Chapter 143: Sweeping Out
During the days and nights when he was abducted by Tiele, he lived like a dog every day, and his only belief in survival was to convey the news that Cai Chuan was colluding with Tiele to his grandfather.
As a result, after he was finally rescued from Tiele, he received the news that all his family members were killed in the battle; the news that the Zhenbei Palace had betrayed the emperor and the country; the news that the Zhou family's property was confiscated, and the women and children were exiled to the southern barbarians, and their lives or deaths were unknown.
Why did it become like this!
If Ji Sheng had not rescued and hidden him, he would have been beheaded the next day when he was found by the Zhou army.
The hero of the North became a traitorous disgrace; the favored son of heaven fell into a despised...
"Big brother."
A gentle yet powerful voice interrupted Zhou Yunzhi's wandering thoughts.
Zhou Yunzhi turned his head when he heard the familiar voice and saw his pregnant sister standing beside him.
How come she is here?
Seeing that Zhou Yunzhi finally responded, Zhou Yunshu embraced Yuan Li and sat down on the edge of the bed.
Fang Huiwen gradually stopped crying, hugged Yuan Yi and stared at her husband on the bed.
Zhou Yunshu held Yuan Li's hand and held Zhou Yunzhi's hand, "Go home, mother is waiting for you at home."
Zhou Yunzhi's lips moved slightly, but he didn't open his mouth in the end.
Zhou Yunshu noticed his little action and continued, "Nothing is more important than being alive. Mother can't live without you, and my sister-in-law and children can't live without you. Now that I'm divorced and at home with the children, I can't live without you either."
Zhou Yunshu's next words were like a bomb dropped in Zhou Yunzhi's ears.
"Divorce! Divorce you and Ji Sheng!?" Zhou Yunzhi supported himself with his arms and tried to get up. Fang Huiwen saw this and wanted to help, but he stopped him.
"Well, after I learned that you had an accident in the northern border and the imperial edict of confiscation of property and exile reached the Zhenbei Palace, I divorced you."
Zhou Yunzhi stared at his only sister with his bloodshot eyes.
When he was snatched away from Tiele by Ji Sheng in the northern border, he once asked about the condition of his younger sister.
He just said everything was fine and told him not to worry.
This is what Ji Sheng said, everything is fine!
That's what he said don't worry!
There really isn’t a single good person in the Ji family!
After Zhou Yunzhi finished cursing in his heart, he seemed to have forgotten that his grandmother was also a member of the Ji royal family.
"He dislikes you and doesn't want you, right?" Zhou Yunzhi's eyes were red and his voice was trembling.
The scene when he and his brothers threatened Ji Sheng when they sent Zhou Yunshu to get married was still vivid in his mind; the scene when he said that he would support Zhou Yunshu in the future seemed like yesterday.
As a result, what he waited for today was that his most beloved sister was kicked out of the house because she was pregnant.
"Brother, I'm asking to leave."
Although Ji Sheng was a cold and somewhat unkind person, he had one advantage, that was that he would protect those who were considered his own, even if it meant going against the entire imperial court.
This is also the reason why, despite his cruel methods, he is regarded as a belief by his subordinates.
In her previous life, Zhou Yunxia, who married far away in Tongzhou, was exiled because of the confiscation of property of the Zhenbei Palace. Amidst numerous rumors, she was demoted from being General Ma's legal wife to his concubine. However, Zhou Yunshu, who was standing in the turbulent capital, retained her position as the Princess of Wei thanks to Ji Sheng's insistence.
Although she retained her position as princess, Zhou Yunshu was extremely embarrassed in the capital at that time. The people in the capital hated the Zhou family with a vengeance because of the Zhenbei Palace's deceit and treason.
After being exiled from the Zhenbei Palace and having her property confiscated, Zhou Yunshu never stepped out of the gate of the Wei Palace again.
When she was reborn in this life, even if she didn't go to find Ji Sheng, Ji Sheng would go to the main courtyard and tell her to stay at home and not go out.
Although Ji Sheng retained her position as the principal wife, at the same time, the palace also sent two concubines into the palace, one of whom was Li Fei's niece Cheng Jiajia.
After the concubine entered the palace, Zhou Yunshu handed over the power of managing the household to Cheng Jiajia, and she and Xixi were transferred by Ji Sheng to the most remote Bamboo Garden in the palace. From then on, she became completely invisible people in the Prince Wei's Palace. Except for the day of delivery, no outsiders were allowed to enter the Bamboo Garden.
Just because Zhou Yunshu is willing to be a transparent person doesn’t mean that the people under her are willing to do the same.
Otherwise, Xia Ying would not have colluded with Cheng Jiajia, resulting in her own death in childbirth, leaving three people dead.
The lesson she learned in her previous life was too painful, so she would never be the canary that died in the cage in this life.
"The Zhou family prospers together and suffers together. It doesn't make sense for my grandmother and mother to be exiled to the Southern Barbarians while I pretend nothing happened."
In her previous life, Ji Sheng blocked her ears, and she only learned about this after the women and children of the Zhou family left the capital.
For Ji Sheng, the downfall of the Zhenbei Palace and the Grand Princess was their political failure. Failure must be accepted, so they should accept the consequences whether it is confiscation of property or exile.
Just like he chose to marry into the Zhenbei Palace, enjoying the conveniences brought to him by the Zhenbei Palace and the Grand Princess, but also had to bear the attacks from other forces after their downfall.
This is what he deserves.
But Ji Sheng would not allow anyone to attack, curse or even deprive Zhou Yunshu of her status as Princess of Wei.
In his opinion, this was not just their unilateral involvement of Zhou Yunshu as a member of the Zhou family, but also a test of his bottom line.
Zhou Yunshu was first his wife, the mistress of the Prince of Wei's Mansion; secondly, she was the eldest daughter of the Zhou family in the Prince of Zhenbei's Mansion.
Ji Sheng’s principle in dealing with people has always been that men should be in charge of external affairs and women should be in charge of internal affairs.
Zhou Yunshu handled all the affairs in the mansion for him, so he had the responsibility to keep all the storms outside the mansion outside and not let them disturb his wife and daughter in the slightest.
The kind of person who would abandon his wife and daughter to save himself when encountering problems is what Ji Sheng despises the most.
You are unworthy of being a husband; you are unworthy of being a father; you are unworthy of being a man.
"It was my fault."
Zhou Yunshu looked at the tearful Zhou Yunzhi and said with pursed lips: "Brother, it's not your fault. This is my choice."
"Everyone should be responsible for their own choices, whether they are right or wrong."
As she spoke, she held Zhou Yunzhi's scarred hand and said, "Brother, having a choice is better than having no choice, isn't it?"
Zhou Yunzhi didn't say anything.
Zhou Yunshu continued, "Grandmother said that I should take on the position of head of the Zhou family."
After Zhou Yunshu said this, Zhou Yunzhi finally looked at her again. He was not jealous, because shouldering the burden of the Zhou family was not an easy job at all. He just felt guilty, and his heart ached with guilt.
"But I can't do it alone, brother."
Zhou Yunshu looked at Zhou Yunzhi with tears in her eyes, "I know I have to bear this burden, and I will bear it, but I'm a little worried that I can't bear it."
Zhou Yunzhi felt heartbroken when he saw his sister, whom he had watched grow up and who never cried easily, looking at him with tears in her eyes.
Zhou Yunshu held Zhou Yunzhi's hand and begged, "Brother, you love me the most, don't you?"
Zhou Yunzhi swallowed, but still nodded.
"Brother, can you help me shoulder the burden of the Zhou family?"
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