Chapter 367: Mountains of Swords and Seas of Fire
All men are the same.
If Zhou Cungao could ignore her for the so-called interests of the country and family, then Ji Sheng could also give up Zhou Yunshu for the throne and power.
Feelings are the most false, the most ethereal, the most vulnerable to the test and the most fragile.
"Go ahead."
"Yes, Master!"
Li Jialan didn't know how she left the door of Ji Mingzhu's room. She just felt cold all over and her heart was cold.
What did her princess mother-in-law mean by what she just said?
What does it mean to assassinate Yun Shu for Ji Sheng? Why do you want to assassinate Yun Shu?
Yun Shu is her daughter, Ji Mingzhu's granddaughter, and the person in charge of the Zhou family chosen by Ji Mingzhu.
So, why assassinate her?
"mother?"
When Fang Huiwen saw Li Jialan walk in distraught, she asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"
Li Jialan's face was pale, as if she had been frightened by something.
Li Jialan grabbed Fang Huiwen's sleeve and just as she was about to open her mouth, her throat felt sore and dry.
Fang Huiwen's brows furrowed. Just as she was about to ask, Zhou Yunzhi came in in a wheelchair.
The indifference on Zhou Yunzhi's face disappeared when he saw his mother's pale face. He slid his wheelchair forward and asked, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
"Zhi'er, your grandmother wants to kill..."
Before Li Jialan could finish her words, Nanny Wang's voice suddenly came from outside.
"Madam, are you there?"
After he finished speaking, Li Jialan was so scared that she shrank back to her wife's side, and Zhou Yunzhi frowned when he saw this scene.
His mother must have overheard something, something his grandmother said.
The person who could scare her like this was either herself or someone related to Yun Shu.
"Madam."
As Nanny Wang walked into the house, Zhou Yunzhi whispered to Li Jialan, "Mother, calm down."
Li Jialan looked at her son as if she had seen her backbone. She slowly exhaled, thinking about her daughter who had run to the North for some unknown reason, and tried to make her expression normal.
Although she is just an ordinary woman, she will never hold her children back.
"Madam?"
"Mammy, are you looking for me?"
Nanny Wang looked at Li Jialan, who was sorting out her needlework with Fang Huiwen, and asked, "Did the Madam go to see the princess just now?"
Li Jialan nodded and said, "Yes, but you seem to be discussing something, so I'll leave."
"Madam doesn't look very well. Let me take your pulse."
As soon as Nanny Wang finished speaking, tears fell from Li Jialan's eyes.
"mother!"
"Madam?"
Li Jialan wiped her tears and said to Nanny Wang aggrievedly, "How could I look happy when I heard Zhier say he was going to Yuncheng?"
"Yuncheng?" Nanny Wang's attention was drawn. She looked at Zhou Yunzhi, who was sitting in a wheelchair nearby. "Are you going to Yuncheng?"
Zhou Yunzhi nodded and said, "I have made up my mind."
Li Jialan's sobbing became louder, and finally she threw herself into Fang Huiwen's arms and said to Zhou Yunzhi, "Let's go, everyone, your sister has been gone for so long and there's no news, why don't you leave now!"
"What kind of fate is this for me? My husband died in the war, my daughter got divorced, and now my son is in this state and wants to run away. How can I live a peaceful life? Woo woo woo!"
I don’t know if it was because Li Jialan’s crying was too contagious, but Fang Huiwen’s eyes also became wet as she hugged Li Jialan.
"mother."
Zhou Yunzhi's eyes became sore when he saw his mother crying like this.
Even if it was fake at first, it is now genuine.
"I have a reason."
"That's right!" Li Jialan raised her head and cried to Zhou Yunzhi, "You all have your reasons and difficulties, but I don't!"
"I sent your father away time and time again, then I sent you away, and now I have to send your sister away."
"Have you ever thought about me?" Li Jialan cried and beat her chest, "Have you ever thought about my wife and children at home? Have you ever thought about how scared we would be? Everything else is important, but we are not important!"
Li Jialan said this as she threw the sewing basket in front of her at her son, then wiped her tears and ran back to her room. Then a loud sound of a door closing was heard.
Zhou Yunzhi smiled bitterly and said to Nanny Wang, "It seems my mother wanted to ask Grandma for mercy but didn't get the chance."
Nanny Wang sighed and said, "If you have anything to do, just tell the servants to do it. You don't have to go there yourself."
"Is there anyone else in the Zhou family?"
Nanny Wang was speechless, but after thinking about something, she said to Zhou Yunzhi, "You should also know about Young Master Yunhai's affairs."
Zhou Yunzhi nodded.
"I heard they're on their way and will probably reach Dongchuan in less than two weeks."
Fang Huiwen was surprised when she heard this and asked, "Really? Then have you informed Yingying?"
Nanny Wang moved her lips slightly, looked at Fang Huiwen's face and said, "I'm not sure about this, but you'll know when Young Master Yunhai returns."
"Good!" Fang Huiwen smiled and said, "Second Aunt was so happy when she knew that Second Brother was still alive. If she knew that he was on his way back, she would definitely be overjoyed."
Nanny Wang nodded. Whether Gao was happy or not, they would have to wait until Zhou Yunhai returned to Dongchuan to decide.
After all, he didn't come back alone.
After leaving Zhou Yunzhi's yard, Nanny Wang returned to the main house.
Ji Mingzhu was lying on the bed, her face pale and her eyes closed.
Nanny Wang knelt beside the bed. Ji Mingzhu opened her eyes, her eyes clear and bright.
"How is it?" Ji Mingzhu's voice sounded like there was phlegm stuck in it, and her words were unclear.
"The eldest lady came to ask for your help, but when she saw we were talking, she left."
Ji Mingzhu turned her head and looked at Nanny Wang.
Nanny Wang has served Ji Mingzhu for so many years, and she knows every move of hers very well. "The eldest young master wants to go to Yuncheng."
"The eldest lady wouldn't allow it. She felt... that this was the only child left by her side, and she didn't want him to take any risks."
Ji Mingzhu sneered and was about to spit out a mouthful of saliva, but Nanny Wang quickly took the spittoon.
After spitting out the thick phlegm, Ji Mingzhu felt much better. "Didn't I die and only flesh and blood remained?"
Nanny Wang lowered her head and remained silent.
"Zhi'er wants to go to Yuncheng because he knows about Shu'er's situation?"
Nanny Wang looked up and said, "The eldest young master doesn't seem to know about the eldest young lady's disappearance. He wants to help her conquer Yuncheng."
"Yuncheng." Ji Mingzhu said these two words and let out a breath.
"It's too slow, everything is too slow."
If Zhou Cungao had stood on her side, and if she had been given another ten years, she would definitely have been able to do it.
She clutched the mattress and said to Nanny Wang, "Xiuying, I regret this."
"I kind of regret it."
Nanny Wang didn't say anything, nor did she ask Ji Mingzhu if she regretted not having taken the throne more forcefully when she was younger; or if she regretted falling out with Zhou Cungao when he left for the northern border; or if she regretted sitting back and watching those corrupt officials in the court cut off Zhou Cungao's support; or if she watched helplessly as the Zhou family...
"Did I do something wrong?" Ji Mingzhu lay on the bed looking at the curtains, her voice gloomy and hesitant.
Nanny Wang gently covered Ji Mingzhu with the quilt and replied, "So what if the princess did something wrong."
Ji Mingzhu turned his head to look at the woman beside the bed who had been with him from his youth to his old age.
"As long as it's the path the princess chooses, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, Xiuying will go with the princess without blinking an eye and will never let the princess be alone."
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