Chapter 228 Madam Zhou, No, Madam Li

As time went by, I heard the good news that Jiuer had returned.

She was stunned. So fast?

She glared at the maid who reported the news: "Jiu'er came back soon, why didn't you say anything?"

"If I had known, I would not have been hanging around the house. I would have washed up early and gone to meet her."

The maid felt wronged: "Madam, I told you that you were not used to being addressed as Marquis, right?"

Mrs. Zhou remembered it, but she thought it would take two days, but it only took a while.

When Zhou Huanjiu got home, her mother naturally pulled her aside and praised her for a long time. Her mother's compliments made her, who was not thick-skinned, feel embarrassed.

The happy moment didn't last long, and someone came to tell her: "Madam, the man from the Zhou family is here."

"That man" refers to Zhou Yu, Jiuer's biological father.

Every time he came, he was stopped by her outside the garden.

After a few attempts at the beginning, the man started to make a big noise at the gate of Wanyuan.

Jiu'er had not returned to the palace at that time, so he was sent to tie him up and throw him back to the Zhou family's manor. He never made trouble again after that.

But every now and then, he would come over and pester me, trying to get in.

Mrs. Zhou used to be able to turn a blind eye to the incident, but this time...

"Jiu'er, if my mother wants to divorce, will you help her?"

Zhou Huanjiu was so happy that he nodded heavily: "Yeah!"

Wait, my head is a little heavy and I’m a little dizzy.

Zhou Yu was brought in with great fanfare, saying in a loud voice, "Madam, have you finally come to your senses? Do you want to reconcile with your husband?"

"Although my husband likes men, we can still be close friends and sisters!"

He sat down on the chair very naturally and carelessly, spread his hands and said, "Look, you like men too, and I like men too."

"We like the same things. How many husbands in the world can understand their wives? But I can completely understand you."

Ever since she discovered that Zhou Yu didn't like women, Mrs. Zhou always felt that his sitting posture, walking, voice, etc., were all somewhat feminine?

She couldn't bear to look at it and turned her eyes away.

Zhou Yu's purpose of coming this time remained the same, he wanted to live in this spacious and comfortable Wanyuan, but his words seemed to have changed.

He seemed to be standing in Zhou Huanjiu's shoes, thinking like a kind father, and advised earnestly: "Although Jiu'er is doted on by the Queen Mother, your most solid support in the future will still be your brothers."

"Your Majesty did not kill us all. Although I was stripped of my title, my children can still pass the imperial examinations and become officials."

"Jiu'er, the teacher at the academy said that your brother has great talent and it's possible that he will pass the imperial examination."

"No matter how generously the Queen Mother and His Majesty reward you, you are still an outsider."

"Your last name is Zhou, not Bei."

"In the future, the people you will be closest to will still be your brothers from the same clan and family."

He rebuked Mrs. Zhou: "Jiu'er, your mother is ignorant, are you also ignorant?"

"This is about your future, the rest of your life."

"And you are such a heartless mother, you only care about your own pleasure, quarreling with your father-in-law and splitting up the family, and you don't care about your daughter at all."

"Aye is really doing this for your own good."

"Why don't you take your brothers in and nurture their relationship before they grow up?"

"Otherwise, when they grow up and become successful, and no longer acknowledge you, you will regret it later!"

"Like now, Zhizhi and your brothers have become closer."

"If you don't hold on tight, they will favor Zhizhi in the future, and Jiuer will really have no brothers to support him."

If Bei Jingchu were here, she would definitely remember the story of the true and false daughter in the original novel. Zhou Huanzhi developed a sister-brother relationship with all the boys in the Duke's Mansion, especially Erlang who was named the prince.

After the real daughter Zhou Huanjiu was found, the situation became incompatible.

All the powerful and influential people in the mansion sided with Zhou Huanzhi, leaving her alone and helpless, with no one to support her or feel sorry for her.

Everyone was hostile to her, plotting to embarrass her at the banquet, destroy her reputation, and so on.

Then she poisoned the whole family to death.

This time, Zhou Huanjiu didn't know that her fate had changed, but she knew that she didn't need to rely on those so-called brothers.

Zhou Huanjiu fanned the air in front of him unhappily, wrapped his arms around his chest, and presented the farewell letter he had just written while he was chattering, the ink still wet.

The maid handed the divorce letter to Zhou Yu, and Mrs. Zhou said disdainfully: "Zhou Yu, do you think your sons are rich?"

"Only wine can afford these."

"Sign this and get out of here."

Zhou Yu held the divorce agreement in astonishment and asked, "What do you mean, you crazy woman?"

"Do you really dare to divorce me?"

"Have you thought it through? If you really divorce me, if anything happens in the future, even if you and your daughter beg me, I will never forgive you!"

He said threatening words, but he was weak inside.

It was obvious that he just thought the mother and daughter were useful and kept clinging to them.

Seeing that he was hesitating, Mrs. Zhou simply ordered someone to hold him down.

"You can't write, but you can make handprints, right?"

Zhou Yu was held down by several people, who grabbed his thumb and pressed it against the divorce papers.

Only then did he see clearly the words on the letter.

The writer is indeed a man who is responsible for the funeral. The reasons for the divorce are that he is a mean person and feels that he is not worthy of his wife. He is ashamed of his appearance and thus divorces her.

Zhou Yu's eyes were red with anger.

"How dare you, crazy woman!"

"You ruin my reputation!"

Mrs. Zhou was tired of saying, "Your reputation has been ruined seven years ago. Where did you get a good reputation?"

When Zhou Yu was released, his crown fell off, and his hair, which had not been washed for a long time, smelled bad. He looked completely dishonorable, like a homeless beggar.

But he still raised his head and pointed his finger.

"Okay, okay, just leave me. What good will happen to the two of you? Which son-in-law is willing to support his mother-in-law?"

"You crazy woman, don't come to beg me when the time comes. I won't forgive you. I'll wait for you to beg me!"

The moment he was released, he rushed forward, trying to tear up the book and leave.

The servants of Wanyuan quickly took the divorce papers and ran away.

Madam Zhou, no, Madam Li.

Madam Li smiled mysteriously: "Do you think I haven't considered what you just said?"

"Then why do you want to guess why I suddenly decided to divorce you?"

Zhou Huanjiu on the side hadn't interrupted yet, for fear that he, who was not very smart, would hold back.

All I could hear was my mother's voice, filled with great pride: "Because my daughter doesn't need a brother at all."

"She is the most promising woman in Dai Viet. She can be made a marquis and a prime minister, and become an official of the imperial court with her supreme achievements, starting from the fifth rank."