Chapter 103 The most dangerous place is the safest
Ji Yunshu's eyes moved slightly. Madam Zhou's words sounded like she was speaking up for her, but when she thought about it carefully, it seemed more like she was trying to sow discord.
Lu Yanlin is Zhou Qingbang's good friend, but Ji Yunshu doesn't know how close the two are.
It seems that Mrs. Zhou doesn't like Lu Yanlin very much.
Before Zhou Qingbang could say anything, Lu Yanlin, who was walking behind him, started laughing. "She's just a woman, what's the point of talking about humiliation? Madam, you're being too serious."
Madam Zhou, concerned about her appearance, ignored him and said to Zhou Qingbang, "It's been so many years since my husband has had anyone to serve him. It's really not appropriate. I think this girl is very good. Since you've brought her back, let's take her to the room."
Zhou Qingbang looked at his wife with a complicated expression: "Do you really think so?"
Mrs. Zhou's tone was calm, and no emotion could be heard: "Of course."
"Madam is so virtuous and generous, Brother Zhou is so lucky."
Lu Yanlin suddenly interrupted with a smile.
Ji Yunshu felt that no matter how close the friends were, interfering in the affairs of another couple was a bit over the line.
What's more, Lu Yanlin's words sounded more like sarcasm than praise.
The relationship between these three people is quite interesting.
Zhou Qingbang looked at Madam Zhou, then glanced at Ji Yunshu who was lying motionless on the bed, and suddenly felt that there was no need to explain.
He said a little tiredly, "Then let's do as Madam wishes."
After saying that, he turned and walked out.
From beginning to end, he didn't even look at Ji Yunshu.
When he walked to Lu Yanlin, he pulled him away.
Lu Yanlin staggered a little as he was pulled, but he still smiled and said in his ear: "Congratulations, sir, on having a beautiful woman."
Zhou Qingbang's grip on his hand suddenly tightened, but he didn't say anything in the end.
After the two left, Madam Zhou said to Ji Yunshu: “Lu Yanlin will not do anything to you again in the future. Take good care of yourself and don’t do anything stupid again.”
She looked calm and composed, without any reluctance to take a woman for her husband.
Ji Yunshu shrank back, and said with some embarrassment: "Madam, I..."
Mrs. Zhou thought she was embarrassed to face her, so her expression softened a little: "I know you can't help yourself, don't feel guilty."
Unexpectedly, Ji Yunshu bit her lip and suddenly mustered up the courage to say, "Madam, I don't want to be a concubine. I will be your slave and serve you in the future, okay?"
Madam Zhou was stunned for a moment, and looked at her for a long while before she said, "We'll talk about this later. You should take care of yourself first."
Seeing that she had someone to serve her, Mrs. Zhou did not bother to send anyone over.
After she left, Bai Ling sat beside Ji Yunshu's bed and muttered, "Why are these three people acting so strangely?"
Everyone could see that the young lady had done this on purpose. The person who hanged himself was not injured at all, even his throat was fine, but no one mentioned it.
On the contrary, Mrs. Zhou wanted to take a woman for her husband after just a few words.
Ji Yunshu was also pondering the relationship between these three people. Upon hearing this, he tilted his head and asked Bai Ling, "What do you find strange?"
Bai Ling thought for a moment and said, "Although I haven't seen many couples get along, Lord Zhou and his wife seem very unfamiliar."
Ji Yunshu also noticed this, especially Mrs. Zhou. The alienation in her eyes when she looked at Zhou Qingbang was too obvious.
You have to know that these two have been husband and wife for at least ten years.
I have a pair of children.
"What else?"
"Mrs. Zhou seems to dislike Mr. Lu." Speaking of this, Bai Ling couldn't help but say, "He's really annoying. He butts in on a couple's conversation. He sounds sarcastic and incoherent. He's absolutely sick."
It's more than just dislike, Mrs. Zhou's dislike for Lu Yanlin is almost beyond words.
Ji Yunshu felt that she didn’t even look at Lu Yanlin.
The most interesting one is Lu Yanlin, who even interferes in the affairs between Zhou Qingbang and his wife. His relationship with Zhou Qingbang is a bit too good, but his attitude towards Mrs. Zhou is a bit strange.
Bai Ling’s words were very apt, as if she was sick.
She couldn't help laughing out loud.
Bai Ling asked in confusion, "Why are you laughing? Am I wrong?"
"No, you are right. I think I made the right move."
"What's right? You're about to be taken in as a concubine."
Bai Ling felt that she had never been so frightened before.
When she was assigned to Ji Yunshu, she thought that serving a young lady in the inner palace shouldn't be a big deal.
But now she has deeply realized that whether there will be trouble or not depends on the person.
Her master is capable of doing anything unimaginable.
Ji Yunshu, however, had no psychological burden at all: "Don't worry, Lord Zhou doesn't have that intention towards me. Madam Zhou...maybe she can be a breakthrough."
"A breakthrough? She's in the backyard, and her relationship with Lord Zhou isn't good, so she might not be aware of those things, right?"
Ji Yunshu narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you still remember what Master Lu said yesterday about Lord Zhou being chaste and having no other women around him besides his wife? Now it seems that he has no feelings for his wife either. Who do you think he is chaste for?"
Bai Ling's mouth dropped open as if suddenly realizing something. "Could it be... because of Master Lu? No wonder he's inseparable from Master Zhou and even mocks Madam Zhou."
Ji Yunshu: “…”
How did you come up with this idea?
If you think about it carefully, it seems quite true.
But she had seen what a man with real ulterior motives looked like.
The relationship between Zhou Qingbang and Lu Yanlin doesn't seem like that kind of relationship.
"No matter what, the fact that Madam Zhou and Lord Zhou have a bad relationship is a good thing for us. She is from the Qin family and her brother is an imperial censor. If she knew that her husband was suspected of treason, she would not remain indifferent."
Bai Ling came back to his senses: "You risked your life to come to the Zhou Mansion just for this."
"Isn't there any other way? The emperor's men haven't found any useful information. Xingqing Mansion is so big, we can't just look for a needle in a haystack. Madam Zhou is Zhou Qingbang's wife after all, so who knows what she might know?"
Bai Ling felt that his master was simply delusional. "You also said that Madam Zhou came from a noble family. How could she know what Master Zhou did?"
Ji Yunshu said, "You don't understand. Sometimes women's intuition is very strong. And Zhou Qingbang... he sealed off Xingqing City the night he disappeared, and then searched the entire city. So far, not a single body has been found. That means there's a high probability that he's still alive. Where do you think he, a seriously injured man, could hide to avoid the search?"
Bai Ling felt her heartbeat quicken. "You mean... the Zhou Mansion?"
This is a bold idea, but not impossible.
No wonder the master, after knowing A Mei's background, deliberately provoked her and asked her to come to Magistrate Zhou to complain.
It was obvious that he had made up his mind to enter Zhou's house from the beginning and was deliberately arousing the other party's suspicion.
Ji Yunshu didn't think there was anything wrong with his behavior at all: "The most dangerous place is the safest. I only thought about it for a moment. After all, even if he was hiding in the Zhou Mansion, he would have a hard time holding on with his serious injuries. But after meeting the Madam today, I think this possibility is very high."
She had a good sense of smell, and when Mrs. Zhou was wiping her tears, she faintly smelled the scent of medicine on the handkerchief.
Although it is not clear what the medicine is, I have not heard that anyone in the Zhou family has fallen ill.
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