Mrs. Zhou listened quietly to Zhou Liang's words, not knowing how to respond for a moment. In fact, her father had mentioned this past event to her before she got married.
The General Guarding the Nation’s Mansion controls 200,000 soldiers - the Zhou Family Army. Is there any emperor in the world who would have no scruples about this?
Even though these soldiers had accompanied the late emperor through life and death, fought bloody battles, and achieved great military exploits, in the eyes of the late emperor, their achievements were always a hidden danger. Therefore, the late emperor was merciless in killing or demoting those founding heroes!
If the Xuanhua Marquisate hadn't raised a son like Shen Hanjiang, who knows what the situation would be like? By the way, could that old marquis have done this on purpose?
However, they were the most loyal supporters and royalists of the late emperor. The biggest reason why she chose to marry into the general's mansion was her father's utter loyalty and patriotism to the late emperor.
She was very clear about this in her heart. If it were any other sister in the mansion, the outcome would probably be the same. Zhou Liang did nothing wrong to her.
However, when Mrs. Zhou thought of Jingyao's life experience, her face was filled with anger. She questioned Zhou Liang dissatisfiedly: "But even so, how could you hide Jingyao's true life experience from me? You actually kept it a secret for more than ten years?"
Mrs. Zhou's voice was sharp and fierce, piercing Zhou Liang's heart.
Zhou Liang couldn't help but sigh deeply, then slowly began to explain, "Madam, don't be angry. Listen to me, it's not that I'm hiding this from you on purpose, it's just that there's a reason for it.
If I hadn't announced to the public that Jingyao was my biological daughter, my parents would never have allowed her to enter our general's residence. Back then, there was a huge conflict between my eldest brother and my parents.
In order to avenge his parents, his eldest brother even risked the lives of so many people in the mansion. Later, when his eldest brother and his daughter Bai Rui passed away, his parents, though somewhat heartbroken, were determined not to allow his remains to be buried in the ancestral tomb.
In this situation, how could I dare to easily tell them that Jingyao is actually my eldest brother's daughter? "
After hearing what Zhou Liang said, Mrs. Zhou was completely stunned. She never thought that her kind-looking parents-in-law would not let her eldest son and his wife be buried in the ancestral tomb. It seemed that they were extremely resentful.
No wonder it has been more than ten years since she married into the Zhou family, but her parents-in-law have never mentioned a word about their eldest son in front of her.
Even the many servants in the huge Lian Mansion had never dared to mention him, as if this person had become an unspeakable taboo in the entire mansion.
At this moment, Madam Zhou frowned and asked again, "What about Jiang Mianmian's earlier talk about admitting her mistakes and saving her life?"
Zhou Liang touched his nose awkwardly, then stammered and slowly admitted his mistake:
"Madam, my eyesight is really not good! When I woke up from my coma that day, the first person I saw was Fang Liuzhu who was guarding me.
So, I took it for granted that she was my savior. Because of this, I developed a little bit of affection for her.
But, Madam, you must be very discerning! At that time, I only had a slight liking for Bai Rui, and I didn't really like her yet.
Who could have predicted that after she met my eldest brother, she would actually get together with him without hesitation? I'm sure you, Madam, are well aware of what happened afterwards. This is roughly what happened."
"Madam, were you the one who saved me at that time?" Zhou Liang asked with hope in his eyes.
Madam Zhou rolled her eyes at him. "How would I know it was you? Your face was so black and swollen, how could I have recognized you? I simply settled you in a nearby farmhouse, hired a doctor for you, and left a little money for the family to take care of you."
After all, I was in a hurry to get back home, so I just left. How would I know what happened next? "
At this point, Madam Zhou suddenly changed her tone and asked, "More than ten years ago, you rescued a servant in the alley behind Yunxian Tower?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Zhou stared at Zhou Liang in front of her with her sharp eyes, as if she wanted to see the truth of the matter through his eyes.
Zhou Liang was clearly caught off guard by Mrs. Zhou's sudden questioning, mumbling, "Yun... the back alley of Yunxian Tower."
After he finished speaking, a look of confusion appeared on his face.
Zhou Liang scratched his head while trying to search deep in his mind for what his wife had said. Suddenly, as if a flash of inspiration had occurred to him, he said "Oh" in sudden realization, and then raised his voice and said loudly:
"Oh my! I finally remembered! Well, this is what happened. At that time, several brothers insisted on dragging me along to drink wine.
As you know, I have always valued friendship and loyalty, so I couldn't refuse their warm invitation, so I went with them. As a result, everyone was very happy that day and unknowingly drank a little too much.
When I finally staggered out of the brothel and was about to find a place to sober up, I encountered a shocking incident in an alley.
I saw several burly men with fat faces surrounding a handsome servant. It seemed that they were going to do something indecent to the poor servant!
The boy was so frightened that his face turned pale and he cried uncontrollably. Although I was drunk at the time, seeing this situation, my sense of justice instantly overwhelmed me, and I couldn't help but rush to save him.
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