The Ming Dynasty: Starting with the Somersault Cloud, Old Zhu was so envious he cried!

"You shameless! You despicable! You scoundrel!" The female shopkeeper trembled with rage.

She never expected that the seemingly kind-looking Sixth Prince would turn on her so suddenly, without any warning!

"I am shameless! I am despicable! I am a villain!"

Zhu Ming carried the large sword, which was even longer than him, his small body standing ramrod straight, looking exactly like a wicked young master who bullied men and women.

The female shopkeeper desperately protected her younger sister behind her, her face filled with humiliation, yet she had no choice but to compromise.

This scene is just like something out of an art film!

(The director off-screen looked down at the script in his hand, completely bewildered: I don't remember making that kind of film!)

Without any choice,

The female shopkeeper had no choice but to take a deep breath and recount the feud between the two families from the beginning.

Originally, before the Ming Dynasty was established and before Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor,

The female shopkeeper's father and two brothers were all soldiers under Zhu Yuanzhang.

As a result, after a battle...

The father and his two sons all died on the battlefield.

According to regulations, soldiers who die in battle should receive a pension.

But the government said,

Her father and two brothers were all deserters.

Not only did they not give them a single penny, they also removed their names from the list of the dead.

Faced with such an explanation,

The female shopkeeper naturally didn't believe it. How could her father and brother be cowardly deserters?

She and her mother traveled around trying to get an explanation.

But the official who embezzled the pension funds had already given instructions to his subordinates.

Nobody can help them!

Anyone who helps him is going against him.

As a result, no one in the entire county dared to lend a hand.

Not only that, that person also deliberately spread rumors,

It is said that her father and brother deserted their posts, causing the deaths of many of their comrades.

The news spread like wildfire, and the way people on the street looked at them changed. Every day, people would gossip and spit on them behind their backs.

Her mother was already heartbroken over the deaths of her husband and son, and unable to bear the overwhelming insults and scorn, she hanged herself one night.

The female shopkeeper had also considered taking a knife and exchanging her life for that man's.

But before her mother died, she entrusted her newborn daughter, Xiaoyu, to her.

She had promised her mother that she would take good care of her younger sister.

So she could only grit her teeth and live a life of compromise and humiliation.

But she couldn't swallow this insult.

"If my father and brother hadn't gone to fight that war, they wouldn't have died," the female shopkeeper's voice was hoarse, her eyes red-rimmed. "Our family wouldn't have ended up like this, destroyed and ruined."

After the female shopkeeper finished speaking, the room fell silent.

Xu Miaoyun spoke first, frowning, "But... your father and brother's pensions were clearly embezzled by their subordinates. Isn't it unreasonable to pin this on us?"

"Unreasonable?"

The female shopkeeper gave a cold laugh, raised her head, and looked directly at the two of them:

"Then let me ask you, didn't my father and my two older brothers die on the battlefield while helping Zhu Yuanzhang conquer the world?"

Zhu Ming and Xu Miaoyun exchanged a glance and nodded: "...Yes."

"Alright." The female shopkeeper then asked, "Was that corrupt official who drove my mother to her death and embezzled the pension funds an official appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang?"

Zhu Ming and Xu Miaoyun were silent for a moment, then nodded: "...Yes."

"Then why are you saying this has nothing to do with you?"

The female shopkeeper's voice wasn't loud, but it struck them like a dull thud.

Zhu Ming suddenly realized, slapped his thigh, and turned to Xu Miaoyun, saying, "Sister Miaoyun, what she said makes sense!"

Xu Miaoyun looked at him speechlessly, thinking to herself: You really are a very filial son.

"Hmph!" The female shopkeeper turned her face away, still furious. "If I had known you were this kind of people, I should have poisoned the pot when I served you the noodles!"

"But..." Zhu Ming blinked, then continued, "Your sister also ate that bowl of noodles. If you poisoned her, wouldn't she have died too?"

Female shopkeeper: "..."

Now it was her turn to keep quiet.

Just then, Zhu Ming suddenly stood up.

He carried the large sword, which was taller than him, and walked step by step toward the female shopkeepers with a serious expression.

"Don't come any closer!" The female shopkeeper pulled Xiaoyu into her arms, shrinking back slightly, and shouted, her voice sharp but her voice weak, "What do you think you're doing?!"

Zhu Ming remained silent, walked up to the two men, and slowly raised the arm holding the broadsword.

"Kill me if you want!" The female shopkeeper shielded Xiaoyu tightly behind her, closed her eyes, and said in a trembling voice, "Spare Xiaoyu, she's innocent!"

She gritted her teeth, ready to be slaughtered.

"boom!"

A muffled thud.

The expected pain did not come.

The female shopkeeper opened her eyes in confusion and found the large knife lying on the ground.

The six-year-old child in front of her bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle.

"sorry."

The female shopkeeper was stunned.

"Sixth Prince, no!"

Xu Miaoyun's expression changed, and she quickly stepped forward to stop him.

The prince represents the royal family; how can he bow and apologize to a commoner so casually?

Zhu Ming raised his hand to stop her, his tone calm yet firm:

"A mistake is a mistake. We can't pretend it has nothing to do with us just because it was done by our subordinates."

He straightened up, looked at the female shopkeeper who was still standing there in a daze, and said seriously:

"On behalf of my father, I apologize to you."

The female shopkeeper was completely stunned.

She had considered countless possible reactions.

Sneers, mockery, rage, and even murder to silence witnesses.

I never thought of that.

This Ming prince actually apologized to her.

However, what surprised her even more was yet to come.

Zhu Ming looked up, his gaze fixed intently on her, and suddenly asked:

"Do you want revenge?"

The female shopkeeper's pupils contracted, and she looked at him warily: "You... what do you want to do?"

Zhu Ming's face darkened, anger surging in his eyes. His voice wasn't loud, but it carried a chilling ruthlessness:

"Tell me that corrupt official's name, and I'll stab him to death right now to avenge you."

He paused, then added:

"If you're still not satisfied and want to take revenge yourself, then I'll tie him up and let you do it yourself."

This little guy is kind as he is, but he is also extremely righteous and hates evil.

He dared to take up a knife and kill people when he was only four years old. Did you really think he was a good boy or a well-behaved child who could be manipulated by others?

The female shopkeeper was completely stunned. Her eyes widened, and she asked incredulously, "You...you really intend to help me?"

"How could it be fake?" Zhu Ming frowned. "Quick, tell me his name! I'll bring him over right now!"

The female shopkeeper blurted out instinctively, "His name is Qian Youde, he's the county magistrate..."

"What a fine example of Qian Youde!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ming immediately turned around angrily and walked towards the door.

"Sixth Prince, you mustn't!" Xu Miaoyun quickly stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Ming's arm, pulling him back forcefully. She cried out, "The county magistrate is an official appointed by the imperial court! If you barge in and kill someone, His Majesty will punish you!"

"Punishment?"

Zhu Ming kept walking, his small frame dragging Xu Miaoyun along as he called out:

"Zhu Chongba dares! That corrupt official embezzled the pensions of fallen soldiers. Killing him is just cleaning up his mess!"

"If he dares to object, I'll tell Mother, and she'll deal with him!"