Red Mansion: Taming the Overlord

In the original book, Xue Pan and Liu Xianglian had a good relationship. Although there are no such mistakes this time, it can be considered speculative.It's just that after Liu Xianglian left, Xue Pan's thoughts were all on Bo Yang, but he seldom thought of this friend.Unexpectedly, Liu Xianglian was so loyal, but when she heard a piece of news, she took it to heart.

Xue Pan was both surprised and moved, and hurriedly left him behind. Firstly, to show his friendship as a landlord and to thank the other party for his loyalty in searching for people from thousands of miles away. Secondly, it was because Liu Xianglian was the only mutual friend of Xue Pan and Bo Yang. Now, Xue Pan didn't dare to go to Bo Yang's place, and he was worried, so he just took the opportunity to inquire.

So after Liu Xianglian settled down, he didn't rush to see Wu Xin, but asked, "Since brother Liu is here, there is a person who has to visit."

"Brother Xue is talking about Brother Bai, right?" Liu Xianglian said with a smile, "I already went to say hello to him when I came."

Xue Pan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "Is...is he alright?"

Liu Xianglian had already guessed, but seeing Xue Pan's expression now, how could she not know that there was a problem between the two of them?But since Bo Yang didn't mention it, he probably didn't want him to take care of it.Liu Xianglian knew that Bo Yang's idea was right, and when it came to truth, her knowledge and methods were no less than her own, and there was no problem she couldn't solve.So he just said, "Of course it's good. Why is Brother Xue here, doesn't he often communicate with Brother Bai?"

He took the initiative to ask, but blocked Xue Pan's next question.After all, he couldn't say that he made Bo Yang angry.If Liu Xianglian asked why he was angry, would he answer or not?Besides, Xue Pan was excited just now, and Xue Pan didn't think too much, and now he has discovered the problem, "How does Brother Liu know where Brother Yang lives?"

"Although I'm not here, I have been writing letters to Brother Bai." Liu Xianglian said, "So I knew about Brother Bai's housewarming. This time, I went to congratulate him first. I hope Brother Xue is not surprised."

Xue Pan felt sour and astringent, as if he had eaten unripe fruit.

Of course, he couldn't control Bo Yang's affairs.It's just that Xue Pan always thought that he was very close to Bo Yang, but he never heard Bo Yang mention this matter. He obviously knew Liu Xianglian, so why did he hide it?Besides, Liu Xianglian was running around, the mountains were high and the roads were far away, and it was not easy to write letters, but Bo Yang was willing to spend such thought, how could he not care?

It's just that it's good to know this kind of thinking, but it's embarrassing for everyone to say it, so Xue Pan is just bored.

Seeing this, Liu Xianglian changed the topic and said, "Then Wu Xin is quite capable, hiding his name and hiding around. If my people were not careful, I might have gotten away with him. Now that he has been found, brother Xue wouldn't go Ask? From my point of view, this matter is actually very strange."

Only then did Xue Pan turn his face back, "Brother Yang said the same thing, but it's a pity that he got away from him at that time. Now that we have found someone, we have to interrogate him to see who is playing tricks behind his back." He said Then he said to Liu Xianglian, "Brother Liu, if you don't mind, can you come with me to ask questions? I think that since Wu Xin has such ability, he might not open his mouth easily. Brother Liu has rich experience in the world, and I'm afraid he will have to work for you." gone."

"It's nothing." Liu Xianglian said, "Just go together. If there is someone who can help, I will naturally not refuse."

Xue Pan was right. Although Wu Xin was caught, since the people behind him were able to instigate him to do so many things, he naturally wouldn't confess easily. He killed him because he saw Qianqian's eyes open and kept going. He begged Xue Pan for mercy, saying that he had worked in Xue's family for more than ten years, and he had worked hard without credit.

Xue Pan sneered when he heard the words, "If you sincerely do things for my Xue family, even if something goes wrong, then there is no credit but hard work. Now you are absconding with money because you are disloyal; The family has endured a great calamity, and the master and the family have been subjected to injustice. Such an unfaithful and unrighteous person has the face to say this? If I actually spared you today and let other people know the news, it would not chill the hearts of those who do things with heart , is to let those who have two hearts also learn your behavior. Shopkeeper Wu, you can just bully me when I am young, can it be true that I am a fool?"

Wu News said that he was not a little frightened.In his impression, Xue Pan has always been an incompetent child. Although he is the master, he is lazy and playful, and knows nothing about the things in the shop, so he is very confusing.However, I haven't seen him for more than half a year now, so why does it seem like a different person?

This also caused Wu Xin's original fluke mentality to completely collapse, and Liu Xianglian resorted to tricks later, so naturally he couldn't help but not confess.

Hearing the name that came out of Wu Xin's mouth, Xue Pan's face became completely gloomy.

