Chapter 54 Only the daughter cannot enter the palace openly
Pei Yanli changed his clothes and left, heading straight for the palace.
"Your Majesty..."
"Go and invite my father, mother, uncles, and aunts to the ancestral hall!"
Pei Yanli instructed the housekeeper and strode across the front yard.
Seeing his serious expression, the housekeeper did not dare to neglect him.
He ordered people to go to each courtyard to invite the masters.
Inside the ancestral hall of the Prince Regent's Palace, the air was filled with the scent of sandalwood and the candles were brightly lit.
The supplies for the two children to return to their ancestral home have been prepared in the hall.
But as Pei Ruqi said, there were only boys' clothes in the ancestral hall.
The latest page of the family tree only has Pei Ruqi's name.
There was no trace of my daughter.
It was just getting dark.
After dinner, the masters of each courtyard returned to their own courtyards.
Or chat and drink tea, or practice chess.
Only the mistress of the Regent's Palace, Mrs. Zhao, is still preparing the guest list for the ceremony of her grandson's return to his ancestors the day after tomorrow.
Zhao sat upright in the room, wearing a dark purple brocade robe, her hair neatly combed.
When she heard the servant coming to invite her, she immediately put down the list and went to the ancestral hall.
The son called them to the ancestral hall at this hour. Could something have happened?
When Zhao arrived at the ancestral hall, there were Pei Yanli's father Pei Shi, his second uncle, third uncle, several clan elders, and their wives.
Pei Yanli's cousins and cousins have all come over.
They were all invited by Pei Yanli from various places to witness the two children's return to their ancestral home.
Except for the seriously ill centenarian grandfather, everyone was present.
Pei Yanli went straight to the point, holding up the family tree in his hand and asked in a deep voice: "Why is my daughter Pei Ruxu's name not on the family tree?"
Everyone present looked at each other with strange expressions.
As the mistress of the Regent's Palace, Zhao was responsible for handling all matters in the palace.
It was Pei Shi and his uncles and elders who decided to let their grandson recognize their Pei family.
She is responsible for preparing things and arranging banquets.
It was not her turn to speak at this time, but the cause of this matter was related to the inner house, so she had to step forward and make the decision.
"Yanli, your father has discussed with all the elders and uncles in the clan and decided to recognize his grandson first this time." Zhao tried to ease the situation.
"What do you mean by recognizing your grandson first?"
Pei Yanli looked straight at Zhao.
Zhao also put away her smile and acted like a stern mistress of the house.
"Yanli, you must not shout or yell in front of all the elders and ancestors of the Pei family!"
The Pei family attaches great importance to rules and family traditions, and this is especially the case in the ancestral hall.
She wouldn't allow her son to be so ignorant of the rules!
Zhao walked up to her son and said, "The boy born to Cheng will recognize his ancestral home and be raised by me. As for the little girl..."
"How is Xu Xu?" Pei Yanli clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
"The little girl cannot enter the house for the time being."
Zhao turned around, her tone leaving no room for doubt.
"After you and Tinglan's child is born, the little girl can enter the mansion!"
"Tinglan is the daughter of the Prince of Yan. Even though the marriage was granted verbally by the Emperor, our Pei Mansion cannot neglect it."
"Her child may not be the Pei family's legitimate son, but he will definitely be second in line!"
"How else can we explain this to the Emperor? How can we explain this to Prince Yan's Mansion?"
Since Pei Yanli is not an heirless person as rumored, he and Sheng Tinglan can have a child.
What's more, Sheng Tinglan married into the Pei Mansion with the emperor's order.
To continue the Pei family's lineage.
The Pei family likes the two grandchildren very much, but their status must be clearly distinguished.
Pei Yanli disagreed with the views of the elders in his family, and anger burned in his eyes.
"So, mother, what you mean is that my daughter should be stranded outside and wait for Sheng to give birth to a child before she can return to her ancestral home?"
Zhao said coldly, "This is also for the overall interests of the palace."
"The big picture?"
Pei Yanli suddenly laughed, and that laughter made everyone in the ancestral hall tremble in their hearts.
