After chatting with Xue Pan for a while, Baochai focused on asking about Jinling, especially the family business and land.
Business is an imperial mission, and land involves national policies. These two are most likely to cause problems, but they must not cause problems.
So every once in a while, Baochai would send a letter to Jinling, just to remind everyone in the Xue family not to be stupid.
After carefully asking about the situation, Baochai saw that his brother had a strange look on his face and couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what's wrong?"
Xue Pan's expression became even weirder and he looked around. , just now he said, "It's something."
Although Xue Pan said it was a trivial matter, looking at the way he was hesitant to speak, Baochai knew that the matter was definitely not trivial.
She was originally in a good mood, but now her face became ugly.
"What's going on?" Baochai asked calmly.
Xue Pan is also extremely afraid of his own sister.
Seeing her tone change, Xue Pan was even more frightened and stood up from the chair unconsciously.
"If you are going to cause trouble yourself, what can I do? If you are really good, I will take care of your mother." "As for family inheritance, I will adopt one person from the clan to your name, no." I'll make you lose your incense."
"You all stand down," Baochai said, looking around.
"It's just words that offend" Baochai's eyes almost burst into flames.
"There are still some rough edges," Xue Pan answered honestly.
Although Xue Pan called her "sister" affectionately, the latter's first identity was the prince's concubine, and Xue Pan could not bear the angry scolding at this moment. < /p>
If it were anyone else, they might have complied because Xue Pan was the princess' brother, but Liu Xiang would not give in even to death.
"You have always responded to the truths I tell you on weekdays, but now it seems that you have turned a deaf ear."
"Sister, you have to save me, you have to save me."
At this time, Baochai was still angry, and she only heard her say coldly, "This is not your business."
"I talk too much when I drink too much, and I feel confused." So I went to talk to Liu Xiang who was traveling with me, but I didn’t know that I offended him with my words, so he gave him a beating."
Of course Xue Pan was not just verbally offended, this guy was completely drunk. He is cowardly and covets Liu Xiang's "beauty" and wants to use force, only to be beaten up in the end.
At such a critical moment, he did not dare to hide anything.
The guy immediately shut up, bowed to Baochai honestly, and then retreated tremblingly.
"If you really want to talk about it, it can also be said to be a misunderstanding."
Xue Pan looked around and hesitated for a while.
After he left, only Ying'er and Wen Xing entered the palace because they were worried about the princess's anger.
The reason why Xue Pan was afraid was not that he felt he was wrong, but that he was worried that Liu Xiang would expose the matter to Zhu Jinghong.
"Yes"
"Yes"
Does my sister really not intend to help herself?
Looking at Baochai's indifferent expression, Xue Pan became more and more worried, and felt a chill on his back.
After everyone left, Baochai stared at his brother with bright eyes, and said in a cold voice, "You can say it now"
"Princess, in fact, this is just a matter of"
Standing there with his waist bent, Xue Pan said cautiously, "Last night, because I was thinking about going to the capital, I could finally relax a little faster, so I drank a few more drinks."
"Sister, you can save me." We are the only brother in our family. Now my mother is very old. If I really have a problem, what will you do to her?"
Xue Pan kowtowed and cried, "You, my brother and sister , blood is thicker than water, you can't just die without saving him."
Before Xue Pan finished speaking, he heard Baochai scolding "Get out"
Hearing Baochai say Xue Pan was so frightened by these words that he was so confused that he became a little incoherent.
"Sister, this matter may be big or small."
"My dear, you really don't care about me." Ying'er looked worried.
After scolding him for a few times, Baochai felt a little calmer, thinking that he could take advantage of this incident to teach his brother a lesson.
It is said that the person who ties the bell must be tied to untie the bell. In Baochai's view, it is up to Xue Pan himself to calm down the matter.
"I don't want to die, I'm not married yet"
Hearing this, Xue Pan was almost frightened to death. He knelt down on the ground with a plop, and then crawled to the treasure In front of Chai.
In his heart, Zhu Jinghong was almost like the living king of hell. He was really scared to the core. This time, it could be said that he came to save his life.
Looking at his brother kneeling in front of him, Baochai couldn't help but sigh, and finally said, "Go back and reflect on your own first. Whether you can save your life this time depends on how sincere you are."
p>"Sister, you must help me. I have been able to protect you at home all these years."
It was rare to be scolded by his own sister, but Xue Pan didn't even dare to raise his head. Lift it up, let alone argue with Baochai.
"Tell me what's important," Baochai said in a cold tone.
