Chapter 74 Xue Pan is captured
Food is also being served in the Daming Palace.

The long dining table was filled with meals prepared exclusively for the emperor.

The retired emperor sat at the top with his eyes slightly closed.

There was a sound of footsteps, and Xia Shouzhong walked in from the kitchen. He walked to the side of the emperor and said softly, “Emperor, the emperor is having a family banquet in the imperial garden, and all the princes of the royal family are here.”

The emperor opened his eyes, and the table full of food reserved for the emperor was particularly glaring in his eyes. This was not a delicacy from the sea, but a humiliation from the emperor.

“Damn evildoer!”

The retired emperor stood up suddenly and raised his hand to overturn the long dining table, but he heard a “click” and his waist was sprained!
Xia Shouzhong’s face changed, and he hurriedly supported him, shouting, “Someone come!”

At once, the retired emperor’s close eunuchs and the eunuchs and palace maids here all ran in, and were all shocked at seeing this.

Xia Shouzhong: “Call the imperial physician! Call the imperial physician quickly!”

The emperor was anxious: “Why summon the imperial physician? Are you afraid that others won’t know? Just go to the palace pharmacy and get some plasters.”

A eunuch who was serving as a waiter ran out like the wind.

Seeing the eunuchs and palace maids standing there in a daze, Xia Shouzhong shouted, “Come and help!”

With great effort, everyone lifted him up and walked out.

“Throw all those things out and feed them to the dogs!” The voice of the emperor came from outside the kitchen.

In the bedroom, the emperor was lying on the bed, and Xia Shouzhong was applying plaster on his waist.

Xia Shouzhong: “It’s a little red and swollen, let’s call the imperial physician!”

The Emperor opened Xia Shouzhong’s hand with a snap: “Do you want that little bastard to laugh at me?”

Xia Shouzhong said quickly: “I see, the emperor is still very filial to the emperor, otherwise he would not have sent the special meals.”

The emperor became even more furious when he heard this: “Don’t you see it? That little bastard came here on purpose to humiliate me! If he had such filial piety, wouldn’t he just invite me to the Imperial Garden? He has no good intentions~”

“Don’t move!”

Xia Shouzhong rubbed the plaster carefully for him and said, “The Second Prince won a great victory in Hetao, and the Crown Prince showed the royal family affection to the whole court. The Emperor is very happy and will definitely not do this.”

After a pause, he said, “I am not speaking for the emperor. I am worried that the emperor emeritus might get sick from anger.”

“I’m so angry that I’m sick? What a joke.”

As if the wound was touched, the emperor took a breath and said viciously: “The old man Shi Guangzhu has changed his mind! What did he promise me in the beginning? First he quickly pacified the White Lotus rebels, and now he has dealt a heavy blow to the main force of the Yik Zhao League. He is planning to help that evil creature to secure the throne!”

Xia Shouzhong smiled bitterly. From a public perspective, Duke Shanguo had done nothing wrong, but his actions helped the emperor win the hearts of the people and secure his throne!
“What does the intelligence outside the Great Wall say?” the emperor suddenly asked.

Xia Shouzhong: “The Ulanqab League coalition forces are gathering at the southern foot of the Daqing Mountains, and there are signs that they are heading south to support the Ikh Ju League.”

After hearing this, the emperor thought for a moment and said, “Tell Shi Guangzhu that the remnants of the Yik Zhao League cannot be wiped out completely. Fight a few battles and then rest.”

Xia Shouzhong: “I don’t think he will listen to this.”

“If he insists on having his own way, don’t blame me for not remembering our friendship!” There was a cold light in the eyes of the retired emperor!
As soon as it got dark, lanterns were lit up in the downtown areas of the capital. The lights were bright and the crowds of people were bustling. The teahouses and restaurants were filled with people.

On the main street of West Market, Qiu Ying, wearing the uniform of a centurion of the Southern Pacification Division and with a gloomy face, was walking aimlessly among the bustling crowd with a team of Southern Pacification Division guards.

Looking closely, there were some bruises on his face, which were caused by Feng Ziying beating him in the Jiaofangsi yesterday.

Given his personality, he would definitely not be able to swallow this humiliation, but he could not beat Feng Ziying, and his current enemies were unable to compete with the Feng family.

The more Qiu Ying thought about it, the angrier he became. He had no mood to patrol the streets, so he thought about finding a place to drink and relieve his sorrow. As he thought, he lowered his head and just kept walking. Unexpectedly, he bumped into a drunkard, who scared him.

