Hu Xiaotian said, "It seems everyone went through much the same thing. Cousin, you're well informed. Have they found their king yet?"
Xu Mubai shook his head. "How could it be that easy? I'd say the odds are nine out of ten that he's met with disaster." As he spoke, he quietly watched Hu Xiaotian's expression.
Hu Xiaotian's expression remained unchanged. "With things so tense right now, what urgent business brought you to see me, cousin?"
Xu Mubai lowered his voice. "The steward is here. She wants to see you."
Hu Xiaotian frowned, puzzled. "Who is this steward? Why does she want to see me?" He had never been interested in the affairs of the Xu Family of Jinling, nor had he deliberately looked into them. Only when he passed South Ferry Island this time had he sensed that some close connection might have existed all along between the Xu Family and Hu Buwei. That was when he began paying attention to the family's affairs, but so little time had passed that he still knew very little about them.
Xu Mubai said, "She's our Xu Family's steward, and my youngest aunt. Grandmother has seldom ventured out these past years. All her orders have been announced through her."
Hu Xiaotian was taken aback. He had never imagined that the Xu Family of Jinling had another figure wielding such real power. Xu Mubai's youngest aunt would also be his own youngest maternal aunt. He vaguely remembered having such an aunt; her name seemed to be Xu Fengmei. Hu Xiaotian asked, "When are we meeting?"
Xu Mubai said, "We're going over now. She's already waiting at the Yuqing Treasure House."
Hu Xiaotian decided to meet this steward of the Xu Family. He had always harbored too many questions about the family. On this