Chapter 670 In just seven days, Nanny Zhang found out the whole truth.
Only the mother and daughter were left in the room, and Mrs. Zhao held her daughter's hand with earnest words.
"Zhi'er, right now you have to follow Aunt Zhang's instructions in everything. The most important thing is to take care of yourself first. Once you're well, you can slowly make plans."
"A woman must have a son or daughter to support her, so that she can stand tall and straight."
Zhao Qingzhi sighed deeply, her eyes filled with despair. "Mother, given my current state, how could the young prince ever touch me again?"
Mrs. Zhao was also very worried. She patted the back of her hand and said, "There will always be a way. Don't lose heart."
She thought for a moment and then spoke of her second daughter: "Qinghan's marriage didn't seem as glamorous as yours. But the Chu family is a peaceful family. They don't even have a concubine or maid in the backyard."
"Your brother-in-law Chu Chenyu is also very ambitious. In less than a year, his official rank was promoted twice. Now..."
"Mom!" Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhao Qingzhi's harsh voice.
She suddenly pulled her hand back and looked at her mother in disbelief. "Do you also think your daughter is useless now? Do you think I'm not as good as your second sister?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Mrs. Zhao was angry and distressed. "Don't you know who my mother loves the most?"
"Although Qinghan was also born from my belly, she has been raised by the old lady since she was a child, so she is always closer to the old lady."
Zhao Qingzhi's tears burst out again, and she threw herself into her mother's arms again, crying like a helpless child.
"Mother, my second sister has her grandmother's love and her husband's affection, but I only have you left! Mother, you can't, you can't be partial to my second sister!"
Madam Zhao hugged her tightly, her heart broken, and she kept coaxing her, "I'm not partial, I'm not partial. Mother will always love my Zhi'er the most."
After a long time, Mrs. Zhao gently pushed her daughter away from her arms and carefully wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief.
"Zhi'er, listen to mother." She lowered her voice, "Crying won't bring the child back, and crying won't drive away those wolves, tigers and leopards."
"What you have to do now is to survive, and live well!"
"Only by living can you get an explanation for all the grievances and sufferings you've endured! Only by living can you make those evil-hearted people who harmed your child pay the price!"
She suddenly raised her head and stared at her mother. "Mom, are you serious? Will you and Grandma make the decision for me?"
"Of course!" Madam Zhao said firmly, "You are the daughter of my Zhao family, the Crown Prince's Consort married in a formal ceremony by Prince Yong's Mansion! They dare to treat you like this, which shows that they don't take my Zhao family seriously!"
At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door, and Aunt Zhang's voice rang out from outside, "Madam, Miss, this old servant is back."
Madam Zhao raised her voice and said, "Come in."
Nanny Zhang pushed the door open and walked in, followed by two maids she brought with her. One of them was holding a pot of red-hot silver frost charcoal, and the other was holding a bowl of steaming ginseng soup.
"Madam, Miss." Nanny Zhang walked to the bedside without looking around, and first signaled the maid to remove the old charcoal basin and replace it with a new one.
The coldness in the room was instantly dispelled.
She handed the ginseng soup to Madam Zhao and said, "This old servant just went to the kitchen and watched them prepare it. The young lady is in very poor health. She needs some warming and nourishing soup to keep her spirits up."
Mrs. Zhao took the bowl of soup, stirred it gently with a spoon, blew on it, and handed it to Zhao Qingzhi's mouth.
"Come, Zhier, drink it first."
Zhao Qingzhi looked at the bowl of ginseng soup in front of her, but did not open her mouth for a long time.
She glanced at the expressionless Nanny Zhang, and then at the two frightened maids in her yard.
As if knowing what she was thinking, Aunt Zhang spoke calmly, "Don't worry, Miss. From the preparation of the herbs to the cooking process, and then to the serving of the soup, this bowl of soup has never left my sight."
"As for whether the water in this palace is clean, it will take me some time to find out."
Her words were direct and frank, without any beating around the bush.
Zhao Qingzhi then slowly opened her mouth and let her mother feed her the ginseng soup spoonful by spoonful.
After drinking a bowl of hot soup, she finally felt a little warm, and a faint hint of redness appeared on her pale face.
Seeing this, Nanny Zhang said to Madam Zhao, "Madam, please stay with the eldest daughter first. I'm going to take a look around the courtyard and ask the servants."
"This yard needs to be cleaned first, so that the young lady can recuperate in peace."
"Okay, thank you, Ma'am." Mrs. Zhao nodded.
Nanny Zhang responded, turned around and walked up to the two frightened maids.
"What are your names, both of you? When did you start serving the young lady?"
One of the braver maids replied tremblingly, "Madam, my name is Chuntao and she is Qiuyue. We...we were sent here to serve the Crown Princess after she became pregnant."
"Sent by the princess?" Nanny Zhang sneered, "Very good."
She didn't ask any more questions, but simply ordered in a deep voice, "From today on, the young lady's food and daily life will be taken care of by these two people I brought with me. You two will be responsible for sweeping the yard."
"You are not allowed to step into this room without my order. Do you understand?"
"Yes, yes! I understand!" Chuntao and Qiuyue nodded repeatedly as if they had been pardoned.
Nanny Zhang then turned to the two maids she had brought with her, "Zhichun, go collect all of the young lady's medicine residue. Don't leave anything behind."
"Xiaoxia, go and register all the new fabrics and supplies in the warehouse and check them out clearly with me."
"Yes, Ma'am." The two maids moved quickly, knelt down and bowed, then immediately went their separate ways.
Nanny Zhang arranged everything in a swift and decisive manner.
Zhao Qingzhi leaned against the head of the bed, watching all this quietly, with mixed feelings in her heart.
The nanny beside this grandmother is indeed very capable.
She looked at her mother again. Madam Zhao was looking at Aunt Zhang with a look of satisfaction and trust in her eyes.
Madam Zhao turned around, met her daughter's complicated gaze, and said softly, "Zhi'er, you see, the atmosphere in this courtyard has changed since Aunt Zhang arrived."
"Although your grandmother isn't here, her intentions and methods are there. With her here, you can just focus on getting well."
Zhao Qingzhi lowered her eyes and hummed softly. Yes, grandma's tricks have come true.
But she knew in her heart that what her grandmother valued was never her, Zhao Qingzhi.
It's the face of the entire Zhao family. My grandmother only likes my second sister. As the daughter of the Zhao family, my grandmother just can't ignore her.
But now, this is enough for her.
In just seven days, Nanny Zhang found out the whole truth.
From the old woman in the kitchen who was in charge of cooking to the maids in her yard, they were all checked.
Even when she got into trouble, Mrs. Qi in the kitchen, who had left the house due to family matters, was secretly captured by the Zhao family!
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