Chapter 329 You Are Not Allowed to Attend Your Daughter’s Funeral
Wen Zimei was completely furious: "Are you talking like a human being?"
The other party did not give in: "Mother-in-law, what did you do to make the prince so angry? Although I don't know, I will make it known to the world sooner or later. I think it is not appropriate to bury the deceased today. Let's put the funeral on hold. Mother-in-law has something to do, so go and take care of it first."
Wen Zimei rushed over and slapped her without saying a word.
"Bitch, you are worthy of holding my daughter in such a way? Who do you think you are? My daughter is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jing'an. Even if I made a mistake, it will not affect her status. At worst, I will ask to leave the Zhou family. If you dare to target my daughter, I will definitely make sure you die a miserable death and your family will never have peace!"
Zhou Qingdai's mother-in-law was truly defeated, and she also started to curse: "You vicious woman, you'll have to try to avoid punishment first. I have the final say on this matter today. Zhou Qingdai is no longer our daughter-in-law, but a concubine. If you don't acknowledge her, we will directly issue a divorce letter and send her back home. Don't defile our family's graves!"
The slap that Wen Zimei just gave really stunned everyone present.
So when Zhou Qingdai's mother-in-law shouted those words with five bright red finger marks on her face, they didn't even react.
At this time, everyone came back to their senses and opened their eyes wide, as if they couldn't believe what was happening before their eyes.
Wen Zimei's eyes were filled with anger. She stared at Zhou Qingdai's mother-in-law as if she wanted to eat her alive.
The servants and boys around were so frightened that they dared not breathe, for fear that they would get into trouble by accident.
The air seemed to freeze, leaving only the heavy, even breathing of Wen Zimei and the angry curses of Zhou Qingdai's mother-in-law, which intertwined together and sounded particularly harsh.
Wen Zimei was furious and continued, "Who do you think you are? You're just an old bitch who's currying favor with the powerful. I, Wen Zimei, am making this clear today: whether my daughter lives or dies, she has done nothing wrong. If you dare to violate etiquette and demote her to a concubine, or even divorce her, the future of your entire family will be over."
Her voice was sonorous and powerful, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, full of unquestionable firmness.
Even if the people from Prince Duan's Mansion were serious about taking her away, she was not afraid.
Her daughter is dead, and she is about to accept her retribution. How can she let her daughter's funeral arrangements go to waste?
Zhou Qingdai's mother-in-law wasn't afraid of her at all. Instead, she said, "Why were we so anxious to get down the mountain that day? Wasn't it because of you? I didn't understand what she meant before, but now I understand. She must have known about your situation and rushed down the mountain to inform you, which is why something happened, and she almost implicated me too. You evil person!"
Wen Zimei felt very upset. Was his daughter coming down the mountain to find him?
Ye Lanxin, who had been watching the excitement from the side, finally spoke up: "Sister-in-law, you can go with peace of mind. We are here. Let's see who dares to insult the daughter of our Jing'an Marquis Mansion like this."
When Zhou Qingdai's in-laws heard this, they finally panicked.
Although Zhou Zhili didn't say anything and didn't take charge, he was there after all, and he was Zhou Qingdai's uncle.
If their family treated Zhou Qingdai like this, it would be a slap in the face of the Zhou family.
At this time, Zhou Qingdai's father-in-law came out to apologize and promised to bury Zhou Qingdai according to the specifications and location agreed upon before. It was almost time for them to set off.
As the funeral procession was about to move forward, the people from Prince Duan's Mansion also took away Wen Zimei, Concubine Wen and their entourage.
Before Lu Ennan and Lu Wenxue left, they looked at Zhou Qingdai's mother-in-law and said, "No matter what happens, we are all from Prince Duan's Mansion. You'd better think about how to end what you said. Maybe my father won't kill you directly because of what you just said, but he should be able to make things difficult for you and make it impossible for you to get out of this situation."
After saying this, he followed the guards back.
Zhou Qingdai's mother-in-law sat down on the ground. She then remembered that in her excitement, she had forgotten that she had chosen Zhou Qingdai because of these two relationships...
She wanted to cry but had no tears, but it was too late.
No matter how chaotic the situation here was, it had nothing to do with the Wen sisters. Along the way, they tried to ask the people in Prince Duan's mansion why Prince Duan was so anxious to summon them this time, but those people refused to reveal anything.
As they walked, they realized something was wrong. This was not the direction back to the palace.
"Where are we going?" asked Concubine Wen.
"Enter the palace..." The person who came finally gave a definite answer.
The Wen sisters immediately realized that this matter had alarmed the palace.
And choosing such a day is a well-intentioned decision.
Lu Ennan and Lu Wenxue no longer dared to object. If they returned home, they could always get some face by relying on Prince Duan's many years of favor.
But in the palace, the Empress Dowager has never liked them, even though my father has always favored them over the years.
As for the Emperor and the Empress, they had never shown much enthusiasm towards them. Only Lu Enyan could please them.
After entering the palace, they discovered that not only the emperor and empress, but also the empress dowager and several princes, even the eldest prince's wife Mo Cike and Princess Han Yue were there.
Concubine Wen looked nervously at the side, Prince Duan and the Princess, and Lu Enyan with a serious expression. On the other side, the entire Gu family was there, including Gu Runci.
This time, the emperor did not want to save their face.
"Concubine Wen, Madam Zhou Wen, do you know why we summoned you here this time?" the emperor spoke.
Wen Zimei had already decided to take all the blame, so she was the first to answer: "Your Majesty, I know..."
Her husband did not hold any official position before his death, so she could not even call herself a concubine.
"Since you know, then tell me." The emperor's expression was serious.
The same was true for the Queen and the others nearby, but Princess Hanyue and the others were unaware of it.
The third prince Lu Enrui was also there this time. He looked at Gu Runci from time to time, but the other party ignored him.
Wen Zimei took a deep breath and held Concubine Wen tightly with his hands.
"Your Majesty, after Ye Hesheng's divorce, I still harbored a grudge. If she hadn't married into the Zhou family and given birth to three sons in succession, my plan to adopt a son from my natal family to help my husband seize the title would have completely failed. The title went to the second wife, and she left without a care in the world. I simply couldn't swallow this humiliation, so I took advantage of my sister's visit to my house to steal the token that the prince had temporarily placed with her, mobilized the private soldiers of Prince Duan's mansion, and went to hunt down Ye Hesheng and her daughter."
Concubine Wen closed her eyes, she knew that her sister was picking her out.
She wanted to refute, but when she thought of what her sister had said before, she didn't dare to open her mouth.
"So, you did all these things, and Concubine Wen didn't know about it?"
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