Chapter 473: Hearing

Zhou Ma looked thinner than when they met last time, and his face was much haggard.

The isolation of life from the outside world and the stress of her own pending case have had a big impact on her.

Even Zhou Yijun has lost a lot, and his expression is a little numb. Begonia stepped forward to take her hand and greeted softly, and her eyes gradually regained their brightness.

Ma Shi took his eldest sister's hand distressedly: "What is this doing?!" You will help out there, and Grandpa Guo will not watch you die. You and your brother-in-law have nothing to do, and the emperor will not let you die unjustly. Sister, why do you have to toss yourself like this?! ”

Zhou Mashi sighed: "It's not that I toss myself, it's just that when I think of my lord, and the future of Jin Lin, I can't sleep night after night, and people are haggard." Actually, it's nothing, and I'm even getting better these days. Yumei, you don't have to worry about it. Where can you worry about this kind of thing? Now that the decree has come down, it has come to fruition. I don't have to sleep anymore, and I'm really relieved. ”

Ma wanted to speak and stopped, but he didn't know what to say to persuade his eldest sister. The holy decree is down, but I don't know if the result is beneficial to Zhou Shigong's house, the eldest sister actually thinks that as long as there is a result, it will be fine. It's a knife to stretch out and shrink her head, even if it's bad news, at least she doesn't need to stay up all night for this.

Seeing that the sisters couldn't get to the point, Haitang reluctantly interjected: "Grandma, Grandma, Grandpa Guo, they have already arrived in the West Courtyard, and I don't know what the result of the trial will be." Shall we go with him? ”

Ma Shi hurriedly looked at Zhou Ma's, but Zhou Ma's made a mistake at this time: "Forget it." I just want to know the result, and I don't want to mix it with anything else. If Grandpa Guo needs to ask questions, he will send someone to call. ”

Haitang reluctantly turned around and glanced at Zhou Yijun, and Zhou Yijun persuaded Zhou Ma: "Grandmother, we have to figure out what old lady Ma has done over the years, and why she did it." Even if our family is going to lose their lives for her, we have to be a ghost, right? ”

Zhou Ma suddenly hesitated. Ma Shi said: "Just ask carefully later." I don't believe it, the emperor really wants to unjustly kill his eldest brother-in-law. This is obviously a bad thing that Mrs. Ma did to hide from others, why should she implicate you? She has been calculating you a lot over the years, and speaking of which, you are all bitter masters! ”

Haitang wanted to persuade again, but Ma had already opened the topic: "Eldest sister, I sent a letter to Zhilan a few days ago, telling her what happened at home. She has not heard back, and after several days, she sent a letter, saying that the old man in the family is sick, and she is busy serving the sick, and she can't spare time to go back to Chang'an Province. I always feel a little uncomfortable in my heart...... The eldest brother is far away from you, because the sister-in-law is provoking on the side, so it's just that, why is Zhilan like this? She's your daughter! She has had an unsatisfactory life at her husband's house over the years, and you have helped her a lot! ”

Zhou Ma was much calmer than Ma's: "I guessed it...... Although I feel uncomfortable, I don't blame her. Zhilan is also a mother now, and she always has to think about the children. Besides, it's not a bad thing that she doesn't come back, at least the son-in-law didn't abandon Zhilan because of the accident at Emen's family, and let Zhilan stay away from Emen. He was willing to protect Zhilan, and he was already very grateful, but there was nothing beside him. ”

Ma Shi was surprised when he heard this: "Eldest sister, what are you...... You really don't have any complaints about Zhilan?! ”

"It's not that there are no complaints at all, it's just ......" Zhou Mashi paused, and nodded his finger in the direction of the east, "Zhou Jinpu is making a fuss about making peace." Although the door of the house is sealed and no one is allowed to go out, Jinpu's daughter-in-law has already moved to the wing room, and she will go back to her parents' house when the lockdown is lifted. She can even leave her own flesh and blood behind, just to protect herself. Even if the Emen's family is okay in the end, her husband and wife fate with Jinpu has come to an end. Thinking about how their husband and wife have made trouble to this point, what else can't be seen? Zhilan can still live a peaceful life in her husband's house. It's not a bad thing that she's a little more distant from them. If the family can successfully pass this hurdle, there will be a day of reunion with her mother and daughter, and it will not be possible for her to pay as much compensation as possible. Can you still care about these things with your own flesh and blood? ”

I see.

