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Father and mother really love each other, but mother knows very well that she can't hide for too long, and the tribe will finally find her one day.

Sure enough, not long after my mother gave birth to me, she sensed that this day was coming soon.

In order not to implicate father, mother had no choice but to leave father and return to the clan to plead guilty to the patriarch.

At that time, she had already been married and had a child, so it was naturally impossible for the patriarch to force her mother to marry Chang Xuan.

However, Niangqin's move can be regarded as a violation of family rules, so she is still under house arrest until now.

When we got married, my mother felt something, and she spared no expense in her cultivation to separate out a trace of soul and condense a clone to send me to marry."

Speaking of this, Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help feeling sad, and fell into Gu Ming's arms, weeping uncontrollably.

"It's okay, aren't we here?"

Gu Ming stroked his wife's hair and comforted her softly.

"But, they won't let me see my mother"

"What?" Upon hearing this, Gu Ming was immediately annoyed: "Let's go, let's find the patriarch to discuss it together!"

"Ok!"

When the husband came, Nie Xiaoqian also had a backbone, got up and walked out with the husband.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the courtyard, he saw the old woman standing outside with a cold face.

"grandma"

Nie Xiaoqian hurried forward and called out.

Gu Ming hesitated for a moment, and then stepped forward to call grandma, after all, this is also a matter of course.

"Are you going to find the patriarch?"

"Yes, grandma, Xiaoqian asked the patriarch to release mother and let mother go home to reunite with father."

"Oh, you silly girl, things are not as simple as you imagined!"

The old man sighed, his usually icy face finally showed a trace of kindness

Chapter 296 Filial piety comes first!

After the old man's narration, Gu Ming and Nie Xiaoqian realized that things were indeed not as simple as they imagined.

This involves some ancient mysteries of the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox Clan.

The nine-tailed sky fox belongs to the ancient god clan, which is almost in the same era as the dragon, phoenix, and unicorn clans, but it is not as famous as these three clans.

But because of this, he escaped the first robbery of the dragon and the phoenix.

In that great catastrophe, the Qilin clan was almost extinct, and the dragon and phoenix clans were also seriously injured, and they each rested and recuperated.

But at this time, the nine-tailed celestial fox began to flourish, and the two main lines of Qingqiu and Tushan were the most famous.

But unexpectedly, just as the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox Clan was stepping towards glory step by step, a great catastrophe came again: the Lich War.

This war completely changed the world structure, and the rise of the human race formed a situation where the three worlds of heaven, earth, and humans coexisted.

The Jiuhu and Tianhu clan were also inevitably involved in this catastrophe.

After the catastrophe was over, the vitality was already severely damaged, and only a few hundred clansmen survived.

In order to survive, the surviving clansmen of various veins gathered together to rebuild a new home, which no longer appeared in the world easily, and has been passed down from generation to generation.

However, even though everyone belongs to the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox family, it is inevitable that there will be differences in affinities and factions.

"In the beginning, our clan was mainly dominated by the two main lines of the Qingqiu clan and the Tushan clan.

But with the passage of time, other branch disciples also gradually developed, thus forming a situation in which the three factions check and balance each other.

In order to avoid some unnecessary disputes, the ancestors of our family finally formulated a relatively fair plan after some negotiations.

The head of the clan is served by the disciples of the branch, leading the affairs of the clan.

Qingqiu and Tushan each elected three elders to assist in the management of clan affairs, but any major clan affairs must be approved by the elders.

Simply put, this approach is to achieve a balance of power.”

Hearing this, Gu Ming finally heard the general meaning, and couldn't help but said: "Grandma, in this way, it's useless to only go to the patriarch for this matter, and you have to go to all the elders?"

"That's right, Qingyue can regain her freedom only with the unanimous consent of the patriarch and all the elders.

Qingyue is Lao Shen's biological daughter, do you really think Lao Shen will be indifferent? "

At this time, Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help asking: "But grandma, as far as I know, our clan doesn't prohibit people from marrying humans. Why do you want to target only your mother?"

The old man smiled wryly and shook his head: "It's not aimed at her alone, but this matter involves the interests of some clans. Simply put, it is the balance between factions.

Ever since the ancestors of our clan formulated a plan to balance the three factions, all patriarch candidates must marry women from Qingqiu or Tushan's lineage.

You can think of this as a way of marriage, or as a way of balancing between factions.

In short, this has formed a rule in the clan.

If your mother is just an ordinary woman in the clan, she will naturally have more freedom in choosing a spouse. She can marry a clan member or enter the world to choose a spouse without being restricted by clan rules.

However, your mother has outstanding talent since she was a child, and she is highly valued by the elders of the clan, and she is from the Qingqiu lineage.

Therefore, it was finally selected as the best spouse for the future patriarch.

In other words, no matter who is chosen as the heir to the patriarch, your mother must marry him."

"Why? Why should my mother give up her life's happiness to marry someone she doesn't like?"

Nie Xiaoqian was a little excited and a little angry.

Gu Ming didn't say anything, but frowning in thought.

Because he knew very well in his heart that this method of marriage has been very common since ancient times, even the royal family is no exception. They often marry the princess to some important officials to win people's hearts.

Even, sometimes the princess has to be married to another country for marriage.

Although this is a bad habit, it has to be said that its vitality is tenacious. Even in Gu Ming's previous life, this method of marriage is still quite popular.