Baochai knew Zhu Jinghong’s character, and it was hard for her to interfere directly in this matter. If a few girls intervened, wouldn’t they be courting death?
After thinking for a while, Baochai said, "It's ultimately your fault. If the prince asks you about it, I won't be able to protect you."
"When will the prince come back?"< /p>
"It's hard to say. I'm afraid I'll have to come back very late when I go hunting," Ying'er replied.
In order to save his brother, Baochai did not dare to act rashly on this matter.
After thinking for a while, Baochai ordered, "Let my brother stay in another courtyard first and arrange a place for him to stay until the prince comes back."
"Yes"
Baochai'sThis decision made Xue Pan's life worse than death. Staying in another hospital made him feel like he was waiting to be punished.
The butcher knife above his head may fall at any time, making him restless and manic.
At this time, he felt extremely regretful as to why he had been possessed by a ghost and insisted on doing evil things to Liu Xiang.
So not only did he receive a severe beating, but now he is in such big trouble
If he were in his own house, he would have started to curse and hit people and throw things, but He didn't dare to do anything in the Wangfu Courtyard.
In his extreme suffering, time passed extremely slowly.
At noon, the palace servants brought a sumptuous meal, but Xue Pan did not eat a bite and remained hungry until it was almost dark.
Finally, he heard someone outside announcing that the prince had returned to the mansion, and then the servants in the mansion became busy.
And this news was like a sharp sword piercing Xue Pan's heart. He was so frightened that he fainted.
At the main gate of the courtyard, Zhu Jinghong has jumped off his horse. It can be seen that he is in a good mood today.
"The prince showed his power today, and the ministers have gained their knowledge."
"Thirteen badgers, sixteen roe deer, six deer, and one tiger"
p>
"The most commendable thing is that this tiger was shot in the eye and died, with its fur intact"
The people who complimented him at this moment were Baihu Gao Hong and Zhang Zhongxiang. The other two are a bit more "slippery". < /p>
In other words, after hunting so many prey, Zhu Jinghong only needed one tiger skin, and the rest were given to them as welfare.
Although the royal guards were treated very well, this unexpected fortune was equally gratifying, and several families thanked him and kowtowed.
After saying goodbye to all the guards, Zhu Jinghong entered the palace. At this time, Deng An came to him and reported the situation of Xue Pan's visit to the palace.
"What is he doing here?" Zhu Jinghong asked in confusion.
Because Baochai retreated from everyone at that time, Deng An didn't know the content of the conversation, so he could only answer honestly that he didn't know.
Zhu Jinghong didn't think much and walked straight towards the bedroom. At this time, Baochai was already waiting for him in the room.
When he entered the house, Baochai took the initiative to welcome him out, and at the same time asked the eunuch and maid on duty in the palace to get down.
Speculating that it might be about Xue Pan, Zhu Jinghong did not take the initiative to ask, but waited for Baochai to tell him.
"How was the harvest of the prince's trip today?"
"It's not bad. I hunted a tiger. I plan to skin the tiger and give it to the old man."
Continue After Zhu Jinghong took off the hat, Baochai boasted smoothly, "Your Majesty is so brave, which really makes me admire you."
Zhu Jinghong did not answer, but said smoothly, "Now that you are pregnant, these servants people's workJust let them do it, why do you come in person?"
"Although I am pregnant, I am still your wife. Isn't it natural for a wife to serve her husband?"
Zhu Jinghong He smiled and said, "You always have your own reasons."
At this point, Zhu Jinghong sat on the chair and pulled Baochai to sit aside.
Next, After the two chatted for a while, Baochai finally said, "My brother is here today"
"Oh"
"This time Liu Xiang went to Jinling and earned a lot of money for the palace. , among which my brother is considered to have helped, the prince said, "Baochai turned around and asked.
"Hmm"
"It's just that you also know that he is a cold-blooded person. He will be stupid and do some unthinkable things."
Seeing that Baochai was having a hard time considering his words, Zhu Jinghong asked directly, "Xue Pan is in trouble again."
"Alas, he is mud." I couldn’t hold myself up to the wall, and I was so angry with him today.”
“What’s going on?” Zhu Jinghong asked.
“Last night, he and Liu Xiang”
Baochai explained the situation and told her the reason, which made her feel embarrassed, but she did not favor Xue Pan.
At this time, Zhu Jinghong looked very ugly, and Baochai did not say anything. Begging for mercy.
I just heard her say, "We should punish him well and let him have a better memory, otherwise I'm afraid he will get into trouble."
