His eldest grandson passed the imperial examination last year and is now being considered for marriage. The father of the family he is now considering is a fifth-rank official, while his eldest son, the most successful son of his fourth branch, is only a sixth-rank official. Isn't it a case of his grandson marrying up to someone else's daughter?
Yu Chongyan said, "Third brother, you're wrong. Fu Guang is a good child. What's wrong with spoiling him? No one's reputation will be ruined because of that child. Don't accuse the younger generation of crimes. I, as the fourth grandfather, will not allow it."
Besides, whether your fourth branch of the family succeeds or fails, it's not the child's fault.
As one of the few people in the Yu family who could hear the child's true feelings, he was determined to cling to his niece's powerful backer and never let go. He, Yu Chongyan, would be the first to object to anyone who slandered her or affected her feelings for her family!
Yu Chongshui looked incredulous. "Fourth brother, when did you become so fond of girls? Aren't your own granddaughters enough for you to pamper?"
Yu Chongyan, with a superior look on his face, which showed that all his brothers were drunk except for him and his eldest brother's family, said, "Don't worry about it. My granddaughter is well-behaved, but she can't compare to my eldest brother's daughter, Fu Guang. She is the best child in the Yu family, and none of the boys can compare to her."
Not only Yu Chongshui, but also the twenty-odd men of the Yu family, led by Yu Qi, all had expressions that said, "Are you crazy?"
Yu Chongyan didn't care about what others thought; he only hoped that the divine artifact master would pass on what he had said to his grandniece.
Help him gain favor with Fu Guang.
Yu Chongshui, Yu Chongzheng, and their old buddies gave them a look that said, "Look at your face now."
They just didn't understand. She was just a little girl who had become a junior tutor. It was one thing for her elder brother to protect her because he was her grandfather.
Why would a distant uncle like you need to fawn over a little girl?
Yu Chongzheng from the fifth branch couldn't help but retort, "Fourth brother, what's wrong with you praising the eldest brother's children without involving the entire clan?"
"You think a little girl can outshine all the men in the clan? We wouldn't believe it if you said that, Fourth Brother! Don't talk big, or you'll miss out on a good feast at Eldest Brother's house!"
Yu Chongyan sneered, “No need for Fifth Brother to worry. I’ll just say it here: Fu Guang is more useful than the boys in the family.”
He waved his sleeve dismissively and said, "You can't talk about ice with summer insects, you bunch of useless trash!"
"You...you...you resort to personal attacks when you can't win an argument!" Yu Chongzheng was so angry that he almost fell backward.
He looked for help from the most senior person in the crowd, their uncle Yu Qi.
She complained, "Uncle, look at Fourth Brother! Is he even speaking human language? How can he talk such nonsense about his own nephew?"
Yu Qi also disagreed, saying, "Fourth brother, it's not right for you to say that about your cousin and grandnephew. Your grandfather, my father, once said that the key to a family's prosperity is unity."
"We are all his descendants, all family members. You must never speak or act like that again, lest you alienate your brothers and nephews!"
Yu Chongyan replied perfunctorily with a look of acceptance, "Yes!"
Yu Chongyan thought to himself, whether he listens or not is my business. Hmph, he'll dare to do it again next time.
Clan chief Yu Chongshan took out a thick genealogy book, turned to his own branch, and first crossed out Yu Ningrou's name under Yu Qinchun's name.
Yu Chongying from the second wife asked in bewilderment, "Brother, you've found your own child, but you've raised this Rou girl so carefully all these years. Are you really willing to just send her away like this?"
At this moment, Yu Chongyan was the perfect mouthpiece for the eldest son and his family. He said, "Brother Ying, the Rou girl you mentioned, her biological parents deliberately switched the child for the sake of our family's wealth."
After switching children, they didn't take good care of them; they abused the child to death... half to death. If it weren't for Fu Guang's strong constitution, this child might not have survived.
But no, my third nephew's biological daughter died when she was only five years old. That child was truly pitiful.
His face turned cold at the thought. "We feed and raise their child well, but they beat and scold our child all the time, starving him nine times out of three. You still want to raise him? If you feel sorry for him, why don't you take him home and raise him yourself?"
Yu Chongying blushed red after being rebuked by him. She felt that as the head of the second wife's family, she had been overshadowed by the first wife's family and felt that she had lost face.
His father was Yu Chongshan's second uncle, born out of wedlock. Of the six branches of the Yu family, only the eldest branch was legitimate; the fourth and sixth branches were legitimate.
Their second, third, and fifth wives were all born out of wedlock.
Yu Chongying always felt inferior to his cousins because he was born out of wedlock, so he was used to being a nice guy. He never expected to be confronted by his cousin Yan, who was as fiery as a gunpowder gun.
He hesitated for a moment and said, "I just think it's all the adults' fault. What does it have to do with a little kid?"
Yu Chongshan's face darkened as he thought about how his family had been ruined by that counterfeit product. He said, "Brother Ying, that girl was a real beneficiary."
Besides, the saying goes, "The sins of the father are the sins of the son." We simply sent her back to her original home, which is what she deserved. We didn't kill the whole family; we've already done more than enough.
Yu Chongyan strongly supported his elder brother, saying, "That's right, Brother Ying. Don't advise others to be kind if you haven't experienced their suffering. Fu Guang is your own grandniece. What kind of behavior is it for you to feel sorry for a fake?"
While the group was talking amongst themselves, Yu Chongshan had already crossed out Yu Ningrou's name with a vermilion pen. Fearing that future generations might not understand, he also wrote a few words of explanation afterward.
Let's explain Yu Ningrou's true identity as Zhou Wuya in a simple way.
Then, the name of the legitimate daughter, Yue Fuguang, was added to Yu Zhongqin's name.
"Hey, Chongshan, this isn't right. Zhong Qin's daughter, your own granddaughter, a child of the Yu family, why is she called Yue Fuguang? Shouldn't it be Yu Fuguang?"
Yu Qi looked incredulous. "Did you write it wrong, or am I just getting old and my eyesight is failing? Chong Shui, Chong Zheng, quickly check if your older brother wrote it wrong?"
Yu Zhongqin thought to himself, "As expected, my uncle-grandfather would jump out and question me."
He exchanged a glance with his third brother and spoke first, "Grandpa, Fu Guang is indeed our child, but her name is also Yue Fu Guang. My father's idea is that the child's name should remain unchanged."
What a joke! They know that this name was given to someone's disciple by a deity far more powerful than their own Heavenly Lord. Who would dare to change it?
Ask them if His Majesty dares to.
Even the Empress Dowager had to praise it as a good name!
"Nonsense! Your eldest son's family is just being ridiculous! You're having adoptions and name changes; you're showing no respect for our elders and fellow clansmen!"
Yu Qi said with an unfriendly expression, "Which family's descendants who are listed in the family genealogy don't share the same surname as their ancestors? Do you even have any respect for my Yu family's ancestors?"
Yu Chongyan rolled his eyes and thought to himself, "It's a blessing for our ancestors to have Fu Guang's name written into the Yu family genealogy. The ancestors in the underworld must be ecstatic right now!"
You're still putting on airs here! If this uncle really messes things up today, he's sure his grandfather, great-grandfather, and even great-great-grandfather will all team up to go and have a heart-to-heart talk with his uncle in the middle of the night, giving him a show of filial piety and grandparent-grandchild affection!
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