been the most shrewd and cunning, and she was also good at enduring hardship.

In this life, if she hadn't caused so much trouble, Old Madam Zhou's secrets would never have come to light.

"You seem to know her quite well."

Rong Ruo said meaningfully.

Yuan Zhao twitched the corner of her mouth. She had suffered at the hands of Old Madam Zhou, so of course she understood.

Nowadays, many of her methods are learned from Old Madam Zhou.

Rong Ruo was not interested in matters concerning the inner quarters. He did not bring it up again or ask Yuan Zhao what she planned to do. After all, he had already lent Qingzhu to Yuan Zhao for a few days, and when the time came, she and Old Madam Zhou would each rely on their own abilities to fight.