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

Chapter 473 Hearing
Mr. Zhou looked a little thinner than when we last met, and his face looked much more haggard.

The isolation from the outside world and the pressure caused by the unresolved case of her family took its toll on her.

Even Zhou Yijun lost a lot of weight and her expression became a little numb. Haitang stepped forward and took her hand and greeted her softly, and her eyes gradually regained their brightness.

Madam Ma held her eldest sister's hand distressedly: "What are you doing?! You guys will help out there, and the Duke will not just watch you die. You and your brother-in-law have done nothing, the Emperor Shengming Zhuzhao , I won't let you die unjustly. Sister, why do you put yourself in this state?"

Zhou Ma sighed: "It's not that I'm torturing myself, it's just that when I think about our masters and Jin Lin's future, I can't sleep all night long, and I feel haggard. In fact, there's nothing wrong with me. Even your illness has healed these days. Yumei, you don’t have to worry about this kind of thing. Now that the decree has come down, you don’t have to sleep anymore. What a relief.”

Mrs. Ma hesitated to speak, but she didn't know what to say to persuade her eldest sister. The imperial edict has been issued, but I don't know whether the result will be beneficial to Zhou Shigong's family. The eldest sister actually thinks that as long as there is a result, it will be fine. Even if it was bad news, at least she wouldn't have to keep her awake at night anymore.

Haitang saw that the sisters couldn't make the point, so she interrupted helplessly: "Grandma, aunt, grandpa, and the others have already arrived at the West Courtyard, and we don't know what the outcome of the trial will be. Should we go and see?" See?"

Madam Ma hurriedly looked at Madam Zhou, but Madam Zhou got scared at this moment: "Let's forget it. I just want to know the result and don't want to get involved with anything else. If the Duke needs to ask questions, he will do it himself Send someone to call."

Haitang turned around helplessly and looked at Zhou Yijun. Zhou Yijun advised Zhou Ma: "Grandma, we have to find out what forbidden things Mrs. Ma has done over the years and why she did it. Even if we Even if I lose my life for her, I have to be a sensible person, right?"

Zhou Mashi hesitated immediately. Ma said, "Just ask in detail later. I don't believe it. The emperor really wanted to unjustly kill the eldest brother-in-law. This was obviously a bad thing that Mrs. Ma did without telling other people. Why should she implicate you?" She has been plotting against you all these years, and speaking of it, you are all the sufferers too!"

Haitang wanted to persuade her again, but Ma had already changed the subject: "Sister, I sent a letter to Zhilan a few days ago, telling her what happened at home. She never responded. After several days, she finally I wrote a letter to E, saying that the old man at home was sick, and she was busy taking care of her illness, so she couldn't spare the time to go back to Chang'an for a visit. I apologized to E, but I always felt a little uncomfortable... The reason why my eldest brother is far away from you is because my sister-in-law is nearby. It’s nothing more than provocation, why is Zhilan doing this? She is your daughter! She has been unhappy in her husband’s family these years, and you have done a lot to help her! "

Zhou Ma is much calmer than Ma: "Well, I guessed it... Although I feel uncomfortable, I don't blame her. Zhilan is also a mother now, and she always has to think about her children. Besides, she doesn't It's not a bad thing to come back. At least the son-in-law didn't abandon Zhilan because of the trouble in Ermen's family, and asked Zhilan to stay away from Ermen. He was very grateful for his willingness to protect Zhilan, but there was nothing else. "

Ma was surprised when she heard this: "Sister, are you... do you really have no complaints against Zhilan at all?!"

"Well, it's not that there are no complaints at all, it's just..." Zhou Ma paused and pointed his finger in the east direction, "Zhou Jinpu is making noises about making peace. Although the door of the house is sealed and no one is allowed to go out, Jinpu The daughter-in-law has already moved to the wing and is about to return to her parents' home as soon as the lockdown is lifted. She is willing to leave her family behind just to protect herself. Even if their family is fine in the end, her relationship with Jinpu has come to an end. . Thinking about the situation that their couple is in, why should Zhilan still live a peaceful life in her husband's house? Guan, her mother and daughter will one day be reunited, and then it won’t matter how much she is asked to pay to her. How can she argue with her own flesh and blood?”

