Chapter 323 I Do
"Father, what did Madam do wrong? Why are you blaming her? She is a weak woman and was bullied by Su Ying before..."
The Duke of Zhenguo closed his eyes with a hint of disappointment, and when he opened them again, his eyes were clear.
"Even though the Princess of Qi is powerful, she would never attack a useless woman in the harem for no reason. Let her tell us what she has done! Zheng'er is already eight years old this year, why is he being raised like a useless waste in your hands? In just seven days at the Prince of Qi's mansion, he has completely changed. Little Zhou, how are you going to explain this!"
Little Zhou would never have thought that the Duke of Zhenguo would come to attack her at this time. She choked with tears and said with red eyes: "My Lord, you are wise. Yes, it is my fault that I did not take good care of you..."
"Oh! Is it just that you didn't take good care of him, or that you deliberately treated him harshly? It was because of my negligence over the years that you allowed me to abuse the descendants of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion! I heard that he not only didn't have enough food to eat over the years, but he didn't even have a decent house. You still dare to pretend in front of me that you love your child. How can you have the face to cry!"
The last word was almost a roar from the Duke of Zhenguo. Although he was old, he had been stationed on the border before and had just returned this year. He had also met Fu Zheng. At that time, he was also disliked this child. He thought he was too timid and how could he be worthy of the important task of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. In addition, after hearing what Xiao Zhou said, he did not think much about it.
I never thought that all these secrets in the rear house would be used on my own grandson!
The Duke of Zhenguo was very angry, and he was also angry at himself that if he had discovered it earlier, Fu Zheng would not have been treated harshly for so many years!
"Father, is there any misunderstanding about this matter? Everyone in the mansion has witnessed how much Madam has cared for Zheng'er over the years."
"If you cared about your son for a day, you wouldn't say such stupid things!"
"Father..." Fu Xun was still a little unconvinced.
The Duke of Zhenguo glared at him, "You've read so much books over the years, you're useless! You can't even protect your own son, how can we expect you to accomplish anything great!"
Fu Xun shut up completely.
Seeing that Fu Xun was scolded so hard that he dared not say a word, Xiao Zhou was trembling with fear.
"Xiao Zhou, I will spare your life for now because you gave birth to a son and a daughter for the Duke of Zhenguo, but this mansion will definitely not tolerate a vicious woman like you. Pack up the first lady's gifts and send them to the farm outside the city. If anyone dares to take her back without my order, I will expel him from the Fu family's genealogy!"
Fu Xun was shocked. Expelling him from the family tree! This was a harsh punishment that the Duke of Zhenguo had never used in all these years.
"I also failed to manage my family properly and made a fool of myself by letting outsiders see the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. I will kneel in front of the ancestral hall and beg for forgiveness from my ancestors."
"Master..." the old lady said worriedly.
The Duke of Zhenguo looked at her and said, "You can't tell right from wrong. You turned a blind eye to something that was clearly happening in the backyard. Considering that we have been married for many years, I won't punish you. But if such an injustice happens again in my mansion, you will have to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures in the temple for the rest of your life."
The old lady was so frightened that she fell down on the chair and dared not say a word.
"Master, I know I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. Please let me go this time. The children are still young and cannot be without a mother." Little Zhou came to her senses and cried and begged.
The Duke of Zhenguo was unmoved. He stared at Xiao Zhou coldly, "Back then, I let you in so that you could take better care of Zheng'er. You are still Zheng'er's aunt, but you treat him so harshly. Your heart is rotten. Let's keep it."
"Please spare my life, sir! Please spare my life, sir!"
The entire Zhenguo Mansion was filled with Xiao Zhou's cries, but no one dared to come out and plead for her.
The Duke of Zhenguo stood up and walked to Fu Zheng, "Come with me."
Fu Zheng stood up and followed the Duke of Zhenguo into the ancestral hall.
The Duke of Zhenguo looked at the ranking solemnly, lit three incense sticks and knelt in front of the cushion.
Fu Zheng also stepped forward and knelt down. The title of Duke Zhenguo's Mansion was won with the blood and flesh of Fu's ancestors, and they were worthy of respect.
"Do you hate the government?"
Fu Zheng glanced at the Duke of Zhenguo and whispered, "No hatred."
The Duke of Zhenguo inserted the incense into the incense burner and looked at him. "Boy, you have grown up in the blink of an eye. I saw that when you dealt with those guards, although the moves in your hands did not have many rules, your luck was very skillful. Did the Princess Qi teach you this?"
Fu Zheng nodded, "Yes, Princess Qi is really amazing. My grandson never thought that he would have this day."
The Duke of Zhenguo nodded and asked, "Are you willing to go to the border with your grandfather?"
Fu Zheng's eyes widened in astonishment, "Grandfather..."
"The border is not like the capital. Even if you are treated harshly in the mansion, you don't have to be exposed to the wind and sun, nor do you have to face the wind and sand all day long. Are you willing?"
Fu Zheng clenched his hands excitedly, "Yes, I do!"
The Duke of Zhenguo nodded with satisfaction, "Okay."
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After leaving the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, Su Ying returned to the Prince's Palace.
She took out the silver she had on her, looked at it, then put it away with amusement.
"Why is the princess so happy?"
Bai Shuang felt that Su Ying had a special hobby for silver. Apart from food, the princess' eyes would light up when she saw silver.
"That's right. When you were exiled, how much food could you get with this silver?"
Bai Shuang was silent. The days of exile were so difficult that she didn't even want to recall them. But after the princess's personality changed, their days were not so difficult anymore.
"Princess, tell me, will the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion continue to treat Young Master Fu harshly?"
Su Ying picked up a piece of dessert on the table and started eating, "Maybe." She had gone through so much trouble just to lure out the Duke of Zhenguo. Xiao Jin had said that the Duke of Zhenguo was an upright man, but because he had been at the border for many years, he didn't know much about the affairs of the mansion, and he left everything to the old lady to handle. Now that he knew Fu Zheng's situation, if he didn't take any action yet, she didn't mind having one more mouth to feed in the palace. That child was a good material for martial arts and she didn't want to waste him.
"It's been so long since I came back. Is there any news from Tiankui City?"
"Replying to Princess, as far as the last message was concerned, everything was normal and I told you not to worry. I haven't sent any more messages since then."
Su Ying nodded. Since no message had been sent, everything should be normal.
"Princess, the butler is here."
"Let him in."
"yes."
Zhang Shuming walked into the room and bowed to Su Ying.
"No need to be so polite, butler. Get up."
Zhang Shuming stood up and handed the paper in his hand to Su Ying, "This is the date that the princess asked me to look at last time. The Feng Shui master said that these dates are all good. Princess, which one do you think is better?"
(End of this chapter)
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