Chapter 220: Wen Zimei's Mentality is Really Stable
Ye Chengyao looked at the fat man who came in with despair, and thought of the maids who had been abused by him before. Every few days, those maids would be beaten to death or sold by Qin Kerou under some excuse.
Now, he has become even lower than them.
"This man who has been stripped of his roots really has a unique charm..."
The fat man's greasy smell made Ye Chengyao feel nauseous. He didn't know how long this would last.
He had regretted countless times that he should not have gotten off the car to chase Lanxiang after seeing her yesterday. He should have let the servants follow her while he went to the farm to settle down first.
He wanted to go home and miss his father and mother.
"Mother, you must find me..."
His tears flowed down, and he finally felt regret and understood the despair of those maids.
The Ye family was in chaos, and the Zhou family was not much better off. Ever since Ye Lanxin learned that her nephew was missing, she wanted to go back and check on him.
The young masters from the aristocratic families that Wen Zimei helped Zhou Qinzhu to arrange came to visit at this time, and one every day.
For so many years, Ye Lanxin had never seriously understood what kind of strength Wen Zimei had, but now she finally figured it out.
Zhou Zhili's brother was trained according to the standards of a prince, so the wife the Zhou family found for her would naturally not be an ordinary person.
Even when Zhou Zhili was arranging his marriage, he chose himself first because he didn't want to get married, and then he chose Ye Hesheng. How could Wen Zimei's side be weaker?
Even though the main branch of the Wen family has declined now, the extensive network of relationships still exists, and there are always people who can be persuaded by personal connections.
Every young man from aristocratic family who came here in the past two days had a clean background and stable family relationships.
There is only one thing: he is neither the crown prince nor the eldest son.
This is still some distance away from the goal of "marrying the right person" that the mother and son want.
Wen Zimei was not in a hurry for them to settle down. Ye Lanxin didn't understand her, but she understood Ye Lanxin's nature.
"Madam, it seems that they haven't accepted any of the young masters. These few are rare good candidates in Dizhou City. Zhou Qinzhu is already so famous, and Madam Hou is still being picky..."
The close-fitting girl didn't have a long-term vision and couldn't help but complain.
The eldest lady of their family has not lived a decent life these years. The second wife occupies the title and has always ignored this side. Now that she needs help, she comes to ask for help, but the result is this attitude.
The nanny said, "We shouldn't worry about this. Madam has her own ideas. She knows how the Second House has treated Madam over the years."
Wen Zimei smiled slightly, with a hint of deep meaning in his eyes.
She shook her head gently and said to her maid, "Don't worry. Haven't you figured out the personalities of Ye Lanxin and Zhou Qinzhu over the years? Back then, Ye Lanxin didn't think highly of the Marquis, so she had her family intervene and force Ye Hesheng to marry into our family. Then Ye Hesheng gave birth to a bunch of sons, helping the current Marquis snatch the title that originally belonged to our master. Only then did she realize what was happening and come back to snatch people away, even at the cost of being his concubine. Zhou Qinzhu has also been influenced by her philosophy of marrying the best since she was a child, so even if these young men have clean family backgrounds, they won't be satisfied. There's no need to worry that if they really get married in the future, they'll be screwed over by those families..."
She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and continued, "These past few days, people have been coming to inquire about her. This might give them the illusion that Zhou Qinzhu is still very popular. The standards, which have already been lowered, might be raised again... When people have high standards, they will naturally try to climb up the social ladder. Then we will always have a chance to do something."
"Now that the Ye family is in trouble, the Zhou family is also affected. If Zhou Qinzhu gets into trouble again, I wonder what future this Marquisate has..."
Wen Zimei's voice was very gentle, but what he said was very cold.
"Since it's not our eldest son's title, either we should strip it or return it..."
After Wen Zimei finished speaking, the maid suddenly realized and nodded.
Their wife wants to stay behind the scenes, quietly fanning the flames and watching the people in the second house destroy themselves.
The nanny also said at this time: "That's right, there is also the Chaoyang County Master who is eyeing her covetously and has been taking revenge on the Zhou and Ye families. It is enough for us to help her occasionally."
Wen Zimei gently stroked the edge of the teacup, a faint smile on her lips, as if everything was under her control.
"Yes, Princess Chaoyang already has enough strength to deal with the Zhou family. As long as we help the Zhou family expose more weaknesses, she will be able to retaliate more thoroughly. The Ye family and the Zhou family hurt Ye Hesheng back then, and we just need to reap the benefits." Her voice was still gentle, but without any emotion.
The maid and the nanny exchanged glances, each seeing in the other's eyes their admiration for the Madam's wisdom. Over the years, while the eldest wife had remained relatively low-key on the surface, under Wen Zimei's covert planning, she had quietly woven a vast network of relationships.
"Madam, what should we do next?" the maid asked cautiously, afraid of interrupting the lady's thoughts.
Wen Zimei gently put down the teacup, his gaze far-reaching. "Continue to pay attention to the movements of the Second House, especially the movements of Zhou Qinzhu and Ye Lanxin. As for the Chaoyang County Lady, find out whatever you can, but don't be reckless. I believe she must have her own ways of obtaining information. If our people are too obvious, it will attract her attention..."
"Yes, madam, I've made note of it..."
After hearing this, the maid felt much calmer.
"How's things going with Minister Wen?" Wen Zimei asked again. This was what they should be concerned about now.
The nanny replied, "Madam, the message from the Concubine is not going smoothly. Minister Wen has become much more assertive now, and he no longer seems to agree that he is a branch of the Wen family..."
Wen Zimei wasn't surprised: "After all, he's already a minister. When he was an assistant minister before, my sister was indifferent to him. There are rumors that he's going to be promoted, and she sent Wen Xue, that dumb girl, to go. This will definitely make them even more disgusted... We are snobs, and so are they..."
The nanny asked, "Then County Master Mingyue's marriage will not be successful, right?"
Wen Zimei said very naturally: "From the beginning, I didn't have much hope, but my sister insisted, so let her try. She has been used to having a smooth sailing in Prince Duan's Mansion these years. She has hit a wall a few times recently, and it seems that she has not reacted yet. She has to hit it again. Since she needs this time to grow, let her hit it again. Anyway, she already has a son and a daughter. When she realizes that relying on men is not as good as relying on herself, it won't be in vain that she hit her head a few times..."
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