Chapter 284 Brother, how can you say that to me?
Zhou Yuxiu went to a restaurant outside and ordered a lot of wine.
His servants advised him to drink less, but he ignored them.
He felt truly wronged. Now, thinking back on how much he had wronged his mother, he felt immense regret. He simply wanted to find a place in the mansion to place his mother's tablet, but he was flatly rejected.
My father clearly did something wrong back then, and he made the mistake together with my mother. Why didn't he dare let me worship my biological mother?
Zhou Yuzhi heard that his elder brother was drinking here, so he hurried over.
"Brother, why are you doing this? The Zhou family is already shameful enough, are you still going to provide a laughing stock for the people?"
Zhou Yuxiu raised his drunken face and looked at his brother, a wry smile playing on his lips. "Shame on you? Hasn't our Zhou family lost enough? I just want to pay my respects to Mother. It's just such a small wish. It's what a son should do. Father always taught us to be filial and respectful. But Mother...she died unjustly, and now I don't even have the right to pay my respects to her. How can I be filial to her?"
Zhou Yuzhi's expression became serious when he heard this.
He understood the pain and struggle in his elder brother's heart, but as a member of the family, he could not watch the Zhou family decline further because of this incident.
Even though he was the one who should feel the most ashamed for what happened back then, because he already knew that his medical mentor was someone his mother had invited for him...
He sighed and advised, "Brother, I know you're upset, but you also have to think about the family. Now that father has made his decision, it's hard for us to change it. Why don't you calm down and think of other solutions?"
Zhou Yuxiu shook his head, his eyes filled with despair. "What else can I do? Father is determined not to let me worship Mother. What else can I do?"
Zhou Yuzhi felt sad when he saw his elder brother's appearance.
He was about to say something, but he heard Zhou Yuxiu say, "Second brother, you want to escape, right?"
"Brother, what are you talking about?" Zhou Yuzhi hesitated.
"Escape? Escape from what? Escape from the fact that you knew about the incident but didn't report it, or escape from the mentor your mother hired for you?" Zhou Yuxiu's words were a little drunken and sharp.
Zhou Yuzhi's face turned pale instantly. He didn't expect his elder brother to suddenly mention this matter.
But how could he be the only one who knew the truth? Didn't the eldest brother and the third brother know it?
Now that big brother has figured it out, he comes to criticize himself?
When he was brought up by his grandmother and father, he always thought that his mother was not generous enough. His eldest brother also set an example for him. As the eldest son, he did not stand up to speak for his mother.
Although he had always felt guilty about his mentor, he still found it difficult to accept being directly questioned by his elder brother.
He took a deep breath and said, "Brother, I admit that we were both wrong back then, but all these years have passed, and hasn't our Zhou family always been at peace? If Wen Zimei hadn't hunted down Mother and Gu Ruanci, Mother wouldn't have gotten into trouble. She would have been taken away with Gu Ruanci, and she would still be alive and well today. It wasn't me who caused all this, but Wen Zimei, so why are you blaming me for the mistakes we made together?"
When Zhou Yuxiu heard this, a complicated look flashed in his eyes.
His second brother's words shocked and shamed him.
My mother is already dead, but in the eyes of these people, it doesn't matter?
He knew that everyone in this large family had their own frustrations and struggles, but when he thought of his mother's injustice, he still found it hard to let go.
He knew that as the eldest son, he had greater responsibilities.
He also heard Zhou Yuzhi's complaint just now.
He himself had been so close to Ye Lanxin and Zhou Qinzhu over the years, but what happened? His younger brothers naturally followed his lead.
He couldn't blame Zhou Yuzhi, so he could only sigh and say, "Second brother, I know you have your difficulties. But I'm married now, and I already know the responsibilities of a small family. If I did that kind of thing outside without your sister-in-law's knowledge, do you think the Ye family would let me go? Mother was also a daughter of the Ye family back then, but they didn't do anything, right?"
Zhou Yuzhi looked at his elder brother, whose face was flushed, and asked, "So, what exactly do you want to do?"
"Come with me to my grandfather's house..."
Zhou Yuxiu remembered something else and wanted to verify it himself.
"What are you going there for?" Zhou Yuzhi obviously didn't want to go there.
"If you don't go, I'll go myself."
Zhou Yuxiu started to stagger when he walked and couldn't walk in a straight line at all.
Zhou Yuzhi was worried, so he went along with him.
When we arrived at the Ye family, their attitude was very warm.
They all knew that Zhou Qinzhu was married to the third prince as a concubine, and they were trying to find ways to comfort her these days.
Seeing that Zhou Yuxiu was drunk, Ye Keguan was a little unhappy.
"At this point, what's the point of drowning your sorrows in alcohol? You're the heir apparent of the Marquis of Jing'an, after all. Can't you be a little more mature?"
The current Ye family has had its title stripped twice in a row, and its momentum is far weaker than before.
After what happened before, Princess Jincheng no longer dared to act rashly, so the only one the Ye family could rely on was the Zhou family.
Zhou Yuxiu didn't take it too seriously, but said, "Yes, Grandfather is right in his criticism. I am indeed a useless prince. Even my father is very disappointed in me."
After he finished speaking, Zhou Yuzhi, who came with him, looked extremely unhappy and quickly reminded them in a low voice that this was the Ye family.
The Ye family members looked at each other in bewilderment. This kind of talk was not over yet.
"Yu Xiu, what happened? Did you have a fight with your father at home?" As a mother-in-law, Qin Kerou was naturally concerned about her son-in-law's situation.
His daughter is still there, and her future depends on Zhou Yuxiu.
"Yes, your father has always had high hopes for you, how could he be disappointed?" Ye Cheng also said quickly.
Now his title can be ignored in Dizhou City.
Even the county lord of Gu Ruanci was of a higher rank than him.
Like Qin Kerou, he was looking forward to Zhou Yuxiu inheriting the title in the future so that his daughter could become a marquis' wife.
"Because I said something he didn't like to hear. After all, at this age, how many people can face up to their mistakes..."
"This kid is talking nonsense. What on earth is he talking about?"
After Zhou Yuxiu finished speaking, Qin Kerou immediately asked.
Ye Chi and Shang Hongmian from the second house were not so enthusiastic this time. The previous events had already caused a huge rift between the two families, and they would not be reconciled in a short time.
Zhou Yuxiu looked at Ye Keguan and asked him a question that made him very embarrassed: "Grandfather, have you ever thought about my mother in these years?"
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