Chapter 339 Zhou Yuxiu's Conflict
What the Wen sisters did was soon announced by the court.
"I never thought Madam Zhou would be this kind of person... Marquis Jing'an's original wife was truly a good person and helped many people. She was also able to give birth to three sons in a row, which was a feat of hers. She's actually jealous of even that..."
The people now have a lot more topics to talk about.
After all, this complete story can be divided into many units and can be derived into various versions.
In the streets, alleys, teahouses and taverns, everyone was talking about it, as if it was a wonderful drama, and each of them was an audience member, happily commenting on it.
However, one of the protagonists of the story, Zimei Wan, no longer has any chance to refute.
Her life seemed to have come to an end at this moment.
Those who had received her favor, those who had greeted her with a smile, were now using the harshest language to criticize her past.
The coldness of human nature was fully displayed at this moment.
But all this is meaningless to the deceased Wen Zimei.
Her life was retold and judged over and over again by others.
Concubine Wen's reputation was also ruined. Over the years, she had been treated as a bitch. If it weren't for the favor of Prince Duan, she would have been scolded to death. Now the people have let her go.
Lu Ennan and Lu Wenxue heard the rumors on the street in their mansion and impulsively wanted to kill someone with a knife.
No matter what their mother did, she was always devoted to them.
Later they forced themselves to endure it, after all, their current situation was very embarrassing.
"Now is not the time to argue with them. Since Gu Ruanci was able to endure for ten years in order to avenge her mother, we can too..." Lu Ennan said to Lu Wenxue in an encouraging tone. After all, they were not capable enough now.
Lu Wenxue raised a crucial question: "She's been worshipping masters for the past ten years. There are so many capable people in the Imperial State, all of whom are her senior brothers, who can take care of her. What can we do? In another ten years, how old will we be? I'm afraid we'll be married and have children by then, and we'll have more concerns."
Lu Ennan was persuaded by Lu Wenxue this time. This was indeed a possibility...
He was a little absent-minded and said, "Some things need to be taken one step at a time, otherwise my mother's death would have been in vain..."
This time, Lu Wenxue did not object and said, "Yes, the princess is kind enough to let us stay safe. We should keep a low profile recently. If they find out that it was actually my brother who poisoned Lu Enyan, we will be in even greater trouble."
Lu Ennan told her to shut up in horror, saying that this was not something she could say.
The Zhou family has been feeling melancholy again these days.
After knowing the true past, Zhou Yuxiu could no longer suppress the guilt in his heart.
But Zhou Yuzhi still said something that sounded particularly harsh to him: "If she hadn't left the Zhou family back then, there wouldn't have been so many problems."
Zhou Yuxiu looked at him, his eyes almost blazing with anger: "If I hear such words again, I promise to beat you to death."
Zhou Yuzhi was stunned, and even Ye Lingyue was stunned.
"Husband..."
"Brother, what's wrong with you? Do we need to be so careful when talking to each other? Was what I just said wrong?"
Zhou Yuzhi didn't react and still felt wronged.
"What gives you the right to criticize Mother? Who do you think you are? Do you really think that everything Mother has done for you is owed to you? Let me ask you, what has Mother done for you over the years that makes you so obsessed with her and never take her seriously?"
Zhou Yuxiu's voice was cold and resolute, and every word he spoke was like an ice cone, piercing deeply into Zhou Yuzhi's heart.
Zhou Yuzhi's face turned pale in an instant. He had never seen his elder brother so angry, and for a moment he was at a loss.
What did I just say to make my brother so angry?
Isn't this how we've been all these years? Didn't Big Brother take the lead in attacking Mother's initial determination? Who is he acting for now?
Seeing this, Ye Lingyue quickly stepped forward to persuade him, "Husband, don't be like this. Second brother didn't mean it... Now that Yu Qi is gone, you two brothers are the only ones in the Zhou family who can protect Qin Zhu. If you two start a conflict, the Zhou family will really become a laughing stock."
Zhou Yuxiu ignored her, his eyes always fixed on Zhou Yuzhi, as if he wanted to see through his heart.
"Go back to your room, I don't want to see you." Zhou Yuxiu said coldly.
Zhou Yuzhi opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end nothing came out. He turned and left, his back looking a little lonely.
Ye Lingyue looked at Zhou Yuxiu, her eyes filled with worry: "Husband, is it really okay for you to have a falling out with your second brother like this?"
Zhou Yuxiu took a deep breath and asked, "Madam, if I fell out with my mother, your aunt, because of my mother, whose side would you stand on?"
Ye Lingyue was stunned on the spot. It was not that she had not thought about this question before. The Ye family had put forward this hypothesis before based on Zhou Yuxiu's performance. She just wanted to escape at that time.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Yuxiu brought up the issue personally and asked her to answer it.
Ye Lingyue pondered for a long time and slowly spoke, "Husband, your aunt has treated you like her own children all these years. You will definitely admit this. I admit that your aunt is responsible for what happened back then, but doesn't your father bear more responsibility? As a man, if he didn't want to, how could your aunt get in even with all her tricks? In fact, your mother and aunt are both victims. Although you may not be happy about me saying this, you really didn't understand your mother's choice back then, didn't you? Who instilled those ideas in you? Wasn't it your father?"
Zhou Yuxiu was stunned by the question. He had been trying to decide who was more responsible for the incident that year, his mother or his mother.
He seemed to have really forgotten that the most crucial person was always his father.
Ye Lingyue continued, "If Father had handled things properly and wanted to marry Mother and provide her with security, why couldn't he have told her the truth? Instead, he kept the relationship secret and forced her to agree? I believe any woman with any integrity wouldn't tolerate this. Even when Aunt was in that situation, she didn't have the ability to influence Father's thoughts, did she?"
For a moment, Zhou Yuxiu felt that he had been persuaded.
He looked at Ye Lingyue and added, "Since father couldn't make a promise or take responsibility, why did mother go along with him? Any man would do, so why did she turn around and choose father, whom she disliked at the beginning? This marriage was the one mother had chosen. Mother was forced to marry into the family, wasn't it? Father's fault, does that conflict with mother's fault? I was young and my mind was controlled by someone, but now that I've come to my senses, can't I help my mother get back on her feet?"
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