Chapter 70 Confrontation
The Fourth Madam's face darkened instantly. Her niece Xia Xue was a notorious troublemaker, but she had always been rude to her enemies and had never been rude to her.
"According to the rules, all foreign envoys and attendants must be reported and managed by the Ministry of Travel. Don't you know this, Auntie?"
"I" Madam Four was speechless for a moment.
"Don't worry if you don't know. I'll tell you now."
Xia Xue looked around at the side rooms.
"The Xia family is a community. If any branch of the family is in trouble, the other branches will not be immune. Cai Deqijia brought more than 3,000 people to Da'an this time. Although he is here to build friendship between the two countries, he is also disrespectful to the emperor. What do you think the Xia family should do if they are good subjects of the emperor?"
The concubines looked at each other. What Xia Xue said made sense, but they had all received benefits from the main wife and were supposed to speak for her. It would not be good for them to keep silent at this time.
The fourth lady was also embarrassed and spoke again.
"The people have surrounded several streets. The Xia Mansion is unable to leave or enter. It's really embarrassing. After all, the eldest wife is also a member of the Xia family. Why don't we invite the eldest wife to come and discuss the long-term plan?"
Although the Fourth Madam was speaking to the Old Madam, her eyes never left Xia Xue.
Xia Xue's words just now, "Call me Madam Chu," really made the Fourth Madam uncomfortable.
"I have no objection to letting the eldest wife come, but now the situation at the Xia Mansion is almost shocking the entire capital, and the eldest wife cannot be unaware of it. Since they are unwilling to share the responsibility, why should we ask them for help? Besides, if we really 'invite' the eldest wife to come, will there be any immediate results?" Xia Xue said righteously.
At this time, there was another rapid knock on the door.
After a while, the butler ran in and said that the government officials had arrived with more than a hundred soldiers.
"The government?" Old Madam Xia stood up. "Did anyone report it to the government?"
"I reported it." Xia Xue raised a beautiful smile, "It's faster to ask the government to come than to ask the wife. Let's go out and meet these barbarians."
The fourth lady and the ladies in the concubine rooms looked again and again, and finally gave in and followed the old lady out.
The moment the door of the Xia Mansion opened, the chattering sounds outside instantly quieted down.
There were about twenty strong men dressed in Hu clothing outside the door, and in the front were two women dressed in Hu clothing.
A little outside are our officers and soldiers, led by Lord Xu Zheng, the Prefect of Jingzhao, and General Jiao.
"Who reported it to the police?" Xu Zheng spoke first.
"Me." Xia Xue walked forward slowly. With every step she took, the nine pearls on her head shook.
The two women in front, wearing Hu clothing, covered their mouths and laughed.
They are Pan Zhenzhen and Cai Deyangji.
Pan Zhenzhen was the Princess Xixian of the Hu Kingdom. Although she was a Hu person, she learned Da'an culture since childhood and was named Da'an.
Cai Deyangji is the eldest princess of the Hu Kingdom, and Cai Deqizhu has been her follower since she was a child. This time she wrote a letter back crying about how much injustice she had suffered and how much Da'an did not take the Hu Kingdom seriously, which made Cai Deyangji very angry and decided to vent her anger herself.
Pan Zhenzhen and Cai Deyangji looked at Xia Xue and started talking in nonsense.
"The Xia family is really rich. Their heads are covered with pearls." Pan Zhenzhen said.
"Isn't she the woman in the portrait that Qizhu gave us? The only difference is that she is wearing simpler clothes in the portrait. We will teach her a lesson later." Cai Deyangji said.
Xia Xue looked at the two women in front of her. She had learned Hu language for a while before, so she understood what they said.
I’m just afraid that you won’t take action.
"Who are you? Why are you reporting to the police?"
"I am Xia Xue, a married daughter of the Xia family. I came back to visit my grandmother today and found a man from an unknown country in front of the Xia mansion. I am afraid he is a spy, so I will report him to the authorities."
"Have you ever seen a spy coming here openly?" Cai Deyangji said in a not very authentic Da'an dialect.
"Every country has a different culture, and every person has a different IQ, so we in the Xia family don't need to know who you are and what your intentions are. For the sake of safety, we have to report to the police." Xia Xue smiled.
"We have just stated our purpose. We are from the Hu country, the family of Caide Qizhu. We have come all the way to Da'an. As Qizhu's in-laws, can't we come in to have a meal and rest? Da'an has always been a country of etiquette. Is this the etiquette of your Xia family?" Pan Zhenzhen spoke standard Da'an dialect.
The people who were listening on the side also started to discuss, "That's right, the Xia family is too inhumane."
"The Xia family is usually very honest in doing business, never cheating anyone, how could they be so inconsiderate?"
"This is also related to our Daan's reputation. How will the people from the Hu Kingdom say about Daan when they go back? The Xia family's behavior this time was too unkind."
Xia Xue cleared her throat.
"The diplomatic relations between the two countries naturally have prescribed procedures. Whether it is the people of Da'an entering the Hu Kingdom or the people of Hu entering Da'an, they must report to the Pedestrian Department and obtain a pass from the Pedestrian Department before they can enter the other country. Am I right, Lord Xu?" Xia Xue's voice was very loud, and at least the people around could hear it clearly.
"Yes." Lord Xu answered affirmatively.
"But as far as I know, only fifty people from the Hu Kingdom were allowed to enter Da'an, of which thirty had official passes and should be in the palace at this time, meeting the emperor. The remaining twenty were followers, without official passes, and could only serve their master, so they had no right to move around freely. More than twenty people from the Hu Kingdom appeared in front of my Xia Mansion. I and the Xia Mansion were deeply uneasy, so we reported it to the authorities."
"We also have official clearance discs." Pan Zhenzhen took out two official clearance discs.
"What about the others?"
"They are all our followers." Caide Yangji put his hands behind his back, looking arrogant.
"Then may I ask, are you from Hu State?" Xia Xue asked.
"Who am I? Do you deserve to know?"
Xia Xue suddenly laughed out loud.
Caide Yangji narrowed his eyes, "What are you laughing at?"
"According to Da'an law, anyone who gets a clearance disc must first go to the palace to pay homage to the emperor. Only after obtaining the emperor's permission can they continue to stay in Da'an. What I am laughing at is that although I don't know what your status is in the Hu Kingdom, I can guess that your status must be very low without knowing it. Otherwise, how could you violate the laws of Da'an as soon as you arrived? You dare to disrespect the emperor of Da'an as soon as you enter my territory."
At this time, discussions among the people began again.
"So that's what happened. The Xia family is really thorough."
"These two people brought so many servants with them. Maybe they are spies who sneaked in without getting the official warrant."
"Luckily I reported it to the police, otherwise I really don't know what these people would do."
When Cai Deyangji heard this, he immediately became furious.
"You're teasing me for picking my hair."
Xia Xue laughed even harder, and the four people in the room who had been trying to interrupt couldn't help but laugh too.
"Do you want to stop putting labels on you?"