Chapter 70 He found an opportunity to kick her out, but in the end, wasn't Zhou Baili still his?
The master has not been able to return from the border, so how could the servants not know the seriousness of the matter? If anything happens at this time, the servants will be the ones to be punished.
The servant answered timidly, promising not to say a word to anyone.
When the group arrived at Madam Zhou's room, the old lady had just finished lunch. Seeing them coming in such an orderly manner and with serious expressions, the old lady immediately realized what had happened.
"Mother, today a courier from the border came back to the capital with a message from eight hundred miles away. The Lord was assassinated in the camp by the enemy. Now the border is in danger. His Majesty has issued an order to provide relief to the Zhou family. But, what should we do?"
Zhao Yinlian started to cry as she spoke, she was sad and terrified about the Zhou family's precarious future.
Mrs. Zhou was sure that something bad was going to happen, but she didn't expect that she would learn the news of her son's death. The old lady stumbled and fell into a chair, covering her aching heart with a pale face.
"Old lady! Take care of yourself!" The nanny beside the old lady turned pale with fright and immediately helped the old lady to pat her chest to calm her down.
Fortunately, Mrs. Zhou was still healthy and did not faint. After a while, the heart pain subsided. The old lady leaned on the official hat chair, and she looked several years older.
When she married into the Zhou family, she only had one son, Zhou Junyuan. She didn't want to see her only son die at the border in her old age. What would happen to this huge Zhou family in the future?
"The news brought back by the messenger says that the lord was murdered by the enemy?" The old lady asked with a heartache.
Death is a fact, and it concerns the future fortune of the Zhou family. Zhao Yinlian dared not hide anything: "Yes, the messenger said so, and after the master died, the Hu people raised an army to invade the border, which shows that it was a vicious plan of the Hu people."
The old lady had a gloomy face, her mind was in a thousand twists and turns. Zhou Junyuan's death was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Zhou family, but on second thought, her son's death was a sacrifice for the country, which was a little different.
Zhou Junyuan went to the border every one or two years and had many merits. Now he died for his country.
His Majesty, considering the elderly and weak members of the Zhou family, will not treat the Zhou family unfairly. This may give the Zhou family a chance to catch their breath.
"Please sit down, everyone. I know that you usually don't get along with each other, but now everyone in the palace is on the same boat. Don't hold the foolish idea that you can stay out of it."
Old Madam Zhou swept her sharp eyes across the faces of several people and snorted coldly.
Being looked at by Old Madam Zhou, several women lowered their heads dutifully. They naturally agreed with the old lady's warning.
"As the old lady taught me, I wonder what your plans are?" Zhao Yinlian sat down with several concubines and started asking.
"Junyuan died at the border, which meant he risked his life to protect our territory. Your Majesty will not forget such a contribution. There are few heirs in the palace, and Junyuan only has one son, Changying, but it doesn't matter."
Madam Zhou has already thought about the future of the Zhou Mansion, and her tone calmed down as she spoke: "In the next ten years, as long as we take care of Changying until he grows up, and then enter the court through the military examination, why should we worry about not being favored by the emperor? The Zhou Mansion will not collapse!"
After listening to the old lady's plan, the originally dejected Zhao Yinlian and Aunt Zhao's eyes brightened up, as if they saw hope again.
The concubines sitting in the room listened to the old lady in silence, but it was unknown what they were thinking in their hearts.
"Changying will be the backbone of the Zhou Mansion in the future, but that's a matter for the future. The most important thing right now is to seize the opportunity when His Majesty rewards our Mansion for the Lord's sacrifice for the country and marry off the girls in our Mansion first. This is called striking while the iron is hot."
After all, the old lady has experienced a lot, and she thinks longer-term than Zhao Yinlian and others, and is calmer than them.
The dead cannot be resurrected, so the most important thing is to seize the benefits that can be gained now and make plans for future generations.
"Mother has a long-term perspective, which is something that her daughter-in-law admires. We should indeed arrange marriages for the girls. No matter what, we should settle the marriages first."
Zhao Yinlian agreed with the old lady's statement. Except for Aunt Liu, the daughters of the other aunts were not married yet. They naturally nodded in unison when they heard it. The Zhou Mansion now had no one to support it. The longer it delayed, the more disadvantageous it would be for the girls' marriages.
Zhou Junyuan's death was no secret. When the messenger arrived in Beijing, the news of his death had quietly spread throughout the capital.
Even Tan Zhuoyan, who rarely walked around in the Hou Mansion, heard about this. The man put the book in his hand on the table and said, "What? General Zhou was assassinated? The Hu people are so bold and cruel now?"
Qin Zhuoyan's eyebrows twitched. She was shocked and a little worried at the same time. However, it was not because of Liu Mingyue, but because she thought of Zhou Baili first.
"It is said that there are other things going on inside, but they are related to border secrets, so I don't know about them." The butler looked quite solemn.
There might be a big turmoil at the border, but Tan Zhuoyan was not worried about that: "Wouldn't the Zhou family be helpless now?"
The housekeeper was stunned. He didn't know why the prince cared about the Zhou family. Didn't the prince usually dislike the prince's wife?
Tan Zhuoyan naturally disliked Liu Mingyue. What he really felt sorry for was Zhou Baili, who lost her father before she reached the age of 15. Tan Zhuoyan did not explain the housekeeper's confusion. On second thought, he felt that Zhou Junyuan died too late.
Since he was going to die, why didn't Zhou Junyuan... die earlier? If this person had died a year earlier, he wouldn't have married an ugly woman.
Zhou Junyuan: Thank you.
I don't know what the prince is thinking, but what he said is true. The housekeeper said sadly: "The Zhou Mansion will be in trouble in the future."
How could the housekeeper know that his master and he had completely different ideas? Tan Zhuoyan complained in her heart that if Zhou Junyuan died earlier, the huge general's mansion would have lost its backbone and would need to find new support.
In this case, his marriage with the Zhou family should be with Zhou Baili. What does it have to do with that ugly girl?
Qin Zhuoyan didn't think that her thoughts were unreasonable at all. After all, even if he had a lame leg, he still had the title of the prince of the marquisate.
"Okay." It's not too late for Zhou Junyuan to die now. Qin Zhuoyan's words were inexplicable and the housekeeper was confused.
"You go down first." Qin Zhuoyan felt that the housekeeper standing in front of her was a bit annoying, so she sent him away.
With the door of the study closed, Tan Zhuoyan continued to think about his own ideas. If Zhou Baili couldn't find a suitable person to marry, then he would be the best choice for Zhou Baili. As for the ugly girl, he would find a chance to kick her out. In the end, wouldn't Zhou Baili still be his?
He, Tan Zhuoyan, was one of the most handsome young men in Beijing, and he was a good match for anyone other than Liu Mingyue.
Originally, Qin Zhuoyan only felt regret that Zhou Baili could not become his wife, and had no other thoughts. But now that Zhou Junyuan suddenly died, it was like a big piece of fat meat falling in front of him. How could he not be tempted to do something?
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