General Chu nodded.
"Okay, you're a sensible child. By the way, how is your mother?"
"Mom is fine now." Nangong Jiu whispered in his ear.
Then she clapped her hands and said, "Come to think of it, I haven't had a banquet in a long time. I really want to eat!"
General Chu happily hugged the little one and said, "After three months of not seeing you, our Jiuer can speak fluently now."
"Yeah!"
Mrs. Chu got up and took Nangong Jiu to Chu Xia's yard.
Qingyao, Qingzhi and other maids saw Madam Chu and came forward to pay their respects, crying.
"Madam, the young lady and the two young masters almost..."
Madam Chu wiped away her tears and said, "Xia'er is destined to have Jiu'er as her savior.
But, you guys should tell me, Xia Er's date hasn't come yet, how come it's brought forward?"
The maids all knelt down and said, "Madam, the young lady didn't let us speak before, and we almost lost our lives as a result.
Madam, the young lady has suffered a great injustice."
Mrs. Chu was shocked: "What's going on? Explain it quickly."
Qingyao knelt and stepped forward: "More than a month ago, Madam's niece, Miss Chen Rouer, suddenly came to the mansion and said that she wanted to stay with Madam for a while.
The first few days were fine, but gradually he started to think of himself as the master and tried to sow discord between the young lady and the whole family.
In front of our young lady, she even deliberately made some intimate moves with the young master.
They made up a story that our young lady was disrespectful to her mother-in-law and did not pay her respects, which made the lady unhappy.
This morning, the young lady got up early and went to pay her respects to the lady.
When we came out, Miss Chen, who was standing next to us, deliberately tripped the young lady. I tried to pull her back but failed, and we both rolled down the stairs.
Fortunately, the secret guard appeared in time and served as a cushion for the young lady.
Afterwards, Miss Chen argued that it wasn't her, and then she said it wasn't intentional..."
Madam Chu was so angry that she was shaking all over: "Then what is your young master's attitude?"
“At the beginning, the young master always said that Miss Chen was a relative and asked the young lady to be more considerate.
After a long time, they became a little impatient and had several big arguments about it.
Something happened today, and the young master was frightened when he saw the young mistress's appearance, but he still didn't say a word against Miss Chen.
"This is outrageous! My Xia'er is pregnant with their child, and they treat her like this.
Also, you are from my Chu Mansion. Why didn’t you tell us earlier about these things?
If it weren't for Jiu'er today, Xia'er would have died, do you know that?"
Qingyao slapped herself hard twice.
"It's our fault! The young lady repeatedly warned us not to speak.
We were afraid of angering the pregnant young lady, so we didn't dare pass on the news. If we had known this would happen, we would have beaten the servants to death and would have sent the news back at all costs."
Madam Chu stood up and said, "Take good care of Xia'er and the child. I'll go find them and ask for an explanation."
Nangong Jiu hurriedly grabbed Madam Chu and said, "Aunt, wait until my cousin wakes up and see what she says before we make a decision."
Mrs. Chu, who was so angry that she gritted her teeth, looked at Nangong Jiu.
"Jiu'er is right. Let's see what Xia'er says first. If she wants to go back to the Chu family, we will take her away right away."
"Alright! How dare they bully our family? I'll beat them to a pulp."
Nangong Jiu finished speaking angrily, and rolled up his sleeves to suit the occasion.
Mrs. Chu sat by the bed, caressing her daughter's pale face distressedly: "Jiu'er, Xia'er is so weak, is it okay to take her back?"
"Don't worry, auntie, I'll take care of everything!"
Nangong Jiu put his hand on Chu Xia's forehead, and Chu Xia woke up as if she had sensed something.
When he saw Mrs. Chu, tears rolled down his face.
"Mom, you're here! I thought I'd never see you again."
Mrs. Chu wiped her tears and said, "You are in confinement now, you can't cry. Tell me, what do you think?"
Chu Xia looked at Madam Chu, then at Nangong Jiu.
"If it weren't for Jiuer, my daughter would be dead now. People who have died once tend to let go of some things.
Mother, if my daughter wants to go home, can she?"
"Of course you can. The Chu family will always be your home. Just wait, I'll go tell your grandfather and we'll take you back."
After looking at the two children, Mrs. Chu prepared to go to the front yard.
Nangong Jiu hurriedly followed: "Aunt, I'll go with you."
"Okay! They are going too far. We have people in my family too."
"Aunt, there are two reasons why the Zhou family is like this.
First, Mrs. Zhou wanted to take Miss Chen into the house as a concubine and wanted to force her aunt to agree.
Secondly, they felt that we did not help them and did not transfer the Zhou father and son to Xizhou City to take up their posts, so they wanted to make my aunt suffer.
They just didn’t expect it to turn out like this.”
Mrs. Chu was so angry that she slapped her chest.
"I let Xia'er marry into the family of a seventh-rank county magistrate. I thought as long as they treated Xia'er well, it would be fine. I didn't ask for high official positions or generous salaries, I just wanted a peaceful and smooth life.
Now it seems that we were not thoughtful enough about this marriage, and they were still a little short-sighted.
If I had known this would happen, I should have let Xia'er marry back to the capital like Xi'er.
But now, hey..."
forecourt.
The whole family accompanied General Chu to drink tea in the flower hall.
Zhou Lingchuan knelt down in front of General Chu and said, "Grandfather, I'm sorry. It's my son-in-law who didn't take good care of Xia'er.
Whether it was a beating or a punishment, the son-in-law never complained at all."
"Xia'er, what's going on? The day hasn't come yet."
Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "I accidentally fell."
General Chu frowned: "How could this child be so careless? A pregnant woman..."
"Dad!" Mrs. Chu took Nangong Jiu's hand and walked into the flower hall, interrupting General Chu's next words.
"Mother-in-law, please call that Miss Chen out. Three lives were nearly lost. You need to give us an explanation!"
General Chu's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly stared at Zhou Lingchuan: "What's going on? Explain it to me!"
Zhou Lingchuan knew he couldn't hide it. "It was my aunt's daughter, Chen Rou'er, who mischievously pushed Xia'er. She didn't know there would be such serious consequences. Please, grandfather, punish your son-in-law."
"How old is Miss Chen? Older or younger than Jiuer?"
Zhou Lingchuan wiped his sweat: "Bigger, bigger!"
Mrs. Chu sneered and continued, "He's about fifteen or sixteen years older."
General Chu stood up suddenly and pointed at the mother and son with a trembling hand.
"Zhou boy, I thought you were a child of Jiu'er's age. I didn't expect that your concealment would allow me to see you clearly.
Good, very good! Come, go and find the murderer for me."
Madam Zhou smiled and pleaded, "Old Master, Rou'er is wrong, but she is a girl after all. I beg you to show mercy and forgive her this time."
"Three lives! How dare you beg for mercy? You're also responsible for this, right?"
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