"Mr. Zhou is the reason why the Overwatch Council broke into the garden like this today." Ming Qingda glanced at his elderly mother and said in a harmonious voice, "Look... do you want it?"
The old matriarch Ming gave him a cold look, knowing what he meant by saving. Butler Zhou is the head steward of the Ming family and the accountant of the Junshan Club. This person is too important. If the Overwatch Council finds out, Many inside stories about the Junshan Society will be controlled by Fan Xian, and thus indirectly controlled by the emperor.
Whether starting from the self-protection of Mingyuan or the safety of the Junshan Club, Steward Zhou will undoubtedly die, but the problem is... the old lady Ming sighed softly and said: "It's not like you don't know, this Mr. Zhou is The eldest princess sent to our house, whether to kill or not, we cannot make a decision."
"I'm going to search to the back soon." Ming Qingda said with a blank face, but a sneer flashed in his heart.
Junshan Club? Is that kind of organization supposed to be involved in a rich businessman like the Ming family? Sure enough, now he is riding a tiger, and he can't get rid of it even if he wants to. He has always had a deep prejudice against the tight bond between the old matriarch of Ming Dynasty and the eldest princess, and he even avoided the Junshan society.
The old lady Ming slowly closed her eyes, and said: "Don't worry. Mr. Zhou's safety should be fine." The old woman frowned suddenly, and said hesitantly: "There is one thing that I still can't figure out. Do you think that Mr. Zhou is still hiding in the Ming Garden? If he can’t find it, how will he explain it to the world?”
Ming Qingda thumped in his heart, but the same puzzled look floated on his face.
The old matriarch Ming thought about it, felt a little tired, and shook his head feebly, his gray hair looked so old.
"I'm tired." The old woman said disgustedly: "Don't let those dogs of the Overwatch Council disturb my rest."
"Don't worry, mother." Ming Qingda walked to her side, put his hands on her shoulders, seemed to be about to help her up, and said in a harmonious voice: "From now on, no one will disturb your rest."
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The old lady Ming looked back in astonishment, and then saw the fleeting guilt, fear, and ferocity in the eyes of her own son.
Then her mouth was covered, and a leather cord was fastened around her throat.
The old matriarch Ming wanted to scream, but he couldn't make a sound. His hands were firmly grasped by his own son, and he could only kick his feet vigorously.
Infinite horror and resentment flashed in the old woman's eyes, and she stared fixedly at the big maid who was not far away from her.
She did not know how many cronies she had in the mansion, but they were not by her side at this time, and she did not know where she died.
The eldest maid took a look at Old Madam Ming and turned around slowly.
The leather rope at the throat became tighter and tighter. The old lady Ming couldn't breathe, her chest was burning with pain, and her eyes began to blur. She knew that everyone had betrayed her, but compared with the betrayal, that strong and thick Regret and hatred were even more difficult to suppress, and flowed out along with her old tears and saliva from her lips.
"You have to be tough."
"To achieve great things, of course sacrifices are needed."
All the words resounded at this moment, accompanied by tinnitus before death, hitting the old woman's heart.
Her eyes bulged out, staring fixedly at her... biological son in front of her.
Ming Qingda lowered his head firmly, grabbed her hands, and didn't say a word.
Maybe it took a long time, maybe it was just a short moment, the old lady sitting on the grand master's chair, the old lady Ming who had secretly influenced Jiangnan for more than ten years, let out a muffled sound in her chest, her body suddenly went limp, and her hands His feet drooped weakly under the chair, and there was no further movement.
When you are old, you should rest.
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The Overwatch Council's search of Ming Yuan was not going smoothly. Although no one dared to stop him, Deng Ziyue could already feel the growing anger in the eyes of the people in Ming Yuan, and those guard thugs who were watching him secretly , it is possible to draw out weapons and rush forward at any time.
Naturally, Soujia didn't have any gentle methods. He rummaged all the way, scolded all the way, and entered the boudoir all the way. This appearance did have the aura of a wolf, and it also aroused the hostility of everyone in Mingyuan.
But Deng Ziyue is not worried, Fan Tisi must be sure to let him enter the garden.
Sure enough, although the people in Mingyuan looked at him with disgust and hatred, no one dared to stop him. It's just... Mingyuan is too big, and after searching for a long time, it only searched half of the area, and there was no trace of the whereabouts of that Steward Zhou.
"I want to search the back garden." Deng Ziyue said to Ming Lanshi, the young master of Ming's family who was always by his side.
