After chatting with Xue Pan for a while, Baochai focused on Jinling's affairs, especially the family's business and land.

Business is the emperor's errand, and land involves national policy, these two things are the most likely to have problems, but they must not have problems.

So every once in a while, Baochai would send letters to Jinling, just to remind the Xue family not to be stupid.

After carefully inquiring about the situation, Baochai saw that his brother's face was strange, and couldn't help asking, "Is there something wrong with my brother?" ”

Xue Pan's face became even more strange, only to see him look left and right, and then said, "It's a bit of a problem!" ”

Although Xue Pan said that it was a trivial matter, but looking at his appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Baochai knew that the matter must be not small.

Originally, she was in a good mood, but at this time, her face became ugly.

"What the hell is going on?" Baochai asked calmly.

For his own sister, Xue Pan is also extremely afraid.

Seeing that her tone had changed, Xue Pan was even more frightened, and unconsciously stood up from the chair.

"Princess, in fact, this is ...... Just ......"

Xue Pan looked left and right, and stopped talking for a while.

"You all stand down!" Baochai looked left and right.

"Yes!"

After everyone left, Baochai's eyes were like torches staring at his brother, and he said in a cold voice: "You can say it!" ”

"Sister...... In fact, this matter can be said to be big and big, and small can also be small......"

"If you really want to talk about it, you can also say it...... It's a misunderstanding! ”

"Pick it up!" Baochai's tone was cold.

"Yes!"

Standing in place with his waist hooked, Xue Pan said cautiously: "Last night, because I thought that I was going to the capital, I could finally relax, so I drank a few more glasses......

"I drank too much and talked a lot, so I went to talk to Liu Xiang, who was traveling with me, and I didn't know that I offended him between words, so I was given by him...... Hit it up! ”

"Just verbal offense?" Baochai's eyes almost wanted to breathe fire.

Of course, Xue Pan is not just verbally offensive, this guy is completely drunk and cowardly, coveting Liu Xiang's "beauty" and wanting to use it, and he will be beaten in the end.

If it were someone else, he might have obeyed Xue Pan if he was the princess's brother, but Liu Xiang would not give in to death.

And the reason why Xue Pan was scared was not that he felt that he was wrong, but that he was worried that Liu Xiang would stab Zhu Jinghong in the matter.

In his heart, Zhu Jinghong is similar to the living king of Hades, he is really afraid to the core, and this time it can be said that he came to save his life.

"There are still some hairy ......," Xue Pan replied honestly.

At such a critical moment, he did not dare to hide the slightest.

What kind of virtue does her brother have, Baochai knows it very well, and she only heard her scold: "Don't you have a brain?" Then Liu Xiang is the person that the prince wants to use, and he is also something you can provoke casually? ”

"I told you those truths on weekdays, and you responded to them one by one, and now it seems that they are all on the sidelines!"

Being reprimanded by his own sister is really rare, but Xue Pan didn't even dare to raise his head, let alone argue with Baochai.

After scolding a few words in a row, Baochai was a little more angry, thinking that he would take advantage of this incident to teach his brother a long lesson.

After thinking about it for a while, he heard Baochai say: "After all, this matter is your fault, if the prince asks...... I can't protect you either! ”

Hearing this, Xue Pan was almost scared to death, knelt on the ground with a "plop", and then crawled to Baochai.

"Sister, you can save me...... Our one is a lone seedling for my brother, and now my mother is old, if I really have a good one, what should you do if you let her be an old man! ”

"You want to cause trouble yourself, what can I do? If you really have a good one, my mother has me to support you! "As for the family inheritance, I will inherit one person from the clan to your name, and I won't let you lose the incense!"

Hearing Baochai say these words, Xue Pan was so frightened that he was so frightened that he was a little incoherent for a while.

"I don't want to die...... I'm not married......"

"Sister...... You can save me, save me......"

Xue Pan kowtowed, and cried and said: "You and my brother and sister, blood is thicker than water, you can't see death without help!" ”

Looking at the brother who knelt in front of him, Baochai couldn't help but sigh, and finally said: "Go back and reflect on yourself first, whether you can save your life this time depends on how much sincerity you have!" ”

Isn't my sister really going to help herself?

Looking at Baochai's indifferent expression, Xue Pan became more and more worried in his heart, only to feel a cold swish on his back.

"Sister, you must help me...... When I've been at home all these years, I've been able to maintain ...... everywhere."

Before Xue Pan finished speaking, he heard Baochai scold: "Get out!" ”

Although Xue Pan called a "sister" affectionately, the latter's first identity was the prince's concubine, and at this moment he angrily scolded Xue Pan what Xue Pan could bear.

I saw that this guy immediately shut up, saluted Baochai honestly, and then retreated tremblingly.

After he left, because he was afraid of the princess's anger, only Ying'er and Wen Xing entered the palace.

