Upon entering the main hall, just as the butler had said, Zhou Shiyuan, his father, and his mother were all gathered together, creating the impression of a joint trial.
Yuan Zhao glanced at them and said with a light laugh:
"I have met my grandmother, father, and husband."
"Please forgive my rudeness, Yuan Zhao, but I am too tired to greet you."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Shiyuan couldn't help but glare at Yuan Zhao with disgust. How dare this shameless woman say such a thing?
Even though he had no feelings for Yuan Zhao, she was still his wife in name only. Yuan Zhao's words were a direct slap in his face, and he couldn't retaliate.
Not to mention Zhou Shiyuan, even Zhou's father and his wife looked rather grim.
Old Madam Zhou couldn't help but look at Yuan Zhao. In the past three years, Zhou's father and others had little contact with Yuan Zhao, but she had quite a lot of contact with him.
What she did these past two days completely surprised everyone, especially what she did today, which was beyond their comprehension.
Madam Zhou looked at Yuan Zhao for a long time, but found that she couldn't quite understand her granddaughter-in-law.
However, she was the first to react, suppressing her dissatisfaction and putting on a benevolent expression.
"Why do you look so pale? Come over here and rest with your grandmother."
After saying that, she waved to Yuan Zhao, signaling her to come over.
Yuan Zhao didn't go over; he simply found a seat nearby and explained to Old Madam Zhou:
"Grandmother, I really don't have the strength, so I'll just sit here."
What she said was true, but to the Zhou family, it sounded like boasting and sarcasm.
Zhou Shiyuan couldn't stand it any longer and stormed off, afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would strangle Yuan Zhao.
After Zhou Shiyuan left, the hall quieted down for a while before Old Madam Zhou slowly began to speak:
"Zhaozhao, don't take it to heart with Shiyuan. He doesn't know what kind of grievances you've suffered in the past three years."
"Grandmother knows everything you've done."
Old Madam Zhou's words were so kind; if it were the old Yuan Zhao, he would probably have been deeply moved at this moment.
Unfortunately, given a second chance, she was no longer the Yuan Zhao who could be easily fooled.
Having experienced what happened in her past life, she knew how filthy the hearts of these people were hidden beneath their kind exteriors.
Of those people, the old lady was the most formidable.
Zhou's mother's dislike for her was obvious, while Old Madam Zhou always gave her the illusion of being kind, only revealing her true colors at the end.
Thinking of this, she lowered her eyes, concealing the mockery within, but said:
"It's good that Grandmother knows. For the sake of this family and the Marquis's mansion, your granddaughter-in-law will not suffer any injustice."
"Thank you for your hard work, Zhao Zhao."
Madam Zhou showed a touched expression and said "good" several times.
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while before Old Madam Zhou changed the subject and said:
"Today, your grandmother and father have something else to discuss with you."
"Grandmother, you flatter me."
Chu Qing lowered her head, knowing without a doubt what they wanted to say. Sure enough, Old Madam Zhou spoke first:
“Zhaozhao, that peasant woman caused your marital discord. It’s fine if you don’t want to give her a proper status, but the child is innocent. He is also Shiyuan’s bloodline, and he is also the bloodline of our Zhou family. We can’t just leave him alone.”
“Zhaozhao is a sensible person and a kind person. Grandmother believes you would never let a two-year-old child wander outside, right?”
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