Chapter 419 Rumors Spread
Zhao Liya burst out laughing, and the slight resentment and discomfort in her heart disappeared in an instant.
She relaxed and let the man hold her and sit on the couch. She nestled in his arms and said leisurely, "Am I a little too jealous?"
"Absolutely not!" Zhou Hansheng retorted without thinking. He certainly would not allow his wife to deny herself.
"You are the best daughter-in-law. Jealousy is the best quality!"
Zhao Liya laughed so hard that she threw herself into his arms and gently patted him twice. "Well, really? Then I have to keep it up."
That had to be maintained, it couldn't be changed anyway. Even though she knew it was all a show, even though he hadn't even touched the corner of the woman's clothes, she still felt uncomfortable.
So for her, expressions like "hardships", "helplessness", "no matter what I did, you are the only one in my heart", etc. are all not allowed.
Zhou Hansheng smiled cheerfully, kissed her, and said in a gentle tone, "Don't worry."
Zhao Liya curled her lips and rubbed her face gently against his arms.
Well, now she is relieved.
Madam Zhou Er and Madam Zhou San soon learned that the prince had accidentally encountered Miss Qingwan playing the piano in the garden.
I also learned that the prince's wife could no longer contain herself and sent her maid to call for help.
Mrs. Zhou Er felt a little relieved. After all, Zhao was still young. A young couple, after all, didn't understand a man's mind. Which one of them wasn't a cat that stole fish? Not to mention the status of the prince!
You are jealous now, there will be some good shows to watch in the future!
Mrs. Zhou Er let herself go and imagined a future where Zhao Liya would become jealous due to her narrow-mindedness, and would quarrel with Zhou Hansheng all the time, and finally they would become disgusted with each other and become infamous. She was so happy that she ate an extra bowl of rice.
Mrs. Zhou San was also quite satisfied with Qingwan, especially when her sister-in-law, the Duke's wife, specifically called her over and gave her some explicit and implicit warnings, telling her not to interfere in the affairs between the Crown Prince and his wife. Mrs. Zhou San was even more satisfied.
How come she got involved in this?
She had simply hired a pianist to teach her daughter how to play the piano. What was wrong with the pianist occasionally practicing when he felt like it? This was the instrument that provided him with a living, so was she really going to force him to throw it away?
She didn't force the prince to do anything.
"Sister-in-law, the prince is already an adult and has his own ideas. How can others easily change them? If the prince has his own ideas, sister-in-law can stop him on the first day, but she can't stop him on the fifteenth day!"
Thinking of her sister-in-law's rapid breathing and pale face after hearing what she said, Mrs. Zhou San felt relieved.
That's how it is. She didn't force the prince.
The prince has the intention. Even if he sends Qingwan away, won’t there be someone else?
The old lady is worthy of being an old lady. Old ginger is still witty. The old lady sees things more long-term and clearly than them!
Seeing Mrs. Zhou's success, Mrs. Zhou Er saw that there was hope. She could not hold back and brought a girl named Lan Xin, saying that she was her niece from her mother's family. Because she was too bored with no children, she brought this smart and clever girl to stay with her for a while to relieve her sister's boredom.
Mrs. Zhou Er was naturally anxious. If she didn't make arrangements early, wouldn't the benefits go to the third wife in the future? This wouldn't do! Suffering at the hands of the first wife was one thing, but suffering at the hands of the third wife as well, what was that supposed to mean?
Mrs. Zhou San sneered inwardly when she saw this.
Her second sister-in-law is such a stupid person and yet she can't stand being wronged!
The two girls, Qingwan and Lanxin, strolled around the garden whenever they had time. Zhou Hansheng would occasionally run into them in the garden when he was on leave, and he would also occasionally run into them in the mansion when he came back from the yamen.
He didn't say anything. Sometimes they greeted him and he would nod and say a few perfunctory words, and sometimes he would ignore them.
In short, he was very strict about the boundaries: he absolutely couldn't let them touch even the corner of his clothes. When talking to him, it was best to stay two meters away!
Who told his wife to be such a jealous person? Even if it was just a show, she couldn't touch the corners of those two people's clothes!
Soon, some rumors spread among the upper-class families inside and outside the mansion.
After all, the Duke Liguo Mansion and the Zhao Mansion were too eye-catching, and they quickly became the two most popular upstarts in front of the emperor - the kind that were tied for first place, no doubt about it. Who in the capital city wouldn't be keeping an eye on them?
In addition, the twists and turns in the marriage between the Prince of Liguo and the eldest daughter of the Zhao family are legendary, which naturally attracts more attention.
"As expected, all men are the same. Even if they marry a beautiful woman, they'll get bored of her after a few days. They'll still be philandering."
"Then Madam Tuesday and Madam Wednesday, please don't be so unpleasant when eating. How can you act like an elder like this? It's too mean!"
"Miss Zhao has only been married for a short time. They are really going too far!"
"That's right. I heard that the Duke's wife had a talk with them, but they were almost angry and fell ill. They claimed that it had nothing to do with them and that the Crown Prince should blame himself. Having said that, if they hadn't fanned the flames, the Crown Prince wouldn't have—"
"I've known for a long time that the first, second, and third wives of the Duke of Liguo's mansion don't get along, but I never thought they'd get along to this extent!"
"well"
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As a result, various stories about the discord between the first, second, and third wives of the Duke of Liguo's mansion were dug up and spread widely. For a time, the rumors were everywhere!
The Duke of Li was too busy with official duties to take care of the affairs of the mansion, and the Duke's wife had been ill for many years. Hadn't the second and third wives always been the housekeepers of the Duke's mansion? Now that the Duke's mansion had the Crown Prince's wife, it was natural that the Crown Prince's wife should be the head of the household. Naturally, the second and third wives were dissatisfied and were bound to cause trouble.
Speaking of which, the eldest daughter of the Zhao family is really miserable!
My mother-in-law is unreliable, and my husband is about to be seduced away by the little devil sent by my second and third aunts. Who knows how miserable the future will be! After all, how long will this marriage last? There is still a long time to come!
No matter how much the Zhao family loves her, and no matter how powerful Lord Zhao is, it is impossible for them to interfere in their daughter's family affairs at her husband's house.
Besides, even though Madam Zhou Er and Madam Zhou San went a little too far, it really takes two to tango! If the prince couldn't keep himself in check, who could he blame?
It is said that Lord Zhao and Madam Zhao were also very angry after hearing these things. Lord Zhao also talked to Duke Li Guo privately, and Madam Zhao fell ill immediately.
Miss Zhao has a miserable life.
Zhao Liya, who had a miserable life, not only had to deal with her husband's endless harassment every day, but she had already read the account book carefully and read it twice, picking out the key points. She had a rough idea in her mind and began to meet the ladies in charge, big and small, one by one.
(End of this chapter)
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