Chapter 152: Yu Shengsheng is not your daughter at all
When Yu Shengsheng said this, Su Huaiyuan frowned and looked at the old lady, and the old lady turned to look at Mrs. Zhao.
Mrs. Zhao has always looked down on Yu Shengsheng. The old lady thought that she must have said something wrong when she gave the bracelet to Yu Shengsheng.
Mrs. Zhao cried in her heart: "Old Madam, old slave..."
The old lady glared at her, then turned around and gave Yu Shengsheng a rare smile.
"Shengsheng, don't argue with the servants, or I'll slap them in the face. This bracelet has been blessed to keep you safe."
Su Huaiyuan's expression eased a little: "Shengsheng, your grandmother means well, don't listen to the servants' nonsense, come on, let's get started."
Su Huaiyuan ordered: "Open the ancestral temple!"
The opening ceremony of the ancestral temple at this time is different from the usual kneeling ceremony in the ancestral temple. It emphasizes rituals and has complicated steps.
Someone brought the incense table over and placed incense and candles on it. Su Huaiyuan picked up three incense sticks and lit them himself.
"Ancestors, I, your unfilial son, will open the temple today and adopt Yu Shengsheng as my adopted daughter. I will let her change her surname to Su..."
Yu Shengsheng didn't even move her eyelashes as she stared at Su Huaiyuan quietly.
Jin Baobao's eyes widened and he clenched his fists silently - the young lady was right again, she was indeed an adopted daughter, not a biological daughter.
It’s so infuriating. The lady is so pitiful.
She tilted her head to look at Yu Shengsheng, who gently shook her head.
At this moment, a deep and cold old voice shouted: "Slow down!"
A smile flashed across Su Zhiyi's face, and he pretended to be surprised and looked at the person who came.
There was not just one person coming, but three old men.
Su Huaiyuan held the incense and looked back: "Patriarch? Uncle? Why are you here?"
Yu Shengsheng had been back to the Su family for three years and had never seen these three people once. Her return home was just a trivial matter in their eyes. Since they did not acknowledge her, there was naturally no need for any grand ceremony, and there was no need for them to meet.
Today is different. They come with great momentum and all of them have angry faces.
The patriarch leaned on his crutches with both hands and poked the ground hard, making it thump.
"If I hadn't come, how would I know you were going to do such a stupid thing?"
"Huaiyuan, you are the most outstanding descendant of our clan. Now that you have made great military achievements, it is time for you to bring honor to our family. How could you do something that would ruin your future?"
Su Huaiyuan holds the highest position and has made the greatest contributions, but he also has to obey the instructions of the clan leader.
"Patriarch, where do you get this from?"
The clan leader pointed his crutch at Yu Shengsheng and said, "Start with her."
Yu Shengsheng's expression remained as calm as water, and her eyes were expressionless.
Su Huaiyuan frowned slightly: "Patriarch, I know what to do with Shengsheng. In fact, three years ago, I should have..."
"What is your sense of propriety? Are you going to set up a grand incense table and say in front of all the ancestors that you have found another daughter?"
"Huaiyuan, you are so confused!" Second Uncle stepped forward and whispered, "Do you know what the consequences would be if the emperor knew about this? Zhiyi is a princess appointed by the emperor himself."
Su Huaiyuan's frown relaxed again: "Second uncle, don't worry, I'm taking Shengsheng as my adopted daughter."
The second uncle and the clan leader looked at each other.
Third uncle stepped forward and said, "No matter what you look like on the surface, we know exactly what you are thinking in your heart."
Su Huaiyuan was a little displeased, and forced a smile: "Since the three elders know what I am thinking, please help me."
"No," the clan leader said in a deep voice, "We can never agree to this."
Su Huaiyuan took a deep breath: "Why? She clearly..."
The patriarch gritted his teeth, anger gushing out of his throat: "She is not your daughter at all!"
Su Huaiyuan was startled: "What?"
The patriarch's voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for everyone nearby to hear.
Madam Su was shocked and stepped forward quickly: "Patriarch, what do you mean by this?"
"That's exactly what it means," the clan leader snorted coldly, "I wanted to save some face for you, but now that things have come to this, it seems that there is no need to do so."
The patriarch turned his head to look at Yu Shengsheng. He was over seventy years old, with sagging skin, wrinkles and drooping eyelids. His originally unfriendly eyes had now become triangular, and his gaze was cold and without a trace of warmth.
Yu Shengsheng looked at him quietly, without any intention of retreating or fear.
When the clan leader saw her like this, he became even more angry - this woman was not afraid of him at all, it was simply outrageous.
The clan leader walked up to Yu Shengsheng and asked, "Do you admit your guilt?"
Yu Shengsheng's expression did not change: "What crime have I committed?"
Second Uncle said angrily, "Don't use your status as a princess to pressure others."
"My status as a princess was given by the emperor. It is an honor, not a tool to oppress others. You think you are oppressing others because you are of a low status."
Second Uncle's eyes turned red with anger: "You... are totally uneducated!"
"I grew up in the countryside, and my life is as cheap as weeds. I am lucky to be alive. What kind of education do I need?" Yu Shengsheng smiled, "Besides, what does it have to do with you whether I have education or not?"
The second uncle wanted to say more, but the clan leader raised his hand to interrupt him: "Since you said it has nothing to do with us, then it has nothing to do with the Su family. As far as I know, your position as a princess was exchanged by Huaiyuan for military merit. If that's the case, you have no right to this status."
Yu Shengsheng thought to herself that this logic made sense.
"Then go talk to the emperor and ask him to strip me of my title of princess."
Patriarch: “…”
The Third Uncle said angrily: "You should go by yourself!"
"What will this princess say when she sees the emperor? Will you say that the three of you think this princess is unworthy?"
The clan leader stared at her and said word by word: "You are not a member of the Su family."
Yu Shengsheng nodded: "That's what I said three years ago, so my last name is still Yu."
Madam Su couldn't help but ask again: "Patriarch, what do you mean?"
"I said it literally, don't you understand? This woman is simply an imposter. She grew up in the countryside, wild and cunning. She heard that our Su family had lost a child, so she pretended to be a replacement. Otherwise, how could she be qualified to enter our Su family? How could she be qualified to stand here and face our ancestors?"
Everyone was shocked and their eyes were fixed on Yu Shengsheng.
Jin Baobao gritted his teeth and said, "You are talking nonsense! You old man, if you keep talking nonsense, I will knock out your teeth."
"How dare you," Su Huaishan shouted angrily, "Brother, what did I say? Fortunately, I didn't let her enter the family tree at the beginning, and fortunately, no disaster has occurred today."
The old lady was angry: "What is going on? Who is she?"
Madam Su's face turned pale and she felt dizzy: "What...what about my daughter? Where did my daughter go?"
Although Su Dingqin and Su Yanshu didn't say anything, they were also full of surprise and suspicion.
Yu Shengsheng's eyes swept over them one by one, with a sneer on his face.
Look, just one sentence, without any evidence, and these people believed it.
Now seeing their reactions, thinking back to the time in the hunting ground, I no longer feel sad.
Even something as important as one's life experience can be easily overturned with just one sentence, let alone other things?
Su Huaiyuan's face was gloomy, and he stepped forward and said, "Patriarch, this is a serious matter. Do you have any evidence? You can't talk nonsense about this matter."
The clan leader sneered: "Asshole, why would I say that? I have witnesses!"
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