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

Chapter 499 New Military Advisor

Zhou Ma was attracted by her granddaughter's words: "Who could it be? Who was meddling in other people's business and gave him this idea?!"

Zhou Jinpu has not had much contact with outsiders recently. Ever since the news spread that he and his step-grandmother, Mrs. Ma, were planning to poach the border army, he was confined at home by his father Zhou Shigong. He no longer met his classmates and friends. Every day, he was either drunk in his study or with his wife and children. Children scold people. Originally there were brothers, uncles and nephews from the clan who had a good relationship with him who came to visit him, but as his hostility became more and more violent and his temper became more and more irritable, these clan members stopped visiting him. When the third room of the Zhou family closed its doors to all guests, he could only entertain himself in his own yard. Then his wife started arguing for divorce, and the quarrels between the couple took up most of his energy.

If anyone really gave him an idea to plot against Mrs. Ma, it would definitely not be relatives or friends from outside. Recently, he has been quarreling with his wife Chen, and they have turned against each other. If the three rooms of the Zhou family hadn't closed the door to thank guests and not let anyone in the family go out, Mrs. Chen would have moved back to her parents' home long ago. Even if she gave up the idea of ​​​​reconciliation now, Zhou Jinpu had no intention of forgiving her betrayal and had no intention of reconciling with her.

It can be seen that the person who came up with the idea was not an outsider or his wife. So will it be his children, or the servants around him?

Zhou Ma recalled his few confidants, somewhat doubting whether they were really that clever and capable: "Zhou Jinpu's nanny is a straight-tempered, stubborn man. Just ask him to do what he is told. Don't expect him to have any good ideas. But that long follower... that man was originally the son of Zhou Jinpu's mother-in-law, and he had been staying in the dowry village to take care of things. When the family allowed him to join the government as an errand, he was already fifteen or sixteen years old. Although he vented his anger with Zhou Jinpu, But things are done in a very orderly manner...

"This time he found the remnant manpower of the A family, which shows that he does have some talent. In the past, Zhou Jinpu thought he was verbose and always liked to say words of admonishment. He didn't like him much and refused to ask him to come to the yard easily. This time I guess he was called because there was really no one else to call him. But if Zhou Jinpu doesn't ask him to come into the east courtyard, how can he convince Zhou Jinpu to listen to him if he can't see his master?"

When Zhou Jinpu called Brother Nai and the chief attendant to the east courtyard, he had already seen Mrs. Ma coming back from the west courtyard. He must have made a plan by then. Judging from the time, Chang Sui could not be the one who made the plan.

Zhou Ma felt that neither of Zhou Jinpu's two confidants seemed to be able to come up with ideas. Who else could it be? It can't be those half-grown children, right? Or is it the maid serving in Zhou Jinpu’s courtyard?

Zhou Ma was a little uneasy. If he doesn't find out who this person is, he has been staying by Zhou Jinpu's side, and he doesn't know how many bad ideas he will come up with for him. In the past, Zhou Jinpu was instigated by Mrs. Ma and caused a lot of trouble for her stepmother. Now that Mrs. Ma has fallen, Zhou Jinpu's evil thoughts towards his stepmother may not have diminished in the slightest. With his new helper, will he continue to plot against his stepmother?

Zhou Ma felt restless when he thought of this. With Zhou Shigong's current emphasis on his eldest son, if Zhou Jinpu really wanted to slander her, and she didn't believe that Zhou Shigong would treat her step-brother fairly, wouldn't she suffer again?
Mrs. Zhou Ma was twisting her handkerchief with a hateful expression. Seeing this, Mrs. Ma couldn't help but said: "Sister, what are you afraid of?! You and your brother-in-law have shared hardships and made no mistakes. There is no way that your brother-in-law will divorce you! If he just curses a few words, you can endure it if you can, and if you can't, then you can If you scold him back, what can he do to you? As for Zhou Jinpu, as long as he didn't come up with the idea himself, he is still a fool. Leave the fool to your brother-in-law to discipline him. You only need to worry about your own children and grandchildren. . Jin Lin’s career as a military attache is not the same as Zhou Jinpu’s. Zhou Jinpu can’t hinder his future, so just relax!”

