The general idea was that one day the old marquis drank a little too much with his clansmen, and then fell asleep in the front yard. When he woke up, Liu Rongxuan was lying next to him.
At that time, the old marquis wanted to get rid of it, but Liu Rongxuan knew that her aunt's death must be suspicious, so she was prepared.
Just before the old marquis woke up, Liu Rongxuan asked her maid to spread the story between her and the old marquis throughout the mansion.
Liu Rongxuan's status was different from her aunt's. She was his legitimate concubine. It was only natural for the old marquis to be with her.
It is impossible for the old marquis to mobilize a large number of people to replace all the servants in the old house just because of this incident.
So the old marquis thought, he could just wait until the storm died down before dealing with Liu Rongxuan. Besides, he was drunk that night, and he was already old enough. There was no way anything could have happened between him and Liu Rongxuan.
The old marquis thought he was magnanimous, so he explained it the same way to the old lady Liu.
As for how Liu Rongxuan did all this, it was because Liu Rongxuan coaxed Liu Shi well during that period of time, which led to Liu Shi having no defense against this junior at all.
Liu Rongxuan's freedom in the old house gradually increased, which led to the events that followed. In particular, when the old marquis got drunk before, Liu asked Liu Rongxuan to deliver sobering soup, and Liu Rongxuan really just went there to deliver the sobering soup.
Obviously, those attempts made Old Lady Liu very satisfied, but this move was extremely bad.
Because there had been a precedent, when Liu Rongxuan came to deliver the sobering soup that night, the people around the old marquis did not take it seriously and let her in.
This time, the old lady Liu just cried to the old marquis for a while, and there was no follow-up. The old marquis thought he had appeased Liu and did not care about the follow-up matters.
As for the rapid deterioration in the relationship between Old Madam Liu and Liu Rongxuan, the old marquis did not care. It was normal that their relationship was not as good as before after such an incident.
Now that this has happened, the old marquis feels regretful when he thinks about it. But regret is often the most useless thing for people.
After hearing what her father said, Zhou Qiongyue also felt that it was fate and timing. She was just worried that her aunt would not be able to figure it out and would get stuck in a dead end.
Yuan Chaokang, who had been serving as a background member nearby, was also quite surprised. This grandfather was the only person he had ever seen in his two lifetimes who actually brought his own death upon himself, and he didn't need anyone else to help him throughout the whole process.
However, Zhou Qiongyue still asked a few more questions, "These are just one-sided statements from grandfather, are they true?"
Zhou Wencan thought for a moment, glanced at his daughter, and said, "It should be about the same. As for the difference, it should be that Liu Rongxuan is no longer a virgin."
The old marquis always thought that if he silenced everyone, the matter would be buried. However, there was always a loophole. As soon as Zhou Wencan got the news, he sent people to investigate. Liu Rongxuan had already been buried in the old house.
Old Marquis: Who would have thought that the eldest son would not even let go of the buried Liu Rongxuan.
After hearing this, Zhou Qiongyue's impression of her grandfather plummeted. "Father, are you still going to investigate?"
Zhou Wencan shook his head. He didn't want to dirty his daughter's eyes with more dirty things.
"In fact, as soon as your grandmother's accident happened, I received the news within two days and immediately sent people to investigate. The people I sent also conducted a thorough investigation and found that your grandmother's death was indeed an accident.
As for the others, that Liu Rongxuan is your grandfather's genuine concubine, even if there is something wrong, there is nothing we can do. Since your grandfather doesn't want to acknowledge her, then so be it! "
Yuan Chaokang, who hadn't suspected anything at first, understood immediately after hearing what his grandfather said. Perhaps his living grandfather wasn't so innocent after all!
But from a man's perspective, this really wasn't a big mistake. Yuan Chaokang only glanced at his mother obscurely, and seeing that she didn't react, he probably didn't think too much about it.
Yuan Chaokang felt secretly relieved.
Yuan Chaokang has basically been with his mother over the years, so of course he can sense the hidden thoughts in his mother's mind.
But he knew his mother was a smart woman. Even if his father had another woman, she would not make a fuss. She would just try her best to live a good life.
It was just his mother's thoughts, but in Yuan Chaokang's opinion, it was unacceptable to make his mother sad. His father could only have his mother in his life. Even if she wasn't his, he had to give her the right to be his. He was such a double-standard son.
This is also the reason why Yuan Chaokang wants to learn how to do business. Only with money can he train his own people and take the initiative in his own hands at critical moments.
Neither Zhou Qiongyue nor Zhou Wencan noticed that Yuan Chaokang was in a daze beside them. Zhou Qiongyue felt that the image of her grandfather had collapsed in her heart.
In Zhou Qiongyue's heart, the only good thing about the old marquis was that he truly doted on his wife. Now even this good thing was questionable, and Zhou Qiongyue felt quite melancholy.
Zhou Wencan was a little sad because of his mother's death. No matter how partial Liu was to him when she was alive, Zhou Wencan still felt sad now that he was gone.
Otherwise, with Zhou Wencan's usual alertness, he would definitely be able to sense that his grandson was thinking about something terrible again.
Zhou Qiongyue also noticed the sadness in her father's eyes, but she wasn't good at comforting people. "How about you just cry for a while, Dad?"
As soon as Zhou Qiongyue finished speaking, she saw her father and son staring at her with strange eyes.
Zhou Qiongyue looked at the two of them in confusion. "Just cry when you're sad. What's wrong with that? Men can cry, too."
After Zhou Qiongyue finished speaking, she nodded in agreement.
No matter how thick-skinned Zhou Wencan was, he couldn't cry in front of his daughter. But in front of his wife, he might still consider it.
Zhou Wencan came to his senses and shook his head vigorously, trying to get rid of the thoughts that were led astray by his daughter.
He wasn't actually that sad. As far as he could remember, his third brother was the only one who grew up in his mother's yard. He and his second brother had been managing their own front yard for a long time.
Later, when he grew up, he beat up the third child again, and his mother disliked him even more. Although there was a mother-son relationship between them, it was not much.
Zhou Wencan didn't want to talk about these nonsense with his daughter at this moment, so he dismissed them and said, "Alright, take Kang'er to the mourning hall and keep your grandmother company for a while! Your grandmother was very concerned about her reputation when she was alive, and she'll be happy if you do this."
"Then father, you should also take care of your health. I'm leaving!" After Zhou Qiongyue paid her respects, she took Yuan Chaokang away.
She was preparing to go to the mourning hall to save face for her grandmother. The important thing was that Zhou Qiongyue estimated that the Empress Dowager would be back from the royal villa later.
I don't know if the Empress Dowager can let it go. My grandfather's concubine was given by the Empress Dowager herself. If I have to say, it has something to do with Zhou Qiongyue.
But if the same thing happened again, Zhou Qiongyue would still fight back. She has no sense of guilt.
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