"You've already forced your son to marry into the Sheng family under the pretext of the greater good, and now you're trying to force me to sacrifice my own flesh and blood under the pretext of the greater good?"
"Why should this king care about the overall situation?"
Apart from the emperor, whose overall interests does he need to consider?
"presumptuous!"
Zhao was so angry that she broke her voice and shouted:
"You are the regent in the court, but at home, you are still the eldest son of the Pei family. You should put your family first!"
Pei Yanli did not retreat but moved forward, looking directly into Zhao's eyes.
"By recognizing my two children, I am putting my family first. My daughter will never be left stranded outside!"
The thought of his daughter crying and asking him stubbornly if she only wanted her brother and not her.
Pei Yanli felt very distressed.
"you……"
Zhao was extremely angry, but she suppressed her anger and changed her tone.
"Yanli, mother is doing this for your own good. The little girl will just come into the mansion later, so what's wrong with that?"
It’s not that the Pei family didn’t recognize their granddaughter, it’s just that they did it late.
Otherwise, why would they allow Pei Yanli to visit the Cheng residence frequently to see the children?
"Why not?"
Pei Yanli said coldly: "Mother, don't you know why it's wrong to enter the mansion later? If I compromise today, will Xu Xu still have a place to stand in this mansion in the future?"
Xu Xu has not yet entered the mansion.
Just in the past few days of playing in the mansion, the masters and servants in the mansion have treated the two children differently.
How could he bear to let his daughter come after Sheng's children?
Besides, he had never thought about having a child with Sheng Tinglan!
Zhao was well aware of the importance of status in this inner house.
She also knew that with Cheng Shuyi's background, even if Pei Yanli married her as his principal wife, he would dote on her.
In this backyard, she is always inferior to Sheng Tinglan.
Zhao couldn't argue with Pei Yanli, so she sighed and had to use the same trick again.
"Someone, go and invite Grandpa Taizu."
“No need!”
Pei Yanli walked to the front of the hall, turned his back to the ancestors of the Pei family, and looked at the elders in the ancestral hall.
He spoke slowly, emphasizing each word, "Both children must acknowledge their ancestors and return to their ancestral home. If either refuses, I will separate the Pei Mansion from the Regent Palace and establish a new one!"
"You, you dare!"
Zhao was so angry that she shook, her face livid. "You're actually disowning the ancestors of the Pei family just for a little girl?"
Pei Yanli glanced at the elders and uncles and said, "Do you think I dare not?"
The Pei family is a century-old clan, but the highest-ranking official they have ever had in the court over the past century was only an assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
The position of regent of a different surname is a glory he has earned.
Has he been too well-behaved these years?
Make them forget what he was like before?
Pei Shi felt a little embarrassed that Pei Yanli did not take the elders of the clan seriously.
"How dare you!" he scolded his son, angrily shouting, "How dare you do such a treasonous thing in front of our ancestors! Kneel down and kowtow and admit your mistake!"
"Why don't you go and invite Grandpa Taizu over!"
Pei Shi knew in his heart that he could not persuade Pei Yanli now.
The only person who could make Pei Yanli bow his head was the centenarian Taizu.
"Father, are you really going to force me?"
Pei Yanli stared at Pei Shi closely, his eyes cold and sinister.
It made Pei Shi feel cold.
Pei Shi softened his tone slightly and said earnestly, "Yanli, my father and mother have agreed that you can marry Cheng as your principal wife and have also acknowledged your legitimate grandson."
"Now it's just a matter of sacrificing a little girl to appease His Majesty and Prince Yan. Why are you making such a fuss?"
Sacrifice a little girl?
They just said this so casually?
The mother and her two children came to Beijing, but the five-year-old daughter was the only one who could not enter the Pei Mansion openly.
Just thinking about it, Pei Yanli couldn't do it.
"In that case, let's divide the mansion." Pei Yanli was extremely disappointed.
He left everyone behind after saying a few words.
At this moment, he just wanted to go back to his daughter and hug her.
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