"Second boy, come in."
Father Zhou pulled Zhou Yi into the room and seated him in the place of honor, while he himself sat to the side.
The stout Mother Zhou stood behind Father Zhou with her hands on her hips, sweeping the other women with a cold gaze. She wanted nothing more than to tear apart the mouths of these little vixens.
Zhou Yi had spent so long in the palace reading people's expressions that he could guess seven or eight parts out of ten about what had happened at home without anyone telling him. He deliberately asked,
"Father, who are these ladies? I don't think we've met them before."
"They..."
Father Zhou's face reddened slightly. "I saw that the Zhou family's line was thin, so I took several more concubines to bear sons and daughters. Second boy, just call them Aunt."
Zhou Yi nodded slightly, rose to help Mother Zhou sit on the left, and said with concern,
"Mother, the imperial physicians in the palace said being too fat is bad for the heart. You must watch what you eat!"
"Yes, yes, yes."
Mother Zhou was so agitated that her words came out in a jumble. She only felt that this second son, whom she had not seen for ten years, was ten times, a hundred times better than her husband and eldest son. From now on, she had someone to rely on at home.
If anyone dared wag their tongue again, they would all be sold off!
With just a few words, Zhou Yi had won over his mother, isolated his father, and silently seized the authority of the household.
Such methods were far more brilliant than kicking up a storm until chickens flew and dogs jumped, then using power to crush people in the end!
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