Chapter 755 - Chapter 755: Descendant of the Royal Family
Chapter 755: Descendant of the Royal Family
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Old Master Xie accepted the box and took out the token. He rubbed it gently with a complicated expression. “The Xie Residence is a remnant of the Yue
Country. Later on, when the Yue Country was destroyed, our branch moved to Quanzhou to settle down and changed our surname to Xie. From then on, we hid our identities. This token is our proof as descendants of the Si Clan.”
Yin Huaixi was shocked.
The King of Yue Country’s surname was Si, and Si was the surname that Shun had given to Yu. After King Yue moved his base to Langye, in order to dominate the Central Plains and become one of the great powers, he gave himself the title of “the King of Yuee Country.” He proactively absorbed the culture of the Central Plains and coexisted peacefully with the Emperor and the Marquis of the Central Plains at that time, maintaining a long period of peaceful rule.
This was a fusion of the Yue culture and the Han culture of the Central Plains.
Later on, Chu destroyed Yue and Yue surrendered to the Qin Dynasty. The Yue Dynasty was officially over.
The remaining people of the Yue Country colluded with the vassal lords of the world to rebel against the Qin Dynsaty and the rule once against belonged to the Han Dynasty.
Later, he was conferred the title of King of Minyue and continued to offer sacrifices to the Yue Country without being controlled by the Han people.
It was not until the reign of Emperor Wu that the remaining Minyue forces completely fell under the Han rule, and the people migrated to the Jianghuai area to live.
Yue Country had been active in history since the Xia Dynasty.
From the looks of it, the Xie family’s background was really not small. No wonder their ancestors had left behind a legacy of not being officials in the world.
The status and foundation of a descendant of the royal family of Yue Country was indeed enough to be on par with Yue Fei. Old Master Xie telling him about this secret was both a test and a deterrent.
The Jianghuai area included Jiangsu, Anhui, and Henan. It covered most of the south-central area, and there were many people in Minyue.
As the “royal family” of Minyue, even though the glory of their ancestors was gone, the surname Si still had a huge influence in the Central South region.
Since ancient times, the Jianghuai area had been an important place for food production and trade. It was also a place that soldiers had to fight for.
He had borrowed Ye Hanyuan’s hand to coincidentally take over the southeast coast. However, a strong dragon could not suppress a local snake. The Xie family could strangle him in terms of food and trade.
This was the pride and foundation of the Xie family.
Yin Huaixi said cautiously, “The Xie family has an extraordinary background. Please forgive me for my disrespect.”
Old Madam Xie shook his head. “Since the Xie family has hidden their identities, they’ve already betrayed their ancestors. They’re naturally not worthy of inheriting the virtues of their ancestors. King Yue Fei, we’ve embarrassed ourselves.’
These indifferent words were actually filled with deep meaning.
After several dynasties and generations, the Fujian and Han Dynasties have achieved cultural integration.However, the status of a descendant of the royal family of Yue Country could not be praised. The Xie family had changed their surname to seek stability for their descendants.
From the Xia Dynasty to the Han Dynasty, Yue Country had always been a powerful country. The so-called virtues of their ancestors could not be brought up.
He claimed that they had betrayed her ancestors and were not worthy of inheriting the virtues of their ancestors. He had also expressed his stance about losing his ambition to regain the virtues of his ancestors.
Old Master Xie was a sensible person. The Xie family had already boarded Yue Fei’s ship. They had revealed their family background for their granddaughter. They were showing weakness and also trying to be strong.
He had taken the initiative to tell him his weakness to surrender.
At the same time, he had to place a huge bargaining chip on the surface, Only with added value would he have the right to negotiate.
Yin Huaixi nodded. “When it comes to filial piety, the most important thing is being fililal to your family. It’s pure filial piety for the Xie family to pass on the legacy of our ancestors and help the world.”
