"Since my father had to give the deceased a face, why didn't my mother take this opportunity to show her tolerance and generosity? In this way, wouldn't the rumors that you killed the late wife be self-defeating?"
Mrs. Duan is also a smart person.
Soon, he came back to his senses under the persuasion of his son.
Seeing that his mother seemed to be moved by him, Zhao Zifei kept up his efforts.
"Besides, how can father alone handle such a thing satisfactorily? Don't forget, the old lady has just earned my father's distaste. Now this place is a mess inside and out, and it needs a suitable person to take over.
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Mother, instead of being busy being angry with a dead person, you might as well collect your thoughts and think about how to shine in front of those guests.
When the time comes, my father will naturally see your benefits. A dead person, no matter how important he is, can't compare to the fact that you take care of him every day in front of your father, right?"
After what Zhao Zifei said, Mrs. Duan had already made up her mind.
Her face took on the amiability of a loving mother again, and her eyes were filled with relief when she looked at her son.
"You are really sensible, and you will have someone to rely on as a mother in the future. You must know that my mother did all this for you. Only when I become the legitimate wife of the Zhao family can you successfully inherit everything in the Zhao family."
Zhao Zifei also had a look of gratitude on his face.
"My son knows his mother's painstaking efforts. We, mother and son, are one, and I will definitely help my mother."
Mrs. Duan nodded and gave him a few words of advice before sending him away.
Outside the door, Zhao Zifei looked back at his mother's room.
Oh, even now, his mother still treats him as a child and coaxes him.
What can I say for his own good?
He didn't know that his mother didn't like the Zhao family at all.
It's just that she had a reason to marry Zhao Yixuan.
Even his own flesh and blood was nothing more than a chess piece to be manipulated in the eyes of his mother.
He tugged on his clothes, his eyes full of calculations.
His mother could still help him for the time being, but he couldn't place all his hopes on her.
After thinking for a while, he walked towards the guest room.
The next day, although everyone felt that Mrs. Duan was about to fall out with Elder Zhao.
But unexpectedly, she took the initiative to ask Ying to organize this ritual ceremony for the late madam who had made her suffer so much.
Elder Zhao saw her sincerity, so he asked her to help clean up a secluded yard.
Mrs. Duan trusted her son's judgment more and more, feeling that after this incident, Zhao Yixuan would definitely marry her willingly.
But what caught her off guard was the reason why Zhao Yixuan asked her to clean the yard. It was actually to welcome a charming guest!
"Miss Ya, my uncle's house has arrived. Please come down slowly and be careful not to kowtow."
Outside Zhao's house, three large carriages were parked at this moment.
In the city, such tall and spacious carriages are rare, and three of them came at once, which instantly attracted everyone's attention.
Whether it was the driver driving the carriage or the woman who had just jumped off the carriage, they were all dressed much better than ordinary people.
At a glance, you can tell that the person in the carriage must be rich or noble and cannot be easily offended.
Zhao Yixuan also made an exception and came forward, and personally welcomed the pretty girl off the carriage in full view of everyone.
The elegantly dressed woman was covered with a veil, revealing only a pair of crystal clear eyes.
There seems to be a hint of sadness in the eyes, and the sparkling water cannot help but make people feel affectionate.
Even though she can't see her face under the veil, her figure and outline are rare to see.
It's a pity that beauties are not common, especially after entering the Gaomen compound, they can easily block everyone's attention.
Mrs. Duan, who was the last to receive the news, also hurriedly arrived.
But after seeing the figure of the woman in the yard, she seemed to be frozen in place.
How could it be so similar?
"Uncle, I wonder when I can pay my respects to my aunt?"
The woman seemed to be infected with the cold, which made her voice hoarse.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yixuan quickly said with concern, "You have been traveling all the way, and now you are sick. It is better to rest for a few days. Your filial piety is not in a hurry. I have asked you to prepare a quiet place for you. You
You need to take good care of yourself first before you can help me with your aunt's funeral ceremony."
The servant next to him couldn't help but gasped when he heard this.
When had they ever seen the stern Elder Zhao actually be kind to anyone other than his wife?
Also, this girl whose face I couldn’t even see clearly came to help with the late madam’s religious affairs.
Suddenly, some people's eyes couldn't help but fall on Mrs. Duan.
So, doesn't that lady have no chance at all?
Facing the various connotations of those servants' glances, Mrs. Duan still looked unfazed, but in her heart she felt deeply impressed by that guy Zhao Yixuan.
The other party was just playing tricks on her!
However, Mrs. Duan did not lose heart. Instead, this aroused her determination to win.
No matter who that person is, as long as he dares to block her way, she will let him
, disappeared completely!
