The elders of the Ji family sat in a circle in front of Madam Ji's bed, all of them filled with indignation.
"Madam, Master Ji beat several clan members like this, how... how can this be tolerated?"
"We agreed to come here to help Concubine Ji find out what happened, why did it turn out like this?"
"Luckily, I was busy and didn't come here, otherwise I would have been here too."…
Everyone angrily accused Ji Yongan who was standing in front of the bed. Ji Yongan looked quite embarrassed. Although he had changed his clothes, there was a bruise on his face and the skin was broken. It was obvious that he had fought with someone before.
Over the years, Ji Yongan had never suffered such a big loss. Now he just hated how these troublesome old guys were fine. Only one or two of them fainted. Wasn't he injured as well
"Madam, Mr. Ji's behavior is really bad. Isn't this like crossing a river and breaking the bridge?"
"Master Ji is just like Concubine Ji. He says one thing and does another. Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is angry and has taken Concubine Ji back for questioning."
"Madam, do you still want to keep a person of this character? Now he even dares to beat up the elders of the clan. It's really unjust."
"It's unjust and lawless. Our Ji family has always respected the elderly and loved the young. How could Mr. Ji do such a thing..." Someone else stomped his feet in protest.
"What...what happened?" Madam Ji said vaguely. Her voice was very low and vague. At this moment, everyone was filled with righteous indignation. Who would pay attention to her vague voice
"You...you guys...what do you want to do." Madam Ji tried her best to make the loudest sound she thought, but such a voice was nothing in the crowd.
The room was in chaos. Ji Yongan was not afraid of anyone at the moment. Of course, he did not care about so many old guys who talked back and cursed rudely, and even started fighting. No one knew who bumped into Ji Yongan, but he hit him hard and knocked him to the ground.
After everyone was stunned for a moment, someone muttered, "How stupid! No wonder even the Ling Anbo Mansion was defeated by him. He is just a useless prodigal son."
These light words made Ji Yongan's eyes turn red. He had lived in the shadow of his eldest brother since he was a child. Everything about his eldest brother was good, and everyone praised his eldest brother. But when he heard the light words "The Second Young Master is not bad either", it sounded very forced, as if he was just a bonus.
The eldest brother inherited the title and became the Earl of Ling'an. The eldest brother made great contributions and became a general. The eldest brother married the daughter of the Yue family in Jiangnan, a daughter of a prominent family in Jiangnan. She had a good character and was well-behaved.
As for him, because he was the second son, he had no title. Because he was weak since childhood, he did not learn martial arts, so he could not become a general, and he could not marry a lady from a wealthy family. He could only marry an ordinary one.
That's fine, but what about the children? The eldest brother has no son, which is what Ji Yongan is most proud of. Even if he is the most powerful, so what? Without a son, everything in the future of the Ling Anbo Mansion will belong to him. The eldest brother is just making wedding clothes for himself.
But why should he adopt a son? Isn't his own son good enough? Why should the eldest brother adopt a son? Why should he give everything he has to someone else
But no matter how unwilling he was, his eldest brother's daughter was the future Crown Princess, appreciated by the Queen, and valued by the Crown Prince. Seeing the gifts sent to his house from time to time by the East Palace, Ji Yongan once again realized that as long as his eldest brother
As long as the eldest brother's daughter is around, no matter how much he does, it will be useless.
Why? He is also the legitimate son of the Ling Anbo Mansion, why do you treat him like this...
The hatred buried deep in his heart almost overwhelmed his sanity when he realized it soberly, and he had a crazy idea.
If the eldest brother is gone, everything that belonged to the eldest brother will be his. If the eldest brother's daughter is gone, his daughter will be the crown princess...
After the death of Ji Yongming and his niece, Ji Yongan no longer wanted to care about these things. What he wanted to do was to be the Crown Princess's in-laws' family. Although Ling Anbo was now registered under his eldest brother's name, he was his own biological son after all. He could let go of this past and bury it.
But now, a few words reminded him of the feeling when the resentment was deep in his heart.
His hands were faster than his eyes. He rushed towards the place where the sound came from and punched an old man hard on the head.
The white-haired old man had just stood in front of Ji Yongan. He also brought this large group of people. He was the most respected ancestor of the Ji family. He brought people here because Ji Yongan had lost control and beat up several elders before. Originally, people thought it might be an exaggeration, but they didn't expect Ji Yongan to really dare to do it on the spot.
Not only did he hit him, but he also hit him in the face.
In just a moment, the old ancestor was knocked to the ground by a punch. He foamed at the mouth, then spit out blood with his body twitching. It seemed that something serious had happened.
"Oh no! Quick, quick, the ancestor was beaten to death by Ji Yongan."
"Someone's been beaten to death, help come quickly!"
"Ji Yongan, how dare you treat the ancestor like this?"...
