Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2807 Master Qingsong 25.0
“That’s right.” Song Yaojia nodded. “As for how Master Qingsong’s family separated from the Yun family, I’m not very clear. The internal strife in the Yun family is not just a simple struggle for the position of family head; it’s more of a struggle between different schools of thought.”

"A conflict between different schools of thought?" Jin Miaomiao was taken aback. "Is there any explanation for this?"

"I only heard my uncle mention that the Yun family is divided into several parts, according to their respective strengths. For example, those who are good at geomancy are in the geomancy branch, while those who are good at feng shui, physiognomy, and fortune telling are in these branches. If someone in the feng shui branch is good at geomancy, they can enter the geomancy branch after passing the examination."

"In other words, perhaps the father and son, father and daughter, or mother and daughter, or mother and son are not related, right?"

“That’s right!” Song Yaojia nodded, looked at Jin Miaomiao’s incredulous expression, smiled, and said, “Isn’t it hard to understand?”

Jin Miaomiao really couldn't understand. "When it's time to change the head of the family, will the children support the branch their parents belong to, or their own branch? Wouldn't that easily lead to a fight?"

“It is true that such a situation has occurred, but in the hundreds of years of the Yun family, it has only happened once or twice.” Song Yaojia smiled. “Moreover, the Yun family is a place that values ​​reason. No matter which branch’s leader decides to compete for the position of family head, if such a situation occurs between the opposing branch and their own branch, they will not allow these people to take sides. Moreover, before the new family head is announced, everyone involved in this situation will be properly settled in a separate courtyard, so that they will not be made to suffer.”

"I see." Jin Miaomiao nodded. "That's good, otherwise, it's easy for conflicts to arise when different people in a family support each other. So, my advisor's situation isn't like that?"

“Yes, it’s just that they were implicated, but,” Song Yaojia shrugged, “I also think there’s a big problem. The Yun family has fought for the position of patriarch so many times, but they’ve never expelled a member from the family. My uncle also said that this is very rare in the Yun family, and it seems to be the only time.”

“That’s how it is.” Shen Haolin nodded. “Now that I think about it, the elders of the Yun family must have foreseen something and deliberately dragged Master Qingsong’s family into this mess.”

"What did they foresee?" Shen Cha and Jin Miaomiao exchanged a glance. "Back then, Master Qingsong's parents weren't even grown up yet, right? What could they possibly foresee?"

“Those kinds of people…” Song Yaojia thought for a moment, “should be called Celestial Masters. If they have real skills, they are extremely powerful and can predict everything.” He spread his hands, “Although I don’t quite understand it either, there are always people more capable than you, and there’s always something beyond your understanding, right?”

“That’s true.” Jin Miaomiao nodded. “It seems they had foreseen something and deliberately created a pretext to drag the advisor’s family into this.” She thought for a moment, “Were the advisor’s parents both from the Yun family?”

“Yes!” Song Yaojia nodded. “However, their bloodlines are not very close. To be precise, Master Qingsong’s father and his mother are from different generations. His father was his mother’s great-uncle, or something like that.”

"Doesn't that mean they're very far apart?"

“It’s very far.” Song Yaojia smiled and continued, “Master Qingsong’s parents probably know the specifics of what happened back then, but it’s unclear whether the master himself knows. But one thing is certain: he was taken back when he was very young and studied under his uncle. But later he surpassed his master and is recognized as the most talented person in the Yun family in a hundred years.”

“Perhaps,” Shen Cha looked at them and said, “that’s why they were sent away, right?” “It’s possible. Maybe someone figured it out and wanted to annihilate this genius.” Song Yaojia sighed. “Wherever there are people, there will be conflict, and there will be people who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. So, things like family loyalty are definitely not within their consideration. Only by sending people away and settling them in a relatively safe place can this be possible.”

“I see.” Jin Miaomiao nodded. “Then it makes sense. When the clerk’s uncle took him away, it must have been after Wang Qin and Dong Qian betrayed him. I guess everyone in the academy already knew his identity.”

“They probably knew his aristocratic background, but not much else.” Song Yaojia stroked his chin. “Even so, it would probably scare them half to death. The reason those two met Master Qingsong by chance many years later and went to him immediately was to see if he had been treated well after returning home. But the Yun family always keeps a low profile when they go out, so they misjudged him.”

"But we're also wary, right?"

“It’s understandable that they’re wary,” Song Yaojia smiled. “But I don’t understand why they would do this, given that Master Qingsong has been kind to them. Aren’t they afraid of being called ungrateful?”

"They have powerful backers, so naturally we're not afraid," Shen Cha sneered. "We've never even heard of the Yun family, let alone them!"

"I understand. They thought it was just a child from a minor aristocratic family, right?" Seeing Shen Cha nod, Song Yaojia continued, "But this isn't just ordinary hatred, is it?"

“Of course.” Shen Cha took a sip of tea and said, “Because Master Qingsong saved the two of them, preventing them from being expelled from the academy. But the fact that the two of them were writing homework for other students and passing notes for quizzes has been brought to the forefront, so they certainly can’t make money from that anymore. Fortunately, the money they made before was enough to support the two of them for half a year.”

"They really made a lot of money!" Song Yaojia sighed. "No wonder Meng, Ao, and Tang targeted them; the asking price was indeed a bit high."

“Yes!” Shen Cha nodded. “But after this incident, they lost that income. Although it can last for another six months, if they don’t find new work, they won’t be able to continue studying at the academy.” She sighed softly and said, “In their eyes, this is even more painful than being kicked out of the academy.”

"So, that's when they started to resent Master Qingsong?"

“My great-uncle didn’t say it explicitly, but I guess that’s how it is.” Shen Cha raised an eyebrow at Song Yaojia. “If it were you, would you hold a grudge?”

“If it were me,” Song Yaojia thought for a moment and nodded to Shen Cha, “I probably would, but I wouldn’t react on the spot. I would definitely find a suitable opportunity to find something to hold against the other party.”

"So, my guess isn't too far off, is it?" Shen Cha spread her hands. "Back then, the master probably hadn't experienced the wickedness of human nature and had no idea that he was cutting off someone's livelihood. Even if he did know, he probably wouldn't care, right? Because in his view, what's wrong is wrong, no matter what the reasons are."