He was beaten severely and then thrown into the street at the back door of the Duke's Mansion.
Among the group of people, only Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu were left.
At this time, both the couple were frightened, especially Wang Ruofu, who was so frightened that his whole body became weak. He only had to be supported by Liu's mother to sit on the chair. He lowered his head and did not even dare to look at Zhou Chen.
The scene just happened before her eyes. Her sister was hurt to death and poisoned to death. The screams scared her to the point of losing most of her life.
She never thought that her uncle could be so cruel. Just looking at him scared her to death.
Now that the culprit sister is dead, she is very afraid that Zhou Chen will target her. Seeing that Zhou Chen poisoned his sister, Mrs. Kang, without hesitation, she has no doubt that if Zhou Chen really wants to kill her, her daughter and husband
, no one can save her.
Sheng Hong was so scared that he was sweating all over. The last time he was so scared was a few years ago, when the late emperor kept him in the palace for two days and one night.
At that time, he was anxious and frightened, as well as extremely fearful of the unknown future.
But now, he is more afraid. This is a completely different concept from beating his servant to death. Such a scene of being poisoned to death and painful to death is really too cruel and vicious for him.
"A virtuous, virtuous son-in-law."
Sheng Hong trembled and spoke. When Zhou Chen turned his eyes, he couldn't help but shudder. For the first time, he realized that his uncle was so scary.
"Father-in-law, don't be nervous."
Zhou Chen saw Sheng Hong's nervousness at a glance, so he smiled. But when Sheng Hong saw Zhou Chen's smile, instead of feeling relieved, Sheng Hong became even more nervous.
"I, I'm not nervous, it's just that you, you have dealt with the culprit, that lady, she, she..."
Although he didn't have deep feelings for Wang Ruofu, they had been married for more than 20 years after all. Of course he didn't want to see anything happen to Wang Ruofu, so he begged Zhou Chen for mercy.
Zhou Chen said slowly: "Although my mother-in-law was bewitched, she had evil intentions and wanted to hurt my grandmother. This is an indisputable fact. It's just that due to some strange combination of circumstances, she didn't hurt her. Instead, she
Hurt me."
No matter how scared Wang Ruofu was, she had no choice but to speak when her own safety and life were at stake.
"My lord, my dear uncle, I, I know what I did was wrong, but I really didn't want to kill my mother. I just wanted to make her sick for a few days. I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong."
Although it was embarrassing to beg for mercy in front of her son-in-law and daughter, at this moment, she could not care so much about saving her life and pleasing her son-in-law.
Hua Lan looked at her mother's pitiful appearance and felt really distressed and angry. Without her mother's evil intentions, how would Aunt Kang have the chance to poison her, let alone her grandmother, and her own officials would not be hurt until now.
Look like this.
So in her heart she wanted her mother to be punished, but she really couldn't bear to let her mother be punished too severely, let alone take her mother's life.
She just hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.
"Guardian, my mother did make a big mistake, but she is my mother after all, can you spare her life?"
Zhou Chen remained silent. He was not prepared to personally take action against Wang Ruofu. He believed that with Sheng Changbai's character, he would handle it well.
Although he was also disgusted by Wang Ruofu's stupidity, he had to admit that she was indeed played by Aunt Kang.
However, although he had never thought about killing Wang Ruofu, he could not let her go so lightly, so he deliberately kept silent and exerted pressure.
Just when the atmosphere was stagnant, suddenly the concierge sent someone to report that someone was visiting. They were Mr. and Mrs. Qi, the Duke of Qi, and the fifth daughter and her wife of the Sheng family.
"Bring them here."
Two waves came in succession. The first wave was expected by Zhou Chen, but the second wave came by coincidence.
Qi Heng supported Minglan, and Wen Yanjing supported Rulan, and they both walked into the hall. They came from the Sheng family and knew that Sheng Hong and his wife had come to the Duke's mansion with the Wang family.
Moreover, they also saw the members of the Wang family leaving at the gate of Duke Jing's residence, so they all knew what happened inside Duke Jing's residence.
Minglan and Rulan were both pregnant, but Rulan was a little older, and it was less than two months before giving birth. She shouldn't have come out at this time, but for her mother, she had to walk with a big belly.
A trip to the Duke of Jingguo's Mansion.
The same is true for Minglan. Although Wang Ruofu is not her biological mother, she is still her nominal aunt and treats her well. Therefore, when it comes to Wang Ruofu's life and safety, she cannot just sit idly by.
After they met with Zhou Chen and Sheng Hong, they started to get into the topic.
"Eldest brother-in-law..."
………………
Two hours later, Sheng Hong and his wife, as well as his other two pairs of daughters and sons-in-law, left the Jingguo Palace together.
When Zhou Chen and Hua Lan were the only two people left, Hua Lan's eyes turned red and she said gratefully, "Master, thank you for bypassing my mother."
Zhou Chen shook his head and said: "Don't be too happy. I just handed over the power to deal with my mother-in-law to your brother Changbai. But you should also know what kind of person Changbai is. Will he bypass my mother-in-law?"
, it’s really hard to say.”
When Hua Lan heard this, her expression suddenly changed. She knew her brother, who had an upright character and could not tolerate sand in his eyes. If he were to deal with her mother, it would not necessarily be a good thing.
"Chang Bai, he probably won't..."
"He may not take my mother-in-law's life, but there will be other punishments that will make my mother-in-law uncomfortable. But if he can save my mother-in-law's life, this should be the result you want most."
Hua Lan was silent, she naturally didn't want anything to happen to her mother.
"Help me back to the room. I'm too tired after sitting there for so long. Starting tomorrow, I'll close the house and thank guests."
"good."
With Hua Lan's help, Zhou Chen returned to the room and lay down. Now, even in his own home, he had to pretend to be seriously injured and confuse the public.
Zhou Chen poisoned his own daughter to death in front of him, which made Mrs. Wang still unable to swallow her breath.
Especially when she recalled her daughter's dead eyes, the anger in her heart surged. So she thought about it for a long time, and finally was unwilling to give in. She ignored the dissuasion of her son and daughter-in-law and decided to give it a try.
A few days later, she put on the fine clothes of Madam Gaoming, went to the palace to see the Queen Mother, and reported Zhou Chen's abuse of lynching and poisoning of officials and their family members.
After hearing what Mrs. Wang said, the Queen Mother frowned, and she even disapproved of it. She didn't want to pay attention to it at all, but she couldn't say it out loud, so she chose a compromise.
"The Duke of Jingguo is an important minister of the front court. He has retired to the harem. I don't care about the matters of the front court. You can go to the officials to complain about this matter, and the officials will definitely uphold justice for you."
This dungeon is about to end. I have been watching new dramas today, so there are fewer updates. I will reply with two updates when I open a new dungeon.
Chapter completed!