Chapter 1048 Noticed
Chapter 1048 Noticed
At Zhou's house, Zhulan has already left the main courtyard. The corpses in the mansion have been taken away by the soldiers guarding the city. The bloodstains in the courtyard are still being cleaned up. The three dead servants have changed their clothes and are waiting for coffins. It will just take a few more days before they can be buried. The gates of the capital are still closed.
Mingyun was taking the housekeeper to check the list of servants and deeds in the mansion. When he heard footsteps and saw grandma, he hurriedly stood up and greeted her, "Grandma, why are you out?"
Zhulan knew that her eldest grandson was worried about her, so she smiled and said, "It's all right now, grandma, go check around."
Mingyun frowned, "Grandma, there's blood everywhere."
He was a little afraid of scaring his grandmother.
Zhu Lan laughed, "Do you think your grandmother has never seen blood? During the war, your grandmother saw a lot of blood."
Mingyun really didn't know. He was born after the founding of the dynasty and didn't know much about the ten years of war. He helped his grandmother sit down and said, "Grandma is a heroine."
Zhulan thought to herself, she is not like that, but her original self is. The original self is the one who is really brave. If the original self had not been there during the war, who knows what would have happened to the Zhou family!
Zhulan picked up the opened list. This was her request. Even if they were sold, they had to explain clearly where their hometowns were and who they were with. People would be sent to investigate. The three dead people all had family members, and the reasons for being sold were also recorded on the list.
Among the three people who died, two were because the stepmothers had children, and the original wife's children became raped and sold. You should know that ordinary boys are rarely sold. Those who are sold are either because they can't make ends meet or are an eyesore.
Zhulan looked at the last one. This one really couldn't make ends meet. Her family had suffered a disaster and there was a sick person. She sold herself voluntarily. It was easy to deal with this one. She could be given money as compensation, but the money couldn't be too much. She had no power and too much money would be a disaster.
Zhu Lan asked, "How are you going to deal with Lin Er's funeral?"
Mingyun looked at his grandmother and said, "Sun'er's idea is to give them some money and the rest in exchange for land. Then the Zhou family will handle the deed, which will protect them and make the compensation public, so that they don't get into trouble because they think the compensation is in silver."
Zhulan smiled with relief, "Just do as you say."
In fact, many of the compensations were simply paid in silver by sending servants, and they would just ignore it after the silver was delivered. The Zhou family was more humane because of the couple.
Zhulan sighed. In ancient times, positions were worthless, especially when people sold their lives. The Zhou family was considered good because they cared about human lives, but for the powerful and wealthy, class was insurmountable.
As for the other two, it is easier to deal with. I believe they would not want to be adopted by their stepmother after they die. This time, Zhulan is the one who makes the decision. She will choose two poor children from the same clan to be adopted, and then bring them to the Zhou family's manor to be used as examples and educate them well. In the future, there will be people to worship them and carry on the family line.
These people died for the Zhou family, and Zhulan did it to have a clear conscience.
Mingyun watched his grandmother deal with it, and saw the moved expression on the servant's face. Servants are also human beings, and who doesn't want to have a good master? His grandmother has a good heart, but she also wins people's hearts. He feels that the inner courtyard of the back house has a lot of learning, and he learned a lot from his grandmother today.
Finally, the servants were rewarded with silver. They had worked hard for the Zhou family and they deserved the reward.
After Zhulan had dealt with the matter, she took her eldest grandson to personally visit the three deceased people. She said to the housekeeper, "The funeral must be dignified. After Lin Er has performed the funeral, find someone to send them back to their hometown to be buried in peace."
Steward Wang said respectfully, "Yes."
Even though he was a servant, the emperor was his master. He could not help but look down on his mistress at the beginning, but now he was more and more in awe of her.
Zhulan explained everything clearly, and then she saw Rongchuan. The blood stains on Rongchuan's clothes could still be seen. "Did someone go to Ninghou Mansion as well?"
If Rongchuan hadn't had a smile on his face, she would have been frightened by the sight of the blood, fearing that something might have happened to her daughter.
Rong Chuan stepped forward to support his mother-in-law, "Mom, there are many guards in Ninghou Mansion, no one can get through, they still have brains."
Zhulan paused, thinking that the person pulling the mat was picking on the weak, and going to Ninghou Mansion would be suicide, "I'm glad you're okay."
Rong Chuan went straight to Zhou's house after leaving the palace. Even though he knew that Zhou's family was safe, he was worried if he didn't check on them. Two groups of people sneaked into the Zhou's house. "Mom, are you not scared?"
Zhulan, "I have also seen a lot of storms and waves, so I was not scared. How about you? Where did your blood come from?"
Rongchuan did not hide it either. It could not be concealed. The prince was assassinated on the street. These people became even more crazy and fought desperately. Everyone knew about it.
Zhulan blinked, "You're here too?"
Rongchuan was a little dazed, "Yeah."
Zhulan felt something was wrong with the voice and turned her head, "What's wrong with you?"
Rong Chuan thought of the emperor's deep affection. Later, the empress came and pulled him and the prince to look at them. "Mother, how much do you think the nephew looks like his uncle?"
The doubts that were suppressed that day were revealed today, and the rift is getting bigger and bigger. The attitude of the Emperor and the Empress is not the attitude towards their nephew, especially at the end, when the Emperor was busy with the Crown Prince, and the Empress held his hand and never let go. She saw the fear in the Empress' eyes, which is not the attitude towards her nephew.
Big brother, second brother is also the nephew of the Empress, but the Empress never meets big brother and second brother. As for not complaining and making trouble, doesn't he need to not complain? He is also a member of the Ning family.
Zhulan opened her mouth, but finally remained silent. Rongchuan was a careful child and didn't want to think too much. It's not that he didn't notice it. "I don't know. Some look a lot like their uncle, and some don't look much like him."
Rong Chuan remained silent. His heart was in turmoil. When the top scholar was paraded through the streets, did the woman with tears on her face really just see him as her uncle? Of course, he was depressed in his heart. Did he really know that it was painful to see a woman crying?
Everything that happened afterwards is still vivid in my mind.
Rong Chuan pulled the corner of his mouth, "Mom, I'm going back to the Marquis' Mansion first. Tell Xue Han that everything is fine at home, so that she won't worry and come over later."
My wife believes that seeing is believing, and she will only believe it when she sees it.
Zhulan knew that Rongchuan was worried about something, and was also worried about the girl's stubborn temper, "Okay, you should be careful too."
Rongchuan nodded and patted Mingyun on the shoulder, "Tell your father a good message for me."
Mingyun waited until the uncle left before saying, "Grandma, why does the uncle seem a little weird today?"
Zhulan looked up at the sky, which was gloomy. "He just wanted to understand something."
I just don't know if Rongchuan will feel resentful when he really thinks it through. He is obviously a prince, but now he has become the son of Ning Houye. He was so happy to recognize his relationship at first, but now he feels so sad.
She couldn't control these things, nor did she want to control them. They were the royal family's business.
Inside the palace, the Crown Prince took his men out to clean up the aftermath. The Emperor and the Empress sat opposite each other, and neither of them spoke first.
Chapter 2 is still a little bit behind, more than half an hour later
(End of this chapter)
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