Selling wife for fame? Kick out the scumbag and marry the new emperor to enjoy the harem of favors

Chapter 70 The Bereaved Dog
When the matter of Wu Que was mentioned, Qingfang became excited.

This was exactly what she wanted to say to Xie Jiu, but she was interrupted by the news that Concubine Zhuang was making things difficult for Chen Cairen.

Chunrong went to serve at the palace banquet tonight, while Qingfang stayed in Anqing Hall, waiting for news from outside the palace.

It was said that things were getting out of hand at Zhou Zhiqing's house, and the siblings Wu Qingchan and Wu Que were almost kicked out.

Actually, Zhou Zhiqing's parents, Zhou Shun and Wang, arrived in Beijing yesterday at noon.

Following the address given by his son, he finally found Zhou Zhiqing's house. However, the gatekeeper did not recognize the old couple and only let them in after informing Madam Wu Qingchan.

Wu Qingchan was also panicked. She didn't expect the Zhou family elders to come. This was the first time she met her in-laws after getting married, and her husband was not present.

The two elders of the Zhou family did not know that their son was married, so naturally they did not recognize her as a daughter-in-law who suddenly appeared. Especially since they had already chosen the in-laws, and now they suddenly found out that Zhou Zhiqing had arranged the marriage without their knowledge, they were so angry.

Even though Wu Qingchan was beautiful and behaved like a lady from a noble family, the two elders of the Zhou family did not like her.

In their view, Wu Qingchan had drugged Zhou Zhiqing into getting his son married secretly, and Zhou Zhiqing even spent a lot of money to dress Wu Qingchan up beautifully.

What daughter-in-law? She's definitely a liar.

So no matter how humble, respectful and submissive Wu Qingchan was, the two elders were still angry and kept scolding her.

When Wu Que heard the commotion, he naturally came to support his sister. However, when the two elders of the Zhou family found out that he was Wu Qingchan's brother, they scolded him even more fiercely.

"I've finally opened my eyes. What kind of girl from a good family would marry a man without even meeting her parents-in-law? And now, you've even brought your brothers from your mother's side to live with my son. Bah! You shameless couple, who knows if you're siblings or have some other shameful relationship? You've teamed up to deceive my foolish son!"

Zhou Zhiqing's mother, Wang, was very aggressive and immediately pulled her husband Zhou Shun up.

"Old man, let's go and report it to the authorities. I don't believe the officials in the capital will ignore it!"

The commotion was so fierce that Wu Qingchan started crying in panic.

Fortunately, the person sent to invite Zhou Zhiqing returned in time, and Zhou Zhiqing's arrival stabilized the situation.

While letting Wu Qingchan and Wu Que go back to their rooms, he closed the door and explained to his parents.

Of course, they put it in a nice way, saying that Wu Qingchan was originally a lady from a prominent family, and they were in love with each other. Originally, he was out of reach of her, but suddenly something happened in her family and her family fell into poverty, so she married him.

He also said that the small house they lived in now was purchased with the dowry money Wu Qingchan brought, and this barely calmed the Zhou family elders down.

"Then, what about your uncle? Why is he living here? How can you support your uncle after you get married?" Wang was very unhappy when she thought of Wu Que. "You don't even know the principle of being grateful to your neighbor and being soft-hearted when you receive favors. You eat your food and drink your drinks, and yet you dare to act so self-righteously. His sister is marrying you, not him!"

Zhou Zhiqing laughed hurriedly, "My uncle is staying here temporarily for a while. Once he finds a new place to live and a job to make a living, he'll move out. It'll be soon, soon."

In fact, Zhou Zhiqing was also reluctant to see Wu Que living in his house.

It still costs a lot of money to support one more person, especially since Wu Que is used to a good life and cannot afford to have poor food and clothing. Even in these days, Zhou Zhiqing's salary can't support them, and Wu Que still thinks it is not enough.

So when his parents came this time, Zhou Zhiqing also had a little idea. He wanted to use his parents' help to drive Wu Que away.

After all, Wu Que looked down on him so much in the past that he didn't allow Wu Qingchan to marry him. Now that she is down and out, she still has to rely on him for support. Zhou Zhiqing is not at all willing to do so.

That is to say, since he and Wu Qingchan were happily married now, he couldn't bear to offend Wu Qingchan, so he took Wu Que in.

With Zhou Zhiqing's careful planning, the two parties met again the following day, the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Zhou family elders were reluctant to accept Wu Qingchan, but they were not at all friendly to Wu Que, their relative. The old couple exchanged sarcastic remarks, leaving Wu Que feeling embarrassed.

When it came to lunch, there was no bowl or chopsticks prepared for Wu Que.

It was said that he had missed the opportunity, but Wu Que could see that he was being driven away.

He immediately left in anger.

Yes, people like Wu Que, even when he was down and out, still kept his composure. On the surface, he accepted Zhou Zhiqing as his brother-in-law, but in fact, he still looked down on him in his heart. How could he bear being humiliated by the person he looked down upon?
When Wu Qingchan saw her brother leaving, she wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by her mother-in-law, Wang.

"If you leave this courtyard today, forget about becoming my Zhou family's daughter-in-law. Go back and follow your brother. My Zhou family won't recognize you!"

On one side is her brother, and on the other side is her beloved husband. Wu Qingchan is struggling.

In the end, I chose to stay.

She couldn't leave. She had finally been accepted by her in-laws. If she left, how would she and Zhou Lang live in the future?
As for her brother, she secretly gave him some money to help him.

Wu Qingchan was thinking of a way to have the best of both worlds, but on the other hand, when Wu Que left the house, he found that he had nowhere to go. Standing on the streets of the capital, he was like a stray dog.

"You mean, Wu Que has been kicked out alone now?" Xie Jiu asked with a sneer when he heard this.

Qingfang nodded. "That's right. The Zhou family elders are making such a fuss that Miss Chan herself is having a hard time. How could she care about him?"

"He used to be a spineless person, but now he's tough." Xie Jiu sneered, then said, "No, this guy is a bully who only fears the strong and fawns on those above him, but looks down on those below him. Even though he's as lowly as an ant now, he still thinks about his past glory and still looks down on Zhou Zhiqing."

It's ridiculous.

"I'd like to see how he will live after leaving the Zhou family. The concubine is right. Letting him die would be a bargain for him. I'd rather see him suffer!" Qingfang said angrily.

Xie Jiu curled the corners of his lips, "Then you have to keep a close eye on him. Make sure he lives longer so we can have more fun."

Qingfang responded, her face full of relief.

There was a bustle both inside and outside the palace, but the bustle would subside after tonight.

The next morning, as usual, he went to the Weiyang Palace to pay his respects.

The queen seemed to be in a bad mood and had a gloomy face early in the morning. No one wanted to bring bad luck upon themselves, so everyone was quiet.

While drinking tea, Xie Jiu secretly glanced at Chen Cairen opposite him. Sure enough, she looked like she had not rested well, and the dark circles under her eyes could not be covered.

I heard that he was out picking up things for an hour and a half yesterday, and it was already three in the morning when he got back. He was feeling suffocated, so there was no way he could sleep well.

Tsk, that’s so difficult.

But this was none of Xie Jiu's business. She was waiting for the morning greetings at Weiyang Palace to be over, and was preparing to go to Chengming Palace to play the pipa.

Zhao Xingjin said it himself yesterday, so Xie Jiu must go there.

(End of this chapter)