After hearing this, Si Junyuan paused for a moment and said:
"What happened in your house has spread all over the place. I heard a few words when I entered the courtyard just now!
Tell me, could it be that you have thoughts of marrying someone else again, and that is why you have hurriedly driven your sister-in-law back to being a concubine?"
Si Junshan waved his hands, unwilling to explain anything further, and just said:
"I don't have any thoughts of marrying another woman, so don't think too much about it, big brother.
But Zhou Shi had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, disturbed the Empress Dowager and the Empress, and offended Prince Mo Ying and His Royal Highness Prince Heng.
It is neither moral nor logical for her to be the mistress of my house anymore.
The matter has become a foregone conclusion, and her name has been removed from the ancestral hall in her hometown in Hengzhou.
"Brother, please don't mention this matter again. Let's go to Mother's courtyard and talk. I have some official business to attend to, so I'll go there later."
When Si Junyuan heard this, he choked.
He wanted to rely on his status as an older brother to say a few more words, but was slapped in the face by his own brother.
He snorted coldly and said:
"Mrs. Zhou gave birth to three children for you, and Yue'er is now a princess. I'm afraid your actions are inappropriate!
I advised you out of good intentions, but since you didn't listen, just pretend I never said anything!"
After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the backyard!
Si Junshan watched the man turn to the end of the corridor, then said to Ling Su:
"Go check and see what the Third Miss has been busy with recently?"
Ling Su immediately agreed and turned around to give orders to his men.
Si Junshan returned to his study and took out the letter he had just read hastily and read it again.
That child is really patient.
If it weren't for this fake death, I'm afraid I would have to go through countless checkpoints along the way before reaching Xuzhou.
But what happened in Qingcheng County was really thrilling. I wonder if the child was frightened?
He folded the letter gently and began to write his reply.
Xuzhou Prefecture is now short of food and clothing, and I wonder how much suffering that child has endured!
In the letter, he repeatedly warned the man to take good care of the child, and if the child encountered any difficulties, he must secretly help and protect her!
Just as he finished writing the letter and the ink was still wet, there was a knock on the door. Si Junshan said without even looking up, "Come in."
Ling Su pushed the door open and walked in, reporting:
"General, my aunt just went to the Pear Blossom Garden to visit Zhou, and the two maids outside the door didn't dare to stop her.
The eldest master sent someone to tell him that he has sent someone to the Rui Palace to invite the princess to come over for a reunion dinner tonight."
When Si Junshan heard this, deep wrinkles appeared between his brows.
Did these two people come to Beijing suddenly just to visit their mother as they said?
Before Si Junshan had time to think about it, he was about to go to the backyard. As soon as he walked down the steps, he saw Si Junhong rushing into the yard with a fierce momentum!
She put her hands on her hips with a frosty face and scolded:
"Junshan, how could you become so cruel? You were the one who inflicted all those injuries on my sister-in-law?
What heinous crime did she commit that made you break both of her legs?
Are you crazy? She is your legal wife who gave birth to three children for you!
It must have been that little troublemaker Si Jinxing who instigated this behind the scenes, right?"
Si Junshan looked at the somewhat unfamiliar elder sister in front of him and felt a surge of irritation in his heart.
Back then, I scolded the child indiscriminately!
It turned out that this was how she felt at the time. She felt bitter but didn't know how to express it.
Si Junshan walked down the stairs and asked, "Sister, what did Zhou say to you?"
Si Junhong looked at her second brother with an expressionless face in front of her, feeling confident because she had raised this second brother.
Not to mention a few scoldings, even a couple of beatings would be enough for my second brother!
She snorted coldly and said:
"What else does Zhou need to say? Do you think my eyes are just for show?
No one could fail to see that within just over three months, all members of the Zhou family had run into trouble without exception.
Think about it again, in your house, who else could have a rift with Zhou except that second girl?
Humph, I really underestimated that girl. Despite her young age, she is such a scheming and ruthless character!
It is said that evildoers will be punished by heaven. Second brother, that dead girl is now dead in Qingcheng County. Why are you still so stubborn and stubborn? You should cherish the people around you!"
What Si Junshan can't stand the most now is others slandering the child like that!
His face darkened instantly, and he said in a cold voice:
"Big sister, do you know that the damn girl you are talking about is the child of Xiaoshui and me?
Have you completely forgotten how Xiaoshui treated you back then?
Let me tell you, Zhou's three children combined are not even one-tenth as good as Xing'er!
After all, this is my family affair, so please don't worry about it."
As soon as he heard Lan Xinshui's name, Si Junhong felt a little guilty.
Back then, my husband was just a teacher in Shuigu County, Hengzhou Prefecture, but he was bullied by the then magistrate and forced to borrow money at high interest!
Although my second brother was a sixth-rank Zhaowu schoolmaster at that time, he had no real power.
Although the county magistrate was a seventh-rank official, he did not take his second brother seriously at all, and was on the verge of selling his house and people!
In the end, it was Lan Xinshui who stepped forward and asked the general of the Lan family to write a letter and directly confiscate the property of the county magistrate.
Afterwards, the family finally solved its urgent problem, and the man had a chance to make a name for himself.
In the years that followed, she always treated Lan Xinshui as her own sister...
Now, when the old story was mentioned again, Si Junhong retorted:
"She was nice to me back then, wasn't that the norm? Don't use this to shut me up.
Besides, she has been childless for many years and is a hen that can't lay eggs. She has already let our family down!
Her daughter was born a bastard, a disaster!
I just can't understand, how can you treat such a nemesis as a treasure?
Look at it, it’s only been over three months since she returned to Beijing from her villa, and she’s already taken over 80% of your house!
Humph, do you think I want to care about your trivial matters?
I just want to ask you, if Zhou was not the mistress, would Yue'er still be able to hold on to her position as princess?
As the General Zhenyuan, you are naturally protected by the emperor's grace!
For us small households, having this option will provide us with more protection!"
After hearing this, Si Junshan finally understood why his elder brother and sister had been speaking on Zhou's behalf.
It turns out that it’s all for their own selfish reasons!
Si Junshan stared at Si Junhong and said word by word:
"Do you know that Xing'er is still alive? How can I feel about you cursing my daughter like this?
Besides, you only know Yue'er as a princess, but don't you know that Xing'er was married to King Mo Ying and will also be a princess in the future!"
Si Jinxing is not dead?
She...is really not dead?
When Si Jinyun walked out of the yard, he paused, and a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes.
She didn't dare to delay and immediately turned around and went back to Biluo Garden. She had to tell that person about this matter as soon as possible!
It would be best if that person could kill Si Jinxing on his way back!
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