jdhmnovel Chapter 4 He said the Zhou family was in great trouble.
Chapter 4 He said the Zhou family was in great trouble.
Aunt Fang was also in a terrible predicament. She first smoothed the stray hairs that had fallen out of her head back into her hair bun.
"Tell me about the foolish things you've done lately. Is there any one of them that can put anyone's mind at ease?"
Zhou Kezhen also thought about everything that had happened to her recently, and her face flushed. "I...I was...that was..."
"What is that? Now that you've seen your mother and brother, I'd like to see what you have to say."
Zhou Kezhen wanted to speak, but was stopped by Madam Zhou. "Alright, all of you stop arguing. Zhang'er has just gotten a little better. If you keep arguing like this, she'll probably get worse again."
Upon hearing this, neither of them dared to speak, and Aunt Fang pulled Zhou Kezhen, intending to take her leave.
Zhou Kezhen stood rooted to the spot, unwilling to leave, staring intently at Zhou Hanzhang, two tears welling in her eyes.
Seeing her like this, Zhou Hanzhang's heart softened a bit. It seemed that he had really doted on this younger sister before.
Having no siblings, he looked at his pretty little sister, who appeared to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, with a look of grievance and stubbornness on her face, and asked softly, "Is something wrong?"
As soon as Zhou Hanzhang spoke, Ke Zhen's tears fell.
She, who had been standing motionless, quickly wiped away the tears on her face.
He then quickly walked up to Zhou Hanzhang and carefully took her hand. "Brother, how are you? Does your head still hurt?"
Looking at his younger sister, who was a head shorter than him, Zhou Hanzhang couldn't help but reach out and pat her head.
As soon as she finished touching her, Zhou Kezhen hugged her tightly and started sobbing, "I'm sorry, brother, I didn't mean to, please don't die."
Everyone: ...
Zhou Hanzhang looked up at the sky speechlessly; it seemed this younger sister wasn't very bright.
She's only thirteen or fourteen years old, so I can't ask too much of her.
Given Zhou Hanzhang's protective nature, she believed that her family members could never be wrong, and that it was outsiders who had deceived her younger sister.
This led to this series of events.
She thought to herself that she should meet with the person who deceived her younger sister.
"Are you still going to go out and elope with that person?"
As Zhou Hanzhang petted Kezhen, who was leaning against him, he couldn't help but think of his own little black cat.
If she's still thinking about eloping, we'll have to put in some effort to figure out how to bring her back.
When Zhou Kezhen heard her brother ask her a question, she blushed immediately. "What are you saying, brother? I didn't want to elope with him. You've all got it wrong."
As soon as she spoke, everyone turned to look at her.
Aunt Fang stepped forward and pulled her out of Zhou Hanzhang's arms. "Didn't you elope with someone? Why are you sneaking out like this? If you want to go out, tell Madam. When did Madam forbid you from going out?"
Zhou Hanzhang looked at the younger sister who had been pulled away and felt a little regretful. He had felt quite comfortable stroking her head just now.
Zhou Kezhen looked at the crowd of people staring at her, straightened her expression, and said, "He said the Zhou family was in great trouble and he would only tell me if I went out. Who knew it would be spread like this?"
She finished speaking with a hint of anger on her face.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Fang, who was as graceful as an orchid in a secluded valley, couldn't help but slap her on the back.
"Are you out of your mind?! Just because someone tells you the Zhou family is in big trouble, you're going to sneak out and meet them in secret? Don't you care about your reputation?"
She was so angry that she slapped him again. "It's fine if your own reputation is ruined, but don't drag the young master down with you. He's about to enter Tianan Academy. I don't know if your actions will affect his future."
Aunt Fang was truly distressed. She herself had been rescued by Madam Zhou years ago, which prevented her from becoming homeless during the famine.
Later, when Madam Zhou became pregnant, she wanted her to take care of her father instead, and she agreed without hesitation.
Not long after, she became pregnant as well. Madam Zhou treated her as well as ever, and even promoted her to the rank of concubine. What a blessing!
Aunt Fang has received so much kindness from Madam Zhou over the years, and she is determined to make her get along with Zhou Hanzhang. Even though she is her own daughter, she will not allow her to cause trouble.
When Madam Zhou saw Aunt Fang resorting to violence, her eyebrows twitched. "Lanxin, how many times have I told you, we don't tolerate hitting children in our family."
“Madam, this brat will never learn unless she is disciplined. You and the eldest young master always spoil her like this. Today she caused the eldest young master to injure his head, and tomorrow she will bring great trouble to the Zhou family.”
Zhou Hanzhang was secretly alarmed as he watched the orchid in the secluded valley display its extraordinary power.
She never imagined that Aunt Fang was such a person. In her memory, many concubines in wealthy families only knew how to fight for favor and seek benefits for themselves and their children.
She's quite remarkable; she always thinks of the mistress of the house and the legitimate son in everything she does.
Remembering what her beautiful mother had just told her, she thought, "Aunt Fang is trustworthy."
She had initially harbored doubts, but after seeing her and Zhou Kezhen, she inexplicably became completely convinced.
“Aunt, Kezhen is still young, you…” Zhou Hanzhang couldn’t help but say.
“Oh dear, young master, please don’t say that. Kezhen isn’t much younger than you. You’re about to enter Tianan Academy, while she’s still out there wasting her days.”
As Aunt Fang spoke, she grew angrier and angrier. Just as she was about to reach out and slap Zhou Kezhen again, Zhou Kezhen suddenly hid behind Zhou Hanzhang.
“Mother said you can’t hit me,” Zhou Kezhen shouted at Aunt Fang.
Seeing that Aunt Fang was so angry that the strands of hair she had just straightened fell out again, Zhou Hanzhang couldn't help but think of his modern mother tutoring his homework.
She chuckled and pulled Aunt Fang aside, "Aunt, don't be angry. If Ke Zhenruo weren't like this, you would be worried."
Seeing Zhou Hanzhang's reaction, Aunt Fang sighed and said to Zhou Kezhen, "Look at you, the eldest young master treats you so well, and you..."
She then sighed deeply.
Qiuyue served her a cup of tea at just the right time. After drinking the tea, Aunt Fang felt her anger subside a little.
She looked at Qiuyue and said, "I think Qiuyue is more sensible than you."
Seeing this, Qiuyue laughed and said, "Aunt Fang, please don't say that. Everyone says that the Second Miss is lively and lovely. Just like the Eldest Young Master said, if the Miss were like me, you would have to worry."
Madam Zhou continued, "Kezhen is so young. If it weren't for that clueless person raising her to this state..."
She didn't continue speaking, but everyone present strangely understood what she meant.
Even Zhou Hanzhang, who had just transmigrated, suddenly remembered his father who had been demoted.
Just as they were about to say something, Madam Zhou and Aunt Fang both sighed and fell silent.
In fact, Madam Zhou had both good looks and wealth, and she also gave birth to a business mind that was no less capable than any man's.
Such a person, being assigned to Zhou's father by the emperor, was truly a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung, and a pile of cow dung with no nutritional value at that.
The emperor ordered Zhou's father to marry Huijun, the eldest daughter of the richest family, Li. For a while after their marriage, they were very happy together.
It was only later that Mrs. Zhou discovered that apart from his good looks, her father cared nothing about anything else.
He only knows how to walk chickens and fight dogs all day long, and has little interest in women.
Even Consort Fang was a concubine that Madam Zhou forced upon him when she was pregnant.