Who is Hu Mingmei? He is a patient, and a patient who is afflicted with a disease and has no chance of recovery. How could he have a good temper? No! Hu Mingmei's temperament is extremely violent. He only seems gentle in normal times, but that is only when he is dealing with people he considers family. If he is dealing with others, his temper is as bad as it gets.
He overheard Zheng Qiang and his men plotting to take Jiang Qiao'er back as a concubine, and he also heard how Zheng Qiang and Master Zheng denied it. The anger in his heart was already showing signs of getting out of control, and he was on the verge of collapse.
He crouched down, and the gleaming dagger, after twirling deftly in his hand, landed on Zheng Qiang's lap, incredibly close to a certain spot. Hu Mingmei sneered and said calmly, "Tell the truth!"
Xia Donglai stood beside Hu Mingmei and saw Hu Mingmei's profile. Hu Mingmei's face was calm, and he even had a smile on his face when he spoke. He looked like a gentle and refined scholar. However, Xia Donglai had been with Hu Mingmei for many years. How could he not know Hu Mingmei's temperament and habits?
He might not be too angry if he doesn't laugh, but once he laughs, he's truly furious, and no amount of persuasion will change that.
Xia Donglai had only ever seen Bai Nuo calm Hu Mingmei's anger, but Bai Nuo wasn't there at the moment. Moreover, he didn't think Bai Nuo would make Hu Mingmei stop. In fact, Bai Nuo might even help Hu Mingmei by giving him a handkerchief to wipe his hands.
Therefore, Xia Donglai silently made a defensive move, so that he could stop Master Zheng from doing anything in time.
"Hu Mingmei!" Master Zheng shouted, striding over to Hu Mingmei's side. "What do you want to do?"
When Master Zheng was still a step away from Hu Mingmei, Hu Mingmei pointed a gleaming dagger at him. He stopped abruptly. Hu Mingmei looked at him calmly and said, "Go back."
Xia Donglai walked up, grabbed Mr. Zheng's arm, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Zheng, I advise you to sit down in a chair!"
Master Zheng flew into a rage and shouted, "What are you doing? Why aren't you pulling this madman of yours back?"
Xia Donglai lowered his eyes slightly. "Second Master's decision is not my responsibility." In other words, no matter what Hu Mingmei did, Xia Donglai would let him do it. Moreover, Xia Donglai would not allow anyone to stop Hu Mingmei from doing what he wanted to do. Whoever tried to stop Hu Mingmei, Xia Donglai would stop them.
How could Master Zheng watch his younger brother be harmed by Hu Mingmei right before his eyes? Seeing that he couldn't persuade Xia Donglai, he decided to rush forward himself and at least take the dagger from Hu Mingmei's hand. After all, Madam Zheng was Hu Mingmei's second aunt and his own sister. Master Zheng knew Hu Mingmei's physical condition well, and he refused to believe that he couldn't handle a sickly person with his physique.
Unfortunately, although he looked to be in better shape than Hu Mingmei, he was still far inferior to Xia Donglai and couldn't break free from Xia Donglai's grasp at all.
At this moment, Hu Mingmei had already deftly sliced open Zheng Qiang's outer garment with her dagger, revealing his inner clothing. Seeing that Hu Mingmei was about to harm Zheng Qiang, it was as if she was slapping herself in the face. Master Zheng could only shout, "Eunuch Qian, didn't you come here to uphold justice? Now that Hu Mingmei is about to hurt someone, aren't you going to do anything about it?"
Why did this damned eunuch suddenly freeze up at such a crucial moment? I wouldn't believe he wasn't here to side with Hu Mingmei.
Good! Very good!
When Master Zheng yelled at him, Eunuch Qian came to his senses. Master Zheng was right; he was indeed biased towards Hu Mingmei. Strictly speaking, Hu Mingmei wasn't a businessman; he was more like a scion of a noble family, a scion of a noble family with royal blood. Although his bloodline was far removed from the royal family, he still bore the imperial surname—Hu. Moreover, because of his relationship with the Empress Dowager, Eunuch Qian had a very good impression of Hu Mingmei.
At this moment, after being shouted at by Master Zheng, Eunuch Qian hurriedly said, "Second Master, you mustn't!"
It is indeed impossible. If Hu Mingmei kills Zheng Qiang, even if the Empress Dowager can protect Hu Mingmei, it will be difficult to silence the people.
"Let's talk this out calmly, please don't act impulsively."
“Eunuch Qian!” Hu Mingmei remained squatting on the ground, the dagger still on Zheng Qiang’s leg, unmoved. He said in a deep voice, “I witnessed Zheng Qiang’s actions with my own eyes, but look at them, do they even speak properly? Mr. Zheng, I don’t need to explain to you what your brother is like, do I? If I have wronged your brother, I will give you my life in return. If not, then use the shops I received today to apologize to my sister. You won’t have lost out.”
Zheng Qiang was terrified. Hearing Hu Mingmei's words, all his courage vanished. He trembled with fear. The coldness on his skin and Hu Mingmei's indifference both told him that Hu Mingmei was definitely going to take his life.
However, Hu Mingmei's last words gave Zheng Qiang hope. Hu Mingmei meant that if he admitted it, he could just pay for some of the shop. If he didn't admit it, Hu Mingmei had already seen and heard it with her own eyes and ears. If he still didn't admit it, then Hu Mingmei would definitely kill him to avenge her sister!
Zheng Qiang didn't want to die. His confidence had already been shattered by Hu Mingmei's fear, and his instinct was to survive. When he heard Hu Mingmei's words, he didn't have time to think and hurriedly shouted, "I'll talk, I'll talk! Please don't kill me! I really do like that little girl and want to take her home as a concubine!"
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