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

Chapter 751 Discouraged
Are the Zeng brothers and sisters going back to Beijing together?
Zhou Ma herself could not answer this question, and even Zhou Shigong might not be able to explain it clearly, because he still had to write a letter to discuss it with the two brothers of Yingchuan Marquis Mansion first.

Zeng Er is still in Jiangnan. He has remarried and I heard that he has a younger son. He loves him very much. I am afraid he has long forgotten his eldest son and daughter. It is useless to discuss this matter with him. Zhou Shigong wants to write a letter to Yingchuan Hou. As long as Yingchuan Hou, the head of the Zeng family, nods, even if Zeng Er does not want his eldest son and daughter to return to Beijing, no one will care about his opinion. But if Yingchuan Hou is unwilling to accept his nephews and nieces, then even if Zeng Er suddenly regains his father's love and wants to take his eldest son and daughter back, it will be in vain.

Zhou Shigong had sent the letter a long time ago, but it was still unknown whether he would receive a reply before the New Year. He himself hoped to take the two nephews with him and send them back to Zeng's family.

Although Zhou Shigong felt that the two children could live a stable life in Chang'an by relying on him, which was better than going back to Beijing to see the face of Yingchuan Marquis' family, after a few years, he also realized that the Zeng brothers and sisters were determined to return to the Marquis' Mansion, and they were not sincere in currying favor with him, but just hoped to get his help to return to their family. Zhou Shigong took great pains to plan for them, worried about their fame, future and marriage, but only got this result, which made him a little discouraged. In addition, his wife and children had quarreled with him several times because of the Zeng brothers and sisters. Even his younger brother Zhou Shicheng often felt that he was too doting on his nephews, which made them have unrealistic fantasies. He, as a good uncle, finally calmed down a little and knew that he could not go on like this.

The Zeng brothers and sisters do not appreciate his kindness, and his wife and children are full of resentment. He is now in a difficult situation. What's the point? If he is still idle at home and has the energy to deal with these trivial matters at home, it will be fine, but he is about to be appointed by the court to serve as an official in the capital. Not only will he have the opportunity to realize his ambitions, but he can also do his part for the family to make up for the mistakes made by their third branch in the past and the damage brought to the entire Zhou family. He has so many important and serious things to do, where is the leisure time to deal with the nephew's little thoughts and the dissatisfaction of his wife and children? Since the Zeng brothers and sisters are determined to return to the Zeng family to become the sons and daughters of the marquisate, let the Zeng family decide the future of the two children!
Zhou Shigong has made up his mind. Even if the Marquis of Yingchuan is unwilling to take his nephew and niece back, he will bring them back to the capital and force them back to the Zeng family. If the Marquis of Yingchuan wants to make it known to everyone, so that everyone in the capital knows that his deceased sister-in-law died of the crime of treason, he is willing to accompany him. Anyway, those people in the capital have said a lot of bad things about the Zhou family. Even if they want to throw black water on the Zhou family because of Zhou Shuyi's crime, he doesn't care. The emperor needs the Zhou family to contribute now, and he will not sit idly by and watch the Zhou family being slandered. On the contrary, the Marquis of Yingchuan has been a loyal minister for a long time, so I am afraid he can't stand the damage to his own reputation, right? At that time, it depends on who can keep his temper.

As for how the Yingchuan Marquisate would treat the Zeng brothers and sisters after they were taken back... Zhou Shigong didn't care about that. The two children didn't appreciate his uncle's kindness at all. They didn't care about the future and marriage he arranged for them. They only wanted to return to the Yingchuan Marquisate and continue to be the sons and daughters of the marquis family. In this case, let them get what they want. Zhou Shigong was tired and didn't want to worry about them anymore.

When Madam Zhou told her sister about her husband's decision, she was even a little gloating: "Master has finally seen the true nature of the Zeng brothers and sisters! He no longer thinks about arranging things for them, even at the expense of our own children and grandchildren. The Zeng brothers and sisters thought they would have a good life after returning to the Yingchuan Marquis' Mansion. They always look down on our family. I think they will have a long hard time in the future!"

