After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 321 The whole story

Most of the servants currently employed in the third room of the Zhou family were borrowed from the Zhenguo government.

The manpower that the Zhenguo government can lend is naturally idle. There is nothing to do on weekdays, so it can be temporarily seconded to other houses to make extra money. Among them, the second room of the Zhou family had the most free manpower at Chang'an's house because General Tuesday's family had been stationed at the border all year round, and it was inconvenient to bring too many servants to the border town. Most of them were borrowed from Zhen Guogong's wife. Madam returned to Chang'an on Tuesday after renting out the servant. However, she has brought enough people to serve around her, and there is no shortage of people to help her. There is no need to call people back again.

In the hands of the person who lent the Zhou family's second room, a servant girl was caught sneaking into the west courtyard, but she was quickly stopped. When Zhou Mashi interrogated her, she confessed that she was acting on orders. A confidant of Mrs. Tuesday's attendants gave her an order to send a letter to Mrs. Ma, saying that it was the wish of the mistress, Mrs. Tuesday, and she had no reason to disobey the order. She knew in her heart that it was inappropriate to do so, but compared to the orders of Zhou Shigong and Zhou Ma, the third head of the Zhou family, she would of course give priority to Mrs. Tuesday's orders.

Mrs. Zhou Ma knew that Mrs. Zhou was a daughter of the Tang family and had always been close to her sister-in-law Mrs. Zhou. She wondered if she had rejected Mrs. Tang again, so the latter asked her sister-in-law for help? Zhou Ma didn't want to make a big fuss, for fear of affecting the relationship between Sanfang and Changfang Town, so he kept silent. He only fined the servant girl a few months' monthly payment and locked her up for a few days. Naturally, the letter was not sent to the West Courtyard. The servant girl was still in detention and could not send the letter back to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion. But Zhou Yijun felt that things here were not that simple, and when he failed to persuade Zhou Ma, he simply sent the news to Zhou Wenjun privately.

She whispered to Haitang: "This kind of thing makes no sense. What important matter does Mrs. Tang have to send a message to the old lady? She can ask the second aunt for help, so she must know from the second aunt what the old lady has committed. Isn't that taboo? If she really has something urgent and wants to see the old lady, can't she tell my grandparents clearly? She can't speak, but what about the second aunt? Although the second aunt is a daughter of the Tang family, she is also the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family. How can she Helping my mother's family to deceive my mother-in-law's family?! Even though she knew that my grandfather had given an explicit order, she still insisted on ignoring my grandparents' wishes and secretly giving and receiving to each other... Is she doing this without telling the Duke? That's taboo. !”

Zhou Yijun dared to file this complaint because Mrs. Tuesday violated a taboo. When she sent a letter to Zhou Wenjun, she was of course not only conveying news to her clan sister, the purpose was also to get Zhou Wenjun to speak for her. When Mrs. Zhen Guogong sent her servants to serve in the third bedroom, she didn't say that her own daughter-in-law could order these servants to do trouble in the third bedroom without telling the owner of the third bedroom!

Haitang was really impressed by Zhou Yijun. This little girl usually looks well-behaved, but I didn’t expect that she would have the courage to make her own decisions!

She praised: "Well done! No matter what my aunt and uncle said, you should not have hidden this kind of thing for Mrs. Tang. Even if she is an in-law of the Zhou family, she secretly uses the Zhou family's servants to operate on the Zhou family's territory. This is too much!"

Zhou Yijun pursed her lips and smiled a little embarrassedly, but her bold action was supported by her cousin. She relaxed a lot and noticed the hint in Haitang's words: "Cousin Hai, do you think... this matter Isn’t it the second uncle’s instigation?”

Haitang didn't think Mrs. Tuesday would do such a thing. The three rooms of the Zhou family closed their doors to thank guests, which was aimed at outsiders, but there was no restriction on their own relatives and friends. If Mrs. Tuesday really wants to send a message to Mrs. Ma, she can just come to the third room to see someone. It was Mrs. Tang that Zhou Shigong stopped, not her. There was no need for her to do such a sneaky thing without hiding it from the people in the third room.

