Yu Qinchun said, "Uncle, the name Yue Fuguang is approved by His Majesty and the Empress Dowager, so we dare not change it!"
Yu Qinchun had been foolish for decades, but finally had a moment of inspiration and became smart. He realized that it wasn't enough to just use someone else's name as a pretext; he also knew how to cover up why they insisted on using this name.
Yu Qi was clearly taken aback for a moment and said, "His Majesty is busy with countless affairs of state, and the Empress Dowager is also very busy. Would she care about such a trivial matter as what name your child should have?"
Why is he so skeptical?
This is not Yu Qi's fault; none of his family members were able to attend court, so it was normal that they couldn't hear the news.
In the imperial court, there is a wall between high-ranking and low-ranking officials, and not everyone in the upper echelons can hear what is on their minds.
However, it is a common understanding that Yu Jiaxin's new granddaughter, Yue Fuguang, is very favored by the royal family.
His Majesty, the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and even the Crown Prince all greatly favored this Junior Tutor.
This led those who were unaware of the situation to believe that the Crown Prince was going to change his Crown Princess.
So these members of the Yu family are unaware that they have a precious, untouchable treasure in their household.
Yu Chongyan, driven by the selfish belief that good things should rot in one's own pot, was referring to his own branch of the family, specifically his and his elder brother's families.
He deliberately muttered in a low voice, but everyone present, at least his cousins around him, could hear him clearly: "How about we split up the family? That way, we won't implicate your uncles and brothers."
Branching into different clans?
Branching!
These two words kept echoing in the minds of everyone present, especially the heads of each household, who stared in shock at Yu Chongyan, who had made the suggestion.
That cousin Yan really dares to speak his mind!
Yu Qi was stunned for a moment before he exploded. He picked up the brush beside him and threw it at the person, cursing, "You bastard, how dare you say that! You unfilial descendant, how many people are there in my Yu family, and you dare to split the clan?"
Still not satisfied, You Jue chased after Yu Chongyan, who was running faster than a rabbit, shouting, "You unfilial descendant! The old man just said that family unity is important, and you're trying to sow discord here? What are you up to?"
Separating into clans is easy to say, but once separated, they become independent branches, with even more distant relationships with other branches, especially the eldest branch.
Moreover, they would all go from being major branches to becoming minor branches, just like their uncles and brothers in the countryside.
While his own branch has gained more influence, his nephew can no longer use the family name and seniority to take advantage of the major shareholders.
Commonly known as "living off a woman while demanding more"!
Is this a division of kinship? This is like cutting off his flesh!
Given that their family now only has their eldest son who has obtained a minor official position of the sixth rank through donation, and none of their grandchildren are accomplished scholars.
If it weren't for the high official positions of the eldest son's nephews and grandnephews, the sixth son's family, who still had some wealth, would have been bullied to death in this small area of the capital.
It's true that his sixth branch is the legitimate branch, but his mother was a second wife, and he was the legitimate son of that second wife. In fact, he was the same as the eldest and fourth branches of the family, as well as other illegitimate children.
His mother was the eldest daughter of a wealthy merchant. When she married his father, she had a generous dowry. So, after his father died and the family divided their property, even though he was the youngest son, he still inherited his mother's dowry and became quite wealthy.
Such a powerful but powerless family is seen as a piece of fat meat by certain officials from humble backgrounds who have power but lack political connections.
Without the protection of the main branch, his sixth branch will decline in just a few years.
"Sixth Uncle, please calm down. Chongyan was just saying it casually. Don't take it to heart."
Yu Chongshan symbolically blocked the way. Sometimes he was quite annoyed by this uncle who was only a few years older than him but was a generation older.
He wanted to meddle in everything in the family. Other things were fine, but when it came to matters involving Fu Guang, he would stop him again and again, which annoyed him to no end.
Yu Qiren was a shrewd old man. He could see that his eldest nephew's complexion was getting worse and worse, so he didn't dare to continue to stop him. In the future, his family would still need the protection of the eldest son's family.
So he took advantage of the not-so-sincere ladder offered by his nephew and even added, "I'm letting that rascal go because of you, my nephew Chongshan."
At this moment, Yu Qi belatedly realized that his nephew's family, and even the eldest branch of the family including Yu Chongyan's family, seemed to be overly protective and attentive to the newly brought-back girl!
His eyes darted around, and he wondered if there was something they didn't know about, or if the position of Junior Tutor was some extraordinary position.
"Chongshan, it's getting late. The guests for the banquet should be arriving soon. Let's hurry over and have your nephews help entertain the guests. That way, you and your sons can relax a bit."
Yu Qi took the lead and walked out. No, he had to see the little girl with his own eyes.
What is the little girl Yue Fuguang doing now?
She was receiving guests. Although it was still early, guests had already started arriving, and it wasn't just one or two families.
As if they had made a pact, five or six families arrived at once, with the matriarchs bringing more than a dozen young men and women with them.
The young masters are easy to take care of; they have several older brothers who can easily look after them.
However, even with Yue Fuguang bringing along the fourth branch's legitimate daughter, the eighth young lady Yu Ningrong, and several concubine sisters, it was still a struggle to entertain the seven young ladies who came. The main problem was that the concubine sisters didn't really have much to talk to.
The moonlight led people to the waterside pavilion next to the flower hall in the backyard. The place was spacious and furnished with fruits, snacks, writing brushes, ink, paper, inkstones, musical instruments, chess sets, books, and some ingenious toys for guests to enjoy.
After everyone was seated, Yue Fuguang had just finished introducing her sisters to the young ladies and hadn't even properly gotten to know them when Zhang Shi walked over with a group of ladies and young women.
Yue Fuguang thought to herself, "Isn't my aunt entertaining the ladies of various families at the Star-Picking Pavilion next to the waterside pavilion?"
Why did you bring all the ladies here to the waterside pavilion where the young ladies used to play?
After everyone exchanged greetings, Madam Zhang smiled and said, "Fuguang, His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince have arrived. Your grandfather has sent word that you are to come and accompany them."
She helped Yue Fuguang straighten the slightly crooked hairpin in her hair and said with a loving smile, "Go on, your mother and your sisters are enough here."
Yue Fuguang was taken aback by her calling herself "mother," but immediately realized that the adoption procedures at the ancestral hall had been completed.
The eldest uncle and aunt have been promoted to parents. The third couple will officially become the third uncle and aunt, as evidenced by official documents.
So Yue Fuguang reacted very quickly and gave her face by replying, "Mother, Fuguang knows."
Zhang was overjoyed when Yue Fuguang called her "Mother," feeling as refreshed as taking a bite of chilled watermelon on a hot summer day.
The ladies around them, who knew the inside story, were incredibly envious!
Even if the mother of the little immortal lord who descended to the mortal realm is not his biological child, as long as the relationship is maintained well, how is there any difference between her and his biological child?
If you ask them why they brought their sons and daughters so early, isn't it because they wanted to get there early so that the children could spend more time with that person? Maybe they'll be lucky and catch his eye!
The young ladies present, including several from the Yu family, watched Yue Fuguang's departing figure with a mixture of envy, jealousy, and resentment.
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