"Old and faded?"
Zhu Wuhuan deliberately looked at Zhang Luo slowly, then nodded and said, "Your face is indeed not delicate enough, not smooth and white enough, it's so rough that it's not even as good as the maidservants around me."
She chuckled and said, "Just now I saw you, the mistress of the Zhang Mansion, taking care of your skin to such a good state. I thought your Zhang Mansion was short of money and even the mistress couldn't afford pearl powder beauty cream."
She looked at Madam Zhang again, "But when I looked at Madam Zhang's face, which was still radiant and plump even though she was over fifty, I knew that I had guessed wrong."
She looked at Zhang Luoshi again and said deliberately slowly, "It's not that the Zhang family has no money, it's that the money of the Zhang family has not been spent on you, the mistress of the house."
Hearing this, Madam Zhang turned even paler with fright.
The Queen's words were not just sarcasm; they pointed out that the Zhang family treated their daughter-in-law harshly and did not give the mistress of the house the proper respect!
Compared to Madam Zhang's panic, Mrs. Zhang Luo was overjoyed.
She looked at the Queen in surprise!
Is your Majesty going to support her?
She thought of something and suddenly glanced at her nephew Luo Songping beside her.
The Empress had specifically asked her to bring her nephew along, saying that the Emperor had been missing her father, Lord Luo, a few days ago. Could it be that the Empress was going to make the decision for her today out of consideration for her father's feelings?
She was deeply moved and her eyes were red.
It turns out that as long as a minister is truly loyal to Daning and the king, even if he dies, the king will still remember him and will favor his children and descendants!
With such a good emperor and such a good queen, the Luo family should be loyal to them for life!
She looked at her nephew with eyes that gradually became firmer.
After leaving the palace, she would tell her nephew everything in detail, and ask him to be loyal to the emperor and the future prince when he grows up to repay the emperor's kindness!
If Zhu Wuhuan knew what Zhang Luo was thinking, he would be so heartbroken that he would die on the spot.
It's a pity she didn't know.
Still supporting Zhang Luoshi.
She stared at Madam Zhang indifferently.
"Madam Zhang, look back at your daughter-in-law and your granddaughter. What other wife or daughter of a legitimate wife would be like them, with withered and yellow hair, dull skin, and no trace of refinement at all?"
She continued coldly.
"When you return to the Zhang residence later, ask Master Zhang a question for me—if he doesn't use his salary to support his legitimate wife and daughter, what will he do with it? Is he going to favor his concubine over his wife?"
There was clearly no anger in his words, but these words made Madam Zhang dizzy and light-headed!
Her body went limp and she slipped off the stool, quickly falling to her knees!
"Your Majesty, the Queen, is wise!"
The queen actually said that her son favored his concubine over his wife. This is a serious matter and they can't get away with it by denying it!
Concubine Zhu in the mansion is well-fed and well-mannered, and her food, clothing and other expenses are indeed much better than those of the mistress of the house, Zhang Luoshi. If the queen were to investigate, she would definitely find out about this!
She won't be allowed to be stubborn at all!
But she couldn't admit that her son favored his concubine over his wife. If this was too serious, he would be reprimanded and demoted by the emperor!
Faced with the current situation, she could only admit that it was her fault!
So she immediately kowtowed and confessed her guilt.
"Empress, this matter has nothing to do with Zhang Zhennan. It's the old and foolish woman who has treated her daughter-in-law and granddaughter so harshly!"
"This sinful woman has little education and is ignorant of the big picture. She only wants grandchildren to carry on the family line and dislikes granddaughters. On a daily basis, she is somewhat disgusted with her granddaughters and daughters-in-law at home, and always makes things difficult for them—"
"This is my fault alone. I am willing to make amends to my daughter-in-law and granddaughter, and I swear to treat them well in the future. Please, Queen, have mercy and forgive me this time!"
Zhang Luoshi watched as Old Madam Zhang kowtowed and apologized, and she felt very happy!
But as a daughter-in-law, she had to suppress the joy in her heart and kneel down with her mother-in-law.
She kept her eyelids down and said nothing.
She could kneel beside her mother-in-law out of filial piety, but forget about asking her to plead for her.
When she and her daughter were living a hard life in the Zhang family in the past few years, who had sympathized with them?
Then why should she pity her mother-in-law?
She has no mercy.
Zhu Wuhuan felt relieved when he saw that Zhang Luoshi had no hesitation in pleading for Old Madam Zhang.
She gently waved the round fan with her slender fingers and glanced at Old Madam Zhang who was so scared that she kept kowtowing.
"apologize?"
She curled her lips, "You said just a few words in a flash, but can you so easily erase the harsh treatment that Zhang Luo and her daughter have endured at your hands over the past few years?"
Old Madam Zhang became more and more frightened, and kowtowed continuously while trembling.
Zhang Luo looked at the Queen with red eyes, deeply moved.
She never thought that after her father and mother passed away, she would have such strong support from others one day!
Zhu Wuhuan spoke slowly.
"Well, I'll give you two choices."
"First, since your Zhang family doesn't cherish this daughter-in-law you married off to us, I will give Zhang Luoshi the power to divorce her husband today. From now on, Zhang Luoshi will establish her own household and have no further connection with your Zhang family."
"Not only that, when Zhang Luo writes the divorce letter to Master Zhang, I will have it posted at the city gate for all men to see. Any man who favors his concubine over his wife will be divorced."
When Madam Zhang heard this first choice, her vision suddenly went dark!
How can this be?
There were cases where the husband divorced his wife, and there were cases where the couple divorced by mutual agreement. But there were few precedents in history for a wife publicly divorcing her husband.
If her son were to be divorced by his wife and the divorce letter were to be posted at the city gate for everyone to see, how would her son face people in the future?
However, when Zhang Luo heard this, her eyes lit up!
It's not that she doesn't feel Zhang Zhennan's dislike for her, but she can't leave the Zhang family, so she can only endure it even if he dislikes her.
She had no other choice.
But if I could leave the Zhang family and become a woman of my own...
Then why should she stay in the stinking cesspool of the Zhang family, scheming against each other with several concubines for food every day?
While she was thinking, Zhu Wuhuan continued to talk about the second option.
"And the second thing is that your Zhang family should show the right attitude and give the power of the family to the rightful owner."
Zhu Wuhuan glanced at Old Madam Zhang.
"You just said you've never been to school and don't know the big picture. Tsk, since you know you can't read and manage a household, why didn't you hand over the reins to Zhang Luoshi long ago? Is it possible that the daughter of a fourth-rank official is worse than you, and can't even manage the household?"
Madam Zhang was so angry that she almost vomited blood.
She said she had no education, which was just modesty!
She thought bitterly, the Empress is so good at confronting others, why doesn't she dare to confront the Emperor, and only bullies an old woman like her!
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