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In an instant, everyone was hesitant.
They were just blinded by anger. After all, the faith that they had served sincerely for many years had collapsed in an instant. This kind of stimulation was enough to make most people lose their minds.
However, her behavior could not safely appease the crowd.
"There has never been a problem before you came. Maybe this is what the ancestors wanted!"
The young people in the crowd were already jumping with anger.
They were afraid that their parents and elders would be deceived by this woman again. They could not wait to say, "Look, she has no reverence for the ancestors! Even if there is something wrong with the ancestral tablets, she should not have destroyed them! "
Lin Mengya was so angry that she almost laughed at the young man's twisted logic.
What was this? It was obvious that there was something wrong with the tablets and the incense, okay?
But obviously, the young people knew their family best. They had poked the weakness of the adults.
Even Gong Ling, who was a sensible person, did not look good.
However, he did not want to put all the blame on Lin Mengya without distinguishing right from wrong.
After all, there was something strange about it.
He looked at the debris at her feet and said in a low voice, "The ancestral tablets were originally made of wood that wouldn't decay for thousands of years. Even if they were eaten by insects, they wouldn't be broken so badly. Who was responsible for cleaning the tablets this month?"
An honest middle-aged man immediately ran out from the crowd.
When he saw the tablets broken, he was already sweating in fear. He quickly knelt down and cried out that he was innocent.
"You are wise! I even cleaned it yesterday. There is no problem at all! "
Lin Mengya saw that he did not seem to be lying. She thought for a while and asked, "After you left yesterday, did anyone else come in?"
The man did not dare to be careless. He thought for a while and then said cautiously, "Absolutely not! The ancestral hall is an important place. If it is not for the sacrifice and important matters in the family, we will never dare to step into it. Moreover, after I left, I locked it myself. There is absolutely no mistake! "
He said it so confidently, but Lin Mengya could hear the hidden meaning in his words.
The fact that the people did not dare to enter meant that it was a hollow place.
In other words, if someone really sneaked in, no one would find out.
"Master, leave this matter to me. I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter and prove your innocence! "
Gong Ling was not stupid.
If it weren't for those careless mistakes, then this matter might very well have been regarded as the wrath of the ancestors.
From the looks of it now, it seemed like someone had done this intentionally to harm the Patriarch.
"No, I have to prove my innocence myself."
Gong Ling wanted to persuade her again, but was stopped by Lin Mengya.
No matter how thorough Gong Ling's investigation was, there was always a knot in the hearts of these clansmen.
She could not let these people who were the most loyal to the master of the family become the most unstable factor in the Gong family.
She looked around proudly and fearlessly at everyone's gaze.
"Regardless of whether the people here believe it or not, I can honestly tell you that this is not the will of the heavens, nor is it the manifestation of the ancestors. Someone is trying to frame him! "
"This is impossible!"
Someone immediately retorted. Someone else stood up and said righteously, "Every single one of us here will be loyal to the Patriarch. No one would do such a desecration of their ancestors! "
"But, how do you explain the memorial tablets and incense? Even if you don't know how to do it, doesn't everyone in the world know how to do it? "
In the face of Lin Mengya's questioning, that person did not have the confidence to answer.
"Anyway, none of us here would do it!"
Gong Ling sighed and explained, "Master, I dare to use my head as a guarantee that no one here will do anything to harm you."
Lin Mengya's gaze was like a steel knife, cutting through everyone present.
"You keep saying that you must be loyal to the Patriarch, but now, just because of these nonexistent things, you're questioning your own beliefs. It turns out that your loyalty is so shallow. How disappointing! "
Someone in the crowd was flustered, because he suddenly realized that they had intended to harm the Patriarch just now.
Some of them were dubious. They did not realize that what they had done just now was completely equivalent to betraying their own beliefs.
There were also some who refused to come to their senses and glared at her.
Their love for her was due to loyalty, betrayal and hatred.
So it was.
Lin Mengya looked at them and felt helpless.
She knew that this kind of fanaticism and dedication would cause problems sooner or later.
She did not expect that it would happen so fast, so fast that she had no time to make corresponding preparations.
Perhaps, from the moment she arrived here, today's matter had already been planned.
She turned her head and looked at Gong Ling.
The latter also had a dumbfounded expression on his face.
"Master Ling, is there any way for me to prove my identity in the family?"
Gong Ling seemed to wake up from a dream after a while. He hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, there is, but …"
"What?"
"There is a hot spring in the back mountain. Originally, it was used by every Patriarch to take a bath before presiding over the ancestral worship. But later, because of the rugged mountain road, we were led here. But if there is a dispute about the identity of the Patriarch, we can go there to verify. "
Sure enough, there was a way to verify. She hurriedly asked, "How to verify?"
"Well, it's a long time ago. I have to check the ancient books."
Gong Ling also did not know. In fact, the inheritance of the Patriarch of the Gong family had always been cautious, so there had never been any dispute.
But the little girl who first scolded her as an impostor said with a bit of pride in her eyes, "It is said that the Patriarch of the Gong family was born with a vision. Only the real bloodline of the Patriarch will show up. Others will definitely not have it! "
"Oh? How do you know so clearly? Could it be that someone had predicted that there would be a dispute, so he told you the way to verify my identity? "
Her eyes were cold, which made the little girl a little less arrogant.
But she still muttered unwillingly.
"Don't care who told me. Anyway, if you dare not go, you are fake!"
Lin Mengya withdrew her gaze and turned to look at the people around.
"Humph! Since I proposed it, I will not go back on my word. But you have to reflect on yourself. Don't let others make a raft without knowing it! "
After saying that, she took the lead to walk out of the ancestral hall, followed by Gong Ling.
The few young men who had been following her closely also followed her.
The mountain road was indeed not easy to walk on.
But Lin Mengya kept her back high and walked on the mountain road unhurriedly.
Behind her, a large group of people followed.
Baiji and Baizhi also tried their best to follow, but there was only coldness in their eyes when they looked at the people.
"Miss, why don't we go back? The way I see it, the people here are all crazy! "
Baizhi could not bear to see her mistress being wronged, so she waved her little fist and said indignantly.
Baiji tugged at her and signaled her not to talk nonsense with her eyes.
But Lin Mengya smiled indifferently.
"I can't go. If I leave now, the Gong family will be finished."
"But they are a group of lunatics! He was so respectful to you before, but now he doesn't even recognize you. What's the point of spending so much effort on such a clansman? "
She glanced at Baizhi, reached out her hand, and gently patted the back of her hand to comfort her.
"Silly girl, sometimes you can't look at things on the surface. They have been servants to the Patriarch for generations. In their hearts, the Patriarch is not only their master, but also their god. If someone humiliates me in front of you, will you be angry? "
Baizhi frowned, and her heart softened.
"But you can't let them go so easily!"
"Of course."
Lin Mengya smiled, and there was some hidden danger in her smile.
The Gong family could not blindly worship the Patriarch.
Moreover, she did not want to turn the Gong family into a feudal aristocrat with divine power.
If the Gong family wanted to survive smoothly and become a family that could last for thousands of years, they had to turn blind obedience to someone or to the Patriarch into responsibility and love for the whole family.
Only when everyone was wholeheartedly proud of the family, and could rationally judge whether their behavior was beneficial to the family.
At the same time, the realization of personal value and the realization of the family value complemented each other in order to continue to develop.
Baizhi, who had been listening attentively to her mistress, was confused.
She really did not know what her mistress was talking about, but she did not dare to ask.
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