Chapter 280 Finally remembered her pain back then
Ye Lanxin was speechless, she didn't know the answer either.
Yes, whose wife should my daughter be?
Of the two princes she had the most favorable impression of before, one had already married a queen, and the other had already been appointed as a queen.
She felt even more unbalanced when she thought that the second prince's wife would be the heartless Wen Haiyue.
"It's not fair, this is not fair, our daughter is the legitimate daughter of the Marquisate!"
Ye Lanxin really didn't want to accept such a marriage.
After many twists and turns, it finally fell on the third prince. If it had been decided earlier, she could have become the principal wife, but it was delayed until now and she became a concubine.
A concubine of a down-and-out prince who lost his mother...
Zhou Qinzhu also had a dull look in her eyes, unable to accept this result.
"Why……"
She didn't understand why her aunt in the palace made a mistake but had to use her marriage to make up for it.
"How did my aunt get involved in the marriage at the palace? Why did she punish my younger sister like this?" Ye Lingyue couldn't help but ask when she saw that everyone was so upset.
The Zhou family members all looked confused. They had just learned about this matter and did not know the specific details.
Zhou Zhili sighed. It was really embarrassing to talk about this matter.
"She met privately with Prince Duan and discussed marrying Qinzhu to the Crown Prince as a concubine. Princess Duan found out and went straight to the palace to complain. Not only your aunt, but also Prince Duan was reprimanded."
Ye Lingyue's heart sank when she heard this. She understood the seriousness of the matter. The emperor's concubine met the prince in private and dared to discuss the marriage of the prince's son, bypassing so many people. Naturally, it would cause chaos in the palace.
But what on earth was my aunt thinking when she asked Zhou Qinzhu to be the concubine of Prince Duan?
Ye Lanxin gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, my good sister-in-law was worried that our daughter would get attached to her son, so she tried to give Qin Zhu to someone else so that her son could find a better match in the future... Now she has schemed everything out, including herself, and has delayed Qin Zhu... A concubine, a concubine of the Third Prince, is simply a joke. Master, your sister is truly admirable. She betrayed Ye Hesheng without hesitation back then, and now she is betraying the entire Zhou family without hesitation."
Originally, Zhou Zhili wanted to argue with her, but the following words forced him to admit it.
Zhou Zhili was silent for a moment before he slowly said, "Now that the matter is settled, there's no point in saying this. Let's think about how to resolve it."
Upon hearing this, Ye Lanxin was furious: "How can this be resolved? How else can this be resolved? Is our Qinzhu really only able to be a concubine?"
Zhou Zhili frowned. "There's nothing we can do about it. The Emperor has already granted the marriage. Can we disobey his order?"
Ye Lanxin said bitterly, "Of course I dare not disobey the order, but I can't just accept it like this. Why not let the Third Prince go to the Emperor and ask him to raise Qin Zhu's status and make her the principal consort?"
Hope lit up in Zhou Qinzhu's eyes. This was a good idea. Although she was not very willing to marry the third prince, the current situation could not be changed.
The only hope is that the Third Prince will take into consideration their years of relationship and take the initiative to request that I be promoted from a concubine to the principal wife.
Seeing her sister in pain, Ye Lingyue felt sorry for her. She said, "Aunt has really gone too far this time. But now that things have come to this, let's think about how to make Qinzhu's life easier in the future."
Ye Lanxin calmed down a bit after hearing this. She said, "Yes, the most important thing now is to make Qinzhu gain a foothold in the Third Prince's mansion. If she is just a concubine, there will always be a principal wife in the future who will ride on her head."
Zhou Zhili also nodded: "I will go talk to the Third Prince. Now that my sister has lost her position, he only has me, his uncle, to support him. He should know that being nice to Qin Zhu is good for himself."
Ye Lanxin felt relieved when she heard this. She knew that this was the only way now.
Zhou Yuzhi, who had been silent the whole time, asked, "I don't quite understand. My aunt is planning to marry my sister to Prince Duan as a concubine. Why did Prince Duan agree?"
This question made everyone fall into deep thought again.
Zhou Zhili also felt embarrassed when he answered.
"She told Prince Duan that if Qin Zhu married him as a concubine, given her soft-spoken nature, she would definitely want to suppress her and agree to let her become the principal wife..."
The Zhou family fell silent again. Zhou Zhixia's mentality of stepping on Zhou Qinzhu to find another good match for his son made them feel heartbroken.
"My aunt actually planned this and let Gu Ruanci suppress my sister. Is she crazy? If she dislikes my sister and doesn't want her to be the main wife, she can just refuse to accept her. What's the point of using such a method to treat my sister badly?"
Zhou Yuzhi said angrily, with tears even in his eyes, and it was obvious that he was extremely dissatisfied with Zhou Zhixia's behavior.
Zhou Yuxiu frowned upon hearing this. "Ruanci is a proud woman, how could she be manipulated by her aunt? Prince Duan is also confused. He knows the conflict between Ruanci and our Zhou family. If he agrees to this marriage, what will happen if Ruanci refuses to continue treating Prince Duan's son?"
Now the two brothers address Gu Ruanci differently, one is distant and the other is intimate.
But in Gu Ruanci's eyes, they are all of the same character.
Zhou Zhili sighed, "Prince Duan wants to compensate the Princess, so he's always thinking about the Crown Prince. This time, he overthinks it and forgets this, leading to this mistake. It's also possible that he thinks this marriage will ultimately bring some benefits."
Zhou Yuzhi sneered when he heard this. "Benefits? By doing this, isn't my aunt using my sister as a bargaining chip? Has she ever thought about what will happen to my sister's happiness?"
Zhou Zhili was silent, not knowing how to respond. Zhou Zhixia's actions had indeed made them all angry and helpless.
This sister whom I had protected since childhood actually stabbed me in the back in this way.
He remembered the expression on Ye Hesheng's face when he devoted himself to the Zhou family and was finally betrayed by himself and his sons.
At that time, she must have been in more pain than I am now.
"She's already reaped the fruits of her own actions. What can we do? Are we going to add insult to injury to your aunt? Her status has changed, but the Third Prince is still a prince. Even if he doesn't have a chance to ascend to the throne, he's still a prince. As long as we can secure a position as Qin Zhu's principal wife, there's no need to worry about her not becoming a princess in the future."
When Zhou Yuzhi heard this, a complex emotion flashed in his eyes.
He understood that what his father said was true, but the anger and resentment in his heart were difficult to calm down.
Zhou Zhili patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "I know you're upset, and so am I. But now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to accept this. At least we still have room to fight for it."
Zhou Yuzhi was silent, he knew his father was right.
Everyone had tacitly agreed to the current situation, but Zhou Yuxiu suddenly thought of something and said, "When we said those harsh words to Mother back then, were we feeling worse than we are now?"
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