"No way!" Ming Lanshi stared into his eyes and scolded, "What are you trying to do? Do you think our Ming family is really so easy to humiliate?"
There was a woman's relatives living in the back garden, so it was easy to search, Ming Lanshi took advantage of the problem and scolded all the officials of the Overwatch Council in extreme anger. Deng Ziyue's face was sombre, and he refused to back down even a single step. He held an official document written by Fan Xian in his hand, stamped with the official seal of the imperial envoy, and had sufficient reasons to search.
Of course not in the name of the Overwatch Council, only in the name of the Xingjiang South Road imperial envoy.
You must know that the Overwatch Council cannot interfere with local government affairs, especially not arbitrarily adjudicating civil matters. Today's move is a gimmick, and it can be regarded as Fan Xian's borrowed soldier.
The two sides confronted each other at the entrance to the back garden. The servants and guards in the Ming Garden had endured it for a long time, and at this moment they finally couldn't bear it anymore. At the side, those thugs and private soldiers also appeared, and surrounded nearly forty officials of the Overwatch Council in the field.
Deng Ziyue's face darkened, and he said coldly: "Master Ming, is this going to continue the search, or are you planning to resist the order?"
The imperial envoy's journey represents the will of the emperor, who dares to resist
Ming Lanshi's face was blue and white, and he gritted his teeth tightly, pretending to be humiliated and embarrassing. After a long while, he roared angrily: "Search! This God has eyes! I don't believe that your Overwatch Council is bullying people. , there will be no retribution in the future!"
How could Deng Ziyue care so much, holding the handle of the simple knife, he rushed into the back garden with a step.
Unexpectedly, he would not be able to walk ten steps, so a person rushed out head-on, and saw that although the person was wearing a maid's costume, but judging from the quality of the clothes and attire, he was also an important person in the Ming Garden. The girl's face was pale, her eyes were lifeless, and she rushed towards the crowd as if she had seen a ghost. While rushing, she yelled indistinctly: "Dead! Die!... Die!"
dead
Deng Ziyue was startled, feeling some kind of ominous omen, frowned and stopped the maid, and shouted sharply: "What happened?"
The maidservant's face revealed her usual temperament, but at this time she seemed to be overly frightened, and she was in a state of desolation. She shivered for a long time, and couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time, but kept trembling in front of Deng Ziyue. If it wasn't for Deng Ziyue's grabbing of her arm without hesitation, she might have already collapsed to the ground.
People from the Overwatch Council who searched the garden didn't know this girl, but people from Ming's family knew the identity of this girl. Here, seeing her like this, I couldn't help being startled, wondering what happened
Ming Lanshi anxiously snatched the big girl from Deng Ziyue's grasp, grabbed her by the collar and said, "What's wrong? Who's dead?"
Deng Ziyue watched coldly from the side, a strange look flashed in his eyes.
The big girl was slapped twice by the young master, and finally came to her senses, she grinned, but she didn't have time to say anything, so she began to cry miserably: "Wow... um... young master, old lady... old lady Jun she..."
"What's the matter, old lady?"
"Old Madam... She's gone!" The big girl struggled to finish the sentence, tilted her head, and passed out in Ming Lanshi's arms.
Ming Lanshi stood there dumbfounded as if struck by lightning, and couldn't believe his ears for a moment.
And the disciples in the sixth room of Zhou Ming's family looked at each other, their eyes widened, their mouths opened wide, and they were stunned like countless toads, as if they didn't know how to express their inner feelings with shocked expressions!
The old lady has gone
The old lady is gone!
In the deathly silent garden, after an unknown amount of time, the first cry suddenly erupted, and then the cry followed, like a grand chorus, with screams and curses one after another, Many people even fell to the ground in shock, unable to stand up no matter how hard they tried.
The entire Ming Garden was completely shrouded in shock, grief and anger.
Except that Fourth Master Ming is in the dungeon of Suzhou Mansion, and Master Ming is with the old matriarch, there are also the men who are in charge of the fourth house in the field at this time. These four men are crying and howling, pushing Ming Lanshi away. body, lifted the gown in front of him and rushed towards the back garden.
At this time, no one cared about the rules that the back garden cannot be trespassed, and there was no need for anyone to yell. With the movement of crying clouds, the hundreds of people who appeared in Mingyuan went to the back garden in mourning. rushed over.
