Chapter 707: Doing the business of destroying the family

Zou Minglei was forcibly taken away by the yamen runners.

Qing Shuang also wanted to leave, but Xing Xing was quick to step forward and pull Qing Shuang's arm to stop her from leaving.

Qing Shuang thought quickly and raised her two arms and stood on tiptoe!

Xing Xing, who is a head shorter than Qing Shuang: "..."

That's totally not enough!

Xing Xing chuckled and simply hugged Qing Shuang's waist.

Qing Shuang's waist was thin and firm, and Xing Xing couldn't help but pinch it secretly.

Don’t mention it, it feels great!

Qing Shuang was stunned: "Let go, let go!"

"No!" Xing Xing's face turned slightly red. She didn't want to be so shameless, but wasn't this... for her Grandma Da Xi!

Grandma Da Xi scolded Qing Shuang for being ungrateful, but Xing Xing could see that Grandma Da Xi still cared about Qing Shuang.

"No matter what, you have to be nice and say goodbye to Grandma Da Xi face to face, right?"

Qing Shuang's body was very stiff, and after a while she said: "...I, I will go back to see my mother-in-law. But not now."

Before Xingxing could ask what time it was, Qingshuang had already quickly pulled down Xingxing's arms that were around her waist, and in a flash, she disappeared into the inn.

Zhaoying was stunned.

Xing Xing pursed her lips, took out another piece of silver, put it on the table, and said to Yu Yonggui, who was pretending to be a waiter, "This is the money for the table and chairs that were accidentally damaged when I was beating someone just now." Then she left.

…

Zou Minglei's arrest caused an uproar in the Zou family.

This is the apple of the eye of the entire Zou family.

Even Mr. Zou Haigui, who was reluctant to leave, hurried to Shuntianfu with a scent of powder and makeup on his body.

Not to mention Zou Wanshi.

Zou Wan was afraid that Zou Minglei would suffer any injustice in Shuntian Prefecture, so she hurriedly took people to Shuntian Prefecture.

By the time he got there, Zou Minglei had already been beaten with twenty boards, his buttocks were covered in blood, and he was lying on the ground like a dead dog.

Zou Wanshi's mind suddenly exploded, and she rushed forward, shouting "My son!"

Zou Minglei had already passed out from the pain. Zou Wanshi kept calling out to him for a long time but he did not move at all. If his body had not been still unconscious and occasionally trembling from the pain, he would have been as good as dead.

Zou Wanshi's heart was broken. She raised her head suddenly and glared at the yamen runners who were handing over the case: "What law did my son break that you beat him like this?"

The yamen runner was also very angry: "Your son is so bold! He dared to flirt with Princess Fusui in broad daylight! Fortunately, the princess didn't take it too seriously, otherwise, he would have to spend a few more days in prison!"

"Princess Fusui?" Zou Wanshi was confused when she heard this, but it was obvious that her son had offended someone she could not afford to offend, so she could only follow the man and take her bloody son home.

When they got home, the doctor came to see him and treated his wounds, but Zou Minglei was still unconscious. Zou Wanshi looked at Yan Shou and became so angry that she picked up the teacup and smashed it directly on Yan Shou's head.

Blood flowed down Yan's thin face.

Yan Shou's body was swaying, but she didn't dare to fall down.

Zou Wan was furious: "Tell me! Minglei has always been polite, how could he offend that princess! Tell me! What's going on! If you tell me a lie, I will skin you alive!"

Yan Shou trembled slightly as he recounted what happened after Zou Minglei met Princess Fusui.

Zou Wan was so angry that she walked around the room. In the end, she couldn't bear to blame her son, so she kicked Yan Shou again: "It's all because of you, little slut! You seduced us to bed in broad daylight!"

Yan Shou was kicked and rolled around the room, and her head hit the table leg, making her dizzy. She lay on the ground for a long time, and the blood on her forehead dried up before she finally recovered from the dizziness.

Zou Wanshi had already rushed to the front yard to find fault with Master Zou - although she was thinking about her son just now, she did not forget that she smelled the smell of cheap powder on Master Zou!

Yan Shou turned over on the ground, looking at the roof with carved beams and painted buildings with empty eyes.

She was in pain all over.

No one treated her as a human being.

How long will this kind of life last?

…

Zou Wan had a heated fight with Zou Haigui, leaving Zou Haigui's face bruised. After that, she sat next to the unconscious Zou Minglei for half an hour before finally making a decision -

She wants to send her son to college!

