Neither Han Feng nor Chu Hanxin went to have breakfast until noon, when Bing'er prepared lunch and invited them again, and then they each came to the front hall.
Sitting at the dinner table, Han Feng glanced at Chu Hanxin cautiously. At this moment, Chu Hanxin returned to his usual cold appearance, eating calmly without saying a word, as if nothing happened.
Occasionally, when he glanced at Han Feng inadvertently, his sharp, knife-like eyes made Han Feng, who was already a little guilty, feel a chill in his back.
After eating for a while, Chu Hanxin suddenly looked at Binger and said.
"Why didn't Xiao Lei come over?"
Binger responded quickly.
"Third Master went out early this morning and didn't even eat breakfast."
"Um……?"
Chu Hanxin's beautiful eyebrows wrinkled imperceptibly and asked again.
"Did he say where he went?"
Binger shook her head.
"The third master left in a hurry without saying anything."
Chu Hanxin immediately looked at Butler Zhang and said.
"Steward Zhang, has Xiaolei been to the ancestral hall this morning?"
Butler Zhang thought for a while and said.
"I think I went there once."
Chu Hanxin's face changed slightly and she said to Bing'er.
"Bing'er, go and see if the "Family Golden Order" in the ancestral hall is still there."
Bing'er obviously sensed something was wrong. She quickly got up and ran to the ancestral hall. After a while, she ran back and said breathlessly.
"Eldest... eldest lady, the family's golden order is... missing!"
The "Family Golden Order" is an honorary mark awarded by the main line of the Han family to those who have made great contributions to the family.
If someone in the family makes a big mistake, they can use the family golden order to offset the mistake. Its effect is similar to Han Feng's death-free gold medal in his previous life.
When Han Xiaotian died that year, the main line of the Han family issued a family golden order to him. As Han Feng and others were stripped of the main line, this golden order was also brought to the branch and enshrined together with Han Xiaotian's spiritual tablet in the ancestral hall.
When she heard that the family's golden order was missing, Chu Hanxin's expression finally changed completely, and she suddenly stood up and said.
"You guys wait at home, I'll go check on the main line!"
After that, Chu Hanxin said nothing and stood up to leave.
Unexpectedly, Chu Hanxin had not yet stepped out of the hall.
"Bang...!"
Outside the gate of Han Mansion, there was a loud noise, and the dilapidated courtyard door broke free from the frame and collapsed.
Immediately, a group of more than a dozen people swaggered into the Han Mansion compound.
The leader was a young man in his early twenties, tall and thin, with a handsome face, but the dark and evil light in his eyes made people dislike him at all.
Behind the young man were about ten people, all young men wearing double-breasted black shirts.
As soon as she saw the leader, Bing'er couldn't help but said timidly.
"This...isn't this "Han Yuan", a side disciple of the main lineage?"
The Han family is a large family. There are hundreds of children with the surname Han alone in the family. Among them, the direct descendants of the elders in the Elder Hall are all the children of the main line of the family, and the others are considered "collateral".
If these collateral descendants were separated from the main line, they would become "branch" existences like Han Feng and others.
Of course, no descendant of the collateral line is willing to leave the family. After all, the main line of the Han family is the core of the family and where resources are most concentrated. Therefore, many descendants of the collateral line will tend to join the children of the main line in order to obtain more cultivation resources.
The Han Yuan in front of him is no exception. He is the confidant of "Han Chen", the main descendant of the Han family.
Han Yuan led a group of people and strode into the Han family branch, all the way to the front of the hall, and happened to catch sight of Chu Hanxin standing at the door.
A flash of surprise flashed in Han Yuan's eyes, and then a smile appeared on his face, and he cupped his hands and said
"Haha... my little brother Han Yuan, meet my sister-in-law!"
As he said this, he shouted at the people behind him.
"Why don't you come here quickly? I've met my sister-in-law."
A group of people smiled and saluted Chu Hanxin.
Chu Hanxin at the door said with a cold expression.
"Who is your sister-in-law?"
When Han Yuan heard this, the smile on his face became clearer.
"Haha... Miss Chu is laughing. You and Brother Han Chen have already made an engagement, and the wedding is about to be held. Of course we should call you sister-in-law."
As soon as these words came out, Bing'er, Butler Zhang, and Han Feng in the hall were all shocked.
When Chu Hanxin heard this, he actually did not refute, but said with a cold expression.
"What are you doing here?"
Han Won smiled.
"Hehe... I have officially come to propose marriage to Miss Chu under the orders of Brother Han Chen!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a young man in black clothes behind him came forward with a heavy tray in both hands. Han Yuan pulled off the brocade cloth on the tray, and the golden light shone brightly under the sunlight.
The tray contained a pile of gold coins.
Han Won smiled.
"Miss Chu, this thousand gold coins is only part of the betrothal gift. There is also a gift list here. You can take a look and see if there is anything else you need. But it doesn't matter.
Brother Han Chen told me that on the day when Miss Chu and my brother get married, there will be a "10,000 gold gift" sent to me. "
With that said, Han Yuan took two steps forward and handed the gift slip to Chu Hanxin with both hands.
However, Chu Hanxin did not reach out to pick it up, but looked at Han Yuandao with a cold expression.
"Today my younger brother Han Lei went to the main line of the family. I wonder if you have seen him."
Hearing Chu Hanxin's words, a strange color flashed in Han Yuan's eyes, but he looked confused.
"Uh... Miss Chu, are you talking about Brother Han Lei? I really haven't met him yet. How about Miss Chu accept the betrothal gift first, and then I will take the brothers to look for him?"
A sharp light flashed in Chu Hanxin's eyes, and she looked at Han Yuandao coldly.
"I won't accept anything without seeing Xiao Lei."
Han Yuan's gaze sent chills down his spine, and he couldn't help but take a step back. After his expression changed for a while, he smiled again.
"Okay, everything is as Miss Chu said."
After saying that, Han Yuan shouted towards the door.
"Then bring people in!"
