Logically speaking, there is no reason for Cui Shihong to frame the five-bedroom orphan and widowed mother.
Although he may be jealous of his younger brother, Cui Shichang is dead and his position as patriarch is no longer a threat. There is really no need to kill everyone. Therefore, the theory that Zhang is jealous is very credible.
If a woman is ruthless, she can even murder her own children, let alone fights between sisters-in-law. At least the wives of the Cui family believe it. After all, Zhang is very likely to do such a thing.
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As for the men...
They are also willing to believe this result. After all, compared with the patriarch's personal moral failings, it is easier to accept the patriarch's wife's bad conduct, and the reputation of the Cui family will not be damaged too much.
As for whether Zhang takes the responsibility for her husband, who cares?
The only people I care about are people related to Wufang.
The smile on Cui Weizhen's face just now no longer exists, and the whole body is filled with low pressure. He has calculated everything, but he has not calculated that Zhang will actually take the responsibility for Cui Shihong. It is obvious that during his investigation, she and Cui Shihong have the same relationship.
, just to treat each other with respect and as guests on the surface.
This incident made his plan fail, and he was very unhappy.
Ye Zhenzhen did not expect such a magical turn of events. The feeling of failure was too uncomfortable. She understood this feeling very well, so she squeezed Cui Weizhen's palm comfortingly and said softly: "Don't be angry, we will still have opportunities to take revenge in the future."
The touch of the palm was warm and smooth, successfully soothing the violence and anxiety in Cui Weizhen's heart. He held her hand in response, without saying anything.
But for Aunt Cui, he felt a little more guilty on his face: "Mom, I am a child who is incompetent and cannot punish the real murderer for you."
In fact, Aunt Cui was confused, because she also felt that it was Zhang who was responsible for her being wronged. After all, there was indeed disharmony between the sisters-in-law back then, and it was possible that Zhang might have added insult to injury in the end.
Now that the incident has affected Dafang and her son's future, it is understandable that she has stepped forward to take responsibility.
But Cui Weizhen's words... She was a little confused, her mind was in a mess, and she could only say out of mother's instinct: "My son has redressed my injustice, and I am very relieved. Brother Zhen, you don't have to put too much pressure on yourself.
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He is a human but not a god, so how can he do everything possible? To do this is already very impressive.
Ye Zhenzhen was thinking this in her heart and expressed it in her eyes. Cui Weizhen smiled faintly and accepted their comfort, but the thoughts in her heart were unknown.
Everyone quickly recovered from the surprise brought by Zhang. The Second Grand Elder asked with deep meaning in his eyes: "Zhang, do you regret it?"
Zhang's face was full of determination: "I have no regrets."
The Second Grand Elder took a deep breath and exhaled a long breath. He looked at Cui Shihong, who had recovered from his daze, and saw that he had returned to his former majestic and calm face, but he could still see a bit of joy and happiness in his eyes.
, and immediately closed his eyes tiredly, feeling listless.
After a long time, he said tiredly: "The Zhang family does not respect women's training, has a bad wife, and plots to kill my sister-in-law. She is unworthy of the Cui family's daughter. On behalf of the elders of the clan, I would like to abandon the Zhang family's daughter. In the future, Cui Shihong and Zhang will marry each other."
Marry without interfering with each other. Mrs. Zhang, do you have any objections?"
As soon as the divorce letter came out, Mrs. Zhang seemed to have had her backbone ripped out, and she collapsed like a ball of mud. With tears streaming down her face, she kowtowed to the Second Grand Elder: "Ms. Zhang, the sinful woman, has no complaints."
Cui Shihong, who had escaped from the disaster, finally came to his senses, and his eyes fell on his ex-wife who had escaped the disaster for him. His eyes were vaguely complicated, and he stepped forward to help her up. After a long time, he squeezed out a sentence: "I... you, you
Don't worry, even if you are abandoned, I will still treat you as my wife. If the Zhang family is unwilling to take you in, I will support you for the rest of my life."
In front of everyone, I couldn't apologize, I could only give a guarantee.
Zhang's expression was numb. After decades of being a couple, she knew the man in front of her very well. She might still feel a little pity and guilt now, but she would completely forget about it later. After having a new man, she would probably be gone soon.
Just forget about this wretched wife.
I'm afraid that the promise he made now was just to show his friendship in front of others - look, everything is this woman's fault, and he doesn't know anything, so it was not him who murdered his deceased brother's wife, nor was he the one who used his brother as a scapegoat.
He is also affectionate and righteous to his ex-wife who made a mistake. What a noble person he is!
Her speculation was not purely malicious. At least most of the people who believed in this result had been touched by Cui Shihong's performance. Even Cui Shihuai, the suffering master, was a little shaken. He felt that Cui Shihong was still the kind, righteous, fair and strict patriarch of the past.
It can only be said that Cui Shihong is so good at pretending that he deceived everyone.
Mrs. Zhang sneered, not believing Cui Shihong's lies at all. She paid the price of ruining her reputation not for him, but for her son!
She shook off Cui Shihong's support, took out her handkerchief and wiped away her tears. She straightened her back and looked majestic, as if she was the considerate wife again. She looked straight at the Second Grand Elder and said: "Second Grand Elder, the sinful wife will take responsibility for herself."
Ever since I was the wife of the Cui family, I have been very careful about my career and have never made any mistakes. Although I have no merit, I still have to work hard. The sinful woman does not dare to ask for forgiveness. Now I only have one request, and I ask the Second Grand Elder to grant it."
The second elder already had some guesses, but still asked: "Please tell me."
"My son Cui Weiming is the eldest son of the eldest son. He has been taught by his grandfather. He is an honest man and has good conduct. He is the only candidate for the eldest son. I invite the Second Grand Elder and all the elders to make him the eldest son!"
Mrs. Zhang can't wait to raise this matter because she has two considerations. First, Cui Shihong is in his prime. It is impossible that there is no clan wife in the clan to preside over the middle age. She will definitely marry and fill the house in the future. If the new couple gives birth to a legitimate son, her son
It would be dangerous; secondly, the two elders are all human beings and know that she is a scapegoat. They want to restore the reputation of the Cui family no matter what, and fight for their son's rights as early as possible while they still feel a little guilty.
That's the most important thing.
Otherwise, when time flies and the elders pass away, no one knows about her sacrifice, and others will only use it to criticize her son, and then there will be no chance of winning.
Cui Shihong could naturally understand Zhang's plan, but he did not stop him. After all, his prestige had been damaged by this incident. If he could establish his eldest son as his eldest son, he would be able to stabilize his position and appease people's hearts, which would be of no benefit to him.
He is naturally happy to see the consequences.
Therefore, he helped along the way: "Elders Mingjian, you know Ming'er's virtue and talent best. He has now married and established a business. It is the right time to establish him as the eldest son. It just so happens that all the elders are here, so it is best to act cheaply."