Chapter 109: Carry her into the mansion. Be careful to protect Aunt Zhou's belly. Don't make any mistakes.
Bai Ziyu handed the medicine to her and said, "I am only responsible for coming up with ideas. As for how to do it, it's up to you and your daughter."
Liu Mingyue held the medicine bottle tightly in her hand, her eyes flickering. This attack on Zhou Mansion was crucial, so she had to make careful arrangements.
Bai Ziyu saw her expression and was more certain that Liu Mingyue's hatred for the Zhou family was not that simple. Her hatred for the people in the Zhou family was not just because of her years of harsh treatment, nor was it just because she hated Zhou Junyuan. She probably hated everyone in the Zhou family.
After leaving Bai Ziyu's residence, Liu Mingyue took the carriage back to the mansion. Before she returned, Zhou Baili had already learned what happened in the Zhou mansion. Before the carriage stopped, Huasheng lowered the curtain and said to Liu Mingyue, "Madam, Aunt Zhou is standing at the gate of the mansion."
"She's waiting for me." Liu Mingyue smiled faintly. She asked the servant to go back to Zhou Mansion and tell Zhou Baili to go to her room and wait for dinner. After Zhao Yinlian gave in, she didn't really ask the servant to go back to Marquis Mansion and tell her.
Since Zhou Baili was waiting at the gate of the mansion, her purpose was, of course, to bring charges against her.
The carriage stopped in front of the mansion gate. Guihua took off the footrest to steady it, rolled up the curtain and helped Liu Mingyue get off the carriage.
As soon as Liu Mingyue stepped out of the carriage, Zhou Baili pointed at her and cursed her indignantly.
"Liu Mingyue, you are such an unfilial daughter. You don't even think about who took the trouble to arrange your marriage. Not only are you ungrateful, but you actually took advantage of your status as the Crown Prince's Consort to return to the Zhou Mansion and order the servants to beat and scold my mother, humiliating her in every way!"
Although some of what Zhou Baili said was not true, it was not difficult to tell from her flushed face that she was indeed very angry.
"You...how can you say you are the adopted daughter of the Zhou family! How can the Zhou family treat you badly? Why do you treat my mother like this? You have no heart!" Zhou Baili loudly accused Liu Mingyue. The gossip among the wealthy and powerful families soon attracted passers-by.
This is exactly what Zhou Baili wants.
As a concubine, she couldn't challenge Liu Mingyue directly, so she wanted to use the words of people under the heaven to put pressure on Liu Mingyue.
"Come here, Aunt Zhou is pregnant. Instead of staying in her room to take good care of the baby, she came out to slander the mistress. Aunt Zhou is so disrespectful. She will be punished by copying the female rules ten times. Carry her into the mansion. Be careful to protect Aunt Zhou's belly and don't make any mistakes."
Liu Mingyue gave the order in a calm voice. The family's unfazed appearance made her words particularly credible.
She also took into consideration the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion and had Zhou Baili carried into the mansion in a safe manner. She was calm and generous.
The maid who followed Liu Mingyue usually received many benefits and was very efficient in her work. She immediately helped Zhou Baili into the mansion.
"Liu Mingyue, you bitch..." Zhou Baili didn't expect these people to be so rude to her. As soon as she entered the mansion, she didn't care about her image and started cursing.
Halfway through scolding, he caught a glimpse of Tan Zhuoyan coming back from outside, and his arrogance immediately subsided.
"Your Highness!" Zhou Baili broke free from the old woman's restraints and threw herself in front of Tan Zhuoyan's wheelchair.
The old women were considerate of Zhou Baili's loneliness and did not dare to restrain her too strictly. And when the prince showed up, they let her go.
Zhou Baili took a breath and was about to cry, but Liu Mingyue glanced at her and spoke first: "After all, Aunt Zhou is pregnant with His Highness's eldest son. It is hard for a woman to be pregnant, and it is not convenient for her body. It is better for her not to hang around outside."
