My old husband who can read minds

Chapter 39 The unpredictable Princess Hetai
At this time, Zhou Ying, who had been held in Chen's arms, suddenly knelt down.

"Grandpa, this is a mistake made by my granddaughter and her mother. My granddaughter is willing to bear the responsibility. It's just that my mother is in poor health and timid. My granddaughter is afraid of scaring her, so she went to Qin's house to apologize. Why don't she let her Come forward on your behalf.”

Tang looked at her niece distressedly: "You care about your mother wholeheartedly, but what should you do yourself?"

Zhou Ying answered with a tearful smile: "Mom, she is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, and she represents the face of the Wu'an Hou Mansion. If she loses her face, it will be difficult for the sisters in the manor to hold their heads high and live a good life in the future. On the contrary, it is the niece, who is young and old. I am naive and can attribute this matter to the rivalry between my daughter's family. It will only damage my reputation and will not affect the other sisters."

After hearing what she said, Tang also fell silent thinking that her own daughter might be implicated innocently.

Mr. Zhou Laohou let out a long sigh: "Then let's do it! Tomorrow, the second and fourth sons will accompany Sister Ying. As long as the Qin family's request is not excessive, you should all accept it and try your best to turn the hostility into friendship. .”

Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Tang nodded in agreement, hoping that everything would go well tomorrow.

Seeing Mrs. Chen's relieved expression inadvertently, the two sisters-in-law couldn't help but feel disappointed for Zhou Ying.

As a parent, who doesn't feel sorry for their children, but they really can't look down upon someone like Chen who has such selfish thoughts, takes advantage of her, and behaves like a good boy.

Before dawn the next day, Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Tang prepared heavy gifts, took the pale Zhou Ying and went straight to Qin's house.

The servants of the Qin Mansion did not make things difficult. After the notification, the maids quickly led the three of them into Hanhui Courtyard.

Princess Hetai did not announce the meeting to the three of them, but first summoned Mrs. Xie alone. The two chatted in the room for a quarter of an hour before summoning Mrs. Tang and Zhou Ying.

"Mr. Xie has told me the truth about yesterday's incident. I will not mention it to Madam Song for the moment, but I will only ask you how the Zhou family wants to make amends."

Ms. Xie smiled bitterly at the two of them. In front of Princess Hetai, she would not dare to lie. She could only tell the truth.

Zhou Ying kowtowed heavily: "This is the work of a daughter of the people alone. The daughter of the people is willing to go to Qinglu Temple to pray for the Lord Zhaochun County for three years. If three years is not enough, five or ten years will do. The women of the people are not I dare to hope for forgiveness from the princess, I just hope that my family will not be implicated."

"Sister Ying..."

Xie and Tang exclaimed and looked at Zhou Ying in disbelief.

So that's it. I'm afraid Sister Ying had already made this decision yesterday, so no wonder she said those words.

Princess Hetai also looked at her in surprise: "I heard that you are sixteen this year. Even if you only go to the temple for three years, you will be nineteen when you return home. Do you know what this means?"

Zhou Ying nodded numbly: "The civilian girl knows."

"Then you are still willing to go?"

"The daughter of the people and her mother did something wrong, and they should have paid the price. For two people, the punishment will naturally be heavier." Princess Hetai did not speak, but looked Zhou Ying up and down a few times: "Please allow me to think about this in advance." Today, you and Mrs. Tang go to the living room to drink Huizi tea for now. Mrs. Xie stays here, I still have something to ask."

Unexpectedly, the three of them could not help but look at each other because Princess Tai was so easy to talk to. Then Xie stayed alone.

This time, Mr. Xie stayed for half an hour before coming out, with a look of confusion and confusion on his face.

Princess Hetai left the Zhou family's apology gift and sent Xie and others back home.

As for what Zhou Ying said, she only said that she would think about it for a few days and asked the three of them to wait for the letter after they returned home.

"Second sister-in-law, what did the princess say to you later? Why do you look so distracted? Could it be that things have changed?"

On the carriage back home, Tang couldn't help but ask questions.

Ms. Xie still looked like she was in a trance: "She didn't say anything, she just kept asking me about Sister Ying. I didn't think it was a bad thing."

Tang's whole body was shocked: "If it is really what you and I think, then it is Sister Ying's fault."

"No one can talk about this matter after I return home, and you are not allowed to reveal it to Sister Ying. It's just our own speculation. What if they don't mean it? Wouldn't it make Sister Ying even more embarrassed?" Xie Shi warned cautiously.

"I know, I hope so. Sister Ying is a child who has suffered too much. With a mother and brother like that, I don't know if they will ever get ahead in this life. Hey..."

Mrs. Tang sighed heavily and expressed deep sympathy for her third niece.

The two sisters-in-law were speechless for a moment, and the carriage quickly drove back to the Marquis Wu'an Mansion.

After reporting everything to the two elders of the Ming Zhou family, the three of them went back to the hospital to wait for the news.

Seeing that the Qin family accepted the apology and did not embarrass the Xie family and others who came to visit them, Mr. Zhou Laohou was relieved of most of his anxiety.

If the matter could be settled by allowing Zhou Ying to enter the temple for three years to practice meditation, everyone in the Zhou family would be willing to do so even if they didn't say it with their mouths.

Only Mrs. Chen heard that her daughter had made such a decision, and it was like a bolt from the blue. She hugged someone and burst into tears, saying that she had harmed her daughter...

Zhou Ying in her arms was like a piece of wood, indifferent to her mother's crying.

This is the last thing she can do for her mother. I wonder if her mother will still recognize her as her daughter after three years?
Zhou Ying laughed at himself, feeling desolate in his heart.

(End of this chapter)