Zhu Kongshan proposed to go home for the funeral, and the Eighth Prince had no reason to stop him. He just reminded her again before leaving: "Remember your identity, remember your future, and never let a mere Zhu Mansion get in your way. The deceased is already dead.
It’s okay to cry once. Return to Beijing immediately after the funeral and don’t stay too long in Pengzhou.”
Zhu Kongshan had no intention of listening to these things. She even resented the Eighth Prince for not helping him at that time. If the Eighth Prince had expressed his position earlier, the Zhu family would not have allowed Liu to die. Although he was hanged, if it weren't for Zhu
The family imprisoned the person in the woodshed, so how could Mrs. Liu have the chance to hang herself?
Back to Pengzhou, the car was driven by the maid from Prince Sheng's Mansion who knew kung fu. Zhu Kongshan and A Huan A Ruo were sitting in the carriage. She was dressed plainly, but the two maids were dressed as usual, with cuffs on.
Fen Bian'er. Zhu Kongshan took a cold look. She didn't want to say anything more about the two girls Zhu Kongyue sent, but after all, it was her mother who was organizing a funeral. With these two people dressed like this in front of her eyes, she didn't want to say anything more.
I really couldn't get over the hurdle in my heart, so I said, "You sold yourself as a slave, but you don't even understand the rules. The master of the house is holding a funeral. Who are you dressing like this for?"
The maid from Prince Sheng's Mansion was not in the carriage. A Huan and A Ruo were not afraid of Zhu Kongshan, who was about to return to Pengzhou, because they knew that once they left the capital, this young lady would be at the mercy of the Zhu family.
She is nothing in front of the legitimate lady. What's more, when her biological mother makes such a mess, who else can look good on her?
Ah Huan shrugged and asked Zhu Kongshan: "The third lady has forgotten Dashun's rules, right? I have never heard of a family where the whole family mourned when a concubine died. To put it bluntly, if this is the case for the eldest lady,
If something happens, we must be filial, but don’t forget, Third Miss, Mrs. Liu is just a concubine, why should slaves mourn for a concubine?"
Ah Huan's words made Zhu Kongshan speechless. That's right! Mrs. Liu was just a concubine, and she caused such a big scandal before she died. She had some vague doubts about how Mrs. Liu died.
She is Liu's daughter. She knew that mother too well. Hanging herself? Are you kidding me? Is Liu the kind of person who has the courage to hang herself? But if not, what is the real cause of death? Why don't the Liu family
Investigate?
Zhu Kongshan had countless question marks in her mind. She had been thinking about what the whole thing was going on all the way from the capital to Pengzhou. There were also some vague guesses swirling in her mind, but she was not sure in the end until the carriage entered.
Pengzhou finally stopped in front of the Zhu Mansion. When she saw her eldest uncle on the other side of the Liu family talking to people with a smile, her suspicion became more and more deeply rooted in her mind.
Zhu Kongshan returned home, but no one in the Zhu family greeted her with a good face. Everyone looked at her with contempt and contempt, and some servants even discussed in a low voice: "What if there is a prince and princess as a backer?
With such a mother, how could the prince marry such a person as his concubine?"
Zhu Kongshan felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and suddenly realized a very real problem: these servants are right!
The most important thing for the royal family is face. It doesn't matter if she is a concubine. A concubine can also become a legitimate daughter. It doesn't matter if her father's official position is not high. He can be promoted again. Or maybe she and the eighth prince are in love. The eighth prince is not the kind of person who only values status.
If you are a person who attaches great importance to emotions, it will have a good impact on your reputation.
But what about now? Not only is she a concubine, but her biological mother also had an affair with the housekeeper, and was caught and raped in bed by her father. With such a background, how could the Eighth Prince want her!
The ripples in his heart these past few days instantly froze into ice. Zhu Kongshan stood in the courtyard, thinking hard about the causes and consequences of this matter. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had been raped by the Eighth Prince.
Lied. What about the future queen? Until Liu's scandal came out, that person was still telling her about the future queen. She was confused at the time and didn't think about it deeply, but now thinking about it, that cousin
How could he be sincere in his treatment of her?
Suddenly, Zhu Kongshan turned his head, stared at the girl from Prince Sheng's Mansion, and asked coldly: "Tell me, how did my mother die?"
The girl frowned, shook her head and replied: "I have just returned to Pengzhou with my cousin. How can I know how she died?"
"Huh!" Zhu Kongshan snorted coldly, "Don't you know if you're not in Pengzhou? I'm afraid I know more in Prince Sheng's Mansion!" After saying that, he turned around and headed straight for Liu's mourning hall.
Although she was a concubine, due to pressure from the Liu family, the Zhu Mansion still set up a small mourning hall. However, except for her own family, no outsiders came to express their condolences.
When she arrived, there were people from the Zhu family and Liu family in the mourning hall. When people saw her coming, they all made way for her to come. Zhu Kong kowtowed and burned incense on the mountain. Then he walked to the coffin and touched the body.
Emotions are also extremely complex.
She couldn't tell how she felt about this mother. If she loved her, it must be love, after all, they were mother and daughter. But if she wanted to hate her, it must be hate. After all, it was Liu's misbehavior that had affected her.
In the second half of his life, Zhu Kongshan now knows what fate awaits him, whether he will be completely abandoned by the eighth prince, or whether he will be used by the eighth prince for a while and then give up, or whether his cousin can really not care about these things.
