Ye Chou stopped in his tracks, his eyes turning icy cold.

  She naturally wouldnt suspect that Qiu Yue had investigated the wrong information. What Jiang said to Zheng was just a roundabout way of trying to touch Zhengs bottom line, provoke her into anger, and then catch her mistake and divorce her. This way, the mistake would be borne by Zheng. Later, after Ye Jia Ming divorced his wife and remarried immediately, no one would dare to point fingers at him. And what was Zhengs bottom line? Of course, it was her daughters marriage!

  Thats a good move and a clever plan!

  But dont they ever think that this will ruin a womans second half of her life? Zheng Shi has been married to the Ye family for over a decade, although she has become more stubborn and wont always follow the old ladys wishes, but she is still filial and considerate, managing household chores with dedication and diligence. The three members of the Ye family dont care about relationships at all, in order to achieve their own goals they actually want to divorce her on the grounds of disobedience! Dont they know that a woman who bears such a reputation after being divorced by her husband will be scorned by society and can never remarry again? How selfish and vicious are they, how chilling is this!

  Qiu Yue heard the conversation in the upper house did not match what she had investigated, and the girl stood still in the yard, her heart racing, tugging at Ye Zuos sleeve, calling out softly: "Girl..." wanting to explain how she got the news.

  Ye Zhuo waved her hand, signaling her to calm down.

  Zhengs family, she wouldnt let the old lady divorce her just like that! However, knowing Jiangs intentions, Ye Zhuo is now curious about what Zheng will do next. Although since her rebirth, Zheng as a mother has been truly loving and caring towards her, it was when it didnt involve her own interests. Now that it concerns her future, even her life and death, will she choose to protect herself or her daughter? If Zheng is afraid of being divorced and chooses to follow the elders intentions, agreeing to marry off her daughter to that Jiang Xing - Ye Lao chose this person to infuriate Zheng, then this Jiang Xing must be extremely unbearable, to the extent that any mother wouldnt want their daughter to marry him - she Ye Zhuo will only need to take care of herself and live a good life; while if Zheng chooses to protect her daughter, putting herself aside, then she Ye Zhuo will treat Zheng as her own biological mother from now on, love and respect her, doing everything in her power to let her live a good life.

  "Mother, you know I didnt mean it that way. Its just that Eldest Young Master Jiang is really not suitable. You also arent unaware of the things hes done. Every day he doesnt attend to his proper duties, and if he were just whoring around, that would be one thing, but his character...Ive heard that even the slightly younger maids in his household he wont let off, and outside, those honest-looking young wives, he actually dares to flirt with. A while ago there was a young wife who couldnt bear the humiliation, and she threw herself to her death in front of his house..." Zhengs voice came from inside the room.

  "Enough of that! Its just a child who doesnt understand, theyll grow out of it. And even if Zheng Er marries into their family as the official wife, what does it matter if Xing Er takes more concubines? Who can surpass her status? Youre just jealous because men take concubines and mistresses. Because of your jealousy, my son is thirty years old and still doesnt have a child. Now youve ruined our Ye family, do you want to pass this on to your daughter and ruin our Jiang family too? Im telling you, Zheng Shi, this marriage is settled. If you keep causing trouble, dont blame me for being unkind!"

  "Zhuer is my child, I am her mother. Her marriage, I do not agree with, no one can force her to go!" Zhengs tone became harder.

  "What if I and Old Master insist on her getting married? You disagree, thats just being disobedient to us?"

  "You can beat me or scold me as you like, Mother. But I absolutely will not agree to this marriage with the Jiang family." Zhengs attitude was very firm.

  Jiang didnt know whether she was delighted that her goal had been achieved or if she was infuriated, but she burst out laughing loudly: "Good, this is great! This is indeed the kind of daughter the Zheng family raises. Someone, go call..."

  "Mother!" Ye Zhuo heard this, suddenly shouted loudly, then quickly stepped into the upper house. Seeing Zheng Shi kneeling in front of Jiang Shi, her waist and back were straight as a pen, her nose was sour, and she almost shed tears. How many times, her mother in her previous life had also maintained her like this, thinking for her in everything. Its just that she left early...

  "Mother, dont provoke Grandmothers anger. As for the marriage with the Jiang family, just agree to it. Im willing!" Seeing that Madam Jiang was about to call someone, Ye Zhuo quickly collected her thoughts and spoke before she could open her mouth.

  "Yuer, you..." Zheng was shocked. She was afraid that her daughter didnt know what kind of person Jiang Xing was, and just as she was about to explain, she felt Ye Yu pinch her arm hard. She looked at her daughter in confusion, not knowing what she meant, but wisely chose not to speak again.

  Yue Zhuo helped Zheng up, then turned his head to Jiang and said: "Grandmother, my marriage is for you and grandfather to decide. As for mother, I will persuade her. She was just anxious about her daughter and spoke loudly, please dont blame her. My future marriage still needs mother to work hard." After finishing speaking, he pinched Zheng again and gave a wink.

  Mrs. Zheng saw her daughter come in, with a calm face, and also gave a meaningful glance, as if she had another idea. But this marriage, no matter what, she would not agree to it. She pulled over Ye Zhuos hand and said urgently: "Zhuoer, you dont know that Jiang Da Gongzi..."

  "Mother!" Ye Zhuo interrupted her, "I know, I know everything. But you have to believe Grandma, how could she let her own granddaughter suffer? The marriage arranged by Grandma must be the best, dont say anything more." Then he hastily said to Jiang Shi, "Grandma, my daughter has something to discuss with her mother, well take our leave first." After finishing speaking, he forcefully pulled Zheng Shi out of the door, and when they reached the entrance, he pinched her hard again, whispering in a low voice, "Dont speak, the daughter has her own ideas."

  Zheng was just about to turn around and reiterate not to agree to this marriage, but after hearing Ye Zhuos words, he closed his mouth in confusion and followed Ye Zhuo.

  They had just stepped out of the main gate when they heard a "clang" from upstairs, followed by the sound of a teacup smashing to the ground.

  "Old lady..." The maid heard the sound and ran in, seeing Jiang Shi with an angry face. Just as she was about to open her mouth to comfort her, she heard Jiang Shis loud shout, "Who let the second young lady in? Each of you on duty today will be fined a months wages!"

  You didnt say that Second Miss couldnt come in either? Chun Cao, with a heart full of grievances, squatted down to pick up the scattered porcelain pieces.

  "Yuer, why didnt you let your mother stop this marriage? Dont you know that Jiang Xing isnt even married yet, and he already has so many concubines and mistresses in the house, not to mention two illegitimate children?" Zheng Shi couldnt help but speak up again as soon as they left the courtyard.

  "Mother." Ye Zhuo pulled her to the corridor, seeing that apart from her and Zhengs maid, there was no one else. Only then did he say, "Mother, youre being rash. Think carefully, why would Old Lady want to marry me off to the eldest son of the Jiang family."

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