Chapter 428 Empathy
Master Zhou Er turned to Zhou Rui and said, "You should go back first. I will seek justice for you later."
Zhou Rui opened her eyes wide in disbelief, "Dad, you..."
Mr. Zhou Er's eyes darkened slightly: "Go back first."
What else? Let him argue with a lackey? Can he win by talking or fighting?
Zhou Rui was heartbroken and desperate. Should he let her go back first? She'd been turned away at the Duke's Mansion and returned dejected. Did Dad ever think about what the people at the Pengyang Marquis's Mansion would think of her? How would that bitch Qian mock her? She was afraid she'd never be able to hold her head up in front of the servants again!
Zhou Rui covered her face and cried, glared at Nanny Lian angrily, and got into the carriage in dejected manner.
Dad has spoken, what else can she do?
All the sadness and despair turned into resentment. She hated Zhao Liya and Zhou Hansheng, and hated the first wife! Not only did they destroy her lifelong happiness, they also ruined her current life!
They didn't leave her any chance of survival.
Zhou Rui gritted her teeth, her expression becoming hideous and distorted. She thought madly that her life was completely over. Since she was going to hell, then let's go together!
The object of the conflict disappeared, and the original tension naturally disappeared without a target.
Mr. Zhou Er glared at Nanny Lian with a sinister look and said coldly, "You are a coward who relies on others for power."
Nanny Lian smiled and said, "Same here."
Aren't the second and third wives "dogs relying on the power of others"? If they don't rely on the power of the Duke's Mansion, who are they? In the capital, they are not even ordinary nobles. Who would give them the slightest respect?
This really stirred up a hornet's nest. Master Zhou Er almost jumped up in anger: "What did you say! Say it again!"
Lian Mama knelt and bowed slightly: "I have nothing to say. Second Master, the Crown Prince's wife and the Duke's wife are still waiting for my reply. I will take my leave."
"Stop right there!"
How could Mammy even pay any attention to him? She walked calmly without even pausing.
Master Zhou Er was so angry that he was shaking. He wanted to chase after Nanny Lian and slap her a few times, but he seemed to have lost all his strength after hearing these words. He felt as if he was nailed to the spot and couldn't move at all.
He watched Nanny Lian leave. Her steady steps and calm and composed back seemed extremely arrogant, a great mockery and ridicule of him.
Mr. Zhou ran straight to Old Lady Zhou angrily and stayed there for a long time before coming out.
Zhao Liya heard it and sneered.
That's great, it's a big step towards a breakup! Although Zhou Rui is cruel and selfish, what she did was not bad.
If she hadn't come here today, there wouldn't be such immediate results!
Otherwise, how do we say that bad teammates are the scariest?
Zhao Liya didn't say anything except chatting and joking with Zhou Hansheng after he came back about how Zhou Rui had the nerve to come back and cause a scene.
There was no intention of sending anyone to the second house to explain.
As if nothing happened.
Mr. Zhou Er originally thought that she and Zhou Hansheng would at least do some face-saving work, and as the younger generation, they would at least send someone to explain a few things to him and his wife.
Unexpectedly, there is nothing!
This is so arrogant that they totally don't treat the second branch as human beings!
"I can't stand with you! Bastards! Bastards!"
Master Zhou Er's eyes blazed with extreme hatred, a fire of rage burning fiercely.
At this moment, he finally understood his wife's anger.
In the palace, Concubine Mi fell ill.
I have been sick for quite some time.
However, she did not allow the palace maids and eunuchs serving in the Yonghe Palace to make any statement, let alone call a doctor. She was not released until she was dying.
When Empress Lu heard the news, she felt extremely angry and disgusted!
Mi Fei is deliberately disgusting her!
If she died in such a depressed and resentful manner, what would the eldest prince think even though he had been adopted by her?
There is bound to be a rift between her and the eldest prince, and even between the emperor and the eldest prince, the kind that will never be healed in this lifetime.
While Empress Lu sent someone to report to the emperor, she immediately made a decisive move and summoned the eldest prince before the people in Yonghe Palace could take action.
"After all, Concubine Mi is your biological mother, and we are connected by blood. Nothing can compare. Even though you have been adopted into my fold, I should naturally treat her differently than other consorts. Alas, she is so stubborn. Not only did she not call the imperial physician when she was sick, she also forbade anyone in the palace to tell anyone, and she has caused herself this much trouble. You should go and see her first. I will go later. If the emperor is free these days, please go and pay your respects, talk to her, and give her some advice."
"Don't worry, Concubine Mi has always been in good health and has a good foundation. The doctors in the Imperial Hospital are very skilled, so she will be fine."
The eldest prince did not know this news before he came to see the queen. When he suddenly heard that Concubine Mi was seriously ill, he was shocked, panicked and distressed.
The queen soothed him with kind words, and his flustered heart gradually calmed down. He nodded gratefully to the queen, "Thank you for your grace, mother!"
Empress Lu nodded and smiled slightly: "Go."
"Yes, I will take my leave."
The eldest prince hurried to Yonghe Palace.
Zhou Cong, the young eunuch serving beside him, followed his footsteps closely while persuading and comforting him in a low voice, saying implicitly: "My servant said something presumptuous, please don't blame me, my master. You are registered as the eldest son of the Emperor, and this is valued by the Emperor and the Empress. According to my little knowledge, Concubine Mi should be happy, why do you have to do this? She is your biological mother, how can you not treat her well and take care of the Mi family? You are the most filial, and everyone in and outside the palace knows it."
"When you meet Empress Mi later, please persuade her to stop doing this. Not only will she suffer, but you will also feel bad about it."
The eldest prince paused and glanced at Zhou Cong: "Don't say anymore."
"Yes, I just can't bear to see you sad, Master, so I said that. I deserve to die! I won't say any more!"
Zhou Cong bent down and admitted his mistakes repeatedly.
Anyway, everything that needs to be said has been said.
The eldest prince had been secretly resenting Concubine Mi for not considering him at all and acting capriciously. Now that Zhou Cong pointed it out, this feeling became even clearer.
He suddenly felt an immense sense of worry and frustration. His mother had raised him since childhood, even though they weren't biological children, she was always considerate of him. But his mother, on the other hand, only cared about herself and the Mi family. Every time they met, she would complain about her low rank and the injustices she'd suffered, or she would force him to swear to take good care of the Mi family, and she would even force him to give her Mi family's cousin to her right now.
(End of this chapter)
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