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

The mansion of Marquis Zhaoyong was decorated with lights and lanterns, so who cared whether Chu Shiqing vomited blood or not?

In the deserted courtyard, Chu Shiqing's severed hand was still wrapped in white gauze.

He put his hand on his chest, hunched his waist, and slowly walked into the door.

The yard, which was once bustling with people and servants, is now half empty.

The servants in Marquis Zhaoyong's mansion are the best at changing their attitude according to the situation.

When they saw that the crown prince had been replaced, most of the servants ran to Cao to congratulate her and ask for her reward.

The Cao family completely gained power in the Zhaoyong Marquis's mansion.

Now that her son has become the crown prince, Cao must be very proud.

For several days in a row, a troupe of actors was invited to perform in the mansion of Marquis Zhaoyong, and the mansion was covered with bright red lanterns.

Now she has stepped on Zhou under her feet, and the complacency revealed in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows is not concealed at all.

Although nominally she was still only the concubine of Marquis Chu, her behavior was somewhat comparable to that of Zhou Shi.

She considered herself the mistress of the house.

The servants in Marquis Zhaoyong's mansion all had joyful expressions on their faces, and they did not even hide it in front of Chu Shiqing and Zhou.

Before Zhou could say anything, the people in the Zhou family could no longer sit still.

Looking at the red lanterns all over the house, Zhou Zhenchang, Zhou's younger brother, was anxious.

"Sister, is this the only way to end this matter?"

He was in Zhou's yard, and his frown was so strong that he could kill a mosquito.

"Mother is very dissatisfied with you and asked me to ask you, elder sister, is there really no chance of redeeming the position of Crown Prince?"

The Zhou family is a small family in the imperial capital.

Although there are people in my family who study and work in politics, I don’t have a deep foundation.

Although Mr. Zhou is an official in the imperial capital, he is only of the ninth rank.

Even worse than Chu Shiqing.

The Zhou family is clearly trying to cling to the Chu family.

Zhou glanced indifferently at Zhou Zhenchang, her and Zhou Mingzhu's younger brother.

not talking.

Zhou Zhenchang and Zhou Mingzhu have always been in the same boat. When Zhou and Zhou Mingzhu exchanged marriages, Zhou Zhenchang was the one who reacted most strongly.

Later, Zhou Mingzhu was implicated by her husband's family and her family was exiled to the north. Zhou Zhenchang even pointed at Zhou's nose and cursed her.

That year, Zhou Zhenchang treated Zhou's nose as if it wasn't a nose, and her eyes as if they weren't eyes.

He didn't even consider Zhou as his elder sister.

In Zhou Zhenchang's mind, his only sister is Zhou Mingzhu.

It was also not long after Nan Chuzheng, born to Zhou, was lost.

Only after the Zhou family sent Chu Jingyue over did Zhou Zhenchang treat Zhou a little better.

Recalling the past, Zhou looked at Zhou Zhenchang with increasingly cold eyes.

It was obvious that Zhou Zhenchang was also hiding it from him. He knew from the beginning to the end whose daughter Chu Jingyue was.

Over the years, everyone in the Zhou family has treated Chu Jingyue like the apple of their eye.

It’s because Chu Jingyue is Zhou Mingzhu’s bloodline.

Seeing that Zhou didn't speak, Zhou Zhenchang couldn't help but show impatience and anger between his eyebrows.

"If it was my second sister who married into the Marquis' Mansion, she would never have let the throne of the Crown Prince be taken away by someone else."

The Zhou family worked hard to climb up from humble beginnings to their current status, and now they can gain a foothold in the imperial capital.

That was the result of several generations of hard work by the Zhou family.

It is conceivable that for so many years the Zhou family has relied on Zhou, the wife of the Marquis of Zhaoyong, and Chu Shiqing, the crown prince.

How many benefits have been gained.

As a result, when he woke up, Chu Shiqing lost his position as the crown prince.

Zhou Zhenchang looked at Zhou, his face full of regret.

"If you had known this, why would you have..."

"Zhou Mingzhu can do better, so you should find a way to bring Zhou Mingzhu back from exile now."

Zhou originally wanted to discuss with Zhou Zhenchang what to do next?

But as soon as Zhou Zhenchang opened his mouth, he compared her with Zhou Mingzhu.

How could Zhou tolerate this?

Zhou Mingzhu was her nightmare in her youth, a shadow that she could not get rid of even when she woke up from her dreams in the middle of the night.

Zhou immediately broke down and yelled at Zhou Zhenchang.

"Anyway, the throne of the crown prince is gone, gone! If you're still unwilling to accept it, why not send another daughter of the Zhou family in?"

Zhou Zhenchang was stunned for a moment, and held back the blame that was about to come out of his mouth.

"Big sister, that's not what I meant. It's been so many years, why are you still jealous of my second sister?"

Zhou Zhenchang didn't expect that his elder sister still remembered the trivial things that happened many years ago.

"Our most urgent task is to find a way to take back the throne of the Crown Prince from Shi Qing."

Zhou couldn't help but snort coldly. The Zhou family was a marquis's son, so how could they take it back so easily?

"This is an imperial decree issued by His Majesty. There is nothing we can do."

She had already given up on herself, and the torment in her heart made it impossible for her to bear so much.

Now Zhou no longer wants to struggle.

But Zhou Zhenchang can't do it, and neither can the Zhou family.

Zhou Zhenchang had been planning for many years and was about to enter the officialdom. He also had a son who was still studying.

The Zhou family has had successive generations, but is still very weak and far from being strong enough.

They still need the Chu family's support.

Zhou Zhenchang lowered his voice and said,

"Sister, I recently heard some news about Chu Zheng."

"I heard that the head of the Yama Division has taken a fancy to Chu Zheng."

This news made Zhou jump up.

"Who told you that? Chu Zheng hasn't even arranged a marriage yet, so who's gossiping about her behind her back?"

"She's going to be the prince's consort in the future. Those people are deliberately trying to ruin her reputation. They're destroying her!"

Zhou Zhenchang continued,

"Don't worry about where this news comes from. Even if the head of the Yama Division doesn't like Chu Zheng, it's a fact that Chu Zheng and the Yama Division are related."

This matter was no secret in the Chu family, and the Zhou family depended on the Zhaoyong Marquis Mansion for survival.

I am also clear about this matter.

There was an indescribable bitterness on Zhou's face. An unmarried girl was involved with the underworld.

Can the reputation still be good?

Even if there was nothing between Nan Chuzheng and the head of the Yama Division, in the eyes of everyone, no matter how outstanding Nan Chuzheng was, she was dirty and bad.

"Who is ruining Chu Zheng's reputation?"

Zhou muttered to herself.

Zhou Zhenchang said,

"Big sister, you are so foolish! You have such a powerful relationship and you just gave up the position of Crown Prince."

"Chu Zheng's reputation is not important. What's important is how much our Zhou family can accomplish by leveraging Chu Zheng's relationship with Yan Luo Si."

Zhou closed her eyes and waved her hand weakly, asking Zhou Zhenchang to leave.

The people of the Zhou family will not understand that what they are thinking now has been thought about by the people of the Chu family.

The servants soon reported to Cao that Zhou Zhenchang had come to see Zhou.

Cao immediately called Chu Xinli,

"You have such a good relationship with Nan Chuzheng, go tell her that I want to see her."

"We absolutely cannot let your position as the Crown Prince be snatched back by the Zhou family."

She got a little carried away.

"Call your cousin over too."