"Old...Master."

Xu quickly lifted the quilt and was about to get up, but Zhou Changqing strode forward and pressed her shoulder and pressed her back.

He moved gently, and Xu's fear dissipated a little, but before he could even speak, he heard Zhou Changqing say, "Shuwen, I'm sorry for you all these years."

Xu was stunned, and his grievance surged up, and his eyes turned red.

"Master, I..."

"I was confused back then, so I responded to your brother and took you into the door."

As soon as the tenderness and joy were used in my heart, all of them were dispersed by this sentence. Xu looked at Zhou Changqing in disbelief, and his heart was filled with anxiety.

Zhou Chang had already let go of her early, her face was as gentle as before, but her words were as cold as nine or half a day.

"Over the years, my indulgence has given you hope, it's my fault."

Xu's face turned pale in an instant, and he was trembling and unable to say a word.

Zhou Changqing looked at her, her eyes were still gentle, but there was no affection at all. In nine years, he had never fallen in love with her, and Xu knew it. It was because she knew that she was unwilling to accept it, angry, and jealous. But now, she was even more afraid, and she was so scared that she burst into tears.

Before Zhou Changqing could say something even more heartless, she quickly grabbed his sleeve, "Master...Master, I was wrong, I knew I was wrong, I will never argue with my wife again in the future. I will definitely be obedient. Really, Master, don't drive me away, please..."

"You misunderstood."

Zhou Changqing brushed away her hand, and his tone was not turbulent, "You are a good concubine, you have given birth to three children. Your name is on the Zhou family tree. I will not drive you away."

Xu looked at him with tears in his eyes, "Master..."

"You are still my concubine, and this Western Court is yours, you are yours."

Zhou Changqing looked at her eyes and said word by word: "I will ask someone to build a small Buddhist temple here. From now on, you will eat vegetarian food here every day and recite the Buddha's name to calm down. Since you die, you will not need so many people to serve you. Most of the people you used to do not understand the rules. I have sent them to the front yard and asked my wife to transfer a few honest and honest people to serve you. Brother Xu and the others will be kept under the ladies' knees in the future. The wife will not deduct them any points. I will urge Brother Xu and Brother Hong to study, hoping that they will have a future. When Sister Tong grows up, my wife and I will find a good marriage for her. During the holidays, I will let them see you to fulfill their filial piety."

Xu slowly opened his eyes wide, with fear and disbelief in his eyes.

"No, Master, you can't treat me like this. I'm the good concubine you hired. I gave birth to three children for you. My brother is the county magistrate and you have been friends for many years. Master..." Xu started crying, and went to grab his sleeves but fell to the ground. He lost his support point and fell directly from the bed. Zhou Changqing did not help her. She cried even more sadly, "Master, it's been nine years, I've been in the family for nine years. I have always served you carefully and gave birth to children for you. Even if I don't have any credit, I have worked hard. I hurt my body and fell into the root of my illness. You promised to treat me well. Master, have you forgotten? Even if I made a mistake, I care too much about the master..."

Zhou Changqing had already stood up and looked at Xu, who was lying on the ground and crying, and said, "Those who have made mistakes will always be punished. You are disrespectful to your wife because of your petty and incorrect thoughts, and have mislead your children. These two crimes have violated the rules of my Zhou family. But as you said, you are the good concubine I hired. You have given birth to children for me, and you have no contribution and have worked hard, so I will not ask for family rules, nor will I drive you out. If you feel that your practice here is not proper, I will ask my father to send you to the clan hall."

"No, I don't want to go to the clan ancestral hall, no..."

Xu looked at him in horror and wanted to pull his clothes, but Zhou Changqing took a step back and said, "Similarly, I am also a person who made a mistake. My mistake was that I was not clear about people and was plotted by you and your brother. I was wrong because I shouldn't be drunk and confused. My brother accepted you in the door. The biggest mistake was that I neglected my wife and blamed her. In the past nine years, we have all been wrong. Since you don't want to go to the clan hall, you can atone for your sins here. We will never see each other again."

"master!"

Xu's sharp voice was filled with despair.

Zhou Changqing walked to the door and stopped. He didn't turn around and said softly, "I'm going to redeem my sins, too."

After saying that, he did not stop, and left with great strides, and soon disappeared.

Xu looked at the empty door blankly, and she didn't respond until a maid came in to help her. She knew that although Zhou Changqing had a gentle temper and easy to talk, she was just talking. He was not confused, so when he looked over, Xu knew that he had seen through him, so she didn't need to ask questions, and she would just give all honest explanations. In this way, maybe Zhou Changqing would forgive her for her nine years of accompanying him. But unexpectedly, he tolerated her for nine years and also used up all her patience with her in these nine years.

She touched his bottom line.

His bottom line is Lin Ruowei, the entire Zhou family.

He was completely disrespectful to Lin Ruowei. His unrighteous mentality caused trouble at home and even more of a big taboo.