Her son Minglei was once a smart child praised by everyone, and he also studied in a private school with a teacher!

Now that she has arrived in the capital and her life is on the right track, it's time to think carefully about which academy to send her son Minglei to!

Thinking of this, Zou Wanshi could no longer sit still, so she went out and asked her neighbors about any good academies in the capital.

After inquiring for most of the day, Zou Wanshi had an idea in her mind and planned to look for Yu Mingzhu again.

However, Yu Mingzhu told her last time that if she needed to see her for something, she should ask the doorman to come into the mansion at a later time so that they could meet outside the mansion. This way, it would not arouse suspicion.

As it concerned her own future glory and wealth, Zou Wanshi actually listened to Yu Mingzhu's words and obediently handed a note to the concierge with a time written on it, asking Yu Mingzhu to meet in a teahouse.

After receiving the note, Yu Mingzhu threw it directly into the charcoal brazier and burned it, and asked Qihuang to tell Zou Wanshi that she was not free at the time mentioned in the note, and if they wanted to make an appointment, it could only be tomorrow.

Zou Wan thought for a moment and realized that a rich lady living in a wealthy mansion did not have that much freedom, so she agreed.

When Qi Huang returned to Yu Mingzhu's room, he saw Yu Mingzhu holding a brocade box with a lot of jewelry in it and some banknotes underneath.

Over the years, Yu Mingzhu has received many rare treasures from the Xin Guo Mansion.

When Yu Mingzhu celebrated her birthday last year, Jiao gave her a farm and a shop and let her manage it herself.

All in all, Yu Mingzhu's wealth is also very substantial.

But those rare treasures are basically all in the register. If the accounts are checked later, the truth will be revealed. Yu Mingzhu does not intend to touch them.

The only things she could move were some ordinary jewelry without any marks.

Fortunately, Mingzhu has saved a lot of banknotes over the years.

She had just counted them and there were more than ten thousand taels.

Qi Huang saw Yu Mingzhu counting her belongings, paused, and said softly: "Miss, if you are not comfortable with the money, I can write a letter and ask the master to send some over..."

Yu Mingzhu's expression eased and she said with a smile, "Don't say that. If I took your master's money, what kind of person would I be? ... Your master has helped me a lot, and I am already very grateful."

Yu Mingzhu looked a little disappointed again: "My relatives want to treat me as a blood bag, sucking my marrow and breaking my bones, but your master, remembering the friendship we had in the past, helps me without asking for anything in return... Sometimes I really want to..."

Yu Mingzhu cleverly ended the conversation, leaving blank space that arouses people's imagination.

Qi Huang said gently: "My master is also thinking of you... What does the young lady plan to do now?"

Yu Mingzhu looked at the things in her hand and pushed them to Qi Huang: "You dress up and help me sell them. This will at least raise 20,000 taels of silver."

"yes."

Yu Mingzhu's eyes were a little cold: "...Then help me find the contact person of Chaoyang Building and ask him if he would do the business of faking a fire and destroying the whole business?"

"yes."

Qi Huang paused and said, "There is another matter. I just got the news."

"You say."

"The people we went to monitor the Zou family reported back that Zou Minglei was beaten with 20 boards by the people of Shuntian Prefecture for offending Princess Fusui in public."

Yu Mingzhu raised her head suddenly: "Yu Xingxing?"

She walked around the room with an expression of excitement that could not be concealed, and she felt that this matter was very interesting: "... Great, he has offended Yu Xingxing now. If he is really killed by someone, who will the people outside think was the one who did it?"

The more Yu Mingzhu thought about it, the more her blood boiled.

It was the first time that she was looking forward to meeting Zou Wanshi.

…

The next day, Zou Wan went to the private room of the teahouse early, waiting for Mingzhu to come.

Yu Mingzhu arrived on time.

As soon as Mingzhu entered the elegant room, she placed the golden medicine on the table and said with concern: "I just found out that the scoundrel that was rumored in our circle was actually Brother Minglei..."

Yu Mingzhu suppressed her disgust and called Zou Minglei "brother" for the first time.

"This is the best abscess medicine, which is very effective for external injuries." Yu Mingzhu said in a half-hearted way, "Princess Fusui is really something. How old is brother Minglei? She has to care about a child!"

Last night, Zou Minglei had a high fever. Zou Wanshi kept watch over him for most of the night. When she was free, she kept scolding Princess Fusui for being vicious. She was so angry. Now she heard that Yu Mingzhu shared the same hatred with her, she was so excited that she stepped forward and held Yu Mingzhu's hand: "That's right! You are right! Princess Fusui is a vicious woman! Minglei just expressed his admiration, so what? Do you have to beat her to death?"

