Chapter 120 They do have ways of torturing people
Madam Zhou said this with mixed feelings.
It is said that it is a misfortune for the family. Old Madam Zhou herself also feels that it is a bit mysterious. Since the death of Zhou Junyuan, everything in the Zhou Mansion has been going wrong, so they have to be more careful.
"She committed the crime of poisoning her relatives. Are we just going to let her go?" Zhao Yinlian knew the interests involved, but she would not be happy if she just let Zhou Qianqian go.
"Since we can't kill her, why can't we use her to gain some benefits for the Zhou family?" Old Madam Zhou raised her hand, took a note from the nanny's hand and handed it to Zhao Yinlian.
The cover of the post is in festive red, and it is a marriage proposal.
"Mother wants to marry her off?" Zhao Yinlian opened the marriage proposal letter in her hand doubtfully. When she saw the name at the end, a glimmer of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.
"Yes, didn't Master Zhang send you invitations many times a while ago, wanting to take Xiaoxiao as his concubine, but you didn't agree? In my opinion, this marriage is a good one, so why not let the second young lady go?"
Madam Zhou's eyes were as dark as water. Zhao Yinlian was a little confused at first, but soon she closed the marriage proposal in her hand in ecstasy: "Mother, this idea is very good. I will do as you say!"
That Mr. Zhang was attracted by Zhou Xiaoxiao's appearance, but Zhou Qianqian is not bad looking either. He then told Mr. Zhang that he had changed the person, and I think Mr. Zhang would not be unwilling.
Zhao Yinlian immediately asked Hongniang to go to Zhang's house to reply, and soon the embroiderer came to the house to help Zhou Qianqian take measurements and make clothes.
At first Zhou Qianqian didn't know what they were up to. The people in Zhou's house actually did not punish her, but instead asked an embroiderer to make clothes for her.
It wasn't until the nanny who came to teach etiquette came to her door that Zhou Qianqian found out what was going on.
"It's impossible! The Zhang Mansion is a den of wolves and tigers. They actually came up with such a vicious method and wanted me to go to the Zhang Mansion to be a concubine. Don't dream on!" Zhou Qianqian smashed all the furnishings in the room to pieces.
This Lord Zhang was a sixth-rank official, a low-ranking official. In the past, the Zhou family would not have looked down on her. As a noble lady from a high-ranking family, even if she was born out of wedlock, as long as General Zhou was around, it would not be difficult for her to become the legal wife of a sixth-rank official.
Zhou Qianqian also knew that the Zhou family was not as good as before. Even Zhou Baili, the legitimate daughter, became a concubine. It was not uncommon for her, a concubine's daughter, to be taken as a concubine.
The reason why she resisted so fiercely was because Lord Zhang from the Zhang family was not a good person at all.
"Miss, you made a big mistake, but Madam and the old lady still arranged a marriage for you. You should be grateful."
The nanny advised Zhou Qianqian with a playful smile, but in Zhou Qianqian's opinion, her expression was just to watch her have fun.
"Bah!" Zhou Qianqian spat on the nanny's face.
As a teaching nanny, she was respected no matter which family's house she went to teach the young ladies etiquette. Moreover, it was really rude for a lady from a noble family to spit at others.
"You...you!" The nanny kept saying "you" for a long time and couldn't say a word.
"What kind of place is the Zhang family? None of the concubines that Master Zhang took in could survive more than half a year. He clearly asked Zhou Xiaoxiao for help before, and he gave me the one she didn't want? Don't even think about it. I'm not going!"
Zhou Qianqian pushed the nanny hard and drove all the servants out of the room.
Of course she didn't want this marriage, but as a concubine's daughter, she was powerless to resist.
While she was making a big fuss, Zhao Yinlian had already discussed with the Zhang family and arranged the marriage.
When the news of the marriage between the Zhou and Zhang families reached Liu Mingyue, even Liu Mingyue, who was waiting to see the show, was a little surprised: "Zhou Qianqian was able to keep her life, but she is not happy and is making a scene over the marriage?"
Liu Mingyue thought, this shouldn’t be the case. No matter how arrogant Zhou Qianqian was, she should want to get rid of the Zhou Mansion.
"I was curious, so I went to find out. This Master Zhang has at least ten concubines, but there are less than two alive in the backyard now."
Peanut is very good at finding out gossip and can find out all kinds of inside information.
"What? Lord Zhang is unlucky in marriage?" Liu Mingyue listened with great interest while cracking melon seeds.
Peanut scratched his head awkwardly. Although there were only three people in the room, the master and the servant, he still lowered his voice awkwardly: "That's not the case. It's that Mr. Zhang has a special hobby."
"What special hobby?" Liu Mingyue hadn't realized yet or asked any lewd words and was still very curious.
"That's right..." Peanut has always been carefree, but now he is rarely embarrassed. He looks at Liu Mingyue and Guihua.
Guihua hit her lightly with the duster and said, "Stop hesitating. What's wrong with Mr. Zhang?"
"This Lord Zhang has a special habit of torturing people. He has taken in more than ten concubines, and almost all of them did not live long. Moreover, I have heard that those concubines died miserably. If the second young lady marries him, she will not have a good life."
Peanut hugged his arms and shuddered. Old Madam Zhou and Madam Zhao were so vicious to think of this way to torture Zhou Qianqian, but these people were all the same and no one could say anything to anyone.
Liu Mingyue cracked melon seeds and shook her head. After hearing what Huasheng said, if Zhou Qianqian married him, not only would her life be difficult, but she would also die a miserable death.
After a moment of silence, Liu Mingyue realized the key point and brushed off the melon seed shells on her hands and said, "What was said about this marriage before? Someone from the Zhang family must have sent the invitation long ago and is just waiting for a reply from the Zhou Mansion, otherwise this matter would not have been finalized so quickly."
"The Zhang family sent in the invitation, and originally wanted to marry the third daughter, but the third daughter did not want to, and the Zhang family said that the betrothal gift could be 500 taels. The Zhou family felt that although the third daughter was only a concubine, 500 taels was too little, and they were not satisfied. Unexpectedly, the second daughter ran into the gun at this time."
Peanut said this with a sigh. This marriage was quite insidious. For Zhou Qianqian, death would be more pleasant than this.
The Zhou family wanted to make some money by marrying off their concubine's daughter. Zhou Xiaoxiao was not bad looking, and apart from Lord Zhang, she would definitely be able to marry into a better family.
However, Zhou Qianqian showed up at this time, which was just the right time to get rid of this hot potato. Not only could she vent her anger, but she could also get 500 taels of silver. For Zhao Yinlian, this was a business that was sure to make money.
Since she is not your own daughter, marriage is only considered based on benefits. No wonder everyone wants to be the principal wife rather than a concubine.
"They do have ways of torturing people." Liu Mingyue shook her head and sneered.
Peanut and Osmanthus looked at their master with complicated expressions. Zhou Qianqian took the blame for Zhou Xiaoxiao, but in the beginning, didn't their master also arrange a marriage for the eldest lady and marry into the Marquis' Mansion in place of her?
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not a good man, and the Marquis' Mansion is not a good place. If the master did not have her own business, she would have been eaten to the bone if she stayed in this place. The situation of the Second Miss is that of a poor master with no money.
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