Zheng Qiang's words infuriated Old Master Zheng. Wasn't Zheng Qiang blatantly telling everyone that they had just been lying? Didn't he realize that with him and Eunuch Qian here, how could Hu Mingmei possibly want his life?
Moreover, Hu Mingmei has a beautiful wife, and that's how he got everything. How could he possibly be willing to give up his life for another?
It was just to scare him, but this idiot is so easily frightened, so cowardly, yet he still dared to do that. He's such a pig!
"It's good that you admit it!" Hu Mingmei stood up and handed the dagger to Xia Donglai. Zheng Qiang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Hu Mingmei stand up. That's great, he won't die or get hurt.
He didn't even think about why Hu Mingmei was standing next to him.
Xia Donglai walked over, took the dagger from Hu Mingmei, but accidentally kicked Zheng Qiang. It's unclear how he managed to stumble to Zheng Qiang's side and kick him, but that one kick was enough to make Zheng Qiang scream in pain, "Big brother, big brother, my leg is broken!"
Others might not have heard it, but Zheng Qiang heard the cracking sound very clearly.
Before Master Zheng could get angry, Hu Mingmei said calmly, "Master Zheng, are you going to twist the truth again? Zheng Qiang himself admitted that he wanted my sister to be his concubine. Don't you know who my sister is and who your brother is? Does he deserve her? I'm only breaking one of his legs, not cutting it off. That's not going too far!"
Although Hu Mingmei spoke lightly, Master Zheng strangely understood what Hu Mingmei meant. If he continued to argue unreasonably, then Hu Mingmei would not hesitate to fight him to the death.
Thinking of the Hu family's power, Master Zheng's face darkened. He cursed Huang Wenbai in his heart for being incompetent, having seized their property for so many years, yet it was still taken back so easily.
He even claimed that the Hu family was under his control—what a joke!
So he ignored Eunuch Qian, ran over and untied Zheng Qiang, helped him up, and then said coldly, "In that case, I thank Master Hu for sparing my life. Farewell!"
He then helped Zheng Qiang out, without mentioning the matter of those shops.
After seeing that Master Zheng and his brother had left, Eunuch Qian said, "Second Master Hu, we have already conveyed the Empress Dowager's message. We'll go back and report now!"
Hu Mingmei nodded, "I'll see my father-in-law out!"
Eunuch Qian did not refuse and allowed Hu Mingmei to see him out.
When Hu Mingmei returned, Bai Nuo and the old woman were already sitting in the hall. When Bai Nuo saw him return, she said, "Lu Ying is waiting outside."
Whether or not to release them is entirely up to Hu Mingmei. Even if the Empress Dowager wanted to interfere in Hu Mingmei's affairs, she couldn't reach that far.
"Let him open the door!" Hu Mingmei sneered, not taking Huang Wenbai and his group seriously.
Let him release it; he didn't want to be seen as disobeying imperial orders or showing disrespect to the royal family.
Bai Nuo nodded and personally went out to tell Lu Ying about Hu Mingmei's decision.
Lu Ying went to run errands, and Bai Nuo returned to the hall. Seeing Hu Mingmei's less-than-ideal expression, she said softly, "I'll take Grandma home first!" Once those people come out, the first thing they'll do is come to the hall, and Bai Nuo doesn't want Grandma to see them.
Hu Mingmei nodded.
In Huang Wenbai's courtyard
Huang Wenbai and Huang Haichuan paced back and forth. Although Old Madam Huang, Madam Zheng, and Huang Ziyao were sitting in the main hall watching the two men pace back and forth, their faces were expressionless, but they were also very annoyed.
Although the courtyard was not small, occupying a third of the entire Hu family's property, even the largest place, once the door was closed, became a cage. Every day, maids would bring them meals, and if they didn't want to eat the food from the main kitchen, they only needed to say so, and someone would immediately bring them fresh ingredients—they could also cook for themselves.
Hu Mingmei may not have mistreated them in terms of food, but in this courtyard, they not only lost their freedom, but also had no maids. They had to do everything themselves: wash their own clothes, clean their own rooms, and cook whatever they wanted to eat. They had always lived under the protection of the Hu family and had never done these things themselves. How could they have the ability to take care of themselves?
When there were no clothes to wear, or when the yard was too dirty, Huang Wenbai and Huang Haichuan would ask Madam Zheng to wash them. Even Old Madam Huang would ask Madam Zheng to wash them. Not only Madam Zheng, but also Huang Ziyao would be asked to do housework.
Madam Zheng was unwilling. Not only was she unwilling, but she also didn't want her daughter to do these things. Either she should wash her own clothes or not wear any. So, although these people lived together and had a very good relationship before, they hadn't had a single day without arguing these days.
The three women were also very annoyed as they watched the two men walk back and forth. Huang Wenbai and Huang Haichuan were annoyed that their power and immense wealth had been taken away, while Old Madam Huang and Madam Zheng were annoyed because they didn't know how Ankang and his brother were doing.
Huang Ziyao is here, but on the day she arrived, she only briefly visited Huang Yikang, who was still unconscious at the time. So many days have passed, and she doesn't know how Huang Yikang's injuries have improved, let alone whether Hu Mingmei will take action against him.
And Huang Yi'an, has he come back?
The group remained agitated until the courtyard gate opened and Lu Ying appeared before them. They were stunned, for they had never imagined that anyone else would come here.
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