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Madam Ye trembled with rage: "You, you shameless woman, how dare you humiliate us like this!"

Ye Wan cried and sobbed, "Mother, what are we going to do? Why didn't my eldest brother come?"

Ye Wan was unaware that Liu Yunshu and her son were now in charge of the Ye family.

Qian Ningshuang looked at Ye Wan with a sharp gaze: "Aunt Ye, do you want to be a concubine in the Yun family, or be divorced?"

The servants of the Yun family were also pointing and whispering among themselves.

"This old lady of the Ye family is so ungrateful, she actually came here to cause trouble."

“That’s right, Madam has been kind enough, yet they still throw such a tantrum and insult her.”

Hearing these words, Old Madam Ye became even more furious and ashamed: "You dog servants, how dare you talk about us!"

Qian Ningshuang shouted, "Get that old woman out of here!"

Several strong servants immediately stepped forward and pushed Old Madam Ye out.

"How dare you! Don't touch my mother!" Ye Wan stepped forward and pushed the servants away.

"Aunt Ye is leaving together. Someone, bring her pen and ink."

"Qian Ningshuang, how dare you!"

"If a concubine can send my mother to cause trouble, what wouldn't I dare to do?"

Qian Ningshuang quickly wrote the letter of divorce.

"Take it and have the master stamp it."

Qian Ningshuang handed the written letter of divorce to the servant, but Ye Wan ran up, snatched it, and tore it to shreds.

"Mother, you should go back!"

Ye Wan stayed in the Ye family for a long time. She didn't cultivate any of her own people in the Yun family. She only sent a maid to deliver a message after receiving money.

Once she returned to the Yun family, who would take her seriously? Although her status as a concubine wasn't good, it was still better than being divorced.

She looked at her daughter squatting in the corner and vowed that the Yun family would still belong to her and her daughter in the future.

This time, Madam Ye didn't get away with it. She stormed back and confronted Liu Yunshu with a furious expression.

"How could you, as the eldest sister-in-law, stand idly by and let the Yun family bully Ye Wan?"

"What's wrong with the Yun family? There's nothing wrong with them!"

Seeing her indifferent attitude, the old woman slammed her hand on the table in anger.

"How can you act like a sister-in-law? Liu Yunshu, do you still consider yourself a daughter-in-law of the Ye family?"

[Of course I don't want to.] Liu Yunshu thought to herself.

Liu Yunshu smiled, her expression calm, but her eyes revealed a hint of disdain.

"Ye Wan herself is not behaving herself in the Yun family, so who can she blame? As the matriarch of the Ye family, I don't have the ability to meddle in other people's affairs."

Old Madam Ye pointed at Liu Yunshu's nose and cursed, "You heartless wretch! How could you treat my daughter like this? I... I'll make my son divorce you!"

As soon as Ye Yaoyao entered the door, she heard the old woman's furious roar.

"Grandmother, which of the seven grounds for divorce has my mother committed that makes you here shouting that you want your daughter-in-law to be divorced?"

“Who says she didn’t? She committed adultery…” Old Madam Ye stopped mid-sentence, her eyes darting away.

Could it be that she knows about my past?

Based on just a similar face, the aristocratic family could guess a thing or two, and no one would spread rumors about her background. Ye Yaoyao glanced at the old woman curiously.

When Ye Yaoyao appeared, Old Madam Ye glared at her fiercely, thinking that she was the real Ye family member, and that her heart had turned towards the Liu family after she came out of the coffin.

"I don't think you're a member of the Ye family."

As a result, her son was struck by lightning, Ye Wan was demoted from wife to concubine, and her grandson became disabled. The more Old Madam Ye thought about it, the more horrified she became. In just three months, they had been brought to such a state.

"Grandmother, how could you wrong my mother and suspect me of not being a member of the Ye family because of my aunt's matter?"

Although Ye Yaoyao spoke with feigned grievance, she was secretly overjoyed.

You're really amazing. I'm not even from your family. How could your family produce such an outstanding child like me?

[Host, that old woman is blaming you for all the bad luck that's been happening to their family.]

It would be strange if it weren't my fault.

"Mother, are you saying I'm having an affair?"

Liu Yunshu glared at her angrily, though she couldn't admit it at this moment, even though it was the truth.

"When have I not been filial to you since I married into this family? What have I not done to be a good wife and mother? It is you who insists on ruining this family and today you are accusing my daughter and me of crimes. What have I done to wrong you that I have to suffer your torment!"

Unable to explain why, Madam Ye held her head high, pouted, and looked quite domineering.

“Mrs. Liu, you married my son, so I am your mother-in-law. You look so superior and don’t respect me at all.”

"My mother is a noblewoman from a prominent family, with the demeanor of a legitimate daughter of a high-ranking family. My grandmother came from a commoner background, so our statuses are not equal. You want to put my mother above yourselves to satisfy your vanity, but you're just making excuses."

Ye Yaoyao sneered, her face full of disdain.

“Grandmother, aren’t you afraid of being laughed at if you make accusations without any evidence?”

"Hmph, you and your mother are just restless, and Liu Yunshu gave birth to you, you jinx, what a mess you've made of our Ye family."

"Mother, tell me what's wrong with the Ye family."

“My son is idle at home, Ye Wan was almost divorced, isn’t Chengzu’s leg enough?”

Liu Yunshu snorted coldly, "My aunt is a member of the Yun family. What does their family matter have to do with my daughter? Although Ye Chengzhu calls you maternal grandmother, he is still an outsider!"

"How can he be an outsider? He is my..." Old Madam Ye almost let slip in her anger.

"What?! Cousin Chengzu isn't actually Grandmother's grandson, is he?!"

Ye Yaoyao deliberately moved closer to Old Madam Ye, her eyes fixed on her with a look of intense curiosity.

“What nonsense are you talking about? That child called me maternal grandmother, and I love him like my own grandson.”

Madam Ye took two steps back, her eyes filled with panic as she avoided Ye Yaoyao's gaze.

“He’s not a member of our family, so it’s none of my business. If anyone’s really going to cause trouble, shouldn’t I be the one harming someone from the same family lineage?”

How about you're next, get sick or something?

"How dare you!" Old Madam Ye glared angrily and shouted.

"Grandmother, you said it yourself." Ye Yaoyao's tone was extremely innocent.

After being frightened by Ye Yaoyao, Old Madam Ye realized that she couldn't let Ye Yaoyao be included in the Ye family genealogy, otherwise their Ye family would be doomed.

"You vixen, I won't let you bring disaster to our Ye family."

She didn't argue with the mother and daughter there; instead, she hurriedly went out to discuss things with Ye Mian.

“Mother, the old woman is thinking of removing me from the Ye family genealogy.”

“We’ll all be removed from the list, but your older brother, Ye Mian, won’t be removed.”

Regardless of whether Ye Li'an becomes the top scholar, his name will definitely appear on the list, and Ye Mian will use him under his father's name.

"Mother, let's make a good plan. Then you can divorce Ye Mian and put my eldest brother and the others under your name."

Ye Mian is now extremely troubled by Ye Chengzhu's situation. He has consulted several doctors, but they all say there is no hope for recovery.

Old Madam Ye came over and said, "A-Mian, all the troubles in our family were brought by Ye Yaoyao. She can't be on the family tree anymore; she must be removed."

Ye Mian did not answer. He had thought about this before. Liu Yunshu had four children. He couldn't very well say that Ye Yaoyao was a witch and remove her from the family for that reason.