Chapter 152 Chen Ruhai was implicated and punished
The old lady of the Zhou family remembered clearly that it was she who sent her niece Chen Ruhai to be a concubine of the Marquis of Zhenbei in order to curry favor with him.
A concubine of a marquis has now become a real princess.
Chen Ruhai and his wife didn't make any movement at all.
The old lady of the Zhou family sent someone to call Zhou back and told her about this matter.
Zhou was surprised and decided to go there in person to confirm it.
She had been chatting with some wives of officials a few days ago, talking about the real and fake princesses, but she didn't know that the current Princess Huayang was actually Yun Qiao?
If Zhou had known that the Princess Huayang personally conferred by His Majesty was Yunqiao, she would have gone to the palace earlier. Why did she wait until today?
It's good to dress up. In fact, Zhou knows in her heart that Yun Qiao is now Princess Huayang. No matter how she became a princess, her identity as a princess will suppress them.
Now, I still have to rely on this niece.
Zhou dressed so formally, firstly, she didn't want to lose face in front of Yun Qiao, and secondly, she thought she should be more solemn in front of the princess.
Knowing Chen Xiniang's temper, Zhou didn't want to take her with her.
"No matter what, she's now Princess Huayang. You should refrain from saying disrespectful things in front of her. Especially now that Chen Jingyan is in power, our family will have to rely on Yunqiao in the future."
"I'm taking your sister-in-law with me today, so don't go anywhere else at home."
When Chen Xiniang heard this, she was naturally reluctant.
"Why can't I go? I want to go and see how Yun Qiao became a princess. She grew up in our house, living with the servants in the servants' quarters, which were cold in winter and hot in summer. Her food, drink, and clothes were all picked up from my leftovers. Now, she's so lucky to have become a princess. I think this princess thing is fake."
"If it's true or not, I'll report it to the authorities and accuse Yun Qiao of deceiving the emperor. She'll also have her head chopped off."
Hearing Chen Xiniang's brainless words, Zhang, as her sister-in-law, curled her lips and sneered.
"Sister, it's fine to say this at home, but if you say it in front of the princess, you don't want to die, but our whole family still wants to survive."
"Mother, you should also take care of my sister, otherwise, sooner or later, our family will be ruined by her mouth."
Zhang came from a merchant family, but he was not stupid.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have coaxed Zhou into being so nice to her.
Zhou frowned, but she knew in her heart that what her daughter-in-law Zhang said was right.
She turned her head and glanced at Chen Xiniang.
"Just shut up."
"Zhu'er called two maids to keep an eye on Xi Niang and not let her go out."
After Zhou finished speaking, she called Zhang. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked outside. Just as they reached the door, they ran into her husband Chen Ruhai who came back dejectedly.
"Sir, why are you back so early? Don't you have anything to do today?"
Chen Ruhai stared at his wife, his eyes filled with annoyance. "You told me last night that you would speak up for your father in the court. I just said something pertinent, and the emperor scolded me as a brainless and foolish civil servant. Now I have to reflect on my actions at home for three months and have been fined half a year's salary."
"How could this happen? My mother said that my father was fine and just needed to stay home to recuperate for a few days. He would be reinstated soon. How could this happen?"
"From now on, you should have less contact with the Zhou family."
After saying this, Chen Ruhai ignored Zhou.
Zhou asked her daughter-in-law to wait and hurriedly walked up to Chen Ruhai and told him that Yun Qiao was Princess Huayang.
"You said Qiao Niang became a princess? I know of Princess Huayang, but I've never seen her. How did Qiao Niang become a princess?"
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