Old Master Xie did not say anything else and changed the topic. “Logically speaking, your marriage with Little Yao’er was personally arranged by Old Madam Yu before she died. It can be considered an order from her parents. It’s the most appropriate situation. Naturally, the Xie family has no objections.” When Yin Huaixi heard this, his eyelids twitched. He had a bad feeling.
Indeed!
Old Master Xie changed the topic and asked despite knowing the answer,
“Does Little Yao’er’s father know about your marriage?”
Yin Huaixi braced himself and said, “He doesn’t know.”
“l see.” Old Master Xie’s expression relaxed and he smiled. “Before Old Madam Yu died, she left behind a token for Little Yao’er to return to the Xie family. It was also a family heirloom that the Xie family had given to Yao Yao’s mother back then. 1 don’t think this marriage is fixed. She also has the intention of letting the Xie family interfere.”
He was just short of saying explicitly that the parents’ orders and the matchmaker’s words were important in marriage.
Old Madam Yu had passed away, so Yu Zongzheng should be in charge of the marriage. However, Yu Zongzheng did not know that Yu Youyao had returned to her mother’s clan, so the Yu Residence could not interfere in her marriage casually.
Only the Xie family could make the decision.
Yin Huaixi sighed in his heart. The older the wiser. It was clearly impossible to muddle through with a token.
He also carefully chose his words. ‘Old Madam Yu hopes that I can obtain the Xie family’s approval and marry Yao Yao under their witness.”
Previously, when he found out about the origin of the token, Yin Huaixi knew that he had been tricked by Old Madam Yu.
The token was a real token, but Old Madam Yu had also dug a hole for him.
She said that he shouldn’t tell Yao Yao about the token for the time being.
In fact, Old Madam Yu had not agreed to anything at all, let alone make any promises about this marriage. Instead, she had indirectly handed it over to the Xie family to make plans.
That was why he sent a greeting card as Yue Fei.
First, he would take a stand and let the Xie family know that he was not someone who could be dismissed with a few words. Later, it did not matter if he lowered his head or knelt down.
Old Master Xie had seen through his thoughts.
He also revealed her status as a descendant of the royal family of the Yue Country to deal with him.
Old Master Xie frowned. “Little Yao’er is still in mourning, so it’s not easy to plan a marriage. Why don’t we ask her for her opinion after her mourning?”
As her granddaughter and according to the funeral etiquette, Yu Youyao only needed to mourn for Old Madam Yu for a year to fulfill her filial piety.
The bad thing was that Yu Youyao had a deep relationship with her grandmother and wanted to observe mourning for Old Madam Yu for three years. Three years later, Yu Youyao would be 16 years old. He could wait, but he couldn’t just wait for nothing.
At the very least, they had to settle on a status first. With the permission of the elders, it would be legitimate to nurture their relationship.
Otherwise, why would he specially ask Old Madam Yu for a token? As soon as he arrived in Quanzhou, he couldn’t wait to enter the Xie Residence and expose his identity.
Yin Huaixi had expected this and made a plan. “l believe Old Master has heard that in the first half of the year, a crop called sweet potatoes was widely planted in the north. Due to the appearance of this crop, it greatly eased the drought in the north and helped Yue Fei’s Residence stabilize the North. It contributed greatly.”
Old Master Xie’s eyelids twitched. Little Yao’er’s merchant ship had gone out to sea with the Xie Residence, and the Xie Residence knew the origins of the sweet potatoes. Little Yao’er had tried planting them for two years before succeeding. Later, under the push of King Yue Fei of Youzhou and Ye Hanyuan in Zhejiang, they had obtained approval for a large-scale planting of sweet potatoes. He knew this better than others.
King Yue Fei had specially mentioned this. Could it be…
Indeed!
Yin Huaixi continued, “The production of sweet potatoes is high. There are dozens of sweet potatoes per mu, which is ten times better than typical grains. In addition, it’s moist and edible. Not only can it fill stomachs, but it can also quench thirsts and replace drinking water. Not only can it relieve the disaster, but it can also benefit all the people in the world. I plan to go to the Imperial Court and ask for credit to be given to the County Head of Shaoyi..”