Chapter 163: The Plot at the City Gate
"Why didn't he answer? Those few 'yes' have already sentenced him to death for deceiving the emperor."
Chu Qinshu used to think that Zhou Hongjing was mean and mean, but now she realizes that he is also stupid.
Some smart people think that everyone is within their calculations.
In fact, he is not calculating against others at all, but he makes them think that they are being calculated against by him.
For example, Prince Ning married his eldest daughter Zhou Jiayi as his concubine.
He thought he had schemed against Prince Ning, but in fact he had no idea that it was Prince Ning who took the initiative to provide him with the opportunity to scheme.
He also mentioned in the morning court that he had found out the whereabouts of Chu Chengzhao.
He thought no one could expose his lies, but in fact he was the only one who believed them.
One lie requires countless lies to cover it up.
Zhou Hongjing is now trapped in it, but he doesn't know it yet.
"Master is right, little gourd understands."
Xiao Hulu sorted out in his mind what Zhou Hongjing had done and said, and seemed to understand it but also seemed not to understand it.
But this is not important to it. As long as the cannon fodder it is protecting does not get into trouble, it doesn't matter who else cares.
"Continue watching Zhou Hongjing's video. Didn't the housekeeper say that something happened to the third young lady?"
What Chu Qinshu is most concerned about is Zhou Hongjing's plot against Chu Chengyi.
I don't mean anything else, I'm just curious about Chu Chengyi's methods.
If she was right, this report was probably written by Chu Chengyi.
"Master, Zhou Hongjing wet the bed and is washing up. Are you sure you want to see it?"
Little Gourd looked at the paused video on the wall, feeling somewhat bewildered.
What's so good about the clothes that a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties wears?
The master has a very strong taste.
"Oh, then let's look at Zhou Jiaming."
Chu Qinshu rolled her eyes at Xiao Hulu. Is that what she meant?
She just wanted to know what happened to Zhou Jiaming.
Don’t think that Zhou Jiaming doesn’t know Zhou Hongjing’s plan. Zhou Hongjing has taught the children of the Zhou family to have their eyes on the top of their heads since they were young.
Men should marry into a rich and powerful family, and women should marry into a rich and powerful family.
And Zhou Jiaming herself had her eyes on more than one prince, she had even silently ranked them in her mind.
It felt as if all the princes were cabbages for her to choose.
"Master, Zhou Jiaming is angry and has smashed everything in the house."
Xiao Hulu quickly found Zhou Jiaming's name and clicked on the video.
In the video, Zhou Jiaming was standing in a messy room with his hands on his hips and an angry look on his face.
The maids were so frightened that they trembled and kept silent.
"That idiot Ma Ruyu wants to marry me, he is so ugly but beautiful..."
Zhou Jiaming angrily scolded Ma Ruyu to pieces, then walked out of his yard in a rage.
Many of the maids who were bullied by Zhou Jiaming secretly curled their lips and complained silently in their hearts.
"I heard that Mr. Ma's biological mother was a famous courtesan in Yuzhou back then, and she was many times prettier than Miss Three."
"Miss San has the nerve to complain about my ugliness. Maybe Mr. Ma doesn't like Miss San either. Who knows who will complain about whom then."
"Didn't Mr. Ma say he wanted to marry Miss Three?"
"I don't know whether the third young lady will be a wife or a concubine when she enters the Ma Mansion?"
The video has subtitles?
Chu Qinshu stared at it.
"Master, the inner monologue will have subtitles. I forgot to turn on this function before, but the dialogue still has no subtitles."
Xiao Hulu is in sync with Chu Qinshu's consciousness in real time, so Xiao Hulu knows immediately what she is thinking.
"This feature is good, and people who like to watch melons like it the most."
Chu Qinshu praised sincerely.
"Ma Ruyu is Ma Xiuli's eldest son, 30 years old this year. His biological mother died young and he was brainwashed by Madam Ma.
