However, she was still an experienced person in the jianghu, so even though she was a bit bewildered at the moment, she wouldn’t panic. She merely hesitated for a moment before adjusting her dress and slowly walking downstairs.
Ji Xinhe smirked, his expression indifferent as he watched from where he stood.
By now, the steward of the Sun family had entered, followed by several attendants carrying full loads of gifts. The steward appeared very amiable, smiling warmly at Madam Chen: "I heard that a few days ago, a good-for-nothing young master from our Sun family caused trouble here and injured a girl from the Flower House. Our Grandpa Sun learned about this and severely punished the young master, who was so furious that he sent me personally to apologize."
Looking at the steward’s attitude, Madam Chen’s heart settled, and she skillfully negotiated with the Sun family’s steward.
Ji Xinhe watched everything downstairs, only raising a mocking smile at the corners of his lips: "This Sun family is not too foolish after all."
Shulan laughed: "Madam’s prediction was indeed accurate. The Sun family really came with gifts to apologize."
Ji Xinhe snorted: "How else should they handle this? Do they really think that all of the Sun family is as worthless as Sun Yaowen?"
"So, it would seem that Grandpa Sun is somewhat clever?"
"Who else could support such a large family business otherwise? It was Grandpa Sun who thought of a strategy so quickly, decisively sacrificed his grandson, and had his capable subordinates take such a lowly posture to make up for the loss. This shows that he is a shrewd man. It’s fortunate that we only had to deal with Sun Yaowen, a straw bag. If it had been Grandpa Sun, things might have been much more troublesome."
As Ji Xinhe spoke, a few degrees of chill entered his gaze at the steward below.
The steward of the Sun family seemed to notice the gaze from this side and looked up, but Ji Xinhe had already turned and left a step ahead of him.
The Sun family’s steward couldn’t help but take an extra glance at the retreating figure of the young master, feeling puzzled in his heart. He had been in Lian’an Town for so many years, but he seemed to have never seen this young master before. He wondered who he was, especially considering the somewhat cold look in his eyes just now. Could he be a ruthless character?
The appearance of such a person at the Flower House made the steward of the Sun family even more cautious in his heart.
Although he was somewhat cautious, he didn’t show it on his face. On the contrary, he was brimming with smiles and looked very gentle. After exchanging pleasantries with Madam Chen, he asked her to take him to see Miss Qiaoqiao so he could personally express his apologies.
Madam Chen had already received Ji Xinhe’s instructions earlier, so she didn’t deliberately make things difficult. However, she couldn’t help but raise her frame slightly. Since the other party was willing to lower their stance, why not give them a chance to display it?
As for Qiaoqiao, she was truly flattered, especially when she saw the precious gifts of apology brought by the Sun family steward. The sense of grievance from the inexplicable beating in her heart instantly dissipated.
The Sun family’s steward’s visit gave face to the Flower House and to Qiaoqiao, but everyone knew that this respect was actually earned by their boss, and they couldn’t help but feel even more grateful in their hearts.
It should be noted that a courtesan, although raised like noble young ladies, had no dignity and no right to resist when clients were angry. However, Ji Xinhe gave them dignity and protection, something that girls from other flower houses could only dream of in their lives, and their boss easily provided them with it. Falling into the brothel was already unfortunate, but encountering such a boss was perhaps the greatest fortune in misfortune.
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Sun Yaowen had been brutally beaten in the Flower House and was later met with Grandpa Sun’s furious blow with a tea kettle, leaving a bleeding hole in his forehead. His father despised him for being disgraceful and more than capable of causing trouble but not accomplishing anything, so he simply didn’t bother with him.
"You fool! What were you trying to prove by taking on this job if you don’t have the skill? Now you’ve angered your grandfather, and even I have to suffer because of you! How did I give birth to such a thing? Just looking at you makes me angry. Someone, take the young master to the Western Manor to recuperate, so I don’t have to see him and a whole bunch of doctors coming in and out every day, bringing bad luck!"
Master Sun ranked third, was a concubine’s son, and was not particularly talented, so naturally, he didn’t have much prominence in the family, relying on flattery and clinging to Grandpa Sun to obtain a place to stay in the Sun family. Now that he had finally managed to win some favor, his son had completely ruined it, so the Third Master was naturally furious.
He immediately ordered Sun Yaowen to be sent to the remote manor to recuperate.
With his fiery temper, Sun Yaowen gritted his teeth and wished he could tear Qiaoqiao’s skin off and topple the Flower House. Being subjected to his grandfather’s fury and his father’s contempt now made him even more resentful. But since his body was injured, he couldn’t do anything despite his anger. He could only grind his teeth as the trembling servants carried him onto the horse carriage and sent him to the manor.
Once on the carriage, Sun Yaowen faintly heard laughter from inside the house, presumably mocking him. From the master to the servant in the Sun family, they were all opportunistic and able to adapt to changes. Seeing him down on his luck now, they took the chance to stomp on him.
"You’ll all see! I’ll kill all of you in the future!" Sun Yaowen’s eyes were bloodshot with anger.
Sun Yaowen had a terrible temper and smashed things in the carriage, so the coachman didn’t dare to delay and hurriedly drove away.
Ji Xiulan hid in the shadows, watching the carriage sped away before exhaling in relief. Thankfully, she didn’t get involved in the Flower House incident with Sun Yaowen; otherwise, Grandpa Sun’s anger would have burned her too. Seeing Sun Yaowen’s misfortune, she snorted and walked away.
Sun Yaowen, the useless fool, was indeed unreliable. Now that he had been sent to the manor, he probably wouldn’t come back, and the family property dispute had nothing to do with him. Ji Xiulan had to find another backer. She always had to plan and prepare for her future.
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The drama between the Sun family and the Flower House broke out unexpectedly and ended quietly, with both parties reconciling. The Sun family personally apologized, kicked out the unfilial grandson as a scapegoat, and the Flower House generously forgave them. Apart from Sun Yaowen’s bad luck, it was a perfect ending for everyone else.
The rumors in the town dissipated a lot, and the only residual gossip was about Sun Yaowen being worthless, and people lamenting that the Sun family had bad luck for having such an unfortunate grandson.
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