"My Yi'er, my meat, are fine, why did you fall into the water?"
The lady stayed in front of Zhou Yi's bed, speaking in a low voice and wiping her tears.
She knew that Zhou Yi's situation in the Hou Mansion was not good, but there was nothing she could do about it.
If the Han family falls in love with Zhou Qingcheng, she must be the daughter of the Zhou family.
She can't be an adopted daughter, let alone have a flaw in her identity.
In this case, Yi'er can only be wronged.
In fact, Mrs. Tai is not sure whether Zhou Yi is a bloodline of the Zhou family.
However, she has raised Zhou Yi for more than ten years and invested her efforts and affection into him.
She really couldn't bear it.
If the Hou Mansion had not reached such a critical juncture, and if the matter had not been related to her only son, Mrs. Tai would not have wanted to wrong Zhou Yi.
"It's all Li's fault..."
The madam thought about it for a while, but she couldn't find anyone to express her anger to.
In the end, she still put all the blame on Li, the instigator.
Humph, if she hadn't insisted on going to the nunnery to "pray", how could she have caused such a ridiculous incident of giving birth to the wrong child?
Also, Mrs. Li is the head mistress of the Hou Mansion. She manages the maids and wives inside and outside.
Now the prince is in trouble. To put it bluntly, it is the housekeeper Li who is in trouble.
"This cruel woman doesn't raise her own child, so she really doesn't feel sorry for her!"
"She must be trying to remove me, Yi'er, from power and let her Zhou Ren snatch the crown prince's position."
In Mr. Li's eyes, Mrs. Tai is a complete fool.
However, to be able to win to the end in the inner courtyard of a deep house like the Marquis Mansion, Mrs. Tai is by no means a real fool.
Therefore, she is very aware of Li's plan.
However, what if you understand?
Things are now developing in a direction that is beneficial to Li.
Not to mention anything else, Zhou Qingcheng Gao's marriage to the Duke Cheng'en's palace alone was enough to make the Li family steal the limelight.
"Yi'er, don't worry, grandma will definitely find a way and never let that bitch succeed in her conspiracy!"
The Hou Mansion can only belong to Yi'er.
It doesn't matter whether she is related by blood or not. The children she raises will be close to her even if they are not of the Zhou family's blood.
The madam clenched the rosary beads in her hand and thought bitterly.
Zhou Yi was on the hospital bed, her face was pale, her eyes were closed, and her eyebrows were furrowed.
His expression was very painful, as if he was struggling with something, and he seemed to be trapped in a nightmare.
It wasn't until the wife got tired and stood up to leave, leaving only Zhou Yi in the room, that he suddenly opened his eyes.
"Phew! It turned out to be a dream!"
Zhou Yi saw everything around him clearly, and then he let out a long breath as if he was recovering from a disaster.
He slowly calmed down his racing heart and raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
After a long time, he murmured again, "Really, it's just a dream?"
He didn't believe it because the dream was too real.
It was so real that he couldn't tell the difference between reality and dreams.
Zhou Yi's eyes began to focus, and his expression gradually became solemn, and he finally made up his mind.
…
Zhou Yi's fall into the water was like a pebble thrown into the sea, causing no splash at all in the Hou Mansion.
The entire Zhou family, from Zhou Qi and Li to the maid and mother-in-law, are all busy with Zhou Qingcheng's marriage.
Cheng'en Palace is in a hurry.
It only took a few days to go from proposing the marriage to making an appointment, and then confirming the wedding date.
The date of the evening ceremony was also set for one month later.
Such eagerness, to put it mildly, means that the man likes Zhou Qingcheng's bride too much and is anxious to marry her home.
To put it harshly, it’s—
"Zhou Qingcheng, do you know why the Han family is so eager to marry you?"
Knowing that Zhou Qingcheng's wedding date was set, Zhou Baozhu finally came out of her aunt's house.
She ran to Wei Ruiyuan, looked at the beautiful and noble Zhou Qingcheng with jealous eyes, and said ill-intentioned words.
"Know!"
Gu Qingcheng didn't even need to guess. Just by looking at the malice flashing in Zhou Baozhu's eyes, he knew that this cheap sister (or sister?) had bad intentions.
