Zhu Kongshan nodded blankly. She could understand Xuan Tianmo's meaning. She should conserve her energy and build up her strength so that she could rise above the rest of her life one day. The people she wanted to protect would be given the best protection, and the Zhu Mansion in Pengzhou would also obey her orders in everything.
Xuan Tianmo took a step forward and helped the man up from the ground, and further said: "In everything, there is gain only when there is sacrifice. Only by learning to be tolerant can you achieve great things in the future. Your future is immeasurable, how can a small Zhu Mansion control it? Don't be afraid of being humiliated now, remember those people and things, one day you will get your revenge, and no one can escape. Have you forgotten what I told you about the second lady of the Feng family?"
The second young lady of the Feng family he mentioned was naturally Feng Yuheng. Zhu Kongshan remembered that when she had just arrived in Beijing for a few days, Xuan Tianmo told her about Feng Yuheng's series of revenge plans in the Feng family after returning to Beijing. At that time, she was fascinated by what she heard, as if what Xuan Tianmo said was just a story, but she knew that it was all true. A child who was sent to the mountains since childhood, had an adventure in that area, and after returning home, he killed those who had persecuted him and continued to persecute him, and finally tossed the Feng family to pieces. It was simply a legend!
When she thought of Feng Yuheng's deeds, she began to feel the same disgust and hatred towards the Zhu family as Feng Yuheng had felt towards the Feng family. She clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and finally nodded, saying, "Cousin, I understand. Don't worry, I won't be impulsive again. I will wait patiently, waiting for the day when I can turn my hand to the clouds, and the Zhu Mansion will always cry at my feet."
"Good! Good!" Xuan Tianmo laughed, "This is my cousin, Xuan Tianmo. Only a cousin like this is worthy of standing beside me, Xuan Tianmo!"
Zhu Kongshan was persuaded by Xuan Tianmo to leave the mansion again and continue to work in the north of the city. However, the eighth prince in the study looked at her from behind with a sinister smile on his face.
One day? Queen? No, he had really thought about making this cousin his queen, but after he knew the importance of reputation, Zhu Kongshan was no longer in his consideration. His future queen must not have any stains. He wanted to establish a pure fairy to sit on the queen's throne, and this fairy could not only be a fairy herself, but also have a pure background. Liu ruined Zhu Kongshan, so he had to find the next target.
Zhu Kongshan had no idea that she had been abandoned by her cousin. On the contrary, after being "brainwashed" by Xuan Tianmo, she once again devoted her full enthusiasm to work, which puzzled the two girls, Ah Huan and Ah Ruo.
On the other side of the Zhu family, under the instigation of the eldest lady, Zhu Xinjie had already written a letter to the Liu family, stating his decision to divorce his concubine.
Normally, concubines don't need to be divorced. If they are no longer wanted, they can be left alone in the mansion, or sent away as servants. Or, if Liu committed such a big mistake, it is normal to beat her to death. But Zhu Xinjie wanted to disgust the Liu family. He wanted to divorce his concubine and send Liu back to the Liu Mansion. This was a great humiliation for the Liu family.
But what could he do if he was humiliated again? The Liu family's deeds were widely spread. Zhu Xinjie caught him in bed with his wife, and it was impossible for the Liu family to deny it. When the letter was delivered to the Liu residence, the Liu family immediately carried out a public relations crisis. First, they sent someone to the Zhu family to calm Zhu Xinjie's emotions, and at the same time, they immediately sent someone to the capital to tell the Eighth Prince about the matter.
The Liu family certainly knew that Zhu Kongshan had gone to the capital, and they also knew clearly what Noble Chu Yuan and the Eighth Prince were thinking. They were very concerned about this matter. Once the Eighth Prince succeeded, the Liu family would be second to none. Which family in the entire Dashun could compare to them? At this critical juncture, the Liu family must not get into trouble. They must protect themselves, which was equivalent to protecting Zhu Kongshan.
The people sent to the Zhu Mansion talked with Zhu Kongshan for a while, and finally understood what Zhu Kongshan meant - he would not divorce me, but the Liu family must show sincerity. As for this sincerity, it would naturally be of great benefit to the Zhu family.
Therefore, when the people sent by the Liu family to the capital received the news, they immediately proposed to the Eighth Prince to use official positions to silence the Zhu family and at least put an end to the matter.
Unfortunately, after hearing about this, the Eighth Prince Xuan Tianmo became even more annoyed with the Zhu family. He told his uncle sent by the Liu family, "The Zhu family is getting more and more demanding. A family like this will become a burden in the future."
Liu Wannian sighed and said, "Everyone understands this, but if Zhu Xinjie's anger is not appeased, she will divorce that concubine's daughter. The Liu family can't afford to lose this person!"
"Stop?" Xuan Tianmo sneered, "Uncle, that Liu is just a concubine's daughter, the concubine's sister of you and mother. There is no deep relationship between you and mother, right?"
Liu Wannian nodded: "Of course. Ever since she entered the Zhu Mansion, our family has never taken care of her. Now I have almost forgotten what she looks like."
"That's it." Xuan Tianmo waved his hand. "What's the point of keeping such a person? And giving Zhu Xinjie a chance to divorce his concubine? It's a pity that he could come up with such a trick. Uncle, in the future, the maternal family that I want to recognize is the Liu family, not the Zhu family. My maternal family must understand this."
