Chapter 20: The Wrath of the Crowd
Xia Fan completely ignored the sudden noise of the other people in the courtyard and the sudden change in his eyes, and he also smiled brightly at Xia Wuxing's gaze as if he was choosing someone.
Listening to Xia Wuxing's apology, Xia Fanle hurriedly bowed and said, "Great Elder, you are serious, it's not a big deal, I just said, let's just treat it as if nothing happened, after all, who can be blameless if a person is not a sage?" You say yes, right? If it weren't for your high spirits, I must tell you about your mistake, how dare I, as a junior, point out the omissions of my elders? Or the Great Elder, you have a responsibility, these days, there are not many people who dare to face their own mistakes, admire, admire. ”
Don't you dare to point out the omissions of your elders? Isn't this TM taking off his pants and farting!
I also admire...... I admire your uncle!
Wrong...... In terms of generation...... I really seem to be this kid's uncle!
Staring at the smile on Xia Fan's face that looked extremely sincere, Xia Wuxing's forehead was exposed for a while, and his thinking was also a little confused.
He really didn't expect that it was just a carelessness, and he actually made a fuss like this, why didn't he find out that this kid was so black-bellied before?
originally wanted to use the momentum of thunder to directly solve this matter cleanly, which can be regarded as a way to cut Xia Ya's face, but I never thought that the result would be counterproductive......
Xia Wuxing was slandering in his heart, but the second elder standing behind him hurriedly stepped forward to start a round after seeing that the atmosphere in front of him was a little cold.
"Okay, okay, don't dwell on these unimportant things, since Xia Fan is also here, Junkai and Li Mingda are also here, in front of all the family managers, let's officially start. Who is right and who is wrong in this matter, after the two sides have finished explaining, everyone will naturally have a judgment in their hearts. ”
The second elder Xia Wuxing belongs to the patriarchal line in the Council of Elders, and he is also the only person in the Council of Elders who can slightly form some restrictions on Xia Wuxing.
Therefore, Xia Fan's attitude towards Xia Wuxing was naturally very good, and when he saw Xia Wuxing come out to play in the round, he smiled and nodded without any opinion.
As for Xia Wudaunt...... In Xia Fan's memory, in these years, if it weren't for Xia Wuxing's deliberate targeting of his father Xia Ya, if Xia Wuxing wanted to do something, whether it was right or wrong, Xia Wuxing would have taken an opposing attitude, and the Xia family would not have been stagnant all these years without any development.
Therefore, whenever there is an opportunity to hit Xia Wuxing, Xia Fan will not be able to miss it.
"Hmph, that's fine! Li Mingda, since this matter is related to you, you can tell you what happened before in detail, don't be afraid! Our Xia family has always governed the family with reason, even if it is the son of the head of the family, he can't act recklessly. ”
Xia Wuxing snorted coldly, although he was talking to Li Mingda, his eyes were always staring at Xia Fan.
"Yes, Grand Elder!"
Li Mingda bowed down and agreed, and his face appropriately showed a slightly distorted expression because of pain.
Then Li Mingda told in detail what had happened before, starting from Xia Fan's request to disband the Hundred Beast Garden, to Xia Fan's order to beat him with a board in the eyes full of sympathy.
Among them, Xia Fan's rude behavior towards him when he asked for the dissolution of the Hundred Beast Park, and Xia Fan's arrogance when facing Xia Junkai when he was beaten on the board, were all deliberately rendered by him.
And in the process of Li Mingda's description, the words are also very cleverly controlled, so that it is basically difficult for people to detect the tendency deliberately created in his words.
In Li Mingda's description, he successfully portrayed himself as a poor man who was loyal to the Xia family, but was deliberately made difficult.
And Xia Fan naturally became the rightful villain.
Obviously, being able to become Xia Junkai's trusted confidant as a steward, this Li Mingda does have some ability.
So when Li Mingda finished speaking, all the stewards in the courtyard looked at Xia Fan again, with some hidden anger.
Although it is still a one-sided statement, Li Mingda's injuries at this time and the impression that Xia Fan has always left on them have made everyone completely believe what Li Mingda said.
In addition, after Li Mingda finished speaking, several of Xia Junkai's diehards in the steward immediately began to denounce Xia Fan and pry up other stewards with righteous indignation, and for a while, the entire courtyard was overwhelmed by the angry noise of dozens of stewards.
Xia Fan naturally became the target of everyone's attacks.
A look of happiness appeared on Xia Wuxing's face, but this look was fleeting and was quickly replaced by majesty.
"Xia Fan, is there anything else you want to say?"
Xia Wuxing really wanted to see the panicked expression on Xia Fan's face, but what disappointed him was that in the face of this general situation, Xia Fan still looked calm and relaxed.
"Li Mingda, you have told the whole thing once, but you have missed the most important point, why don't you report the total expenses of the Hundred Beast Garden in the past few years?"
Xia Fan's tone was very calm, and the whole person didn't look like he should be annoyed or angry.
This made Xia Junkai, who had been carefully observing Xia Fan, faintly feel that something was wrong, but he couldn't say what was wrong.
I only felt that Xia Fan, who was standing in front of him at this time, was really too different from usual.
"Back to the second young master, since the establishment of the Hundred Beast Garden until now, the total cost is 37,500 taels of silver, I didn't forget to tell this amount, I really think it's ...... This amount is too big, if it is reported in public like this, for the second young master...... Definitely going to have a very bad effect. Although the second young master is suspicious of me, after all, I am the steward of the second young master, you can speak ill of me, but I must protect your reputation as much as possible, you are my master after all...... This time, if it weren't for the Second Young Master, you insisted that I would have suffered that injustice, I wouldn't have begged the eldest young master to come here, and I would have made trouble for the Elders' Council......"
Li Mingda looked loyal, and his tone sounded very painful.
However, the meaning of the words is very clear, this Hundred Beasts Garden belongs to your second young master, no matter how much money is spent, it is also spent for your second young master, what does it have to do with me, the steward?
The reason why I didn't say this just now is to save some face for your second young master, but it's not that I'm afraid of anything!
"Thirty-seven thousand five hundred taels?"
As soon as Li Mingda's words fell, the entire courtyard exploded again, and dozens of stewards gasped almost at the same time.
No one would have thought that a mere beast garden would be able to spend so much silver! At least none of the family estates that these stewards are tending to have such a huge expense!
Even if it is the most core and most powerful force organization of the family, the blood servant, the maintenance expenses it needs for a year will definitely not be so much.
Although this silver was spent for four years in the Hundred Beasts Garden, not one year, the key point is that all the stewards knew very well what the Hundred Beasts Garden was! So much money was spent for such a completely nonsense thing! This is simply going to cause public outrage!
For a while, the anger of dozens of stewards towards Xia Fan was almost at its peak!