Do you know that my grandfather was entitled to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple?

Chapter 75 Deceiving Ancestors

"Yu'er!"

Madam Feng scolded, "How dare you speak to your grandmother like that? Get up and kneel in the ancestral hall right now. Don't get up without my permission."

Feng anxiously gave Wang You a meaningful look.

Wang You's words were disobedient and unfilial.

Nowadays, the actual person in charge of the Wang family is Old Mrs. Wang.

If Old Mrs. Wang gets angry and wants to punish Wang You, she can't very well plead for him.

"Let him speak!" Old Mrs. Wang said coldly.

Having said all that, Wang You had nothing more to hold back and continued, "Strictness is love, leniency is harm. You, Grandmother, should understand this simple truth better than I do."

Previously, when the Wang and Sheng families were not in Bianjing, my aunt would be more restrained in her actions, since it would take time for my father and uncle to receive the news and clean up the mess for her.

But now both the Wang and Sheng families are in Bianjing. If you continue to indulge your aunt, she will only become more and more reckless, and sooner or later she will bring a terrible disaster upon the Wang family.

Wang You remembered that Lady Qin had ultimately participated in the palace coup.

Kang Wangshi was brought out and, while Minglan was giving birth, she tried to kill Minglan, but ultimately died at the Gu family's house.

Because of this incident, Old Mrs. Wang also came to hate Gu Tingye and Minglan.

In the end, he was even used by others to deal with Gu Tingye.

Although Zhao Zongquan's plan was partly a scheme, the fact that Old Lady Wang filed a lawsuit with the emperor did indeed have the influence of Xiao Qinshi.

The final outcome was not mentioned, but it is likely that even if the Wang family was not punished, they had completely fallen into decline.

When Madam Kang took action, did she not consider the consequences of actually killing Minglan?

It was inevitable that the Wang and Sheng families would become bitter enemies, and the Wang family's reputation would be completely ruined.

"Are you done talking?" Old Mrs. Wang said calmly.

"Grandson has finished speaking."

Wang You didn't know how much effect his words would have, but seeing the old lady's expression, he didn't dare to continue.

If Wang Min really angers Old Madam Wang to the point of causing her any harm, he shouldn't take office; he should just stay put and observe mourning.

"Now that you've finished talking, you can go downstairs. I'm a little tired," said Grandma Wang, waving her hand.

"Then we won't keep Mother from resting any longer."

Fearing that Wang You might say something shocking again, Madam Feng quickly bowed and was pulled away by Wang You.

"Ouch...it hurts...Mom, let go!"

As soon as they stepped out of the courtyard, Madam Feng angrily twisted Wang You's ear.

"Now you know what pain is?"

Feng said irritably, "I just told you to kneel down and confess your sins, and you still dare to talk back to me? You think you've grown wings?"

"Mother, please let go first," Wang You said, grinning.

Despite knowing he was faking it, Mrs. Feng still let go of her son's hand.

"Hmph, just you wait. When your father finds out, he'll break your legs," Madam Feng sneered.

"Mother, tell me, am I right or wrong? Does it make you feel better?"

Wang You chuckled and said, "I just saw you being funny when I was saying it."

Madam Feng looked around, then said angrily, "What nonsense are you spouting?"

Although they both agreed that Wang You was right and felt relieved, was it really okay to say such a thing?

"Mother, didn't you notice that Grandmother hesitated just now?"

Wang You said, "I have no choice but to do this. With my aunt's temperament, if it doesn't work today, she will continue to persuade my grandmother later."

After what she just said, Grandmother would never agree.

Even though his words didn't wake up Old Mrs. Wang, they clearly stated his attitude.

Seeing his attitude, Old Mrs. Wang would not agree.

She could agree on the spot, but who knows what Wang You might do if he gets angry?

If Wang Youruo's performance is mediocre, she naturally won't care.

But now Wang You has the status of a compiler in the Hanlin Academy, and is the hope for the prosperity of the Wang family.

"Even if you don't want to marry the Kang family girl, there are other ways. If all else fails, just talk to your father when he gets back. Why argue with your grandmother like this?"

Madam Feng still felt that Wang You shouldn't have directly contradicted the old lady.

"Does Father dare to oppose Grandmother's decision?"

Wang You was too lazy to correct this misconception. In ancient times, those in power placed great importance on filial piety based on the needs of governance.

The original intention was to promote loyalty, but even the most shameless emperor would be embarrassed to constantly ask the people of the world to be loyal to him.

So they linked loyalty to filial piety and then vigorously promoted filial piety.

As the standards of filial piety are raised, the definition of loyalty naturally also rises.

This is why filial piety in ancient times became increasingly strict, even somewhat morbid.

Everyone says that Yuan Wenshao was blindly filial, but little do they know that this is exactly what those in power wanted to see when they promoted filial piety.

If you replace all the standards for filial piety in the concept of filial piety with those of the monarch, you will find that it perfectly matches what the emperor wants.

It has been over a thousand years since Confucianism was exclusively promoted in the Han Dynasty, and its ideas have long been deeply ingrained in people's minds.

This mindset is not so easy to change.

Therefore, he directly posed a soul-searching question.

After hearing this, Madam Feng immediately fell silent.

Would Wang Min dare to refute Old Madam Wang's decision?

Needless to say, they definitely wouldn't dare.

Even setting aside the factor of children's obedience to their parents, disobeying one's parents is considered disobedience and unfilial piety.

If this gets out, I'll be impeached by the censors.

Although the practice of recommending candidates for the civil service examination has long been a thing of the past, local officials still needed to investigate and understand candidates before they could participate in the examinations, and then issue them a preliminary examination certificate.

Filial piety is a very important standard.

If someone commits an act of filial impiety, they are not even qualified to participate in the imperial examinations.

Even if one becomes an official, if impeached for filial impiety, one will still lose one's position once the facts are proven.

As for whether the parents are at fault?

There are no parents who are not good.

"See?"

Wang You shrugged and said, "I had no choice but to do this. If I really married a cousin from the Kang family, you'd be in for a lot of trouble."

"So you're saying you're doing this for my own good?"

Madam Feng retorted irritably, "Besides, is it any of your business who I marry?"

"Yes, yes, I was wrong. I'll go to the ancestral hall and kneel down right now," Wang You said hastily.

"Why are you kneeling? I told you to kneel just now and you wouldn't. Now you want to? Get back to your room and read your book." Madam Feng glared at her.

She just made Wang You kneel in the ancestral hall to show the old lady.

Deep down, she didn't think Wang You was wrong.

Wang You hadn't listened to her at all, so how could she bear to make him kneel down now?

"Mother, you don't understand."

Wang You explained, "If I had gone before, it would have been an admission that I was wrong. Now, kneeling is simply a grandson apologizing to his grandmother; those are two different things."

"But your grandmother is in a fit of anger right now. Once she leaves, she might not soften her stance anytime soon," Madam Feng said worriedly.

"It's alright, I'm not stupid."

Wang You whispered, "I'll have Xiaoman stand guard outside. She can kneel when someone comes, and if no one comes, she can sit and read."

"Aren't you just fooling your ancestors? Aren't you afraid they'll be angry?" Madam Feng said, glaring at them.

"How could I be fooling our ancestors? They would be overjoyed if I were to study in front of them," Wang You said with a smile.

Feng: "..."

She couldn't accept Wang You's statement, but she couldn't bear to see him kneel down.