Liu Wannian was startled, then he understood what Xuan Tianmo meant. Yes! Once it is accomplished in the future, it would be fine if Zhu Kongshan does not take the throne, but once she takes the throne, there will be another Zhu family to compete for the world! How can the Liu family allow the Zhu family to interfere? "Your Highness is right." Liu Wannian took a deep breath, "What is the Zhu family? Our Liu family must not share this glory with the Zhu family. That lowly concubine's daughter cannot be kept anymore, and we can no longer have such greedy and demanding relatives of the Zhu family. Humph! Speaking of which, that bitch of the Liu family has been a coquettish girl since she was a child. If she had not had an affair with someone and lost her virginity, the Liu family would not have married her to the Zhu family as a concubine."
"So..." Xuan Tianmo spread his hands, "Like mother, like daughter. I originally thought Zhu Kongshan was a good person, but now I see that I cannot have her. Uncle, I'll leave this matter to you. I won't interfere. It can be regarded as the Liu family cleaning up the mess. But remember, it has to be done unnoticed. The Zhu family can't see any flaws. The person must die in the Zhu family. It's better to make a false appearance and let her commit suicide to prove her innocence."
Liu Wannian understood what he meant and nodded repeatedly. He did not stay in the capital for long and returned to Pengzhou that day.
At this time, Liu, who was imprisoned in the firewood room of the Zhu family, was still hoping that her daughter and the prince's nephew would make a decision for her. However, she didn't know that one night three days later, a man in black sneaked into the firewood room of the Zhu family, first hit Liu's neck with a palm and knocked her unconscious, then found a ready-made rope in the firewood room, tied a knot on the beam, and placed a broken chair underneath. After doing all this, he bit Liu's finger, wrote a big word "injustice" on the ground, and then hung Liu on the beam in the shape of a hanged woman, and left quietly after watching her die completely.
The black-clothed man did all this seemingly silently, but Wang Chuan saw it all. However, she did not care, and only followed the black-clothed man silently for a while after he left, and only left after he entered the Liu Mansion and reported the situation to the Liu family.
Wang Chuan did not return to the Zhu Mansion. At this point, the Zhu Family was no longer of any value to her. She rushed to Baicao Hall overnight and hid herself there.
No one in the Zhu family noticed all this until the next morning, when a servant came in to bring Liu a meal, and then she started to cry out.
Liu's death caught the Zhu family off guard. The only thing they could do was to block the news and stay in the house to find a solution.
But before they could come up with a solution, someone from the Liu family came to their door and said bluntly that they would accept the divorce of the concubine, but they wanted to meet Liu first to clarify the matter.
The Zhu family was not willing to hand over anyone, so the two families remained in a stalemate for many days. Finally, in order to prevent the spread of the influence again, both sides decided to take a step back and the Zhu family would announce the death of Liu due to her serious illness.
The eldest lady of the Zhu family and the eldest daughter Zhu Kongyue were very dissatisfied with this, but they did not dare to be too arrogant in front of the Liu family. After all, that was the real maternal family of Concubine Li and Noble Lady Yuan. If they were unreasonable and turned against each other, their Zhu family might disappear overnight. But what puzzled them the most was that Liu, who was so greedy for life and afraid of death, and who had an affair with the housekeeper, would have the courage to hang herself? She also wrote a big word "injustice". Was she mentally disturbed?
However, no one could find out the real reason, and of course, no one would investigate. The Zhu family was preparing to hold a funeral, and this matter would end with the funeral. But the eldest lady and the eldest daughter could not swallow this breath, especially when they thought that Zhu Kongshan was still in the capital and was still with the eighth prince, they always felt like a thorn in their backs and could never rest in peace.
Zhu Kongyue said to her mother: "If that girl Zhu Kongshan gets powerful in Beijing, she will take revenge sooner or later. Even if she doesn't, she will lose her mother in our Zhu family, and she will definitely forget all of us in the future."
"Hmph!" The eldest lady snorted coldly, "Do we still need to think about the future? She doesn't even take us seriously now."
"So mother has to think of a way." Zhu Kongyue reminded the eldest lady, "We can't let that little bitch hang out with the nobles in the capital anymore. If she gets high, we will have to live a hard life. Mother, why not take this opportunity of mourning to bring her back, and then arrange a marriage for her after she comes back. After all, Liu is just a concubine, and the young ladies in the mansion don't have to mourn for a concubine, even if it's her own mother. As long as she gets married, she can never go to the capital again. At most, we can still live our previous lives, but we won't be threatened by the powerful people in the capital anymore."
The eldest lady thought her daughter was right. Transferring Zhu Kongshan back and marrying him off would be a permanent solution. So she eagerly mentioned this matter to Zhu Xinjie, who nodded immediately: "Okay! Go and do it. Send a letter to the capital immediately. If the funeral is delayed for a few days, it will be winter now. If there is no charcoal basin in the mourning hall, the body will not change. It's time to settle with the Liu family!"
The Zhu family made a decision and sent a letter to the capital immediately, avoiding the Liu family and not letting anyone know. It was not until Zhu Kongshan received the letter and learned about Liu's death that his brain, which had been brainwashed by the Eighth Prince for a few days, finally collapsed again...
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