Fearing that Xie Zhen might regret his decision, and even more so that he wouldn't be able to make decisions for the Xie family because he wasn't the head of the family, the various noble families openly stated—
Xie Zhencai was the only direct descendant of the Xie family and the most legitimate heir to the Xie family line.
Xie Hong and his ilk are nothing more than collateral branches that have stolen from the main branch.
Subsequently, someone "exposed" that Xie Zhen also possessed the original genealogy of the Xie family, as well as the ancestral home and sacrificial fields in Jiankang.
have to!
This makes his status as the heir even more certain!
Helian Jue, the great brother-in-law of the Great Zhou, was very helpful. He seized the opportunity and officially conferred the title of Duke Cheng'en upon Xie Zhen, who was not yet eight years old.
From then on, Xie Zhen's status as the head of the Xie family was recognized by both the aristocratic families and the royal family!
People like Xie Hong have accomplished nothing in the end.
"You brat! You little beast!!"
Xie Hong and several clan elders deeply resented it.
They not only lost the opportunity to seize control of the Xie family's direct lineage, but were also filled with resentment because of the Xie family's demotion.
Xie Zhen's status as the head of the Xie family was unquestionable; his words represented the entire Xie clan.
Therefore, in the compiled "Clan Records", the Xie family was the first first-class aristocratic family to be downgraded.
"A sinner! Xie Zhen, that little beast, is the sinner of the entire Xie family!"
"If our ancestors are watching from heaven, they will surely send down divine lightning to strike this little beast dead!"
The spoiled brats and old-timers of the Xie family cursed and wailed incessantly.
It's really not fair to blame them for their loss of composure; the demotion is a matter of great importance.
A once prestigious family has fallen to the level of a second or third-rate family.
All the efforts of our ancestors over thousands of years have been in vain.
"Xie Zhen is cunning! He has an empress sister, so he and his descendants will never lack wealth and honor."
"And what about the Xie family members? They've fallen from the top to the bottom. Forget about their careers; they're just a laughingstock!"
The Xie family's resentment stemmed from this—
When it comes to the matter of being demoted, the people most affected are not the head of the Xie family, Xie Zhen, but the ordinary members of the Xie clan.
Xie Zhen had an emperor brother-in-law and two legitimate princes as his nephews.
I dare not speak of the distant future, but we are assured of wealth and prosperity for the next fifty years.
Other members of the tribe were not so lucky.
Their rank has been lowered, and they are no longer considered a first-class family. Whether it's entering officialdom or pursuing scholarship, they have lost certain privileges!
How could the Xie clan members, who were used to relying on their family, tolerate this?
"No! That's not right! Xie Zhen is not the only descendant of Xie Yuan!"
Among the group of white-haired elders, one of them suddenly remembered a long-ago incident and said with a cold laugh.
His words jolted everyone awake.
Especially the elderly, they all have some impression of it.
"Fourth Uncle, are you referring to Xie Ji?"
"Xie Yuan's mistress?"
"...Two years ago, Xie Ze had contacted him, but for some reason, Xie Ji did not go to Lingnan!"
"That's right! He came back on his way to Yuezhou. He took his birth mother with him back to his hometown of Jiankang!"
The few people who knew about this old story talked about it one after another.
Xie Hong squinted, concealing the glint in his eyes.
I'm not reconciled!
He was truly unwilling to accept it.
Especially after gaining control of the Xie family's power and making connections with so many influential people through his status as the family head, he had tasted the power and was truly unwilling to let go.
Even if the situation was beyond saving, he didn't want to let Xie Zhen benefit from it.
Why should they? They're all descendants of the Xie family.
Xie Hong was in his prime and still willing to work tirelessly for the Xie family.
Xie Zhen, still wet behind the ears, immediately tried to curry favor with various noble families, even meritorious officials and royalty, by threatening the future of the Xie clan!
Xie Hong had heard that Xie Zhen was very popular in the court.
In addition to downgrading his own family's status, he proposed elevating the Helian (Yuan) clan to the status of a prominent family.
If the Helian clan becomes a prominent family, then the old Xianbei nobles who fought alongside Helian Jue to conquer the country should also be included among the prominent families!
In this way, the noble "Clan Records" truly became a "meritorious record".
The culprit was Xie Zhen, that little brat!
He sacrificed the Xie clan to regain his own glory and popularity.
snort!
Xie Hong had personally witnessed that in recent days, the area in front of Xie Zhen's Cheng'en Duke's Mansion was bustling with activity.
Noble families, meritorious officials, and even members of the imperial family all flocked to him to make connections.
By "betraying" the Xie family, Xie Zhen quickly integrated into the elite circles of the capital.
What about the Xie family?
And what about Xie Hong? He has to pay the price for the Xie family's downgrade!
Xie Hong became increasingly indignant as he thought about it.
His current feelings are very similar to Xie Ze's in the past—
Even if I can't do anything to you, I'll still find a way to annoy you—no, I mean all of you! (Reading Dirty)
Xie Hong was not naive enough to think that all of this was caused by Xie Zhen, a little brat who was not even eight years old.
Behind Xie Zhen was Empress Xie Yuan.
Xie Hong strongly suspects that Xie Zhen's remarks were actually Xie Yuan's intention!
"Well, well, what a despicable woman! In order to secure her position as empress and to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy, she is willing to use the Xie family as a bargaining chip!"
Xie Hong was so angry at his own overthinking that he trembled all over.
He made up his mind; he was determined to give Xie Yuan and Xie Zhen, the siblings, a proper "retribution"!
...
"Yongchang, what you're doing isn't asking for help, it's disgusting them!"
The Empress Dowager sat cross-legged, with wisps of white smoke rising from the Boshan incense burner beside her.
The originally tranquil time for burning incense was abruptly interrupted by her troublesome daughter, and the Empress Dowager's mood was far from pleasant.
When you're in a bad mood, your tone of voice naturally won't be pleasant either.
"Furthermore, since Wulang has just been removed from his post, Nanling, as his former fiancée, should try to keep a low profile!"
Although the Empress Dowager's tone was harsh, she was genuinely concerned for her daughter and granddaughter.
Sigh, she had no choice.
She had only given birth to a son and a daughter. The late emperor had passed away, leaving only her daughter, Yongchang.
Nanling was also a child raised under the watchful eyes of the Empress Dowager.
In the Empress Dowager's heart, he was even closer than the princes and princesses in the palace.
Moreover, Nanling is timid by nature, lost her father at a young age, and her mother is such a willful and domineering person...
Sometimes, seeing Nanling's timid, cowardly, and hesitant demeanor, the Empress Dowager felt a pang of guilt.
It is my fault for not raising my children well, which has ultimately implicated my granddaughter.
It was precisely because of this favoritism and guilt that Yongchang wanted to take advantage of the Fifth Prince's misfortune and annul the engagement, but the Empress Dowager still agreed.
He even gave Yongchang a good idea.
Sigh, Goro is also her grandson, her own flesh and blood!
Between the palm and the back of the hand, the Empress Dowager chose the more delicate palm.
The fifth prince, whose hand was on the back of his head, was jilted and banished by the emperor to Fayuan Temple to pray for blessings. He was then embroiled in the "Turkic plot to murder the empress dowager" and was eventually demoted to a commoner by the emperor.
Whenever the Empress Dowager thought of her once intelligent, bright, and handsome grandson, she couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.
As a result, before the storm had even passed, Yongchang started causing trouble again.
Even though the Empress Dowager was a biased mother, she couldn't help but want to curse!
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