What will the couple do with Mrs. Ma?

The answer to this question is unknown to the three girls in the house now, but they can guess.

Zhou Yijun recalled the situation in his home: "The house is quite quiet, my grandfather doesn't see outsiders, but his relatives come to the door, he meets him, but he only says to anyone that the old lady is sick and can't meet guests." Many people thought that the old lady was only ashamed to meet people because of the previous private glass workshop, so she was sick and hid from shame. In addition, the uncle and aunt now neither go out nor see outsiders, they are locked in their yards all day long, flipping through the property registers and account books sent by the Tu family, as if they have been grounded, and the people outside feel more and more that the old lady and uncle have been grounded at home by their grandfather because of the previous incident, and they must stop for at least a year and a half before they can come out to meet people. ”

As for the scandal between Mrs. Ma and Zhou Shuyi, the third room of the Zhou family is still very well hidden, and there is no rumor outside, even inside the third room, only a few people know what happened. In addition to the people who witnessed Zhang Pinggui's capture that day, others also thought that Zhang Pinggui was implicated by Zhou Jinpu, and was rejected by the head of the family, Zhou Shigong, and was directly swept out of the house. As for Mrs. Ma's private affair with Zhou Shuyi, there are even fewer people who know about it.

Zhou Jinpu and his wife were angry about Mrs. Ma's greed for her mother's marriage that the Tu family had told them, where did they have the leisure to ask Zhang Pinggui's whereabouts? Only their son Zhou Lianghou once asked, where did their new friend go? When he learned that it was his grandfather who drove people away, he stopped caring.

Mrs. Ma was trapped in the West Courtyard, and the eyes and ears planted in her home disappeared one after another, how could she not be aware of it? But Zhou Shigong cleaned all the people in the family, and all those who colluded with Mrs. Ma, even if they were only a little suspicious, were driven to Zhuangzi, which was far away from Chang'an, and no one could reach her ears with the latest news. She can only guess by herself, or discuss countermeasures with the henchmen around her. But they were all women in the back house, and there were no three-room men, servants or outsiders who were willing to listen to their drive to show up to help, and they couldn't even get out of the door of the west courtyard, so they could only do it in a hurry.

Zhou Shigong did not go to his stepmother again to settle the province in the morning and dusk, nor did he allow the rest of the family to enter the west courtyard, and also sent people to guard each entrance and exit in shifts. The luxurious courtyard of Sanjin seems to be cut off from the outside world. All gates are closed except for the main entrance, where food, water and necessities are brought into the courtyard every day.

The person who delivered the water was not the original servant of the Zhou family's third room, but was transferred from the Zhenguo Mansion. Zhou Shigong purged his own servants, except for his daughter-in-law's dowry maidservants, he only left the manpower used by the husband and wife in the inner house, and the henchmen brought back by his granddaughter from Ningxia Zhongwei. It didn't matter if the gap in servants couldn't be filled for a while, the Duchess of Zhenguo immediately assigned a group of well-trained male and female servants to serve in the third room, which solved a big problem for Zhou Shigong. These people are all servants of the State Mansion, and they will never be bought by Mrs. Ma, let alone coaxed by the rhetoric of Mrs. Ma's grandmother, who can easily send them something or bring them something from outside.

Zhou Shigong looked at his stepmother and the people around her very closely, such a strict attitude, even if Zhou Yijun didn't hear anything from his grandparents, he knew in his heart that Mrs. Ma couldn't be let go lightly this time.

Not to mention that Zhou Shigong has come to his senses and will no longer be confused by her, even the people of the Zhou clan will no longer mention her past exploits, as well as her husband's prestige during his lifetime, so that she can easily pass the test again. As the head of the clan, Zhenguo Gong advocated that she be severely punished. Zhou Shigong, who had the support of the patriarch, had no reason to give in to his stepmother again.