This is more like Mrs. Tang using the confidants around Mrs. Tuesday to do things. Mrs. Tuesday is originally the daughter of the Tang family, and they have a good relationship with their sisters-in-law. If Mrs. Tang wants to instruct the people around Mrs. Tuesday to do something, as long as it does not harm the interests of Mrs. Tuesday, will the servants still refuse?

Zhou Yijun listened to Haitang's analysis and agreed: "That's right... No matter how close the second uncle is to her mother's family, there is no need to hide this kind of thing from my grandmother..." She couldn't help but worry, "But I am giving The letter written by the eldest sister clearly stated that the second uncle ordered someone to do it... Wouldn't that be an injustice?!"

Haitang smiled and said: "It's okay, I can't be wronged. Anyway, the servant girl's confession was that she was acting on orders. If Wenjun's sister complained about Mrs. Tuesday in front of the Duke of Zhenguo's wife, Mrs. Tuesday would know that she was wronged. What have her confidants done, and what good things has her natal sister-in-law done by using her people? By then, we will be able to find out what kind of medicine Mrs. Tang is selling in her gourd!"

Zhou Yijun pursed her lips: "If there is someone who cheats on the master next to the second uncle, and it is exposed this time, it will be good for the second uncle, right? Anyway, I think Mrs. Tang is acting unreasonably, and we should find out what she and the old lady are earlier. The secret hidden between them is also a good thing for our family." This secret did not last long.

When Mr. Ma and Haitang were ready to say goodbye and go home, Zhou Wenjun sent a reply to Zhou Yijun, explaining clearly the whole story in the letter.

Mrs. Tuesday didn't know what her natal sister-in-law asked her roommate to do. When she was called over by Mrs. Zhenguo Gong for questioning, she was really confused. After hearing what happened, she immediately complained and summoned her confidants for closer questioning. Only then did she find out that Mrs. Tang had indeed overstepped her and instigated her confidants to give orders to the lent servant. Mrs. Tang also told the nanny that there was no need to tell Mrs. Zhou, her sister-in-law, about such a trivial matter. In return, the grandnephew whose grandma is still staying in the Tang family will get a good job after spring.

Mrs. Tuesday lost her temper on the spot. In order for her brother and sister-in-law's daughters to marry the right husbands, she didn't even care about her own son's marriage and devoted herself to Tang Hui and Tang Ruo. But this is how her sister-in-law repaid her? ! Even if she really wants to make her people do things, there is no reason to hide it from her, the master! What's more, my sister-in-law made things so ugly, causing her to be embarrassed in front of her mother-in-law, which is simply unforgivable!

Mrs. Tuesday rushed back to her parents' home immediately. After careful questioning, she forced out the truth from her sister-in-law, Mrs. Tang.

When the two nuns from the Tang family were hired from the capital, it took a lot of effort. The head of the Tang family took office in the capital too early. The connections he made at that time are now gone. There is really no place to ask for reliable nannies, so he specially asked Zhou Shuyi, the daughter of the third wife of the Zhou family to marry in the capital. Just invited the people. During the whole process, Mrs. Ma and Zhou Shuyi, mother and daughter, all contributed greatly. It was they who recommended the two nuns who were said to be from the palace to the Tang family. In order to persuade the two nuns to come all the way to Chang'an to teach, the Tang family also promised to support them in their old age and would never resign them midway.

But now, Mrs. Tang wants to get rid of her husband. This is a violation of the original agreement between the two parties. Mrs. Tang still remembered what Mrs. Ma said at that time, saying that these two nuns had served in the palace for many years and had a close relationship with the nobles in the palace. She wanted to drive them away, but she didn't want to offend their patron, so she hurriedly came to Mrs. Ma to find out the identity of her patron!

However, Mrs. Tang has not yet received the approval of her family about this matter and does not intend to make it public. She only wants to quietly ask Mrs. Ma first. Unexpectedly, this concealment would cause problems. The person she was looking for was caught by the third room of the Zhou family, which made Duke Zhen Guo and his wife lose their face. She is very angry!

Haitang followed Ma and hurriedly finished the melon before saying goodbye and leaving.

But when she recalled what Zhou Wenjun said in his reply, she always felt that something was wrong.

Is the truth really as simple as Mrs. Tang explained?

(End of this chapter)