Young Master Xue and Manager Song's hopes were destined to be dashed. After Old Master Xue, the head of the Xue Family, sent away the Second-Class Steward from Duke Wu'an's Mansion with a face full of cold sweat, he furiously summoned Young Master Xue to his study and harshly reprimanded him. Not only did he revoke all of Young Master Xue's authority on the grounds of his lack of ability, but he also personally ordered Manager Gou, who was beaten half-dead, to be sent to the Government Office; furthermore, he sold Manager Gou's family off to distant Mangzhou, hoping to appease the wrath of Young Master Yan from Duke Wu'an's Mansion.