"At that time, there were only me, my second cousin and Zhou Nanqian at the scene. Zhou Nanqian bumped into me, and my second cousin must have seen it." Zhou Qiongyue made a quick decision and pulled Li Jingchen in as well.
"Zhou Nanqian hasn't woken up yet, so don't worry about this. Your father and I will seek justice for you." After saying this, Jin looked at her two sons and the servants in the room and warned them, "Don't announce Yue'er's awakening yet. Just say she's dying. If anyone lets it slip, don't blame me for being rude!"
After Jin finished speaking, she didn't forget to glare threateningly at the people around her.
When Zhou Zhiyi heard his mother say this, he quickly expressed his opinion: "Don't worry, mother, I won't tell anyone. I will also look after my brother."
"Am I such an unreliable person?" Zhou Zhiquan pursed his lips unhappily, but he couldn't afford to offend anyone present, so he could only mutter this to himself.
He muttered, then noticed his mother and eldest brother staring at him. He could only touch his nose and reassure, "My sister recently fell into the water and is still unsure of her life or death. I'm heartbroken and sick, so I'm taking some time off to recuperate at home with her. If you don't see anyone, you don't have to act."
When Zhou Zhiyi heard his brother say that, he didn't want to go anymore. This time, he was really scared. When he carried his sister out of the lake, he thought for a moment that she was dead.
"Then I won't go to the palace either. I'll take some leave and stay home with my sister!"
Jin thought for a moment and whispered to Zhou Zhiyi, "That's fine. Big Boss, go to the palace and ask the Empress for leave. And ask the Second Prince if Nan Qian pushed Yue'er down there. Remember to ask in front of the Empress. And ask the Crown Prince to ask for leave as well. He's in a good mood to attend court even with his daughter in such a state."
As for the last sentence, it was definitely Jin's outburst. Her good niece hurt Yue'er, and Jin was very upset with her husband, the Marquis of Cheng'en. Moreover, she was a concubine's daughter, and she dared to think of murdering the eldest daughter of the eldest house, and had the courage to carry it out. So don't blame her!
"Yes, son, I'll take my leave! Sister, I'll come to see you after I finish my work, be good." Zhou Zhiyi first bowed respectfully to Jin, then reached out and touched his sister Zhou Qiongyue's head, and finally rubbed her face, wrinkling her clothes, before leaving in a hurry.
Zhou Qiongyue waited until her eldest brother Zhou Zhiyi left before she pretended to be indifferent and asked, "Did my father go to court?"
Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince's wife, Jin, reached out and gently poked her daughter Zhou Qiongyue's forehead. "You are so heartless! Your father has been guarding you for two days and two nights. Today, there was an important matter at court, so he left this morning."
When Zhou Qiongyue heard her mother say this, she knew she was overthinking it. She rubbed her head sheepishly and argued, "I'm almost being murdered. I finally woke up, but I haven't seen my father yet. How can I not make a fuss?"
The Crown Prince's wife, Jin, looked at her daughter like this and could only poke her head lovingly. "You, you can only control your father. You can't even beat that girl Zhou Nanqian outside. What a promising..."
Seeing her mother talking endlessly, Zhou Qiongyue wondered what she could do. She could only pretend to be tired and lay down quietly.
Sure enough, when Jin saw her daughter like this, she immediately stopped nagging and considerately covered Zhou Qiongyue with a quilt.
Just as Jin was about to leave, the court doctor came rushing in with a medicine box. Jin's anger grew, and she said she had forgotten something, that the court doctor had not come yet.
Upon seeing this, Jin immediately closed the door of the inner room and walked straight to the main seat in the outer room and sat down: "Doctor Wang is really arrogant. The master has invited you, so you don't have to be in a hurry."
Zhou Zhiquan also put on airs and sat down angrily below Jin. He also wanted to hear what the court doctor had to say.
When Wang Zhong heard what the Crown Prince's wife said, he was so scared that he immediately knelt down with a thud.
"Madam, please spare me, please spare me! It's not that I didn't come, but the Third Master personally brought people to me and took me to see the Second Young Miss. The Second Young Miss has woken up now."
Wang Zhong kowtowed as he explained. He was also afraid that something might happen to this legitimate daughter, as it would bring disaster to his entire family.
After hearing what the court doctor said, Jin became even angrier. She angrily threw a teacup beside her and said, "What kind of a jerk is that? How dare you compare yourself to our Yue'er? Third brother is really amazing."
Wang Zhong knelt below, his head lowered even further, fearing that the Crown Prince's wife would get angry and have him beaten to death. He was truly wronged!
After venting her anger, Jin calmed down. She always felt that being angry was useless. But this time, when it came to her daughter, she lost her composure.
Jin calmed down and regained her senses. Wait a little longer! Now was not the best time to quarrel. She had to wait until Yi'er questioned the Second Prince in front of the Empress. If she couldn't deal with the master, she couldn't deal with the servants either.
"You can stay in Qiongyue Pavilion for now. You don't need to see the doctor, Miss. The reason is! I don't trust you. When the master comes back, I will ask him to invite the imperial physician.
But before the eldest lady wakes up, you are not allowed to step out of Qiongyue Pavilion, otherwise you will see if the third master can protect you."
What could Wang Zhong do when the Crown Prince's wife said so? He could only bow respectfully and say, "I obey your command!" He could only pray that the eldest lady would wake up, otherwise the Marquis' Mansion would be in chaos!
Gu Yu, the maidservant beside Zhou Qiongyue, saw the look in the eyes of the prince's wife, and immediately came over to lead the court doctor Wang Zhong out, and arranged a room for him farthest away from the eldest lady. She also thoughtfully sent a few maids to serve Doctor Wang (to monitor him).
Jin arranged for the palace doctor and instructed Cai Ping, who was beside her, to make things difficult for the Third House in various palace matters for the time being. Only then did the anger in her heart subside a little.
Zhou Qiongyue had been pretending to sleep, but after hearing the orderly arrangements outside, she fell asleep peacefully. After all, this body had really fallen into the water and was truly weak.
After Zhou Zhiyi left the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, he rode his horse hurriedly to the palace. He did not look for his father first, because his father could not enter the harem anyway. It would be useless to look for him first.
Relying on his status as the second prince's companion, Zhou Zhiyi directly asked to see the second prince. He gave silver to the messenger and asked her to tell the queen that he had entered the palace.
The messenger knew Zhou Zhiyi. He was the Empress's nephew and the Second Prince's tutor. The Empress often summoned him. He was happy to do him a favor, so he passed the message to the Empress's maid.
As soon as Zhou Zhiyi arrived at the second prince's residence, people around the queen came to call Zhou Zhiyi.
Zhou Zhiyi followed the second prince directly to the Queen's Kunyun Palace.
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