Chapter 301 Just a Smart Person
After hearing this, Zhou Zhili not only did not feel any pressure, but felt very relaxed.
He said, "Of course, although she is the only bloodline left by my eldest brother, but with a mother like Wen Zimei, her life has been ruined... The Ye family has lost a son because of Wen Zimei. I can't stop you from doing whatever you want. But because of my eldest brother, I can't get involved..."
Ye Chi knew that he didn't want to take this responsibility and wanted the Ye family to take the lead.
However, they have been one for a long time, and in Wen Zimei's view, there is no difference. Zhou Zhili's calculations are actually useless.
"Okay, that's what you said..."
Zhou Zhili nodded quickly. Of course, this was what he said.
Ye Chi said solemnly: "Since my brother-in-law said so, please rest assured. I know what I am doing and will not let you get implicated."
Anyway, it's easy to say polite words. Didn't Zhou Zhili say that just now?
The meeting at the Ye family came to an end here. Originally, they wanted to let the Zhou family stay overnight, but Zhou Zhili said that he might have other things to deal with at home, and he still had to attend the morning court tomorrow, so he declined.
After the Zhou family left, the Ye family gathered together to discuss for a long time.
Pan, who had already suffered a lot of stimulation and had health problems, took advantage of Ye Keguan's absence and got involved this time.
"Your father's current guilt towards Ye Hesheng and Gu Ruanci sounds like an accusation against us, so he probably won't care about what Gu Ruanci does in the future. So, any plans of yours that are related to Gu Ruanci must be kept secret from him."
After Pan finished speaking, Qin Kerou immediately agreed.
"That's right. You've seen my father's attitude towards Zhou Yuxiu. He's already so rebellious, yet he actually said that Zhou Yuxiu's words made him wake up. What does 'wake up' mean? Have we let him live in a muddle all these years?"
Ye Cheng said, "Mother, Father has no intention of suppressing us after all..."
"How does he want to suppress us? We weren't the ones who wronged his original wife. We are always right. If father feels that he was wrong to ignore Ye Hesheng, wrong to support my aunt in snatching Zhou Zhili, wrong to watch Ye Hesheng leave their hometown with Gu Ruanci, then it has nothing to do with us. Although you and my second brother are not his original children, you have never made any mistakes in being filial to him. No one can ask you to treat the half-children left by his original wife too harshly, right? Especially since you have your own sister, choosing to support her is human nature, isn't it?"
After hearing what Qin Kerou said, Pan felt very comfortable. It turned out that her niece from her mother's side was really considerate. It was a wise decision to marry her in the first place.
But just as she was about to calm down, she immediately remembered that the two grandsons Qin Kerou had given her were already dead...
The Ye family couldn't be happy even if they tried hard...
Pan sighed, and seeing the sadness in Qin Kerou's eyes, she forced herself to speak, "Kerou, although you have lost your sons, the Ye family is still here. No matter what the future holds, you must stand up, avenge your two sons, and witness the Ye family's comeback."
Qin Kerou lowered her head, a hint of fierceness flashed in her eyes, but she quickly regained her gentle appearance: "Mother is right. Since Kerou is already the daughter-in-law of the Ye family, she will naturally put the Ye family first in everything. Now that Chengchu is older, he can naturally inherit the position of head of this family in the future..."
Now she didn't figure it out, but she had no other choice.
She couldn't adopt one of her second brother's illegitimate sons and raise them as her own, giving them the chance to surpass Ye Chengchu. She also didn't have the nerve to adopt another son from her mother's family.
Ye Chi and Shang Hongmian were both shocked after hearing this.
Especially Shang Hongmian, she felt really guilty when she thought about how she had always gone against her sister-in-law.
Even in what happened before, she was indeed right.
"Sister-in-law, why do you say that..."
She originally wanted to comfort them, saying that they were not that old and could still have children.
Even if Qin Kerou is no longer able to do it, Ye Cheng will definitely be able to do it...
But at this time, such words cannot be said.
Ye Cheng, who had never been so scheming, didn't need anyone to remind him. He knew what his sister-in-law wanted to say from her expression just now. It's not that he didn't have concubines in his backyard. Before, Qin Kerou's methods were fierce, and none of the concubines gave birth to a son. He turned a blind eye to it. But now, he couldn't do that.
Qin Kerou did not understand Shang Hongmian's hesitation, nor did she see the other calculations in Ye Cheng's eyes. She was only thinking about how to avenge her son.
Ye Chi was so smart that he knew everything even before his elder brother responded to his elder sister-in-law's words.
He pulled Shang Hongmian over and didn't let her finish the rest of her nonsense.
"Sister-in-law, the most important thing for us now is to discuss the matter of the child. Nothing else matters..."
"That's right, the person who killed my son must not go unpunished..."
After the two families returned to their respective courtyards, Shang Hongmian couldn't help but say to Ye Chi, "Husband, why didn't you let me tell my eldest sister-in-law that my eldest brother's concubine is pregnant?"
"You know how jealous my eldest sister-in-law is. Now that her son is dead and my aunt is pregnant, I'm afraid she'll do something irrational. What if this baby is another son? If she tampered with it, my eldest brother might really be extinct. We in the second branch aren't greedy for what my eldest brother will leave behind. After all, most of the Ye family's wealth has long been in our hands through Chengchu. We have to leave my eldest brother someone who can break the pot for him in the future."
After Ye Chi finished speaking, Shang Hongmian finally reacted.
"What you said makes sense. I was just thinking that it wasn't a bad thing for the eldest wife to have a successor, but I forgot that the child wasn't born by my eldest sister-in-law. She has forbidden the birth of illegitimate children in the backyard for years. If she really does make a move on that concubine, I'm afraid that if my eldest brother can't stop her, it will really affect their relationship."
Ye Chi nodded. "Everyone wants to take advantage of our Ye family these days. The fate of the eldest wife is a lesson for us. Cheng Yao and Cheng Lei both died at the hands of their own people, and it was all due to the eldest sister-in-law's daily indulgence... At this time, it is better not to allow any more chaos to occur within the family. Since the eldest sister-in-law has already apologized to you, we will not pursue those previous matters. After all, Cheng Chu is still here. However, during this period of time, when talking to the eldest sister-in-law, don't easily agree to any of her requests, especially asking Cheng Chu to do anything. It's not just her, but also Mother's side."
Shang Hongmian nodded again: "That's right, my sister-in-law is her niece, and my mother is still unconscious. If Chengchu is implicated because of a few words from my sister-in-law, it will be more trouble than it's worth."
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