Xie Gui hurriedly got up to soothe Xie Yun, and Xie Sunshi hurriedly poured tea. Only Xie Qiuliang stood there with lingering fear, wishing he could burn down the entire Prince Yong's mansion.

At the same time, he felt a strange sense of guilt towards his wife. He had made such a scene to avenge his concubine's daughter, yet when his father beat him, it was this wife who stood in front of him.

After drinking the tea, Xie Yun regained some of his strength. He glared at Xie Qiuliang a few times and said, "Hurry up and buy the things back!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll take care of it right away, Father, please calm down." He said as he walked, almost fleeing from the study. In his haste, he bumped into Xie Qiushan, who was walking in from the opposite direction.

"Ouch!" Caught off guard, he was really hit this time, wincing in pain.

Xie Qiushan and Xie Gui quickly helped him up, asking, "Brother, are you alright?"

Xie Qiuliang dared not say anything was wrong and shook his head repeatedly, "Nothing, nothing, second brother, I'll be going now."

Having said that, he hurriedly ran off without waiting for Xie Qiushan's reply.

Xie Qiushan watched his disappearing figure, shook his head, and said to Xie Yun, "Father, several officials outside the door request an audience."

Xie Yun is feeling bitter right now.

He quietly stayed home to raise his children, living a secluded life and keeping a low profile. Unlike Wang Kuanqi, he never made friends with this person or that person. Apart from relatives by marriage, he generally did not have deep friendships with others. He did not play power games, except for fulfilling his duties as a subject.

The Xie family's current status is such that he no longer needs to fight or compete for it; simply maintaining what he already has is already something many families can only dream of.

However, things changed after Princess Jun came to visit. First, they lost a valuable item. But valuable items are just material possessions, and the Xie family has plenty of them.

However, the songs in the bustling city, ostensibly praising the Xie family, secretly put them in the spotlight, and there were countless people who wanted to drag the Xie family down with them.

Unfortunately, the Emperor also sent those eight words: "A family that accumulates good deeds will surely have abundant blessings." These eight words also have a follow-up: "A family that accumulates evil deeds will surely have abundant calamities."

Emperor Mingde's meaning was clear: If I grant you good fortune, you must also grant me good fortune. If I grant you good fortune but you do not, then I will grant you misfortune.

When the Xie family was lying low, Emperor Mingde had not thought of taking action against them. Now, the Xie family suddenly appeared in Emperor Mingde's field of vision. No, Emperor Mingde had always wanted the Xie family to show their strength, but he had held back until his foolish son offended the Prince Yong's Mansion.

Enraged, Prince Yong's mansion forcibly took a stand on behalf of the Xie family.

He was suffering inside. Others had spoken up for him, and he had to happily accept it, then spend his time and resources to work for them.

Clutching his heart, he weakly said, "Please come in."