King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 61
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"Where is Lian's second brother?"

Leaping off his horse, Xue Pan quickly walked up the steps and asked the house slave who was guarding the door.

"Master, it's in the front hall..."

Throwing down the horsewhip, Xue Pan entered the mansion with a smile on his face, walked around the screen wall and passed through the hanging flower gate, and the reception hall of the Xue family was impressively in sight.

"Second Brother Lian..."

Xue Pan's voice startled Jia Lian who was joking with the maid.

"I think it's your uncle Xue who came!" Jia Lian said with a smile.

"Exactly!"

"Why don't I let him send you to me after he comes in? Would you like to go to the capital with me?"

Jia Lian's words made the girl's face blush, and she lowered her head unconsciously, making her even more fascinated.

"Second Brother Lian..."

Xue Pan roared, awakening Jia Lian from his obsession.

"Brother Xue Da..." Jia Lian stood up after him.

After the two of them saw the ceremony, they divided their seats between the guests and the host, and their own maids brought tea to Xue Pan.

"Second Brother Lian, why are you here?"

In fact, Xue Pan and Jia Lian are not very close, but they met each other a few times when they were young, and it was only because the other party represented the Rongguo Mansion that he called each other kindly.

"Brother Xue, you wrote a letter to Second Uncle, and we realized that the matter is of great importance!"

Talking about business, Jia Lian resumed his serious expression, and then said: "After the second uncle will discuss with Uncle Wang, he will order me to come to Yingtian to send you a message!"

"Brother Lian, please tell me!"

"Second Uncle said, you must withdraw the appeal. You don't have to worry about the Thirteenth Lord, they will deal with the court!"

Speaking of this, Jia Lian showed a worried expression: "This incident involves a lot, and if you are not careful, you will be lost forever. You and I can't get involved..."

Hearing what he said so seriously, Xue Pan, who was originally in high spirits, became heavy in his heart.

"Second brother Lian, if you can't withdraw the appeal..."

"It must be withdrawn, if it is not withdrawn, it will be a dead end!"

This is really a fool, why can't he understand the good words?Who do you Xue Pan think you are?Want to get involved in a royal battle?

Xue Pan became more and more confused: "Second brother Lian, withdrawing the lawsuit is a dead end!"

"Are you okay? This is what the second uncle and Uncle Wang mean, don't you understand?"

"I understand, but..."

"Brother Xue, we are doing this for your own good. You can't be obsessed with it, or your family will be ruined!" Jia Lian's tone became stern, as if he was an older brother.

Xue Pan quickly explained: "Second brother Lian, it's not that I want to sue, the Thirteenth Master has put a knife on my neck, if I don't sue, I will die at that time!"

"Master Thirteen's knife is cold... I almost peed my pants!"

Speaking of this, Xue Pan opened his collar, pointed to the scar on it and said, "Look at this wound... If Master Thirteen's knife is cut by half a point, I will pass my first seven today!"

Seeing this situation, although Jia Lian was angry that Xue Pan was useless, he couldn't say much about him.

"Second brother Lian, even if I risk my life now, I can't withdraw the lawsuit if I want to!"

Before Jia Lian could ask any questions, Xue Pan continued, "The trial of the case has already been completed. The pusher Hu Jin'an was dismissed from his post and dealt with by the Ministry of Communications. I have already won the case!"

In less than ten days, such a big case was concluded, and Jia Lian directly suspected that Xue Pan was lying.

Lifting Erlang's legs, Jia Lian said with a sneer: "Brother Xue, I have run through all the big and small yamen in the past two years, and I know a little about the inside ways, and the trial is over so quickly...Your lie is too amateurish!"

"I'm not really..."

Just as Xue Pan was about to explain, he heard the sound of blowing and beating outside, which diverted Xue Pan's attention on the spot.

Before he could ask a question, a servant rushed over and reported, "My lord, a group of people came outside, saying that it was an order from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"The order of the prince?"

After thinking about it for a while, Xue Pan slapped his forehead immediately, and explained to Jia Lian who was stunned by the side: "It's a plaque from the crown prince!"

"What? A plaque from the crown prince?"