At this time, the officials of the Overwatch Council in the middle of the field looked at each other and became the most embarrassing part of the people. Deng Ziyue's pupils narrowed slightly, feeling the danger, and he was ordered to search the garden today, but he never expected that such a situation would turn out in the end!
Although it is not clear yet how the Old Madam Ming died, Deng Zi became more aware that the death of the other party was so ingenious, so ingenious that the Overwatch Council couldn't bear the responsibility.
And at that moment before, he saw Ming Lanshi's expression from the corner of his eye, which made him have some kind of doubt deep in his heart.
The news of the death of the old matriarch of Ming shocked the entire Mingyuan. Those guards rushed out, rushed to the side of the Overwatch Council, and surrounded them. They held weapons and crossbow arrows in their hands. Hate stares.
Deng Ziyue frowned slightly, knowing that an improper measure at this time would be the end of the firefight between the two sides, but before he came, Mr. Ti Si made it clear that things... should not go on like this.
He made a decisive decision and ordered the Overwatch Council officials under him to also enter the back garden. Anyway, no one cared about the chaos in Mingyuan at this time, and those private soldiers in Mingyuan who were watching them with weapons couldn't have done it right away when the old lady was dying.
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After walking into the back garden for a long time, following the sound of crying, Deng Ziyue looked at the people kneeling on the ground outside a quiet small courtyard, and couldn't help but feel chills in his heart. Under the thick beam of the road, there is a person tied under the long white scarf.
an old woman.
The old woman's hands were hanging by her side, her toes were pointing to the ground, and she was floating in the air with the gentle spring wind. This scene was as eerie as it looked.
Especially the pair of eyes that had been refusing to close protruded outwards, and the pupils of the eyes were bloodshot from the time of dying, looking out full of resentment and unwillingness.
Just looking at the Overwatch Council officials outside the courtyard.
Deng Ziyue was shocked by the gazes of these two dead men, he turned his neck hastily, and issued an order to make his subordinates put on strict guard and be ready to break through at any time.
The courtyard was full of crying, and descendants all over the place knelt and wept blood, and kowtowed.
The Old Madam Ming is dead, and this account will definitely be recorded on the Overwatch Council. At such a moment of excitement, no one knows what will happen.
It's just that the way out from the rear has already been coveted and blocked by Ming Yuan's private soldiers full of hatred. If you want to kill the generals, it will be extremely difficult.
Not long after, Ming Qingda and Sifang's brothers, whose forehead was already bleeding, untied the old matriarch's body from the beam. The contemporary master of the Ming family suppressed his grief to arrange the funeral, and then led the four brothers out of the yard.
No one dared to speak, but everyone stared at the members of the Overwatch Council outside the courtyard with that kind of gaze.
Deng Ziyue has never found so many people wanting to eat his own flesh in his life, and the eyes of the Ming family have already shown such resentment nakedly.
He knew that he couldn't back down at this time, and if he backed down, the news would go out, which would bring great risks to the Overwatch Council. As soon as the old matriarch of the Ming Dynasty died, the people from the Overwatch Council withdrew in panic. If it wasn't because of a guilty conscience, what was it
So he lowered his face, squinted his eyes, and said: "Ming old matriarch colluded with Dongyi and committed suicide in fear of crime... The handling of the matter will be postponed until the cause of death is investigated."
From the Overwatch Council's point of view, he had to be extra tough at this time, but for the Ming family, no one could bear to be accused of committing suicide by the Overwatch Council after their ancestor had just died.
The sixth master of Ming likes wrestling the most. He was born with five big and three rough, and he has a rough temperament. In addition, he is the youngest son of the Ming family. He has always been the favorite of the old lady, and he has the deepest affection for the old lady. When he was sad and angry, he heard Deng Ziyue's words, turned around, grabbed a chair, and threw it over!
Deng Ziyue lifted the simple knife and blocked the chair with a click.
Master Ming Liu's eyes were red, his facial muscles twisted, and he screamed, "Come on, beat me to death with these heartless bastards!"
This is what Ding, the guardian of the Ming family, was waiting for. He was oppressed by the Overwatch Council for the past six months and was almost out of breath. The officials of the Overwatch Council in the field seemed to be looking at a vicious dog that broke into their house, and they were afraid that they would not be ruthless. With a shout, they rushed up with their weapons, and beat them indiscriminately!
From the moment he learned of the death of the old lady Ming, Deng Ziyue knew that things were going to be a big mess, so he made his subordinates prepare for the battle, so although the battle started suddenly, they were not caught off guard. In the defensive circle, he drew out his waistside pudao to fight.
