Chapter 287 I Want to Accompany My Mother
Gu Ruanci didn't care about these things, and she didn't want to get involved in the Zhou family's current internal strife.
"Since we know this news, I'm afraid there are others who know it."
Gu Ruanci said something with a hint of meaning.
"Are you talking about Wen Zimei?" Nong Chun asked quickly.
"She's such a smart person, she must have had her own sources of information over the years. Now that the Zhou family has become like this, yet they still managed to cause her daughter's miscarriage, how could she swallow this anger and not take the opportunity to retaliate? That would actually be a sign of her learning to be kind."
Gu Ruanci did not doubt Wen Zimei's humanity, and he had always been greedy and vicious.
I just don't know how Zimei Wen will choose to proceed.
Is it done openly or secretly?
Gu Ruanci thought, no matter which one it was, Zhou Yuxiu would not have an easy day today.
Nongchun also understood and said, "Then County Lady, should we do something?"
Gu Ruanci shook her head: "There's no need to do anything. The Zhou family is already in enough chaos right now. Why should we interfere? Let them fight among themselves."
Zang Xia also agreed: "The county lady is right. Now that the cosmetics shop is about to open, there is no need for the county lady to worry about them anymore."
Gu Ruanci nodded and said nothing more.
She looked out the window, not knowing what she was thinking.
After Zhou Yuxiu arrived at Xuan Di Temple, he cried and made a fuss, which made many pilgrims laugh at him.
At this time, Zhou Yuxiu no longer cared about these things and insisted on burning incense to his mother and grandmother.
Zhou Yuzhi, who rushed over, had been trying to find a way to sober him up, but in his current state he just wanted to use this energy to do things that he normally wouldn't dare to do.
Taoist Qing Tuan naturally would not let Zhou Yuxiu get his wish. He knew how they had treated his junior sister before.
"Master, you've seen my eldest brother's state. He has no other thoughts. Could you please be flexible and allow him to go and pay respects... I guarantee there won't be any mistakes. After all, the deities enshrined there are our mother and grandmother..."
Zhou Yuzhi tried to persuade Taoist Qing Tuan, but Taoist Qing Tuan didn't want to pay attention.
"Mr. Zhou Er is wrong. This ancestral tablet was set up by the Princess of Chaoyang County. We at Xuan Di Temple will naturally follow her instructions and not allow anyone to approach. Although you two are Ye Hesheng's biological sons, we severed our relationship back then, so there's no need to pay homage. Please don't make things difficult for us."
They didn't dare to force their way into Taoist Master Qing Tuan's place, because the royal family respected him very much.
Zhou Yuzhi felt torn. Looking at his elder brother's expression, he couldn't just ignore it.
"If you are willing, burning incense outside the temple is the same..."
Taoist Qing Tuan looked at their behavior and didn't feel soft-hearted, but rather annoyed.
Zhou Yuxiu seemed to have received some inspiration and said directly: "Yes, what the Taoist said is..."
He immediately stood up and went to look for incense.
Zhou Yuzhi watched him busy like a follower, following behind him in everything.
When Zhou Yuxiu knelt in the open space outside the small house where the tablets of Ye Hesheng and her mother were enshrined, most of the pilgrims had basically left.
"Mother, I am an unfilial son. I shouldn't have said those words that made you sad. As the eldest son in the family, I should have protected you and stood by your side, but I was foolish enough to choose Ye Lanxin."
After Ye Lanxin said these three words, Zhou Yuzhi was stunned.
Does the eldest brother not want to acknowledge his mother anymore? He even dares to call her by her name?
"Brother..." He tried to calm his brother down.
Zhou Yuxiu then said, "Why? We have our own mother. We could have lived under her wings all these years. Why should we call someone else mother?"
Zhou Yuzhi was stunned. He had never thought that his elder brother would have such an idea.
In his memory, his eldest brother has always been the first person to defend Ye Lanxin, and has never used such harsh words.
He looked at his elder brother kneeling devoutly in front of the tablet, feeling mixed emotions.
Zhou Yuxiu continued, "Mother, I know I was wrong. All these years, I have been looking for an opportunity to make amends. Now that I finally have the chance, I must let you know that I have never forgotten you."
After saying this, he kowtowed deeply, then stood up and inserted the incense into the incense burner.
Zhou Yuzhi followed behind him with an even more complicated expression. Although he also knelt there, he did not kowtow in the end.
Taoist Qing Tuan looked at their backs from behind and sighed softly.
He knew that some things couldn't be simply distinguished by right or wrong. Everyone had their own obsessions and persistence in their hearts. Now, no matter how much Zhou Yuxiu repented, he couldn't gain Gu Ruanci's forgiveness.
As for Zhou Yuzhi, there is no hope for him.
"You go back..." Zhou Yuxiu decided to stay for one night and asked Zhou Yuzhi to go back first.
"Brother, what are you doing? If you don't come home at night, how are you going to explain it to your family?"
Zhou Yuzhi obviously disagreed and still wanted to take him back with him.
"I want to accompany my mother..."
Zhou Yuxiu's words left Zhou Yuzhi speechless again.
He understood his elder brother's intentions, but he was also worried about the situation at home.
"Brother, do you know that if father knew you didn't come home at night, he would be furious."
Zhou Yuzhi tried to use his father to suppress him, hoping that he would change his mind.
However, Zhou Yuxiu had made up his mind. He patted Zhou Yuzhi's shoulder gently and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of it. You can go back first."
Zhou Yuzhi looked at his elder brother's determined eyes and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"Mom has been dead for so many years. She severed all ties with us when she passed away. Big brother, what are you doing? Other than disturbing her peace, is it really useful? Don't forget that you were injured two days ago and finally woke up. Today, you were beaten by the Ye family again. You should go back and deal with it..."
Zhou Yuzhi's words were filled with helplessness and worry, but also revealed his concern for his elder brother.
When Zhou Yuxiu heard this, his eyes dimmed slightly, but then became firm again.
He said slowly, "I know what I'm doing. Over the years, I've never forgotten mother. I just can't understand why she was willing to give up her position as the Marquis's wife, along with our three biological sons, and leave the Zhou family. I only knew what I wanted: respect and honor, but I never thought that mother had lived her entire life for others. She risked her life to give birth to us children, but we would become the ones to retaliate when she was hurt. How painful must her heart be at that time? If it weren't for Gu Ruanci, how would she have held on? Now that I have the chance, I just want to spend more time with her, even if it's just a few days at the Xuan Di Temple where her spirit tablet is enshrined, it will make me feel better."
Zhou Yuzhi was silent for a while after hearing this.
"Go back and tell Ye Lanxin that I won't call her mother anymore. I will take responsibility for all the mistakes I made back then, and they will pay the price for what they owe their mother."
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