Chapter 229 Xie Zhan's Counterattack
Southland, Chen Mansion
At this moment, a banquet was being held at the Chen Mansion, and it was quite lively.
The Chen family invited people from the other five major families in the South to this banquet.
As the saying goes, the drunkard's real interest lies elsewhere. Now that the stage is set, of course the more spectators there are, the more lively it will be.
At this moment, Chen Jiaye was entertaining the heads of the five major families at the gold and silver table in the Chen Mansion. From this place, the view was vast, and from there, one could take in the entire landscape surrounding the Chen Mansion.
At this time, the servants served a famous dish, Farewell My Concubine.
When Chen Jiaye saw this, his eyes flashed, and he knew that it was done, otherwise he would have to cook Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
So he smiled and toasted the other five heads of the family and urged them to eat and drink.
As for the female members of the family, Lai, the mistress of the Chen family, also received the news that the affair had been accomplished. She was planning to use some excuse to lure people to where they were so that she could catch them in bed.
While Lai was still guiding them with words, the female relatives below who were familiar with her were already giving them subtle signals with their eyes.
While eating fruit with a stick, the lady glanced at her friend. What tricks is the Chen family playing?
The lady wiped her mouth. "No matter what tricks the Chen family played, as long as they made up their minds not to be left alone, wouldn't that be enough?" Even the Chen family wouldn't dare to plot against the five great families of the Southland at the same time!
At this moment, a tall figure rushed in from the outside.
The women all stood up and cried out in surprise.
The man came in, panting, and sat straight down in an empty seat.
Seeing the person coming, Lai stood up in shock. Why did Xie Zhan come out?! He came out, but where was Baozhu?
At this moment, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Xie Zhan was clearly not in good condition. He had a handsome face, blood-red lips, slightly red corners of his eyes, and his clothes were slightly open, revealing his collarbone and slender neckline.
The frightened female members present were involuntarily attracted by it.
Lai noticed it and quickly sent someone up to help him to another place.
"Don't touch me!" Xie Zhan's voice was low and magnetic, and his attitude was unquestionable.
Xie Zhan's appearance was undoubtedly handsome, and coupled with the elegant and timeless aura of a young man from a noble family, as well as the restrained arrogance after he came to power, and the series of misfortunes that had given rise to a melancholy aura, all mixed together, like a cup of nectar with a unique taste, it had a fatal attraction to the female relatives present, whether they were married or unmarried.
At this time, Chen Jiaye, who knew about the incident, also hurried over with his men.
As soon as he saw Xie Zhan's condition, he knew something was wrong. Who was responsible for this? Why was he so harsh?
The person who did this was none other than his youngest son Chen Jin. But now Chen Jin himself was also very puzzled. Was the drug he gave really that strong?
Xie Zhan pressed his tongue against the roof of his mouth, forcing himself to stay awake while slightly leaning to the side.
The medicine the Chen family gave him was a low-grade drug, but the dosage was fine.
He increased the dosage himself and was quite harsh on himself.
The five realms of a strategist: planning for oneself, planning for others, planning for the army, planning for the state, and planning for the world. He dared not say that he had mastered the essence of them, but he still had a good grasp of the way to plan for himself.
Xie Zhan knew that the Chen family would definitely plot against him.
In fact, the Chen family could use two years to allow the Xie family to slowly integrate with them, observe him, and then decide whether to use that plan.
But the Chen family was too impatient. After three years of silence, they couldn't wait any longer.
He knew the principle of capturing the leader first.
After realizing the Chen family's plan, he had already prepared for it.
Thinking of this, Xie Zhan's face turned cold.
He cares about his reputation more than the Chen family imagines. How could he let them ruin it?
Even if we take a step back, his reputation can be ruined, but the Chen family’s bargaining chip is not enough!
Therefore, even though he knew that he would not be able to escape their schemes sooner or later, he wanted to let outsiders know that he was being schemed against by the Chen family.
At this point, Chen Jiaye knew that he could no longer perform this play.
"Xie Gongzi, shall I have someone take you down?"
"Okay, thank you for troubling Clan Leader Chen." Having achieved his goal, Xie Zhan allowed the Chen family to escort him away. After this incident, the Chen family should have a proper discussion with him and stop trying to force him.
However, Chen Jiaye did not notice that the heads of the other five major families had different expressions.
Xie Zhan was sent back by the Chen family after taking a long cold shower, seeing a doctor and taking some medicine.
That night, the light in Xie Zhan's study was still on.
Until late at night, a man in black appeared in his study.
The man pulled off the cloth on his face, and his facial features were surprisingly similar to Xie Zhan's.
He sat down carelessly on the chair opposite Xie Zhan and taunted him, "Xie Zhan, ah Xie Zhan, my grandfather chose you and abandoned me, forcing me to retreat into the shadows. I've always been dissatisfied. How am I inferior to you?"
They even named him Zhan, which originally meant "wood" but they changed it to "water".
"Now look at what you've done. How long have you been the head of the family, and you've already caused the Xie family to be exiled?"
Xie Zhan's brows were cold and he allowed him to mock him.
He had fallen into a ditch this time. His mistake was that he took too big a step, and after punching, his defense didn't keep up.
He thought he had seized a great opportunity and acted decisively to overthrow Xue Huaimin, but he didn't expect that he had always been calculated by Lu Songli.
The whole thing happened and turned around so quickly, and coupled with the fact that he was deliberately plotted against, it became what it is now.
If the decision is wrong, it is wrong, he will admit it, but he will never give up!
Xie Zhan was like this, and the visitor felt bored. "I took away half of the treasure hidden in Mount Li."
Xie Zhan felt heartbroken upon hearing this. This was a fortune that had been secretly accumulated by generations of the Xie family. He had never expected that he would have to use it not long after taking over the position of head of the family.
Only the family heads of successive generations knew about this wealth, not even his father.
His father was dull in talent, and after his grandfather was sure that the position of head of the family would be passed on to him, he hid this secret from his father.
"You're reluctant?" the visitor said unhappily, "Do you think it's so easy to develop in the Southern Expedition Army under the control of the Sun family?"
Before the visitor left, Xie Zhan spoke up. He only heard his hoarse voice say, "Xie Wei, the Xie family is in a situation now. You and I need to put aside our past grudges and work together. Only then will there be a future."
The visitor was silent for a long while before he said impatiently, "I know!"
After Xie Wei left, Xie Zhan was still busy in the study until three o'clock in the morning, when the dew was heavy, and then he got up and went back to his room to rest.
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