Chapter 272 Help the Zhou Family
The wind in Dizhou City never stops.
Even if Gu Ruanci did not take action, the Ye family and the Zhou family would have difficulty in keeping quiet.
After all, they had offended Wen Zimei under Gu Ruanci's arrangement.
At Xuan Di Temple, Gu Ruanci came to burn incense for Ye Hesheng again, and this time Gu Congyun and Zhuang Hefeng came along.
"Mother, I am living well now. You can rest in peace in the underworld."
Gu Ruanci knelt there with a pious look on his face.
Zhuang Hefeng also said, "Hesheng, Ruanci is now with my wife and me. Thank you for keeping our daughter. Don't worry, we swear on our lives that we will take good care of her for you."
When they came out, Taoist Qing Tuan accompanied them personally.
Now they already know that Taoist Qing Tuan is Gu Runci's senior brother, and as for the head Taoist priest of the Five Dragons Palace, he is Gu Runci's nephew.
Lu Enyan probably inquired about Gu Ruanci's schedule in advance and happened to come over.
When the two parties met, Gu Congyun felt as if someone was trying to snatch his daughter away.
He didn't know much about Lu Enyan, so he was very wary.
"So it's the prince..." He sounded distant when he spoke.
Lu Enyan was not surprised by the change in his attitude towards him. At this age, when he suddenly had a caring daughter, how could he let someone take her away so easily?
I originally thought that the presence of this uninvited guest was coincidence enough, but it turned out that someone from the Zhou family also came.
When Zhou Yuxiu brought Ye Lingyue to Xuan Di Temple, Gu Ruanci's face changed.
But she quickly adjusted herself and ignored them.
"Little sister..."
Zhou Yuxiu has indeed become much more mature since getting married.
However, the name he blurted out still made Gu Ruanci uncomfortable.
"The young lady from the Zhou family is not here. Prince Zhou should identify her before speaking."
Gu Ruanci's words did not surprise Zhou Yuxiu.
"Little sister, can't we let go of the past? Now that your third brother is dead and the Ye family has suffered retribution, your position is unshakable. Can't you let go of the past?"
Gu Ruanci looked at Zhou Yuxiu coldly, without any wavering in her eyes.
"The past can't be let go just like that. What your Zhou family owes me, what your Ye family owes me, do you think you can just write it off like this?"
There was a barely perceptible tremor in Gu Ruanci's voice. Zhou Yuxiu must have realized that if the Zhou family continued like this, they would be wiped out.
When Zhou Yuxiu heard this, a trace of guilt and helplessness flashed across his face.
"I know that no matter what I say, it won't make up for the mistakes of the past. But I hope you can give us a chance to make amends... We are siblings from the same mother. If my mother knew, she would definitely hope that we could live in harmony."
Gu Ruanci sneered, "Start over? Why do you think I would give you this chance? If I remember correctly, I should have told you that if I want to forgive the Zhou family, my mother must come back to life."
Zhou Yuxiu's face turned pale in an instant. He knew the weight of this sentence and also knew that this was the deepest pain in Gu Ruanci's heart.
He was silent for a moment, as if thinking about something, and then slowly spoke: "Little sister, I know it's difficult for you to accept us, but I hope you can believe that not everyone in the Zhou family is as heartless as you remember. After mother took you away, father was busy with government affairs, and the three of us brothers didn't receive much love. Back then, it was mother who took care of us and helped us get through that time."
Gu Ruanci sounded disgusting, mother?
That kind of care that came without permission could make them recognize the thief as their mother, and now they want to use this to explain their absurd behavior over the years?
She was still as indifferent as ever. "What's the point of bringing up these old things? Your Zhou family owes me more than can be repaid with just a few words. Especially what you just said, it's like bullshit, illogical. I've never heard that a bitch is no longer a bitch after destroying someone else's family and taking care of the original wife's son. Before mother left, didn't she want to take care of you? Why did she have to be so mean? But it doesn't matter. You Zhou family members fell for her tricks, from top to bottom. Your bastard grandmother took away every child mother gave birth to, for fear that with the support of her son, she would surpass her. Now think about it, she died so painfully and miserably, she really deserved it."
Hearing this, Zhou Yuxiu was almost suffocating.
Ye Lingyue also once again understood Gu Ruanci's immense hatred for the Zhou family.
However, Zhou Yuxiu still adjusted himself. He took a deep breath and continued, "I know I can't atone for the sins of everyone in the Zhou family, but I am willing to do my best to mend the rift between us. Little sister, give me a chance, and give yourself a chance too. Let's start over, okay?"
Gu Ruanci remained silent. She looked at Zhou Yuxiu's expectant eyes and felt extremely disgusted. Doesn't this guy understand what people say?
Finally, she gently shook her head, her voice cold but firm: "Start over? Zhou Yuxiu, you and I both know that some things, once they happen, can never go back to the way they were. I will take back everything your Zhou family owes me. As for the brother-sister relationship, it was severed many years ago."
Zhou Yuxiu looked at Gu Ruanci's extremely serious expression, and his heart was gloomy.
At this time, Ye Lingyue spoke up: "No matter what, without the Zhou family, there would be no you. Now that the Zhou family is in trouble, I just hope you can help out and lend a little help. That shouldn't be too much, right?"
Gu Ruanci wanted to laugh again. It turned out that this was the ultimate goal.
Zhou Yuxiu just spoke for a long time, being sentimental and apologetic, and it turned out that it was all to pave the way for this.
"Madam, there's something I need to correct for you. It's never been that I wouldn't exist without the Zhou family. It's that I wouldn't exist without my mother. How did Marquis Zhou snatch the title from the eldest wife back then? How did that ungrateful guy next to you become the Crown Prince? Are you really pretending not to know? You should be the one who's really feeling awkward, right? As Ye Cheng's daughter, Ye Lanxin's niece, you're marrying my mother's own son. Are you aware that Ye Lanxin and Zhou Qinzhu's influence is declining? Are you aware that the Ye family sent them to consolidate the tools Ye Lanxin helped you train? Even though Zhou Yuqi is dead, you still have Zhou Yuxiu and Zhou Yuzhi. These two peerless idiots are enough to serve you for a while. Even if they die, don't you still have that old bastard Zhou Zhili?"
Gu Ruanci's words were spoken with great enthusiasm, which made Zhou Yuxiu and Ye Lingyue feel a little embarrassed.
"Little sister, how can you say that?"
Gu Ruanci didn't even bother to glance at him this time and said directly, "Prince Zhou, your shamelessness is inherited from Zhou Zhili, right? Your sister is not here. As for what your Zhou family wants me to do for you, I'm not even interested in listening."
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