Zhu Kongshan nodded in a daze. She could understand what Xuantian Mo meant. Conserve energy and build up strength. There would come a day when she would be able to turn things around. Only the people that she wanted to protect would be able to receive the best protection. The Zhu manor in Peng Zhou would also listen to her orders.
Xuantian Mo took a step forward and helped her up from the ground, saying: "There are many things in this world. Only by giving up something can you gain something. Only by learning to endure can you succeed in your future plans. Your future is immeasurable. How could it be something that a small Zhu manor can influence? Now that you have been humiliated, don't worry. Remember all of those people and things. There will come a day when you will get your revenge. Nobody will be able to escape. Have you forgotten what I told you about the Feng family's second young miss? "
The Feng family's second young miss that he had mentioned was naturally Feng Yu Heng. Zhu Kongshan recalled that when she had only been here for a few days, Xuantian Mo had told her about Feng Yu Heng's plans for revenge in the Feng family after she returned to the capital. At that time, she had been completely entranced by it. It was as though what Xuantian Mo had said was nothing more than something from a story; however, she also understood that it was all true. A child that had been sent to the mountains from a young age had had a fortuitous encounter in that area. After returning to the manor, she began to kill those that had persecuted her and those that continued to persecute her. In the end, the Feng family was completely destroyed. This was truly a legend!
When she thought of Feng Yu Heng's deeds, she began to feel a bit of the loathing and hatred that Feng Yu Heng had for the Zhu family. She clenched her hands into fists. After taking a deep breath, she finally nodded and said: "Cousin, I understand. Don't worry. I will not be rash. I will patiently wait. I will wait for the day when I can turn my hand into the clouds. That Zhu manor will cry at my feet. "
"Good! Good! " Xuantian Mo laughed loudly, "This is my, Xuantian Mo's, younger cousin. Only this sort of younger cousin is worthy of standing at my, Xuantian Mo's, side!"
Zhu Kongshan was advised by Xuantian Mo to leave the manor and continue to work in the northern part of the city. In the study room, the eighth prince looked at her back with a sinister smile on his face.
Would there be a day? The Empress? No, it had to be said that in the past, he really had thought of having this cousin become his Empress, but after he realized the importance of reputation, with this sort of thing happening, Zhu Kongshan was no longer within his considerations. His future empress must not have any stains. He wanted to establish a pure fairy to sit on the empress seat. Moreover, this fairy could not only be a fairy, her identity and background must also be pure and flawless. Liu shi had destroyed Zhu Kongshan. Thus, he needed to find his next target.
Zhu Kongshan completely did not think that she had already been abandoned by her cousin. On the contrary, after being "brainwashed" by Xuantian Mo, she once again put 120% of her passion for work. This caused A-Huan and A-Ruo to be extremely puzzled.
As for the Zhu family's side, under the head madam's urging, Zhu Xinjie had already written a letter to the Liu manor, stating his decision to divorce a concubine.
Normally speaking, there was no need to divorce a concubine. If he did not want one, he could just leave her in the manor or send her away as a servant. Or, if Liu shi had committed such a big mistake, beating her to death was normal. But Zhu Xinjie wanted to disgust the Liu family. He wanted to divorce a concubine and send Liu shi back to the Liu manor. To the Liu family, this was a great humiliation.
But so what if it was humiliation? The matter of Liu shi's actions had been spread far and wide. Zhu Xinjie had caught her in the act. Even if the Liu family did not want to acknowledge it, it was impossible. When the letter was sent to the Liu manor, the Liu family immediately began a public relations crisis. First, they sent someone to the Zhu family to stabilize Zhu Xinjie's emotions. At the same time, they sent someone to the capital to report this matter to the Eighth Prince.
Of course, the Liu family knew that Zhu Kongshan had gone to the capital. They were also clear on Noble Lady Yuan and the Eighth Prince's intentions. They were very concerned about this matter. Once the Eighth Prince succeeded, the Liu family would become an existence second only to one person. In all of Dashun, which family could compare to them? At this critical juncture, nothing must happen to Liu shi. They had to protect themselves, which was the same as protecting Zhu Kongshan.
The person sent to the Zhu manor spoke with Zhu Kongshan for a bit. In the end, they understood Zhu Kongshan's intentions. Not divorcing a concubine was fine, but the Liu family needed to show some sincerity. As for this sincerity, it would naturally be of great benefit to the Zhu family.
Thus the person sent to the capital by the Liu family received this news and immediately brought it up with the Eighth Prince to use his official position to shut the Zhu family's mouth. In any case, this matter would be settled first.
Unfortunately, the Eighth Prince, Xuantian Mo, became even more irritated with the Zhu family after hearing about this matter. He told the uncle sent by the Liu family: "The Zhu family is insatiable. This sort of family will become a burden in the future."
Liu Wannian sighed and said: "Everyone understands this reasoning, but if Zhu Xinjie's anger is not quelled, he will divorce that daughter of a concubine. The Liu family cannot afford to lose face like this!"
"Divorce?" Xuantian Mo sneered, "Uncle, that Liu shi is nothing more than a daughter of a concubine. She is just a younger sister of yours and Imperial Concubine Mother. There isn't much affection between the two, right?"