Some people screamed, some took two steps back in fear, some questioned, and some stepped forward and grabbed Ji Yongan fiercely, and the room was in chaos...
Mrs. Ji lying on the bed was covered in tears and snot, but no one noticed.
When Madam Duan came, it was the most chaotic time. She asked the imperial physician to come and treat the dying ancestor, while comforting other relatives.
Ji Yuanhai also got the news and came with his servant to help.
After everyone sat down again, several elders of the Ji family said to Madam Duan, "Madam Duan, Ji Yongan beat up our ancestor. We don't know whether he is alive or dead. We can't let this matter end like this."
"What do you uncles want?" Madam Duan said with a wry smile, "The mansion is in chaos right now, and Madam Tai is in such a state now. Second Master... doesn't look right either. I don't know what provoked him to do such a thing. The mansion will compensate you uncles."
"Compensation? Ji Yongan actually dared to do such a thing to destroy his ancestors. Can it be solved by just compensation?" An elder of the clan shouted with a red face and thick neck.
He was standing next to the ancestor just now and was punched several times by Ji Yongan. There is still a swelling on his face. How could he endure it any longer
When they came here before, they had already discussed that they would sever ties with Ji Yongan. Concubine Ji was no longer capable, her face was ruined, and she was also accused of deceiving Princess Ying. If they were to go any further, the entire Ji family would not be able to bear it.
Even if Ji Yongan could have swallowed his pride and begged for mercy at that time, they would not have agreed, let alone in the current situation.
"Kick Ji Yongan out of the Ji family."
"Ji Yongan is not worthy of being in the Ji family.
This kind of person is not a member of the Ji clan."
Several more people responded that there was more than one person coming to discuss the matter.
"Uncles, we are all family. There is no need to do this. Second Master was just confused for a moment, which is why he did such a thing." Mrs. Duan said in a gentle voice.
"If you are confused for a moment, you can beat the ancestor to death. If you are not confused, will you beat all of us to death?"
"We, the Ji family, cannot keep such a person."
"Drive Ji Yongan's lineage out of the Ji family." You spoke one after another, and finally the final goal was stated.
"I can't make the decision on this matter...it's up to Madam Tai to make the decision." Madam Duan didn't dare to act rashly and said with a smile.
"Let's go find the Madam. This beast dared to do such a thing in her room just now. Madam Ji must have seen it clearly." Someone suggested.
"Let's go see the lady and let her speak." Someone else seconded the suggestion.
"But this matter also concerns Concubine Ji." Mrs. Duan reminded.
It would have been better if she hadn't reminded them. After she reminded them, the elders who had been beaten before became even more angry and more afraid that they would be implicated in this matter.
"Kick Ji Yongan out of the Ji family."
"Yes, if you don't agree, we will sue Ji Yongan and sue him for beating to death the ancestor who came to persuade them to make peace."
"Is this something a human would do? This is something an animal would do!"
Seeing the elders like this, Mrs. Duan had no choice but to stop the people in the yard and went to the lady's room.
The lady's room had been cleaned up long ago. Lady Ji was lying on her back with her mouth twitching and her face pale. She seemed like a different person from the arrogant and smiling Lady Ji in the past.
Madam Duan slowly recounted what had happened outside. All the members of the Ji family wanted to remove Ji Yongan from the family tree of the Ji family and drive away all of Ji Yongan's lineage, saying that they could not tolerate such beastly behavior from him. They also said that the elders of the family wanted that if they did not agree, they would go to the Ministry of Justice to file a complaint.
Sue Ji Yongan for injuring the life of an elder, behaving cruelly and disregarding human ethics. If someone dies, he must pay with his life.
“Don’t… don’t… the government office… leave… Ji… Ji family… no… but…” Mrs. Ji said with difficulty, twitching her eyes twice, rolling her eyes a few times, speaking unclearly.
A maidservant who was following her understood what was said and said to Madam Duan, "Madam Duan, Madam Tai's intention is not to go to the government office. If they want to drive the Second Master away, then they can drive him away. It's not like he can't survive without Ji."
The Ji family has always been headed by Ling Anbo. Ji Yongan had previously served as the family leader, and that was not long after Ji Yongming's death. But later, Ling Anbo's mansion fell into decline, and the Xiao family also got into trouble. Ji Youran, who was originally thought to be the crown princess, was even demoted. So Ji Yongan's position as family leader was cleverly transferred to someone else.
Mrs. Ji knocked hard on the bed board twice and said two ambiguous words.
The old woman said, "The Madam said that the Ji family is nothing. If they leave our Ling'an Marquis Mansion, they will be nothing. They are all villains. They just want to make such a fuss because they think our Ling'an Marquis Mansion is not doing well. Madam Duan just needs to tell them that the second master has moved out of the Ji family. Tell them to shut up and stop talking nonsense in the future. Otherwise, if the Ling'an Marquis Mansion rises again in the future, they will be in trouble."