My Lord, your wife is spreading rumors about you again.

Chapter 35: Dog bites dog, mouth full of fur
At this moment, the sky was slightly bright and the sound of breaking cups and bowls came from Renshou Hall, getting louder and louder.

"My son——"

Old Madam Ming was heartbroken, with Zhu and Ming Yun from the third house, Wei from the second house, Aunt Wang and Ming An from the first house, and two servants accompanying Uncle Ming knelt below her.

Ming Shuyuan's body was covered with a white cloth and placed in the middle of the hall, while Mingli and Shancha stood on the other side.

Ming Shuyuan was not Old Madam Ming's son, but his mother died young, so he had been raised by Old Madam Ming. Plus, he was good at sweet talk, and could make the old lady happy with just a few words. He was actually more popular with her than her own son.

Aunt Cui had been trying to comfort the old lady. After a while, Mingli yawned. She was so sleepy. She didn't kill Ming Shuyuan because she guessed that Zhang Zhi would do it for her.

If Zhang Zhi wasn't killed, it would be better not to have such an uncoordinated ally.

Today, she wants to destroy the third house in one fell swoop and avenge Mingxin.

Old Madam Ming finally calmed down a bit. She raised her hand and pointed her sharp armor at the two trembling servants in front of her, and scolded them, "Tell me! The Third Master was having fun in the Anxiang Tower! How could he suddenly die? If you don't find the murderer who killed my son today, I will make you two be buried with my son!"

"Madam, please spare me! Madam, please spare me!"

Manager Sun kowtowed desperately, his forehead was covered with blood, "Second Miss! The Third Master finally met the Second Miss alone in the side room of the Anxiang Tower, and then the Third Master sent us all out. Then I heard the news from home. I am so wronged. I know nothing!"

"what?"

Old Madam Ming glared at Ming Li and said, "Second girl! Come here! Explain to me clearly, why would you go to a place like Anxianglou so late at night?"

Shan Cha was frightened by the roar and her expression tensed, but Ming Li remained calm. She relaxed her sore shoulders and walked forward under everyone's focused gaze.

"Grandma, what you asked is ridiculous. Who in Kyoto doesn't know what Anxianglou does for a living? Going to such a happy and carefree place on earth, it's only natural that you do what you should do."

Mingli looked at Zhu and Wei and asked with a smile, "Besides, Second Uncle and Third Uncle are honored guests of Anxiang Tower. If they sit there, 20 to 30 girls will rush over one after another. You two aunts should know this, right?"

Wei was stunned, not knowing how to answer. She had something to do on the stage that day and missed the great show of the second young lady Ming's argument with old lady Ming. She had heard from the servants that the second young lady was very different this time, but she didn't expect it to be so different.

Zhu, who always stood on the side with the old lady, nodded and said, "Second Miss is right. Third Master always hangs around Anxiang Tower. This is known to everyone. It's not surprising."

"Zhu! You..." Old Lady Ming had never expected that Zhu would become a fence-sitter who sided with Ming Li.

Ming Li immediately interrupted the old lady and said, "I am a member of the Ming family. I am connected to my Third Uncle. I would rather kill my Third Uncle than anyone else. Could it be that Grandmother would rather trust the people in the brothel than her grandson?"

Manager Sun immediately shouted, "No! No, no, old lady, the Third Master ordered a lot of girls to accompany him, but after the Second Miss came, the Third Master dismissed us all. I dare to use my life as a guarantee that what I said is absolutely true! The death of the Third Master must be related to the Second Miss!"

"Snapped--"

A crisp slap was delivered, and Manager Sun fell to one side. Mingli's face was cold and his words were harsh: "Who do you think you are? I am the eldest daughter of the Left Prime Minister. How dare you, a mere servant manager, insult my innocence like this? Your head is so dirty that it would be used by beggars to play football!" Manager Sun became obedient after being slapped.

Ming Li turned around and looked directly at Old Lady Ming: "Grandmother asked me why I went to Anxiang Tower. Actually, I am a widow and can't stand the loneliness. I want to find a nice young man to relieve my fatigue. During this time, I did talk to my third uncle. My third uncle told me to go back quickly. He always felt uneasy these two days, so he hid in Anxiang Tower every day and refused to come out."

Mrs. Ming didn't know who to believe for a moment: "Unstable? What do you mean by unstable? Does he mean that the family is unstable?"

"Yes."

Mingli smiled and said, "The concubines that Third Uncle kept outside the palace were all pregnant, but one day ago, they were all assassinated and killed, along with their unborn children."

"What did you say?!"

Old Madam Ming's pupils bulged, and she stood up with a slam on the table. Zhu had been homeless since she gave birth to Ming Yun. But Zhu was born in a brothel, and she was jealous and would never take a concubine, so Ming Shuyuan had to be raised outside the mansion. Old Madam Ming knew all this, but she indulged him all the time.

A few days ago, Ming Shuyuan told her the good news that several of his concubines were pregnant. The doctor took her pulse and said that they were two boys.

She grabbed Aunt Cui's arm and said, "Go quickly and take a look at Shuyuan's house outside!"

"Yes."

After Madam Cui left, Zhu suddenly spoke, her eyes full of bloodshot and her face yellow, "Mother, so you have always known about the Third Master keeping a mistress outside?"

Mrs. Ming was startled, and immediately panicked, and hurriedly tried to explain: "No, I..."

"Hey, Auntie San, you are wrong."

Mingli smiled at her and continued to add fuel to the fire, "Grandmother is more than just aware of it. No matter how unruly Third Uncle is, the money of the Third House is still controlled by you. As long as you don't loosen your grip, even if Third Uncle is wild, he will just go out to have fun every now and then. How can he soak in the honey pot day and night, and keep seven or eight mistresses outside?"

These words immediately woke Zhu up.

She was as if enlightened. Yes, she gave him money every month according to the customary rules, and never thought about where Uncle Ming got so much money from when he was playing with other women and keeping mistresses.

"Mother, you are also a woman. You were the one who agreed to let Uncle Ming marry me despite all the opposition! But why are you treating me like this now?" Zhu stood up and approached Old Lady Ming step by step. "Although I was born in a brothel, I am really filial to you. Why are you humiliating me like this? Why are you treating me like this?!"

Seeing this, Old Lady Ming was also furious.

She stood up suddenly, "Why? You still have the nerve to ask me why? Your family was blessed in your previous life for you to marry into the Ming family! After more than ten years, you only gave birth to a useless girl like this for my son. Do you want my son to have no descendants? You can't give birth to a son, and now that you know your mistress is pregnant, you should be humble and take her back."

"A jealous woman who came from a brothel is really not presentable!"

(End of this chapter)