Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 118: Request to Leave the Clan

What they say themselves is not important, and even what the people in Duke Dingguo's Mansion say may not be that important, after all, it is going to fall. However, in the eyes of others, in the eyes of other officials, and even in the eyes of the emperor, their Dongfu and Duke Dingguo's Mansion are one family.

It's not that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion wants to get involved with them, but in the eyes of others, this is just as it should be.

What do you mean by a separate residence? Is there any document? Aren't they still living together? The official position was arranged by Duke Dingguo, and the marriages of the children were arranged based on the family background of the Duke Dingguo's residence.

When the emperor is about to issue an edict, he will probably include them without even asking.

The family only realized this now, and suddenly they felt a chill on their backs. Even the second old lady who was sitting on the ground stopped shouting.

The second master closed his eyes. For the sake of the lives of dozens of people, that old matter had to be brought up.

He stood up and said to the old Duke's wife, "Please ask the elders of the clan to come over at noon. I want to open the ancestral hall and leave the clan." After that, he called the whole family out.

The old Duke's wife said from behind: "Leaving the clan, this, if you want to leave the clan at this time, you are worthy of death. If you don't have a legitimate reason, don't even think about it."

"It will happen. You can't keep it, so don't expect our family to be buried with you." The second master left without looking back.

After they walked out of the Zhenxia Courtyard, Cai Xing and Cai Qi hurriedly helped Qiao Lili out of the broken porcelain pieces. Nanny Hui had already prepared a basin of milk and used a handkerchief dipped in the milk to relieve the burning sensation in the old lady's eyes.

"Ah Hui, this is the first time in your life." Aunt Hui has always been reliable, but this time she seems to be losing her reputation.

"Miss, this man has made a mistake, and the horse has stumbled. Please be magnanimous and forgive me." While wiping the eyes of the old Duke's wife, Madam Hui pleaded halfheartedly.

As soon as the young lady shed tears just now, she knew that she had put too much chili. It had to be very spicy to make the young lady shed so many tears. She was almost heartbroken for her.

"That won't do. I'll give you a bowl of spicy oil noodles tonight. We, the master and the servant, must share the good and the bad together."

"Thank you, young lady, then." She loved eating chili peppers. That was why she put more chili peppers on the handkerchief because she didn't think it was spicy enough.

By this time, Qiuju and Dongmei had already swept away all the broken porcelain pieces on the ground.

Then Chuntao came in. This mischievous girl must have found out some news again.

"Madam, when the second old lady stopped me at the door and asked if there was any letter from Duke Dingguo today, I heard the second master tell the driver to go to the mansion of the General of the Cavalry."

The old Duke's wife sneered, "He wants to return to his roots."

Qiao Lili thought this was not right. She clearly knew that she was not from the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, but she kept clinging to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

"Grandma, it seems that they have been in contact for a long time, but they insist on staying in our house. What are they thinking?"

"Anyway, it's not out of kindness." After Aunt Hui's milk bath, her eyes felt much better. Xia He served tea to the two of them again. She took a sip and said, "Ah Hui, prepare everything. They didn't leave when we asked them to. Now it's not so easy for them to leave."

"Don't worry, everything is ready." Originally, the preparations were just to ensure a smooth journey for them, but now they are of great use.

"Ask the housekeeper Uncle Zhong to invite all the elders of the clan and tell them that the second master Qiao Bieyuan and his family are leaving the clan, and the ancestral hall will be opened at noon."

"Yes." Nanny Hui went downstairs to arrange for the servant to notify.

"Grandma, your granddaughter will also go and make arrangements." The Dongfu clan is going to leave, and there can't be only three or five people watching. Everyone who should come must come. After what happens today, everyone in the capital will know that the Qiao in his Qiao Bieyuan's name is not the same Qiao in our Dingguogong Mansion.

"Go." The old Duke's wife has also realized recently that ever since the incident with the Bai family, her granddaughter has become successful in her heart and is no longer a flower in a greenhouse.

Qiao Lili took her leave and went to the outer study to find Shang Zhen.

At the end of the Si hour, the gate of the Qiao Family Ancestral Hall opened, and through the gate one could see rows of tablets in the main hall.

Because Qiao Bieyuan was going to leave the clan publicly, outsiders were not allowed to enter the ancestral hall, so an incense table was set up outside the gate of the ancestral hall, and tables and chairs were placed on it, and the elders, clan members, and witnesses who were present were invited to sit down according to their seniority.

Qiao Lili accompanied the old Duke's wife and sat in the main seat.

Because of the rumors in the capital over the past two days, several clan members had some complaints about the old Duke's wife and Qiao Lili still sitting in the main seats.

The Qiao clan leader looked at the chattering of several people and rebuked them in a low voice: "As long as there is no imperial decree, all the words are false. Don't spread falsehoods."

Several people were dissatisfied in their hearts, but they could only keep quiet.

Qiao Bieyuan's family hasn't arrived yet, but the crowds of people who came to watch the fun have surrounded them in three layers. The Qiao clan leader thinks that Qiao Bieyuan is really unkind. It would be fine if you didn't help when the Duke Dingguo's Mansion encountered trouble. It's also understandable that you don't want to be implicated and leave the clan, but it's not kind to get so many people to watch the fun.

He could never have imagined that these people were recruited by Qiao Lili. He felt that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion was faced with such a major event and was too busy with official business to have the time to do this.

Little did she know that in Qiao Lili's eyes, this was a big deal.

At noon, carriages stopped one after another at the street corner and people made way for them. What surprised everyone was that the people who came included not only Qiao Bieyuan and his three sons, but also people from the General of Cavalry's mansion.

Suddenly, there was a lot of discussion and speculation, and the sound of noise was endless.

The man who came was Tang Dong, the younger brother of General Tang Shao. He had a sullen face and said nothing. His attendants brought him a chair and he sat down like a spectator.

Qiao Lili laughed secretly in her heart. This was reluctant. Well, no one would be willing to be involved in this matter.

Qiao Bieyuan and his three sons bowed to the elders and clan members and said, "Bieyuan is sorry for causing you all trouble."

The elder of the clan glanced at him, and without letting him sit down, he asked directly, "Are you asking to open the ancestral hall and leave the clan today?"

"Yes." Qiao Bieyuan responded.

"Although you are a concubine's child, you were carefully raised by the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, married and had children. Now you have many children and grandchildren, but you don't think about repaying your parents. Instead, you want to add insult to injury when the Duke Dingguo's Mansion is in trouble and ask to leave the family. You are really lacking in virtue and are not a gentleman."

Qiao Bieyuan cursed the old man in his heart, waiting to be exiled along with the Duke Dingguo's family, but he said, "Bieyuan doesn't want to do this, but the reality is that I have no choice but to do this."

"Is this really the case?" asked the Qiao clan leader without any hesitation.

"Because Bie Yuan just found out that he is not of the Qiao family's bloodline, and my real father is now over 70 years old and his health is deteriorating. Before he passed away, his wish was for Bie Yuan to recognize his ancestry, so Bie Yuan had to make this decision at this time."

"If it's one day late, he will regret it."