Just as everyone in the hall showed their surprise, Song Mingsong further explained his reasoning:
"We've been away from home for almost fifty years, and none of us knows exactly what the situation is like in the clan. So, it's better to wait."
Upon hearing this explanation, Song Shan, Song Chao, and the others all felt it made sense.
According to their understanding, within the Dinghai Song Family, only family members of Fourth Rank and above really counted as upper echelon, holding a certain right to speak. Before achieving that status, whether one was of Second or Third Rank, they could only be considered as the family backbone, merely following and executing the decisions of the family's upper layers without any right to participate in decision-making.