"We have to think of a solution," the Goddess of Wealth, Marissy, said.
"Yes, this is really urgent." Sui Xiong seconded this thought.
They looked at each other in despair. If they had any plan in mind, they wouldn't be in such a daze. That rumor was the crux of the issue: to the aristocrats, the continuation of their inheritance, power and status was their main goal in life. If this was threatened in any way, even the most enlightened and non-traditional aristocrats would still stick to tradition. Of course, there were a select few who could not care less about such matters. Some even felt that the idea of the aristocrats' inheritance was unreasonable and that they shouldn't pass power from generation to generation. Every societal group would have such people, and the aristocrats as a whole viewed them as betrayers who needed to be taken care of.
Even though it could be said that wise men ended rumors, but what if the rumors had turned out to be true?