"Niangniang, you really don't care about the uncle?" Ying'er had a sad face.

At this time, Baochai's anger did not subside, and she only heard her say coldly: "This is not something you should ask!" ”

Baochai knows Zhu Jinghong's character, and even she can't directly interfere in this matter, wouldn't a few girls be looking for death if they interfere.

The so-called bell must be tied to the bell, and if this matter is to be calmed down, in Baochai's opinion, it has to rely on Xue Pan himself.

"When will the prince come back?"

"It's hard to say, go out hunting...... I'm afraid I'll be back late! Ying'er replied.

In order to save his brother, Baochai did not dare to act rashly in this matter.

After thinking for a while, Baochai instructed: "Let my brother stay in the courtyard first, arrange a place for him to live, and wait for the prince to come back!" ”

"Yes!"

Baochai's decision simply made Xue Pan's life worse than death, and staying in another courtyard made him feel like waiting to be tortured.

The butcher's knife above his head could fall at any time, making him restless and manic.

At this time, he regretted it very much, why was he so confused by the ghost, and he had to do something wrong to that Liu Xiang.

So not only did he suffer a beating, but now he is in such a big trouble!

If it was in his own mansion, he would have started to scold and beat people and throw things at this time, but he didn't dare to do anything in the palace courtyard.

In the midst of his torment, time passed very slowly.

At noon, the palace attendants brought a sumptuous meal, but Xue Pan didn't move a mouthful, and was hungry until it was almost dark.

Finally, he heard someone outside spread the news that the prince had returned to the house, and then the slaves and maids in the house were busy.

And this news was like a sharp sword piercing Xue Pan's heart, and he was directly stunned in fright.

Let's say that at the main gate of the courtyard, Zhu Jinghong has jumped off the horse, and it can be seen that he is in a good mood today.

"Today, the prince shows his might, and the ministers can be regarded as having gained knowledge!"

"Thirteen badgers, sixteen roe deer, six deer, and a tiger ......"

"The most commendable thing is that this tiger was shot in the eye and died, and its fur is intact......

The people who are complimenting at this moment are Baihu Gao Hong and Zhang Zhongxiang, and they have to "slip" a little bit when they meet the other two.

Throwing the horsewhip in his hand to Gao Hong, Zhu Jinghong casually ordered: "Okay, you have divided everything else, but this tiger has to be disposed of well, and it is better to peel off the tiger skin and give it to the saint!" ”

In other words, after fighting so many prey, Zhu Jinghong only needed a tiger skin, and the rest was all given to them as welfare.

Although the palace guards were treated very well, this windfall was also gratifying, and several hundreds of households thanked and kowtowed.

After saying goodbye to the guards, Zhu Jinghong entered the palace, and then Deng An found him and told Xue Pan about the situation when he came to the palace.

"What is he here for?" Zhu Jinghong asked suspiciously.

Because Baochai withdrew from everyone at that time, Deng An didn't know the content of the conversation, so he could only answer honestly that he didn't know.

Zhu Jinghong didn't think much about it, and walked straight to the direction of the dormitory, and at this time Baochai was already waiting for him in the house.

When he entered the house, Baochai took the initiative to greet him, and at the same time asked the eunuchs and maids on duty in the palace to go down.

guessed that it might be Xue Pan's matter, Zhu Jinghong did not take the initiative to ask, but waited for Baochai to tell himself.

"The prince is traveling today, how did you get it?"

"It's not bad, I hunted a tiger, and I plan to peel off the tiger skin and give it to the old man!"

Taking the hat taken off by Zhu Jinghong, Baochai boasted casually: "The prince is so brave, it really makes the concubines admire!" ”

Zhu Jinghong didn't answer, but said casually: "Now that you are pregnant, just let them do these work of serving people, why don't you come in person!" ”

"Although your concubine is pregnant, she is still your wife, and she serves her husband...... Isn't that a matter of course? ”

Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "You always have your own reason!" ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Jinghong sat on the chair by himself, and at the same time pulled Baochai to sit down.

Next, after the two chatted for a while, Baochai finally spoke: "My brother is here today!" ”

"Oh?"

"This time Liu Xiang went to Jinling and earned a lot of silver for the palace, among which my brother also helped, didn't the prince say?" Baochai turned her head and asked.

"Hmm!"

"It's just that he is a person, you know, if you are cold, you will be stupid and do some unbelievable things!"

Seeing that it was really difficult for Baochai to weigh his sentences, Zhu Jinghong asked directly: "Xue Pan is in trouble again?" ”

"Alas...... He can't support the wall with mud, and I'm angry with him today! ”

"What the hell is going on?" Zhu Jinghong asked.

"Last night, he and Liu Xiang ......"

Baochai explained the situation again, and she felt embarrassed when she told the reason, but she did not favor Xue Pan.

At this time, Zhu Jinghong's face was very ugly, and Baochai did not plead.

