Si Yiyan nodded: "Although this is the case, as the head of the Seven Surnames and Ten Families, Qin has always been domineering. Because of the consideration of the Seven Surnames and Ten Families, he dared not act blatantly, and actually resorted to the tactic of pretending to obey but secretly disobeying. However, this limited his connections and channels, and his methods and plans were also hindered everywhere, which gave Si a chance to maneuver and catch his breath."
"The Si family has been operating in Yunnan for hundreds of years, and their foundation is even deeper than that of the Qin family. How can this bone be chewed so easily? The two sides have been fighting for many years, and their strength has been damaged. But overall, the Si family has suffered greater losses."
The Si family has been passed down for hundreds of years, and has only one heir, so the number of descendants is very small.
Having few descendants also has its advantages. With the inheritance of the family lineage and the devoted teaching of the elders, no matter how bad the descendants are, they will not be too bad. What they are managing is the family's heritage.
Having many descendants does have its advantages. After all, a prosperous family depends on its proliferation. However, the huge interests represented by the seven surnames and ten families are too tempting. Having too many descendants will easily give rise to a desire to compete with each other, which is a sign of chaos in the family. The descendants will fight with each other, which will easily consume the family's strength and make the family foundation unstable.
The Seven Surnames and Ten Families have gone through hundreds of years of changes, with alternating strengths and rotating surnames. Even the Qin family is no exception. The Si family is the only family that has taken root in Yunnan for hundreds of years and remains standing among the Seven Surnames and Ten Families.
This is also the reason why, although the Si family was not ranked prominently among the seven surnames and ten families in the past, no one dared to provoke them. How could they, with hundreds of years of business experience, be easily challenged
After hearing this, Wen Xinya understood a little more: "The fighting and stalemate between the Qin and Si families consumed the Qin family's strength, but also gave you the opportunity to grow. After you grew up, you launched a fierce counterattack against the Qin family, which is how you suppressed the Qin family and took control of the power of the leader of the seven surnames and ten families."
Before my father-in-law died, he arranged for his men to send Si Yiyan to the capital to seek protection from my grandfather. I'm afraid that in addition to preventing internal divisions in the Xia Si family, the more important reason was to guard against the hidden attacks of the Seven Surnames and Ten Families. After all, the Seven Surnames and Ten Families are all-powerful in the world. The only one who can truly protect Si Yiyan is my grandfather, who also has a connection with the Seven Surnames and Ten Families.
It really is worthy of being a family with an ancient heritage.
Even though my father-in-law was disheartened and determined to die, his thoughts were still so meticulous.
Si Yiyan nodded: "That's right!"
Yunnan is the foundation of the Si family. The Qin family intends to destroy the foundation of the Si family's inheritance for hundreds of years and turn the Si family into their own possession. Naturally, he has to teach them a lesson.
Wen Xinya asked again: "Among the seven surnames and ten families, what is the relationship between the Si family and the Wei family?"
Although Wei San had plotted against them before, he still had some tolerance. Although she was annoyed, she didn't hate him at all.
Si Yiyan showed a strange smile: "What do you think?"
Wen Xinya thought for a moment and said, "Wei San is a very worldly-wise, very shrewd, and very calculating. But when there are too many calculations, the more cautious and thorough they become. I guess Wei is following the path of moderation."
The Analects of Confucius: Yong Ye: "The virtue of moderation is the highest virtue."
The doctrine of the mean refers to an impartial and compromising attitude towards life, which is the essence of Confucianism.
However, Wen Xinya did not judge whether Wei San's character was in line with the doctrine of the mean.
It's just that this Wei San has too many thoughts and is too calculating, which is far from the word virtue. But even so, with hundreds of years of inheritance of the Wei family, he must have some outstanding qualities.
Si Yiyan laughed, "You guessed right. This is indeed the way the Wei family does things. Among the seven surnames and ten families, the Wei family's strength ranking is not prominent, but apart from the Si family, it is the family with the longest inheritance and the deepest foundation. So when the Wei family came forward just now, even if Lord Qin was furious, he was willing to give the Wei family some face."
The relationship between the Wei family and the Si family is neither close nor distant. They act fairly and peacefully. Although they have many calculations, they always keep their sense of propriety and never really infringe on anyone's interests.
Wen Xinya could not help but suddenly realize something, and she sighed with emotion: "I thought the Qin family was the most powerful family among the seven surnames and ten families. Now it seems that the Wei family is the real hidden family. Although this Wei San is a bit immature in his behavior, he was quite impartial when he came forward to mediate the dispute between you and Lord Qin. His compromising attitude is indeed rare."
Si Yiyan deeply agreed with this.
At this time, the auction on the stage was nearing its end, and the items being auctioned were getting better and better. The people who had originally lacked interest also began to feel a little eager to compete, and the bidding below was quite enthusiastic.
At this moment, the item being auctioned on the stage was a gauze dress glittering with gold and jade. The entire dress was woven with extremely rare golden silk from the Western Regions during the Tang Dynasty, and was inlaid with gold and jade, making it extremely intricate and beautiful.
Someone in the audience exclaimed: "This is the legendary golden jade robe. Lai Yige is really all-powerful!"
Si Yiyan couldn't help but become interested.
Wen Xinya glanced at it calmly and said, "The clothes are beautiful, but they are not very useful. They are just decorations when you buy them home."
It’s not like she didn’t have clothes made of golden silk.
She has a cheongsam with a black background and embroidered phoenixes. The entire cheongsam has nine-tailed phoenixes embroidered with golden silk. It is gorgeous and exquisitely crafted. However, because it is too expensive, she still dares not wear it outside.
Sure enough, after she said that, Si Yiyan really lost some interest and asked casually, "The items to be auctioned later are all very good. Don't you plan to bid for a few more?"
Wen Xinya shook her head: "Forget it! Winning the top-grade violet jade and thousand-year-old wild ginseng at today's auction is already a pleasant surprise." Then, she blinked at Si Yiyan with a mischievous smile on her face: "If we continue to bid, Wei San will probably cry. It's better not to make others jealous."
Wei San’s previous promise did not limit the number of items to be auctioned.
When Wei San said this before, he naturally hoped that she would bid for more items. The higher the value, the greater the benefit he would get from Si Yiyan.
Now, this statement has become a self-defeating one.
Fortunately, Wen Xinya knew her limits and knew when to stop. If she had really met someone greedy, the Wei family would probably have lost everything.
Si Yiyan gently pinched the tip of her nose: "It's narrow again, yes and no!"
If you really don't want the Wei family to lose all their money, you can just auction the items and pay according to the auction value. These words are obviously a joke.
Wen Xinya said: "How can it be narrow? I am obviously kind."
Si Yiyan just smiled and said nothing.
Sure enough, Wen Xinya couldn't hold back any longer after a while. The bidding was so lively below that she couldn't help but join in.
And Wei San, who was in the bakery opposite Wen Xinya, felt his heart tremble every time he heard Wen Xinya bidding out the price.