But she also regarded her family as too important, even more important than her children and husband. After discovering that the Zhang family was rebelling, the mayor of Jeju Island directly beheaded all the members of the Zhang family in public according to the laws of the continent, without even waiting for orders from Jinling. He was probably afraid that things would get complicated if the time was too long.
After his mother learned about this matter and found out that the Zhang family didn't have a single child left, she began to curse the Zhou family crazily, saying that she was cold-blooded and heartless. She said that she had helped the Zhou family to expand, but they still killed all her family members. She even said in front of him that she regretted giving birth to him and that she should have strangled him to death. She said almost all the words that pierced her heart.
"Zhou Qingyun, how dare you come to see me? Have you forgotten how your maternal grandparents died? Get out of here! I wish I had never given birth to a scoundrel like you. You're actually hoping for your maternal grandparents to die. Why didn't you die with them? How could I have given birth to such a heartless bastard like you? Die, die now."
She even kept throwing things to the ground while talking. All kinds of porcelain tea cups were thrown to the ground and fell at his feet. She said the same thing every time they met. She didn't even care about anything else and just vented her anger, as if he and his father owed her something.
Even her younger sister who was sitting next to her was trembling with fear. The five-year-old girl did not have the liveliness that a child should have. Instead, she looked a bit lifeless. The child who should have been plump and cute was now skin and bones, as if she had not been well taken care of.
Zhou Qingyun did not explain and did not even look at his sister. After all, he was not around when the child was born and had no feelings for her at all, so he did not take care of her for all these years. Prince Rui wanted to use the child to ease his relationship with Zhang Qianqian, so he did not take the child away and kept the child with Zhang Qianqian.
So he just stood in the hall, watching his mother throwing things around frantically, without even a word of explanation or defense. The laws of the Great Zhou were like this: no matter who committed a crime, they would be punished according to the law. They couldn't just let you off the hook just because your family was related to the royal family. What good would the laws of the dynasty be then? It would be better to abolish them all.
When Zhang Qianqian finished her madness and stopped to sit on the bed, Zhou Qingyun knew that she was tired, so he answered her with his calm and hoarse voice with a little boyishness. Zhou Qingyun was reluctant to say more before. After all, he always remembered the warmth and kindness Zhang Qianqian gave him. However, the Zhou family was cold-blooded, and that warmth had been slowly worn away by Zhang Qianqian's long-term madness.
"Mother, I've said it before. The Zhang family committed the grave crime of treason. They gathered a group of refugees on Jeju Island and marched directly to Jeju Island, killing everyone there.
Then let me ask you, aren't the people of Jeju Island also citizens of my Dazhou? When he killed someone, you remained silent, acquiescing to his innocence. You even tried to excuse him. After all, he's your family. But when someone else killed him, you yelled at me. This really makes it clear who's close and who's not. All these years, I've always remembered the time when you protected me when I was a child, so I haven't said anything all these years. But you have to remember that I'm a Zhou family member. My blood is Zhou's. You should be clear about the nature of the Zhou family. Don't let our relationship fade away.
Mother, I suggest you think carefully about your future path. If you scream and shout like this again, I will just take my sister away. I think without a shield, you won't scream and shout like this again.
After all, mother thinks that my father and I owe you something, but in fact, she is wrong. The royal family is ruthless, and as a descendant of the royal family, you are even more ruthless. The reason why father can tolerate you all the time is because I have now shown my edge in the court, and he has to be nice to you.
He won't do anything to you while I'm here. If I make a mistake, if I take the wrong path, you should know what your future life will be like. Live a good life with your father while he still feels guilty about you. Otherwise, if this little bit of affection is completely worn away, even the gods can't save you. You have no maternal family to rely on, and you can only rely on me, your son, and your husband."
The coldness in Zhou Qingyun's eyes froze Zhang Qianqian, who was about to go crazy, but after he said this, Zhang Qianqian couldn't say a word. To be honest, she was able to make such a fuss only because she relied on the indulgence of Zhou Qingyun and Prince Rui. She knew that her son would not care about her at all, and Prince Rui was more guilty, so she was fearless.
If it were someone else, she would definitely not dare to yell like that, or even beat, scold, or throw things without caring about status. But she was so innocent. She was born in the Zhang family, so she was Zhang's daughter. It was normal for her to want to gain some benefits for her family. After all, the Zhang family raised her. But what mistake did her family make to be accused of an inexplicable crime and sent to Qiong Island, unable to speak out.
Moreover, life over there was extremely difficult. Someone had given them permission to constantly make things difficult for the Zhang family. They didn't want the Zhang family to live well. What had they done wrong? If they hadn't rebelled, the Zhang family probably wouldn't have survived. But in the year they were exiled, there were repeated natural disasters and there wasn't enough food. They had no choice but to rebel in order to survive. She didn't think the Zhang family did anything wrong.
She even thought that the Zhang family's rebellion was just because they could no longer make ends meet and wanted to seek a glimmer of hope for survival. Before, she was glad that the Zhang family was able to survive the famine, so she also agreed with the Zhang family's secret formation of a team and their desire to occupy the land and become the king.
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