"Young master, the elders of all the families are outside."
After Old He left the household, a middle-aged man with a goatee named Old Xu took his place.
As the saying went, a new emperor brought a new court.
Xu Yuncheng had risen from an ordinary household servant to his present position, and in his heart, he wanted nothing more than to preserve things as they were.
Even he suspected that the affair in Wangjiang Prefecture might truly have been Young Master Fengge's doing. He had spent days on tenterhooks over it, let alone the people from the various families waiting outside.
"Come. We mustn't neglect our manners."
After a long silence, Luo Fengge finally stood and walked slowly toward the door.
Before opening it, he paused briefly and adjusted his expression.
The scene was almost identical.
The last time Luo Fengge stepped through this door, his face had been haggard and his eyes filled with sorrow.
But that had been to make the elders understand how difficult it had been for him to choose to yield.
This time, he had to do his utmost to look more normal, afraid of letting anyone connect him to his earlier emotions and mistakenly believe that what had happened in Wangjiang Prefecture was truly on his orders.
Creak.
Luo Fengge drew a deep breath and pushed the door open.
Dozens of gazes fell upon him almost simultaneously.
The courtyard was silent enough to hear a crow breathe.
Even the Fang Family elder, who had been the most eager to take the offered way out last time, did not rush to question him now.
From an outsider's perspective, the various families had behaved rather shabbily this time.
Whatever had caused Luo Fengming to make an enemy of the Heng River Dragon Prince while away