The family has always been in a down-and-out situation, and they all started to be in ruins from the inside. If the family wants to prosper, the family must be rigorous. There are many powerful families in the entire capital, who doesn’t know that the Zhou family’s family style is the most rigorous? Otherwise, the two legitimate daughters would not have been expelled from the family and the other married outside the house. Even the mistress of the family was punished to go to the clan temple.

Master Zhou was a scholar, two generations of emperors, and countless disciples, and he could not rub the sand in his eyes. The family was harmonious, and it was a family training, and the golden rule that everyone in the Zhou family must keep in mind.

After all, Xu was only a small family, and she was just a concubine after joining the Zhou family. Cheng looked down on her and Lin didn't care about her. She thought that if she got Zhou Changqing's favor, she would really fly up the branch and turn into a phoenix. In fact, she didn't understand what a real noble family looked like.

The highest peak she can reach in her life is this small West Courtyard.

In fact, if she could be at peace, Zhou Changqing would not treat her badly. Even if she didn't like her, she would still give her the decent she deserved. Unfortunately, she was too unsatisfied and relied on Zhou Changqing's indulgence to repeatedly provoke his bottom line.

This is completely digging a grave.

Xu is finished.

It's completely finished!

Zhou Changqing praised her for nine years, but once she turned against her, she also threw her into hell.

After learning about Zhou Changqing's punishment for Xu, Lin said nothing. That night, Zhou Changqing came over, held her hand, and said sincerely: "Vivi, I have been wrong these years, and I don't ask you to forgive me. In a husband and wife, I only hope to make up for the rest of my life for the rest of my life. Don't take a concubine for me again. Aunt Li is an honest and decent person. You can take care of her and let Sister Lan often see her to do her best to make up for her mother-daughter relationship. In the future, we will live a good life."

He had only two concubines in total. Xu was imprisoned and he also said that he would never see her again in this life. Aunt Li was different from Xu. She was originally a maid and was very self-aware. She was grateful to her after being promoted by Lin and never had any intention of competing for favor. She was able to raise her biological daughter for a few years, which was a great gift for her. So when Lin took over Sister Lan, she had no resentment or even grateful.

Because she knew that in the future, Lin would have to be the mistress of her daughter. Sister Lan was raised by Lin, and she would always have feelings for her over time. Lin had always been generous. As long as she kept her duty and did not have any ambitions, Lin would plan for Sister Lan anyway.

So whether she has pampering or not is the same for her.

Lin looked at Zhou Changqing and said after a long time, "It's not your fault, I have it too."

She was born in a nanny and lived a cautious life when she was at home and was sensitive. When the Zhou family came to propose marriage, she and her aunt were both confused.

You know, although Zhou Changqing is also a concubine's son, the identity of the old teacher is there, and the background of the Zhou family and the door plaque are real. Although Zhou Changqing is a concubine's son, he got the Jinshi exam at a young age and had a bright future. Even if he marrys her legitimate sister, he is considered to be a low-key person.

Such a person actually made her climb up.

The aunt was full of joy, and her father was even more ecstatic. The mother looked at her differently. Because her sister-in-law was not as good as her.

Lin felt that he was dreaming.

It was not until the sedan chair entered the Zhou family's door, and until the slightly drunk Zhou Changqing lifted her red veil, she woke up when she saw the tenderness in his eyes. She really married into the Zhou family and became the third young lady of the Zhou family and the head-headed lady.

The origin of the concubine's daughter made her habitually cautious in observing her words and expressions. She was afraid that Zhou Changqing would be unhappy and implicate her biological mother.

She served Zhou Changqing in a regular manner and did her duty as a wife. When he talked to her, she listened and never dared to ask any other things. In Zhou Changqing's opinion, this attitude seemed a little cold.

Out of a man's self-esteem, Zhou Changqing was unwilling to provoke and asked directly. Lin was cautious and did not dare to speak on his own initiative, and the estrangement between the two arose.

The existence of Xu was even more of the fuse.

Originally, a man was a normal man with three wives and four concubines, and according to Lin's temperament, he would not care too much. But she was newly married, but she had just gotten pregnant. During that period, Zhou Changqing was nice to her, which made her gradually moved. In addition, the pregnant woman had a little temper, so she said that in anger and regretted it later. But Xu had already entered the house and was still a good concubine who hired him. He had an elder brother. Could it be that Zhou Changqing could still drive Xu out?

It's impossible, the Zhou family can't afford to lose this person.

So even if she minds Xu's existence, she knows that as a wife, she should be tolerant and generous. Men like to hug and hold jealous women, which will only make men bored.

Who knew that her "not caring" happened to anger Zhou Changqing.

The couple each had their own thoughts, but they both held on and refused to tell them. They were stalemate for nine years. It was not until the Zhou family returned to Beijing that Xu had the idea of ​​Qiongyuan and showed his ambitions. Zhou Changqing was enlightened. That night, Zhou Changqing's "slight" in Lin's ear also made Lin's head beat up and instantly realized.

