Inside the Prince of Pingxi's mansion,
"Master, Zhong Xiangyu and his son did not leave. Instead, Zhong Xiangyu somehow got hold of a thorny branch and knelt down outside the mansion."
"This has caused a large crowd to stop and watch. Now they've all gathered around our mansion." The steward rushed over to report this after receiving the news from the servant.
"Shameless! Utterly shameless!" Upon hearing this, the Prince of Pingxi slammed his hand on the table, his face showing a hint of anger.
"Your Highness, please make a decision quickly."
“There are already quite a few people here. In a little while, who knows, half of the capital will come to watch.” The butler looked helpless.
It's really unbelievable that the person was so shameless. Anyone with eyes could see that the fact that he didn't come to open the door for so long meant that he didn't want to entertain guests and that people with a bit of face would have left.
"You're practically asking for death!" said the Prince of Pingxi, his face contorted with rage.
Just then, another protagonist, Zhao Jiaxin, the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Pingxi's mansion, walked in.
"Dad, what's wrong? Why are you so angry?" Zhao Jiaxin looked at her father with curiosity.
There was still some confusion on his face.
"It's all because of that kid outside!"
"Who's so capable of making you this angry?"
Upon hearing this, the Prince of Pingxi became impatient and brought up Zhong Xiangyu.
"Go ahead and say it," Zhao Jiaxin said, turning to the housekeeper when she saw that her father didn't want to talk.
"Young Miss, it's someone from the Zhong family." The butler, who was standing nearby, quickly replied.
When Zhao Jiaxin heard the housekeeper's words, she didn't react at first, but then she suddenly remembered that someone had mentioned it in the side room that day.
They quickly realized who it was.
Then it dawned on her that no wonder her father was so angry.
She has always been indifferent to marriage, believing that it doesn't matter who she marries.
Her biological father, however, did not think so. In his eyes, she was the best, and even among so many noble ladies in the capital, she rarely surpassed them in appearance.
The reason her family returned from the border region this time was also for her marriage.
Before even entering the capital, her father kept muttering that once they arrived, he would carefully select a good husband for her.
Before her father could even get a chance to intervene, that incident happened, which naturally led to his strong objections.
"That brat from the Zhong family is utterly hateful!" said the Prince of Pingxi with a furious expression.
"Although there were other hidden circumstances surrounding the events of that day, he cannot escape responsibility."
"Let's go take a look!"
"Since he wants to see me so badly, I'll grant his wish!" With that, the Prince of Pingxi stormed out the door.
Seeing this, Zhao Jiaxin secretly followed.
After arriving at the door, the Prince of Pingxi ordered his servants to open it, and then he took the lead and went out.
"Young Master Zhong, don't go too far!"
"Why did you have to kneel at my doorstep? You're blocking the way for my Prince Pingxi's residence!" Prince Pingxi said angrily.
"Your Highness, I have come to apologize with a bundle of thorns on my back. I was impetuous that day," Zhong Xiangyu said earnestly.
At this moment, there is no trace of the fact that he had previously been eager to escape from this place.
Seeing that the Prince of Pingxi's expression was not right, Zhong Xiangyu's biological father quickly stepped forward.
"Your Highness, it's all my son's fault. You can hit or scold him as you please," Zhong Xiangyu's father said with an apologetic expression.
"Hmph!" Prince Pingxi scoffed with a disdainful look.
“Your Highness, look, there are more and more people here. If there’s anything we need to discuss, let’s go inside the mansion.” Zhong Xiangyu’s father then suggested.
"Ha, now you all know there are more people, so you couldn't see anyone just now!" Prince Pingxi said with a mocking expression.
"This... this was a last resort, we had no other choice but to resort to this." Zhong Xiangyu's father said with a forced smile.
Seeing his father trying to help him, Zhong Xiangyu didn't dare to hold him back and straightened his kneeling posture even more.
"Since your son has come carrying brambles, we can't let them go to waste."
The Prince of Pingxi said with a serious expression.
"That's natural."
Then, Zhong Xiangyu's father gestured to the butler beside him.
"Go, give your young master twenty slaps." Zhong Xiangyu's father said with a serious expression.
"Master...this...this isn't right." The butler's face showed a hint of bitterness after hearing Zhong Xiangyu's father's instructions.
As a servant, how could he dare to hit his master!
It wouldn't be good if his young master remembered him one day and came looking for trouble again.
"Stop talking nonsense! Go now!" Zhong Xiangyu's father glanced at the Prince of Pingxi, and seeing that the Prince of Pingxi seemed to agree, he hardened his heart and ordered the steward.
"Yes, sir, I'll go right away." Seeing that his master was unwilling to give up, the steward dared not refuse any longer and quickly replied.
Then she came to Zhong Xiangyu's side.
"Young Master, I'm sorry." Then she pulled out the thorny branch from behind Zhong Xiangyu.
Zhong Xiangyu had been paying close attention to what the Prince of Pingxi and his father had said, and naturally knew that he couldn't escape a beating today.
"Come on," Zhong Xiangyu said with a serious expression.
Seeing this, the onlookers began to whisper among themselves.
"Look at that, the prince of Pingxi's mansion is really impressive."
"Of course! Otherwise, how could he keep those barbarians in check? Don't they know who he is!"
"They've started fighting, they've really started fighting."
"It seems the Prince of Pingxi is quite angry!"
"Of course! I heard from my third uncle's cousin that the Prince of Pingxi spent three whole days cutting down trees!"
...
At this moment, Zhong Xiangyu was covered in cold sweat. As the thorny branches lashed his body, he felt as if iron chains were whipping him.
It turned out that the steward had secretly shown leniency to Zhong Xiangyu's men, which displeased the Prince of Pingxi.
Upon seeing this, his father ordered the steward, "Push harder!"
That's when I started to feel the strain.
"Alright, young master." After counting out the required amount, the butler quickly dropped the thorny branch in his hand.
Then, he ran over to Zhong Xiangyu's biological father to serve him.
"Your Highness, what do you think?" Zhong Xiangyu's biological father hinted to the Prince of Pingxi.
"Hmph! Come with me into the manor!" Prince Pingxi flicked his sleeves and said with a sour face.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhong Xiangyu's father then instructed the steward to help Zhong Xiangyu up.
Then, he followed behind the Prince of Pingxi and entered the palace.
As for Zhao Jiaxin, who had been hiding at the door and secretly observing the outside commotion, she left before they entered the mansion.
After everyone had left, the servants in the Prince's mansion closed the door once again.
This also shut out the chatter of the people outside.
"They're in! They're in!"
"The Zhong family lad is quite ruthless to himself."
"I wonder what they would say, it's a pity we won't be able to see it."
"Don't worry, my third uncle's second aunt's maternal uncle is there, you'll find out soon enough."
"Good brother, don't forget me!"
"Don't worry, if I get a bite of melon, you'll definitely get a piece too."
"Go to hell!"
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