Chapter 432: Put away your hypocrisy! We will settle our accounts slowly
Ye Zhengqiu didn't say anything, just sighed. It was his bad luck to meet such a mother.
But after all, she is his biological mother. When his second brother is not at home, he has to take care of the household affairs.
No matter what, the old lady should give her eldest brother an explanation for the mistakes she made when she was young.
Liang also sighed, but because of the master's face, she couldn't say anything.
After all, she is her own mother-in-law, what can she do?
Ye Zhenghai actually didn't sleep much last night. He kept thinking about this matter and his father's words before he died, asking him to go back to the capital less often.
Perhaps his father discovered that the old lady Cheng was sweet on the outside but had a vicious heart, so he warned him not to return to the capital to avoid being plotted against by Cheng.
Although he had never seen his biological mother since he was born, she was still his biological mother after all, and yet she was murdered by someone.
He must seek justice for his mother.
Seeing him come in, Ye Zhengqiu quickly stood up and saluted Ye Zhenghai: "Brother!"
Liang also bowed and called out softly, "Big Brother!"
Ye Zhenghai looked at Ye Zhengqiu steadily, as if he were in another world. When he was young, his third brother actually liked to practice martial arts, but he was oppressed by the Cheng family, so he gave up and changed to studying for the imperial examination.
"In this matter, Zhongyuan and his wife both said that family disgrace should not be made public. We can not file a lawsuit against the Dali Temple, so let's open the ancestral hall!" Ye Zhenghai did not say any polite words to Ye Zhengqiu, and went straight to the point, "Go and call all your uncles. They must be present at your mother's case to see how vicious the daughter raised by the Cheng family is."
"Yes! My brother will do it right away."
Ye Zhengqiu was also ashamed, his mother's cruelty was beyond his imagination. Facing his elder brother, he had nothing to say, he just did whatever his elder brother arranged.
"Sister-in-law! Don't go with me. Let my third brother go alone." Chen Xiangxiu stopped Liang who was about to go with him and told Ye Yi, "Handle the carriage for the third master and send him to Cheng's house."
Ye Yi nodded and accepted the order, went to the backyard to drive the carriage, then took Ye Zhengqiu out of the yard and headed south of the city.
There was something going on at home today, so Du Wanwan didn't go to the People's Clinic, leaving Du Xiuxiu to handle the whole thing on her own.
After breakfast, the whole family drove to the Ye family’s old house in the east of the city.
Such a big scene had already alarmed the neighbors. They all leaned out to see what was happening. When they saw that it was Chen Xiangxiu and her friends, all the people who had spoken up for them last time gathered around.
"Why are you back?"
Seeing Ye Zhenghai, Ye Tingxiao and Ye Tingfeng getting off the carriage, everyone suddenly realized what was going on.
"Hey! The eldest son of the Ye family is back? No wonder he came to the Ye family's old house. Could he be here to settle accounts with the old lady?"
"Strange, how come the eldest son of the Ye family is back? What about the second son of the Ye family? Why didn't he come back?"
"Who knows? I guess the eldest is more capable, so the emperor released him. The second has always been like that, always humming and hawing, and has no great abilities. The emperor looked down on him and didn't let him come back."
"Your analysis is quite correct. Not only is the eldest son of the old family capable, but the sons and daughters-in-law they married are also capable. The People's Hospital is very well-established, and the one in the west of the city is better than ours in the east."
"My house is also low and crooked. It's easy to get into trouble when it snows heavily. I wonder if Dr. Du will repair it."
"When they want to repair something, they do it in batches. They don't want to repair just your house."
They were chatting animatedly when Ye Zhengqiu arrived with two uncles from the Cheng family.
When everyone saw it, they felt something was wrong.
This uncle from the Cheng family came to visit, but what big thing happened?
In front of others, although no one said anything, they were muttering to themselves.
There are more than 30 families, big and small, living in the old house of the Ye family, all of whom are from various branches of the Ye clan.
The old house has three entrances in total, and each family can only have one or two rooms. Families that do not have enough space have built up the remaining space in the old house.
Ye Tingxiao seldom came to the old house, and could not remember what it was like inside. Now that he had seen it, he felt that the people in the old house of the Ye family lived a life similar to that of the people in the west of the city.
Du Wanwan was unable to get in last time and was not clear about the layout of the old house. She was shocked to see the crowded place with so many doors and houses in front of her.
Is it possible that apart from this branch of the Ye family, there are no other promising people?
Will people in later generations live in such a cramped way?
Ye Zhenghai walked in with a dark face. Seeing the dilapidated old house, he frowned deeply and said nothing.
Didn't the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion allocate funds for the renovation of the old house every year? Why did the old house look shabby? Did Cheng not allocate money for the renovation? Did he lie to him?
The old lady and Fang heard the noise at the door in the house. With the help of Fang, the old lady walked out. When she saw Ye Zhenghai and Ye Tingxiao, she pushed Fang aside and ran over nimbly.
She cried to Ye Zhenghai, "My son! You are finally back. I have been waiting for you for so long that my temples have turned gray!"
"Really?" Ye Zhenghai dodged the old lady's hand that was about to grab him, and asked coldly, "When you conspired with Ye Zhengchun to help King Qi frame me, did you ever hope that I would come back alive from the border town?
Old lady! Put away your hypocrisy! We will settle our accounts slowly."
Seeing the old lady's hypocritical face, Ye Zhenghai narrowed his eyes and had no patience to pretend to be nice to her.
Cheng was shocked and burst into tears: "Big brother! What are you talking about? Why can't I understand? When did I plot against you with the second brother?"
Ye Zhenghai ignored her and walked towards the ancestral hall with his wife and children.
I haven't been back for a few years, and the Ye family's ancestral hall is in a very dilapidated state, looking like it's about to collapse.
Pushing open the dusty and cobweb-covered door of the ancestral hall, Ye Zhenghai found the tablet of his mother Wan, wiped the dust off it with his own hands, and placed it back in its original place.
Then he found his father's tablet, wiped it clean, placed it in place, and knelt down with Yetingxiao, Yetingfeng, Chenxiangxiu, Xu, Yetingyu, and Du Wanwan who were outside the door.
"Father! Mother! I am an unfilial son who has not come to pay my respects regularly."
As soon as these words came out, tears welled up like a fountain.
He has almost no impression of his mother, but he has a deep relationship with his father.
The father and son have guarded Liangjun City together for decades, but now his tablet is lying in the Ye family ancestral hall, gathering dust.
How can I not feel sad when there is not even anyone to worship me?
Ye Tingxiao was afraid that his father would be too sad and affect the subsequent arrangements, so he reminded him: "Father! It is important to deal with the matter. The ancestral hall can be renovated.
In the future, we will ask the clan members to manage the ancestral hall, and the tablets of our grandparents will no longer be covered in dust."
After being sad for a moment, Ye Zhenghai wiped away his tears, kowtowed and stood up.
When the clan members heard that he had returned, they hurried to report to his great uncle. The old man was overjoyed and came over tremblingly with the support of others.
"Xiao Hai! You're back!" The old uncle was ashamed when he saw Ye Zhenghai, "I'm sorry for you, your daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law came back to the Ye family, but couldn't even get in the door.
Uncle is too ashamed to see you! The Ye family depends on you for support, but you treat your wife and children harshly. "
Cheng came over and heard it, and yelled, "Who treated the eldest brother's wife and children harshly? You are old and confused, so don't talk nonsense here. Was it me who didn't let them in? It was obviously Shen who didn't want to come in."
(End of this chapter)
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