It turned out to be the case.

Neither Ma nor Haitang were surprised by Zhou Jinpu's reconciliation. The last time they came to the third room of the Zhou family, they heard that Zhou Jinpu and his wife were quarreling. It was not surprising that they would get to this point. Compared with Zhou Jinpu's experience, Zhou Zhilan's cold attitude is indeed just a trivial matter. As a mother, Mrs. Zhou Ma doesn't care, so why should relatives meddle in other people's business? Haitang looked outside the door. She was still thinking about what was going on in the West Courtyard, wondering what the outcome of the trial would be when the Duke of Zhen and the envoy sent by the emperor would come out.

She tried to persuade sisters Ma and Zhou: "Grandma, aunt, Yijun's words may not sound good, but they are not unreasonable. You really don't want to know why Mrs. Ma is neglecting her good life. Do you have to violate the law and collude with foreign spies? If she hadn’t done so many wrong things, why would the third family of the Zhou family be in the current situation? They must still be living a peaceful and wealthy life!"

Mrs. Ma glanced at her granddaughter, quite dissatisfied with her verbosity. Zhou Mashi hesitated. Seeing this, Zhou Yijun quickly stepped forward and hugged her grandmother's arms: "Grandma, my granddaughter really wants to know! If you don't want to go and see it, then... my granddaughter will go and have a look for you?"

She looked back at Haitang: "Just ask Sister Hai to accompany me."

Mrs. Zhou Ma was a little timid about the West Courtyard, and would rather stay in the main courtyard to wait for the result. But her granddaughter was so concerned that she couldn’t stop her anymore: “Then you can go—if the elders don’t allow it. You go in, don’t force it, just keep coming back and wait for the result.”

Zhou Yijun agreed and pulled Haitang to go out, but saw Mrs. Saturday from Zhenguo Palace entering the main courtyard door.

Mrs. Saturday came to invite Mr. Zhou Ma to attend the hearing on the orders of her mother-in-law, the Duke of Zhenguo. Today, Mrs. Ma is being secretly interrogated in the West Courtyard. The host and hostess of the third room of the Zhou family will be present. Even the old lady from the 14th room next door has come forward as a witness. As the daughter-in-law of Zhou Ma, who has lived with Mrs. Ma for more than 30 years, She is still from Mrs. Ma’s adoptive mother’s family, so how could she be absent? Even if she doesn't want to go, others will urge her to go.

Zhou Ma's face turned pale. Ma was much more decisive than her eldest sister. After judging from Mrs. Zhou's tone of voice that Zhou Ma could not escape, he personally helped her stand up: "Sister, don't blame me. I'll go with you." No matter what the Duke, Tu Tongzhi, or the messenger from the palace ask you, tell everything you know and don't hide anything. If you can help convict Mrs. Ma, you will be considered successful. One merit. The more achievements you make, the more you can prove that you have nothing to do with her crime."

"Really?" Zhou Ma cheered up a little. She looked at Mrs. Saturday, who nodded and gave her an affirmative answer. Zhou Ma suddenly became more energetic: "Then what are you waiting for? Let's go now."

The group of people walked towards the west courtyard. Haitang pulled Zhou Yijun and followed closely.

As soon as she approached the west courtyard, still a few steps away from the courtyard gate, she heard Mrs. Ma's voice coming from the courtyard: "There is something about kerosene. My daughter told me that there is a noble person in Beijing who entrusts She bought it, and she couldn't refuse. Anyway, the purchase was not big, and it could help the old man's old business, so I ordered my subordinates to help me. I don't know what the noble people were doing by buying this kerosene, even if they were doing evil. No, it has nothing to do with me. I am not a noble girl. I am the daughter of the Ma family. The Ma family has been loyal and brave for generations, so don’t try to frame me!”

Ma and Zhou Ma both fisted.

(End of this chapter)