"My lord, you can't do it!" Zhou Jingrui, who had fainted on the ground, slowly woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes and saw the situation, his mind was racing very fast.

Regardless of his seriously injured body, he quickly stood up from the ground. Without even caring about his identity, he covered the words that King Jin was about to say: "King Jin, please calm down."

"Zhou Jingrui, you are so ambitious that you dare to cover my mouth!" He shook Zhou Jingrui's hand away, and King Jin blushed with anger.

Just when he was about to reprimand Su Wan angrily, Zhou Jingrui suddenly knelt down in front of everyone in the direction of Su Wan: "My lord, I'm sorry, it's all our Zhou family's fault. I have offended you. You will be beaten or killed. Please forgive me!"

"Zhou Jingrui, are you mentally ill?" King Jin looked at Zhou Jingrui who was suddenly kneeling on the ground, and was so angry that he kicked Zhou Jingrui hard on the shoulder.

Zhou Jingrui is a martial arts practitioner. The King of Jin has always been idle and has never practiced martial arts. He can naturally bear this kick and kneels on the ground without moving at all.

Seeing that the people upstairs were silent, Zhou Jingrui quickly kowtowed: "Today it is Jingrui and his third brother Jingxiang who do not know etiquette and have offended the noble, please punish them!"

Zhou Jingxiang, who had passed out on the ground, also woke up at this time. Seeing his elder brother like this, his heart tightened, he turned over and endured the pain, and quickly got up from the ground and knelt down.

"Please punish me, noble man!"

"Hey, where did some big shot come from? Even the two young masters of our Zhou family in Changping City are here. Regardless of the disgrace of the Zhou family, they want to apologize to this noble man?"

What came in was a lady in her forties, wearing the most popular clothes from Fujiayuan, a red hairpin on her head, and exquisite makeup on her face.

However, because of the mocking voice and the white flesh exposed when it accidentally slipped on her arm while walking, everyone couldn't help but feel slightly disdainful.

When Zhou Jingrui heard this voice, he was stunned for a moment. Zhou Jingxiang next to him, whose martial arts skills were not as good as Zhou Jingrui's at first, was almost lying on the ground. How could he still have the energy to deal with the woman who came in?

Beside the woman, there are two young girls, one on the left and one on the right. The girls are graceful and graceful. One of them is wearing a pink quicksand pleated skirt, and the other is wearing a light green waist skirt, showing off her curves.

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"Seventh Madam?" It took a while before Zhou Jingrui found his voice.

The person who came was none other than Xue Cuiniang, the seventh concubine aunt whom Zhou Si, the master of the Zhou Mansion, loved most. The two girls on the left and right were Xue Cuiniang's daughters.

Looking at the sights and expressions of everyone in the hall, everyone's expressions changed more than those of Zhou Jingrui who was kneeling on the ground.

All of them, with their eyes wide open, stared at the mother and daughter who came in. From time to time, they looked at Zhou Jingrui, the eldest young master of the Zhou family, who was kneeling on the ground begging for punishment from an unknown nobleman.

In Changping City, everyone knows about the Zhou family, the richest man.

As the saying goes, good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles, not to mention the gossip in the home of the richest man in Changping City.

The Zhou family has always been a home of merchants, but it has not always been prosperous. It was only in Zhou Si's generation that he began to occupy the position of the richest man in Changping City.

In the Zhou family, Zhou Si was originally the son of a concubine, and was very unpopular with Mr. Zhou at the time. Because his mother was born in a brothel, even though he was raised in the Zhou family's mansion when he was a child, he was always cast aside.

After the child of his biological mother Wen was snatched back by the Zhou family, the old man of the Zhou family despised Wen's humble birth and worried that her existence would be detrimental to the Zhou family, which was on the rise.

It is said that on a dark and stormy night for a month, a line of guards took Wen away and threw him away. Zhou Si was bullied by his brothers and sisters in the mansion since he was a child. When he was fifteen years old, he went out to do business with the Zhou family's motorcade.

He worked as a book boy for his brother, the eldest son of the Zhou family.

Because of a chance encounter, Ji Yuan met the old Jin King of Shangliang Kingdom by chance during his business trip. He saved the old Jin King's life and was valued by the old Jin King, so he was able to gain a new position in the Zhou family.

Later, Zhou Si learned that his mother had been driven out of Changping City by people sent by the old man of the Zhou family, his grandfather, so he searched everywhere for his mother.

By the time he found the Wen family, it was already ten years later. Zhou Si had already become the leader of the Zhou family, marrying wives, taking concubines, and having children.

As for Wenshi, she was already dying, and the person taking care of her was Xueshi, an orphan girl who had returned from a brothel that she had picked up on the roadside many years ago. Xueshi was deceived and sold to a brothel to become a prostitute.

After he became famous, he wanted to go back to see his adoptive mother Wen Shi, who raised him, and happened to meet Zhou Si who came to look for her relatives.

Before Wen died, she asked Zhou Si to take good care of Xue, and asked him to take Xue back to his house and take good care of her and treat her well!

Zhou Si buried Wen in the Zhou family's ancestral grave, then redeemed Xue Cuiniang's body in the brothel, married Xue Cuiniang and became his seventh aunt, known as the Seventh Lady.

Because Xue Cuiniang's experience was very similar to that of her mother Wen, and because she was the one Wen asked her to take good care of when she was dying, Zhou Si was particularly fond of the Seventh Lady.

In fact, almost no one in the entire Zhou Mansion knew that even though Mrs. Zhou was taking care of things in the backyard, the Seventh Madam should not be underestimated.

Although Zhou Si's love for the Seventh Madam has not yet reached the point of doting on his concubines and destroying his wife, it can be seen from the Seventh Madam's domineering and arrogant behavior over the years that Madam Zhou's status in the mansion is getting worse day by day.

