Chapter 285: Ye Keguan is Frustrated
Ye Keguan was stunned for a moment. Ye Cheng and Ye Chi did not expect that Zhou Yuxiu would dare to ask such a question.
"Yu Xiu, what are you talking about?"
Ye Cheng blurted out in shock.
Ye Chi also reacted: "Is this child confused?"
Zhou Yuxiu said, "I'm drunk, not confused. It's the alcohol that gives me the courage to ask questions I wouldn't normally ask. Grandfather, I miss my mother. We all know what happened back then. It wasn't her fault, it was my father and mother, right? Mother was forced to marry my father. After giving birth to me, she even helped my father obtain the title, but what happened in the end?"
The Ye family was stunned. What was wrong with Zhou Yuxiu, who had always been obedient and filial to Ye Lanxin?
Ye Chi glanced at Shang Hongmian, his eyes seemed to say, I'm right, these children are not my sister's blood, so I can't feel at ease.
"Yu Xiu, are you saying this to provoke your grandfather?" Pan was also unhappy when she heard this.
After all, these things were done by her daughter Ye Lanxin.
Zhou Yuxiu shook his head, his eyes firm. "No, Grandma, I just want you to know that my mother has never done anything wrong. Her entire life was arranged, including marrying my father. She never had a choice. And I, her son, knew the truth, but I colluded with others to poke her weak spot, causing her to leave Dizhou in despair and die outside. I know I may not be qualified, but I want to fight for even the slightest bit of rights for her... I just want to have a tablet for my mother at home, but my father doesn't agree. Am I wrong?"
Ye Cheng's face turned ashen. He had never thought that Zhou Yuxiu, who had already married his daughter, would suddenly have such an idea.
"Yu Xiu, your mother's affairs are not your business."
Ye Cheng's voice was low and powerful, with unquestionable majesty.
Zhou Yuxiu took a deep breath, as if making a difficult decision. "Father-in-law, I know my words may make you unhappy, but I can't help but say it. Before Mother married Father, she was originally destined to be with Mother. But you all know why Mother chose someone else. However, for the benefit of the family, my mother married him. Life was better over there, and my widowed mother got back together with Father and had an illegitimate daughter. My mother sacrificed her entire life for the family and never lived for herself. In the end, we jointly drove her out of the Imperial State... We are all responsible for all of this, aren't we?"
Ye Keguan and Pan were both stunned. They had never thought that they would hear these things from their grandson's mouth. For a moment, they were speechless.
"Grandfather, my mother is also your daughter, and the only daughter left by your original wife. I, your grandson, know that I am of a lower generation and have no right to blame you, but there is something I want to verify." Zhou Yuxiu did not stop and continued to ask.
"What do you want to verify?" Ye Keguan's tone became heavier.
"After my mother passed away, did the Ye family offer sacrifices to my maternal grandmother, my mother's biological mother, your first wife?"
Ye Keguan didn't answer for a long time, and his expression became more and more ugly.
"Brother!" Zhou Yuzhi felt something was wrong and quickly stopped him.
In the end, Ye Keguan still fell down slowly while holding his chest. Fortunately, Zhou Yuzhi reacted quickly and rushed over to support the old man together with Ye Chenglei.
Ye Chenglei, who hadn't interrupted for a long time, was furious and shouted worriedly: "Grandfather, Grandfather!"
"Father……"
"master!"
The scene was in chaos, and Zhou Yuxiu was so frightened that he almost sobered up.
Did he ask anything excessive? Judging from my grandfather's behavior, my grandmother's tablet is no longer in the Ye family ancestral hall, right?
That's right, after my mother passed away, there was no grandmother's blood in this family, so how could I think of burning incense for her?
He smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking how naive he was.
This smile was really ironic in Ye Chenglei's eyes.
After he stood up, he punched Zhou Yuxiu directly.
"What on earth are you doing here today?" he asked angrily.
Zhou Yuxiu wiped the corner of his mouth, then looked at Ye Chenglei calmly.
"I came to verify something. Didn't you hear it?"
"For so many years, you haven't even acknowledged your own mother. Suddenly, you're asking about the memorial tablet of someone you have no relationship with. Don't you think it's hypocritical? I think you've been bullied at home. Now the pressure from Gu Ruanci is too great. The Zhou family is almost breathless. You want to goad the Ye family into giving Gu Ruanci a pledge of allegiance so that she can see your repentance, right? Is it too late? Your mother is already dead. Who are you pretending to be filial to?"
Ye Chenglei's words were like sharp blades, piercing Zhou Yuxiu's heart one by one.
Zhou Yuxiu's face turned pale in an instant. He pursed his lips tightly, and a hint of pain flashed in his eyes.
"My mother... although she said she would never recognize me again when she left, I was born after she carried me for ten months. Can the blood relationship be severed? As for Gu Ruanci, you don't need to comment on what happened between her and me." Zhou Yuxiu's voice was low and firm, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
Zhou Yuzhi felt that his elder brother was really crazy. Why was he suddenly so obsessed with this matter?
Ye Chenglei sneered when he heard this.
"Blood relationship? Humph, in your heart, I'm afraid only profit is the most important thing. If you really care about these things, why did you do those stupid things to hurt your mother's feelings? And now you are pretending to be nice to her. Who do you think you are? Do you think Gu Ruanci will forgive you once she finds out?"
Zhou Yuxiu was choked by Ye Chenglei's words. He opened his mouth, but found that he had nothing to say.
He's a complete bastard.
He looked at Ye Keguan lying on the ground and said, "Looks like I don't need to ask anymore, because I already know the answer... We, the descendants of my grandmother, the bloodline of my mother, have completely forgotten where we came from. How can others help us remember... All of this is our own fault."
"What do you mean? Do you regret it?" Qin Kerou couldn't help it.
Every word this kid said today was challenging her bottom line.
"What are you regretting, mother-in-law?" Zhou Yuxiu's words were a bit joking.
Qin Kerou became even angrier and wanted to slap him, but she held back for the sake of her daughter.
"Think about what you have done over the years. Is anyone forcing you to do that?"
Qin Kerou's eyes were like sharp swords, piercing straight at Zhou Yuxiu.
"Zhou Yuxiu, don't forget, it was you who initially claimed that Ye Hesheng was unfit to be the Marquis's mistress. And all these years, you treated your sister like your own mother. And now you come to us and say these things. Do you still have a conscience?"
Zhou Yuxiu still had that playful smile on his face.
"Conscience? Mother-in-law, are you worthy of mentioning this word? Are you from the Ye family qualified to mention it?"
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