Chapter 376 - 373: Too Late for Regrets_1
That seat was always occupied by Bai Weiting when he returned to Shuoyang, but now it was to be left for a mere girl.
Hearing the street peddlers’ cries from outside the Bai Clan’s ancestral hall, and the sounds of children playing, the clan members’ faces turned grim.
How could such a dignified and solemn place as the outside of the Bai Clan’s ancestral hall turn into a marketplace, with commoners, once too afraid to even approach, now causing such chaos?
"Look at this scene, half of Shuoyang City’s populace seems to have gathered outside our ancestral hall!" An elder sighed.
Fifth Master, recalling being evicted from the ancestral home, grew increasingly furious at Bai Qingyan and slammed the bodhi beads in his hand onto the small table beside him. "You indulged her! It’s because you, big brother, have too soft a heart!"
"Shut up!" The Clan Leader opened his eyes and pointed at Fifth Master, scolding, "You’re the one causing the most problems! If you hadn’t occupied the ancestral home and refused to give Bai Qingyan the title deed, would we be in this mess now?!"
Fifth Master, facing his elder brother’s furious glare, shrank back, his tone becoming softer. "Then... do we really have to expel the children from the clan?"
"As I just discussed with everyone, expulsion from the clan is not a big deal. We can secretly support them; after all, helping our kin in blood is not wrong! But... if we do not satisfy Bai Qingyan today, and she makes a scene by having the Dadu Bai family apologize to the ancestors and request to leave the clan, then Magistrate Zhou imprisoning the children would be just the beginning. The clan’s misfortune would follow!"