Neither Ma nor Haitang were surprised by Zhou Jinpu and Li. Last time they came to the third room of the Zhou family, they heard that Zhou Jinpu and his wife were arguing, and it was not surprising that they would make trouble to this point. Compared with Zhou Jinpu's experience, Zhou Zhilan's indifferent attitude is indeed just a trivial matter. Zhou Ma's mother doesn't care, so why should he be nosy?

Begonia looked out the door. She was still thinking about the West Courtyard in her heart, and she didn't know what the results of the envoy sent by the Zhenguo Gong and the emperor would be judged.

She tried to persuade the Ma and Zhou Ma sisters again: "Grandma, aunt, although Yijun's words are not unreasonable, they are not unreasonable." You really don't want to know, why does Mrs. Ma have a good life, but she has to break the ban and collude with the Hu people? If she hadn't done so many wrong things, why would the Zhou family's third room be in the current situation now? You must still be living a stable life of wealth and worry-free! ”

Ma glanced at his granddaughter, quite a little disgusted with her verbosity. Zhou Ma hesitated. Seeing this, Zhou Yijun hurriedly stepped forward and hugged her grandmother's arm: "Grandmother, granddaughter really wants to know!" If you don't want to see it, then ...... My granddaughter will take a look for you? ”

She looked back at Haitang: "Let Sister Hai accompany me." ”

Zhou Ma was a little timid about the West Courtyard, and would rather stay in the main courtyard and wait for the result, but her granddaughter was so concerned that she couldn't stop it anymore: "Then you can go - if the elders don't allow you to enter, don't force it, continue to come back and wait for the result." ”

Zhou Yijun responded, so he pulled the begonia and was about to go out, but saw Mrs. Saturday of the Zhenguo Mansion enter the door of the main courtyard.

Mrs. Saturday was ordered by her mother-in-law, Mrs. Zhenguo, to invite Zhou Ma to go to the trial. Today, in the West Courtyard, Mrs. Ma was secretly interrogated, and the male and female hosts of the three rooms of the Zhou family had to attend, and even the old lady in the fourteenth room next door came forward as witnesses, Zhou Ma, as the daughter-in-law who had lived with Mrs. Ma for more than 30 years, was still born in Mrs. Ma's adoptive mother's family, how could she be absent? Even if she doesn't want to go, others will urge her to go.

Zhou Ma's face was pale, Ma was much more decisive than his eldest sister, and after judging from Mrs. Saturday's tone of voice, Zhou Ma couldn't escape, so he personally helped her up: "Don't blame the eldest sister, I'll go with you." No matter what the grandfather of the country knows and Tu Tongzhi, or what the messenger from the palace asks you, you can tell everything you know and don't hide anything. If you can help convict Mrs. Ma, you can be regarded as having made a contribution. The more credit you make, the more you can prove that you have nothing to do with what she has done. You and your brother-in-law will be more stable! ”

"Really?" Zhou Ma perked up a little. She looked at Mrs. Saturday, who nodded and gave her an affirmative answer. Zhou Mashi suddenly became much more energetic: "Then what are you waiting for?" Let's go, guys. ”

The group walked towards the west courtyard. Haitang pulled Zhou Yijun to follow closely behind.

As soon as she approached the west courtyard, a few steps away from the courtyard gate, she heard the voice of Mrs. Ma from the courtyard: "There is a matter of fire oil. My daughter told me that there were nobles in Beijing who asked her to buy it, and she couldn't refuse. The amount of horizontal and vertical purchases is not large, and it can also help the business of the old lady's old department during his lifetime, so I ordered my subordinates to help a little. I don't know what the nobles are going to do with this oil, and even if they do evil, they have nothing to do with me. I'm not a noble lady of the clan. I have a name and a surname, and I am the daughter of the Ma family. The Ma family has been loyal and brave for generations, don't try to plant a blame on my head! ”

Ma and Zhou Ma stiffened their fists together.

(End of chapter)