Zhou Ma sighed: "It's not that I'm just thinking wildly, it's just that I've suffered too much and I'm scared. When I see a capable person around Jinpu, I worry that I will be plotted against. If only I could be less partial to Jinpu, I wouldn't have to be like this. Even if you are worried, you don’t have to always feel sorry for Jin Lin.”

After decades of marriage into her husband's family, Zhou Ma had already suffered from heart problems. Ma could only hate her eldest sister, but he couldn't persuade her to get rid of this problem, so he had to let her go.

As for whether Zhou Jinpu has a new military advisor, Ma doesn't care. In her impression, Zhou Jinpu actually had no real abilities, and all he relied on was his father Zhou Shigong's partiality and belief in him. As long as Zhou Shigong doesn't get confused, he can't control his stepmother. Instead of being wary of the people around Zhou Jinpu, the eldest sister Zhou Ma might as well work on her brother-in-law Zhou Shigong! Just thinking about Zhou Shigong's usual behavior, Ma couldn't help but shake his head.

She said to Zhou Ma: "Sister, whatever Zhou Jinpu did, whether it was good or bad, should be reported to the Zhenguo Palace. Even if he brought back Mrs. Ma's remnants, he still instigated the Guoguan Palace. It was the fault of the personal guards to free him. As a mother, why don’t you make amends to the Duke’s government for your son?”

Zhou Ma murmured in a low voice: "What does this have to do with Er? It's not like Er asked him to do it. I will send a letter to the eldest brother. If I want to make compensation, I will also go to him..."

Zhou Yijun leaned close to her grandmother's ear and whispered persuasion for a long time. The expression on Zhou Ma's face changed: "Yumei, you are right! Well, you should go to the Duke's wife to apologize. Zhou Jinpu is ignorant, sir. I indulge him, but he is not an ignorant person!"

Zhou Ma's waist straightened up again. Her granddaughter gave her a good idea and asked her to sell it in front of Mrs. Zhenguo. She didn't have to say anything disparaging about Zhou Jinpu, she just needed to tell the truth and apologize honestly. So what if Zhou Shigong was unhappy afterwards? With his elder brother supporting her, he himself felt guilty and would never dare to look down on her. And Zhou Jinpu, a stupid child raised by a sinful woman, would never want to ruin her reputation again! When the time comes, even if there are ten or a hundred new military advisors around him, he will still respect her as a mother!
With this in mind, Zhou Ma immediately sent Cailuo to deliver the post to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion. They are all from the same family anyway, and if the situation is urgent, there is no need to follow the rules of being a guest. She went to visit the Duke of Zhenguo's wife in the afternoon to avoid a long night of dreaming.

However, just in case, she continued to ask people to pay attention to her husband's news to see what other things Zhou Jinpu was up to.

When it was almost noon, Mrs. Zhou Ma left her sister, grandson and grandson at home to have a meal. Then she heard her mother-in-law come to report that Zhou Shigong had interrogated the two remaining rough girls in the west courtyard, and then he found out that they had concealed something before. .

It turned out that Mrs. Ma had considered contacting the remaining manpower outside after her confidants and women were captured. The only ones she could use at that time were the two rough girls, so she bribed them with the valuable jewelry in the jewelry box and asked them to help her deliver the letter. The recipient and address were the same ones she later told Zhou Jinpu. Unfortunately, the west courtyard has been blocked, the two girls can't get out, and the letter has never been delivered. Mrs. Ma was thinking about finding an excuse to drive one of them away so that she could leave the house to deliver the message. However, she was worried that Zhou Shigong might not be able to replace someone without one person, so she was delayed because she lacked someone to help her. No action.

When the Duke of Zhen and his wife Tu Tongzhi brought the palace envoys to interrogate Mrs. Ma, the two girls knew what good deeds she had done and did not dare to do anything for her anymore. While they were inside to guard her, they put the jewelry back. Mrs. Ma was so angry that she accepted Zhou Jinpu's "help".

Although the two girls did not pass on the letter, they did not report it. Zhou Shigong was also very angry, and he felt more and more that his eldest son was smart and decisive.

Zhou Ma couldn't help but let out a "poof" when he heard this.

(End of this chapter)