The knot in his heart was untied, and Zhou Changqing hugged his wife and told her about Zhou's identity, his legitimate mother and another legitimate sister.

He told her all the secrets buried by time.

This represents his trust and value in her.

"The elder sister was born by my father's original wife, and she was the father's first child. She was most valued by her grandfather and father. She was raised by her grandmother since she was a child. She was gentle and kind, but she has always been very caring for us younger brothers and sisters. She was the biggest victim when she happened that year, but she was expelled from the house. It must have been difficult for many years. Now that their family lives in the mansion, you and I must respect her and treat her children well."

Lin nodded, "If you don't say it, I will do this."

If Zhou hadn't said those words that day, she might not have taken action against Xu so early, and there would have been no future events. Speaking of which, Zhou was the benefactor of their husband and wife.

Thinking of this, Lin felt that he would go to Qiongyuan tomorrow and thank Zhou. However, Zhou took his two daughters to Anguo Duke's Mansion early in the morning.

The Duke of Anguo Mansion is also a noble family, but its population is much more complex and there are still no family separation. The main masters of the top and bottom have dozens of people, not to mention the number of people who have been in power, so for the same seven-entered house, the Duke of Anguo Mansion is much more lively than the Zhou Mansion.

Ji Wan sighed in her heart when she came for the first time.

The Zhou family’s noble and noble focus is on the word “Qing”. Although it is also a top family, it is hard to say that it is rich and noble. However, compared with the Anguo Duke’s Mansion, the Zhou family’s “rich” seems a bit inferior.

Ji Rong also bit Ji Wan privately, "Sister, these aristocratic families in the capital are too luxurious. Whether it is the Zhou Mansion or the Duke of Anguo Mansion, any set of tea cups is enough for ordinary people to eat for a lifetime. Even maids of some status wear gold and silver. They are more grand than ordinary families."

The girl born in the countryside walked to the capital step by step, and what she saw and heard was not the same day. Even so, Ji Rong was still amazed at the wealth of these aristocratic families.

Ji Wan was also an ordinary person in her previous life and had never come into contact with a real wealthy family. In this life, she went from the countryside to the county town. In terms of wealth and honor, she went to Jiangzhai and Zhu Mansion one after another. As a noble person, she had met the prince of the Duke Mansion, the prefect county magistrate, received imperial edicts and received imperial edicts, and met the emperor.

In addition, the influence and education she received in the Zhou family can basically be integrated into the upper class of this era. In addition, her experience and experience in her previous life for more than 20 years have made her more mature and calm than Ji Rong, and her thoughts and visions are more generous. She can already treat the "extravagance" of these wealthy families with a normal mind.

"The Zhou Mansion and the Anguo Duke Mansion are both families with profound backgrounds. Ordinary aristocrats or ordinary nobles may not have such a style."

She said to her sister, "We have just arrived in the capital and haven't left the house much, and what we see and hear is limited. After living there for a long time, we will definitely go to and from the houses of the ministers and ministers. If you see too much, you will know."

The wealthy families are also divided into levels.

The so-called aristocratic families are at least three generations of foundations and they have to be managed well, otherwise they will not even be considered a rising star.

At that time, the family returned to Beijing, and not many people knew about them. They only knew about them by knowing Lu Feili when they were in the north and had some friendship before they could reach the gate of the Anguo Duke's Mansion openly.

But now it's different.

Ji Wan had just received the imperial seal from the emperor himself, and was the second-rank county lord, and also handed over the important task of producing sewing machines to her. The nobles of the aristocrats in the capital would naturally be moved and would have secretly asked about the eldest daughter who was said to have married outside the Zhou family.

In less than three days at most, the Grand Tutor's Mansion will definitely receive greetings from ladies and ladies from various prefectures.

You must know that the gift from the emperor is unparalleled glory. Even if you know the true identity of the Zhou family, those wives from the aristocratic families will remain silent.

Even though Ji Wan did make contributions, a young girl from a civilian background would not become the county lord. Why did the emperor give such kindness? It is not because of Master Zhou, but also because of the entire Zhou family, but also because of the stains of Zhou's family.

Emperor Mingde did so obviously that even the queen didn't say anything. How could those nobles of the high families mention the old things without knowing their own lives?

Without this serious concern, the aristocratic families then thought of it as they wanted to get married.

The Ji family is a small portal, but the Zhou family is a high-ranking family. The old teacher has always been arrogant and has the most important character when getting married to his children. Therefore, it is not so easy to marry the Zhou family. Moreover, the Zhou family generation does not have children of the right age.

Ji Wan is fourteen years old this year and is just about to be a kiss.

She is not a direct descendant of the Zhou family, but she is just a cousin, but she is also the county lord. She can still get along with the Zhou family when she gets married, so she is naturally the partner of many clans to marry.
To be continued...