Chapter 244: What a Messy Circle!
"This house, actually, was given to my uncle by my grandmother!"
"I forgot to mention, my grandmother is the Eldest Princess!"
The truth casually revealed by Wei Qiqi left Yuan Bao dumbfounded once again.
This house used to belong to Wei Wushang.
Alright, that’s not particularly shocking. What truly amazed Yuan Bao is that Wei Qiqi’s great-grandmother turned out to be the Eldest Princess!
In this way, their family has incredibly close ties with the Daxia royal family!
She found herself accepting a godfather, and her godfather’s biological mother happened to be the Eldest Princess.
Feeling overwhelmed, her mind was a bit disorganized!
Yuan Bao suddenly felt a lot of confusion bubbling up in her little head; she couldn’t quite understand these relationship dynamics.
In a word, this circle is truly tangled!
She felt the need to find a piece of paper and carefully map out these connections between people; otherwise, she feared she’d soon mess up the family hierarchy.
"Qiqi, can you tell who’s who?"
As they approached the guest reception room in the front courtyard, Yuan Bao nudged Wei Qiqi’s arm. She thought she could perhaps learn from her god-sister.
Wei Qiqi chuckled at the suggestion and said, "Doesn’t it feel messy?"
"It is very messy!"
"I think, come the time, I might not even know who’s who!"
This was the honest truth!
Yuan Bao had never realized how complicated personal relationships could become.
Wei Qiqi raised her hand to pat Yuan Bao’s head and said, "Really, there’s no need for you to worry. Even myself, I often get things mixed up."
"So, typically, as long as you adhere to etiquette, even if you mess up the hierarchy, it doesn’t really pose a major problem."
"For example, like when I call Ruan ’sister’; by hierarchy, I should call her ’aunt’, but even the elders in the family wouldn’t mind."
"Our family isn’t very strict about this."
"After all, with so many people and intermarriages between generations, some relationships are genuinely hard to untangle. Therefore, as long as you keep it respectful and aren’t deliberately mistaken, there shouldn’t be any issue."
"..."
Yuan Bao kept silent.
According to her god-sister’s explanation, the relationships between the Daxia royal family and top-ranking noble families should be quite well-managed. However, she’s just a little girl who’s recognized a godfather; can she do this too?
Yuan Bao wasn’t sure.
Even in the future when her uncle marries Ruan, she’d still just be an adopted daughter, not Ruan’s biological child.
Her situation was quite awkward!
Thinking about her future, Yuan Bao felt life seemed a bit dim.
Wei Qiqi had no idea what Yuan Bao was pondering; she continued discussing those easily tangled relationships with Yuan Bao.
Finally, they arrived at the guest reception room in the front courtyard.
Outside the guest room, many people were stationed, judging by their attire, their identities were quite prestigious.
"Miss Qi!"
Seeing Wei Qiqi arrive, these people greeted her one after another.
As for Yuan Bao, they did not acknowledge her.
Yuan Bao didn’t carefully observe these people, but she could sense that their gazes occasionally fell upon her, somewhat peculiar, as if trying to see through her entirely.
"Nanny You, could you kindly inform Mrs. Zeng that I’ve brought Jiaojiao to pay New Year’s respects!"
Upon reaching the main guest room entrance, Wei Qiqi, holding Yuan Bao’s hand, quietly spoke to the aged nanny guarding the door.