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

Chapter 81: Madam Meng passes away
Mingli stopped crying and said, "Dad, do you know that the eldest lady wants to give my third sister to the fifty-year-old Prince of Wei as a concubine?"

"I know about this."

Ming Boyuan nodded and said, "The Prince of Wei has a fiefdom called Chengzhou, where the land is fertile and has not suffered any natural disasters in recent decades. The Prince of Wei promised your stepmother that if she sent a daughter to be his concubine, he would give Chengzhou as a betrothal gift. This deal is very cost-effective, and your stepmother did nothing wrong."

Mingli felt disgusted by the couple who exchanged their own daughter for a city and fiefdom, and said that the deal was a great bargain.

When Aunt Wang heard this, her heart was broken into pieces. She wanted to pounce on these two bastards and tear them into pieces!

Mingli sat forward calmly, blocking Aunt Wang's way.

She raised her face and said, "My daughter understands that father needs Chengzhou for the sake of our Ming family. If my third sister is still alive here and can make a contribution to the Ming family, it will naturally be her blessing." She burst into tears, "But father, you are wise. My third sister knows your painstaking efforts. As a daughter of the Ming family, she should naturally contribute to the family. She is willing to marry into the Prince's Mansion, but but..."

"But what?"

Ming Boyuan asked.

"But the eldest lady is not satisfied with father's arrangement!"

Ming Li suddenly raised his voice, pointed at Madam Wang's nose, and said confidently: "Father, you may not know, but there is a younger brother named Meng Chang in your maternal family. He just came of age this year. He is strong and has a face full of flesh. He especially likes casinos and brothels. As a result, his marriage proposals were rejected many times, so Madam wanted to marry Ming An to him. Although the third sister is a concubine's daughter, she is our father's blood after all. In this way, the Meng family will have a prime minister's son-in-law, which will be a huge help to the entire Meng family!"

Ming Boyuan stood up straight, his eyes full of gloom. He stared at Meng and said, "I remember that you did ask for Ming'an to marry Mengchang."

Meng shuddered. Ever since Mingli appeared here, she knew that today's unexpected disaster was carefully planned by Mingli and Ming'an.

"Prime Minister."

Meng was trembling with fear. She was afraid that no matter what she said now, she would fall into the trap that Mingli had prepared all along. "I did ask for Ming'an in marriage for Chang'er, but, ever since you said you wanted to give this girl to the Prince of Wei as a concubine, I gave up the idea! I have been with you for more than ten years. You must know me well. I would never dare to do anything to disobey you."

"Yes, father said it, and issued an order, so the eldest lady naturally dared not refute it." Mingli interrupted Meng's words, tears still welling up in her eyes, and the corners of her eyes were red. She said coldly: "In fact, father, Meng Chang is also going to be the Minister of the Ministry of Works. In my humble opinion, the eldest lady's mother's family seems to be on the verge of revival."

Meng stared at Mingli with eyes wide open. How could she know? !
"What is the Minister of Works?"

Ming Boyuan's face darkened, and the anger rising in his eyes was obvious.

Mingli pretended to be surprised. She raised her hand to cover her mouth and said, "Why, why, doesn't father know? Didn't you use the left prime minister's private seal to write the document and recommend Meng Chang to the Ministry of Works?"

Ming Boyuan immediately understood what was going on. He walked over, bent down, grabbed Meng's collar, and asked sternly, "Tell me, what is the Minister of Works, what is the private seal of the Left Prime Minister. What did you do for your brother behind my back? Speak!"

"Prime Minister, spare my life."

Meng was thrown to the ground by Ming Boyuan. She burst into tears and hurriedly hugged Ming Boyuan's legs: "My brother has been doing nothing in these years, and my father and several uncles are about to retire and return home. No one in the court is willing to give him face."

Ming Boyuan sneered, "So, you forged the prime minister's letter, secretly printed the prime minister's seal, and then took this document to show off outside and get your good brother promoted, right?!" If it was something else, Meng would have the confidence to fight back. But she did steal Ming Boyuan's private seal.

As long as Ming Boyuan goes to check, he will definitely find it.

Meng collapsed on the spot, crying continuously.

"From now on, you will confine yourself to this Buddhist temple and reflect on your mistakes!" Ming Boyuan was furious, but the funeral ceremonies for Ming An and Old Lady Ming had to be held. He suddenly noticed Wei who was silent at the side, and shouted, "Second brother's wife."

Wei was prepared, but still pretended to be shocked.

She hurried over: "Brother?"

"Go to Meng's room and get all the housekeeper's keys. During this period of time, you will be in charge of the inner courtyard of the Ming family's backyard." Then, Ming Boyuan turned to Aunt Wang and said, "I will promote you as my concubine. I will take out 100 taels of silver from the public treasury, and give you two silk and satin shops and a rouge shop. Okay, the person is dead, what is there to cry about? Don't be sad, bury An'er properly."

Finally, everyone had their results. Ming Boyuan looked at Ming Li, and after a long while, he said, "I won't keep you here today. When you return home, please leave some time. I have something to tell you."

"Yes, my daughter will keep it in mind."

Ming Boyuan said 'hmm' with a bad look on his face. He put his hands behind his back and said lightly as he passed Ming Li: "Be clean and don't let your father down."

Mingli was stunned. She didn't expect Ming Boyuan to be so heartless.

Seeing Ming Boyuan leave, Wei Shi stopped pretending. She walked up to Ming Li and asked respectfully, "Second Miss, what should we do next?"

What else did Meng Shi not understand after hearing this? She turned around stiffly and raised her finger tremblingly.

"You, you guys... you guys are actually in the same group! Wei, you are the mistress of the second house after all, are you so willing to be subservient to a little girl like her?!"

Wei glanced at Meng and sneered, "Girl? Even when death is imminent, how come Madam Meng still hasn't learned to look at people equally? The second girl is young, but she can still pull you down from your high place and drag you into the mud."

"Second Aunt, please help me find someone to knock her out and quietly send her to the Marquis' Mansion." Mingli said.

Wei immediately responded, "Yes, let Qi'er go. He is your elder brother, so it is normal for him to visit the Marquis' Mansion frequently."

Mingli nodded, "Okay. By the way, if there is any movement from Second Uncle, Second Aunt must inform me immediately. Although I have obtained the power to manage the family, I must not be ostentatious in my actions these days. Father will definitely leave a secret line to observe. Second Aunt might as well pretend to be stupid. The most useful people for big shots are foolish people."

Wei nodded repeatedly: "I have noted it all down. Second Miss, please do as you please. I will go to Meng's room to get the key. If you have any instructions, just go find Qie directly."

"Second Aunt, take care." Mingli nodded slightly as a return gesture.

(End of this chapter)