Jia Lian hesitated, but Xue Pan didn't give him time to think, and pulled him out of the hall to greet him.

Granting the plaque was naturally thought up by Zhu Jinghong, in order to set an example in Jinling.

Didn't the official threaten Xue's family to withdraw the lawsuit?The crown prince wanted the Xue family to win the lawsuit, and even publicly praised him.

Let more people see that the crown prince is the master for the people, and this can also deter Jinling officials, who are also afraid that the ruler will follow suit.

Originally, Xue's family was supposed to be a member of the Tianding family, but now that the event of giving plaques happened again, a large number of people had gathered outside the gate of Xue's house, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was blocked.

The plaque-giving team entered the gate of Xue's house, and the Donggong scholar was already standing in the main hall of Xue's house, holding a document and announcing the crown prince's words of commendation.

In this way, no matter the official or the private, Xue Pan has been highly praised.

It took less than half a month from being notorious at the beginning to becoming an image of defying the powerful and speaking up for justice. Everything can be said to be magical.

"The grass people thank His Royal Highness, a thousand years ago!"

Handing the documents to Xue Pan, the scholar of the Eastern Palace said in a deep voice: "Master Xue, the plaque has been delivered, and I will go back and report to you!"

Xue Pan hurriedly sent him out, and at the same time took out a bank note from his pocket, and said in a low voice, "Please take a trip, my lord, a small gesture is not a respect, my lord, take it to drink tea..."

These are all Xue Pan's "occupational diseases", but this move annoyed the Donggong scholar. After all, these people are extremely noble officials, and they hate corruption the most.

"Xue Family Dalang, His Highness the Crown Prince bestowed upon you the plaque of good deeds and virtues, in order to ask you to cultivate your virtues, and don't let His Highness down!"

Leaving these words coldly, the Bachelor of the Eastern Palace felt that it would be uncomfortable to stay for a moment longer, and walked out of the Xue family's mansion with big strides, until Xue Pan was at a loss with the silver ticket.

After secretly cursing Xue as a fool, Jia Lian stepped forward and said: "Brother Xue, the Donggong scholar is so noble, you give him the bank note...isn't it like pointing someone's nose and scolding his mother!"

"Is there anyone who doesn't love money?" Xue Pan couldn't believe it.

Seeing a plaque carried by the servants, Xue Pan suddenly burst into laughter, and then ordered: "Hang it up in the middle hall immediately, and invite the masters of each house to come and discuss the matter!"

Discussion is of course an excuse, Xue Pan is trying to show off to the clansmen and further consolidate his position as Patriarch.

"The person who announced the order has left, why is it still so noisy outside?" Xue Pan looked at his followers.

Immediately, someone replied: "Back to my uncle, many neighbors came from outside, and they all came to congratulate our house!"

Hearing this, Xue Pan smiled even more, and said with his hips akimbo: "Rewards... give me rewards!"

Seeing this move, Jia Lian shook his head frequently, but he couldn't say much.

After all, Xue Pan has already been appreciated by the prince by himself, and he, Jia Lian, has no reason to teach others.

"Let's go, Second Brother Lian... let's go in and talk!" Facing the family at this moment, Xue Pan's waist stiffened a lot.

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In the inner house of the Xue family, Aunt Xue's heart sank when she learned that the prince sent someone to give the plaque.

A lot of things have been going on these days, and she is always worried about her family and her son. Now that the case has been concluded, her heart has finally settled down.

"Bodhisattva bless... I can finally live in peace!" Aunt Xue put her hands together and prayed sincerely.

Baochai was sitting by the side, mending a handkerchief with a needle and thread, when she heard the words, she said, "Mother... I heard that my uncle's family has come, I don't know what it means!"

"The case is over, our family is fine, what else can we say!"

Aunt Xue didn't care, and then said: "The Bodhisattva has manifested, I have to go to Nanjing Nunnery to worship the Bodhisattva sometime, and donate more incense money!"

"After finishing the imperial mission this time, we should try to get your brother to be an official in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then we have to ask your uncle and uncle to clear up the relationship..."

"There is also the matter of entering the palace as a servant, you have to make more preparations..."

(End of this chapter)