Some people dare to do anything when they are crazy, but they may consider her more. After all, Zhou Shuren cares about him the most. He doesn't want to force Zhou Shuren into a corner, so he dare not touch her easily. However, Zhao and Zhou Laoer don't have such treatment.
In the evening, when Zhou Shuren came back, Zhulan told him about her concerns.
Zhou Shuren was silent. Plans cannot keep up with changes. "Let's go together. Suddenly, the second child still hasn't changed. Just adopt him."
Zhulan: "... . Yeah."
She didn't plan to tell the second brother first, and would try again when she was ready to leave.
Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and said, "I'm going to deal with Li Qiu. You take a rest first."
Zhu Lan shook her head, "I want to go too, so that people won't think that I, as the mistress, am particularly easy to talk to. Besides, I will definitely come into contact with many people in the future. Don't worry, I'm fine."
Zhou Shuren held Zhulan's hand. If possible, he really didn't want Zhulan to be exposed to these things, but Zhulan was right. Sooner or later, she would have to be exposed to these things. "Yeah."
The Zhou family has never punished any servants in the past two years, all thanks to Zhulan's perfect management. This is the first time such a big thing has happened.
The courtyard was not only filled with servants, but the masters of each courtyard had also arrived.
Li Qiu knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly in fear, "Master, Madam, I was wrong, I was really wrong."
She regretted that she shouldn't have been greedy for money and almost killed the second wife.
Zhao stared at Liqiu in her cloak. She almost killed two people. If she died, what would happen to Yushuang and Mingrui? How could a child without a mother live a good life in the future
She knew clearly that the head of the family was still young and would definitely remarry in the future. Wouldn't her child be an eyesore to her stepmother
Li Qiu harmed not only her and the baby in her belly, but also Yu Shuang and Ming Rui. Zhao wanted to eat Li Qiu, so she insisted on coming to see him.
Li was a little scared. Although she looked bold and brave, she had never been exposed to anything. Li was the timidest person, and she was not as brave as Zhao. Zhao was used to seeing life and death when she fled from famine, so she was really not afraid of death.
Because of Dong's status, she had seen maids being dealt with since she was a child. She had seen maids who betrayed their masters or those who had ulterior motives, so she was not disturbed at all.
Xue Han and Wu Ning pursed their lips. They were still used to it. At the same time, they didn't understand why the servants in Zhou's mansion would betray them when their lives were easier than those in other mansions.
The hearts of the men in the Zhou family became much harder. Even Boss Zhou looked at them coldly. Boss Zhou had been traveling all the time and had seen a lot.
Zhou Shuren signaled to the servant beside him, "Break one of her arms and one of her legs, then throw her in the woodshed for the night. Tomorrow morning, take the contract of sale and ask her family to redeem her."
Jin Yan walked down the stairs coldly. Li Qiu was so scared that she almost fainted. She was only twelve years old. She was pretty and she wanted to marry into a good family after redemption. "Madam, Madam, I was really wrong, I was really wrong, please save me."
Zhulan's expression did not change, but she was thinking in her heart that Zhou Shuren's treatment was cruel. He broke Liqiu's hand, and Liqiu's needlework skills were gone. His hand was also disabled, and his leg was broken, so he could not even work. In the end, he went to Liqiu's house to ask for money to redeem him, which must be a large sum of money.
Liqiu's family will blame Liqiu and will not remember that Liqiu volunteered to be a slave. Zhou Shuren is calculating human nature.
There are too many smart people in the Zhou family, and it is precisely because of their intelligence that they are afraid. The servants lowered their heads and trembled. Only this time did they realize that the mistress and the master are not only kind-hearted, but also cruel.
Mrs. Song and Song Xing who was standing below looked at each other. They used to think that Lord Zhou was scheming but lacked ruthlessness, but now they have seen it.
Zhou Laoer turned his head to look at his father, his hands were shaking. Compared with him, his father was really cruel. Fortunately, he was his biological son, so the father really showed mercy to him.
Zhao looked at Li Qiu being dragged away with broken limbs and her face turned pale. She had seen many dead people, but people died very easily, while it was difficult for them to survive.
Li was frightened and held the head of the family's hand tightly.
Zhou Shuren stood up and said to Zhou Laodao: "You handle the orchard affairs, and no one who has any relatives with Liqiu needs to worry about it."
Boss Zhou: "Yes."
Zhou Shuren glanced at Zhulan, who stood up and said to the servants standing there, "I don't want today's Liqiu to be tomorrow's you. If there are any more traitors, there are more methods waiting for you. Okay, it's getting late, let's all go back!"
With that, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren went into the house. When they returned to the house, Zhulan had no more strength to hold on. It was the first time she had seen such a scene. It didn't count as something from a TV drama, this was real.
She could still hear the sound of broken bones.
Zhou Shuren asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"
Zhulan shook her head, trying to hold back the churning in her stomach. She couldn't vomit. Vomiting would seem to tell the servants that she was too soft-hearted and couldn't stand it. Her efforts to establish her authority would be in vain. "It's okay. It's getting late. I want to rest."
Zhou Shuren sighed. Zhulan was stubborn. It was not like nothing happened. It was obvious that something was wrong. "Okay, let's take a break."
At night, Zhou Shuren didn't sleep much. He was worried that Zhulan would have a nightmare. As a result, Zhou Shuren stayed up all night, but Zhulan didn't have any dreams at all and seemed very peaceful.
Zhulan was in good spirits, but Zhou Shuren's eyes were dark. Zhulan realized, "Are you worried about me not sleeping?"
"Did you have a nightmare last night?"
Zhulan smiled as they talked together, "I started having dreams, and then my dreams changed. I wasn't afraid of them anymore when I dreamed of little babies, and then I stopped having dreams."
Zhou Shuren stared at Zhulan's belly, "Good child."
Zhulan cried out, "It moved."
Zhou Shuren was in a good mood, "This child is responding to what I said."
"I think you're overthinking it. He moves every morning."
Because of the children, Zhou Shuren handled everything neatly after breakfast. Zhulan was also good at self-regulation. After Zhou Shuren left, Zhulan was fine.
When Li Qiu's family came to redeem the person, they naturally wanted to plead with Zhu Lan, but before they even reached Zhu Lan, Steward Ding stopped them.
There is really nothing to make a fuss about this matter for Li Qiu's family. The servants who signed a death contract, betrayed their master and harmed his master do not deserve sympathy.
But Li Qiu's family members knelt at the gate of the house and begged for mercy, and Li Qiu's miserable appearance spread quickly.
The people in the yamen looked at Zhou Shuren differently. Lord Chen believed that by constantly challenging Lord Zhou, the beast in Lord Zhou was released.
Now officials in the yamen are very cautious when they see Zhou Shuren. In the past, they thought Zhou Shuren was a smiling tiger who would cheat people but would not be ruthless. Now they are afraid and try to recall carefully whether they have ever offended Lord Zhou.
Lord He found an opportunity to come over and whispered, "Will doing this affect Lord Zhou's reputation among the people?"
This reputation for cruelty had a significant impact on Lord Zhou.
Zhou Shuren said dimly, "Sometimes, it's better to have less reputation."
Lord He immediately understood what it meant, "Lord Zhou is right."