Ever since she became Tang Youquan's concubine, her grandmother has disliked her very much.
"Hmph, if you still have any respect for your grandmother, why did you insist on marrying that corrupt official as a concubine? What did Erzhu do to wrong you?" Old Mrs. Zhou felt extremely heartbroken when she thought about her daughter becoming Tang Youquan's concubine.
She had carefully taught her daughter since she was a child, and even arranged a perfect marriage for her with Erzhu, a hardworking and reliable young man from the village. However, this wretched girl actually wanted to become a concubine for that corrupt official Tang Youquan.
This made her feel ashamed in the village.
However, the daughter insisted on becoming a concubine, and the ordinary people could not go against the corrupt official. Even though Erzhu pleaded with her, she still insisted on marrying Tang Youquan. Old Mrs. Zhou was relieved that she did not have this daughter.
Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Zhou turned away, unwilling to look at Luo'er.
"Grandma, I know you're unhappy that I'm going to be the master's concubine, but Mother, have you thought about it? If I don't agree, will you and Erzhu be able to live?" Luo'er cried, her eyes red, and knelt in front of Old Lady Zhou, pleading.
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Zhou's heart skipped a beat. She knew that what her daughter said was true, but she was still angry and did not want to have anything to do with her daughter anymore.
"Grandma, even if you want to upset your daughter, don't go against your health. Why don't you accept the money the Tang family offered you?" Luo'er looked at the drafty house and her mother's frail body, feeling extremely distressed.
The Tang family had money to give to Old Lady Zhou.
However, Old Mrs. Zhou did not want it.
"Hmph, I don't want that corrupt official's dirty money," Old Mrs. Zhou said with a look of disgust.
Looking at the old lady and recalling the conversation between the mother and daughter, Li Zhiwei roughly guessed that Zhou Laotai's daughter was Tang Youquan's concubine.
Thinking that the prince came to Heping County with the intention of investigating Tang Youquan, she never expected that she would accidentally save the mother of Tang Youquan's concubine.
The old lady seemed to dislike Tang Youquan very much, otherwise she wouldn't keep calling him a corrupt official.
"Auntie, don't be angry. This young lady must have some troubles." Li Zhiwei stepped forward to comfort her.
"If she doesn't want to, can that man force her?" Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Zhou cried sadly.
Old Mrs. Zhou cried, and Luo'er cried too.
It was not easy for her to survive in the Tang family. Although the ladies in the mansion did not treat them harshly, Tang You had quite a few women in his harem.
What frightens her most is that if Tang gets tired of them, he might make them serve those he wants to win over, or even give them away.
You don't even know who those people are, and some of the women even lost their lives.
She had been living cautiously enough, but her mother still didn't understand her.
I think she's trying to climb the social ladder.
When Xu Heming returned to the inn, he did not see Li Zhiwei. He frowned and, thinking about Tang Youquan's behavior in Heping County, he couldn't help but worry about Li Zhiwei's safety.
"Where is Madam?" Xu Heming asked.
"Master, Madam said she went to the pharmacy to get some medicine for the old lady, but she hasn't returned yet," the guard left at the inn quickly reported.
"How long have you been gone?" Xu Heming became increasingly uneasy, worried that Li Zhiwei might have encountered some danger.
"Father, Mother has been gone for a long time and hasn't come back yet. Does she not want us anymore?" Xu Qingshi said with dissatisfaction.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xu Heming was amused by his son's thought process. Even if they didn't want them, at least the Yao family was still around.
"I'll go out and look for them," Xu Heming said, and then went out to find Li Zhiwei.
Li Zhiwei was on her way back to the inn at that moment.
After all, they still had to catch a ship back to the capital and couldn't stay in Heping for long. However, she hoped that the information she had obtained from Luo'er would be useful to him.
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