For a moment, only the whistling wind could be heard, only the lights of swords and swords could be seen, and there were occasional screams, accompanied by the terrified screams of the ladies of the Ming family, how lively Mingyuan was today.
There were many people in Ming Yuan, and among the private soldiers there were indeed several master instructors. As soon as they met each other, many people in the Overwatch Council were injured, and blood seemed to be splashed free.
But although the four places are not the Yamen with strong military force of the Overwatch Council, they are still professionally trained personnel. The first wave of offensive by private soldiers.
But... how long can it last? The Sixth Master Ming was about to go crazy at this moment, shouting desperately.
There was a soft snap.
Master Ming Liu received a slap in the face. He looked back in astonishment, only to see his elder brother's sad, but more angry face.
Ming Qingda lowered his voice and gritted his teeth and said, "You want the whole clan to accompany you to death?"
Without waiting for the stunned Sixth Master Ming to reply, Ming Qingda shouted with a calm face, "Stop it all!"
The voice wasn't very loud, so many people didn't hear it. Ming Qingda's pale face was flushed with excitement, and he raised his voice and shouted: "Do you want to rebel?"
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After all, he is the current master of the Ming family in name, especially after the death of the old lady, the word name can be removed, so Ming Qingda gave an order, and all the thugs in Mingyuan stopped and retreated.
The crowd gave way to a path, and Ming Qingda coldly walked along this passage until he reached the people in the Overwatch Council.
The master of the Ming family looked at Deng Ziyue coldly like a vicious dog waiting to die.
Deng Ziyue didn't show any weakness, and said with a sneer: "Master Ming, you asked me well... are you really planning to rebel?"
There was a bit of desolation and a bit of disdain in Ming Qingda's eyes, but he never said a word. How can the Ming family react at this time? Killed the forty Overwatch Council officials in front of him? Then there is no need to wait for the capital to come, Mr. Fan who is sitting in Suzhou City, and Governor Xue can dispatch troops to destroy Mingyuan at any time.
But... the other party forced his mother to death!
All these doubts and painful psychological struggles surfaced on Ming Qingda's face, and fell into the eyes of everyone in the Ming family and the Overwatch Council officials.
"Brother!" The Sixth Master Ming rushed to Ming Qingda's side crying, and said, "Mother was forced to death, we can't let these bastards get out alive."
In fact, after the people in Mingyuan gradually calmed down, they all seemed to feel the sadness and struggle in Master Ming's heart, and the Sixth Master Ming was no exception. It's just that mother and child love each other deeply, how could he bear this tone
"The humiliation and pain you have given to my Ming family..." Ming Qingda's lips trembled slightly, his face was pale, and he stared into Deng Ziyue's eyes and said, "My Ming family will definitely pay back ten times... As for today, you kneel down and ask the old man Taijun kowtows to plead guilty, and I will let you out of the garden."
Sixth Master Ming couldn't believe his ears, and said anxiously: "Brother, you can't just let it go!"
On the contrary, Deng Ziyue, who was facing him, narrowed his eyes, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Master Ming, you should know that our Overwatch Council kneels to the sky and kneels to the king, and none of us know how to kneel."
Ming Qingda frowned, as if he had been greatly damaged by today's successive shocks, and he was a little unsteady. He barely supported Ming Liuye's shoulder, but he also stopped Ming Liuye's impulse. He said with a hissing voice: "Then... let's burn jade and stone together."
When talking, Deng Ziyue always felt that Ming Qingda was looking into his eyes, as if he wanted to express some hidden deep meaning, but he never figured it out.
Ming Qingda sighed inwardly, he never expected that the Overwatch Council would be so tough, and faced with such a dangerous situation, would not even make some superficial concessions.
The confrontation is still going on, and the situation is imminent.
There are always two smart people among the six householders of the Ming family. Seeing that the momentum is not right, and then hearing the words "big brother burn together with jade and stone", they feel a little panic. How can these businessmen have the right to burn jade and stone with the court? It is impossible for the stone to lose anything if the egg hits the stone with this appearance.
What's more, I was not born to the old lady Ming, so why bother to pay for my life? So the second master Ming and the third master surrounded him, with expressions of passion and sorrow on their faces, but they whispered something in Ming Qingda's ear, persuading him to put the lives of tens of thousands of people in his family as the most important thing, and bear with it for now. In order to avenge the old lady, one must take it slowly.
