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

Chapter 399 Confrontation
After Haitang's letter was sent, she still received no reply.

Until the day of Shangsi Festival, the young men of the Zhou family continued the tradition of previous years and went out to the city for a spring outing with other generals. Sisters Zhou Huajun and others only had some fun together in their own garden. Zhou Xuejun could not even get off the kang. , Haitang was not invited to the Zhenguo Palace as a guest, but she received letters from Zhou Xuejun and Wu Qiong in the evening, and she knew what had happened.

Wu Qiong was indeed grounded by his mother, Mrs. Gui.

Mrs. Gui did not allow her daughter to go out, even the nanny was kicked out of the courtyard, and she forbade her daughter to receive instruction from people arranged by the town government. It was as if her mother and daughter were dependent on each other, and all the knowledge her daughter needed to learn could be learned by herself. Teach it personally. Wu Qiong tried to persuade her several times, but she refused to accept it. In the end, she even got angry at her always doting daughter...

Wu Qiong was very sad at the time. She didn't know where the impulse came from, so she opened her mouth and said: "What on earth did my mother do to offend the Duke and his wife? Now she just refuses to admit her mistake. She also wants to prevent her daughter from getting close to them, and let her continue to do so." I can’t even say a few good words for you?! If we, mother and daughter, could really make a living in the world on our own, why would we have to hide in the palace, why should we hide in the Marquis Chengen’s Mansion, and why should we come to Chang’an, which is thousands of miles away? ?! We have only survived so far because of the protection of the Zhou family. Mother, can you be more polite to our benefactors? Don’t take it for granted that they protect us! When the Zhou family gets impatient one day and kicks us out, Mother will It’s too late to regret!”

Mrs. Gui said angrily: "That's natural! We are the only remaining bloodline of the Wu family. If the Zhou family doesn't protect us, how will they explain to the new king in the future?! They have already made mistakes with the current emperor. Once you make a mistake, you will never make it a second time!”

Wu Qiong became even more angry: "Why does the new king care about our life and death?! He is not the grandson of the Wu family! Even if he wants to show it to the world, he only needs to posthumously consecrate his grandparents, Empress Wu and His Highness the Third Highness! They don't have any There’s no need to put up with your making things difficult! My daughter really doesn’t understand, what do you have to rely on to dare to get angry at the master in the Zhou family’s place?!”

"Is this what the Zhou family has been teaching you these days?" Mrs. Gui was probably angry, and she spoke harshly to her daughter. "You have been so well-behaved and considerate since you were a child. You only learned the rules from the Zhou family for a few days. All etiquette has been forgotten. How can you look like a rich and famous lady from a later family?! No wonder the Zhou family looks down on you and refuses to let their son marry you!"

Wu Qiong couldn't help but cry loudly: "I am not a rich and famous lady from a descendant family. When will my mother see her situation clearly? Our Wu family is just a poor family, and we have to rely on the protection and support of the Zhou family to survive! I try my best In the town, the Duke and Mrs. speak good words for you and for your brother, hoping that they will not be as knowledgeable as you and can tolerate your little temper. As long as your brother succeeds in the imperial examination and can stand up again, the Sun family will also lose power. Our Wu family can get back on its feet and no longer have to rely on others. Why don’t you understand?! Mom, my daughter is really working hard!"

After saying that, she went back to the house crying, and closed the door tightly, refusing to let her mother in, and not allowing the girls and women to come in. She just cried like this for a whole day, and she couldn't get enough of it. Mrs. Gui then panicked and ran outside her daughter's room to persuade her. Wu Qiong refused to pay attention, so she ordered her maid to break open the door, force her way into her daughter's boudoir, and force her to eat. Wu Qiong still refused to eat, and Mrs. Gui wanted to force-feed her, so she pulled out the hairpin from her head and placed it on her neck, forcing her mother to leave.

Mrs. Gui was so frightened that she almost fainted. Although she tried her best to snatch the hairpin from Wu Qiong's hand, and ordered people to search away all the jewelry and utensils that could hurt people in her daughter's room, not even a sewing basket was left for her. But he still couldn't convince his daughter to drink a sip of water or eat a sip of rice.