Next, he had to deal with family affairs, so Liu Xianglian offered to leave, saying that it was wrong for him to stay here.But Xue Pan tried hard to persuade him to stay, and said that he had no experience in this kind of thing, and still needed someone to press the field. Liu Xianglian was very experienced and was asking him for help.After staying for half a day, Liu Xianglian had no choice but to agree.

The person Wu Xin confessed to was Xue Jin, an uncle of Xue Pan's clan.The Xue family started as a merchant, so naturally many members of the clan are engaged in this business.Among them, apart from the main family, the most outstanding one is this clan uncle.Xue Pan was young, so he didn't know much about this family uncle. He only knew that he didn't seem to be valued by the family when he was young, so he voluntarily left Jinling to develop business in the northwest.

——The Xue family's foundation is in the south of the Yangtze River. Even though it is an imperial merchant, the main branch has lived here for generations. It has not moved into Beijing like the Jia family, and only the clan members are left to guard the ancestral land.This is precisely because the Xue family's business is all in the Jiangnan area, and even the capital city slowly opened the shop there later.

As for the Northwest, in the eyes of Jiangnan people, it is a place of bitter cold. I am afraid that ordinary people cannot even satisfy their food and clothing. Naturally, it is difficult to find a market for the exquisite porcelain, silk and other valuables from Jiangnan.So naturally no one was optimistic about Xue Jin at the beginning.However, he had been away from home for ten years, and when he came back, not only did he have a beautiful wife and young son, but he also brought back a complete business road!

From the northwest to the west, it is the ancient Silk Road. There are countries, large and small, rich in products and unique in human relations. The common point is that they all admire the upper country. The side price can also be doubled!

Although the journey is far away, time-consuming and food materials are consumed, the profit is more abundant.

However, not only is the road complicated and complicated along the way, if the various relationships cannot be sorted out, maybe the goods will not be sold, and accidents will follow.So after Xue Jin brought the trade route back, he immediately received attention, and he took the caravan back and forth once a year.Occasionally go for a long time, and may stay for two or three years.

All in all, in the eyes of the Xue family, Xue Jin is a legend.

Because of the existence of the trade route, his status in the Xue family is very special.Although he is not a direct branch of the long house, he has a great voice.It's just that he himself has always kept a low profile, rarely stays in Jinling, and doesn't use this right lightly.Xue Pan never thought that the person behind this incident would be him.

However, if it is really him, then it is not surprising that Wu Xin fled to Ping'an Prefecture.It was the place Xue Jin was most familiar with, which was out of reach of the forces of the Xue family.And all the money and goods that Wu Xin brought were handed over to him.

——Although Liu Xianglian found someone, there was nothing around Wu Xin at that time.He originally entrusted someone to help, so he didn't want to trouble others, so he had to get him back like this.As for things, I can only let Xue Pan figure it out by himself.

However, this reminded Xue Pan of a person, he was a relative of Xue Jin's family, named Sun Yun.This man is an ignorant dude who loves all kinds of beauties in the world, and is a well-known stubborn master inside and outside Jinling City.Although his family is not very prominent, but with Xue Jin's help, life is naturally nourishing, and he doesn't need to worry about it. He has no physical strength to fight chickens and horses, so he is very uncomfortable and happy.

Xue Pan didn't deal with him very much in the past, and the two of them worked hard and spent money on various fun things like a competition.

In fact, thinking about it now, Xue Pan didn't have such intentions at the time, but was provoked by Sun Yun and pushed around by the people around him. He felt that he couldn't lose face, so he naturally had to work hard on this kind of thing.Besides, he doesn't like studying or doing business, so he doesn't seem to have anything else to do besides these.

It's just that he met Bo Yang later, and various things involved his attention afterwards, but he hasn't been in touch with Sun Yun for a long time.

Xue Pan has improved a lot during this time, now that he thinks about it carefully, how can he not see the clues?I'm afraid this Sun Yun was instigated by some people to deliberately tease him to go that way.Later, seeing that things were not going to work, he activated Wu Xin's line again, intending to put himself in prison.Even if he got out by luck, the identity of the Patriarch would naturally have to be removed.

The most chilling thing about this calculation is not that he has made many preparations, but that he does not know how long Xue Jin has been preparing for this matter.

Wu Xin worked as a clerk in Xue's shop for ten years, and then he was promoted to shopkeeper for another ten years.In this way, Xue Jin can still be drawn in, it must be a long time.Moreover, Xue Pan himself knew Sun Yun when he was seven or eight years old.At that time, his father was still there.

If all of this is Xue Jin's scheme, then what he is plotting is probably not small!

Unexpectedly, so many things would be involved, Xue Pan was a little disturbed and a little scared.He subconsciously wanted to find someone to make up his mind for him, and then he remembered that Bo Yang was not by his side now.

Then he remembered what Bo Yang said: No one can help you except yourself.