Chapter 224 Counting
The clear voice echoed in the room, but it was like a heavy hammer hitting Old Madam Zhou.
She suddenly looked up at Shen Wan.
Miss Zhou San supported Madam Zhou, her voice trembling, "How could my grandmother be killed when she went to the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion?"
The corners of Shen Wan's mouth curled up, and she looked at Madam Zhou, "Whether there is a disaster of death or not, my great aunt should know it in her heart."
Miss Zhou San looked at her grandmother and saw that her face was pale, so she knew that what Shen Wan said was true.
"grandmother……"
Madam Zhou patted her granddaughter's hand and said, "You go out first."
Miss Zhou San was unwilling, and Shen Wan said, "Grandaunt knows that this journey is dangerous. Since you are bringing her to the capital, why hide it from her?"
Miss Zhou San nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Shen Wan’s words.
Yun Yue said, "I don't understand what my cousin is saying. If Madam Zhou goes to see my uncle, at most my uncle won't help. How can her life be in danger?"
Shen Wan said, "Father is busy with military affairs. Even if I am in the mansion, it is difficult for me to see him. If my great-aunt goes to the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, she will most likely not be able to see my father. She will go to the old lady..."
"If my guess is correct, my great aunt has something on the old lady, which is why she came to Beijing for help."
Madam Zhou looked at Shen Wan with horror, feeling a cold current spreading from her back to every part of her body.
She wanted to say something, but couldn't open her mouth.
Shen Wan looked at her and said, "For the Zhou family case, I can ask my father and the Prince of Jingbei for help, but the condition is that I want to know what evidence my great-aunt has."
Old Madam Zhou's heart was in turmoil.
Yun Yue said, "My cousin is the one my uncle loves the most. If she wants to help intercede, my uncle will definitely help the Zhou family. Not to mention the Prince of Jingbei. He would even sacrifice his life for my cousin."
Madam Zhou looked at Shen Wan, “I know, but…”
Shen Wan asked, "If I hadn't stopped her that day, does my great aunt know what would have happened?"
Madam Zhou looked at Shen Wan quietly.
Shen Wan continued, "My great-aunt went to the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, but she didn't see my father. Instead, she went to see the old lady. That night, she died suddenly from acclimatization. The second master, no, the second master had his legs broken and couldn't leave the capital. The fourth master will escort my great-aunt's coffin back to Qingzhou. Lord Zhou couldn't wait to be escorted to the capital for interrogation, so he was poisoned to death in the cell."
Old Madam Zhou's body swayed, and if Miss Zhou San hadn't supported her, she would have fallen to the ground.
Shen Wan said, "This is what happened in my dream, but whether it will come true or not, my great aunt should know better than me."
Old Madam Zhou felt as if half of her body was cold.
Chen Wan winked at Miss Zhou San, who advised Old Madam Zhou, "Grandmother, if you really have evidence against the old lady of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, please tell the Crown Princess of Prince Jingbei."
Madam Zhou slowly turned around and sat down, she looked at Shen Wan.
Shen Wan said, “Madam Zhou doesn’t trust me, I think you should trust my cousin.”
Yun Yue said, "My cousin always keeps his word."
Madam Zhou lowered her eyes and said, "I do have some leverage over the old lady in the mansion, and I did come here with the intention of risking everything..."
"Please tell me the truth, great aunt."
Madam Zhou looked at Chen Wan, and the noble aura he exuded made people dare not look directly at him.
Since the Crown Prince's wife of Prince Jingbei had already guessed that she had something on the old lady of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, if she didn't tell him, even if Duke Dingguo was willing to help, she would have stopped him. Besides, she knew whether what she said would come true.
She went to Beijing with the mentality that she would die, but she never thought that Madam Shen would be so cruel as to kill the entire Zhou family to silence them. With her cruelty, this was something she could do.
Then, wouldn't her trip to Beijing this time fail to save the Zhou family and instead push the Zhou family into the fire pit?
As long as she could save the Zhou family and the lives of her son and grandson, she wouldn't even frown even if her life was threatened, let alone the fact that the Princess Consort of Prince Jingbei just wanted to know a little secret.
Madam Zhou said, "Thirty-three years ago, my eldest sister, the late Madam of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion, was about to give birth. I came with the old lady of the mansion to give her a birth-inducing gift. I accidentally saw the old lady of the mansion adding something to the late Madam's medicine. I didn't know what it was, so I pretended to sprain my ankle and spilled the medicine..."
"That's all I have in my hand. As for whether the old lady's death from childbirth and hemorrhage was caused by her, I have no way of knowing."
Shen Wan guessed that Madam Zhou had a lot of leverage in her hand, but she didn't expect it to be related to the death of the late Madam.
Old Madam Zhou was very strict in her words. She would not speak carelessly about things she had not seen, but if she could give medicine to her own sister once, she could give it to her sister a second time. Since they were sisters, the old madam would never be on guard against them.
This is not a gift for hastening birth, it's more like a gift for hastening death.
She killed her own sister and married into the family under the pretext of taking care of her sister's children. She enjoyed the respect of her grandfather and father and lived a life of wealth and glory.
Shen Wan was so angry that his whole body was shaking.
Shen Wan said, “I know the old lady is cruel and ruthless, but why didn’t she attack my father?”
How could someone who even harmed his own sister care about the little bloodline left by his eldest sister?
Madam Zhou said, "After the late Madam died, I've been regretting it. I should have told her what I saw, but they are sisters, and I'm just a concubine. If I told her, she might not believe me. If she did, it would cause discord between us, and my life would be miserable. So I chose to conceal it. Later, the late Madam died of a hemorrhage, and it was no use for me to tell her anymore."
"But I was also afraid that the old lady was cruel and couldn't tolerate her stepson. On the day she broke off the engagement, she found a Taoist priest who told her a bunch of nonsense, saying that she would marry someone else as a second wife, but if she harbored evil intentions and harmed her stepson, she would be killed without a burial place. Maybe she believed the Taoist priest's words and didn't dare to do it."
The old lady did not dare to harm her father and chose to praise him to death.
It was my grandfather who sent my father to the old tutor Lin, who disciplined him strictly and brought him back to normal.
No wonder Madam Zhou was killed that day. Killing her was not enough, they also wanted to wipe out the entire Zhou family. How could the old lady dare to let her live with this handle? If her father were still alive, this handle would be a knife hanging over her head.
Miss Zhou's face turned pale. Her father always felt that the Zhou family had little dealings with the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. Even if her grandmother went to Beijing to find the Duke Dingguo, he might not help.
But my grandmother insisted on going to Beijing. She thought that my grandmother could really save my father and elder brother, but it turned out that she came to threaten the old lady of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
My grandmother is afraid of death, so she didn’t save the old lady first. If Duke Dingguo knew about this, could he help the Zhou family?
By threatening the old lady of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, can she save her grandmother's life?
My grandmother was really desperate and tried every possible means. Fortunately, on the day she went to Beijing, she met the Princess Consort of Prince Jingbei leaving the city and stopped her. If she had really entered the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Madam Zhou choked up and said, "If the Zhou family could find someone else to help, I wouldn't take the risk of going to Beijing for help..."
Madam Zhou stood up and was about to kneel down to Shen Wan.
Shen Wan supported her and said, "If Lord Zhou is wronged, I will ensure that he is safe and restored to his post. If he is not wronged, my father and the Prince of Jingbei can also protect his life. I dare not promise anything more."
"But this favor is not for nothing. I ask my great aunt to cooperate with me and expose the old lady's evil deeds to the world."
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