After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

Chapter 419 Aristocratic families value family ties the least.

"Miss is clever!" The personal maid smiled admiringly.

Yin Ruyu looked at the letter and said, "It would be best to take this opportunity to depose Prince Jin in one fell swoop."

Of course, it's impossible to abolish him, given the power Jun Lanjin wields.

But the matter concerning the former princess is indeed very serious.

When Jun Lanjin brought Xie Xing to the Prince's Mansion, the living room was already filled with the elders of the Jun family.

These elders were all dressed in dark-colored robes, and their faces were all very solemn.

One of them, standing in the very center, was the eldest elder of the Jun family.

Those murky yet authoritative eyes swept over Xie Xing. The First Elder slammed his cane down in anger and roared, "Lan Jin, this concerns a major matter for the Jun family. What are you doing bringing an outsider here?"

Jun Lanjin walked up to the seat of honor without changing his expression. His plain robe swayed gently with his movements. Under his indifferent gaze, the First Elder's originally angry expression faltered, and he finally restrained himself.

Xie Xing stood beside Jun Lanjin, his gaze fixed downwards.

At that time, the two sides of the hall were already full of people. With the arrival of Jun Lanjin, these old men, who were originally standing at the top in a accusatory formation, unconsciously retreated to the sides after Jun Lanjin arrived.

Although everyone had angry expressions on their faces, they dared not act recklessly in front of Jun Lanjin.

This was also one of the few times Xie Xing had felt Jun Lanjin's imposing presence.

After Jun Lanjin entered, he didn't say a word. After sitting down, he propped his elbow on the table next to him, propped his head up, and replied to the Grand Elder: "Xie Xing will be my future queen consort. How can I not listen to her?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Xing turned around and looked at Jun Lanjin in surprise.

Is it appropriate to say something like this at this time?

"The future princess?" The First Elder's anger faltered, his focus unconsciously shifted by Jun Lanjin's words. He sized Xie Xing up and down, frowning with displeasure.

"Nonsense! How can you choose the Princess Consort of the Jun family? That's child's play!"

After saying that, the Grand Elder realized what was going on, and then tapped the ground with his cane again, saying, "Let's put that aside for now. You must have heard about your mother's matter when you came, right?"

The elder gave a wink to the servant beside him.

Soon, a servant handed a stack of letters to Hua An, who was standing next to Jun Lanjin.

Hua An took the result, turned around, and handed it to Jun Lanjin.

Jun Lanjin glanced at it casually, but did not open it. He placed it on the table and said, "When I came, I already understood the ins and outs of the matter."

"Where did my mother escape from?"

"The Prince's mansion is heavily guarded. When I came here, I placed many guards in the small Buddhist hall to protect my mother. How could I have let De'an go there?"

Jun Lanjin's expression was indifferent, and his words were those of someone in a superior position.

These clan elders were like his subordinates.

Influenced by Jun Lanjin's imposing aura, Elder Zhi instinctively wanted to reply, "We don't know either. It was only because someone from the Prince's Mansion suddenly came to inform the clan elders that this absurd thing happened!"

The elder, realizing what he'd said, snapped back to reality and snapped angrily, "Is that the point?!"

"Jun Lanjin, you're still sitting in the seat of honor! Get down from here!"

The elder was so angry his beard almost bristled. He said, "Your mother has suffered such a thing. You have to give the clan elders an explanation!"

Jun Lanjin looked at the Grand Elder and said coldly, "What explanation do I have for what my mother did?"

"Hmph!" The Second Elder stepped forward, snorted coldly, and said, "Your mother said in her letter that your father was incapable of having children, so where did you come from?"

"Your mother had an affair with the Southern royal family before she married your father. You are not a descendant of the Jun family at all!"

Jun Lanjin stared coldly at the Second Elder who had spoken.

Under Jun Lanjin's gaze, the Second Elder's arrogance gradually weakened. Finally, his eyes darted away, and he forced himself to stand tall, saying angrily, "What are you glaring at me for? Am I wrong?"

"Our Jun family will never allow anything that confuses the Jun family's bloodline to happen in our Jun family!"

Jun Lanjin scoffed: "You doubt my bloodline based on just a few letters?"

"Even if I am not of the Jun family bloodline, what will you do?"

Upon hearing this, the elders below immediately began to discuss it amongst themselves.

Whispers and murmurs filled the air.

Their eyes were filled with anger as they looked at Jun Lanjin.

"How much effort and resources did my Jun family expend to cultivate you into a successful person?"

"If you are not of the Jun family bloodline, you will have to return everything the Jun family owns, including your title of prince!"

"Yes, again!"

"that is!"

“You shall pass on your title of prince to other members of your clan.”

The elders of the Jun family were aggressive and domineering.

Hua An's face turned red with anger. He stepped forward and shouted, "How dare you!"

Xie Xing was shocked as he looked at the faces of these clan elders.

She glanced at Jun Lanjin; from her angle, she could only see Jun Lanjin's profile.

He looked at the elders expressionlessly and without any emotion.

[It's absurd that after exhausting all resources to raise Jun Lanjin, they can immediately conclude that he's not of the Jun family bloodline based on just a few letters and then abandon him.]

[That's not how it works.] The system said: [When Jun Lanjin was young, the death of the former prince led to the decline of the Jun family. The Empress Dowager single-handedly supported the only direct descendant of the Jun family, hoping to revive the family.]

However, now that the Jun family has become the head of the four great families, and the offspring of other branches of the Jun family are gradually being cultivated, they are beginning to have their own ambitions.

[They all thought that if they could cultivate one Jun Lanjin, they could cultivate countless Jun Lanjins; everyone wanted a piece of this huge pie.]

Currently, Jun Lanjin holds absolute power, and the Jun family is his personal fiefdom. Given this opportunity, whether it's genuine or not, others will naturally want to bring him down.

Xie Xing suddenly realized that such a powerful family was devoid of compassion.

The so-called emphasis on blood ties is actually about using those who benefit from it and discarding those who infringe upon one's own interests.

Family ties are no longer important.

Jun Lanjin quietly looked at the elders below. When their voices gradually quieted down, he sneered, "The entire Jun family was conquered by me. Do you not know in your hearts whether it was you who drove me out or I who made sure you couldn't eat a single grain of rice?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces changed suddenly.

"Jun Lanjin! You have no benevolence or filial piety whatsoever!" The First Elder slammed his fist on the table and roared.