Yuan Zhao's words were unexpected by everyone, especially Zhou's father, who never imagined that Yuan Zhao had bought the house.
Today, Yuan Zhao is clearly severing ties with them.
Now that they have no property under their names, are they going to be homeless?
This realization flashed through the minds of the Zhou family members, and they were all stunned.
Yuan Zhao clearly had no intention of wasting words with them and spoke directly:
"Wenfeng, Linglong, you two help Master Zhou and the others tidy up."
"They are not allowed to take anything except their own clothes."
Upon hearing this, the second and third wives immediately flew into a rage.
"On what grounds?"
“That’s our stuff.”
Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhao gave them a mocking look:
Do I need to remind you?
"To this day, you have not yet paid back my dowry."
"Those things were used to pay off the debt."
Yuan Zhao was a man of his word. He immediately ordered Wen Feng and Linglong to lead people to help the Zhou family pack their things. He was swift and decisive, giving the Zhou family no time at all.
Seeing this, the Dowager Consort narrowed her eyes slightly. It seemed that Yuan Zhao had planned this all along, and she herself had become a tool in her hands today.
This realization made her somewhat dissatisfied, but Yuan Zhao was extremely good at dealing with people.
She bowed to the Dowager Princess:
"Your Highness, I am so grateful to you for upholding justice today and restoring my innocence."
"The Yuan family will never forget the great kindness and virtue of the Dowager Consort."
This means that the Yuan family owes the Dowager a favor.
Compared to the Zhou family, which is now utterly useless, the favors of the Yuan family, which is at the height of its power, are clearly much more important.
The Dowager Consort said nothing and left the Zhou residence. As soon as she stepped out, she saw a two-year-old child kneeling in front of her.
"Your Highness, save me!"
The one kneeling in front of her was naturally Zhou Yujie.
When Zhou Yujie heard that the Empress Dowager was coming today, he thought of currying favor with her.
He finally made it to the front yard, where he heard the Dowager's heartless words and witnessed Yuan Zhao's methods of divorcing her husband.
He immediately knew that he could no longer stay in the Yongning Marquis's residence.
His adoptive father and adoptive grandfather were no longer able to help him; he truly hadn't expected the Zhou family to be so stupid.
Not only did he fail to regain his glory by taking advantage of the Empress Dowager, but he also angered her, causing her to issue an edict to abolish the Yongning Marquis's Mansion. This was not the most troublesome part. The most troublesome part was that all members of the Zhou family were demoted to slaves, and none of their descendants were allowed to participate in the imperial examinations.
In this world, not being able to participate in scientific expeditions means you'll never have a chance to succeed.
Moreover, having been reduced to slavery, he couldn't imagine how he would live his life afterward.
In the end, he had only one gamble left.
He knew he was born lucky, and no one would not feel pity for a two-year-old child, except, of course, Yuan Zhao and Rong Ruo, those jinxes.
He looked at the Dowager Consort with tears in his eyes:
"Please, Your Highness, grant my son a way to live."
"My son doesn't want to be sold, and he certainly doesn't want to be beaten to death."
“My father almost beat me to death last time. Now that something so serious has happened, he’ll definitely beat me to death.”
After saying that, Zhou Yujie started to cry.
He had no psychological barriers; after all, he was only two years old, so wasn't it normal for him to cry a little?
The people around the Dowager Consort had already told her about Zhou Yujie. When she heard that he had almost been beaten to death by Zhou Shiyuan last time, the Dowager Consort couldn't help but frown.
Zhou Yujie's guess was correct. Although the Empress Dowager was ruthless, she couldn't help but feel sorry for a two-year-old child crying like that.
Most importantly, the palace maid just whispered in her ear that Zhou Yujie was very intelligent and had the title of a child prodigy.
The Dowager Consort had a thought in mind, and finally spoke:
"Bring him along."
Zhou Yujie quickly bowed with tears of gratitude. He was carried in the arms of a palace servant. Before leaving, he glanced back at the Yongning Marquis's residence, his eyes filled with indifference.
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