Zhou Yijun whispered: "I heard my grandmother talking to Caijuan yesterday, and my grandfather seems to have sent a letter to my second uncle and grandfather, and asked the old lady's most trusted veteran to be responsible for delivering the letter." As long as the second uncle doesn't say anything, the old lady is probably really going to get sick, right? Anyway, during the Chinese New Year, it is impossible for her to come out to meet people. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Yijun couldn't help but sigh. Of course, grandmother Zhou Ma didn't talk about this matter with her confidant out of concern for Mrs. Ma or Zhou Shicheng. She is worried that if Mrs. Ma "dies of illness" next year, Zhou Shigong, who is a son, and Zhou Jinlin, who is a grandson, will be worried, and it will be too delayed! Besides, Zhou Yijun returned to Chang'an to say goodbye, how can it be good if the marriage is delayed by filial piety?

Zhou Ma has already taken a good look at several young talents for his granddaughter, but everyone wants a good object, and if it drags on for a year, maybe the young talents will be robbed by other girls! Zhou Ma was very worried, so he told his henchman that he would rather not die than his stepmother-in-law, and just be locked up in the west courtyard to recuperate "sick".

Zhou Yijun was really embarrassed to let her cousin and cousin know what her grandmother had said, so she had to skip it.

Zhou Wenjun was stunned, and only nodded and said, "Looking at this posture, great-uncle and grandmother should not be able to pass this level." That's fine, she's too good at deceiving people. My grandmother still thinks that she is a virtuous and good person, even if she has been a little mean to her fifth uncle and grandmother in recent years, it is because she is old and confused, and she can't afford the benefits of her youth. Unexpectedly, so many years ago, she began to hide from people to do evil. My grandmother was angry and said that she had been deceived very badly, and she must not let the liar have a good time! ”

As for Zhou Shuyi, Zhou Wenjun has never seen her, and he rarely hears her mentioned by his family, so he has nothing to say. It's just that as the daughter of the Zhou family, Zhou Shuyi didn't have to stay in the northwest border to eat the wind and sand, but married into a rich and stable place like the capital, and she also continued to get money and connections from her mother's family......

If she did this out of concern for her parents, even if she did it wrong, Zhou Wenjun could say a good word to her. But she was out of selfishness, in order to plot the title of her husband who she shouldn't have wanted, she went to cling to the enemy of the Zhou family, then it is absolutely unforgivable!

If Zhou Shuyi is not punished, all the married daughters of the Zhou family may suffer from the suspicion of their mother's relatives in the future, which daughter of the Zhou family can stand this kind of thing? !

Zhou Wenjun said: "My aunt and grandmother have the courage to do this kind of thing, it is impossible for my great-aunt and grandfather not to know about it, most of them are husband and wife conspiring!" The Zhou family has no way to order the Zeng family to do things, but as the head of the Zeng family, it is not difficult for Yingchuan Hou to deal with a younger brother and daughter-in-law who is evil. Our Zhou family will not stop it, as long as he doesn't publicize the matter to everyone. However, I will persuade my grandmother to write a letter to the Queen Mother, so that she can know in her heart. As long as the Queen Mother doesn't speak, who will take care of the housework of the Yingchuan Marquis Mansion? It's just that my aunt and grandmother actually started secretly raising assassins many years ago, and they also partnered with the daughters of the Sun family to put money and do business...... I don't know how many handles fell into the hands of the Sun family. The Sun family has long thought that it is going to be unfavorable to our Zhou family, and we need to beware of them using my aunt's and grandmother's crimes to frame our Zhou family! ”

Haitang told her: "It seems that the Duke of Zhenguo has sent a messenger to the capital, and the Empress Dowager should soon know what happened in Chang'an." ”

Zhou Wenjun breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "The elders only think that we are still children, and they always refuse to tell us anything serious." Fortunately, you told me these things with Yijun, otherwise we would still be kept in the dark! ”

"Sister, you also told me a lot of secrets." Haitang smiled and tilted her head, "The two of us are just exchanging information, mutual benefit, and we won't talk nonsense, it's just little sisters chatting, what's the matter?" The elders always like to think too much - I'll tell you more when I hear more. But if you hear anything, remember to tell me. ”

(End of chapter)