I only heard her say: "You should punish him well and let him have a better memory, otherwise I am afraid that he will get into trouble!" ”

Zhu Jinghong nodded, and then said: "It's late today, ask Liu Xiang to come over tomorrow and take care of this matter!" ”

"Hmm!"

This matter is big or small for Zhu Jinghong, so he didn't feel at ease, and he didn't even think about summoning Xue Pan.

After talking to Baochai, Zhu Jinghong accompanied her to dinner again, and then went to Keqing's residence and summoned Qiqi Genuomin to talk.

That night, Liu Xiang received a message from the Xiangwang Mansion and learned that he was going to meet in the courtyard outside the city the next day.

He knew that Xue Pan had gone ahead of schedule, so he was summoned this night, which really made him deeply worried.

Anyway, Xue Pan is the princess's brother and Zhu Jinghong's eldest brother.

The so-called intimate, he Liu Xiang is an outsider after all, how can he worry about angering Xue Pan.

Of course, he trusted Zhu Jinghong's character and knew that this person was not a person who listened to and believed, so although he was flustered, he was much better than Xue Pan.

This night, Liu Xiang slept quite peacefully, but Xue Pan didn't sleep all night.

Early the next morning, Liu Xiang rode to the courtyard of Xiangwangfu, and an hour later he came to the courtyard.

After the transmission, it was Deng An who personally greeted him and led him to the palace.

The two chatted a few words before they walked into the gate of the palace, and Liu Xiang heard a scream.

When he was puzzled, he followed Deng An into the second gate, and then found the source of the screams.

I saw that on the west side of the second gate, a person was stripped of his shirt and was lying on the bench and being whipped.

Looking at it closely, Liu Xiang was almost shocked to drop his jaw, just because the person who was beaten was Xue Pan.

"Grandpa Deng, what is this?"

Deng An replied: "Uncle Xue did something wrong, and the prince was furious...... Then he commanded him to be whipped twenty times! ”

Although Deng An didn't know the inside story, he understood that Xue Pan must have offended Liu Xiang and would be punished here and now.

Therefore, at this time, Liu Xiang's status in Deng Anxin has risen again, and he can basically catch up with Jia Yun's level.

Because Zhu Jinghong summoned them, the two of them did not stay here, but were taken directly to the living room.

Because of Zhu Jinghong's strict order, the waiter did not release the water, Xue Pan's screams were really heartbreaking, and this was the result of his patience as much as possible.

Only this real pain made Xue Pan have further introspection, and his heart completely eliminated some thoughts in his heart.

Besides, on Liu Xiang's side, when he was introduced into the study, Zhu Jinghong was sharpening his knife.

That's right, on the desk where he was supposed to write and draw, he had a delicate whetstone on the table, and he was sharpening the knife he carried with him.

Although the painting style is a little strange, Liu Xiang's expression does not fluctuate, and he is very conscious and smoothly to tell Zhu Jinghong.

"Knock on the prince!"

"Excuse me, get up!"

Liu Xiang is a capable person, to be more precise, he is extremely capable, and his value is several orders of magnitude higher than Xue Pan.

After motioning for Liu Xiang to take a seat on the side, Zhu Jinghong said: "I heard that Xue Pan offended you, so I ordered someone to whip him twenty times, if you still feel angry...... I'll punish him again!" ”

Although he was very ashamed of Xue Pan, Liu Xiang also knew the truth of accepting it when he saw it, and immediately replied: "Thank you for your love, then Xue Pan has been punished, and the matter will be settled!" ”

"It's also to blame me for indulging him on weekdays, so that this guy is so bold, and I am also at fault in this matter!"

For people like Liu Xiang, they have to put on the posture of Corporal Lixian in order to make them truly return to their hearts.

Seeing that Zhu Jinghong apologized for this incident, Liu Xiang, who had just sat down, stood up again, and said with a panicked face: "The prince's words really make the villain embarrassed!" ”

"The prince has the grace of reinvention in the villain, and he has repeatedly carried a lot of photos, so the kindness of the villain ......"

Liu Xiang said a lot, and these words were all inspired by him, so the sincerity was moving.

This is a man who knows how to repay his kindness...... Zhu Jinghong said secretly.

Motioning for him to sit down again, Zhu Jinghongfang asked about maritime trade, especially about Western countries.

In nearly a year, Liu Xiang went out to sea twice, although the farthest was only to Luzon, but he also saw a lot of things with his own eyes.

From him, Zhu Jinghong has a more accurate grasp of the profits of maritime trade and the threats at sea.

The facts clearly prove that if there is not enough maritime power, today's maritime trade is a castle in the air.

Westerners dominate the ocean, and the rules of trade are set by them, and it is basically impossible to continue to make a lot of money from these people.

The construction of the water division must be accelerated...... Zhu Jinghong felt more and more urgency.

(End of chapter)