Once he said that, Song Tianmin's hand that was in midair suddenly stopped, and then slowly pulled it back, placing it back in his lap.
"What did you say?" Song Tianmin said.
"I want to take away my mother's spirit tablet." As Song Zixuan spoke, her gaze looked up, passing by Song Tianmin's shoulder and landing on the Ancestral Hall behind him.
All the spirit tablets of the Song Family were in the Ancestral Shrine. Song Zixuan's mother was in the most remote corner, a place that stirred up dust.
According to the rules, Song Zixuan's mother was Song Baohua's wife and Song Baohua was his son. He was the direct heir to the family and there was a high possibility that he would become the next Patriarch.
Only Song Zixuan knew that his mother was not welcomed in the Song Family because she had given birth to a girl of her own.
Song Baohua still had a concubine, but of course, she supported Song Zixuan's mother on the second day she died.
This concubine had two children, a man and a woman. The woman was Song Luoyu, and the man was called Song Zongming.
"You can enter the Ancestral Shrine as well?" One of the elders angrily said, "What did you learn outside?! Why didn't you inform me in advance? He even wanted to barge into the Ancestral Shrine! Do you even have this Song Family in your eyes? "
Song Zixuan lowered her head, she did not want to say anything more.
She had the Song Family in her heart, but she wasn't in the Song Family.
She had already accepted the reality of the previous situation.
"Zi Xuan, do you know that once the spirit tablet leaves the Ancestral Temple, it will no longer be a member of the Song Family?" Song Tianmin said, "You have not returned for a long time, it is only natural for you to miss your mother. I can make an exception to allow you to enter the Ancestral Temple once, and take out the spirit tablet, don't talk about it anymore."
"No!" Song Zixuan was no longer that obedient girl from before. By following Xu Qingmo's side, she had learned how to be tough, and rejected him.
"If I want to take away my mother's spirit tablet, then I will never be able to enter the Song Family." Song Zixuan said indifferently, "I don't mind."
They did not like Song Zixuan, and had even wanted to kick her out of the Song Family in order to avoid delaying Ren Family's plans. However, this kind of thing, could only be mentioned by them, and if Song Zixuan suggested it herself, it would be equivalent to giving them a heavy slap on their faces.
"Zi Xuan." Song Tianmin said, "You just returned, your emotions are a little agitated, very normal, so I'll take it that you never said those words, go back and think them over, and come back tomorrow. If you still say it like that, I won't stop you."
Song Zixuan lowered her head and thought for a while, then decided to listen to the Song Family Patriarch, her own grandfather, one last time.
"Alright."
"I'll take you to the west wing." The woman called Shuli quickly stood up and said.
Song Zixuan lowered her head and followed her, Xu Qingmo glanced at the crowd and followed her out.
After the two of them left, the atmosphere in the courtyard relaxed.
"What should we do? This damned girl just had to come back at this time. "
"We cannot let her be seen by the wind loss, no matter what methods we use!"
"I'm afraid this isn't a good idea. After all, she is a member of the clan as well."
"There's still one more. Didn't you hear? She wants to take away her mother's spirit tablet, so she wants to break away from the Song Family!"
"The Song Family really fed such a villain for over ten years for nothing!"
"Enough!" Song Tianmin was so angry that he slammed the table hard, causing the candlestick on the table to jump.
The scene immediately became silent.
Song Tianmin slowly said: "Zi Xuan is so promising, the young man by her side is not someone to be trifled with."
"Protect the country! Gather the young and strong of our family, especially those who have gone to the battlefield and learned kung fu."
"Bao Clan, go find the people from the Marshal Han. You must request for help."
"I have already arranged for the Ren Family s to not enter the manor today. We will return tomorrow. We still have an entire night's time."
"The matter of the marriage is extremely important. Whether Zi Xuan is a member of our Song Family or not, we cannot stop this marriage."
Song Tianmin sat on the chair, giving the order one after another, methodically, he quickly suppressed the commotion that was going on just a moment ago.
A chilling aura appeared indifferently within the courtyard.
Waiting until everyone had retreated and started to prepare their own affairs, Song Tianmin felt like he had suddenly aged by a dozen years, he slumped back in his chair, leaned on the back of the chair, raised his gaze, and looked at the sky above the courtyard, and muttered.
"Zi Xuan, my good granddaughter."
"What a pity you're late!"
On the other side, Aunt Sully brought Song Zixuan and to the west wing room and selected the best two rooms. After that, she couldn't help but take a glance at Xu Qingmo before pulling Song Zixuan to the side and hurriedly saying in a low voice, "Leave quickly."
"Hurry, it's not safe here. We'll leave at night."
Song Zixuan's heart grew warm. "Thank you, Aunt Sully. But don't worry, I have some wood."
Saying that, Song Zixuan glanced at Xu Qingmo.
Xu Qingmo remained unmoving, he was truly like a piece of wood.
Aunt Shuli naturally did not understand what this young man in front of her represented, but she still said, "The Song Family now is no longer the Song Family of the past. With the war approaching, the Marshal Han has become the strongest person in the Shangdong.
