Chapter 113: The Ruthless Actor (21)
Seeing that Miao Jue's life was in danger, Shi Sui immediately pulled out the wooden stick in her hand, intending to use it to knock away the footstool that the second wife had thrown out.
But at the same time, she also noticed that Zhan Mingzhe, who was very close to Miao Jue, also rushed out and wanted to be a hero to save the beauty!
Oh... okay, okay, then I'll let you show off!
Shi Sui bent her slender waist, stretched out her jade arms, and grabbed the stick that had been pushed out most of the way!
Then she gently lifted the end of the stick with her fingers, and the stick rotated 360 degrees above her head, then fell back onto her back, and was caught steadily by Tokiho's hands behind her back.
Pretend nothing happened~
Zhan Mingzhe rushed forward first and pushed Miao Jue away.
Crackling—bang—
The footstool eventually smashed to the ground and broke into pieces, but no one was injured.
Zhan Mingzhe and Miao Jue both fell to the ground.
Miao Jue's arm was also scratched.
Ahem...what kind of pink idol drama scene is this!
Shi Sui's ears pricked up, waiting for Zhan Mingzhe to ask affectionately, "Sixth Mom, are you okay?"
But the reality is——
Zhan Mingzhe adjusted his tilted hat and said to Miao Jue, who hadn't recovered yet, "Sixth Mom, don't open your mouth. Your lipstick is stuck to your teeth."
Miao Jue quickly closed his mouth.
When the chair fell on her just now, she was so frightened that she subconsciously bit her lips with her teeth... That's probably when the lipstick got stuck...
Tokiho facepalmed.
Hey, brother, if you don’t know how to flirt, then let’s not force it!
The hall was in chaos, with the sounds of Zhan Deming's groans and the second wife's crying heard everywhere.
Shi Sui held a stick in his left hand and the seal of "Zhan's Trading Company" in his right hand, and shouted to the accountant who was watching the whole process.
"The Second Young Master is paralyzed and can no longer manage the company's affairs. I, the Fourth Wife, will be temporarily in charge. What are your suggestions?"
"No... no objection. I will follow Fourth Madam's instructions!" The accountant was so scared that he almost lost his courage. How could he have any objection at all?
"Very good. The show is over, let's go!"
Shisui dismissed everyone and then called the chief steward to a corner to talk.
"You're so smart, you know what to do, right?"
"Yes... Master, you need to rest and recuperate. I won't reveal anything about the Second Young Master..."
The chief steward was good at observing people's words and expressions. After what had just happened, he knew that the second wife had completely lost her power and there was no possibility of her turning things around.
The future of the Zhan family can only be in the hands of the fourth concubine!
"Do you know why I kept you around even though I knew you'd received favors from the Second Wife?" Shi Sui confessed to the chief steward, "It's because you understand current affairs. The Qing dynasty died long ago, and I don't need an old-fashioned butler who's blindly loyal. All I need is for you to do your job well and I'll pay you enough."
"Yes...it's only natural if you're paid for something."
Shi Sui handed the Zhan family's family discipline stick to the chief steward.
"Go down and make arrangements for me. Every time the Second Young Master has a drug craving, have him carried to the garden so everyone can see how horrible it is to be exposed to this harmful substance!"
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After punishing Zhan Deyun, Shi Sui summoned Miao Jue and Zhan Mingzhe to discuss important matters.
Shisui closed the doors and windows of the room tightly to ensure that no sound could escape.
"The master's birthday banquet is only a few days away. I've called you here now to hear my detailed arrangements for a reason. Come, have some tea to moisten your throat first."
Tokiho poured them both a cup of tea.
The color of this tea is emerald green with a hint of purple, and it smells like a strange fragrance.
Miao Jue and Zhan Mingzhe took a small sip. It was sweet with a hint of bitterness, and their tongues seemed to feel a little numb.
"This tea tastes so special, I've never tasted it before. Fourth Aunt, what kind of tea is it?" Zhan Mingzhe asked curiously.
Shi Sui did not answer, but just played with the earrings on her body and looked at Zhan Mingzhe with a smile.
Zhan Mingzhe was a little confused for a moment.
But he soon noticed that there was an open notebook on the dressing table behind Tokiho.
That notebook... the pages were turning rustlingly, as if there was wind blowing.
But the doors and windows of the room were clearly closed, not even a mosquito could fly in, so where did the wind come from?
Zhan Mingzhe couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine and panicked.
And when he focused his gaze on Shihui again, he almost screamed in fright.
He saw it!
He saw that on Shisui's body, there were several pale shadows that appeared and disappeared from time to time. There were women, men... floating in the air, and their faces were all empty and gloomy.
"What you drank is soul-calling tea. It can make you see things that living people can't see." Shi Sui waved her hand, letting the wronged souls gathered around her disperse. "Although the house in the Zhan residence is not a century-old house, many innocent people have died here. Just pouring a little tea can attract many..."
It was the first time that Zhan Mingzhe saw such a scene. He swallowed, put down the teacup with trembling hands, then sat up straight with his hands on his knees, not daring to move.
In comparison, Miao Jue, who slept in the room where the third wife lived every night, was much calmer.
She asked Shi Sui, "Fourth sister, you deliberately let us see this. Is your plan... related to these 'things'?"
"Smart! The reason I set up the stage on the night of the birthday party was to summon the souls of those who died at the hands of the British army and traitors, so that they can get their revenge!"
There were a lot of audiences in the audience that day.
Master Zhan - Shi Sui will bring him back from the hospital in advance;
Colonel Davis and his army - Tian Shisui would let Zhan Deyun go to trade with him in a wheelchair. When the two had a disagreement over the weight of the opium, Miao Jue appeared in time and led them to Zhan's house.
Of course, the second wife, the fifth concubine and other members of the Zhan family also had to sit in the audience.
"Also, there are many people we haven't invited yet, but they are indispensable..."
Shi Sui turned around, took the notebook she had just been flipping through, spread it out, and placed it in front of Miao Jue and Zhan Mingzhe.
They looked carefully and found that there were more than thirty names densely written on it.
There are Chinese and English.
Zhan Mingzhe became more and more excited as he watched.
"These...some of them are generals from the British Consulate, some are business partners that my father has close ties with, and some are notorious traitors!"
"Yes, they are all the distinguished guests I want to invite." Shi Sui pointed to the marks in front of the names. "Those marked with a cross are mostly foreigners, and Jue'er and I will be the ones to deceive them. As for those marked with a circle, they are related to your father, and I will leave it to you to deal with them."
Zhan Mingzhe nodded and said, "No problem. As long as I use my identity as the eldest son of the Zhan family to invite them to my father's birthday party, it will be successful."
After explaining the task arrangements, Shisui poured them some more tea.
Then she said to Zhan Mingzhe very seriously: "These people will all die at your father's birthday party. Including your father..."
The room was silent.
After a while, Zhan Mingzhe also replied very seriously with only four words: "Country first, family second."
After hearing this, Miao Jue's eyes unconsciously drifted towards Zhan Mingzhe, his eyes full of stars that could not be hidden.
"But, Fourth Mother..." Zhan Mingzhe also raised a question, "Killing people with ghosts, and so many people... is it really possible?"
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