Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

When Ye Shiqi was asked by Xiangliu, he really began to hesitate in his heart, wondering if he had gone too far. But when he received news from Fangfeng Yiying again a year later, he couldn't wait to see the news of Tushan's change of ownership.

It turned out that before his mother married into the Tushan family, she had no idea that his father already had someone in his heart. But the other party was just a slave in the Tushan family. She was not qualified to be the wife of the head of the family, let alone an ordinary concubine. Therefore, his mother married into the family smoothly.

It would be fine if his parents were just treating each other with respect, after all, it was the norm for big families to marry each other. But the Tushan clan always took relationships seriously. If they fell in love with someone, they would give their whole heart to that person. Even if the other person passed away first, they might die of excessive grief and heartbreak.

Tushan naturally kept such a secret a secret, so when his mother found out that she was not welcome, she just felt uncomfortable and turned her attention to taking care of the affairs at hand.

But Madam Tushan couldn't bear to see her son dying for a slave and even ignoring his wife, so she forced her son and daughter-in-law to consummate the marriage. Especially after the slave became pregnant, she personally drugged her son and daughter-in-law, causing her daughter-in-law to become pregnant as well.

Such behavior was undoubtedly unheard of. Ye Shiqi's biological father completely ignored everything else in his grief and anger, and only wanted to live with his beloved.

Originally, it would have been nice for all three parties to be well together, but Madam Tushan tampered with the servant's delivery, causing the child to be born without its mother, and also causing her own son to die with the servant, heartbroken.

Old Madam Tushan would never blame herself for harming her own son. All her grief and anger for losing her son were directed at her daughter-in-law. She forcefully registered Tushan Hou's illegitimate son under her daughter-in-law's name, and directly occupied the position of the eldest son that originally belonged to Tushan Jing. In this case, how could Madam Tushan have any face for Tushan Hou?

Ye Shiqi just felt that Madam Tushan was too handsy, because Fangfeng Yiying's letter also mentioned that since Madam Tushan murdered her sisters and married into the Tushan family in their place, it was not enough for her to choose her niece, who was also from the Xu family, as her daughter-in-law. In fact, when she was looking for a wife for Tushan Jing, she also first chose from the women of the Xu family. Later, the elders of the clan opposed it, so she reluctantly chose Fangfeng Yiying.

Ye Shiqi originally said that it would be better if Tushan clan was gone, but he did not mean to destroy Tushan clan immediately. Most of it was just words spoken in anger. Otherwise, he would not have emphasized in front of Xiangliu that Fangfeng Yiying must have a child with Tushan clan's bloodline. Moreover, he pushed Fangfeng Yiying to the position because he took into consideration that Fangfeng Yiying was a person from an outsider and even if he was in power, it would only be temporary. The next generation in power must be of Tushan clan's bloodline.

But now, he really felt that Madam Tushan was hateful. In the past, he had never even thought of seeking revenge on Tushan Hou. Now, looking at her again, he just felt that Tushan Hou was particularly annoying.

Moreover, his mother clearly had no feelings for his father, and the two even looked at each other later on, but why did his mother die of depression before he reached adulthood? !

Ye Shiqi took a deep breath and spent three days making a bottle of medicine powder. It was not poison, because the powder was not toxic at all. However, if people with poor health took it, they would be more susceptible to external evil and get sick easily.

After getting the medicine powder, Ye Shiqi never thought of giving it to others to use. Instead, he went to Jiang Xinxin and Shi Ying in person to explain everything. After asking for leave, he quietly returned to Tushan clan in Qingqiu. Hiding in the dark, he personally divided the bottle of medicine powder into three portions and watched old lady Tushan take them all before returning to the academy.

After returning to the academy, Ye Shiqi counted the days and suggested that Fang Fengyiying should find Tushan Hou to get pregnant first. Then he could endorse the child so that her child could inherit the Tushan family in the future.

Fangfeng Yiying thought about it and gritted her teeth before giving Tushan Hou the medicine, causing her to get pregnant. However, only she and Ye Shiqi knew about the child. Even Tushan Hou herself didn't know about it, not to mention old lady Tushan who had been ill recently.