Ma was curious: "Did something happen? Otherwise, how could my brother-in-law be fine, but suddenly he saw through them?"

Madam Zhou Ma replied vaguely, "It's hard to explain the matter here in a few words. Anyway, these two ungrateful people don't know what's good for them. The master kindly arranged a good marriage for them, but they are so picky, thinking that they are the young master or daughter of a marquis! In Chang'an, they don't even look down on the Zhou family, so who can they look down on?! Since they have such high standards, our master might as well stop serving us. The Zeng family's flesh and blood should be the one to worry about!"

Ma was confused by what she heard, but Haitang got a more detailed answer from Zhou Yijun: "It just so happened that what they said angered grandfather."

It turned out that a few days ago, Zhou Jinpu brought his son Zhou Lianghou back to the ancestral home, hoping to ask his father Zhou Shigong to agree to take them to the capital. At that time, the Zeng brothers and sisters were also there, and they had the same idea as them. After almost persuading them, Zhou Shigong had already shown some intention to give in. Zhou Jinpu was afraid that if they got the chance to go to the capital, it would hinder the future of his father and son, so he scolded them for being shameless, saying that they should have died with their grandmother and mother, and that they were lucky to be able to save their lives and live a rich life in Chang'an, but they were still trying to get more.

Zeng's brothers and sisters were scolded and broke down. Zeng Boqing immediately retorted that their grandmother and mother had indeed committed a capital crime, but this matter had nothing to do with them. They were also victims. His mother obeyed the order of her grandmother and wanted to enter the Zeng family ancestral hall to find evidence of her grandmother's crime. She wanted to plot the position of the son of Yingchuan Marquis and harm her eldest cousin. She didn't really care about him. On the contrary, he, the son, didn't intend to plot anything, but was implicated by his mother and abandoned by his father. He felt wronged in his heart!
Zhou Shigong was unhappy when he heard this. Zhou Shuyi was looking for evidence of her mother's crime, so she had the idea of ​​becoming the heir of Yingchuan Marquis, but she had other options. She had assassins under her command. Wouldn't it be difficult to send assassins to the ancestral hall to find something? If it didn't work once, she could just try a few more times. The Zeng family's ancestral hall wouldn't be heavily guarded all year round.

The reason why she wanted her son to be the heir of Yingchuan Marquis was not for his future? And she was willing to confess the facts and tell the truth later, also for her children. She did make a huge mistake, but Zeng Boqing, as a vested interest, had no right to blame her. If he really didn't intend to plot anything, why didn't he tell his parents and elders? He didn't refuse to be the heir at the beginning, so how could he deny it now? !

Because of this incident, Zhou Shigong was disappointed with his nephew. Later, when he heard his niece and nephew talking, he found that the two children had the same opinion, deeply blaming their mother for her careless behavior, which gave them a handle and implicated them. They could even despise their loving mother so much, so how could they truly respect and love their uncle who they had rarely spent time with since childhood?
Zhou Shigong was discouraged and no longer insisted on keeping his two nephews in Chang'an. When he wrote to Yingchuan Hou, he listed many reasons, each of which seemed reasonable, hoping that the latter would agree. Even if he didn't agree, he had a way to stuff the Zeng brothers and sisters back to the Zeng family, and at least he wouldn't support this pair of ungrateful people anymore.

Zhou Yijun whispered to Haitang, "Now the Zeng brothers and sisters have been sent back to the farm outside the city, and grandpa has not gone to accompany them. But they are still not alert, and are only happy that they can return to the capital. The second uncle came to persuade grandpa to change his mind, but they were still unhappy and said a lot of complaining words. I think they really don't know what is good for them, and can't tell who is really thinking about them. In this case, let them go back to Yingchuan Marquis Mansion and see what kind of good life they can live!"

Haitang raised her eyebrows. It seems that the Zeng brothers and sisters have been unpopular in Chang'an in recent years, so everyone is happy to watch their good show. I just wonder if they will regret their current decision when they return to Yingchuan Marquis Mansion in the future?
(End of this chapter)