C44 (1/2)
When Zhou Leping returned, he was furious after finding out that Zhou Lean had sneaked out of the house, so he immediately sent people to look for him. He asked the two unconscious soldiers and the servant girl beside Zhou Lean about it before aggressively looking for Zhu Guanliang to settle the score.
Before Zhu Guanliang could even open his mouth, she was punched by Zhou Leping. She was extremely angry, her eyes were bloodshot, and if he gave her a blade, she was afraid that he would already be dead.
”Why did you help her get out?”
”General, you misunderstand.”
”Misunderstanding? ”Before she left, she came to find you. You're the only one in the entire family that had knockout drugs, and she ran away after coming back from your place. You dare to say that it wasn't you?”
Zhu Guanliang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood up, tidied up his clothes, turned around and continued to grind the medicine, ”Third Miss did indeed come to find me, she asked me to help, but I did not agree, as for the medicine … I did miss a packet, but I didn't give it to you. ”
”If it wasn't you, could it be that she stole it?”
”Isn't the answer obvious?”
That seemed to make sense, but it was not convincing. ”Then why did she come to you?”
Zhu Guanliang explained calmly, ”Third Miss met Miss Lin in the shop the day before yesterday. Third Miss fought with Miss Lin in order to protect the general, and I was the one who watched over Third Miss at that time.”
Zhou Leping's heart suddenly tightened, ”Why … Haven't you heard her? Do you know why you helped her hide it? ”
”Third Miss didn't want to worry the general, so he asked me to help him hide it.” ”The reason Third Miss insisted to enter the palace was also because of General's Estate. She also wanted to do something, General should not deny her.”
Zhou Leping scratched his head in annoyance, ”What do you know! It's hard to get into the palace, and even harder to get out. The Lin Family members hate me so much, so what's the difference between sending her into the palace and sending a piece of fat into a wolf's mouth! ”
She looked like an old hen protecting her young cub. She had a nagging feeling that if she was separated from her, her seemingly weak and honest little sister would be gnawed to the point where not even her bones would remain.
He even said that Zhou Lean was the one who stuck to her the most, but she clearly knew nothing about this little sister of hers.
Either Zhou Lean had hidden it too well, or Zhou Lean's change in these four years was too great, in short, Zhou Leping's attitude towards Zhou Lean when he entered the palace made Zhu Guanliang doubt the authenticity of their blood sister.
”Has the General thought that in the four years that you've been gone, Third Miss is no longer the Third Miss of the past?”
Zhou Leping retorted without even thinking, ”Impossible, Le An treats others warmly and friendly, and has always had a gentle and soft personality since she was young. With a character like hers entering the palace, she will definitely be bullied.”
Zhu Guanliang said, ”It is already too late for the general to say anything now, since the Third Miss has gone to the Ministry of Rites, there will probably be the name of the Third Miss written on the manual for the talent show. Actually, there is a sentence that the Third Miss is right about, for this year's talent show, the Emperor actually hopes that there will be someone from the General's Estate who can participate.”
It could have been her in the past, but now it could only be Zhou Lean.
”The previous Emperor is exempt from the Zhou Family, so I'll go find the Emperor and stop all of this.”
She could be stopped, but Zhu Guanliang would not give her the chance.
”How does the General know that the Third Miss is not willing to help the Family? Do you really understand what your sister is thinking? What if she is truly willing to enter the palace without any other reason? ”
Zhou Lean was willing to enter the palace, this explanation was something she could not believe.