I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 108 Xue Pan's Violence
The so-called seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, Prince Yizhong is extremely powerful. He is a real prince, and his power is no less than that of the prime minister.

As the steward of the palace, he has always been arrogant and domineering.

He did not take the task assigned to him by Prince Yizhong seriously.

What is the Xue family? Who is it?
In Manager Zhou's opinion, as long as he opens his mouth, the Xue family will have no choice but to hand over their shares obediently.

Therefore, after receiving this mission, Manager Zhou first sent someone to look for Xue Pan.

Not long after, the servants of the palace found Xue Pan enjoying wine and feast in Yihong Courtyard.

Next, Manager Zhou took two servants and went straight to Yihong Courtyard.

When they arrived at Yihong Courtyard, Manager Zhou asked for a private room and sent someone to invite Xue Pan.

At this time, Xue Pan was drunk and having a great time with a few singing girls.

The servant of Prince Yi Zhong's mansion stepped forward and said, "Master Xue, our steward Zhou wants to discuss a business with you. Please move aside, Master Xue."

Xue Pan was in high spirits and was disturbed, looking unhappy.

He couldn't help but ask, "Who are you from? What business do you want to discuss with Mr. Xue?"

The servant of Prince Yi Zhong's mansion frowned and said, "Master Xue, our house is on Zhuque Street. Our steward Zhou wants to discuss the business of the Chamber of Commerce with Master Xue. Please move over."

In the servant's opinion, as long as he mentioned Zhuque Street, Xue Pan would be scared to death and would surrender obediently.

Because Zhuque Street is a royal street, and all the people living on the street are royal relatives.

In the capital city, everyone knows about Zhuque Street.

What he didn't know was that this Mr. Xue was actually a fool.

Normally, he has no contact with the circle of Suzaku Street.

Therefore, although Xue Pan heard the three words "Zhuque Street", he did not take it to heart at all.

He did hear that the business related to the Chamber of Commerce was going to be discussed later.

Xue Pan became curious, and he couldn't help but stand up and said, "You lead the way. Master Xue wants to hear what business you want to discuss with Master Xue."

As soon as Xue Pan went out, the four servants of the Xue family followed him immediately.

Soon, Xue Pan and his companions were led into the private room.

Manager Zhou stood up and said with a smile: "Mr. Xue, please sit down and talk."

Xue Pan sat down carelessly and said, "I heard that you want to discuss business with Mr. Xue?"

"Now that Mr. Xue is here, tell me, what business do you want to discuss?"

Hearing Xue Pan's words, Manager Zhou couldn't help but frown, and a look of displeasure immediately appeared on his face.

He said, "It's like this. Our master has taken a fancy to your rouge and powder business and is ready to spend money to buy your shares."

"I invited Master Xue here to discuss this matter. What do you think?"

The Xue family's rouge and powder business is a golden goose that lays eggs.

Unless Xue Pan was crazy, how could he sell this business?
But he didn't guess that the other party was a royal relative. In fact, Manager Zhou had already made it very obvious, but Xue Pan really didn't know.

When Xue Pan heard that the other party wanted to buy shares in his rouge and powder business, he became interested.

He couldn't help but ask with interest: "Oh, I wonder how much money your family wants to spend to buy the shares of my Xue family?"

When Manager Zhou heard Xue Pan say this, he thought that Xue Pan already knew his identity, which was a sign of fear and submission.

Manager Zhou couldn't help but raise his head, his nose pointed up to the sky and said, "Our master is a kind man. He is ready to use 10,000 taels of silver to buy your family's shares. I wonder when Master Xue will be able to hand over the shares?"

Ten thousand taels of silver?

When Xue Pan heard this number, his nose almost became crooked with anger.

A mere ten thousand taels of silver, are you trying to get rid of a beggar?
You know, the rouge and powder business can bring in tens of thousands of dividends a year.

And this birdman in front of him actually dared to speak so arrogantly, saying that he would use a mere 10,000 taels of silver to buy his family's shares. This was simply intolerable.

Xue Pan's eyes widened immediately, and he said angrily, "Fuck you, are you here to tease Master Xue?"

Xue Pan stood up, rushed over and kicked him.

But Manager Zhou was used to showing off his power in the palace. He had never been beaten in his life.

Faced with Xue Pan's sudden kick, he was unable to react.

The kick hit Manager Zhou right in the chest, knocking him to the ground.

Xue Pan still felt unsatisfied, so he pounced on Manager Zhou again, sat on him, and started beating him violently.

The two servants brought by Manager Zhou suddenly panicked and rushed forward to pull Xue Pan away and save Manager Zhou.

Unexpectedly, Xue Pan brought four servants with him. These four servants were used to following Xue Pan and bullying others by taking advantage of their power.

How can I be polite to the other party at this moment?
The four men went up, held down the two servants and started beating them.

Manager Zhou and his two servants were beaten so hard that they begged for mercy.

Xue Pan ignored him and kept fighting until he was tired. Then he let go, panting.

Xue Pan stood up and couldn't help spitting at Manager Zhou twice, cursing, "Damn it, don't let Master Xue run into you next time, or I'll beat you up every time I see you. Let's go!"

After saying that, Xue Pan took his men and left.

After Xue Pan left, two servants from the palace struggled to come forward and help Manager Zhou up.

Manager Zhou's face was beaten into a pig's head by Xue Pan, and his waist was twisted, he looked so miserable.

After standing up, Manager Zhou was furious and could not stop.

He said angrily: "This is rebellion, this is outrageous! How dare a small Xue family be so presumptuous!"

"Let's go back to the palace and ask the prince to make the decision for us!"

"Yes, Steward."

Soon, Manager Zhou returned to the Prince's Mansion with his servant, and without packing anything, he begged to see Prince Yi Zhong in a miserable manner.

Prince Yi Zhong was shocked when he saw the appearance of Manager Zhou.

He hurriedly asked, "What happened? Who beat you so badly?"

Manager Zhou fell to his knees and cried, "Your Highness, it was that kid from the Xue family, Xue Pan, who beat me up!"

"He thought the money our palace offered was too little, so he didn't care about anything and just started beating me."

"He beat me so badly, it's obvious that he didn't give face to the prince. It's a small matter for me to be beaten, but it's a big matter for the prince to lose face!"

"Please make the decision, Your Majesty."

When Prince Yi Zhong heard that Manager Zhou was actually beaten by Xue Pan, his face suddenly turned gloomy.

He couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you tell him that you are the steward of the palace?"

Manager Zhou actually didn't reveal that he was the manager of Prince Yi Zhong's mansion.

The key is that he can't say it so bluntly.

If one always mentions the Prince's Palace when speaking like this and shows off in public, he would have been impeached by the Censor long ago.

Although Prince Yoshitada was a powerful prince, he was not without political enemies.

Once political opponents find evidence against him, he will be impeached.

Therefore, even though Manager Zhou behaves arrogantly and domineeringly, he still has to avoid suspicion when necessary.

(End of this chapter)