Seeing that An Qinghuan's complexion was not good, the clansmen all thought that An Zhengzheng was going crazy.

Qinghuan is a disciple of the Hehuan Sect. If she succeeds in this path, not only will she be beautiful, but she will also be more than capable of managing the household affairs, disciplining her concubines and children. If she cultivates well enough, she may even be noticed by a famous immortal cultivation sect and made their first wife.

Waiting for my husband to become a god; when one person attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven!

Now An Zhengzheng actually says that beauty is not important?

He has truly gone mad from cultivating the ruthless path.

An Mao also felt ashamed of An Zhengzheng's words: "Zhengzheng, stop talking nonsense."

Perhaps it was the spell, but An Qinghuan felt much more at ease. It wasn't for nothing that she took leave to come back. She figured that it wouldn't be a problem for her to surpass An Zhengzheng in appearance in the future.

Looking at An Zhengzheng's aloof demeanor now, she's not as polite as before when she speaks.

"Cousin, your words are sharp. I'll see how much suffering you'll endure in the future. You've been deeply in love yet you've chosen the path of ruthlessness. You're not as wise as I am. If I marry a good husband someday, I'll remember your kindness today."

An Qinghuan's words were somewhat like crossing the river and burning the bridge, since everyone had seen that An Qinghuan had received a favor from An Zhengzheng regarding the Jade Beauty Gu.

Moreover, Anping had heard Anmao mention that An Zhengzheng was very opinionated, and knew that she genuinely believed that what she said was good and had no malicious intent.

“Your cousin just helped you, how can you say such hurtful things?” Anping scolded An Qinghuan a couple of times, then stepped forward to An Zhengzheng and said, “You helped Qinghuan, and your uncle is really grateful to you.”

Anping is the eldest uncle in his father's generation. He is usually fair and just and treats the younger generation very well.

An Zhengzheng is now at a loss for words, feeling that she has clearly done something wrong, yet the other party is so grateful.

She felt unworthy of such praise: "...Uncle, you're too kind."

Seeing her father, who had just scolded her, suddenly become gentle and kind to her cousin, An Qinghuan felt a sudden surge of anger for some unknown reason.

“Father, I will also have the ability to be included in the family genealogy in the future.”

An Qinghuan had already heard from her father after returning home from leave that An Zhengzheng had become the top scholar in the imperial examination and thus been included in the family genealogy.

Once she finds a good husband, she will bring glory to her family, and her father will be proud of her.

"Alright, alright, you two girls have been fooling around for quite a while now. Now that the Gu planting is done, Clan Chief, let's talk to Zhengzheng about the second matter."

After listening to An Zhengzheng's advice to An Qinghuan, Old Madam An felt even more annoyed with her granddaughter.

The clan chief then stepped forward and said, "Zhengzheng, the second thing is what Qinghuan just mentioned: the clan plans to include you in the clan genealogy."

An Zhengzheng looked around and saw that everyone had a happy expression on their faces. Perhaps to ease the awkwardness just now, everyone offered their congratulations one after another.

Finally, after everyone had finished speaking, the clan chief had someone bring over the clan genealogy and legal records.

An Zhengzheng looked at the book of laws on the plate. This was a family heirloom, a small book that recorded the male members of the An family for thousands of years.

Oh, and their wives, all sorts of people with surnames but no given names.

The four characters of the An family genealogy above shone with intense golden light, signifying the illustrious family history within.

She asked, "Should we include Yi Rou's name as well?"

Everyone was expecting An Zhengzheng to smile as she pressed her fingerprint to have her blood drawn, but unexpectedly she suddenly asked a question.

The clan chief's smile faded slightly: "Yi Rou, of course, cannot enter... Girls are not allowed in the ancestral hall, and their names are not recorded in the family genealogy. This rule still applies."

An Zhengzheng pushed the plate away and said in a calm voice, "I'm a girl too, so I won't break the rules."

Upon hearing this, An Mao suddenly became anxious.

He had no idea what kind of trouble his daughter was up to this time!

He used to think she was just a bit of a thinker, not as obedient and affectionate as Rou'er. Now he never expected that after being accepted into the Wuqing Sect, she would act so out of line.

"What are you doing?" he asked as he stepped forward.

“Father, I am following the rules… I am following the rules of the An family, and the rules of the world.”

An Zhengzheng raised her eyes and looked directly at An Mao.

An Mao was speechless at these words. He looked closely and saw that his daughter, who had always been decisive since childhood, had a strange and resolute look on her face.

He was suddenly startled.

“Zhengzheng, you are different from them. The An family has never produced a top scholar who can surpass even the most talented…”

The clan chief was unaware of An Zhengzheng's personality and thought she was being modest.

An Zhengzheng said, "Clan leader, I am a woman, and they are women too. Since there is a rule that girls cannot be included in the clan genealogy, if I am included, it will break the rule. If the clan leader insists on breaking this rule today, then let's break it completely and include the other sisters in the clan as well."

"...How can these be the same!" The clan chief was speechless. "They are girls, and they will all get married in the future..."

A member of the clan came up and said, "Yes, their names will be written in their husbands' families in the future."

“Written in the husband’s family? You mean, Ms. An…? Aunt, that’s not a name, that’s a surname, the surname of another family.”

After An Zhengzheng finished speaking, she turned her gaze to An Qinghuan.

An Qinghuan's expression at this moment was beyond words.

The way she looked at An Zhengzheng was as if she were looking at a monster, a madwoman.

An Zhengzheng, that madman, then asked her, "You just said you would also be included in the family genealogy. How? By achieving great success? By marrying a good husband?"

"But why should we?" An Zhengzheng looked around at the people in the ancestral hall. Some of them were shocked, some frowned, and some were puzzled.

Why are the names of the men in the clan written into the family genealogy from birth, while we women have to fight our hardest just to be eligible to be written in?

She asked An Qinghuan, "Are we going to do everything in our power just to get the privilege of being granted male status?"

“When a male member of the An family is born, he can be recorded in the family genealogy after living for a few months, and then his name will be recorded in the genealogy in the year he died.”

“But the girls born into the An family, even after living their entire lives, are not qualified to have their names recorded in the family genealogy. When they get married, they are like the aunts and uncles in the ancestral hall now, with a code name based on their husband’s surname—so-and-so’s wife, so-and-so’s mother.”

“My mother… An Linshi! My aunt… An Jiangshi! My maternal aunt… An Lishi!”

She counted them off one by one, and with each one she pointed out, fear appeared on the women's faces.

It was as if being called out by An Zhengzheng was a shameful thing, as if being called out meant being associated with An Zhengzheng's rebellious remarks.

An Zhengzheng asked, "...What's the basis for all of this?"

After she finished speaking, the entire ancestral hall fell silent.

Everyone present was terrified by An Zhengzheng's outrageous remarks.

What kind of talk is this!

Everyone had heard that An Zhengzheng was ambitious, but no one dared to imagine that her ambition was this great.

Especially the male clansmen in the ancestral hall, all of them looked at An Zhengzheng with displeasure.

At this moment, An Zhengzheng in front of me no longer seemed to be the obedient child she used to be.