Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 554: Trying to Anger Me to Death

Having spoken with Madam Zhou, Wufu also looked utterly exhausted. The constraints placed on women in this era were truly overwhelming, with reputation, filial piety, and chastity acting like invisible tight hoops of Buddhism, locking them up rigidly.

"Miss, would you like Jadeite to give you a head massage? She knows the acupoints and is good at massage. It will make you feel better," Purple Jade suggested, seeing how weary she looked, and couldn’t help but speak out.

Jadeite also stepped forward, saying, "Yes, miss, my massage skills are quite good."

Wufu, seeing the concern on the faces of the two maidservants, felt a warmth in her heart and smiled, "All right."

As she spoke, she lay down, and Jadeite moved behind the Arhat bed, gently pressing her hands on Wufu’s head, while Purple Jade lit a stick of calming incense. Before long, a relaxed Wufu fell asleep.

Seeing this, Purple Jade and Jadeite covered her with a blanket and left the room.

Qiu Ye was sent to the estate, and before leaving, she kowtowed to both Madam Zhou and Wufu. The remaining Ji family members knelt before Wufu, waiting for her to deal with them.

When Wufu woke up, she didn’t say much, only instructed them to continue their services, but warned that if a similar incident occurred, the entire household would be sold to the Northwest, scaring the Ji family members into not daring to show any disrespect or dissatisfaction.

To be sent to the Northwest, a barren land, was a frightening prospect. There, the whole family might not be able to stay together and certainly would not have the peaceful lives they currently enjoyed.

The Zhou family members were unaware of these matters, and after receiving benefits from Madam Zhou, Madam Lu and Zhou Xuennian stayed in their maternal home for two more days before returning to the Old Zhou family.

"You are finally back?" As soon as the couple entered, they saw Old Lady Zhou sitting at the entrance of the main house.

Madam Lu’s heart skipped a beat, but she managed to smile and said, "Mother, in this chilling cold, why are you sitting here in the draft? Why not go inside? How has your daughter-in-law been taking care of you, not even persuading you?"

Old Lady Zhou’s gaze sharpened, "Kneel down."

Madam Lu was startled and subconsciously moved closer to Zhou Xuennian.

Zhou Xuennian furrowed his brow and said, "Mother, you have just recovered. Doctor Cheng also said you mustn’t get angry. Whatever it is, we can discuss it calmly."

In fact, the couple had not been completely dishonest when telling Madam Zhou about Old Lady Zhou’s poor health. Ever since their return from the county, Madam Zhou had fallen ill, never fully recovering.

Indeed, the current Old Lady Zhou, with her hair turned completely white and her face covered with frost and wrinkles, appeared frail and bent with age.

If Madam Zhou were here to see her mother like this, she would surely be in tears again.

"You know I have just recovered? I thought you wanted to anger me to death so I could join your father sooner... cough, cough," Old Lady Zhou said, overcome with emotion and breaking into a severe cough, pointing at Zhou Xuennian, gasping for breath.

Seeing this, Zhou Xuennian was so frightened that he rushed forward to help soothe her breathing.

Although he was now devoid of any official title, not even daring to bear the reputation of causing his own mother’s death, given a hundred chances.

"Mother,"

No sooner had Zhou Xuennian’s hand touched Madam Zhou’s back than it was slapped away by Zhou Xueli, who had returned from outside. Xueli gave his elder brother a fierce glance.

"You!" Zhou Xuennian’s face darkened, shocked at his brother’s audacity to glare at his own elder brother.

Zhou Xueli was not intimidated; he bent down, picked up Old Lady Zhou, and carried her inside the main house. Feeling the frailty and light weight of his mother’s body, the strong man almost shed tears.

Zhou Xuennian was somewhat irritated and entered with a stern face, seeing Zhou Xueli bustling about, passing water and soothing the air, his expression becoming uncomfortable.