Zhou Xiangyun looked at Mrs. Zhou in disbelief, with a horrified look on her face: "This...how can this be done? People's children are also human beings. This method is too terrible..."
"Pah!" Mrs. Zhou slapped Zhou Xiangyun's face unceremoniously.
Upon seeing this, Aunt Li immediately rushed over to hug Mrs. Zhou's legs and begged: "Madam, Xiangyun is young, please forgive her!"
Mrs. Zhou saw that the phoenix hairpin on Zhou Xiangyun's head had been removed, and she felt relieved now.
"Haha, you are so young? How simple was it to ask her to correct that bitch Minglan Ruona in the court and use the queen to block the arrow?"
"But she was so scared that she didn't dare! Now that the accident happened to her father, she dared to call us scary?"
Mrs. Zhou looked at Zhou Xiangyun coldly and contemptuously: "She has no guts and no guts. She really doesn't look like the flesh and blood of our Zhou family! Our Zhou family raised her for nothing!"
Zhou Xiangyun was slapped so hard that she turned her face away. She trembled and covered her face with a handkerchief, hiding her anger and hatred with her lowered eyes.
She raised her eyes again, already looking completely obedient: "What mother said is that my daughter was just frightened for a moment, and she will find a way to persuade His Highness the King of Qin to cooperate with her brother when she gets back."
Mrs. Zhou was satisfied with the docility of the woman in front of her and patted Aunt Li's head like a dog: "Your prosperity and wealth are because of the support of our Zhou family. Don't think that it is relying on your own ability. Be obedient. You
Only then will you have a good life."
Her husband asked her to be nice to this little bitch, be a gentle mistress, and win over this concubine's heart.
But she knew very well that if Aunt Li was to be controlled by them, what kind of trouble could this little bitch cause?
Zhou Xiangyun nodded: "Yes."
After this incident, Zhou Xiangyun comforted Aunt Li in private for a while, and soon got on the carriage back to the palace.
Not long after, she returned to Prince Qin's Mansion and prepared a midnight snack herself, waiting for Shangguan Hongye to return.
Sure enough, not long after, Shangguan Hongye entered the house expressionlessly.
"Your Highness, have some tea." Seeing this, Zhou Xiangyun gently held the tea and handed it to Shangguan Hongye.
Shangguan Hongye sat down, took the tea, was stunned for a while, and suddenly asked softly: "What on earth is the woman thinking?"
When Zhou Xiangyun saw this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Since the last time His Highness King Qin came back from Concubine Ming's Mansion, apart from being busy with official duties, he would fall into a depressed state in his free time.
Today he would ask such a question which is completely out of character for him.
It can be seen that the Ming Concubine has great influence on His Highness the King of Qin.
Zhou Xiangyun thought for a while: "Some people want to live happily together as husbands and wives; some want wealth and glory; some even just want to live a good life without being bullied... Everyone has different ideas."
Shangguan Hongye didn't speak, and smiled: "Yes, everyone has different ideas. What I can give her is not what she wants."
Zhou Xiangyun knew that he was talking about Concubine Ming, so she sat quietly without speaking.
Shangguan Hongye suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Xiangyun: "What do you want?"
Zhou Xiangyun said calmly: "Xiangyun just wants not to be bullied by others, and he and his aunt are safe and smooth, and can live a life without worries about food and clothing."
Shangguan Hongye suddenly noticed the redness and swelling on her face, squinted his eyes, and raised her face: "What, you went back to Zhou's house, and your aunt beat you?"
Zhou Xiangyun has a red and swollen face, and this is what he wants.
She lowered her eyes and said softly: "My aunt asked me to think of a way to force His Highness to cooperate with Big Brother and their actions and rescue my father. I hesitated, so I was beaten."
Shangguan Hongye's expression turned cold: "What do they want to do?"
Zhou Xiangyun simply said a few words, which made Shangguan Hongye's forehead show blue veins.
He suddenly slapped the case and stood up, gritting his teeth: "They were so sick that they went crazy to seek medical treatment!"
Zhou Xiangyun sighed softly: "Father is the foundation of the Zhou family. Among my brothers, except for the third brother who is a concubine, they are stable. The others cannot support the family, so mother and the others are anxious."
"How can you be so mad when you are anxious?" Shangguan Hongye's chest was heaving with anger.
He gritted his teeth and said in a cold voice: "Go and pass my king's command to Zhou Tongchen, and let the eldest lady temporarily stay in the ancestral hall to reflect, otherwise there will be no need to communicate between the two houses in the future!"
A cold smile appeared in Zhou Xiangyun's eyes: "Yes."
After saying that, Shangguan Hongye turned around and strode out: "There is no need to stay open tonight, I will go to the palace to see my father overnight!"
"Your Highness, be careful." Zhou Xiangyun stood up and sent King Qin away with a concerned look on his face.
The maid who had been with her since she was a child asked in a low voice: "Why is Your Highness so angry?"
Zhou Xiangyun put away the concerned expression on his face: "He is a human being. He couldn't bear it when he heard that the Zhou family planned to use their children to make elixirs and present them to His Majesty the Emperor. His Highness the King of Qin is not a crazy person. He still has a basic conscience."
She paused and then said: "Besides, the prince has already been appointed as the crown prince. How could he tolerate the Zhou family's dangerous tactics and use this method to save his father? Once exposed, it will definitely cause a sensation in the government and the public."
If the mother clan of the future king actually does such a heartbreaking thing, it will become a huge stain on His Highness King Qin.
It may even affect his path to the throne.
His Highness the King of Qin may seem careless and fiery, but in fact he has always been a careful and tolerant person.
The maid hesitated for a while: "Concubine Concubine, do you want to tell Concubine Ming about what the Zhou family did?"
But Zhou Xiangyun shook his head: "Just let King Qin deal with the eldest lady and the others on this matter. There is no need to trouble Concubine Ming. This matter can be solved by fighting in the nest."
The Chinese New Year is coming, and it’s time for Concubine Ming to take a break from the thrilling life she has had this year.
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The Alchemy Room in Qingyun Hall of the Imperial Palace
People are still adding various materials to the stove, and the sound of pounding medicine is making it extremely noisy.
However, Emperor Ming was able to sit on the soft couch and meditate in a calm manner, while Shangguan Hongye looked extremely forbearing next to him.
"Father, you cannot use that method to make elixirs. It will harm the harmony of heaven. God has the virtue of good life!"
Emperor Ming asked calmly: "Then can you find the antidote to Cang Qiao's pills now?"
Shangguan Hongye frowned: "When I come back with the army, we can capture Cang Qiao and force him to hand over the antidote. Didn't we agree?"
Emperor Ming snorted coldly: "I want more than just an antidote. I want to be immune to all poisons and live forever. Can you do that?"
Shangguan Hongye gritted his teeth: "Father, those are all nonsense. It was my aunt and cousin who came up with it to save my uncle!"
At this moment, he no longer cared about whether his words would hurt his family, but what his family did was ridiculous!
Emperor Ming finally opened his eyes and looked at him coldly: "Is it possible that I don't know what you already know?"
Shangguan Hongye was stunned: "Then why father..."