She softly uttered two words and choked Zhou Baozhu hard.
Zhou Baozhu's eyes widened, "What? You, you know?"
Why the Han family was in such a hurry to get married, and why they married Zhou Qingcheng, a woman with no appearance and a flawed identity... Zhou Baozhu never knew these questions in his previous life.
After being reborn, Zhou Baozhu did not stay in the Hou Mansion to be tortured, but ran to her aunt's house.
Her aunt loves her, dotes on her, and is willing to teach her.
From her aunt, Zhou Baozhu learned about the privacy of the back houses of many powerful people in Beijing.
Among them was the "war between concubines and concubines" in Cheng'en Palace.
Only then did Zhou Baozhu realize that the "good marriage" she had been cherishing for her whole life was actually glamorous on the outside but dirty on the inside.
Knowing this, Zhou Baozhu was disappointed and excited at the same time.
Her loss was due to the confusion of her previous life - I was so stupid, I regretted it for such a bad man for many years, and even turned against my parents because of it.
What excited her was that Zhou Qingcheng must have lived a miserable life in a place she didn't know about in her previous life.
On the surface, she looks like she is shining, but in fact, she is being pressed over her head by a beloved concubine. Wow, how frustrating is that? Zhou Qingcheng has to hide in her room and wipe her tears every day?
What's even better is that Zhou Qingcheng will still marry an unreliable playboy like Han Erlang in this life.
When I think about Zhou Qingcheng's arrival, there will be a pregnant concubine serving her tea...
Haha! Hahaha!
Zhou Baozhu can wake up from his dreams with laughter.
In excitement, Zhou Baozhu didn't care about getting angry with Mr. Li and returned to the Hou Mansion by herself.
She wanted to tell Zhou Qingcheng some of the inside story face to face, and then see with her own eyes how pale her face was and how angry she was!
However, Zhou Baozhu never expected that Zhou Qingcheng would not act according to her script at all.
"Yes! Mother has already told me about the situation of the Han family!"
Seeing Zhou Baozhu's stupid look as if he had been struck by lightning, Gu Qingcheng couldn't help but sigh secretly: Li is so smart, how could he give birth to such a fool as Zhou Baozhu?
What Gu Qingcheng couldn't understand even more was that Zhou Baozhu was actually the protagonist of a storybook!
"Perhaps this is what stupid people are blessed with?"
Gu Qingcheng could only help make excuses.
Huoshui: ...I never knew that someone as noble as Gu Qingcheng would complain like this.
"Han Erlang just has a confidante, and that woman seems to be pregnant."
While Gu Qingcheng was complaining in her heart, she pretended to be indifferent and said to Zhou Baozhu, "The Han family is so anxious, probably because they don't want to make the matter a big deal."
If Han Erlang gets a bride earlier, has his concubine serve tea, and confirms his status, then there won't be any scandal.
Arranging the wedding in advance will be beneficial to the Han family, the Hou family, and the cousin who is suspected of being pregnant.
The only one who will be wronged is probably the newlywed "Zhou Qingcheng".
However, Gu Qingcheng did not feel aggrieved at all. Instead, he was a little complacent, "Baozhu, you may not know something. Our Marquis Mansion is not as wealthy and stable as it seems on the surface."
"Although my father is a marquis, he has never had real power."
The Zhou family has already shown signs of decline.
On the other hand, Duke Cheng'en's Mansion has military power, holy favor, flowers and brocade, and fire to cook oil.
When Zhou Qingcheng married into the Han family, she was definitely marrying into a high position.
Therefore, Gu Qingcheng pretended to be happy, "Well, if it weren't for Han Erlang's shortcomings, given the family status of our Zhou family, I would not be qualified to marry into Duke Cheng'en's house."
Zhou Baozhu:......
Huh? Yes!
How could she forget this?
The Zhou family was in decline, and no matter how bad Han Erlang was, he was still the eldest son of Duke Cheng'en and the queen's biological brother.
Zhou Qingcheng definitely got a big deal by marrying him!
As for Zhou Baozhu, let alone surpassing her, even finding an in-law similar to the Han family is just a daydream!
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