Prime Minister's Mansion.
When red veins appeared in the old lady's eyes, Prime Minister Xia ordered people to tie her up.
The old lady glared at Prime Minister Xia and struggled. "No, I am not ill. Let me go. You rebellious son, you dare to offend your mother? Aren't you afraid of being struck by thunder?"
Prime Minister Xia said uncomfortably: "Mother, I didn't mean to offend you, but I had no choice. If I don't tie you up, once you get sick and rush out, you will be sent to the epidemic area."
The old lady said angrily: "Why don't you go find Xia Zian and bring her back? Go find her and bring her back."
The Prime Minister's Mansion didn't know that Xiao Tuo knew the formula and was already developing pills on the Madman's Island. Murong Jie blocked this matter, firstly to prevent it from being maliciously sabotaged again; secondly, it was to target her.
Prime Minister Xia said, "I have already ordered people to look for her. Many people from Jichun's side have gone out to look for her. There are more than a dozen large ships going out every day, but I estimate that she is dead."
This was something no one had expected. Over the past few months, they had been trying their best to kill Xia Zian, and after finally succeeding, they were going to rescue her again.
Just as Prime Minister Xia had tied up the old lady and walked out, he saw servants leading officials from the Ministry of Justice over.
"Prime Minister, I'm sorry. Please go back to the Ministry of Justice with me." The officer said bluntly.
When Prime Minister Xia saw several people from the Ministry of Justice coming in, all armed with swords, he was slightly startled, but still pretended to be calm and angrily said, "You barged in without being informed. Do you still have any true self in your eyes?"
The official said, "Prime Minister, I am sorry. The prince has ordered that you must return to the Ministry of Justice to cooperate with the investigation. Please forgive me if I have offended you in my duty."
"What are you investigating?" Prime Minister Xia asked. He knew in his heart that it should be about the zombie disease, but this was just speculation among the people. The Regent wanted to accuse him based on a few malicious speculations from the people? It was ridiculous.
"I don't know. I just came here on orders."
Prime Minister Xia said calmly: "Okay, I will go with you."
He didn't want to go, but he was afraid of causing conflict in the mansion and letting people know that his mother was infected with the zombie disease.
However, he was not too worried, because there could be no real evidence in this matter. The doctor who brought the Liu family's son back was dead, and the island of lunatics had been arranged. Without solid evidence, it would not be easy to deal with him, the prime minister of the current dynasty.
Murong Jie, that young waiter, thinks too simply.
Prime Minister Xia didn't know that he would never come back after this trip.
From the time the zombie disease broke out until now, all kinds of evidence and confessions have been waiting for him at the Ministry of Justice. Murong Jie either does not take action, or once he does, he will have no chance of turning things around.
Just after Prime Minister Xia entered, Madam Linglong, whom he had favored for many years, packed up her belongings and fled with Xia Wan'er.
The old lady officially became a bachelor commander, and Aunt Cuiyu returned to the prime minister's residence after testifying.
The old lady was tied to the bed and had no idea that Prime Minister Xia had been taken away, let alone that Chen Linglong had escaped.
Seeing Cuiyu coming back, she almost went crazy, "Where have you been?"
Cuiyu pulled a chair and sat beside the bed. She raised her tired and swollen eyes and looked at the old lady steadily.
"I went to the epidemic area and the Ministry of Justice." Aunt Cuiyu said quietly.
The old lady stared at her, "Ministry of Justice? What are you doing in the Ministry of Justice?"
"Don't you know, old lady? The prince ordered the Ministry of Justice to investigate the zombie disease. I went to the Ministry of Justice and told it everything I knew." Cui Yu said sarcastically.
"Even you betrayed me?" The old lady gasped and stared at Aunt Cuiyu in disbelief.
Cui Yu's face turned pale. "Yes, I never thought that I would betray you one day, just like I never thought that the old lady would hurt my family."
"You..." The old lady's eyes turned, and suddenly she remembered something, and said coldly: "It's not about small details to achieve great things. Your family is not good to you. Over the years, you have given so much to them, but they have never given you anything in return. What's a pity? But how I have treated you over the years, don't you understand in your heart?"
"This is family affection. Old Madam, you will never understand. It is just like what you did to the eldest lady and the Princess of Danqing County. You only saw the benefits and didn't see the blood relationship. It would be redundant to say anything to you."
Cuiyu stood up, turned around and was about to leave.
The old lady roared, "You dare to leave? I will kill you."
Cuiyu turned around and sarcastically looked at the old man who had been arrogant for most of his life. Now he could only lie on the bed and yell, "You can't kill me. The Prime Minister's Mansion is no longer what it used to be. The Prime Minister has also been taken away. When I came back just now, I saw Madam Linglong and the Second Miss left with a lot of bags, and the servants had almost all dispersed. Also, I forgot to tell the old lady that the government has learned that you have zombie disease, and someone will send you to the epidemic area soon. You can see with your own eyes what kind of evil you have committed for your own benefit!"
The old lady's eyes widened, filled with fear and disbelief. She couldn't believe that the Prime Minister's Mansion was gone just like that. She couldn't believe that the family tree she had painstakingly built up for most of her life was destroyed just like that.
Cuiyu left, she packed up her things and left the prime minister's mansion.
Not long after Cui Yu left, the officials arrived.
The two officers checked her wounds and pushed her into a cage like a dog. Her eyes were red and she was howling madly, completely losing her previous arrogant look.
After entering the epidemic area, she, like many zombie patients, was placed in an open space. There were no extra houses in Shitou Village to accommodate the zombie patients, so they could only be placed in the open space.
The old lady had not yet fully recovered from her illness. She saw with her own eyes and heard the mad howling in her ears, and the stench of a rotting corpse made her want to vomit.
After settling her in an open space for half a day, Murong Jie ordered that she be sent to an area without infected villagers and tied up alone.
The villagers already know that the zombie disease was caused by the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the villagers whose family members have died hate her to the core.
The old lady was trapped on the log, watching the angry people rushing towards her with stones in their hands. The stones fell on her head and body like a rainstorm, and blood was flowing.
She had no choice but to endure it all.
When she was dying, General Li brought people to drive away the people.
Murong Zhuangzhuang squatted down, holding a piece of white cloth in his hand, looking at the old lady who was still breathing. "Old lady, I have two good news for you. First, Zi'an is not dead. He has been found. Second, the pills for curing zombie disease are on the way to the capital and will be delivered tomorrow morning. Just hold on. As long as you hold on until tomorrow morning, you can take the pills."
The old lady grunted like a pig, and her bloody face could no longer be seen. Only her eyes still revealed hatred and fear.
She couldn't wait any longer.
Zhuangzhuang covered her face with the white cloth in his hand, and she died in just a moment.
That piece of white cloth covered her ugly face, but it could not cover her ugly life.
The prosperity of the Prime Minister's Mansion also fell into decline with the death of the old lady and the conviction of Prime Minister Xia.
(End of this chapter)