Chapter 323
Madam Zhou looked in Zhu Jingchen's direction, her lips trembling.
She wanted to say a few words of pleading, but she felt she couldn't bring herself to say them.
"Why aren't you kneeling down right now?"
Looking at the stunned Madam Zhou, Zhou Zhonghe said with dissatisfaction.
"Your Majesty, this humble woman...this humble woman greets Your Majesty!" Old Madam Zhou was heartbroken.
She offended the emperor.
"Someone just said that I am not worthy to sit in this chair, so why do you know to bow now?" Zhu Jingchen said sarcastically.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. It's all his fault. He knew your identity but didn't tell me. I didn't mean to offend you." At this moment, Old Madam Zhou was no longer the arrogant woman she had been just moments before.
However, even if Madam Zhou confessed, she would still pin the blame on Xu Heming.
After all, she didn't think Xu Heming was unaware of the Emperor's identity.
"It was clearly you who looked down on others, and you even mistook me for Qing Shi and called me ill-mannered," Zhu Hanyu said with dissatisfaction.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Third Prince, please forgive me!" Zhou Zhonghe never expected that his foolish wife would speak of the Third Prince in such a way, and even insult the Emperor.
The Zhou family is probably doomed.
At this moment, Zhou Zhonghe looked at Prince An beside him and quickly said, "Your Highness Prince An, I beg you to plead for the Zhou family. The Zhou family is, after all, our maternal family from the Qing Dynasty. Even for the sake of the child..."
"Lord Zhou, you probably don't know, do you? Qingshi is gone. He was burned alive in your Zhou family!" Although Xu Heming knew that Xu Qingshi was alright, he deliberately said that something had happened to Xu Qingshi.
He wanted to see what face Zhou Zhonghe still had to ask him to plead for his wife.
"What? What...what happened?" Zhou Zhonghe was shocked. He hadn't expected Xu Qingshi to really be gone. After all, the servant had only told him that Xu Qingshi's whereabouts were unknown. Zhou Zhonghe felt that as long as the person hadn't been found, there was still hope.
Xu Qingshi must have escaped.
After all, what a coincidence that the courtyard caught fire just as Xu Qingshi arrived at the Zhou family's residence.
And what a coincidence that Xu Qingshi was burned to death?
Thinking about this week, Xu Heming felt even more uncertain. If things continued this way, Xu Heming would be lucky if he didn't kick the Zhou family while they were down, let alone beg them for help.
"Master, this has nothing to do with me. It was Qin who arranged for her to stay at Tingyun Courtyard. As for why the fire happened, I have no idea!" Without a second thought, Old Madam Zhou sold out her daughter-in-law.
After all, in such a situation, she would naturally choose to protect herself rather than protect others.
"Nonsense! Where is Qin Shi?" Zhou Zhonghe thought to himself, "I'll just push Qin Shi out."
Protect the Zhou family.
"Lord Zhou, your wife says that my son is ill-mannered and even falsely accused the Third Prince of burning down your courtyard." Zhu Jingchen's voice was neither cold nor warm, making it impossible to discern any emotion, but Zhou Zhonghe knew very well that the Emperor was extremely displeased.
After all, why would that old hag Wu curse the Emperor and the Third Prince for no reason?
What else could this be but a death wish?
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. My wife is delirious; she didn't mean it."
As Zhou Zhonghe spoke, he winked at Mrs. Zhou Lai.
Unfortunately, at this moment, Madam Zhou was lost in her own thoughts and did not look at Zhou Zhonghe.
Fang Deyou, who was standing to the side, was also somewhat shocked upon hearing this.
This week, Zhonghe's wife was indeed bold, and the Emperor was clearly displeased with her.
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