Zhu Jinghong nodded, and then said, "Today It's already too late. Just ask Liu Xiang to come over tomorrow and take care of this matter."
"Yeah"
This matter is not big or small for Zhu Jinghong, so he didn't How could he be so relieved that he didn't even think about summoning Xue Pan?
After talking to Baochai, Zhu Jinghong had dinner with her again, and then went to Ke Qing's residence to summon Qiqi Nuo. Min had a heart-to-heart talk.
That night, Liu Xiang received a message from Prince Xiang's Mansion and learned that he was going to see Xue Pan in the courtyard outside the city the next day. He went, so being summoned this night really worried him.
In any case, Xue Pan is the princess’ brother, Zhu Jinghong’s uncle.
So-called. Liu Xiang was an outsider after all, so how could he not worry about angering Xue Pan?
Of course, he trusted Zhu Jinghong's character and knew that this person was not a one-sided person. So although he was flustered, he felt much better than Xue Pan.
Liu Xiang slept peacefully that night, but Xue Pan didn't sleep all night long. Early in the morning, Liu Xiang rode to the annex of Prince Xiang's Mansion. An hour later, he arrived outside the annex.
After being informed, Deng An personally greeted him and led him to the palace. Let's go.
The two chatted for a while before entering the palace gate, and Liu Xiang heard screams.
When he was confused, he He followed Deng An into the second gate, and then discovered the source of the screams.
I saw the west side of the second gate., a man had his shirt taken off and was lying on a bench being whipped.
Looking closely, Liu Xiang was almost shocked, because the person who was beaten was Xue Pan.
"Eunuch Deng, this is"
Deng An replied, "Uncle Xue did something wrong. The prince was so angry that he ordered him to be whipped twenty times."
Although Deng An didn't know the inside story, he understood that Xue Pan must have offended Liu Xiang and was punished here and now.
So at this time, Liu Xiang's status in Deng An's mind was once again elevated, and he could basically equal Jia Yun's level.
Because Zhu Jinghong summoned them, they did not stay here, but were taken directly to the living room.
Due to Zhu Jinghong’s strict orders, the chamberlain did not release the water. Xue Pan’s screams were truly heartbreaking, and this was the result of his trying his best to endure it.
Only this real pain made Xue Pan reflect further and completely put an end to certain thoughts in his heart.
As for Liu Xiang, when he was introduced to the study, Zhu Jinghong was sharpening his knife.
Yes, on the desk where he was supposed to write and draw, he placed a delicate whetstone and was sharpening the knife he carried with him.
Although the painting style is a bit weird, Liu Xiang’s expression remained unwavering and he reported to Zhu Jinghong consciously and smoothly.
"Kowtow to the prince"
"No gifts, no gifts, get up quickly"
Liu Xiang is a capable person, to be more precise, he is extremely capable. Strong, the value is several orders of magnitude higher than Xue Pan.
After signaling Liu Xiang to sit aside, Zhu Jinghong said, "I heard that Xue Pan offended you, so I ordered him to be whipped twenty times. If you still feel uncomfortable, I will punish him again."
Although he was not ashamed of Xue Pan, Liu Xiang also knew the principle of accepting things as soon as they were good, and immediately replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking care of me. Now that Xue Pan has been punished, the matter will be over."
"It's also my fault that I indulged him in normal times, which made this guy bold. I am also at fault in this matter."
For people like Liu Xiang, you have to behave like a polite and virtuous corporal. Only then can he truly return to his heart.
Seeing Zhu Jinghong apologize for this matter, Liu Xiang, who had just sat down, stood up again and said with fear, "Your Majesty's words really make this villain feel ashamed."
"Your Majesty, The little man has the kindness to rebuild, and he has helped and cared for many people many times. He is such a kind little man."
Liu Xiang said a lot, and these words were all inspired by his feelings, so his sincerity is touching.
This is a man who knows how to repay kindness, Zhu Jinghong said secretly.
Moving for him to take a seat again, Zhu Jinghong asked about maritime trade, especially about Western countries.
In nearly a year, Liu Xiang went to sea twice. Although the furthest was only Luzon, he also saw a lot of things with his own eyes.
From him, Zhu Jinghong gained a more accurate grasp of the profits of sea trade and the threats at sea.
The facts clearly prove that without sufficient maritime power, today’s maritime trade will be a castle in the air..
Westerners dominate the oceans, and they decide the rules of trade. It is basically impossible to continue to make big money from these people.
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