Still marry her as your concubine?
As she thought about it, she laughed. When she turned around, she saw her uncle from the Liu family coming in from outside, with an obvious look of boredom on his face when he looked at her. She took the initiative to step forward, saluted and called out
: "Uncle."
The other party just nodded and said nothing. He just said to Zhu Xinjie: "Kongshan is back too. Let's bury him tomorrow!"
Zhu Xinjie nodded solemnly, and never said a word to Zhu Kongshan from beginning to end. She was unwilling to give in and asked weakly: "How did Aunt Liu die?"
Zhu Xinjie looked disgusted and waved his hand as if to shoo away flies: "Didn't you hear? Mrs. Liu had an affair with the housekeeper in the mansion and committed suicide out of fear of crime."
Zhu Kongshan didn't like hearing such words, so he replied: "But my daughter also heard that before Aunt Liu hanged herself, her fingers were stained with blood and she wrote a big word of injustice. Why didn't the family check it?"
"What to investigate?" Zhu Xinjie really wanted to slap this daughter to death, "I saw things with my own eyes, what else can I investigate!"
"I didn't mean to investigate this." When Zhu Kongshan said this, he looked at the side where the Liu family was standing, and said quietly: "I mean, why didn't we investigate? It's obvious that he was not unjust, why?
Want to write a word of injustice? Aunt Liu is most afraid of pain and cares about appearance the most. How could she hang herself? Who can do such a thing, she can't do it either."
After hearing what she said, Zhu Xinjie also felt that something was indeed fishy. With Liu's temperament, it was unlikely that she would commit suicide. But he didn't want to pursue it anymore. The more he thought about it, the more disgusting he became. No matter how Liu died,
, now that a person is dead, he feels peaceful and the house is clean. As for the real cause of death, it is none of his business. It is just a concubine, so it is just as good as death.
Seeing that Zhu Xinjie didn't speak for a long time, Zhu Kongshan was not surprised, but asked the Liu family again: "Don't the two uncles make decisions for my aunt?"
Liu Wannian glanced at her and said in a deep voice: "I thought I could make some progress after going to the capital, but I didn't expect it to be like this. Since your aunt is the concubine of the Zhu family, the Zhu family has the final say in everything. How can I, the Liu family,
Is it convenient to intervene?"
One sentence already expressed the attitude of the Liu family. Zhu Kongshan nodded and did not ask further questions, but he had already calculated one thing in his heart.
I'm afraid that Liu's death has something to do with the Liu family and even the eighth prince in the capital, right?
After returning home, A Huan and A Ruo immediately returned to Zhu Kongyue. The only girl left in Zhu Kongshan was the girl from Prince Sheng's Mansion. But she kept that girl outside the house and was not allowed to serve her closely.
She was surrounded by her own people who had always taken care of her in the mansion.
That night, the eldest lady came to Zhu Kongshan's house and told her: "Your father has already arranged a marriage for you. He is a scholar in Pengzhou. You are marrying to be his head wife. After all, you are also a high-ranking scholar."
Just be prepared to get married in half a month, and the Zhu family will not miss out on your share of the dowry."
Zhu Kongshan didn't say anything, but nodded, looking very cooperative. This made the eldest lady very satisfied, and she walked out of the room with a smile, but she didn't notice the wolf-like gaze of the woman in the room.
At this time, the waiting girl handed her a letter and said: "Early this morning, before the young lady entered the city, I went out to do some shopping. A child casually stuffed this in, saying that someone gave it to the Zhu family.
Miss Third, please read the letter after you return home."
Zhu Kongshan was puzzled, but quickly took the letter into her hands. Being able to deliver the letter in this way meant that the content of the letter was very secret. Seeing that the seal was intact, she let go and casually put her hand on her body.
The maid also sent it away, and then opened the letter.
The content of the letter is very simple. The eldest son of the Liu family went to Beijing, discussed with the eighth prince, and then returned to Pengzhou to send secret guards to kill the Liu family and stage a fake suicide scene. Please wish the third lady to investigate clearly.
Just as she imagined!
Zhu Kongshan held the letter tightly in her hand. She had no time to think about who sent the letter. She just thought that she had been helping the Eighth Prince with things in the past few months and had put so much thought into it. In the end, the Eighth Prince
But she teamed up with her uncle to kill her mother. What is this?
The truth is often unacceptable to people, but Zhu Kongshan understands that she has to accept it even if she doesn't accept it. Things have become like this. The rest of her life has been ruined with the occurrence of this incident, and she can never go back to the past.
Even her father and the eldest lady have already chosen a husband for her, and they will marry her in half a month. In such a hurry, it is obvious that they do not want her to return to the capital again, and the Liu family's attitude is also clear that they do not want to take care of it anymore.
The matter between the two of them.
The Zhu family is eager to get rid of it, and the Liu family is also eager to get rid of it. A few days ago, she was enjoying endless glory in Beijing, but now she returns to Pengzhou, but it feels like she has entered a hell on earth, and everyone is disgusted with her.
Zhu Kongshan felt that she could no longer stay in this family. Whether it was the Zhu family or the Liu family, it was now dangerous for her. This life could be lost at any time and at any time. In this case, she did not intend to continue.
Kindness. Now, she wants to take back the honors she once gave to certain people!