Then Jingye, the maid who helped Ye Shiqi manage the shop in Qingshui Town, received Ye Shiqi's order and "quietly" sent a letter to Old Lady Tushan, saying that Tushan Jing was now living in Qingshui Town under an assumed name and had opened a small shop.

After Fangfeng Yiying heard the news from old lady Tushan, she immediately understood that Ye Shiqi was preparing to give a status to the child in her belly, so she cried and begged old lady Tushan, saying that she wanted to go to Qingshui Town to find out. Old lady Tushan couldn't move herself, and knowing that it was Tushan Hou who attacked Tushan Jing, she agreed to let Fangfeng Yiying, the granddaughter-in-law, go to Qingshui Town in person.

Fang Fengyi reflected Qingqiu, and she was as free as a bird out of a cage. She looked at her belly inconspicuously, and then thought of Tushan Hou's "care" for her all the time. Only then did she completely let go of this relationship. As for how Tushan Hou had saved her life, she didn't want to explore the inside story, because she knew that Tushan Hou would do anything to make things difficult for Tushan Jing.

Now that we are in Qingshui Town, it's not impossible to take a look at the academy, right? It's a pity that Jiang Xinxin and Shi Ying have no intention of opening it up to visitors at this stage. The reason they made an exception for Ye Shiqi and Wen Xiaoliu was purely to attract Hao Ling Jiuyao to the academy.

Fangfeng Yiying knew what ordinary towns outside looked like. She originally thought that Qingshui Town was the same as those ordinary towns she had seen, looking dilapidated. Unexpectedly, Qingshui Town developed rapidly with the support of the academy. Except that the place looked a little smaller, its prosperity was not inferior to some remote small towns. What's more, the scenery here was very beautiful.

Fangfeng Yiying just felt that she should find a reason to come here as soon as possible.

It happened that the academy was on holiday, so Ye Shiqi didn't even need to pretend anything. The old neighbors wouldn't say anything anyway. His shop was on Xinjie Street, and most of the surrounding properties were his own, so they would not reveal his background. Therefore, Madam Tushan's people only found out that he had opened an inn in Qingshui Town under a false name.

However, this little bit of news was enough to surprise and reassure Old Lady Tushan. It was just that Tushan Hou had not been a pushover over the years and he did lack a lot of abilities. But now he was the only one in the Tushan family who was suitable for the important task, so he always had a few people who had surrendered to him in advance.

So the news that Madam Tushan's mood had improved reached Tushan Hou almost immediately. And because of Fangfeng Yiying's sudden departure, Tushan Hou was unable to contact the other party for a while. Combining the two factors, he would of course have some guesses in his mind.

Therefore, the idea that Tushan Jing might still be alive kept lingering in his mind. Now that he couldn't even find Fangfeng Yiying's whereabouts, he could only look for clues from old lady Tushan while waiting for Fangfeng Yiying to contact him.

After meeting Ye Shiqi, Fangfeng Yiying held hands with Ye Shiqi and looked at each other with tears in her eyes in front of the servants around her, but after the scene was over, all her tears were instantly stopped.

Ye Shiqi couldn't help but find it funny: "Yiying, you are really amazing."

Fangfeng Yiying took this as a compliment and said, "Okay, okay. I really want to thank Master Tushan."

"It's just that I always feel that Master Tushan's actions are very abnormal. Even though you have experienced betrayal by your family twice, it is reasonable for you to not want to stay in Qingqiu anymore. But handing over the Tushan family to an ambitious outsider like me is very reluctant no matter how I try to convince myself..."

Ye Shiqi looked at the lush green branches of the apricot tree outside the window. His name came from a branch he saw in Min Xiaoliu's clinic when he first opened his eyes.

"A clan as large as the Tushan clan, which is comparable to the royal family, would be difficult to eradicate even if Chi Chen were still alive. Moreover, you were only my fiancée in the past, but in reality you were still a concubine of an unknown surname."

"I have thought about it a lot. When you come to power, you may consider Tushan clan wholeheartedly. But it is not easy for you to satisfy those clan elders in a short time. So Tushan clan will easily fall into internal friction, but it will definitely not fall in a short time. So why don't I borrow your hand to weaken Tushan clan's power and vent my anger?"