While the whole family was in panic all day long, Zhu Jinghong in the front hall of the Xue family was calm and contented.
The Xue family was wealthy, and the furnishings in the hall were quite exquisite. Zhu Jinghong took a closer look at them when he had nothing to do.
He broke into Xue's house today not only because of anger, but also because of personal needs.
The fight between the prince and Prince Rui was fierce. He used various methods to earn performance. Even if he used the princeling brand as a talisman, he could easily attract the attention of Prince Rui.
Therefore, making some mistakes appropriately, not too big or too small, can effectively reduce your threat.
As the emperor's only legitimate son, even if he didn't want to be the emperor at all, he was actually a very eye-catching existence, and it was impossible not to hide his clumsiness.
However, when he made this "neither big nor small" mistake, it was like a thunderbolt to the Xue family.
"These are good things, but... they are really good things!"
Originally, he wanted to praise him, but unfortunately he didn't have much ink in his stomach, so Zhu Jinghong had no choice but to give up.
Turning his eyes to the people following him in the room, Zhu Jinghong added, "You must have a lot of these things at home!"
Hou Jing answered: "Every house has some furnishing utensils to decorate the facade!"
"Yes, Master Thirteen, everyone has these things!"
Zhu Jinghong looked in disbelief: "Whose family has it? But there is none where I live. It seems that I will have to fight with you in the future!"
Everyone laughed out loud, and the room was filled with joy.
On the other side, when Xue Yucheng returned to the inner house, the elders of the Xue family gathered over and were chattering non-stop.
"Second uncle is back!"
Everyone's eyes glanced at the door. Aunt Xue managed to cheer up, stood up and asked: "Second uncle, how is the situation?"
Others also had doubts on their faces, and were as anxious as Aunt Xue.
Xue Yucheng stood there and said, "Do you know who came to our house today?"
"who?"
Looking across everyone's faces, Xue Yucheng said slowly: "It's the Thirteenth Master!"
"Master Thirteen?"
The ones who were slow to respond were still thinking about who it was, while the ones with bright minds were so frightened that their legs went limp and they fell down.
"Master Thirteen? Could it be..." Aunt Xue also reacted and covered her mouth in fright.
"Do you know why the Thirteenth Master came to the house?" Xue Yucheng asked again, his face filled with anger, and his eyes had glanced at Aunt Xue.
"Why? Could it be that my Xue family has not served me well?"
"Could it be that we didn't do our job well enough and the Lord of Residence sent the Thirteenth Master to question us?"
People around him kept speculating, and each one became more and more serious, as if the Xue family was about to collapse.
Seeing that everyone was in despair, Xue Yucheng said slowly: "The Thirteenth Master is here to find Xue Pan!"
In an instant, everyone's anger was detonated, and they all surged towards Xue Pan.
"It's Xue Pan again, he has caused great harm to our family!"
"I have repeatedly advised my sister-in-law to strictly discipline him... My sister-in-law didn't listen, and now she has caused such trouble!"
For a time, the room was full of verbal and verbal criticism, leaving Aunt Xue unable to argue and could only wipe her tears by herself.
At this moment, a cold voice asked: "Second uncle, have you seen the Thirteenth Master and asked about the situation?"
Of course it was Baochai who said this. She remained calm at this moment, which was really commendable.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Xue Yucheng did not dare to lie at this juncture, so he had to reply: "Although I have not seen the Thirteenth Master, the Thirteenth Master sent someone to pass the message, saying that I came to see Xue Pan!"
"That is to say, the Thirteenth Master did not explicitly say what evil deeds he has done!"
"That being the case, uncles, it's better to be patient and wait until the eldest brother comes back..."
However, before Baochai could finish speaking, someone immediately interrupted: "Girl, there are all elders here, do you have the right to speak?"
In fact, it is no longer a matter of fact, each room has secretly agreed to make the big room smelly or even kill him.
Then someone else answered: "You haven't left the cabinet yet, so you should go back to your boudoir to avoid ruining my family's reputation!"
Immediately afterwards, everyone criticized again. Even though Baochai was smart, he had no chance to show it at this moment.
It is undoubtedly impossible to reverse the situation.
"That's enough. Now that the family is in danger, as you are members of the Xue family, you should be working together to tide over the difficulties. How can you ignore the crisis and endanger each other!"
"You say Baochai doesn't understand the rules. Do you, the elders, know the general rules?"
Aunt Xue scolded everyone and silenced everyone. At this moment, she also understood what these people were thinking.
Women are weak by nature, but mothers are strong.
At this moment, Aunt Xue had a stern look on her face and glanced at everyone angrily: "Let me tell you, the Wang family in the capital still recognizes my daughter. Don't think that we orphans and widowed mothers are easy to bully!"
After Aunt Xue finished speaking, the room became quiet, and Baochai approached her mother and whispered comfort.
"Okay, now is really not the time to make a fuss. Since Pan'er isn't here... we have to find a way!"
At this time, Xue Yucheng acted as if he was right, as if the quarrel just now had nothing to do with him.
But his words gave Baochai the opportunity to intervene.
I saw her giving favor to Aunt Xue while saying: "The Thirteenth Master has come here with great honor, and everyone in the family should pay their respects. Second uncle... we must be careful about etiquette first!"
"I just asked to see you, but the Thirteenth Master didn't grant it!"
Looking back, Baochai said calmly: "It's one thing for him not to see you, but it's another thing for us to see him in the whole house!"
"If we make a mistake, we accept punishment, but we cannot neglect the etiquette that should be observed. Otherwise, it will make the Thirteenth Master even more angry, and the whole family will suffer!"
With these words, Baochai also played tricks and kidnapped all the clan members together.
They were all afraid of the so-called "Thirteenth Master's wrath". At this time, a group of Xue family elders had already approved Baochai's proposal.
"Second Uncle, what Bao Yatou said makes sense. The Thirteenth Master is extremely noble. How could we not go and pay homage to him!"
"Even if he doesn't see us, we kowtow and salute from a distance, which is still considered as a courtesy!"
Everyone was talking about it, and finally a public opinion was formed. Everyone looked at Xue Yucheng.
At this point, Xue Yucheng had no choice but to agree to this decision.
So a group of Xue family members were led out of the inner house by Xue Yucheng and gathered outside the second door.
"The men of the Xue family, please pay your respects to the Thirteenth Master!"
Under the leadership of Xue Yucheng, all the Xue family members knelt on the ground, waiting for Zhu Jinghong's response.
At this moment, Zhu Jinghong had been waiting at Xue's house for more than ten minutes, and he had already finished shopping in the living room.
"Thirteenth Master, the Xue family is kowtowing outside the second door, waiting for your summons!"
As a result, after Hou Jing handed over the tea, Zhu Jinghong sat on the chair and asked, "Xue Pan hasn't been found yet?"
"The Xue family has sent people to look for it, but there is no news yet!"
After taking a sip of tea, his throat felt more comfortable, and Zhu Jinghong put down the teacup.
"Then I'll keep waiting!"
"But those people outside..."
Zhu Jinghong thought for a while and asked, "Are the female family members of the Xue family among them?"
This question is very strange. In today's era, men and women are very guarded. How can they show up at will unless they belong to the family?
"There are no female relatives!" Lu Yuxin replied.
Zhu Jinghong felt a little disappointed and ordered: "If they are willing to kneel, let them kneel!"
"yes!"
However, at this moment, Xue Pan, who learned the news, had returned and entered the house through the back door.
