"What do you know?" Her cloudy eyes were bloodshot and her voice was hoarse: "Do you think this is just a simple line of defense? The Xie family has been able to stand for a hundred years because of this persistence."
She pointed at the rows of tablets and said, "Look at these ancestors. They earned their status with blood and tears. If they were destroyed in my hands, how would I face them in the future?"
Xie Rou was puzzled: "But the current Xie family..."
"You are too naive!" The old lady interrupted her: "Do you think other noble families will sit back and watch us surrender to the princess? The Wang family in Jiangnan and the Li family in Longxi are all eyeing us covetously. Once we take the lead in breaking the rules, we will become the target of public criticism. Then they will be the first to rush over and tear the Xie family apart."
The noble families cooperate with each other, and the Xie family has a lot of leverage over the other families. Once it causes public outrage, the consequences will be disastrous.
The old lady staggered to the altar, stroked the tablets of her ancestors, and suddenly lowered her voice: "The position of the head of aristocratic family has always been built with blood. If we bow our heads today, we will be trampled into the mud tomorrow..."
A flash of lightning struck outside the window, illuminating the old lady's pale face.
Xie Rou stared at her grandmother's back in a daze, feeling desolate in her heart.
That's not the case!
It shouldn't be like this!
If my eldest brother was still in the Xie family, he would never let things develop to this point!
My eldest brother is a master strategist and very good at planning. He will definitely find a way to revive the Xie family.
In desperation, Xie Rou quickly thought of asking Xie Yunqi for help.
She quickly left the ancestral hall and rushed towards Zuixianlou.
Because he left in a hurry, he only brought a maid, Chun Xing, with him.
However, when passing a street, he almost collided head-on with a group of people coming from the opposite direction.
"Hey! Isn't this Miss Xie? It's so late, where are you going?"
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