Chapter 659: Zhu Yiwen Plots for Power

Jian Yining: "Wan'er, we are husband and wife; what is there that you cannot tell me? Only if you tell me can I possibly help you."

Her husband's gaze was clear and sincere.

Jin Wan'er hesitated for a moment and said: "Husband, I dreamed that someone wanted to snatch our children away. I am so afraid..."

"That won't happen."

Jian Yining hugged his wife to comfort her: "You care too much about the children and are overthinking things. With me protecting you all, no one will be able to take the children from our sides!"

This dream had always felt like a heavy stone pressing down on Jin Wan'er's heart.

Now that she had said it out loud, she felt much more at ease.

Jian Yining's comfort played a great role; from then on, she never had that dream again!

Four months later.

Ji Family.

Ji Yingjie was calculating the date of Wan'er's delivery.

She was seven months pregnant now; triplets were prone to premature birth, so it was time to go to Jiangzhou to bring one of the children back!

The Ji Family was finally going to have an Heir.

Ji Yingjie was in a very good mood.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Zhu Yiwen said from outside: "Clan Leader, may I come in?"

"Come in."

Zhu Yiwen held a very exquisite enamel porcelain plate in both hands, and on the plate sat a bunch of crystal-clear grapes.

The grapes were succulent and exceptionally fresh, with even the stems being green.

Ji Yingjie loved eating grapes, but Q Country did not have this kind of fruit.

Therefore, grapes were exceptionally precious here, and ordinary people could not get to eat them at all.

"You look like you're in a good mood; is there some good news you can share with me?" Zhu Yiwen plucked a grape and fed it into her mouth.

Ji Yingjie was in a good mood, so she told him: "Yes, it is great news; it won't be long before we welcome the Heir of the Ji Family."

"You are pregnant? That is a joyous and congratulatory occasion."

Zhu Yiwen prostrated himself at Ji Yingjie's feet, fawning: "I wish for you to give birth to a girl, as noble and beautiful as you!"

The people here recognized the mother but not the father; if a woman was pregnant, no matter whose child she was carrying, all other men were considered the child's father and all had to offer their blessings.

And wishing for a girl was the most pleasant thing to say!

If the child born was a girl, it would bring glory to the ancestors, and everyone would come to congratulate her.

Conversely, if it were a boy, he would be looked down upon by everyone.

Boys could not be raised by their side either; they had to be sent to the clan's unified "Orphanage" to be raised.

Girls had strict class divisions, but boys did not; they didn't even know who their own parents were.

All boys were equal—they were all untouchables!

From a young age, they had to receive slave-like education, and upon growing up, they had to endure all kinds of unfair treatment.

It was not that no one had thought of rebelling, but without exception, they had all failed.

Because Ji Yingjie was in a good mood, she did not pursue Zhu Yiwen's slip of the tongue. She smiled and said: "How old am I now? How could I still give birth to a child? It's not me; it's my niece who is about to give birth."

She had not told Zhu Yiwen about the contract she had signed with Jin Wan'er.

Men could not be involved in women's affairs!

"Congratulations, Clan Leader, for having an Heir!" Zhu Yiwen bowed his head to the ground.

"Hahahaha, Xiaowen, get up quickly. Among all these men of mine, only you are the most to my liking; you can talk and you are capable... excellent!" Ji Yingjie smiled as she helped Zhu Yiwen up.

She was in such a good mood that she inevitably had lapses.

Ji Yingjie was only concerned with her own happiness and failed to catch the fleeting coldness in Zhu Yiwen's eyes.

"Xiaowen, tonight you will accompany me..."

Zhu Yiwen: "Alright, I will go run the bathwater!"

He let the old woman touch and pinch him as she pleased.

Then, with a seductive voice and a dazed look in his eyes, he went to the bathroom to prepare.

The sound of "splashing" water masked the sound of him dry-heaving.

He was about to go crazy, and not just because Ji Yingjie was about to have an Heir.

There were also those few days every month when he had to serve that woman Ji Yingjie, which made him even more frantic!

He had no interest in women.

Otherwise, he would not have spent five years living with the great beauty Shi Youxuan while remaining perfectly at peace with each other.

Looking back on those days, Zhu Yiwen still felt nostalgic.

Those five years were the most perfect five years of his life.

Shi Youxuan was behind the scenes, not seeking fame or profit, nor was she after him as a person.

Shi Youxuan used her advantages to earn every amount he needed in a very short time whenever he needed money.

She was a walking cash cow.

And he only needed to act as the husband and father on the surface for that mother and daughter, providing them with a house that could shelter them from the wind and rain; that was all.

As for what he wanted to do, how he liked to play, or who he played with, Shi Youxuan never interfered!

What a perfect partnership.

It was only later when Sheng Hanyu appeared that everything changed; that he had fallen into his current miserable state was entirely caused by Sheng Hanyu!

"Sheng Hanyu, I will definitely kill you." Zhu Yiwen's eyes spewed fire as he punched the wall.

The hot water in the bathtub was ready.

Steam filled the air.

"Darling, honey, sweetheart..."

Zhu Yiwen came out of the bathroom, having long since put away his disgust and replaced it with a different face.

Three days later.

The Clan held an Elder Council.

For the first time in history, a man sat in the conference room—Zhu Yiwen.

For thousands of years, the Ji Family had always been ruled by women; for such important meetings, men had no right to participate at all!

But now it was different.

Zhu Yiwen held an "Authorization Letter" in his hand.

The date on the "Authorization Letter" was for a six-month period.

It stated: During the days when she was away, all matters of the Clan were to be temporarily handed over to Zhu Yiwen to handle with full authority until she returned.

This "Authorization Letter" had been written by Ji Yingjie herself half a year ago when she was preparing to go to Jiangzhou.

When she wrote it, it was only to make it more convenient for Zhu Yiwen to help her manage Clan affairs and to prevent power from falling into other hands during her absence.

She just never expected that there would be a day like today.

Now, Ji Yingjie had been lying in bed unconscious for three days!

On the night three days ago, Zhu Yiwen served her during the first half of the night, and two other handsome men replaced him for the second half.

But when the sun rose in the morning, Ji Yingjie did not wake up.

Over these past few days, all the famous doctors in the Clan and Q Country had been invited, but despite everyone racking their brains and trying every method, they could not wake the Clan Leader.

Although they could not wake her, the diagnostic results were shockingly consistent—she had suffered a stroke during intercourse.

Translated into plain language, it meant she had been excessive in her desires and had fainted from exhaustion.

Such matters were not honorable and, as they concerned the Clan Leader, could not be publicized, but the two men who served her in the second half of the night were secretly disposed of.

No one mentioned disposing of Zhu Yiwen, and the reason was very simple.

He had been kicked out of the Clan Leader's room in the middle of the night precisely because he had refused to engage in sexual intercourse and had even urged the Clan Leader to cherish her health.

For this, Zhu Yiwen was punished by being made to kneel outside the door for half the night.

Many people knew he was being punished by kneeling at the time, but no one expected that the Clan Leader would be in a coma the next morning.

In such a large Clan, there were a thousand and one things to handle every day, and the group could not be without a leader, so it was necessary to elect an Acting Clan Leader now.

The people in the conference room were divided into two factions.

The Conservative Faction demanded that someone be chosen from among the Elders to be the Acting Clan Leader.

Once the Clan Leader recovered from her illness, the position would be yielded back!

The other faction, consisting mainly of Ji Yingjie's confidants, did not want to choose an Acting Clan Leader from the Elders and pushed for Zhu Yiwen to be the Acting Clan Leader.