Chapter 353: Xu Mingxian

Ren Zinan's flamboyant, out‑of‑place dandy appearance made Feng Xuanrui very annoyed; he also didn't hold back his temper, twisted his eyebrows and said, "Step aside, I'm taking my sister back to the back courtyard."

Ren Zinan seemed unable to read others' expressions, giggling, "It's still early, no need to be so hasty; let me have a look at our sister."

While speaking, he also produced his folding fan, trying to tap Sui Sui's chin with it, his movements light and casual.

Feng Xuanrui, seeing this, raised his hand and swatted Ren Zinan's fan away, his face showing added irritation: "Ren Zinan, don't go too far; this is my sister, the Wangfu's princess!"

If everyone were on good terms, Feng Xuanrui wouldn't mind having more cousins.

But Ren Zinan actually treated Sui Sui with such flippant attitude?

Feng Xuanrui instantly became displeased!

He is young, but that doesn't mean he knows nothing about everything.

Just looking at Ren Zinan's flippant demeanor makes Feng Xuanrui feel nauseated.

He gave Ren Zinan a loss of face, making Ren Zinan a bit upset.

However, his skin was thick, his expression changed repeatedly, but he quickly recovered, smiling and saying, "If you don't let me move, then I won't; why is little cousin still hitting people?"

Feng Xuanrui, too lazy to deal with him, turned and prepared to carry Sui Sui away.

Sui Sui didn't really like this suddenly appearing cousin either.

That look…

How to put it?

Not as good as when looking at pork before.

She gently curled in her brother's arms, her cute round eyes watching the surroundings warily, fearing someone would touch her face or bump her little hat.

The little girl's wary demeanor was very cute; Ren Zinan, feeling itchy, wanted to reach out again.

But seeing Feng Xuanrui looking like a wary little leopard, Ren Zinan gritted his teeth and, still smiling, said, "Don't be so petty; she's also my sister."

Feng Xuanbin finally rushed over; Xiao Pangzi, panting heavily from exhaustion, heard this and instantly exploded, "That's my sister, my sister—how can she be your sister? Don't you have a sister yourself?"

Ren Zinan was choked for a moment; as he tried to speak, Ying Zhi also ran over, leapt up and struck his lower back, shouting, "Take my punch!"

Ying Zhi usually trains in martial arts as well; although young, this punch wasn't overly painful, but the force was spot on.

Ren Zinan, being an empty shell, took the punch, cried out "Ow!" in pain, and stepped back several paces.

Xu Mingxian happened to be standing where Ren Zinan retreated; the wine in his hand was knocked over, spilling more than half—half onto his own clothes and half onto Ren Zinan's back garment.

Everyone, seeing this, hurried over: "Are you okay?"

"Is it serious?"

"The clothes are all wet!"

…

After the questions, some people looked up, trying to see who moved their hand.

Earlier, Ying Zhi's rush was so fast that some didn't even see the person's face.

At this moment, the crowd turned their heads, met Ying Zhi's lifted little head, and silently averted their gaze.

"The little brat from Da Zhang Gong Zhu Fu? Can't afford to provoke."

"Fine, they're not blood brothers, so no need to step up for a brother now."

Xu Mingxian spilled wine, not very pleased.

Moreover, Residence had recently had many incidents, making his mind restless.

Thus, when Ren Zinan stood up, Xu Mingxian furrowed his brows and complained aloud, "You cousin is useless; even the younger cousins don't take you seriously." Ren Zinan, having lost face and taken a punch, was already very upset.

At this moment, Xu Mingxian kept provoking, making him sufficiently angry.

Ren Zinan, after steadying himself, glanced disdainfully at his wine‑soaked outer garment, furrowed his brows toward Xu Mingxian: "You're the only one who can talk? What's your business with the younger cousins, and what does it have to do with you?"

At this point, Ren Zinan let out a light snort: "If you have that much idle time, mind your own brothers and sisters. I heard the sisters in your Residence had their statuses swapped; didn't you step in to uphold justice? Many sisters have been brought back from outside, yet you haven't communicated with them? With so many affairs in the Residence, you still have idle thoughts to meddle in others' matters?"

Ren Zinan is inherently reckless; when facing Xu Mingxian, he speaks without any regard.

He'll strike wherever it hurts.

This made Xu Mingxian sufficiently angry, his handsome face flushing a purplish‑red.

He raised his hand, gritted his teeth and said, "You don't recognize a good person's heart!"

Having said that, he prepared to fling his sleeve and leave.

Ren Zinan, after hearing that, laughed: "Oh dear, this could kill me with laughter. You claim to have a good heart? Look at the affairs in your Residence—does any of them sound like something a good person did?"

Xu Mingxian is the eldest legitimate son of the Jin Yang Hou Residence, proud of his noble status, and has always looked down on others.

Being able to hang out with Ren Zinan and the others is merely to covet their prestigious backgrounds, which could benefit himself.

At this moment, after Ren Zinan's barrage, Xu Mingxian's complexion grew increasingly grim, and even his turning‑away stance froze, remaining motionless for a long time.

Ren Zinan, however, didn't intend to let him go so easily.

He had taken offense elsewhere, and still couldn't settle the score elsewhere?

Thus, he quickly picked up the fallen folding fan, opened it with some flair, and, smiling, said, "By the way, I heard that a few days ago your two concubines got into a fight, causing quite a scene on the street—didn't you receive family punishment?"

The Jin Yang Hou himself is a shameless scoundrel; over the years, who knows how many shady deeds he's done.

As the son of that man, Xu Mingxian truly imitates him in every way, not lagging behind at all.

The other party has already come of age, his marriage still undecided, yet already follows his father's example, keeping concubines.

Moreover, he keeps many.

A few days ago, his two concubines, for reasons unknown, happened to meet on the street and ended up fighting right there.

According to reports, the scene on the spot…

…was rather scandalously erotic.

Xu Mingxian being able to come over fully dressed from head to toe today piqued Ren Zinan's curiosity.

This doesn't look like someone who has been punished by family law, does it?

But when he thought of Old Lady Xu's affection for that grandson, Ren Zinan seemed to understand again.

It was probably because the old lady interceded, and on top of that Lord Jin Yang was not handling affairs; Madam Xu has lately been busy with the Residence's two girls swapping identities, so she has no time to meddle with him.

A kind mother often brings about a child's downfall.

Ren Zinan himself is a ready-made example; how could he not know Xu Mingxian's situation?

After confronting Xu Mingxian, Ren Zinan also didn't really intend to let the other side off; he turned his head, looked at the second son of Lord Jin Yang's Residence hidden in the crowd, Xu Mingxian's half‑brother—Xu Mingfeng—and said with a smile, "I heard that your good younger brother has some unclear relationship with that charming concubine, is it true? We're brothers, tell me."

Xu Mingfeng hadn't expected that, even though he was just standing in the crowd and hadn't stood out, how could he still be on someone's mind?

Moreover, Ren Zinan spoke without regard for the consequences, directly revealing the matter he had kept hidden for a long time.

This caused Xu Mingfeng's face to turn red and then pale; meeting Xu Mingxian's scrutinizing gaze, Xu Mingfeng instinctively gestured, "No, no, he's talking nonsense!"

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