Chapter 128 They Begged Me to Help
Zhou Zhili hadn't expected that Grand Tutor Mo, who hadn't interacted with the Zhou family in recent years but had never been hostile to them, would actually say such harsh words. He was almost at a loss for words. Even his son-in-law, Prince Duan, lamented that if his father-in-law scolded him in such a way, he would probably cry...
The emperor sat there, feeling relaxed and happy, having listened to the music with great pleasure.
Thinking of the instructions from his daughter and grandson, Master Mo naturally did not bother to be polite with Zhou Zhili.
"You took advantage of Ye Hesheng for everything, but you betrayed him and got involved with a widow. And this widow is Ye Hesheng's stepsister. Over the years, your sons have forgotten their biological mother. The only one who left with her is the Princess Chaoyang. Now she has returned to Dizhou. The Empress Dowager took pity on her and wanted the Ye family to return her private property. Do you think that everyone who sees it should get a share?"
"How shameless of a father must be to raise such a shameless son. He has already denied having a mother, and when he sees money he remembers who gave birth to him. How can they have the right to talk about dividing Ye Hesheng's private property into four parts? From the day you divorced, wasn't the relationship clear? Ye Hesheng only has a daughter, no son."
"If the reputation of Marquis Jing'an's sons gets out, I'm afraid they'll never find a wife. Who knows if they'll suddenly get involved with another daughter, drive away the original wife, and even seize her private property."
After Master Mo finished speaking, Zhou Zhili was already sweating.
Ye Chi wanted to help several times, but Shang Zhe stopped him by waving his hands.
Prince Duan deliberately stepped inside, fearing that his father-in-law would attack him indiscriminately and tell him about the time he went to the palace yesterday to ask for a title for Lu Wenxue.
"The Queen Mother's decree has been issued. Whether it's the Ye family, the Zhou family, or even the Jincheng Princess's family, they must follow the Queen Mother's order. They must embarrass this person in the court. No wonder many people now say that the higher the class, the lower the class. Pah."
No one dared to say anything about Master Mo's true nature revealed today.
After the eunuch reminded him, the emperor realized that he should speak himself.
"Although the Grand Tutor's words may be unpleasant to the ear, they are all warnings to the world. My dear ministers, you should understand what he meant. I am aware of the Queen Mother's decree and fully support it. We still have two days, which is enough time for the Ye and Zhou families to sort out their private property. Those shops that can no longer be restored to their original state will be converted into cash. As for the artifacts and jewelry, they must be returned in full."
Ye Chi and Zhou Zhili no longer dared to say anything and could only respond in a low voice.
"Minister Shang, these private properties first came into your hands, and then your daughter took them back. So you must personally supervise them. You must not allow any fake or counterfeit goods to appear, which would embarrass the Queen Mother."
When Shang Zhe heard this, he was shocked that not only was he not allowed to speak, but he was also given such a frustrating task.
Thinking of how his wife was scolded by the Empress Dowager when she entered the palace yesterday, he didn't dare to say no, so he had to stand up properly, agree, and then return to his seat.
Gu Congyun, who had been shocked since Master Mo came out, was still in a daze. No matter who replaced him, no one could withstand the firepower of Master Mo just now.
Although he did not make any mistakes, his heart was beating fast as he listened.
After the court was dismissed, Prince Duan, who originally wanted to slip away by the wall, was spotted by Grand Tutor Mo.
"His Royal Highness Duan Wang..."
This sound almost scared him to death.
"Father-in-law..."
Prince Duan had just witnessed Grand Tutor Mo at full combat power, so he didn't dare to act rashly.
Thinking of his indifference to the princess and Lu Enyan over the years, and his indulgence of Concubine Wen and her son, he felt even more guilty.
"Your Highness Prince Duan, calling me father-in-law is truly embarrassing for me... Qianxiang has not been in Your Highness's favor these past few years. It's my fault for not raising my daughter well. I have to apologize to Your Highness."
After hearing this, Prince Duan became even more nervous.
He really didn't expect that Master Mo would actually play tricks on him.
"If my actions in defending the Duke just now have deepened His Royal Highness Prince Duan's misunderstanding, then I owe you an apology."
Seeing Prince Duan's evasion, Grand Tutor Mo said another sentence.
"Father-in-law, what are you talking about? The Ye and Zhou families are indeed overdoing it. Father-in-law, you are right in what you did and what you said. I, your son-in-law, am particularly pleased to hear this and I completely agree with it."
Seeing him like this, Master Mo had no way to vent his anger even if he was angry.
He could only say helplessly: "Your Highness, have you ever thought about how to repair your relationship if you hear one day that Enyan's illness can be cured?"
Prince Duan was stunned. He had already prepared himself to lose this son, so he could tolerate Lu Enyan's disrespect, impoliteness, and even unfilial behavior towards him. After all, he had given him too little over the years and had given most of his time to Lu Ennan.
Now hearing such words, he was at a loss.
"Did father-in-law find a way to cure Enyan's illness?"
"If I had that ability, why would I be making assumptions here..."
Grand Tutor Mo looked at him intently and added, "At least while Enyan is still alive, shouldn't Your Highness be more restrained?"
He left without waiting for Prince Duan's answer.
Prince Duan waited until he was far away before he breathed a sigh of relief.
He was about to suffocate to death in that situation just now.
The news from the court quickly spread throughout the imperial state as the court officials returned home.
For a while, the fact that the three ungrateful Zhou family members refused to acknowledge their biological mother but wanted to divide up her property and leave it to their new mother became a negative example of how many people should raise children.
Even the women with sons in the city began to feel insecure and began to investigate their husbands' whereabouts outside, wondering if their sons knew about their father's affairs but were hiding it.
Zhou Zhili also became a representative of villains and was despised by others.
Just as Grand Tutor Mo said, Zhou Yuxiu, who was currently discussing marriage, originally had many noble ladies waiting to see him because of his young age when he entered the city defense camp. But now, no one dares to marry him at all.
If he could be so cold and indifferent to his own biological mother, how could he expect him to be considerate and respectful to the wife he married to by his parents' orders and matchmakers? The noble lady herself wouldn't dare to take the risk, and neither would any mother who loved her daughter.
After receiving Lu Enyan's letter and knowing that this was Princess Duan's reward to her, Gu Ruanci has been planning the next step.
"County Lady, I never thought the Zhou family could be so shameless. Fortunately, Grand Tutor Mo spoke up for us."
Nongchun was rejoicing, and Zangxia felt the same way.
"They're just too idle. I originally thought I'd wait until that old man was 57 before taking action against them, giving them some breathing room. But now it seems they can still handle it, so there's no need at all."
Zang Xia hurriedly asked, "County Master, have you thought about your next step?"
Gu Ruanci said lightly, "This Zhou Yuqi has always been unwilling to accept. If he could no longer play the beautiful piano music, would he still be so unwilling to accept it?"
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