Chapter 442 Impact

Some people dare to do anything when they go crazy, but they can still consider her more. Who makes Zhou Shuren care about him the most? He doesn't want to force Zhou Shuren into a corner, so he dare not touch her easily. However, Zhao and Zhou Laoer don't have such treatment.

In the evening, when Zhou Shuren came back, Zhulan told him about her concerns.

Zhou Shuren was silent. His plan could not keep up with the changes. "Let's go together. Suddenly, the second child has not changed. He will be the successor directly."

Zhulan, ".......Yeah."

She didn't plan to tell the second brother first, and would try again when she was about to leave.

Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and said, "I'm going to deal with Li Qiu. You take a rest first."

Zhu Lan shook her head, "I want to go too, so that people won't think that I, as a mistress, am particularly easy to talk to. Besides, I will definitely come into contact with many people in the future. Don't worry, I'm fine."

Zhou Shuren held Zhulan's hand. If possible, he really didn't want Zhulan to be exposed to these things, but Zhulan was right. Sooner or later, she would have to be exposed to them. "Yeah."

The Zhou family has not punished any servants in the past two years, all thanks to Zhulan's perfect management. This is the first time such a big thing has happened.

Not only was the courtyard filled with servants, but the masters of each courtyard had also arrived.

Li Qiu knelt on the ground, kowtowed in fear, "Master, I was wrong, I was really wrong."

She regretted that she was greedy for money and that she almost killed the second wife.

Zhao stared at Li Qiu tightly in her cloak. She almost killed two people. If she died, what would happen to Yu Shuang and Ming Rui? How could a child without a mother live a good life in the future?

She knew in her heart that the head of the family was still young and would definitely remarry in the future. Wouldn't her child be a nuisance to her stepmother?

Li Qiu harmed not only her and the baby in her belly, but also Yu Shuang and Ming Rui. Zhao wanted to eat Li Qiu, so she insisted on coming to see him.

Li was a little scared. Although she looked carefree and courageous, she had never been exposed to anything. Even Li, who was the least courageous, could not compare to Zhao. Zhao had experienced life and death when she fled from famine, so Zhao was really not afraid of death.

Because of Dong's status, she had seen maids being treated since she was a child. She had seen maids who betrayed their masters or those who had ulterior motives, so she did not feel any turmoil in her heart.

Xue Han and Wu Ning pursed their lips. They were still used to it. At the same time, they didn't understand why the servants in Zhou's mansion would betray them when their lives were easier than those in other mansions.

The hearts of the men in the Zhou family became much harder. Even Boss Zhou looked at them coldly. Boss Zhou had been traveling all the time and had seen a lot.

Zhou Shuren signaled to the servant beside him to whisper, "Break one of her arms and one of her legs, then throw her in the woodshed overnight. Tomorrow morning, take the indenture and ask her family to redeem her."

Jianyan walked down the stairs coldly. Liqiu was so frightened that she almost fainted. She was only twelve years old. She was pretty and she wanted to redeem herself and marry into a good family. "Madam, Madam, I was really wrong, I was really wrong, please save me."

Zhulan's expression did not change, but she was thinking in her heart that Zhou Shuren's treatment was cruel. He cut off Liqiu's hand, and Liqiu's needlework skills were gone. Her hand was disabled, and her leg was broken, so she could not even work. In the end, he went to Liqiu's house to ask for money to redeem her, and it must be a large sum of money.

Li Qiu's family will blame Li Qiu and will not remember that Li Qiu volunteered to be a slave. Zhou Shuren calculated human nature.

There are too many smart people in the Zhou family, and it is precisely because of their intelligence that they are afraid. The servants lowered their heads and trembled. Only this time did they realize that the mistress and the master are not only kind-hearted, but also cruel.

Mrs. Song and Song Xing who was standing below looked at each other. In the past, they only thought that Lord Zhou was scheming but lacked ruthlessness, but today they realized what he was really like.

Zhou Laoer turned his head to look at his father, his hands shaking. Compared with him, his father was really cruel. Fortunately, he was his biological son, so his father really showed mercy to him.

Zhao looked at Li Qiu's broken hands and feet being dragged away, her face turned pale, she had seen many dead people, but people died very easily, while it was difficult to survive.

Li was frightened and grabbed the head of the family's hand tightly.

Zhou Shuren stood up and said to Zhou Laodao: "You handle the orchard affairs. No one who has any relatives with Liqiu needs to worry about it."

Boss Zhou: "Yes."

Zhou Shuren glanced at Zhulan, who stood up and said to the servants, "I don't want today's Beginning of Autumn to be tomorrow's Beginning of Autumn for you. If you continue to cheat, I will use more tricks on you. Okay, it's getting late, let's all go back!"

With that, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren went into the house. When they returned to the house, Zhulan no longer had the strength to hold on. It was the first time she had seen such a scene. It didn't count as something from a TV drama; this was real.

She could still hear the sound of bones breaking.

Zhou Shuren asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"

Zhulan shook her head, trying to hold back the churning in her stomach. She couldn't vomit. Vomiting would be like telling the servants that she was too soft-hearted to bear it, and her efforts to establish her authority today would be in vain. "It's okay. It's getting late. I want to rest."

Zhou Shuren sighed. Zhulan was stubborn. How could it be that there was nothing wrong? It was obviously something wrong. "Okay, let's take a break."

Zhou Shuren didn't sleep much at night. He was worried that Zhulan would have a nightmare. As a result, Zhou Shuren endured the whole night, but Zhulan didn't have any dreams at all and seemed very peaceful.

Zhulan was in good spirits now, but Zhou Shuren's eyes were dark. Zhulan responded, "Are you worried about me not sleeping?"

"Did you have a nightmare last night?"

Zhulan smiled as they talked together, "I started doing it, and then my dreams changed. I wasn't afraid of babies anymore, and I stopped having those dreams."

Zhou Shuren stared at Zhulan's belly, "Good baby."

Zhulan cried out, "It moved."

Zhou Shuren was in a good mood, "This child is responding to what I said."

"I think you're overthinking it. He moves every morning."

Because of the children, Zhou Shuren handled everything neatly after breakfast. Zhulan was also good at self-regulation. After Zhou Shuren left, Zhulan was fine.

When Li Qiu's family came to redeem someone, they naturally wanted to ask Zhu Lan for mercy. However, before they even got to Zhu Lan, Steward Ding stopped them.

There is really nothing to worry about in this matter for Li Qiu's family. The servants who signed a death contract, betrayed their master and harmed his master do not deserve sympathy.

But Li Qiu's family members knelt at the gate of the mansion and begged for mercy, and Li Qiu's miserable appearance spread quickly.

The people in the yamen looked at Zhou Shuren differently. Lord Chen thought that by constantly challenging Lord Zhou, the beast in Lord Zhou's heart was unleashed.

Now officials in the yamen are very cautious when they see Zhou Shuren. In the past, they thought Zhou Shuren was a smiling tiger who would cheat people without being ruthless. Now, they are afraid in their hearts and think carefully whether they have offended Lord Zhou.

Lord He found an opportunity to come over and whispered, "Will doing this affect Lord Zhou's reputation among the people?"

This reputation for cruelty had a significant impact on Lord Zhou.

Zhou Shuren said quietly, "Sometimes, it's better to have less reputation."

Lord He immediately understood what it meant, "Lord Zhou is right."

(End of this chapter)