"Shut up! Such womanly compassion!"
Tan Yunfei slapped his wife, Zhang, so hard she tumbled several times before falling to the ground.
"mother!"
Tan Xueer rushed over to help Zhang Shi, and the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried their hearts out.
"I told you long ago to watch your mouth, but you still spoke recklessly in front of the child, raising him to be like this! The mistake you made today is a loss that the Tan family can never make up for with any amount of gold and silver!"
Tan Yunfei was naturally angry that Lu Baichuan had his group of children hold him down and then bully his daughter.
At the time, he was powerless to help as a father.
However, he wasn't entirely powerless. He didn't even struggle, thinking that once the Lu family taught Xue'er a lesson and vented their anger, they could say some nice things and give her some gifts, and then the matter would be over.
I was actually thinking of letting this stupid woman do it, but she actually said such outrageous things, and I got angrier and angrier the more I thought about it.
Although the Lu family came from humble beginnings, they had gained the trust of Prince Chen in just a few years and were even granted the Xishui Garden. This was the highest honor.
Although the Tan family is a century-old family, it has begun to decline in his generation, and he needs to cling tightly to Prince Chen's coattails.
Now, the only one closest to Prince Chen's coattails is Lu Baichuan, and he must seize this opportunity to cling to the Lu family's coattails.
It seems he'll have to go to the Lu family in person tomorrow to clarify things.
The next day, when Tan Yunfei prepared generous gifts to visit the Lu family, he found that none of the Lu family's masters were there, not even the old master and the old lady.
Tan Yunfei instinctively felt that the Lu family simply didn't want to see him and were just making up an excuse to deceive him.
He immediately said, "I offended the Lu family yesterday, and I have come today to apologize. I will wait for the Lu family to see me whenever they wish!"
As he said that, he actually stood at the door and wouldn't leave.
Xu Dashan didn't know what to say. His masters were really not here. They were all too busy on weekdays, and there was usually no one at home at noon.
Early in the morning, the Third Master and his wife had to go about their own business. Around noon, the wife would take the Old Master to see the construction site. All the young masters and ladies were also busy with their own things, so they didn't have time to wait for him.
However, having served the Lu family for so long, Xu Dashan knew his master's temperament. Since Tan Yunfei wouldn't listen to him, he would just let him be. He could stand there for as long as he wanted, since it wasn't him who would get tired.
He didn't even bother to send a letter to his master's family, since the Tan family had offended their Miss Youyou, and no matter what, their masters would never forgive them.
Tan Yunfei really didn't expect that the Lu family didn't want to see him. He waited for a whole day without seeing them, and he was so angry that he was practically fuming.
The wind and snow were so heavy today that he was almost frozen solid standing outside the door.
The Lu family just wanted to see him make a fool of himself!
He clenched his teeth, his fists clenching and unclenching repeatedly, he was furious.
However, considering the current decline of his family, he felt he had to cling to the Lu family in order to help the Tang family return to its most prosperous period.
He even secretly planned that as long as the Lu family was willing to forgive him, he would pull Lu Baichuan into that business together. Over the years, he had made a considerable profit and reaped many benefits from it.
Money is not a concern, but his official position has not been promoted. If he could gain Lu Bochuan's favor and say a few words to Prince Chen, he would surely rise to the top.
Prince Chen is no longer the same Prince Chen he once was. In the past, he faced many difficulties in court, not only because of the princes vying for power, but also because of the interference of the old emperor.
But for some reason, the old emperor suddenly changed his attitude. Some time ago, he even confined Prince Lin to his quarters and even gave half of the power of the crown prince, who was temporarily in charge of the court, to Prince Chen. He was very accommodating and flattering to him, and he was sure that he would achieve great things in the future.
Wouldn't it be easy to get someone like that to agree to a promotion?
He kept telling himself not to get angry over this little thing, and to think about the bigger picture for the future. His bowing down to Lu Bochuan now was just a temporary act. Once the Tan family regained its former glory, he would definitely teach Lu Bochuan a lesson.
"Sir, it's already past noon."
Tan Yunfei shuddered upon hearing this.
He had been standing in the snow for two hours, no wonder his body felt numb.
"Go and ask the Lu family when they will finally be willing to see me."
He couldn't hold it in any longer; if he kept freezing like this, he would die!
"yes."
When the servant stepped forward to inquire, Xu Dashan repeated his previous statement: there was no master in the household who could make the decisions.
Now, only Qin Jian is lying in the guest room. He is seriously injured and has been staying at the Lu family's house for the time being, so that He Jiuniang can check his wounds and change his dressings.
Qin Jian was the only one who could be considered the master of the Lu family, but he was an outsider and could not be the master of the Lu family.
"This is outrageous! The Lu family is really disregarding me, Tan Yunfei!"
He flicked his robes, wanting to turn and leave, but then he thought that if he left now, all his efforts for the day would be wasted, so he forced himself to stay.
Before long, a servant rushed in with urgent news: "Master, something terrible has happened! Lord Lu has surrounded the house with his men!"
"What? What Lord Lu?"
"It was our master, Lu Bochuan! He brought a group of guards to the mansion, saying that our master was involved in some smuggling case and embezzled money, and that he needed to be arrested and brought back for trial!"
Upon hearing this, Tan Yunfei felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He had waited for Lu Bochuan at the Lu family's door all day, only to find that Lu Bochuan was not home at all, and had even brought people to his house to ransack it.
It took Tan Yunfei a while to fully realize that Lu Baichuan was going to raid his house and that he was involved in a smuggling case. He was instantly horrified.
"How is this possible? How is this possible?"
He did that thing so carefully, keeping it a secret from everyone. How could Lu Bochuan possibly find any fault with him?
It must have been yesterday's incident that made Lu Bochuan want revenge, so he made up a crime to try and kill the entire Tan family.
He had to go back and find out the truth. If Lu Bochuan was stubborn and refused to be flexible, he would write letters all the way to Prince Chen and let Prince Chen know that he was abusing his power for personal gain. Then everyone would be finished!
"Go home, hurry home!"
Although my limbs were a little numb from standing in the snow all day, it didn't affect my speed of getting on the bus. There was a heater on the bus, so it was important to warm myself up first.
When he rushed back in a panic, he found that everyone in the Tan family had been summoned and was standing at the door, men, women, and children all crying and screaming so loudly that it gave him a headache.
There were many people watching from the sidelines, taking a keen interest in the lively scene at the Tan family's home.
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