Ming Qingda killed the old matriarch with his own hands. There was a ghost in his heart, and the paleness on his face was not deliberately pretended. Standing upright, at this time Ming Lao Er Er Ming Lao San came forward to persuade him, he felt at ease, and put on a struggling and painful expression.
I don't know how long the confrontation lasted, and suddenly there was a commotion outside the garden, followed by a burst of horseshoes, and I don't know how many people rushed in.
Ming Qingda's heart trembled, and he thought to himself that the Black Rider of the Overwatch Council was still in Jiangbei, so it was impossible for him to enter the garden at this time, so who was it
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Thousands of officers and soldiers galloped in on horseback, their spears lined up, and their mighty force immediately separated the private soldiers in Ming Yuan from the officials of the Overwatch Council.
The person who came was a group of state soldiers dispatched by the governor of Jiangnan. He hurried with urgent orders, and finally caught up between the two groups of people who were at war before the catastrophe happened.
The leader of the team was a general. He already knew what happened here, and said something to Ming Qingda with a serious face. He wanted to go in and pay homage to the old lady Ming, but he knew that the Ming Garden hadn't been arranged yet. Okay, and the old lady Ming died too much... so what, I had to give up.
The one who entered the park with the state army was also a member of the New Year Team of the Overwatch Council. He leaned over to Deng Ziyue's side and explained the two words Mr. Tisi said.
Deng Ziyue was startled for no reason, thinking that it would not be a problem to retreat. With thousands of state troops here, even if the Ming family wanted to do something, they would not have the ability. The question is, if this is the case, shouldn't it be confirmed that the Overwatch Council forced the death of Old Madam Ming? He didn't understand what Fan Xian was thinking. The best way to deal with it at this time was obviously to call in the black cavalry, and use this excuse to wipe out the Ming family.
However, when the state army arrived, it not only saved the lives of these officials of the Overwatch Council, but also prevented the possibility of the black knight slaughtering the garden.
As for Deng Ziyue's suspicion of the cause of the death of the old matriarch of the Ming Dynasty... Only the Suzhou government is qualified to investigate, and the Overwatch Council does not have the qualifications. And the government officials in Jiangnan are all members of the Ming family, so it is definitely impossible to find out what's wrong. So he couldn't understand more and more, how did Master Tisi arrange it? Is that Butler Zhou still caught? Just let this matter go on like this
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In the thick spring, the city of Suzhou is covered with silver.
Not snow, but colder than snow.
Almost all the citizens of Suzhou wore filial piety, and those snow-white cloth strips were like cold imperial papers, telling the kindness and achievements of the old lady of the Ming family to the people in the south of the Yangtze River.
The news of the old lady Ming's death spread all over the south of the Yangtze River almost overnight, and the specific circumstances of her death were passed on by different people, making it even more bizarre.
But no matter what version of the news, the finger of the Overwatch Council was naturally pointed at. The anger of the people began to accumulate, but they could not find a way to vent it for a while. For the heroic scene of justice, the Huayuan where the imperial envoy was located was guarded by heavy soldiers, and the common people did not have the courage to demonstrate for the time being.
So everyone had no choice but to wear filial piety, express their silent protest with the sadness and anger on their faces, and the resentment and curses in the market. This is to the Overwatch Council, and it is also to Mr. Fan.
The mourning hall of the old lady of the Ming Dynasty has not yet opened, so officials and dignitaries from all over the country who came to express their condolences live in Suzhou for the time being.
The entire city of Suzhou was shrouded in that cold atmosphere, completely different from the surrounding spring scenery.
But Fan Xian didn't care about these things. His face was thick enough, his heart was dark enough, and his spirit was strong enough to see the scene of wearing mourning all over the city as a movie from his previous life. It can be completely out of ear.
He sat on the top floor of the Suzhou branch of the Xinfeng Hall, and he was only worried about Haitang. That day, Haitang went to arrest Mr. Zhou from the Junshan Club for him, but he never came back. He wondered if there would be any danger.
Thinking of this episode, he couldn't help laughing at himself, the people in this world who can hurt Dodo are those great masters. He picked up the bowl, ate a few mouthfuls of noodles, sighed with satisfaction, and then said: "Old man Ming, this time I was tricked by you."
Ming Qingda knelt beside him, kowtowed again and again, flattering him and said, "My lord's thoughts are as nimble as a long river, and his aura is as majestic as a mountain. How could he care about these little winds around him?"