Chapter 291 The dispute between the two houses
At this time, Zhou Zhili did not go to rest, but ordered pot of tea after pot of tea in the front hall.
Seeing Ye Lingyue coming back, his expression looked a little better.
"Ling Yue is back, it seems my father-in-law is fine..."
"Yes, Grandfather is fine now. He just needs to take his medicine on time... Father, I'm really sorry. My eldest brother must have been so angry that he did this..."
Even though Zhou Zhili was angry, he had no way to vent his anger on Ye Lingyue.
"It was Yu Xiu who caused the trouble. He shouldn't have gone to the Ye family and said those useless things."
Ye Lingyue knew that this was probably not what Zhou Zhili really meant.
Zhou Zhili sighed, a hint of fatigue in his eyes. "Lingyue, I know you're a sensible child. Yu Xiu did make a mistake this time, but he's your husband, and I personally raised him. I hope you can understand that he simply missed his biological mother and felt a little sad, so he said some unacceptable things."
Ye Lingyue nodded gently. She understood Zhou Zhili's dilemma. "Father, I understand. Big Brother was just impulsive. I believe he will regret it. But now, what should we do?"
Zhou Zhili was silent for a moment, as if thinking about something: "Lingyue, what do you think your eldest brother will do?"
Ye Lingyue frowned. She wasn't sure what Ye Chenglei would do next. "I don't know, but he's not that impulsive. I believe he just wants to teach my husband a lesson."
Zhou Zhili had a rough idea in his mind that this matter could not be delayed indefinitely.
He thought for a moment and said, "If Yu Xiu gets the news and comes down the mountain, will he also be kidnapped by your eldest brother?"
Ye Lingyue was stunned. She didn't expect that Zhou Zhili could guess what they were worried about.
"Father, perhaps our people haven't reached the mountain yet. After all, the gate of Xuandi Temple has long been closed at this time."
She thought about it, but still didn't dare to continue.
She was really worried about what would happen if what she said came true.
Zhou Zhili was silent. Judging from Ye Lingyue's attitude, he knew that his guess was almost right.
At this time, the Ye family was actually not at peace.
"Cheng Lei was really impulsive this time. No matter what Yu Xiu did, we've already punished him and let him go with injuries. It's shameful for a grown man to hit him. Now Cheng Lei went to rob someone again, but he didn't rob Yu Xiu. Instead, he robbed Yu Zhi, who had done nothing wrong from beginning to end. Even if he was angry with Yu Xiu, his actions now are unacceptable."
Ye Chi sat there and analyzed.
Ye Cheng had no way to refute, but Qin Kerou was unhappy.
"Second brother, what are you talking about? Is it wrong for Cheng Lei to be filial?"
Shang Hongmian didn't want to pay attention to her, so she didn't interrupt. Only Ye Chi continued to speak: "Sister-in-law, my sister and brother-in-law will definitely give us an explanation for this matter. But Cheng Lei did this. If Yu Zhi really gets into trouble, how are you going to let us explain it to the Zhou family?"
Qin Kerou knew that what he said made sense, but she didn't want to listen.
She snorted coldly and turned her head away, obviously disagreeing with Ye Chi's words. Seeing this, Ye Chi could only shake his head helplessly. He knew that Qin Kerou now had a problem with the second house, and whether they were right or not, they wanted to argue.
Looking at his helpless elder brother, he didn't want to continue arguing with his elder sister-in-law.
"The most important thing now is to find Cheng Lei, see how Yu Zhi is doing, and then discuss countermeasures." Ye Chi tried his best to keep his tone calm, trying to calm Qin Kerou.
Although Qin Kerou was dissatisfied, she knew that what Ye Chi said was true, so she nodded reluctantly.
"I know. I've sent people to look for him, but he hasn't been found yet. Don't worry, second brother. This matter won't implicate you."
This sentence finally made Ye Chi angry. He stood up and said, "Since sister-in-law thinks this matter has nothing to do with our second house, we won't stay and worry about it. Brother, I'm going back to sleep."
"I'll go with you." Shang Hongmian said immediately.
Ye Cheng wanted to stop it, but he had no chance.
After they left, Ye Cheng complained to Qin Kerou: "Madam, don't quarrel with the Second House at this time. We are all one, aren't we?"
Qin Kerou's face flashed with anger when she heard this. "One? When did the second branch ever treat us as one? Ever since Cheng Yao passed away, the second branch has been against our first branch in every way. When Cheng Yun passed away, our first branch provided manpower and effort. When their son died, we were heartbroken. But when our son died, they actually gloated over his misfortune and spoke so arrogantly. Is this how they treat us as family?"
Hearing this, Ye Cheng sighed, "Madam, you can't say that. It was all a misunderstanding between you and your sister-in-law. You can't just blame it on the two houses. Chengchu is still in charge of all the Ye family's businesses. The monthly dividends have never been less, and they have never been absent from the affairs of the first house, right?"
After hearing this, Qin Kerou not only did not calm down, but became even angrier.
"How do you know they're not here to laugh at us? We've only seen the dividends from running those shops, not the account books. Do you know if they've embezzled our eldest wife's money?"
Ye Cheng was stunned and felt sad.
With such a mistress in the Ye family, I'm afraid the two branches will never be able to get along.
He was very glad that the people from the second house were not there. If they heard this, they would probably be furious.
Especially with my sister-in-law’s personality, she will definitely fight with my wife.
"Okay, Madam, I don't want to argue with you, but Cheng Lei did go too far in this matter. When he comes back, we must take him to the Zhou family to apologize."
Qin Kerou wanted to show off her ability, but Ye Cheng continued, "Now the Ye family's title has been demoted to the lowest point, and the Zhou family is still a marquis. Even if there are huge changes in the palace and Concubine Rong becomes Concubine Zhou, it will not affect their nephew who is a prince. The concubines of Prince Duan's Mansion have been untouchable over the years, which is why Wen Zimei has been so stable in the Zhou family. In the future, Qin Zhu will also be a concubine. As long as she is willing to promote us, our Ye family may have a chance to make a comeback. The future of the Ye family depends on Cheng Lei. Do you want him to make a mistake now?"
Qin Kerou suddenly came to her senses. Nothing was more important than her son's future.
"Husband, I am short-sighted... Our people should have found Cheng Lei by now. I believe he won't act impulsively. After all, we have been cousins for so many years."
Qin Kerou's words were much softer than before.
However, the people from the second house are no longer around, and Ye Cheng feels a little regretful.
He warned, "Madam, now that we know what happened back then was framed by Wen Zimei, the two families should unite. Internal strife at this time will only benefit outsiders."
"Okay, so what do you say we should do?"
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