Several elders frowned. If this was an ordinary evil woman or a shrew, they could threaten her with a divorce letter, but that was not the case with Old Lady Bei.
Censor Bei cannot have a divorced mother.
Adoption is even more impossible. They are willing to do so, but Xiu Fu will not agree to it.
What's more, he is the eldest son.
It’s really a headache.
Seeing that the elders were silent, Old Lady Bei couldn't help but feel proud.
The eldest sister thought that she could do something to her by inviting the clan elders. This unfilial son, she just wanted him to know that if he is not filial to his mother, it will be useless no matter how high his official position is.
Censor Bei was extremely exhausted. He was determined to lead his family to change its fortune and become a century-old aristocratic family.
But my third brother is restless, and my mother always indulges him and holds him back.
Being accused of being unfilial by his own mother, Censor Bei was extremely angry.
I never thought that the biggest difficulty and obstacle in my life would be my own mother.
Prince Fu was a good-for-nothing, a drunkard who ate nothing but meat and vegetables, a lecher who bullied men and women. He was neither good at literature nor at martial arts, and his only advantage was that he had many offspring.
If Da Gan's kingdom were handed over to Prince Fu, it would be over.
"If that's the case, mother, I will resign and return to my hometown to serve you, and I will also return this mansion to the emperor."
Censor Bei is the Tao after all.
"Don't be impulsive when cultivating your talent."
The elders of the Bei clan became anxious.
Mrs. Bei's eldest sister-in-law hurriedly said, "Third sister-in-law, look at what you've done to Xiufu. If you're really not satisfied with this son, then adopt him into our family. Xiuzhu adores Xiufu as his eldest brother the most."
Mrs. Bei's eldest sister-in-law gave birth to four daughters before she had a son in her old age. However, he had a high fever that burned his brain and affected his intelligence. Now he works as a bamboo craftsman.
"Bullshit."
Old Mrs. Bei was furious and almost rushed over to tear Mr. Bei's wife apart.
Upon seeing this, the elders of the clan proposed adoption.
Everyone hoped that Censor Bei would be adopted into their family.
"Xiu Fu, you actually want to be adopted, are you worthy of your father?"
Old Mrs. Bei was almost going crazy.
Naturally, Censor Bei would not be adopted. At that time, his grandparents were still alive, the family had not been divided, and the whole family lived together.
My cousin Xiuzhu from my uncle's family has a brain burn and is treated as a fool.
The family supported the education of my second uncle's cousin.
When Bei Xiufu wanted to go to school, his family could no longer afford the money.
In order to support his studies, his father fought against his grandparents, and they quarreled for days and finally split up the family.
At that time, life at home was very difficult, and they even had no food to eat. Even so, his father was still unwilling to give up.
In addition to farming every day, he took them to the mountains to hunt, to the river to catch fish, to weave bamboo strips, and to cut firewood to sell to people in the city to make up enough money for his salary.
He had a good talent for studying, so the teacher in the academy accepted him as a disciple and exempted him from tuition fees.
But even so, the burden on the family is still heavy.
During the slack season, his father would go to the city to carry bags, and his mother would do laundry for others.
In order to reduce the burden on his family, he copied books to earn money and wrote letters for others.
It was so difficult back then, but the whole family managed to get through it.
Life is good now, but not peaceful.
"The imperial edict has arrived!"
The entire Bei family was stunned. They didn't expect the imperial edict to come at this time.
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, summons you: ... a tree grows taller, branches out; a son grows taller, a family branch off. Now, I grant special permission to First-Rank Censor Bei Xiufu and his third brother, Bei Xiushu, to divide the family line."
"Appoint Bei Xiushu as the head of Binhe County, Yazhou."
The Bei clan members were shocked that Bei Xiushu could still be an official.
Old Mrs. Bei was originally unhappy, but when she heard that her third son had become an official, she immediately became happy.
Bei Lao San was also happy. It was fine to split the clan, but he didn't expect that he could become an official.
"Brother, where is Yazhou? Why haven't I heard of it?"
"In Lingnan."
