Marquis Jibei was furious.
He had three sons; with the eldest and the youngest he could sit and chat calmly.
Only with the second son, they couldn't get through two sentences of serious talk before tempers flared.
As for idle chatter—
His idea of idle chatter was scolding his son and punishing his son.
The servant listened outside the study to the Marquis roaring in anger, the corners of his mouth twitching again and again.
The Marquis had a very good temper and was amiable to everyone, except the second young master; with him, that temper just went up and up with no ceiling.
But the second young master really had it coming; usually he ruled the streets, you could always find trouble if you went looking for him.
Even if you weren't looking, you could still run into him. So when the Emperor sent a summons, half the servants in the Marquis Mansion went to look for him and still couldn't find a trace.