At this time, Mrs. Gui began to face her daughter's sadness and anger, and was willing to listen to her thoughts. Wu Qiong took the opportunity to persuade her to change her attitude and stop offending the people in the Zhenguo Palace, and at least maintain a superficial sense of courtesy. Even a truly powerful and distinguished family in the capital would not be so arrogant and rude in front of relatives. That is not the demeanor of a noble lady, but more like the behavior of a nouveau riche. The Wu family is not a nouveau riche with no background and ignorance. How can the women of the Wu family be rude in front of their relatives? Not to mention that the Wu family now has to rely on the Zhou family for protection to avoid persecution from their enemies. Even when the Wu family was still prosperous, Mrs. Wu would not allow her daughter-in-law and granddaughter to treat her natal family like this!
Regardless of whether Mrs. Gui really listened to her daughter's words, after Wu Qiong's hard persuasion, she finally restrained herself a little and was willing to apologize to Mrs. Zhen Guo. Although Wu Qiong didn't know what she talked about with Mrs. Zhen Guo, she finally got her mother's permission and could continue to go out. Whether it was to study with Mrs. Zhen Guo or chat and play with Zhou Xuejun, her mother would never go out again. Stop her. And while she was visiting Zhou Xuejun, she took the time to write a reply to Haitang so that Haitang would not continue to worry about her.

Wu Qiong's letter was very short. In fact, Haitang only found out about the battle between her and her mother, Mrs. Gui, after she told Zhou Xuejun and the latter described it in detail in the letter.

Haitang was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Wu Qiong, with such a weak temper, would dare to openly confront her mother. Although she was quickly coaxed after the incident, she was able to persuade Mrs. Gui to stop being a monster and apologize to Mrs. Zhen Guo. is a good thing. With such a good start, she would be more confident about influencing Mrs. Gui in the future.

But... was Mrs. Gui really convinced by her daughter?
What did the Duke of Zhenguo say and do to Mrs. Gui? Why did Mrs. Gui seem to have lost her mind before, even terminating her daughter, not allowing her to have contact with the Zhou family, and even prohibiting her from doing homework?
Mrs. Gui had always hoped that her daughter would marry into the Zhou family. Even if Wu Qiong couldn't become the Zhou family's wife, she would at least use the connections of Mrs. Zhen Guo to marry into a powerful family and live a life of wealth and splendor. Mrs. Gui fell out with Mr. and Mrs. Zhen Guo and did not allow her daughter to get close to Mrs. Zhen Guo. It was like giving up on the future she originally planned for her daughter. Why is she so angry?

If you ask Zhou Xuejun about this matter, I'm afraid you won't get any results. But Haitang is not worried. Zhou Xuejun is a child, and many things in the Zhenguo Palace will not reach her ears. But if she wants to find out the inside information of the Zhenguo Palace, Haitang has another channel.

She went to her brother Hai Jiao, told him what had happened, and asked, "Has my brother seen Zhou Yijun recently? Has he mentioned how Duke Zhen Guo and his wife taught Mrs. Gui a lesson?"

Hai Jiao raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I know this. I actually gave Zhou Yijun the idea before, but I didn't expect that they had already taken action. Calculating the time, it's about the same. I've been busy with schoolwork recently. , and helped Xiao Jin inquire about the house. For a while, he didn't care about Zhou Yijun, and he didn't even know that they had already taken care of the matter."

Haitang was surprised: "What idea did you come up with? What idea did you come up with?"

"It's very simple." Haitang said with an understatement, "Although we can roughly guess what confidence Mrs. Gui has, she doesn't know that her confidence is actually empty. If the Zhou family used this to scare her, she probably wouldn't She will believe it. Then threaten her with another thing she cares about most. Doesn't she really want the Zhou family to transfer her natal brother back to the capital to serve as an official? Her natal family betrayed their former allies and their reputation has long been ruined. Zhou If the family can't do anything to the mother of Gui's granddaughter, do they still need to be merciful to Gui's family? Write a letter to the old Wu family members who have taken care of you in the past. Someone will take revenge on Gui's brothers. Let's see if Mrs. Gui dares to do so. Don’t you dare to be arrogant again!”

(End of this chapter)