Chapter 125 The Queen Mother Knows Everything
When Zhou Yuqi returned to the Zhou family, he was carried back.
After Gu Yulou came out, he did not take action immediately, but warned him to leave immediately.
As a result, Zhou Yuqi refused to believe it and insisted that Gu Ruanci come out and give an explanation. Gu Yulou did not continue to talk nonsense and got straight to work.
After the servants carried Zhou Yuqi back, they also brought Gu Yulou's message: "After three days, give my little sister everything she deserves, not a cent less. If the Zhou family members cause trouble again, I will beat them every time I see them."
"Reckless man, this reckless man!"
Zhou Zhili was extremely angry. Gu Yulou was a martial arts fanatic with extremely strong skills. No one in Dizhou wanted to compete with him.
He wanted to file a complaint, saying that the Gu family was actually committing violence in the street. However, after hearing that Zhou Yuqi was yelling and shouting in front of the Gu family's door and insulting Gu Ruanyu, he lost all confidence.
"Forget it, take him back to his room to rest..."
Zhou Yuzhi, who had already become Zhang Songming's disciple, had urgently taken his pulse and found that there was nothing wrong with him. He was just defeated by Gu Yulou in one move and fell into a coma.
He also sighed and had Zhou Yuqi carried away.
"It seems that Gu Ruanci is determined..." he sighed.
Zhou Zhili was furious. "The Gu family is going too far... Now that your grandmother's funeral has just ended, they're asking us to sort out our belongings. They simply don't take our Zhou family seriously."
"Master, I can see that these soft words are directed at Qin Zhu and me. The rumors recently spread that Zhang Jian's matter had nothing to do with us. It was Zhang Ruyuan who insisted on breaking off the engagement, and in the end the Zhang family suffered retribution. But everyone is saying that Qin Zhu is a disaster. Being favored by someone like Zhang Ruyuan, isn't it Qin Zhu's bad luck?"
When Zhou Yuxiu heard this, he also felt sorry for his younger sister.
"Don't worry, sister. This matter will eventually pass. No one can replace your position in the circle of noble ladies in the Imperial State. Gu Ruanci's domineering appearance shows that he is not someone who can be easily worried about."
Zhou Qinzhu looked sad and naturally felt concerned.
"Brother, don't comfort me. I will try to go out less in the future."
Zhou Yuzhi, who had just returned, heard this and immediately said, "What nonsense! If you really did that, wouldn't you be playing along with Gu Ruanci? Those who are innocent will be innocent. We don't have that close a relationship with the Zhang family, so there's no need to dwell on this nonsense. If anyone dares to gossip about it, I'll help you silence them."
Zhou Qinzhu chuckled: "Second brother, I know you are good to me, but you just became a disciple of Doctor Zhang, so don't do anything rash."
Zhou Zhili felt very complicated as he watched his children interacting with each other.
He suddenly felt somewhat incompetent, especially after Gu Ruanci came back.
He failed to protect his mother, and now he can't even protect his wife's property and the interests of his children.
"Madam, you've been through a lot. Gu Ruanci was targeting me. The Queen Mother helped her from a woman's perspective, but she didn't realize how difficult your life would be..."
Ye Lanxin was relieved: "These things were never meant to be mine, so it's good to return them to their rightful owners. Lord, I was actually sorting these things out when Ruanci just came back, but she refused to return to the Zhou family, so I didn't have the chance to give them to her. Now that she wants them, it's a burden for me."
After hearing this, Zhou Zhili felt even more indebted to her.
Zhou Yuxiu and Zhou Yuzhi next to them complained even more about Gu Ruanci, saying that he was really petty.
The Imperial Palace, the Queen Mother's bedroom.
Lu Enyan had lunch here and was playing chess with the Empress Dowager.
"Your father is becoming increasingly absurd. He only just now remembered to register Lu Wenxue under your mother's name..."
The Queen Mother put down the chess piece and sighed.
Lu Enyan did not reply. It was not the first day that he had no expectations for his father.
"That shameless Wen family must have instigated this. She even said that the prince's only daughter isn't even worthy of being a princess. She's not worthy of being one with her character!"
The Empress Dowager became more and more excited as she spoke, and the nanny beside her hurried to help her calm down.
Lu Enyan just smiled and said, "Father has no opinion. He has been clearly dissatisfied with Mother for many years, but he dared not vent his dissatisfaction directly to Mother. He could only use various methods to stimulate Mother. Mother is tired of seeing this, and so is my grandson."
The Empress Dowager sighed, "Yes, before your mother married him, Grand Tutor Mo originally wanted to betroth her to the Duke of Shou. However, the two of them were just brother and sister, and never crossed the line. I don't know where your father got his stupid brain from. He couldn't get over this knot all these years, insisting that the two of them were having an affair. To protect your mother, the Duke of Shou didn't interact with your Prince Duan's Mansion at all these years. But your father, because of the instigation of those bitches, became even more excessive... If it weren't for those days, alas..."
Lu Enyan knew what the Empress Dowager wanted to say, so he could only offer words of comfort: "Grandmother, I understand that back then, in order to help my uncle, you used a self-torture trick to poison my father. That's why both you and my uncle have turned a blind eye to my father's absurdity over the years. It's just that the debt you owe to my father shouldn't be repaid by others."
After hearing this, the Empress Dowager was silent for a moment.
Seeing the chess piece that Lu Enyan had just placed, her hand holding the chess piece could not put it down for a long time.
"Yes, you are right. That's why I rejected his request without any hesitation this morning."
Lu Enyan smiled: "Didn't the Empress Dowager also reject Princess Jincheng's proposal..."
After hearing this, the Queen Mother's expression became serious again.
"She relies on her seniority to put pressure on the Emperor. Does she really think I'm dead? As long as I'm here, how can she have the qualifications to directly approach the Emperor and pretend to be an elder? How did the Ye family get the betrothal gift for her daughter? Her daughter doesn't know, so how could she not know? Back then, she was jealous of your soft-spoken grandmother, who was both talented and beautiful. She almost entered the palace and became your royal grandfather's concubine. It's a pity that the heartless Ye Keguan got the chance."
Lu Enyan straightened up and didn't respond.
The Empress Dowager recalled what happened back then and sighed with sorrow.
"You really don't want your father to know that your body is slowly recovering?"
Lu Enyan finally smiled and said, "Grandmother, isn't it enough that he openly defended the rights of Concubine Wen's children? If he knew now that I couldn't die, how would he face Concubine Wen's disappointment and the despair of his children?"
The Empress Dowager snorted coldly, "Do they think they deserve it? I've already discussed this with the Emperor. Even if you truly have no hope, Concubine Wen's son definitely has no hope of becoming the Crown Prince. It's not like there aren't other concubines in the palace, and your father doesn't have other sons. If all else fails, we've even considered finding a wedding for you."
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