Chapter 412: Palace Banquet Incident
There have been stories in Dizhou City these past two days.
Zhou Yuzhi had just kicked Ye Lanxin's mother out of the Zhou family on behalf of Zhou Zhili, and then he took the initiative to visit.
"Although this incident was Ye's fault, Qin Zhu and I grew up together. I didn't accept the truth before, so I did something that hurt her. Now that I think about it, she truly thought of me as a brother, and I always thought of her as my sister. So what does it matter whether she's my father's daughter or not..."
The Ye family, who were originally very angry when they saw him coming, calmed down after hearing this.
The Ye family now really doesn't have the energy to make any more trouble.
"Now that Qinzhu is dead, what's the point of you saying all this?" Ye Cheng asked coldly.
Zhou Yuzhi glanced at him, then turned to Ye Keguan and said, "Grandfather, whether you count from the Ye family's side or from my mother's side, you are indeed my grandfather. There is no way to change this. So I came here today with sincerity. The Zhou family is willing to contribute to Qinzhu's funeral... However, Qinzhu can no longer bear the surname Zhou, and she shouldn't recognize those bastards from the Xue family. Why not let her be buried as the daughter of the Ye family? What do you think?"
In the past few days, Xue Chenglun has been arrested by the government and has not been released, so people can't find him when they want to settle accounts with him.
After hesitating for a while, Ye Keguan looked at Pan.
"This is the only way for now. We can't let Qinzhu become a lonely ghost..."
In the end, he agreed.
Zhou Yuzhi's initiative to come here this time was already a way for the Ye family to get out of trouble.
No matter how much Ye Cheng and Ye Chi wanted to lose their temper, they couldn't do so at this time.
As for Ye Lanxin, they chose to keep it secret for now.
When the news from the Ye family reached Gu Ruanci's ears, she was a little surprised.
"What does the county lady think?" Lu Enyan asked.
"He just suffered a setback at our Gu family, and he turned around and went to the Ye family. It was indeed unexpected, but his mentality has changed now. After all, he must have made up his mind to drive Ye Lanxin and her daughter out. I'm afraid there are other hidden reasons for him to go there this time. Maybe it's related to the eldest princess sending him there..."
These two people now have control over too many trends, especially those who had conflicts with them in the past, who are all key sources of information.
Originally, Gu Ruanci wanted to give up observing them, but it turned out that they seemed to have collectively rejuvenated. Did they come up with a new way to deal with him?
"I'm afraid the old lady of the Ye family is not doing well. She vomited blood twice. I heard that her once healthy body has been weakened for a long time after the intense stimulation during this period. It's just that she didn't react much before, so we ignored her. It seems that the next funeral of the Ye family is not far away..."
If the Ye family heard what Lu Enyan said, they would probably complain that he was cursing their old lady.
But these are the facts, whether they are willing to accept them or not.
"If she hadn't tampered with my mother's marriage, I might not have hated her. After all, she's not my mother's biological mother, so neither I nor my mother would ask her to treat us equally. The only one truly responsible is Ye Keguan. But she changed my mother's life, and I won't tolerate that."
Gu Ruanci's hatred has always been simple and clear. It is not something she needs to hold a grudge against, and she is too lazy to waste her time thinking about it.
Lu Enyan looked at her admiringly, but how much experience would it take to have such a broad mind?
"Since we don't know what they are going to do, let's just wait and see..."
Zhou Qinzhu, now Ye Qinzhu, had her funeral handled by the Zhou family. The people watched it like a big show. Such strange things had been happening all the time in recent days, and they didn't know what to watch.
Some people think that Zhou Yuzhi might be nice to her one last time because they grew up together and Ye Qinzhu has passed away.
This statement is also the most reasonable and easier to accept.
Zhou Zhili, who was recuperating in bed, was naturally filled with emotion after hearing this.
"Did you take the initiative to suggest holding a funeral for her this time?" Zhou Zhili asked with great difficulty.
Zhou Yuzhi nodded and said, "Father, the person is already dead. We can't keep dwelling on the past. It's not wise..."
Zhou Zhili looked at him and always felt that something was different about him.
"You decide..."
He didn't want to talk, and even hearing his own voice made him feel awkward.
Zhou Yuzhi nodded in agreement, and then proceeded to take care of everything step by step.
The funeral was not held in a grand manner, and it was kept secret from Ye Lanxin.
After the Zhou family’s funeral, Zhou Yuzhi specially invited the Ye family to have a meal at his house.
"From now on, we are no longer family. Today's meal will be our farewell dinner. After drinking this glass of wine, we will send Qin Zhu off, and also send off our relationship. All the gratitude and resentment over the years are in the past..."
After hearing this, the Ye family felt very uncomfortable.
However, Zhou Yuzhi had already said this, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and drink the wine in the glass.
In the afternoon, Zhou Yuzhi sent a message to the Ye family, saying that his uncles could not hold their liquor and felt uncomfortable when they thought of Ye Qinzhu, so they drank a little too much and could not go back. His aunt had to stay to take care of her, and the servants had to take care of the affairs in the mansion.
At this time, Ye Lanxin was kept in the dark. Pan's health was much worse than before, and only Ye Keguan was struggling to hold on.
He thought that his two sons had gone to Zhou's house to cause trouble and refused to come back. He wanted to tell them to let it go, but after thinking about it, he finally chose to give up.
The palace banquet was on the second day. Zhou Yuzhi was not able to attend because he had just attended a funeral. Needless to say, Zhou Zhili was even more reluctant because of his health condition.
At the palace banquet, Bailixi and Jing Luoquan were much quieter. No one had paid any attention to them in the past few days, and no one bothered to ask them about the peace talks. After all, Xue Chenglun was arrested for adultery with Ye Lanxin and is still in prison. Obviously, such a scandal completely angered the emperor.
In fact, Jing Luoquan was able to make his logic self-consistent. For a country like Dayao that cares about etiquette, it was a great shame and humiliation for such a thing to happen in front of foreign envoys. Moreover, the person in charge of the negotiations was the Minister of Rites. Isn't this a slap in the face of the emperor?
At the palace banquet, the eldest princess rarely dressed up so gaudy. She had always been dignified before, but today she seemed to have come to her senses.
Her eyes were always on Gu Yuting, which made Gu Yuting feel uncomfortable and uneasy all over.
But the palace banquet was about to end, and what Lu Shuyi had expected did not happen. Gu Yuting did not lose his composure for any reason. She thought that she was too far away from Gu Yuting, so she raised her glass and went to the Gu family, but she could only use the excuse of toasting Gu Ruanci.
As a result, she had just opened her mouth to say the four words "Princess Chaoyang County" when she collapsed completely exhausted.
When she was spitting blood and gradually losing consciousness, she happened to see Lu Wenxue not far away experiencing the same thing.
Zhou Yuzhi, you lied to me.
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