Shipin Dalizheng

Everyone turned their attention to Minister Jin again. The father of the son he had found did not recognize him. This was going to be interesting.

Rong Tang narrowed his eyes and looked at the person who came. He was wearing plain clothes and had an official aura. Maybe he wanted to make a sad expression before, but this change of expression was indescribable strange.

Rong San stepped forward and saluted, "Sir, this is your legitimate son Rong Tang. He has official birth documents to prove it."

Dai Viet has a complete household registration system. Every child, especially the eldest son in a large family, has a household registration certificate, which contains the names of three generations of parents, date of birth, and whether there are any birthmarks on the body at birth. When Rong Tang was sent out for medical treatment, he brought the certificate with him.

Minister Jin's face darkened. "It's just a piece of paper. Doesn't it matter who brings it? I wonder how many people have dared to impersonate him over the past year. How can I prove he's the real deal?"

Rong Tang clapped his hands slowly, "Minister Jin is right. Let's not prove whether I'm real or fake for now, let's talk about this bastard surnamed Jin first..."

Jin Yaoyang said with a cold face: "Who are you calling a bastard? I think you are the one."

Rong Tang stared at him, "Jin, what's the surname of the Earl of Jian'an? What's your surname? Can you just find someone to smash a pot and then unilaterally force someone to adopt you and inherit a title that doesn't belong to your family?"

When Madam Rong was alive, she was of course unwilling to do so, but after her death, everything was decided by Minister Jin, and no one had the right to interfere.

Minister Jin said sternly, "This is our own family affair. There's no need for outsiders to interfere. Come, kick them out."

"Who said this is your family business?"

A slow voice came over, and then an old man came in.

Rong San stepped forward and saluted, "Third Master, this is the Young Master."

Master Rong San followed his gesture and looked at Rong Tang, extremely satisfied. "Like our Earl of Jian'an." Turning to Minister Jin, he said, "The title belongs to our Rong family. Naturally, it will be inherited by the descendants of the Rong family. How can it not be the turn of outsiders?"

Rong Tang stepped forward and supported him, "Third Master, please take a seat."

Minister Jin said with a cold face, "Mr. Rong, although your surname is Rong, you are already five generations removed from the line of the Earl of Jian'an. In terms of inheriting the title, you have no chance."

Master Rong San smiled, "Our family is not shameless enough to claim the title. The Earl of Jian'an already has a legitimate grandson. Rong Tang is back, and no one can surpass him. You, the illegitimate son who was carefully selected, should just step aside!"

Minister Jin unconsciously clenched his fists and said, "I have already said that I do not recognize this son."

The Third Master laughed, "What does it matter whether Minister Jin recognizes it or not? What we are inheriting is the title of the Rong family, not Minister Jin's official position."

The Third Master was clearly here to stir up trouble. Minister Jin was furious. "Someone, kick them out!"

In the past, the servants from the mansion would have come and carried the Third Master away long ago, but today there was such a commotion in the yard, with two or three hundred people fighting and pushing with the servants, how could they be driven out?

The housekeeper was sweating profusely and shouting loudly, and was finally hit with a stick and fainted.

The noise in the mourning hall finally alarmed Minister Jin's mother, Old Lady Jin, who, supported by her maids and servants, staggered into the mourning hall.

As soon as she arrived, she swung her cane and hit the spirited young man the old woman was pointing at. "Where did you come from, you little bastard? How dare you pretend to be my grandson? I'll beat you to death."

Old Lady Jin's face was mean and ferocious, with a terrifying cruelty. She wanted to smash the boy who was hindering her grandson's future to death on the spot.

Rong Tang jumped and dodged, "Hey! Hey! Hey! Someone, come here, look! The old woman from another family is trying to kill the heir of the Rong family and use wild blood to seize the title of the Rong family."

There were still quite a few people watching the ceremony in the mourning hall. They all had strange expressions on their faces when they heard this, and they were whispering among themselves. Old Lady Jin's head was buzzing, and she was furious. "Evil creature, is this how you talk to your own grandmother? Where are your manners? Where are your filial piety? Even if I beat you to death today, no one would dare to say anything."

Rong Tang dodged around Jin Yaoyang and retorted with his hands on his hips, "Whose grandmother are you? You're just a relative from another family, and you're so shameless."

Madam Jin was trembling with anger, but she also caught him off guard. "You evil creature, since you don't admit that you are my grandson, why do you come to the uncle's house to claim your kinship? Get out of here!"

An official who was on good terms with Minister Jin stepped forward and said, "Old Madam Jin is right. If you don't admit you're her grandson, why are you here to join in the fun?"

Rong Tang sneered and waved to Gui Ergou, "Bring the Daiyue Law."

Gui Ergou flipped the page and pointed at one of the clauses, showing it to the official in a arrogant manner, "Look, what does it say here? A son-in-law is a son-in-law of the same wife. Lord Jin is a son-in-law of the Jian'an Earl's Mansion. Our young master's surname is Rong, and his grandfather only recognized the title of Jian'an Earl. The old lady of the Jin family is at best a grandmother. What right does she have to interfere with the ownership of the title of the Jian'an Earl's Mansion? Could it be that after living in wealth and luxury for too long, she has the intention of usurping the Rong family's title and turning it into the Jin family's?"

All the government offices in the capital knew the inside story of this matter. Minister Jin's eating habits were disgusting, but there were still people who wanted to sit at the table.

The man at the table was none other than Minister Jin's immediate superior, Minister Wei of the Ministry of Rites. His eyebrows shot up at the rebuke, and he shouted, "You're unruly, Rong Tang. I don't care if you're the real Young Master Rong or not. With such an attitude towards your elders, even if you are, I'm reporting you and disqualifying you from inheriting the title. Jin Yaoyang's adoption as Madam Rong's legitimate son was a done deal, and your presence won't change it. We have to follow the order of seniority; he's the elder, you're the younger. No matter how it goes, Jin Yaoyang comes first. Even if this case goes to His Majesty, you'll lose."

Rong Tang said coldly, "This lord is so unreasonable. He has just read the Great Yue Law, but he is still stubborn. What does it mean to be a son-in-law and share the same wife? Minister Jin's position in the Jian'an Earl's Mansion is, to put it bluntly, the same as your wife's. May I ask, lord, your wife brought home an illegitimate child from outside, and because she is older than your legitimate son, she wants to inherit all your property. Are you willing?"

Minister Wei's face turned pale as a pig's liver, and he was furious. "You are such a wild and outspoken boy..."

"Who are you calling wild? This young master is making this clear. In the entire Jian'an Marquis's Mansion, except for me, the young master, all the illegitimate sons and daughters kneeling in the mourning hall pretending to cry are bastards. What's the matter, sir? Do you have any objections? Or are you magnanimous enough to recognize all the illegitimate children your wife gave birth to outside as your own children?"

Before he finished speaking, there was a thud at the door, as if someone had fallen down.

Immediately, the panicked voices of the maids and servants were heard, "Madam, Madam. My Lord, something bad has happened. Madam has fainted."

The one who fainted was the wife of Minister Wei. No matter how good her husband was with Minister Jin, and no matter how much she wanted to express her support for Madam Jin, at this moment, she could not bear Rong Tang calling her a bastard on the left and a bastard on the right. She was so angry that she fainted on the ground.