He doesn't like to study and only knows how to do business. Now most of the official income of the Ma family comes from him. He married a wife twelve years ago and has seven or eight concubines. "
Little Gourd remembered that his master had never watched the video of the people related to the Ma Mansion, so he took the initiative to act as a commentator.
"Ma Ruyu is not bad, at least he has money."
Chu Qinshu really doesn't pay attention to people like Ma Ruyu who don't have much of a plot in the original book, because they don't affect the fate of the royal family.
After Xiao Hulu introduced her like this, she felt that her father was quite good at selecting people.
Isn't this giving Zhou Hongjing a wealthy and successful son-in-law?
Ma Xiuli is a Shangshu, and his family status is several levels higher than that of Jingzhao Yin.
Ma Ruyu is good at business and must have many times more money than Zhou Hongjing.
"He can make money, but he doesn't have any in his own hands. It's all handed over to the Duke and managed by Madam Ma."
Xiao Hulu continued.
"Oh, the Ma Mansion is going to be lively."
Chu Qinshu was extremely happy when she saw that the person who plotted against her father was going to get his comeuppance.
"Butler, I want to see my father."
In the video, Zhou Jiaming had already arrived outside the main courtyard and happened to run into the housekeeper who was closing the gate and leaving.
"Miss Third, the old man has passed out. The doctor just gave him an acupuncture treatment. I'm afraid it will take an hour for him to wake up."
The housekeeper looked kind, but he felt it was a pity in his heart.
"A good plan went awry."
"Originally, they were going to throw the Third Miss into the carriage of the East Palace, but they accidentally threw her into the carriage of the Ma Mansion not far away."
"There were many people at the city gate, and the Third Miss had her outer garment accidentally stripped off by Ma Ruyu. I don't know how many people saw it."
'Now, marrying her to the Ma family is the best solution.'
"If the Ma family refuses to acknowledge her, I'm afraid they will have no choice but to send her to become a nun."
Another subtitle flew across the screen.
Chu Qinshu's bright eyes moved left and right as she read all the subtitles and basically understood what happened at the city gate.
As far as she knew, her father did not leave the palace today, and the carriage from the East Palace went to the city gate only to lure Zhou Hongjing's men to take action.
Maybe it was because Ma Ruyu happened to pass by the city gate today, so her father took advantage of the situation?
"Have you told your father about the incident at the city gate? Did he tell you how to solve it?"
Zhou Jiaming was extremely anxious, as she was afraid that Ma Ruyu would come to propose marriage.
If Zhou Hongjing hadn't woken up, Mrs. Zhou would definitely agree to the marriage after knowing what happened at the city gate.
But she didn't want to marry into the Ma family.
"That's what he said, but the old man fell into a coma before he could come up with a solution."
The butler shook his head.
"If the master had a way to solve this problem, he wouldn't have fainted from anger."
"I don't know what Lord Fang said, but I was so scared that I lost control of my bladder. Add to that what happened at the city gate, I'm lucky to be alive."
"Alas, those who are in charge need to clean up their mess."
"Butler, please don't tell my mother about what happened at the city gate. I'm sure my father will be able to think of a solution when he wakes up."
Zhou Jiaming knew that the housekeeper was loyal to Zhou Hongjing, and she had no doubt about his words.
Moreover, the housekeeper's words are more effective in front of Zhou Hongjing than Mrs. Zhou's.
As long as the housekeeper didn't mention the matter at the city gate in front of Madam Zhou, she had plenty of ways to make the maids around her shut up.
"Hey, Third Miss, don't worry, I can keep my mouth shut."
The butler had no say in this matter, but he knew who his master was.
He would never mention anything in front of his lady that his master didn't let him tell her.
However, even if he didn't say anything, Zhou Jiaming's maid could keep her mouth shut.
But what about the people at the city gate? Who can cover up the mouths of so many people?
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