Liu Wannian nodded: "Naturally. Ever since she entered the Zhu manor, our family has never cared about her. Right now, I've almost forgotten what she looks like. "
"Then that's it." Xuantian Mo waved his hand, "What use is there in keeping this sort of person? Giving Zhu Xinjie a chance to divorce a concubine? It's a pity that he could think of such a move. Uncle, in the future, I want to recognize my maternal family as the Liu family, not the Zhu family. This is something that maternal family must understand. "
Liu Wannian was startled then immediately understood Xuantian Mo's meaning. That's right! In the future, once things were settled, it would be fine if Zhu Kongshan did not sit on the seat of the empress, but once she did, there would be another Zhu family to fight for the world! How could the Liu family allow the Zhu family to interfere? "Your Highness is correct." Liu Wannian took a deep breath, "What sort of thing is the Zhu family? Our Liu family definitely cannot share this glory with the Zhu family. That lowly daughter of a concubine can no longer be kept. We also can't keep a relative like the Zhu family that is insatiable and insatiable. Hmph! Speaking of, that slut Liu shi has always been coquettish from a young age. If it wasn't for her having an affair and losing her virginity, the Liu family would not have married her off to the Zhu family as a concubine. "
"That's why," Xuantian Mo spread his hands, "Like mother, like daughter. I originally thought that Zhu Kongshan was a good person, but now that I look at it, she can't be kept. Uncle, this matter will be left to you to handle. I will not interfere. It can be considered as the Liu family cleaning up its own house. But you must remember that it must be done unknowingly. You must not allow the Zhu family to notice anything. She must die in the Zhu family. It would be best to create a false impression and have her commit suicide to prove her innocence. "
Liu Wannian understood what he meant and repeatedly nodded. He did not remain in the capital for long and returned to Peng Zhou on the same day.
At this time, Liu shi, who had been locked up in the Zhu family's firewood storage room, was still hoping that her daughter and the prince's nephew would support her; however, she did not know that on a night three days later, a person in black clothes snuck into the Zhu manor's firewood storage room. First, he struck the back of Liu shi's neck, knocking her unconscious. He then found a rope in the firewood storage room and tied a knot to the beam. He also placed a broken chair below. After finishing all of this, he bit open Madam Liu's finger and wrote a large "injustice" character on the ground. Then, he hung Madam Liu from the ceiling like she had hanged herself. Only when he saw that she was completely dead did he quietly leave.
The person in black clothes did all of this silently, but all of it was seen by Wang Chuan. It was just that she did not care about it. She just silently followed the person in black for a while until he entered the Liu manor and reported the situation to the Liu family. Only then did she leave.
Wang Chuan did not return to the Zhu manor. With things as they were, the Zhu family no longer had any value to her. She rushed to Hundred Herb Hall in the middle of the night and went into hiding.
In regards to all of this, nobody in the Zhu family noticed. It was not until the next morning when a servant came to deliver food to Liu shi that they began to make a fuss.
Liu shi's death had caught the Zhu family unprepared. The only thing that they could do was seal off the news and shut themselves up in the manor to think of a solution.
But before they could think of a solution, the Liu family's people came to visit. They said that they could accept the divorce, but they needed to see Liu shi first to clarify the situation.
How could the Zhu family hand her over. The two families were in a deadlock for many days. In the end, for the sake of spreading the news, both sides decided to take a step back. Using Liu shi's illness as an excuse, the Zhu family would conduct the funeral.
The Zhu family's head madam and eldest young miss, Zhu Kongyue, were very dissatisfied with this, but they did not dare be too unreasonable in front of the Liu family. After all, that was Her Highness Consort Li and Noble Lady Yuan's maternal family. If they became unreasonable and became hostile, it was very possible that their Zhu family would disappear overnight. It was just that what they could not understand was why someone like Liu shi, who was afraid of death and truly had an affair with the housekeeper, would have the courage to hang herself? She even wrote the word 'wronged' in a large font. Had she lost her mind?
However, nobody was able to find out the real reason. Of course, nobody went to investigate. The Zhu family prepared to conduct the funeral, and this matter would come to an end with the funeral. But the head madam and eldest young miss could not accept this, especially when they thought of how Zhu Kongshan was still in the capital and was still at the Eighth Prince's side. They felt as though there was a dagger at their backs, and they could not be at ease.
Zhu Kongyue said to her mother: "If that girl, Zhu Kongshan, gains power in the capital, there will come a day when she will seek revenge. Even if she doesn't seek revenge, she no longer has a mother in our Zhu family. In the future, she will definitely cast us to the back of her mind. "
"Hmph!" The head madam snorted coldly, "Is there still a need for the future? Right now, she doesn't even care about us. "
"That's why mother needs to think of something." Zhu Kongyue reminded the head madam, "We can't allow that slut to continue mingling with the nobles in the capital. If she manages to rise to the top, we will have a hard time. Mother, how about we use this funeral as an opportunity to bring her back. After she comes back, we can arrange a marriage and just get married. Either way, Liu shi is just a concubine. There's no need for the manor's young misses to keep vigil for a concubine. Even if it's her own mother, it's no good. As long as she gets married, she will never be able to go to the capital again. In the worst case, we will just live our lives like we did in the past, but we will no longer be threatened by the nobles in the capital. "
The head madam felt that her daughter was very correct. Bringing Zhu Kongshan back and getting married off was indeed a method that would solve the problem once and for all. Thus she brought up this matter with Zhu Xinjie, and Zhu Xinjie immediately nodded: "That's fine! Go and take care of this matter. Immediately send a letter to the capital. Delay the funeral for a few more days. Either way, it's Winter. Without a brazier in the mourning hall, there will not be any changes to the corpse. It's time to settle things with the Liu family! "
The Zhu family had made a decision, and a letter was quickly sent to the capital. They also avoided the Liu family's people and did not let anyone know. It was only after Zhu Kongshan received the letter and learned about Liu shi's death that her mind, which had been brainwashed by the Eighth Prince for a few days, finally collapsed …
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