"Lingnan is great, Lingnan is great."
Bei Lao San did not despise it. This was an official position granted by imperial decree. After he had worked there for three years, his eldest brother would promote him back to the capital to be an official, and he would be promoted step by step to a high position.
Just thinking about it makes Bei Lao San feel proud.
After the imperial edict, the division of the clan could not go smoothly.
Even Old Lady Bei didn't dare to say anything, because Eunuch Hong said, "The Emperor said that whoever makes Concubine Bei unhappy will be unhappy. If the old lady doesn't want Censor Bei as her son, the Emperor will order him to be adopted."
Old Mrs. Bei turned pale with fright.
She was confident that she could stop the clan, and she would cry, make a fuss, and even hang herself. As long as she didn't want to and didn't allow it, no one could force her.
But once the emperor issued the decree, it would be useless for her to make a fuss.
No matter how much she loves her third son, Mrs. Bei knows that she cannot leave her eldest son for the time being.
Unless the emperor dies and the third sister gains power with the help of Prince Fu, she will not need to rely on the eldest sister.
Bei Lao Er suggested taking Mrs. Bei back to her hometown to live for a while, but Mrs. Bei refused.
After seeing the wealth of the capital, she didn't want to go back to her hometown in the countryside at all, and she didn't want to recall the hard days she had lived in the past.
Bei Lao Er then said to Bei Lao San, "My third brother has become an official and will be leaving for Yazhou soon. It's a good opportunity to go back to our hometown on the way. Why don't you take mother back with you to pay respect to our ancestors?"
Bei Laosan was tempted, as this would bring honor to the family.
What's more, since the clan was divided, he is also the clan leader, and the first page of the family tree starts with him.
So, under the persuasion of Bei Lao San, Mrs. Bei agreed to return to her hometown to worship her ancestors.
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"Thank you, Your Majesty."
When Bei Lingyao received the news that Old Lady Bei and the third wife had set off, she specially thanked Emperor Shengwu.
Her parents probably thought she was pregnant, so they didn't tell her.
"This is a hollow jade pendant with a dragon pattern that I personally carved. Your Majesty, please accept it."
Emperor Shengwu took it and took a look. It was a piece of exquisite black jade. The dragon carved on it was lifelike, which was quite like the finishing touch.
"My beloved, your carving skills are so good! The dragon in this jade pendant looks like it's coming to life."
"As long as Your Majesty likes it, I'm afraid my humble craftsmanship won't be acceptable to Your Majesty."
Bei Lingyao used her spiritual consciousness combined with her hand knife to carve, which had a hint of the Daoist rhyme in it, so it was naturally different.
Emperor Shengwu couldn't put it down. He liked black, and the dragon on this black jade pendant looked particularly majestic and domineering.
I originally wanted to tie it around my waist, but after thinking about it, I just hung it around my neck.
Bei Lingyao couldn't help but smile when she saw how precious he was.
New Year's Day soon arrived, and Bei Lingyao had been pregnant for more than a month, but they still kept it a secret.
The Empress Dowager and Prince Fu did not want to attend the New Year's Day banquet at first, but when they heard that the Grand Princess had joined forces with the royal family to ask the Emperor to adopt children under the name of Concubine Lu, not just one, but a group of children would be raised by the concubines and then sent to the Shangshufang for education.
I couldn't sit still anymore.
On this day, all the royal family members came out of their caves in order to gain immense wealth.
Prince Fu's eight sons also entered the palace, even the babies came.
Emperor Shengwu was fully aware of this and said to Bei Lingyao, "Today's palace banquet will have another exciting show."
"Your Majesty, if you could tell others about my pregnancy, they would stop pressuring you to adopt a child."
"It depends on the situation. In the past, I wouldn't care how they pushed me. I would punish them directly by chopping off their left and right arms. But for the sake of our children, I have to be more restrained."
Ever since Bei Lingyao became pregnant, Emperor Shengwu's patience has improved over the past month. Even if he gets angry with corrupt officials, he just throws them into jail and doesn't kill them.
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