The beloved is reborn as a substitute, and the tyrant begs for forgiveness every night.

"Eunuch Li, look at this..."

Li Huanian clearly hadn't expected Xu Leyao to be so assertive.

He glanced at the doubt in his eyes, then put on a smiling face.

"The Emperor specially summoned Miss to hear this decree today."

Upon hearing this, the last glimmer of hope on Jiang's father's face vanished instantly.

If Li Huanian hadn't added that sentence, then it would have been fine.

Mr. Jiang could simply pretend he didn't know and settle accounts later after Li Huanian left.

But now that his idea has fallen through, it means he has to face Xu Leyao immediately.

"Eunuch Li, could you perhaps give me some more time?"

Looking at Jiang's father, whose face was ashen, Li Huanian nodded.

Given the current situation, does he dare to say no?

If even the main character can't be summoned, then this decree probably can't be proclaimed.

Without wasting words with him, Father Jiang lifted his robe and turned to walk towards the ancestral hall.

Upon arriving at the cafeteria entrance, he immediately spotted Xu Leyao kneeling inside.

Jiang's father's tone was full of anger, "Now even if I send someone, I can't get you to come, is that it?"

Hearing his voice, Xu Leyao did not turn around, but pretended not to recognize it.

Seeing this, Jiang's father became even more furious.

"Jiang Yuwei!"

After he said that, Xu Leyao slowly turned around.

The moment she saw Jiang's father, a look of confusion appeared in her eyes.

"Father, what brings you here? Are you here to pay respects to our ancestors?"

As she spoke, Xu Leyao stood up from the prayer mat, walked to the side, and made way for Jiang's father.

Now, it wouldn't be appropriate for Jiang's father to either bow or not.

But since the enshrined figure above was the ancestor of the Jiang family, he gritted his teeth and stepped forward.

Then, with a respectful expression, Father Jiang lit three sticks of incense and kowtowed three times before leaving.

Xu Leyao was standing diagonally above him.

From Xu Leyao's perspective, it looked as if Jiang's father had kowtowed to her three times.

Although she's just making a scene out of the angle right now, Xu Leyao believes this scene will come true sooner or later.

Once her status rises higher, there will be plenty of days for Mr. Jiang to curry favor with her.

"Rebellious girl!"

Father Jiang looked at Xu Leyao with an angry expression, "I just sent someone to invite you, why didn't you go?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Leyao simply looked completely innocent.

"Is Father referring to that servant who came earlier? That servant tried to lure me out of the ancestral hall under the guise of delivering a message for Father. Now that Father is here, how am I supposed to explain this?"

Seeing that Mr. Jiang was somewhat puzzled, she specially explained.

"That servant had no witnesses and no evidence; he tried to trick me out of the ancestral hall with just his words. How could I believe him? If I had listened to him and left the ancestral hall, my father would probably have torn me apart alive by now."

Xu Leyao changed the subject, turning the blame into that of Jiang's father.

She was being coy, but she absolutely couldn't let Jiang's father say it.

After her sophistry, Mr. Jiang was speechless.

But now is not the time to argue with her.

Father Jiang urged him repeatedly, "Hurry up and come with me to the front yard."

After saying that, he turned and left.

But after taking only a few steps, Mr. Jiang realized that Xu Leyao hadn't followed at all.

He turned around abruptly, his eyes filled with rage.

"Is there no witnesses or physical evidence this time either?"

Seeing his angry and embarrassed expression, Xu Leyao looked completely innocent.

"My father just punished me by making me kneel in the ancestral hall for a whole day yesterday. If I go out now, wouldn't that be breaking my father's orders?"

Xu Leyao's words left Jiang's father speechless.

If Zheng Zhihe hadn't stood up for her, how could Jiang's father have slapped himself in the face?

Although Jiang Yuwei is unaware of this matter, it still infuriated him.

Jiang's father looked at her with a livid face.

“I have already told you, you will come with me to the front yard now. Did you only hear the order from the Kneeling Hall, but not what was said just now?”

Seeing that Mr. Jiang was really angry, Xu Leyao decided to stop while she was ahead.

She has already achieved her goals yesterday and today, so why keep dwelling on it?

If we completely anger Father Jiang, he will inevitably cause us trouble in the future.

Xu Leyao just wanted him to realize her current importance, not to engage in a daily battle of wits with him.

“In that case, the daughter can stay with her father.”

At this moment, Xu Leyao was playing the role of a well-behaved girl.

Seeing her like this, Jiang's father was so angry he couldn't even vent his anger.

Now that things have come to this, he snorted coldly and turned to leave.

This time, Xu Leyao obediently followed behind.

When Xu Leyao arrived at the gate of the mansion and saw Li Huanian, she was not surprised at all.

"The young lady has arrived. Now that she's here, let me read out the decree."

Li Huanian said this earnestly, and then, before Xu Leyao could kneel down, he read out Zheng Zhihe's oral decree.

At this moment, Jiang's father knelt down.

Suddenly, only Xu Leyao and Li Huanian remained standing on the field.

Jiang's father couldn't see what Xu Leyao's expression was at that moment, but his heart was filled with extremely complicated feelings.

His good daughter is now being pampered by him behind his back!

It seems that some choices need to be made as soon as possible.

As Jiang's father listened to what Li Huanian said, he was thinking about it in his mind.

“As the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, Jiang Yuwei should be included in the family genealogy. We ask our ancestors to bear witness.”

With just that one sentence, Jiang's father understood what he needed to do next.

It seems that Zheng Zhihe was still angered by his punishment of Xu Leyao to kneel yesterday.

Otherwise, Zheng Zhihe wouldn't have issued such an order.

Therefore, he had to open the ancestral hall, invite the elders, and add Xu Leyao's name to the family genealogy.

However, there has never been a precedent in the Jiang family for including a woman in the family genealogy.

Now that Zheng Zhihe has interfered, he's in a difficult position.

I don't know how to explain this to my third uncle.

The third uncle of the Jiang family is the oldest living elder in the Jiang family.

Xu Leyao was not surprised at all when she heard this imperial decree.

However, her face still showed a hint of surprise and gratitude.

Zheng Zhihe is now forcing Jiang's father to make a choice.

As long as Jiang's father doesn't give up on Xu Leyao.

Then he would have to go against the elders of the Jiang family and add Xu Leyao's name to the list.

This is a good opportunity to cause trouble for Jiang's father, so that he won't go after Xu Leyao again.

Zheng Zhihe's plan was perfect.

After all, not only the Jiang family, but also other prominent families, never included the woman's name in the list.

As a result, Jiang's father became the center of attention.

But Father Jiang didn't like the feeling of being roasted over a fire.

But for Zheng Zhihe, whether he likes it or not is not important.

A wry smile appeared on Jiang's father's face, clearly indicating that he understood this principle as well.

"Isn't Your Majesty making things difficult for this humble subject?"

Upon hearing this, Li Huanian's eyes revealed a hint of sympathy.