Under the Empress Dowager, all members will be King

Chapter 149

"Hard bones, right? I'll chew on them!"

Zhou Jie pushed away the eunuch who was blocking him, stood up steadily, then straightened his appearance, waved his hand, and his subordinates carried his arms to the water prison.

In the spacious prison cell, a water wheel was turning unhurriedly. Zhou Jie was determined to teach Yao Wenyuan a lesson first, "You brat likes digging graves, right? Cut off his hands."

The heavy wooden stick hit Yao Wenyuan's arm with a click, as if someone had stepped on a branch and broken it.

The guards carried Yao Wenyuan to the waterwheel, one holding his head, and the other two supporting his limbs.

Yao Wenyuan remained motionless like a dead fish, and at this moment he had passed out.

When he woke up again, he had already been tied to the water truck. The jailer shook the water truck, and Yao Wenyuan's head was submerged in the water. The cold water covered his nose, and Yao Wenyuan woke up suddenly.

Zhou Jie folded his arms, his sharp eyes were like steel knives, his eyes were fierce and vicious, and his voice was as cold as ice that would never melt for thousands of years.

"Shut up in a water prison for ten days and no one is allowed to visit."

"Grandma is so weak that she dared to dig up my family's ancestral grave and shut down the water prison. You must shut down the water prison."

"Your Majesty Zhou, don't worry, the little one will definitely take good care of him."

"It is not allowed to escape or get lost, and send more people to watch."

Zhou Jie left the prison cell and returned to his home. Mrs. Zhou was bedridden. When she heard that Zhou Jie had caught the tomb robber, she told Zhou Jie to retrieve her husband's funeral objects.

"Nothing else matters, only one thing must be found."

"Grandmother said, grandson will remember."

"Back when I was engaged to your grandfather, your grandmother spent a lot of money to buy a pair of cold jade chess pieces from Hu Yu. Your grandfather loved chess so much that he couldn't help finding the cold jade chess pieces, otherwise..."

In the middle of speaking, Mrs. Zhou coughed heavily, and the maids were busy wiping her mouth. Zhou Jie unfolded the handkerchief and saw that there were bloodstains on the handkerchief. "

"Grandma, don't talk about it first, so that you can give birth to your body."

"No, I have to say. If I don't say something, I will never have a chance to say it in the future."

"Purchase land as soon as possible and organize ethnology. The Zhou family's current position is too high, not only too conspicuous."

"The time for the Zhou family to seek wealth and honor has passed, what they need to do now is to seek change, innovation, and retreat."

Zhou Jie listened quietly, no one in the room made a sound.

Zhou Jie's daughter-in-law led a son and a daughter to serve in front of the bed, Mrs. Zhou took Zhou Jingyi's hand and gave earnest instructions.

"Jingyi has been eye-catching since she was a child. Find an ordinary person to live. She must not learn from the daughter of Gu Shilang's family who climbed the dragon and attached the phoenix."

Zhou Jingyi lowered her head and sobbed, Madam Zhou pursed her mouth impatiently.

Her own daughter is about the same age as the eldest prince, and Zhou Jingyi's nanny and the eldest prince's nanny are sisters, so she will ask Nanny Li to set up a line, so that Jingyi can get the position of concubine even if she can't become a queen.

Gu Shilang is down, but the daughters of the Gu family are more capable than the other, one is the queen mother, the other is the toffee, what's wrong.

Their family's Jingyi is unparalleled in beauty, and when she and Ji are sure to be famous in the capital.

Mrs. Zhou muttered something for most of the night, and fell asleep quietly in the second half of the night, and Zhou Jie, the night watchman, leaned on the chair and dozed off.

When he woke up, he was surprised to find that Mrs. Zhou had gone, the whole upper room was brightly lit, and the sound of crying was loud.

Mrs. Zhou took Zhou Jingyi's hand and taught her her philosophy of life.

"Jingyi, do you remember what your grandmother said to you yesterday?"

"Daughter remembers."

"You don't have to remember what she said, you forget everything, what your mother said to you now, you have to remember firmly."

Zhou Jingyi was puzzled, "Why did you forget it? Could it be that what grandma said was wrong?"

"She's right, but not for you."

Zhou Jingyi raised a pair of big watery eyes to stare at Mrs. Zhou, and Mrs. Zhou took her hand and advised softly.

"Daughter, do you know how much is the monthly allowance of the aunt in our house?"

"Aunt Bai had one tael, and Aunt Yang had a miscarriage the previous month. My father took pity on her and gave her two taels of silver."

"Mother will ask you again, how much is monthly silver for you and your brother?"

"My monthly silver is three taels a month. I haven't calculated my elder brother's monthly silver carefully. Yesterday he gave the boy around him five hundred coins and asked the boy to buy "Heavenly Creation" for him. I want to come to his Yueyin must be more than me."

"Why did mother ask about Yueyin? Could it be that my daughter has spent too much money recently?"

"No, you have to spend what should be spent. You have been rich and precious since you were a child, and you have been surrounded by seven or eight women since you were born. A house full of maids are at your disposal, and there are special bearers when you go out. But if you marry an ordinary family, Everything you have now is gone."

"There is something in my mother's words."

Mrs. Zhou led Zhou Jingyi's hand to her bedroom. Behind her bedroom was a row of neat large cabinets, made of rosewood, filled with all kinds of clothes.

"Mother, what are these?"

"These are my dowry."

Zhou Jingyi lighted a lamp with fresh candles on it. She often came to her mother's bedroom, but she didn't know that there was a secret room behind her mother's bedroom. The secret room was full of boxes and cages, which were used to make clothes. Cloth, spices for making incense, all kinds of porcelain and tea sets, as well as jewelry heads, silver hairpins, silver collars, etc.

"They are my dowry, and they will be your dowry in the future."

"Mother."

Zhou Jingyi threw herself into Mrs. Zhou's arms, and Mrs. Zhou patted her on the back lightly.

"Mother's good daughter, mother's sweetheart."

"Your mother has been able to hold the position of Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice for many years and not fall down, not only because of my face, but also the power of your grandmother's family, and the mother's dowry."

"With a generous dowry in your hand and capable servants by your side, your mother can safely raise you and your brother. No matter how many aunts your father has, no matter how young and beautiful they are, they still don't want to look at my face and expect to see you from my fingers. Leak a little gold and silver to live."

Mrs. Zhou opened the closet, took out a freshly made silk cloak and put it in the box. The red sandalwood box was full of expensive clothes. There were too many clothes. tulle, then cover the case and lock it with a little golden lock.

"Mother has high hopes for you, so don't let your mother's hard work go to waste."

Zhou Jingyi held the key, but felt that the key in her hand was heavy. She was still young at the moment, and she still couldn't understand the meaning of her mother's words.

Although she couldn't remember what her mother said, she probably had an impression in her heart.

"Find love before making a living, and the money in your hands must be firmly in your own hands."

Zhou Jingyi seems to understand, "Thanks to mother for teaching, my daughter understands."

Zhou Jingyi followed Mrs. Zhou out of the bedroom, and felt that everything in front of her was unreal, like a dream. Her mother's bedroom was full of dowry boxes and cages, and there were red happy characters inside the wooden boxes.

But the outside is plain, white lanterns are hung under the eaves, and white silk flowers are tied on the plaque.

(End of this chapter)