Zou Wan was cursing again, saying a lot of dirty words to insult Princess Fusui.

Yu Mingzhu was in a good mood after hearing this. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly and she had to use a handkerchief to cover it.

Yu Mingzhu had heard almost everything, so she kindly reminded him, "Princess Fusui is very favored by the emperor, and has become arrogant and domineering. You'd better be careful when you are outside."

Zou Wan's expression changed, and she looked somewhat displeased.

Yu Mingzhu's eyes flashed with disdain, but she smiled slightly: "By the way, I wonder if the Madam asked me out because of Minglei's injury?"

"Yes and no." Zou Wan said hurriedly, "It is indeed Minglei's fault, but I was thinking of asking you to help and let Minglei go to the academy to study. There will be a teacher in the academy to keep him under control, and he won't be bullied outside."

Yu Mingzhu remained calm: "Oh? That's one way. I wonder if Madam has any college that she's interested in?"

Zou Wanshi smiled and said, "I think the Zhizhi Academy is pretty good."

Yu Mingzhu's face changed color, and she was so angry that she almost vomited blood!

She held back her anger and sneered, "Oh? Why don't you choose the Imperial College?"

Zou Wanshi didn't notice the strange tone in Yu Mingzhu's words, and she even said with some regret: "...I have inquired about it. In addition to being talented enough to pass the exam on your own, you also need a letter of recommendation. Our Minglei is smart, but as for the letter of recommendation, I don't have any. Am I afraid that it will be difficult for you..."

Zou Wan said this in a tone of seeking credit.

Yu Mingzhu almost couldn't hold back the expression on her face!

...How shameless!

Zou Wan said in a tone of compromise: "...After you told me last time, I reflected on it. We should keep a low profile. Look, if Minglei goes to study, he won't go to the Imperial College. I think Zhizhi Academy will be fine. It has produced many top three Jinshi!"

Zou Wanshi smiled and said, "Miss, when Minglei passes the imperial examination, won't he be a great help to you?"

Yu Mingzhu sneered in her heart, help?

Pooh!

Not to mention whether Zou Minglei has the brain to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, why would a dying man go to an academy!

But I couldn't say that to Mingzhu.

She pretended to think about it and said, "What you said makes some sense. But Madam, I'm afraid you don't know that Zhizhi Academy also has to conduct an entrance examination."

Zou Wan was full of confidence: "That's fine. Miss, you may not know that our Minglei was often praised for his intelligence by the Master!"

Yu Mingzhu's sneer in her heart became more and more intense.

But her expression was different. She smiled and nodded, agreeing with Zou Wanshi's words. She sighed and said, "It's a pity that brother Minglei was beaten with 20 sticks. I think he will need to recover for a month. Madam, let brother Minglei stay at home for the next month. When he recovers, he can take part in the entrance examination of Zhizhi Academy in March."

Zou Wan was completely relieved, and a happy smile appeared on her face: "I said our eldest lady is very reliable!"

Yu Mingzhu, however, changed into a worried look: "... But, Princess Fusui is young and successful, and arrogant. Even I dare not confront her. If she is unwilling to let Brother Minglei go, I think she will make another move and make Brother Minglei suffer. Madam, you must take good care of Brother Minglei these days."

Zou Wan's expression changed slightly, and she was obviously a little scared. She swallowed her saliva and said, "It shouldn't be that serious..."

Yu Mingzhu sighed softly: "Be careful, nothing will go wrong."

Zou Wanshi nodded randomly.

This time, before Zou Wanshi could even speak, Yu Mingzhu took out another banknote and stuffed it into Zou Wanshi's hand: "...Minglei is injured, and he needs to be healed. These are for Minglei to use to heal his body."

After this scare and coaxing, Zou Wan looked at Yu Mingzhu as if she were her precious baby!

My eyes are almost lighting up!

Zou Wan was very moved. She stuffed the banknote into her bosom, looked at Yu Mingzhu with a pair of gloomy eyes, and said affectionately: "Mingzhu, you are so kind."

Yu Mingzhu sighed: "You are my family too, I will naturally treat you well. It's just that sometimes due to my status, I can't be so obvious..."

Zou Wan nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand. I understand how difficult it is for you. Don't worry, I will definitely be more careful in the future!"

Yu Mingzhu's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, but her face was still smiling gently: "That's good."