Chapter 734: Mediation to test the waters

She thought she had a good attitude, but her straight-to-the-point way of speaking still frightened Uncle Linchuan.

Huh? Why doesn't this girl act according to common sense? !

Uncle Linchuan was stunned for a moment and quickly returned to normal.

"Si Cheng...what do you mean by this?"

Seeing that his expression was expressionless, Sheng Yuan didn't bother to guess any more, so she directly revealed the bottom line: "If the imperial court changes the title, orders the current Prince Pang Yihou to return the property, and then allows him to change his surname freely, I wonder if Uncle Linchuan will accept it?"

Uncle Linchuan probably didn't expect such benefits, and his face turned red immediately.

"I just don't know how many masters there are in Pang Yihou's mansion now?"

Uncle Linchuan said hurriedly: "My niece has only one son, who is now Pang Yihou."

"Pang Yihou only has one son?"

"There is also a legitimate daughter who is six years younger than the prince."

When Sheng Yuan heard this, she immediately felt that the matter was easy to solve.

"Uncle Linchuan, can you confirm the attitude of the current Marquis Pang Yi?"

Uncle Linchuan said for a long time: "My great-nephew has stated that he will never change his surname."

Speaking of this, the dissatisfaction in his eyes became intense.

His face turned red and he was very angry: "What he said is simple. If there is another son, we may not be able to accept such behavior. However, his only son is trying to bring the child out and return to the family name! If he really succeeds, , Pang Yihou’s Mansion is no longer Pang Yihou’s Mansion!”

Sheng Yuan originally wanted to say, isn’t there a girl? Seeing as he is still young, he can definitely take over Pang Yihou Mansion.

However, this thought only passed through her mind for a moment, and it was not meant for these people. After all, if any of these people considered the girl, they would not cause trouble in front of the imperial court.

I'm afraid those people have forgotten who really decides who owns the title!

Sheng Yuan had finished asking questions and signaled his subordinates to invite Uncle Linchuan to the back hall to praise and wait. Then he asked people to invite Marquis Pang Yi and the Crown Prince.

Probably because they had received the mediation notice early, Pang Yihou and his son arrived at Dali Temple in advance. Therefore, as soon as Sheng Yuan asked someone to pass the message, they and his son appeared together with the subordinate officials.

"Do you know that if there is no one to inherit the Pang Yihou Mansion, the imperial court can take back the title?"

Sheng Yuan's style remained the same. After bowing to each other, they directly talked about the important point: "The prince wants to change his surname. It is a private matter. Is it cost-effective to lose his title just to change his surname?"

"Recognizing one's ancestors and returning to one's clan is a major matter of human relations. It is a matter of following the guidance of moral conscience. Even if you are a noble marquis, you cannot stop my yearning! You, marquis, have no regrets!"

The prince's words were full of awe.

Sheng Yuan was so moved that she couldn't help but ask, "In this case, isn't the prince very dissatisfied with his grandfather?"

Prince Pang Yihou didn't react, and was still puzzled. He heard Sheng Yuan and his father say seriously: "Although your father has entered the prince's house, how can the grandson dare to criticize his own grandfather? How can the younger generation despise the previous generation?"

"I, that's not what I meant!" Prince Pang Yihou did not expect that the understanding of the temple minister in front of him was not only touching but also scary.

"It doesn't matter if it's true or not. I'm just curious about which era of ancestors the prince's family genealogy was recorded from?"

"My family can push it to the Western Zhou Dynasty at the earliest!" Prince Pang Yihou straightened his chest proudly.

"Oh." Sheng Yuan nodded in admiration, "What about before the Western Zhou Dynasty?"

"Before the Western Zhou Dynasty?" Prince Pang Yihou couldn't help but be confused when he heard this.

He couldn't help but wonder: Does the Si Cheng in front of him understand what he is saying? !

(End of chapter)