Kong Xinlin suddenly understood. Even his great-grandfather had said the same thing: from the trouble at his mother's distillery to his embarrassing toothache and farting today, it was likely that he had really offended his siblings.
"Grandpa, I did deal with a brother and sister these past two days, but what does that have to do with this princess you mentioned?"
His great-grandfather was so angry that he trembled and could barely hold his cane.
My mom stepped in to finish him off, slapping him several times in quick succession.
"You little brat! I've been asking you repeatedly what you've done, and you won't admit it. Turns out you've offended someone you shouldn't have!"
His great-grandfather then took turns pointing at Kong Xinlin and cursing him.
"What do you think we've been working so hard to accumulate merit for? Isn't it all for the prosperity and flourishing of our Kong family? But we really can't withstand your unfilial son's mess! What a misfortune for our family!"
When I got down there, I went through a lot of trouble to get a position as a local gentry. I thought I could live such a good life for a very long time, but today the people above scolded me terribly, saying that my unfilial son dared to anger Princess Xi.
Now everyone is living a good life, with food to eat and clothes to wear, all thanks to the blessings brought by Princess Xi. If you don't quickly apologize to Princess Xi and ask her to stop blaming our Kong family, my position as a local gentry will be in jeopardy.
"If I have no standing below, how can I protect you unfilial descendants?"
Kong Xinlin was completely confused by all the talk about local gentry and princesses. It was like the fire hadn't landed on his feet; he didn't know the pain.
Only Madam Wei understood what the ancestor meant, because most of the wine she had painstakingly managed had turned into water, resulting in a huge loss.
Money is a minor matter; what worries Mrs. Wei most is that this misfortune involves not her property, but her personal safety.
How could she raise such an infuriating creature?
Madam Wei grew angrier the more she thought about it, and couldn't help but come up to hit her again.
Suddenly, Kong Xinlin's phone rang, startling Mrs. Wei and sending a chill down her spine.
Kong Xinlin answered the phone, and his wife's panicked voice came through: "Honey, something terrible has happened! I took Binbin to the amusement park today, and he fell off the roller coaster. The police have been dispatched, but they still can't find Binbin."
"What? No way! Honey, explain yourself clearly!"
There was a lot of static on his wife's phone; he could tell there were many people on the other end, it was very noisy, and the scene was chaotic. When Kong Xinlin tried to get more information, all he could hear was his wife being emotionally unstable and crying.
If he couldn't feel the sensation when the sparks hadn't landed on his feet, now fear was overwhelming him.
"Bingbing, my son, what should I do, what should I do?" She was on the verge of tears.
Kong Xinlin was like an ant on a hot pan. He suddenly stood up from the prayer mat and paced back and forth in the ancestral hall, jumping up and down in a panic. When faced with a major event, he completely lost his composure.
His great-grandfather roared, "See? It's all your fault, you little brat! What good are you now? The three of us should go find Princess Xi and kneel down to beg for forgiveness."
His great-grandfather almost yelled that he wanted to see the person alive or dead, but he was afraid that this would further provoke his unfilial descendant.
Madam Wei thought so too, and quickly told her son to calm down. Although she was also panicked because her grandson was in trouble, she had seen all kinds of storms in her many years of business.
Now that she is the head of the Kong family, she should remain calm and not let her sisters-in-law laugh at her.
Kong Xinlin snapped out of his daze. "Yes, yes, let's go find that brother and sister. There must be a way."
He knew his wife was there, and there was nothing he could do if he went over there; it was better to solve the problem at its root.
Then he slapped his forehead, looking dejected, "Oh dear, sir! I didn't even know where Ye Zhongnan and his sister lived!"
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