Chapter 382: Chapter 298: You Impudent Brat!
In front of the memorial hall, there was never a shortage of people. Yang Zhan and his wife had to manage the affairs of the manor, so these days, it was mostly Yongping with the concubine’s children keeping vigil here.
The servants went to find Xu Lian, but he was nowhere to be seen, so Xu Yin went to the Prince Manor by himself.
He handed the pastries he brought to Yongping, only for them to be slapped away by Yongping: "I don’t need your hypocritical concern!"
The pastries flew elsewhere, and everyone inside and outside the memorial hall looked over.
Although there were no outsiders, the concubines and the children of the Prince Manor all had a similarly intrigued look in their eyes.
Xu Yin glanced around at them, still speaking softly to Yongping: "What’s wrong with you? The government office has been busy these days, and I really couldn’t get away. I didn’t come until now, are you perhaps mad at me?"
Yongping had long seen through his insincerity, especially since Princess Rong died at his hands. He killed her biological mother! Kneeling in front of the memorial hall these days, Yongping had become numb, now only wishing he could kill him!
"Get out of here!"
She screamed at him, so hysterical that those kneeling nearby moved away.
Xu Yin grabbed her wrist and said, "Look at you, always causing a scene regardless of the setting. Acting like this, how can Brother Lian ever face people in the future?"
Yongping struggled but couldn’t break free, her eyes bloodshot and glaring.
Xu Yin released her, then knelt beside her, taking three sticks of incense, lighting them, and holding them high before placing them in the incense burner.
The concubines who had retreated watched the pair intently from the doorway, and soon someone signaled to the servant woman nearby.
The servant woman discreetly found where Prince Rong was.
Yongping and her husband arguing in front of her deceased mother’s memorial was, after all, inappropriate. Moreover, now that Xu Yin had become a thorn in Prince Rong’s side, the Prince had no reason to ignore it.
He arrived at the memorial hall, lowering his voice: "What is the matter with you two? Can’t you choose a place for your bickering? Your mother’s body is not yet cold, and you two are making a scene in front of her?!"
Xu Yin said, "Your Highness, please calm down. My wife and I are not quarreling out of anger. I know she is just overwhelmed with grief."
"Shut up!"
Yongping couldn’t help but feel her limbs go cold upon seeing his false appearance. Her cheeks, already sunken from thinness, puffed out again from gritting her teeth, looking particularly hideous.
"You shut up too!"
Prince Rong looked at her with disgust, then ordered Xu Yin: "You, come with me!"
He was already overwhelmed and did not want to waste any more effort on dealing with their trivial issues.
Since the incident, not a piece of good news had reached his ears.
And all this trouble was brought on by Yongping!
Because it was Xu Yin who instigated all this, seeking to use that fan to counteract the Prince Manor, resulting in this disaster!
If not for his ambition to rise above the Prince Manor, Princess Rong wouldn’t have died, his secret wouldn’t have been exposed, and he wouldn’t be in such a passive position now!
And all of this was because Yongping was determined to marry this man back then, bringing a wolf into the house! She wanted to jump into a pit of fire and dragged her family in with her!
Every time Prince Rong thought about this, he couldn’t suppress the rage in his heart. When he entered the Guiyuan Building and saw Xu Yin following him, he couldn’t help but slam the table: "You are lawless! How dare you make trouble in front of the memorial hall! I gave you three days to find the fan, and now days have passed, what explanation do you have for me?!"
Xu Yin said, "What did His Highness the Crown Prince say when he summoned Your Highness to the palace that day?"
"Answer me!" Prince Rong slammed the table again, this time with even more hostility, causing a brush on the table to jump.
Xu Yin said, "I have no explanation. I can’t find where the person is. Instead of pressuring me, Your Highness might as well try to find Zhe Yu’s whereabouts? Once Zhe Yu is found, won’t the person who stole the fan come out?"
"Insolent!" Prince Rong said, "Are you ordering me around?!"
Prince Rong was really infuriated; he never expected Xu Yin to be so brazen, relying on what?
Could it be that his care all these years resulted in Xu Yin’s arrogance?
"You really are an ungrateful wretch!"
He felt a chill in his heart, words slipping between his teeth, even chilling his teeth!
Xu Yin smiled and folded his hands: "Your Highness’s temper is really getting bigger and bigger. This is not good. At your age, a big temper can easily lead to serious illness. If something were to happen, wouldn’t all your wealth and glory be easily taken by others?"
After saying this, he took down the ceremonial sword hanging on the wall and extended it: "If Your Highness is feeling stifled, why not take this to the backyard and perform a few rounds?"