Chapter 282: Tablet
After hearing this, Ye Lingyue was actually undecided.
"I really need to discuss this matter with my parents... Also, where would you like to place this tablet? Is it in the Zhou family's ancestral hall? My mother divorced my father back then, so it shouldn't be placed there. If it's placed somewhere else, I'm afraid it would be inappropriate."
Zhou Yuxiu frowned upon hearing this. This was what troubled him the most...
He was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "I just want to pay tribute to my mother. Is it so difficult?"
Ye Lingyue looked at his painful expression and actually felt a little sorry for Ye Lanxin.
After all, Ye Lanxin is her biological aunt, and Ye Hesheng has been dead for many years and has no close relationship with the Ye family.
The only reason she could persuade Zhou Yuxiu here was because they were one as husband and wife, and she didn't want anything to happen to Zhou Yuxiu.
As for empathy, she couldn't do it.
She said, "Husband, why don't we talk to father first and see if he has any ideas? After all, he is the elder, and he may have thought of many things that we can't think of. Your strong statement is really inappropriate. You want to show your filial piety, how could father not agree?"
Zhou Yuxiu felt that Ye Lingyue's words made sense and nodded. "Okay, but let's forget about it today. Let father calm down first. I'll go discuss it with him tomorrow."
The two sat for a while before returning to the room together.
That night, Zhou Yuxiu tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
He thought about what he had done over the years, about Ye Hesheng and Gu Ruanci, about the Zhou family and the Ye family, and his heart was in a mess.
He didn't know what he should do to resolve all of Gu Ruanci's worries.
On the other hand, Zhou Zhili and Ye Lanxin also stayed awake all night because of what happened during the day.
They are all thinking about how to solve the difficult problems at hand.
Especially Zhou Zhili, he actually knew very well that he was not a human being back then. Thinking of Zhou Yuxiu's accusations against him, he felt mixed emotions.
"Master, don't take Yu Xiu's words today to heart. After knowing what happened to my sister, it's normal for him to have these thoughts. After all, he is a filial child. We already know that it was my sister-in-law who hunted my sister down. Now she is just watching from the sidelines, while we continue to fight among ourselves. If this continues, we will be dragged down before we can get revenge..."
Ye Lanxin's words reminded Zhou Zhili.
He sat up abruptly, a fierce glint in his eyes. "You're right. We can't continue this internal strife. We must get rid of that vicious woman first before we can think about other things with peace of mind. If she doesn't die, she'll keep stabbing us in the back."
Ye Lanxin felt relieved when she heard this. It seemed that Zhou Zhili was still willing to listen to her.
She asked with some concern: "Master, what are you going to do?"
Zhou Zhili smiled coldly: "I don't need to think of any solution. She has a sister who is the concubine of Prince Duan. We can't deal with her, but there are people who can."
When Ye Lanxin heard this, she immediately reacted: "Gu Ruanci?"
Zhou Zhili said, "That's right. She's been pursuing our Zhou family so relentlessly and with such deep hatred because she thinks we were the ones who did what happened to Ye Hesheng. As long as we make it clear to her that it was all Wen Zimei's doing, she'll naturally find a way to redirect her revenge. By then, the pressure on us will be reduced, and Wen Zimei can be eliminated. Maybe even the relationship between us and Gu Ruanci will improve... Until Wen Zimei dies, and there's no evidence to prove her wrongdoing, we can say that everything that happened back then was caused by Wen Zimei's instigation..."
After hearing this, Ye Lanxin also thought this was a good idea.
Although it takes time, that is also the time for Gu Ruanci.
She wanted to mention Zhou Yuxiu's attitude today, but she couldn't open her mouth.
Zhou Zhili also wanted to persuade her not to take Zhou Yuxiu's words to heart, but in the end he did not open his mouth.
That night, Zhou Zhili and Ye Lanxin each had their own thoughts, and they didn't fall asleep until dawn.
Zhou Yuxiu also tossed and turned all night, and only closed his eyes when the morning light broke.
Early the next morning, Zhou Yuxiu got up, washed, and prepared to go to his father to discuss countermeasures.
Ye Lingyue specifically reminded him not to get impulsive or emotional after just a few words, and to listen carefully to his father's words. Also, it would be best not to explain too much to his mother about what happened yesterday, as the more he explained, the worse the situation would be.
When Zhou Yuxiu came to pay him a visit, Zhou Zhili thought of what happened yesterday and was still a little angry.
However, he also knew that his son came to surrender and seek peace, so he let him come without putting on airs.
Ye Lanxin also had an indifferent expression and listened to what he wanted to say.
Zhou Yuxiu bowed first, then said, "Father, I was impulsive about what happened yesterday. Please don't mind."
Zhou Zhili looked at him and didn't forgive him immediately. Instead, he snorted, "Do you know where you went wrong?"
Zhou Yuxiu lowered his head and said, "I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have said those words in front of my mother and made her sad. I shouldn't have questioned my father's character. These are not things a son should do..."
Ye Lanxin was thinking to herself, it was a good thing that Ye Lingyue reminded him, otherwise he would not have realized it.
Zhou Zhili's expression brightened slightly after hearing this. "It's good that you know. Yesterday's disrespect was truly infuriating."
Zhou Yuxiu nodded in agreement, then continued, "Father, if you can forgive me, I have something else to discuss with you. If we can resolve this matter, our family will be much more peaceful in the future."
Zhou Zhi was stunned for a moment, thinking that this matter must be complicated. Zhou Yuxiu's apology just now seemed to have other meanings.
"What is it?"
Zhou Yuxiu paused, looked at Zhou Zhili's expression, and then said, "It's about my mother's tablet."
Zhou Zhili's expression changed slightly when he heard this.
Ye Lanxin also felt that it was inappropriate. Did this kid want to enshrine Ye Hesheng at home?
With Ye Hesheng as her biological mother, what is the status of her as a stepmother?
Zhou Yuxiu saw that his father had a strange expression and his mother had a gloomy look in her eyes, and he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
But he still mustered up the courage and continued, "Father, Mother's tablet has been in vain for years. It's now placed in the Xuan Di Temple, and has never been visited by us sons. However, she divorced you back then, so it would be inappropriate to allow her into the ancestral hall. I wonder if Mother's tablet can be placed somewhere else, perhaps in a side courtyard, so that Yu Zhi and I can occasionally go and burn a stick of incense..."
Zhou Zhili was silent for a moment, as if he was weighing something.
Ye Lanxin, standing by, also nervously clenched her handkerchief, fearing that Zhou Zhili would agree.
Ye Hesheng has been dead for so many years. How come she suddenly comes back to life and wants to compete with me? What right does she have?
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