I was just playing tricks, how come I became Bai Yueguang

Chapter 784: Establishing a New Ancestral Hall

An adopted daughter who had nothing to do with the family did something wrong, and in the end, the most senior member of the family had to bear the brunt of the punishment? How could this be justified?

Most of the people who came this time were elders of the clan. They were almost of the same generation as Shen Zhuang. When they saw Shen Lanxi being punished, some of them covered their faces and cried, while others stood up and knelt and kowtowed in the direction of Xiang Ying.

"Old man, are you really confused?"

"We know that our words carry little weight, and we can't compare to the old man's power of life and death! If that's the case, I'll just crash into a wall and die here today, so I won't be ashamed to face our ancestors in the future!"

As he said this, the oldest old man threw away the walking stick in his hand and was about to hit the pillar, but fortunately he was held back by several quick-eyed and quick-handed younger generations beside him.

"Third Uncle, don't be impulsive!!"

The old man called Third Uncle struggled, his gray beard trembling with excitement. He glared at Shen Zhuang, who was sitting in the main seat, with red eyes: "The Shen family has a century-old reputation. When did it become the turn of an adopted daughter from outside to stir up trouble? Now that she has made a mistake, a legitimate young man is being blamed? Where is justice? Where is the family law?"

Shen Hang carefully observed Shen Zhuang's expression and saw that he was not moved at all. He looked very excited. "Uncle, are you really going to let our family down for an outsider?"

The elders were all very emotional, some were beating their chests and stamping their feet, some were in tears, and it was clear that they wanted to use their seniority and lives as a threat to force Shen Zhuang to retract his decision.

Jiang Huashan looked at her tribesmen howling in front of her, and for some reason she felt extremely sad. She turned to look at Shen Zhuang, who was in the main seat. They came to her house one after another and threatened to commit suicide. Even the most hard-hearted person would be disheartened, right?

In the previous life, there had never been a drama where the entire family forced Shen Zhuang. It seemed that the sequelae of the serious deviation of the main plot had taken effect.

And Shen Lanxi.

Jiang Huashan turned to look at the figure soaked by the rain under the night sky.

Grandpa protects her so much, and she doesn't know if Shen Lanxi will have a rift with Grandpa because of this. She has tried her best to avoid the arranged marriage. If Yu Sheng's matter causes a rift between Grandpa and Shen Lanxi, it will be a loss.

In a blink of an eye, the room was filled with cries, pleading, and angry accusations, which almost blew the roof off.

Shen Jiao frowned, glanced at the main seat, and was about to stand up with a sullen face, but Shen Qingyu had already gotten there first.

There was a loud bang, and the century-old red sandalwood coffee table was kicked out, hitting the column and splitting into two pieces.

Shen Qingyu put his hands in his pockets. His eyes were narrow and slightly raised, giving people a feeling of ruthlessness and cruelty. The crying elders were frightened by the loud noise. They raised their eyes to meet Shen Qingyu's gaze, and were frightened by the cruelty in his eyes.

Shen Hang looked at the broken wood chips under his feet, and couldn't help but glance at Shen Yuan in astonishment.

Shen Yuan didn't care about Shen Hang at all. He was so angry that he jumped up and down, "Qing Yu! What are you doing?"

The group of elders finally reacted and forced themselves to maintain their dignity as elders.

"Shen Qingyu, you have no respect for your elders. Could it be that you want to rebel?"

Shen Qingyu pulled the corners of his mouth, his smile cold, "Aren't you all yelling that you want to die? I'll give you a ride."

"..."

These words made the group of elderly people so angry that their faces turned pale. They were just taking advantage of their age and didn't really want to die.

The Third Uncle, who had been stopped earlier, burst into tears. He wiped his tears and looked at Shen Zhuang, "Chu Tang, are you really going to chill our hearts?"

The name Chutang was not referring to the head of the Shen family, Shen Zhuang, but the young man Shen Chutang from the Red Mansion.

Shen Zhuang sighed softly and slowly closed his eyes, "Forget it."

Shen Qingyu, Fu Sui'er, and Shen Mianzhi were slightly stunned and couldn't help but look anxious.

What? These people clearly had bad intentions. Did Grandpa compromise and really want to kick Shanshan out?

Jiang Huashan felt a little uncomfortable, wanting to speak but swallowing back her words several times. Those people would stop her, would definitely do anything to stop her. Although she knew she would become a target of public criticism the moment she stepped forward, she didn't want her grandfather to bear all this for her.

Shen Zhuang raised his eyes again, his gentle eyes covered with a layer of mist.

"You're seeking death, aren't you afraid that the Shen family's misfortune will implicate the entire clan? If that's the case, then we'll build a new ancestral hall and have nothing to do with each other from now on!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the people who had been howling like ghosts were frightened into silence. Some even thought they were hallucinating, and after reacting, they fell heavily to the ground.

Jiang Huashan was caught off guard and suddenly looked up at Shen Zhuang.

Establishing a new ancestral hall is a profound and decisive act in a clan society. It is far more than just "living apart", but rather a "declaration of political independence" within the framework of the patriarchal system.

Shen Zhuang continued, "I will publish an announcement on the front page of all the newspapers in Jinggang. From now on, the Shen family of Jinggang will be a separate branch, sharing the same origin as the Shen family of Xiangying, but with different clans. This way, you won't have to worry about being implicated by Shen Zhuang. Are you satisfied with this explanation?"

Without the Jinggang Shen family, what would the Shen family of Xiangying be?

The Shen family members never expected that Shen Zhuang would go to such lengths for an outsider. This time they really shot themselves in the foot.

Shen Hang froze in place, at a loss for what to do.

"Grandpa is wise!" Fu Sui'er clapped his hands heartlessly.

Shen Qian, Shen Yuan, and Shen Rang all had different expressions. Although they had long known that the old man would not be threatened by these clansmen, they were still somewhat surprised by such decisive means.

The elders who had been crying out for death before were like deflated balloons. They were listless and looked at each other, then pleaded with a stern face.

"Old man, aren't your words too harsh? There are thousands of Shen family members, and you just did it for an outsider..."

"Outsiders?" Shen Zhuang sighed softly and shook his head. "Third brother, in terms of kinship, you are the outsiders."

The corners of Third Uncle's sunken eyes twitched fiercely, "Grandpa, you..."

Shen Zhuang raised his hand and interrupted her, "Little one, take all the children back."

Shen Jiao stood up, glanced at Shen Hang calmly, and nodded in response, "Yes."

Fu Sui'er was still a little unhappy, so Shen Mianzhi gave her a gentle push. She could only pout and walk out. After taking two steps, she found that Shen Qingyu didn't move, so she didn't forget to remind him in a low voice, "Brother Qingyu, let's go."

Shen Qingyu glanced at her unhappily, then turned around and sat back down.

"Eh?"

Fu Sui'er was about to speak when he suddenly heard Shen Zhuang's voice, "It's raining heavily outside. Let Lan Xi come in and kneel."

It's been almost twenty minutes, and you only remember it's raining heavily now?

Fu Sui'er's eyes turned, and he immediately realized that his grandfather was going to close the door and rectify the family tradition.

"Let's go." Jiang Huashan reminded her in a low voice as he walked side by side with her.

Fu Suier was a little unwilling, but still followed obediently, "Why did Grandpa send us away?"

Jiang Huashan turned around to look at the lonely superior in the main hall and said softly, "It's not to send him away, it's to protect him."

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