Being favored by the paranoid master, the whole imperial capital kneels down

Ling'er lay on Zhou Zhenchang's bed and cried.

Zhou Zhenchang opened his eyes with a pale face, looking at the ceiling of the bed.

He didn't care at all how miserably Ling'er was crying beside him.

Now Zhou Zhenchang’s mind is full of being scolded by his immediate superior. He wonders if he can succeed in making amends if he tries to do so.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhenchang quickly got up from the bed.

Ignoring Ling'er's surprised look, Zhou Zhenchang ran to the warehouse and found a large stack of banknotes.

When Ling'er saw Zhou Zhenchang's action, her face darkened.

"Master, what are you doing with the banknotes?"

The Zhou family has been gradually going downhill.

After the Chu family fell into decline, the Zhou family also became increasingly stretched.

Especially in recent times, the decline of the Zhou family has been obvious.

Although Ling'er was Zhou Zhenchang's concubine in the Zhou family's backyard, she had no idea who Zhou Zhenchang had offended outside.

But she knew very well that Zhou Zhenchang was cutting off the Zhou family's financial support by taking so many tickets from the warehouse at this time.

But Zhou Zhenchang didn't need to explain so much to a maid.

Ever since Luo Mengxi died, no one has taken care of the affairs of the rear house.

Old Mrs. Zhou would get sick and suffer from pain from time to time.

Since Luo Mengxi died, Old Mrs. Zhou has lived in the Buddhist temple for a long time.

Old Mrs. Zhou didn't want to get involved in any of the Zhou family's affairs, nor did she have the energy or the spirit to do so.

Especially the people from the Luo family always come to the Zhou family to make trouble.

Ling'er was the one who communicated with everyone in the Luo family.

After a long time, Old Lady Zhou and Zhou Zhenchang gave Ling'er power and let Ling'er, a maid, manage the Zhou family.

Ling'er followed Zhou Zhenchang and tried to persuade him for a few words, but Zhou Zhenchang ignored her and ran out of the Zhou family with a thick stack of banknotes in his arms.

When Old Mrs. Zhou heard about this, she hurried out of the Buddhist hall.

The old lady, who had not cared about the Zhou family's affairs for a long time, pointed at Ling'er's nose fiercely.

"A slave is a slave. No matter how seductive a slave is, he cannot be the master."

"If you can't even manage a warehouse, how can you manage so many things in our Zhou family?"

"You know what the current situation of our Zhou family is."

"You let the master go out with so much silver. If this money is lost, how will our Zhou family survive in the future?"

In front of the Zhou family's servants, Old Madam Zhou didn't give Ling'er any face at all.

She pointed at Ling'er and started scolding her.

Ling'er kept her head down, and no one could see the expression on her face.

But her hands, which hung in her sleeves, were clenched into fists.

Did she want to climb into bed on her own? No!

Zhou Zhenchang forced her to do so, and she had no choice but to compromise!

It was because the lady took pity on her that she allowed Zhou Zhenchang to take her in as a concubine.

Otherwise, not only would she have lost her virginity to Zhou Zhenchang that night, but she would also have been kicked out of the Zhou family on the charge of seducing her master.

With Zhou Zhenchang's character, how could Ling'er develop feelings for him and the entire Zhou family?

Ever since the death of the lady and the young lady, Ling'er has lost her sense of belonging in the Zhou family.

When Old Mrs. Zhou was tired of scolding, she waved goodbye and sent Ling'er away.

Seeing Ling'er turn and leave, Mrs. Zhou scolded again:

"A vixen who is not presentable!"

The old nanny beside her asked Mrs. Zhou,

"But do you want to take back Ling'er's housekeeper power?"

Mrs. Zhou was startled, with an unnatural look on her face.

"Let's wait a little longer. When our Zhou family is more stable, we can find a second wife for Zhenchang."

Old Mrs. Zhou is a very smart person.

Given her current physical condition, she is unable to take care of the household.

Ling'er was a pretty good housekeeper before, and she had been learning from Luo Mengxi for so many years.

However, Ling'er, a maidservant, could not compete with Zhou Zhenchang at all.

This allowed Zhou Zhenchang to enter the warehouse and take away so much silver.

But there are still people in their Zhou family who have not fallen.

As long as Zhou Zhenchang can cheer himself up again and marry a woman with a wealthy family, what will the money he lost today matter?

When talking about Zhou Zhenchang's remarriage, both Mrs. Zhou and the old nanny looked expectant.

"The second wife must have a better family background than Luo Mengxi."

Old Mrs. Zhou was supported by the old nanny and walked all the way to the Buddhist temple.

The old lady nodded and said, "That's right."

"Our master is still young, so it would be best if the new wife is the only daughter of the family. Not only should the family be wealthy, but the assets of the new wife's family will also be passed on to her in the future."

The two old men walked all the way to the Buddhist temple, and they seemed to have no idea that what they said was a crime.

The conversation between the two was copied down word for word and sent to Nanzhai.

Nan Chuzheng has been feeling very uncomfortable recently. Her belly is getting bigger and bigger, and she can't sit, lie down, or lie on her side.

Especially at night, I have to get up to urinate from time to time.

Even though she was surrounded by people who took care of her, Nan Chuzheng felt very uncomfortable.

Nan Chenrao didn't allow her to go out at this time.

Nan Chuzheng couldn't sleep all night, so she could only ask the Nan family's guards to watch over the people outside for her.

Therefore, when Zhou Zhenchang walked to the gate of Nan's house, Nan Chuzheng already knew that he was coming.

Zhou Zhenchang came to Nan Chuzheng with the banknotes in order to ask Nan Chuzheng to negotiate for him.

Nan Chuzheng let Zhou Zhenchang in and she sat in the front hall.

Zhou Zhenchang was standing in front of the screen wall.

Nan Chuzheng looked at the banknotes Zhou Zhenchang took out. She touched her big belly with her hands and spoke with a breathless voice.

"I heard that Zhou Mingzhu offended quite a few people this time, and many people have reported this to your boss."

"You also know that you are Zhou Mingzhu's family. Only if you are not well, Zhou Mingzhu will be completely unable to get up."

Zhou Zhenchang had guessed this a long time ago.

He gnashed his teeth and cursed in a low voice: "That bitch Zhou Mingzhu not only harmed you, but also harmed me. My wife was also killed by Zhou Mingzhu."

"She committed the sin herself, and now the disaster has fallen on my head."

Zhou Zhenchang thought that by saying this, he could unite with Nan Chuzheng against the same enemy.

But Nan Chuzheng stood up with the help of Xiao Jin.

"Look at what you said, as if you have suffered a great injustice."

"If you don't know, you might think that the person who took me away and sold me back then wasn't from your Zhou family, as if you had no involvement."

Zhou Zhenchang, who was standing outside the hall, turned pale.

"These are all plotted by Luo Mengxi and Zhou Mingzhu. They have nothing to do with me."

There is no evidence to prove that Zhou Zhenchang was involved in this matter.

Zhou Mingzhu was filled with hatred back then, and she designed the entire plan to swap Nan Chuzheng and Chu Jingyue.

The two maids who took Nan Chuzheng away were Luo Mengxi's people.

From the beginning to the end, Zhou Zhenchang could say that he didn't know!