"Xiaoqian, grandma understands your feelings. However, it is not easy for our Nine-Tailed Sky Fox clan to pass on. Sometimes in order to protect the interests of the clan, it is inevitable to hurt some personal interests."

"But"

Nie Xiaoqian still wanted to say something, but Gu Ming couldn't help but patted her on the shoulder to comfort her: "Xiaoqian, this is the end of the matter, we don't need to comment on the rules of the clan, but to find a way to solve this matter. "

"Hehe, Xiaoqian, my uncle is still sensible."

The old man smiled gratifiedly.

Gu Ming also smiled modestly, and then said: "Grandma, no matter what, even if the mother-in-law violated the family rules, she was also imprisoned for more than [-] years, I think this matter should be considered even.

Therefore, Xiaoqian and I want to ask the patriarch and all the elders to let them return the mother-in-law to freedom. "

"I'm afraid it won't work." The old man sighed: "After all, Qingyue made a bad start, so after the discussion between the patriarch and the elders, at least 100 years must be banned."

"Year 100?"

Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help exclaiming.

"This is considered a relatively light punishment. At least your mother didn't suffer from physical pain, and she was only grounded, and she was not imprisoned."

"But the elders in the family are too unreasonable, they won't let me meet my mother."

"Let's not talk about you, in the past 20 years, even grandma has only seen your mother twice.

Also, when you got married, your mother turned into a clone and came out of the mountain privately, which made all the elders very angry.

So it's really hard for you to see her now."

"Grandma, you are also an elder in the clan, please help me to intercede with the patriarch and elders, at least let my mother and I meet first."

The old man smiled wryly and said: "Xiaoqian, do you think grandma never pleaded for you and your mother?

Grandma pulled down this old face and begged several elders in the clan to go to the head of the clan and several elders together, but in the end, she was reprimanded, saying that I was not strict with my daughter-in-law.

This time, the old man took the young master and those two girls in without his will, which caused the displeasure of several elders."

Speaking of this, there was a hint of helplessness and sadness in the old man's eyes.

Naturally, she could understand her granddaughter's mood. After all, she had worked so hard to get here, but in the end she couldn't save her mother, and she couldn't even see her. One can imagine how she felt.

However, she really tried her best.

As a mother, how could she not love her daughter?

"Grandma, why don't you take me and Xiaoqian to find the patriarch. No matter what, since Xiaoqian and I are here, we have to ask for an explanation."

"Well, let's go, I will take you there."

Under the leadership of the old man, the three of them flew over many mountains and ridges together for hundreds of miles, and finally arrived at a place that seemed like a paradise.

A waterfall falls from the top of the mountain, forming a pool halfway up the mountain, and gushes out of the pool again, forming a waterfall again and flowing to the foot of the mountain.

There is an open space of about ten acres by the pool, and there are two large old trees on the open space.

There was a tall cave on the mountain wall, and there were two guards standing outside. When they saw the old man bringing someone over, they stepped forward and saluted the old man together.

"Is the patriarch here?"

"Here I am!"

"Then please go and report it, and say that I have something to ask him."

"Yes!"

One of the guards retreated to the gate to guard, and the other turned around and walked into the cave to report.

After a while, an old man came out, followed by the guard.

"Xiaoqian met the patriarch!"

Nie Xiaoqian stepped forward to greet her.

Gu Ming also stepped forward to greet him.

"Patriarch, this is Xiaoqian's husband-in-law, Gu Ming."

The old man stepped forward and introduced something.

"It turned out to be Mr. Gu. You are the son-in-law of my clan when you come here. Sit down!"

The patriarch's attitude is quite polite.

"Xie Patriarch!"

After sitting down, Gu Ming went straight to the point and said: "Patriarch, this junior and Zhuo Jing have come here after going through a lot of hardships, so I would like to ask the patriarch to make it easier for me and my wife to pay a filial piety and visit my mother."

"I can understand your feelings. However, Qingyue has been banned for violating the clan rules. This is also the opinion of the elders. Even if I am the clan leader, I can't be the master."

"Patriarch, please ask the elders for mercy"

"Xiaoqian, you have to know the truth that without rules, there is no such thing as a square circle. Even if I am willing to go to a few elders to intercede, they will not agree, and neither will the people in the clan."

At this time, Gu Ming couldn't help standing up and cupping his hands: "Patriarch, since you said just now that there are no rules and you can't be square, then this junior dares to say a few words.

The sage said: Which one is the most important thing, and the most important thing is to do things with relatives.The most filial piety is to respect relatives.

To put it simply, filial piety comes first!

The younger generation and Zhuo Jing came here after going through hardships, but you do not allow the younger couple to see your mother. Isn't this making the younger couple unfaithful, unfilial and unkind? "

"This"

The patriarch was speechless for a moment.

Grandma took the opportunity to say: "Patriarch, if the two children are filial together, you can accommodate once."

"Sister Rong, it's not that my younger brother is unaccommodating. You are very clear about the affairs of the clan. This matter needs a few elders to nod."

"Otherwise, I'll accompany you to find those old guys and talk about it. No matter what, the two children must be filial, right?"

"That's fine, but Miss Rong, I can't guarantee that the elders will agree."

"Yeah, let's talk about it after asking."

Grandma responded, and then said to Gu Ming and the two of them: "You two sit here for a while, and the patriarch and I will go to some elders to discuss it."

"Well, thank you grandma."

The couple waited for almost two hours, and the patriarch and grandma finally returned.