It has to be said that the most cunning person in the Marquis's mansion is Old Madam Zhou. Her words, both openly and subtly, flattered Yuan Zhao, effectively blocking all her escape routes.

If she disagrees, and word gets out, it will be said that she can't even tolerate a two-year-old child.

She's forcing herself to agree.

Yuan Zhao smiled and looked up at Old Madam Zhou, saying:

“Grandmother is right. He’s only two years old and a descendant of the Crown Prince. I can’t possibly ignore him.”

"Besides, he called me mother in front of so many people today. I can't let a child's heart be broken."

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Madam Zhou's eyes. She had thought it would take some effort to get Yuan Zhao to agree, but she hadn't expected him to compromise so easily.

This made her somewhat uneasy.

Just as she was about to say something, Yuan Zhao said:

“It’s late today. Let the child move to my yard tomorrow. I will personally teach him and make sure he is worthy of calling me mother.”

Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhou frowned, but Mrs. Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying:

"nature!"

"It would be best if that child could be personally taught by you."

"Zhao Zhao has a broad mind; this is the proper way for a mistress to behave."

Madam Zhou clearly did not take Yuan Zhao's personal instruction of the children to heart.

She wouldn't feel at ease if Yuan Zhao agreed so easily. Only when she heard that Yuan Zhao would personally 'teach' the child could she feel half at ease, proving that Yuan Zhao was still under control.

So-called "teaching" is nothing more than not being able to swallow one's anger and wanting to torment the child.

Yuan Zhao gave a casual reply before getting up to take his leave:

"Grandmother, Father, I'm not feeling well, so I'll have to take my leave now!"

Go!

"Old Mrs. Zhou spoke kindly."

As soon as she left, Zhou's father couldn't help but say:

"To have married such a shameless daughter-in-law is truly a disgrace to my Marquis's mansion!"

Madam Zhou's expression also turned cold, and her previous kind demeanor was nowhere to be seen.

"Let her be arrogant for a while. The most important thing now is to consolidate our foundation and regain our footing in the capital."

“My son understands.”

As Mr. Zhou spoke, he recounted his and Zhou Shiyuan's plans. When Mrs. Zhou heard that Zhou Yujie could recite the Thousand Character Classic at such a young age, she was overjoyed.

"Excellent! With this son, the Zhou family's glory will soon be restored."

"But my son is worried that something will happen if he leaves the child with her!"

"That's what Zhou's father said worriedly."

Madam Zhou shook her head: "She's just resentful. At most, she'll make the child suffer a little, but she won't dare to go too far. After all, if something happens, it will be the Yuan family that loses face."

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

"When has the Yuan family ever cared about their reputation?"

He was furious just thinking about what happened today.

Madam Zhou was clearly extremely displeased with Yuan's father's humiliating visit today, but she knew the principle that power is no match for others.

"Don't bother with them. Yuan Lin is currently very powerful, and there's also Rong Ruo. We can't afford to confront them head-on."

Zhou's father naturally understood this principle, but seeing Yuan Zhao so arrogant made him quite uncomfortable.

Old Madam Zhou glanced at him and said:

"Leave the inner quarters to me, just focus on your own job!"

Since Yuan Zhao showed such disrespect to the Zhou family, she naturally wouldn't let Yuan Zhao get away with it.

This inner quarters are still the domain of women!

After Mr. Zhou took his leave, Madam Zhou slowly said:

"Go and see if the Marquis's wife has woken up yet?"

At this moment, in the ancestral hall, Zhou's mother slowly woke up, but thinking of everything that had happened before, she wished she would never wake up again in this life.

She was so scared she peed herself!

If this gets out, how will she face people?

At this moment, Zhou's mother really had the thought of ending her life; she was too ashamed to face anyone.

She thought so and planned to do so, but just as she was determined to die, the door of the ancestral hall was opened, and Old Madam Zhou stood there looking at her suicidal appearance, a look of disgust flashing in her eyes.

"You act like you're going to die just because you suffered a little injustice. Where is the demeanor of a Marquis's wife?"

"Ya Yu hasn't even gotten engaged yet. If you die, who will take care of her marriage in the future?"

"Do you really expect Yuan Zhao to find her a good husband?"

Upon hearing Madam Zhou's words, Zhou's mother immediately came to her senses.

Is she possessed? How could she possibly die?

With her dead, Yuan Zhao will become the eldest sister-in-law and mother, and who knows what kind of torment her daughter will suffer then.

Moreover, that bitch harmed her like this, and that bitch is still alive and well, so why should she die?

Yes, Yuan Zhao!

It's all because of her!

Yuan Zhao!

The overwhelming anger and hatred in Zhou's mother's eyes filled her entire eye sockets, almost too much to bear.

Seeing her like this, Old Madam Zhou lowered her eyelids slightly and said indifferently:

"Don't be as naive as before."

stupid?

She wouldn't!

She won't take action herself; there are plenty of people she can use, aren't there?

For example, that peasant woman!