Chapter 89 Ridiculous Marriage
Zhou Zhili's anger, which had been suppressed, suddenly flared up again.
"How dare she say such a thing!"
In an instant, he cleared the table of everything and threw it to the ground.
The servant was about to come in to clean up, but he was shouted away with "Get out".
Zhou Yuxiu and Zhou Yuzhi felt something strange in their hearts, because they were filled with hatred for their mother's murder.
Of course they knew that Gu Ruanci was talking about Ye Hesheng.
Ever since they left the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion ten years ago, they have never seen their biological mother again.
When Zhou Yuzhi saw Gu Ruanci that day, he was actually very excited.
But he didn't want to admit it.
"Go down first, we will discuss these things later..." Ye Lanxin said to the three brothers of the Zhou family.
Zhou Yuzhi pulled Zhou Yuqi and left quickly.
"Did she really say that?"
When it was just the three of them, Zhou Yuzhi asked.
Zhou Yuqi was still upset at this time and didn't understand.
"What?"
Zhou Yuzhi repeated, "I was just asking, did Gu Ruanci really say that our Zhou family is her enemy?"
Zhou Yuqi was even more annoyed. "How could I lie? She said it herself. This ungrateful bastard, without the Zhou family, there would be no her!"
His words did not win the unhesitating agreement of his two brothers, but instead a period of silence.
"Big brother, second brother, what's wrong with you?"
"Third brother, I'm wondering, are we the murderers of Ye?" Zhou Yuxiu expressed his concerns.
Zhou Yuqi immediately said, "What does it have to do with us? She decided to leave the Marquis' Mansion on her own initiative. We didn't try to persuade her to stay. As for what happened to her after she left, wasn't that a personal choice? We were so young at the time, and she abandoned us all for her own pleasure, leaving without a care in the world. Now Gu Ruanci is actually saying that her death was caused by our Zhou family. She's giving up her position as the Marquis's wife and living a good life. Grandmother is right, jealous women are unacceptable."
For some reason, the two brothers who had supported Zhou Yuqi without hesitation before were shaken.
However, they looked at Zhou Yuqi's upset expression and didn't say much.
Two days later, new rumors spread in Dizhou City that the Prime Minister, who had remained single for many years, seemed to be remarrying.
When this news reached the Gu family, Gu Ruanci was stunned.
"Prime Minister Wu wants to remarry? Whose family will it be?"
Now that Wu Yixuan and Wu Yizhu are old enough to discuss marriage, there are still people who are eyeing the position of Prime Minister's wife.
Zhuang Hefeng said, "I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Duan was personally acting as matchmaker to propose to Concubine Wen's sister."
"Concubine Wen's sister, isn't that Zhou Zhili's sister-in-law?"
Gu Yuting was the first to react and was stunned at that moment.
Two people who originally had nothing in common were actually being forcibly tied together in this way?
Gu Ruanci felt at the time that this matter should not succeed, after all, Prime Minister Wu was too deeply in love with his deceased wife.
Moreover, Wen Zimei's identity is really too special.
"It's her. She's been taking Old Madam Zhang's kindness into consideration over the years, so she hasn't remarried. In fact, she only has one daughter, and she's missed all the opportunities to remarry. Now her mother-in-law is gone. As the eldest daughter-in-law of Dafang, she has no children, and her husband is dead. It's really awkward for her to stay in the Zhou family."
Zhuang Hefeng spoke objectively, without any personal emotion.
Gu Yuxuan said, "If she remarries, then are the Wu and Zhou families considered one family?"
Zhuang Hefeng had no answer. Of course not from a legal point of view, but from a moral point of view, it depends on how Wen Zimei managed the Zhou family over the years.
"If she becomes the mistress of the Zhou family, won't Sister Yixian's marriage in the future fall into her hands?" Gu Yuxuan asked again.
Gu Yulou seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter, and he quickly said, "This marriage is not a good one."
Zhuang Hefeng looked at his third son, who rarely expressed such clear opinions, and felt a little confused.
"I think so too..." Gu Ruanci said.
She said this because of her private relationship with Wen Zimei.
When she was in Zhou's family, she didn't like Wen Zimei.
Hypocrisy, affectation, selfishness, these characteristics she possesses are particularly comprehensive.
"But there's nothing we can do. After all, we have no say in this matter. Since Prince Duan has come forward, I'm sure Lord Wu won't be able to refuse this time."
Gu Congyun concluded with a sentence, ending the topic.
Gu Ruanci inquired about Wu Yixuan's whereabouts and specially followed him to Xuan Di Temple.
Seeing Wu Yixian's obviously exhausted face as she knelt before the statue of Taoist Cihang, Gu Ruanci asked, "Sister Yixian, are you worried about the rumors these past two days?"
Wu Yixuan smiled faintly, insisted on completing the greeting, and then followed her out.
They found a pavilion and sat there.
Wu Yixuan looked at Si Ji and no one around, then said, "It seems you've all heard about it, but things aren't as simple as you think. Prince Duan seems determined to marry into our family. He's either going to marry his widowed aunt to me, or he's going to betroth me to his illegitimate son Lu Ennan."
When Gu Ruanci heard this, it was obvious that neither of these two options was what the Wu family wanted.
"A concubine's sister is worthy of being called aunt. It seems that the rumors that Prince Duan has favored Concubine Wen for many years are true..."
Gu Ruanci sighed. She remembered that Lu Enyan grew up in such an environment and should have been accustomed to being neglected by his biological father.
"Father naturally won't marry another woman. After all, after all these years, his feelings for Mother are still unique. He also doesn't want to marry me to Lu Ennan. That would be like taking sides. It's as if he's hoping for the Crown Prince's death so that Lu Ennan can take the throne. My marrying him would just give him another bargaining chip."
Gu Ruanci certainly understood the intention of Prince Duan's move.
In fact, from the beginning to the end, letting Prime Minister Wu marry Wen Zimei was a cover, because the Zhou family has not made any moves so far.
Prince Duan's real intention is to find support for Lu Ennan's path to becoming the crown prince.
"This choice is truly too difficult for your father. Either he betrays his feelings for your mother, or he watches helplessly as you become someone else's pawn..."
Wu Yixuan smiled bitterly and said, "If I had to choose, I would rather choose the latter. I will help protect the relationship between my father and mother. As for who I marry, with the Prime Minister's Mansion, my future will not be too bad. However, I don't think I can face the Prince of Duan. My appearance is a blatant covetousness of his position as the Prince. My father has a good relationship with Grand Tutor Mo, but I want to hurt his grandson in this way... Sigh..."
Seeing that she was indeed in a dilemma, Gu Ruanci asked, "If there is another marriage proposal for you to solve your urgent problem, would you be willing?"
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