The small courtyard is adjacent to the main courtyard where Zhao Yixuan lives.
Because of the previous instructions from the owner, the inside has been tidied up.
After closing the door, they were the only ones in the yard.
Lin Mengya then lifted the veil and looked around.
"It is indeed a good place, but the scene you played just now, Elder Zhao, was a bit too much. It gave me goosebumps."
"Niece" is pretended by Lin Mengya.
And the problem with her voice is that because she is veiled, she can play a double act with Cai Ru, who is disguised as a mother-in-law.
Fortunately, Cai Ru was clever, and she used code to communicate, so the two of them could be considered skilled in cooperating.
Elder Zhao was much used to being complained about by her, and he didn't feel embarrassed or anything. Instead, he asked her if she had encountered any trouble on the road.
Lin Mengya shook her head.
"It's nothing else. It's just that there are a lot of spies inside and outside the city. It just so happens that the person you left with the Fang family has returned. Otherwise, we would have to run so far to avoid suspicion."
Elder Zhao came back first for some reason and did not want to be intercepted on the way.
Therefore, the group of people he left at the Fang family to deal with the aftermath set off on their way a little later.
In this way, as long as those people's mouths are blocked, no one will know that Lin Mengya and the others got on the bus from behind.
Fortunately, these people are Elder Zhao's true confidants and will never betray him.
Even if those people outside went to investigate, Fangjia City, which had almost become an empty city, would not give them the answers they wanted.
Elder Zhao also planned this.
However, before leaving, he still gave her the guest list for this invitation.
"The people here are all people I think we can win over, but we have to wait until they arrive and conduct a careful inspection before we can make a conclusion."
Lin Mengya was very satisfied with Elder Zhao's caution and appropriateness.
But what she didn't expect was that she actually saw an acquaintance on this list.
"Jun Wu Zhao, the head of the Jun family? But shouldn't the head of the Jun family be his father?"
In fact, Lin Mengya didn't have a bad impression of Jun Wuzhao.
It's just that compared to Li Ao, Jun Wuzhao was too immature and too motivated.
Recalling that when they said goodbye in the temple, he said something happened to his father and asked her if she could protect part of the Jun family for him at a critical moment.
Now that she saw this name again, she couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Elder Zhao didn't know their past, so he just thought she was wondering why the Jun family changed its head. "The head of the Jun family has disappeared a long time ago, and the Jun family almost fell apart later. If Jun Wu Zhao hadn't come back in time to turn the tide, I'm afraid the Jun family would have declined long ago. Even so, the Jun family's vitality was severely damaged.
And the people who had a secret affair with my biological mother back then and even brought her home openly to be my concubine were the Jun family members."
If that person from the Jun family hadn't acted so arrogantly, his father wouldn't have been so angry that he fell ill.
He will definitely avenge this.
Although Jun Wuzhao could barely maintain the situation, there were also many people who opposed him.
Jun Rongrong's biological father was also among them.
"So, you want to suppress your enemies by supporting Jun Wu Zhao?" Lin Mengya asked.
Zhao Yixuan didn't hide anything from her and nodded.
"Yes, I just want to turn that man into a homeless dog. Jun Wuzhao and we have a common enemy, and I believe he will not refuse our cooperation."
Zhao Yixuan is full of confidence.
And Lin Mengya could also see that Elder Zhao might have had a plan for a long time.
She looked over the list, memorizing all the details.
"Okay, then I understand. But Jun Wuzhao values his family the most, so you should be prepared to be rejected by him."
Fortunately, Elder Zhao didn't care.
Anyway, besides Jun Wu Zhao, he has other methods.
After sending away Elder Zhao, who was about to show off his talents, Lin Mengya refused everyone's visit in the name of recovering from illness.
However, in just two days, everyone in the Zhao family who could be ranked came to visit.
Only Mrs. Duan, who had become everyone's joke time and time again, did not come to her door in person except for having good food and medicine delivered to her every day.
Ha, this is a smart man who knows what to do and what not to do.
The two of them are now rivals, and whoever comes first will have a lower status than the other.
Mrs. Duan took advantage of her unfamiliarity with the environment, and the fact that everyone who could manage things inside and outside the house was controlled by Mrs. Duan. She felt that one day, she would have to show her weakness first.
But Lin Mengya was the old man who had been cat-catting in the house for two days.
On the third day, her condition "improved."
The small door, which had been closed for two days, was opened and three guests were welcomed.
"The slaves are working under the late madam. I would like to ask my elder sister to inform you that the slaves want to see our cousin."
Cairu asked the three of them to sit down for a while, then went into the room to reply.
It didn't take long for the three people to be invited in.