King Yanbei looked at his biological mother, Concubine Yun, again.
Concubine Yun was silent for a moment, then asked the old princess, "What do you mean... is the rule that the older the better?"
The old princess glanced at Concubine Yun, thinking she was trying to contradict her. She sneered, "This is the filial duty that future generations should fulfill! There's no good or bad, only what should and shouldn't be done! For a family like ours, rules are supposed to be paramount."
Concubine Yun showed no displeasure at the old princess's sarcasm. She simply said coldly, "You have a point, but you may not know the original clan rules of the Xiao family."
Concubine Yun's words stunned everyone. The old princess was particularly disgusted by Concubine Yun's attitude of looking down on others. She was furious and said, "What do you mean? I don't know, do you know?"
Concubine Yun said calmly, "I do know that before you entered the Xiao family, the family rules stated that only those who gave birth to sons could be included in the family tree, not just those who gave birth to children. So if, as you said, the rules should be established as early as possible, then she's not the only one who shouldn't be on the family tree."
Concubine Yun's words made the old princess so angry that her face turned pale. She slammed the table on the spot and said, "Nonsense! Prince, you allow your biological mother to slander your legal mother like this? Do the rules of the Yanbei Palace still exist?"
The King of Yanbei blinked, feeling innocently called out. "What? Aren't we discussing the inclusion of a new daughter-in-law in the family tree?"
Concubine Yun said calmly, "Let's just discuss the matter at hand. Why take it out on him? So what if I'm your biological mother? It's me, not you, who's guarding the old prince's mausoleum. What are you dissatisfied with? How about we take turns keeping the old prince company? What we're talking about now is the family rules. The reason you were able to enter the Xiao family's genealogy back then was because of your different status. Later, the old prince simply changed the family rules so that anyone who gave birth to a child could enter the family tree. If you don't believe me, go look through the old family rules of the Xiao family from decades ago and see if I'm kidding you."
The old princess was speechless because of Concubine Yun, and she was so angry that she almost rolled her eyes.
This kind of thing has happened countless times over the past few decades when these two people have been in the same room, so the people in the Xiao family are used to it. It would be scary if these two people suddenly got along well one day.
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to become tense, Xiao Jingxi looked at his mother.
The princess calmly stepped forward to smooth things over. "Speaking of which, no family's rules remain static. These are all ancient matters. Let's not talk about them today."
Concubine Yun didn't say anything else, but the old princess couldn't sit there any longer, so she stood up and said, "I shouldn't have come here today! If there is anything, you and your family can make the decision on yourselves!" After that, she turned away.
The princess hurriedly tried to persuade him to stay, but the old princess had already left the side hall. The princess glanced at the prince.
At this time, Concubine Yun also stood up and said, "You can make your own decisions on any matter. I'll drink this cup of tea next time." After saying that, Concubine Yun left without waiting for the princess to speak.
Ren Yaoqi stood below and watched. As a junior and a newlywed, she had no say in the gods' quarrel. However, as Concubine Yun stood up and left, Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but ponder.
On the surface, Concubine Yun had seemed cold and indifferent to everyone, even seeming to be dissatisfied with the King of Yanbei when she was guarding the old prince's mausoleum. However, Concubine Yun came to their rescue at the right time, because she was the only one present who could confront the old prince.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com