The eldest young master Zhou Jingrui and the third young master Zhou Jingxiang of the Zhou family are both descended from Mrs. Zhou's Cao family, but everyone in Changping City knows that although these two young masters are taking care of the Zhou family's shops, the shops they have on hand are not as good as Xue's.

My aunt's son, one-third of Zhou Jinghong, the ninth young master of the Zhou family.

A few years ago, the old lady of the Zhou family was still there. Zhou Si doted on the seventh lady, but he still worried about whether the old lady of the Zhou family could bear it.

Two years ago, the old lady of the Zhou family passed away, and Zhou Si doted on the seventh lady even more than before. In the past two years, except that she was not the head wife of the Zhou family, the seventh lady had nothing worse than Mrs. Zhou in terms of food and clothing.

Anyone who knows what is going on in the Zhou Family Courtyard knows that the Seventh Lady is much better than Mrs. Zhou in many aspects. After Mrs. Zhou died, Mrs. Zhou could not afford to fall ill.

For two years in total, I was bedridden all day long. Almost everything in the house was decided by the Seventh Madam. In other words, Madam Zhou was in name only, and the Seventh Madam was the matron of the Zhou family!

Madam Zhou's two sons, Zhou Jingrui and Zhou Jingxiang, were naturally suppressed by the Seventh Madam's people. Especially after Madam Zhou fell ill, the Seventh Madam looked at the two young masters to see what was wrong.

Seeing the two young masters of the Zhou family kneeling like this in Wangyue Tower today in public, the Seventh Lady was actually very happy.

But in front of others, everyone knew that she was a well-known good wife and mother in Changping City. Although she was born into a prostitute, she had no choice but to do so.

After living a pampered life in the Zhou family for nearly twenty years, the seventh lady is also a very scheming woman. She has been among men many years ago and knows how to please men, so she will naturally make plans for herself.

With so many people in front of her today, she naturally would not ridicule brothers Zhou Jingrui and Zhou Jingxiang. Not only would she not ridicule, she smiled slightly, with coldness in her eyes, and motioned to the guards behind to go over and help the two brothers on the ground.

"Seventh Madam." Zhou Jingrui stood up after taking the guard's hand, and said with fear on his face: "Seventh Madam, what happened today is not our brother's, please don't interfere."

How could Xue Cuiniang miss this opportunity to add points to herself as a good wife and mother? She looked at Zhou Jingrui and Zhou Jingxiang with extremely gentle and concerned eyes: "Jingrui Jingxiang, you don't have to worry, I will make the decision for you!"

"What are you still doing? Go and find a doctor for the eldest and third young masters!" After saying that, Xue Cuiniang turned to the guards behind her.

The guard nodded and ran out quickly.

Two girls beside Xue Cuiniang, one on the left and one on the right, hurriedly walked to Zhou Jingrui and Zhou Jingxiang: "Big brother and third brother, who is this blind thing who beat you like this?"

"You two sisters, stop talking, hurry up and let... Ouch, it hurts..." Zhou Jingrui's words were triggered by one of the sisters accidentally touching his chest, causing his whole body to tremble in pain.

"Who dared to dare to hurt the young master of our Zhou family? Please stand up for me!" Xue Cuiniang glanced at everyone and her eyes fell on Su Wan who was standing at the corner of the corridor on the third floor.

"Is it you?" With contemptuous eyes and a sarcastic smile: "Why don't you come down quickly and kowtow to the two young masters of our Zhou family to apologize?"

The seventh wife of the Zhou family, Xue Cuiniang, was born in a brothel. Because she had a close relationship with Zhou Si's mother, Wen, and knew how men and women get along, she was deeply favored by Zhou Si.

After reading Xue Cuiniang's message on the alarm clock, Su Wanxiao looked at Xue Cuiniang and said, "Are there two Mrs. Zhou in the Zhou Mansion?"

When everyone heard this, they quickly looked at Xue Cuiniang.

Aunt Xue didn't know the meaning of Su Wan's words. It's just that over the years, she relied on the master's favor to walk sideways in the Zhou Mansion.

When the servants saw her, they would always call her "Madam". Very few people would add a "seven" in front of "Madam", and no one would even mention the issue of aunt.

It seems that she is the seventh lady, a madam, but outside, everyone knows that she is just an aunt of the Zhou Mansion. Mrs. Zhou of the Zhou Mansion is suffering from illness, but she is still the official wife of the Zhou Mansion. The official wife is still there, and a little

My aunt actually calls herself my wife outside, and the meaning is very obvious.

It was originally a well-known issue, but for some reason, it was suddenly mentioned in this way by the young man standing in the corridor. Everyone couldn't help but think deeply about the meaning of the young man's words.

How can any concubine claim to be my wife outside? Isn’t this a slap in the face?

Many young masters and ladies from powerful families, after listening to the young man's words, couldn't help but start discussing among themselves.

"Isn't that Aunt Xue from Zhou Mansion?"

"No, I heard that in the Zhou Mansion, they all call her Madam!"

"Mrs. Zhou is still here, even if she is the seventh lady, she is just an aunt. No matter how favored she is, an aunt dares to ignore the inferiority and inferiority. The main wife is still here. She is so presumptuous. Everyone in the Zhou family is like this.

Isn’t there any etiquette?”

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Seeing everyone starting to discuss their own problems, Xue Cuiniang's expression changed slightly, but she turned back in an instant. Looking at Su Wan upstairs, she sneered and said: "The mistress of our Zhou Mansion is unwell, but the young master of our Zhou Mansion,

I can’t let a bold person like you bully me!”

The implication is that she just made a slip of the tongue. She accidentally said the wrong thing because she was worried about the young master of their Zhou family.

A note to readers:
Chapter completed!