I became an official of the imperial court by eating melons when I was still a baby

System: [Because Old Madam Zhou has been working so hard and exhausted over the years, she has been shouldering all the pressure of the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion alone.]

[To put it simply, I am too tired and my body can no longer bear it. If I don’t let go of the pressure and live a relaxed life, I am afraid I won’t live for many years...]

Qin Yue was very puzzled: [Sister, don’t the old ladies in this kind of mansion usually stay at home to enjoy their old age? Why are you still working so hard and worrying about it? ]

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Zhou smiled bitterly again.

System: [Because the entire Cheng En Marquis’s residence is now managed by Old Madam Zhou. Cheng En Marquis and his son passed away many years ago, and Old Madam Zhou’s daughter-in-law is a person who doesn’t care about anything.]

[The key point is that Mrs. Zhou’s only grandson has never recovered since he got into trouble more than a decade ago.]

[So Madam Zhou had no choice but to shoulder all the affairs of the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion by herself. At the same time, she had to pay attention to the mental state of her grandson and be wary of her daughter-in-law's troubles. She was physically and mentally exhausted, which made her health condition worse and worse.]

After hearing this, Qin Yue felt a little sympathy for Old Madam Zhou.

[So that's how it is. Old Madam Zhou is so pitiful... Not only did she lose her husband, but she also lost her son. The two people left in the family, one is a loser, and the other is decadent... It's really a mess! ]

[But, sister, you mentioned that something happened to Mrs. Zhou’s grandson more than ten years ago? What happened? ]

Those who knew the situation at the scene did not expect that the young official would actually bring up this matter, and they all looked at Madam Zhou with some concern.

Madam Zhou had finished her task at this time and sat back in her seat, just opposite Qin Yue.

Facing everyone's worried gazes, Old Madam Zhou raised her head slightly and smiled at everyone, indicating that she didn't care.

These are all old stories, and that matter is no secret in the upper circles of Beijing. Yang'er is not here today, so it's okay for Xiao Fuguan to want to talk about it.

Princess Jinyang, who was sitting in the main seat, had a slight glint in her eyes.

It seems that the target of today's gossip is Old Madam Zhou, so it is hard to say what the turn of events from that year will be.

After all, Xiao Fuguan doesn’t eat all melons. Since Xiao Fuguan and his sister have eaten the melon, then this melon must be extraordinary!

Princess Jinyang is also looking forward to what secrets may be hidden in the past...

System: [Host, listen to me slowly~]

[Fifteen years ago, Mrs. Zhou’s grandson Zhou Chenyang was fifteen years old. He inherited Mrs. Zhou’s intelligence and had been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child. He was a rare good student.]

[However, I was deceived by a classmate and taken to a brothel, and then something irreversible happened. ]

Old Madam Zhou was originally letting it go, but when she heard her elder sister say the words "deceiving and cheating", she immediately leaned forward and stared at Qin Yue.

Those people never mentioned that they had deceived Yang'er. Their statement was the result of a joint discussion among them!

And Yang'er never mentioned it to her!

Alas, after that incident, Yang'er's mental state was really not good, and he couldn't say any useful information.

Or maybe Yang'er thought it was useless to say it out, or perhaps Yang'er simply thought that the incident was only related to him and had nothing to do with the people who took him to the brothel.

However, even if they didn't do it, the source of everything was because they took Yang'er there. Yang'er got into trouble because of that. Don't they feel a bit guilty? !

The funny thing is, in these ten years, they have never come to visit Yang Er!!

Forget it, it’s been so many years since the incident happened, and if those people come to visit Yang’er, it might even irritate Yang’er and make his condition worse.

Old Madam Zhou exhaled lightly, adjusted her mood, and returned to her dignified appearance.

Princess Jinyang, who was standing by, noticed something unusual and curled her lips slightly. It seemed that there were indeed many unknown things about that incident back then.

Qin Yue asked: [Being dragged to a brothel! I'm sure those classmates had no good intentions! ]

[Mrs. Zhou's grandson is very talented and must be outstanding among his peers. Such a person is easily envied! ]

[That group of guys must be jealous of Madam Zhou’s grandson! Yes! That must be the case! ]

When Mrs. Zhou heard this, her eyes flickered slightly and she sighed in her heart.

She has been very different from her peers since she was a child, and has received many envious and jealous looks from people.

But her mind was immersed in reading at that time and she didn't have much contact with other people, so she was not affected too much.

Yang'er was different from her. She was a girl back then and could not go to school with boys, but Yang'er had to go to school every day and spend time with her classmates.

Those classmates can feel the more obvious difference in Yang'er, so their jealousy towards Yang'er will be even deeper.

She should have noticed it earlier, she thought these things didn't exist between boys.

If she had noticed it earlier, wouldn't the following events have happened?

Ugh…………

The system continued Qin Yue's words and said: [The host is right! ]

[That group of classmates did it on purpose because they were jealous of Zhou Chenyang's better study talent than them. He was often praised by the teacher and always ranked first in every ten-day exam, far ahead of the others.]

[This made the group of classmates feel deeply frustrated! Therefore, they wanted to make Zhou Chenyang, who was considered to be the top scholar in the eyes of the lady, fall into the quagmire and never be able to turn over! ]

Qin Yue was shocked: [Fuck! Sister, what are these people planning to do! Jealousy is jealousy, but it’s a bit too much to make people fall into the quagmire! ]

The ladies present were all shocked when they heard the system's words!

Especially those ladies whose sons were still in school, their palms were sweating, and they were thinking that after returning from the banquet, they must ask their sons if they were envied by their classmates!

If there is, we must take precautions as soon as possible!

Worried sons: Mother, do you have any misunderstanding about your son's talent? Your son is not yet worthy of being envied... Don't you know? …………

Old Madam Zhou closed her eyes deeply.

She had just thought that those people might have just taken Yang'er to a brothel, and what happened afterwards might have nothing to do with them, but she still thought they were too kind!

She didn't expect that those people were actually related to that incident!

She now really wants to know what happened next, what exactly happened!

There was no witness or physical evidence of what happened back then, only...sigh...

Mrs. Zhou now seemed to have a glimmer of hope in her heart, and she looked at Qin Yue with burning eyes.

Maybe Yang'er didn't do that thing. If it were true, then Yang'er might be able to get out of the shadow of that incident.

By then, the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion will also have an heir.

Princess Jinyang looked at the change in Madam Zhou's eyes and raised her eyelids slightly.

Maybe, she should organize more banquets like this and invite the little official to come. Who knows, there might be some unexpected surprises!