"I know, Aunt Shuang Li. I don't like Ren Changfeng and I don't want to meet him." Song Zixuan said, "I'm just here to see my mother."
"Sigh!" Aunt Sully sighed heavily, then stomped away.
Song Zixuan laughed helplessly as she sat on the stone steps by the door and looked up at the sky.
"I used to be like this when I was young. At that time, everyone was fine."
"Although Zong Ming is naughty and likes to bully me, he is always chased away by the naked jade."
"She also likes to sit beside me and talk about the outside world with me."
"The one we're most envious of is my aunt. She's different in the clan than anyone else …"
As Song Zixuan was speaking, a young figure suddenly ran in from outside.
"Sister Zi Xuan? Is that you? It's really you? "You're back!" The person who came was a handsome young man. His skin was quick and his clothes were luxurious. He looked like a dashing young man.
"Zong Ming?" Song Zixuan was startled, and said.
"Haha, it's me. I just came back from playing with Big Sister Hui Bi and Big Sister Hong Ying and heard that you came back, so I hurriedly came to see you." Song Zongming was very happy. "Coincidentally, I arranged to eat at the Jade Well Restaurant with them, so Sister Zi Xuan, you should come with me as well."
Just as Song Zixuan was about to shake her head, Song Zongming suddenly came over and pulled Song Zixuan away.
Xu Qingmo stepped forward and blocked Song Zongming's hand.
A strange look flashed in Song Zongming's eyes, he glanced at Xu Qingmo, then laughed: "This big brother is Big Sister Zi Xuan's friend, right? "Then he's my friend. Come eat with me, the food at Jade Well Restaurant is delicious, you definitely never had the chance to eat before."
Song Zixuan looked at Xu Qingmo, who nodded.
Song Zongming then smiled and turned, taking the lead to leave.
As Song Zixuan walked, she whispered: "Zongming has truly grown up. In the past, he had never spoken to me in such a polite manner before."
Xu Qingmo shook his head lightly. This Song Zongming was still young, so he had a lot of thoughts.
Jade Well Restaurant, the largest restaurant in the area. It was bustling with business, but Song Zongming seemed to be a regular patron here.
Song Zongming was familiar with the route, so he threw two taels of silver to send the waiter off before flying up the stairs.
"I've never been here before. This is the first time I've come here." Song Zixuan said with a little sigh.
Xu Qingmo remained calm and collected.
"Come in, come in!"
The two of them went upstairs, and saw Song Zongming standing at the door of a room, enthusiastically greeting him.
Song Zixuan was the first to enter, and Xu Qingmo followed him in. After that, Song Zongming impatiently closed the door, locked it, and ran to the side of another group of people in the room and sat down.
There were still five people during the holidays, three men and two women. When Xu Qingmo saw them, his eyes slightly narrowed.
When the few of them saw Chen Gou Qing and Song Zixuan, most of them stood up.
"Sure enough, it's you!" A man suddenly said angrily.
"I thought I was mistaken. So it really was you." Yang Tianyou sighed.
The two girls only looked at Song Zixuan, not saying a word, but the last tall youth, still did not stand up and remained seated, holding a jug of wine and drinking by herself, her aura was not bad.
"I don't need to introduce them, do I? They are all acquaintances." Song Zongming said with a smile, then sat beside the tall youth.
"Sit down first. We'll talk while we eat." Yang Tianyou greeted.
They looked at each other and sat down.
Song Zixuan was a little suspicious, she sat down and prepared to ask.
Just as Xu Qingmo was about to sit beside him, Yang Tianyou suddenly raised his hand to stop him.
"I'm sorry, this is a gathering of friends that we had when we were kids. Who are you?"
"I invite everyone to take a seat, not including a brat like you who jumped out of nowhere."
"Yang Tianyou, what do you mean? He's my friend. " Song Zixuan immediately stood up.
"Zi Xuan, why are you like this? He is your friend, and we are not? Are you saying that you don't want us friends for the sake of this brat? " Yang Tianyou said, "This time, we invited you here to reminisce about old times with you. This outsider doesn't have the qualifications to sit!"
After Song Zixuan heard these words, she immediately turned her head and looked at Song Zongming, "Didn't you say that you had arranged for us to eat together, and also called me over?"
"Hehe, Sister Zi Xuan, you're still the same as before. You're so stupid that you casually lied." Song Zongming said with a brilliant smile.
Song Zixuan's face revealed a look of disappointment.
"The door is over there, get lost!" Yang Tianyou extended his hand and pointed to the door.
"Let's go." Song Zixuan grabbed Xu Qingmo's hand and was about to pull her away.
"Zi Xuan, you can't leave." Yang Tianyou immediately extended his hand out to grab Song Zixuan's arm.
"Crack!" The sound of bones shattering could be heard.
"AHH!" A heart-wrenching scream.
Xu Qingmo's hand, seemed to not have moved at all, only revealing the hair that was gently falling to the side of Song Zixuan's face to inform everyone. In that moment, Xu Qingmo made his move, and broke Yang Tianyou's arm.
The rest were all shocked as they stared at Xu Qingmo. That Leucide had flames flickering in his eyes, and only Song Zongming continued to smile brilliantly like a flower.