She spoke slowly and leisurely, without any harsh words to blame or ridicule Zhou Baili. Instead, people could hear her sincere love and care.
Zhou Baili frowned, and her tightly pursed lips moved. Seeing this, Liu Mingyue said, "Pregnant women should avoid getting angry. Auntie should cultivate her character and stop swearing. This will be good for you and the baby in your belly."
"Why do you mean scolding? I just asked a few questions because I saw my mistress going back to Zhou Mansion to bully my mother and beat her!"
Zhou Baili didn't expect that Liu Mingyue would actually confuse right and wrong and make the first complaint in front of the prince!
In fact, if Zhou Baili had been calmer, she would have realized that at this time she only needed to act silent and aggrieved, and Qin Zhuoyan would pity her. However, she pretended to be weak and didn't know how to pretend to be weak.
"If you don't know the reason behind the Zhou Mansion's affairs, don't rush to intervene. Besides, you should focus on His Highness's offspring. You are pregnant with His Highness's child. If something happens to your mother's family, wouldn't it be a waste of everyone in the Marquis' Mansion's concern for you during this period of time?"
What Liu Mingyue said was unpleasant to hear, but it was very much to Qin Zhuoyan's liking.
In Qin Zhuoyan's opinion, Zhou Baili should put him first in everything. How could the affairs of the Zhou family be as important as his eldest son?
"Lily, don't be angry. It's a little cold today. How about I ask the kitchen to make you some hot snacks?"
Qin Zhuoyan held Zhou Baili's hand, which was a little cold from the wind. He comforted Zhou Baili verbally, but in his heart he felt that Liu Mingyue was right. He was impatient with Zhou Baili's pretentiousness and dissatisfied that she did not take his child seriously.
"Well, His Highness asked them to do it extra. Of course, it can't be done anywhere else." Zhou Baili wiped away her tears and smiled sweetly.
Liu Mingyue heard that the words were meant for her, and curled her lips: "I am meeting Your Highness today because I have something to discuss with Your Highness."
The two of them were husband and wife in name only. Although they lived under the same roof, they never saw each other often.
As long as Liu Mingyue is willing, they can even not see each other for a year or two. It's rare to see each other, so it's normal to talk about something.
Tan Zhuoyan raised her chin slightly and let Liu Mingyue speak.
"Your Highness has few concubines, only one wife and one concubine, which is a bit rare among the big families. Now that Concubine Zhou is pregnant, it is inconvenient for her to serve Your Highness. I intend to arrange for Your Highness to take a concubine. I wonder if Your Highness has any candidate in mind?"
When Liu Mingyue said this seriously to Qin Zhuoyan, she even admired her own calmness.
She has mastered the art of speaking differently to different people in front of Tan Zhuoyan.
Qin Zhuoyan is a man who responds to soft words but not to hard ones. If you ask him to help him get a concubine, he will rebelliously wonder about your intentions. But if you ask him if he has someone in mind, his attitude will soften.
Tan Zhuoyan disliked Liu Mingyue and thought she was abominable. She didn't expect that she would consider taking a concubine for her. She looked at Liu Mingyue hesitantly. He couldn't be humane because Zhou Baili gave him medicine to do it. That's how Zhou Baili's child came from.
But once he takes a concubine, his hidden illness will become known to everyone, which is very different from the tacit understanding before.
Qin Zhuoyan had his own concerns, but his hesitation had another meaning in Zhou Baili's eyes.
"Your Highness, you are in charge of the business in the shop and are often not at home. I am very bored alone. How about you play pitching pot with me today?" Zhou Baili was worried that Qin Zhuoyan really wanted to take a concubine, so she quickly changed the subject.
Tan Zhuoyan, who had been thinking about how to turn down the idea of taking a concubine, breathed a sigh of relief and pinched Zhou Baili's cheek lovingly: "Okay, didn't you like playing chess before? As long as it's something you like and not tiring, I'll accompany you."
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