All he heard was the drunk cursing, “Fuck you! You’re blind, and you bumped into your uncle Xue!” Then he was grabbed by the drunk. When he looked at the opposite side, he found that it was none other than Xue Pan, with whom he had an argument in the Music Bureau yesterday.

Qiu Ying’s eyes lit up. If I can’t do anything to Feng Ziying, why can’t I do anything to you, a criminal exiled to southern Xinjiang?
He grabbed Xue Pan’s wrist.

Xue Pan grimaced in pain: “You…”

Qiu Ying exerted more force on his hand and Xue Pan squatted down.

Xue Pan felt pain and annoyance, and cursed, “Fuck you!” With a “slap”, Qiu Ying slapped Xue Pan in the face!

Xue Pan was almost sober. When he opened his drunken eyes, he saw Qiu Ying. He was startled and sobered up.

Qiu Ying smiled coldly and asked, “Isn’t this Mr. Xue?”

Xue Pan: “You, you let go first.”

When Qiu Ying loosened his grip, he pushed Xue Pan, who fell to the ground. Several servants of the Xue family quickly helped him up.

Xue Pan looked at the Southern Pacification Division guards behind Qiu Ying, thought for a moment, and decided that a wise man would not suffer a loss in front of him, so he shouted to Qiu Ying: “Good! You fought well! Today, Mr. Xue is in the wrong, we are even now.” After saying that, he snorted coldly and was about to turn around and leave.

A trace of ferocity appeared on Qiu Ying’s face: “Want to leave? It’s too late! Come on, arrest this criminal who was exiled to southern Xinjiang and escaped to Beijing without permission!”

The general flag of the Southern Pacification Division: “Yes.” With a wave of his hand, four guards from the Southern Pacification Division pounced over like wolves and tigers.

Xue Pan’s face suddenly changed color and he shouted, “Stop them!” and turned around and ran!
The servants of the Xue family all understood that they must not let Xue Pan fall into the hands of the Southern Pacification Office, so they gritted their teeth and rushed forward.

With a few thuds, several servants of the Xue family were already lying on the ground.

After knocking down several servants of the Xue family, the soldiers from the Southern Pacification Office quickly captured Xue Pan who had fled.

The passers-by were so scared that they hid far away.

Two guards from the Southern Pacification Division grabbed Xue Pan, who was kneeling on the ground.

Qiu Ying paced back and forth in front of Xue Pan like a cat playing with a mouse.

Xue Pan swallowed his saliva and said, “My uncle is the governor of Jiangsu, and my uncle is the head of the Rongguo Mansion. Let me go!”

Qiu Ying ignored it.

Xue Pan: “As long as you let me go, what happened today will be treated as if it never happened.”

Qiu Ying still ignored it.

Xue Pan was anxious: “What do you want?! I am the head of the Jinling Xue family. The four major families in Jinling are of the same blood. If you offend me, you will offend the entire four major families!”

How could Qiu Ying not know the four great families of Jinling? How could he be frightened by Xue Pan’s powerful handle? He paced around Xue Pan twice, then stopped in front of him, and said with a grin, “The four great families of Jinling, what a big name! It’s a pity that this is the capital, the foot of the emperor, and the best place where princes are punished with the same crime as common people.”

As he said this, he reached out and patted Xue Pan on the face.

Xue Pan dodged instinctively, but was held down by the guards from the Southern Pacification Office.

Qiu Ying laughed: “Don’t worry, I won’t take revenge on you. I will take you back to the Southern Pacification Office to verify your identity, and then I will personally send you to the Ministry of Justice Prison.”

Xue Pan’s face was already pale, and it became even paler after hearing Qiu Ying’s words.

Qiu Ying was very happy: “I have to thank you. With this contribution, if I can hold on for another half a year, I can be promoted to deputy captain.”

Xue Pan was furious: “You son of a bitch.”

Qiu Ying: “Slap!”

Two guards from the Southern Pacification Division skillfully struck Xue Pan with one palm each, making him dizzy.

With a snort, Qiu Ying said to the Xue family’s servant, “Hurry back and get help!” After that, he turned around and strode away.

The guards from the Southern Pacification Office followed with Xue Pan under their escort.

Xue Pan kept shouting, “Save me, let my mother save me!”

Fanzi: “Still yelling? Do you want to be beaten again?”

Xue Pan quickly shut his mouth.

Seeing the guards from the Southern Pacification Office walking away, the Xue family servants struggled to get up, and they supported each other and walked towards the west city.

(End of this chapter)