As soon as Mrs. Zhong finished speaking, a group of servants actually surrounded her with sticks.
When Zhong saw this, she was startled and ran forward to protect Mu Qingchao behind her.
She looked at Mrs. Zhong and said, "Mom, Yao Yao is young and not sensible. Please be more patient. If you have any dissatisfaction, just come to me."
Mrs. Zhong looked at Mrs. Zhong like this and laughed cheekily: "Now you know you are afraid? It's too late!"
But Mu Qingchao was still sitting on the chair, still playing with her sleeves, looking calm.
Seeing that the servants were about to kill her, she shouted loudly toward the door: "Come in, everyone."
In an instant, the guards who had been waiting outside the west gate rushed in, with sonorous footsteps, and in just an instant, they surrounded the entire courtyard.
Although the Zhong family is noble, it is not a princely family after all, and the house is not equipped with officers and soldiers to guard it.
And these were all royal guards wearing brocade robes, golden armor, and carrying swords. They stood there in unison and immediately defeated the servants holding sticks.
One of these people is more than enough to defeat ten of them.
Of course, even if they could fight, these servants would not dare to fight.
Mu Qingchao brushed her sleeves and raised his head, with a pair of cold eyes filled with thunder: "The Ai family would like to see how many of you are brave enough to fight against the officers and soldiers?"
In one sentence, those servants were so frightened that their legs were weak. Beating the officers and soldiers was a serious crime.
How could Mu Qingchao not know how dangerous his trip to visit would be?
So she thought that the reward Shen Muchi wanted was fifty imperial guards.
Not much, just fifty, but it was enough to intimidate.
She admitted that the Zhong family was so bold that they really dared to punish her on the spot.
When the time comes, he can just find an excuse to excuse himself. Shen Muchi's foundation is not stable. Even if Mu Qingchao is of some use to him at this time, it is absolutely impossible for him to quarrel with the Zhong family because of her.
When the time comes, she will die unjustly, and the remaining women and children of the Zhong family will have no way to declare.
But if they dared to take action against the Royal Forest Army, the meaning would be different. This was a blatant challenge to the emperor's power, and Shen Muchi would have to punish the Zhong family even in order to maintain his face.
Everything was as Mu Qingchao expected. She saw the panic on Mrs. Zhong's face.
She was so rested that the smile on her face did not diminish. She looked at Mrs. Zhong: "Didn't my grandmother ask who recognized the identity of the Queen Mother of the Ai family?
Your Majesty admits it!
This is enough!"
Zhong Yingying stood behind Mrs. Zhong, and a strange look appeared in her eyes when she saw this scene.
She held her mother's hand: "She...why is there a royal guard by her side?"
How did Ma know?
Seeing Mu Qingchao's arrogant look, a look of bitter jealousy appeared on her face: "Who knows what means she used to deceive His Majesty?"
As soon as Ma said these words, he felt a gaze piercing him.
She raised her eyes and met Mu Qingchao's eyes, and her heart palpitated for no reason.
She took two false steps back, sighing secretly in her heart. How could she have such a sense of fear for such a little girl?
At this moment, Mrs. Zhong was heard murmuring: "You...how can you call the Royal Forest Army at will?"
Anyone could hear it, and she panicked.
Then he saw Mu Qingchao and Shi Shiran standing up.
She looked around at everyone in the courtyard: "Didn't my grandmother just say that she wanted to punish the Ai family? The Ai family is right here, come on."
Her voice is not loud, but it seems to be powerful, intimidating these servants, who dares to move?
Mrs. Zhong looked at her with a lot of reluctance, but in the end she didn't dare to touch her head-on. She just held the handkerchief in her hand and bit her lip.
Suddenly, I saw her curling up her lips and smiling.
Mu Qingchao had his own charm. He looked one way when he was frowning and sullen, but he looked completely different when he smiled. He was full of different styles when he laughed, cursed and cursed.
But there was a smile on her lips, but her eyes were dark.
She said: "Since grandma didn't ask about Aijia's sin, Aijia will ask about your sin."
"Mr. Zhong Qian." She said every word.
"The following offenders are guilty of insulting the Queen Mother, and their crimes are punishable by death."
"However, Lord Zhong has worked hard and achieved great results. He is a minister of the Southern Ming Dynasty. Ai Jia can punish him with a small punishment and give him a big warning. He should be slapped for thirty years to serve as a warning to others!"
"What?"
When these words were spoken, they were no longer shocking, they were simply shocking!
Zhong Yingying couldn't help but threw Ma's hand away and shouted at Mu Qingchao: "Mu Qingchao, are you crazy? Do you know what you said?"
Zhong Yingying simply couldn't imagine that Mu Qingchao, who had been cautious and humble in front of them since childhood, now dared to say "slap"
"if.
She even suspected that Mu Qingchao was possessed by evil spirits.
But her eyes were clear and she always had that annoying smile on her face. She spoke every word very clearly: "Ai Jia understands every word Ai Jia said."
Mrs. Zhong stood there, straightening her back and looking at Mu Qingchao with a sullen face.
"I see you dare!"
"What am I afraid of?"
Mu Qingchao's tone was very soft, and he waved to the imperial guards beside him: "Do it!"
The imperial guards were well-trained. They had no personal emotions and only listened to their master's orders. Shen Muchi asked them to follow Mu Qingchao, so they would only listen to Mu Qingchao.
Mu Qingchao asked them to take action, and they actually stepped forward and captured Mrs. Zhong.
They also had a good way of catching people. They would grab the opponent's shoulders, kick the opponent's knees in the back, and take advantage of the interval when the opponent was kneeling to twist the opponent's arm with his backhand, so that the opponent could not move.
Mrs. Zhong is just an old housewife who is over fifty years old. How can she resist such a behavior?
My knees hit the ground, and I felt so painful that I burst into tears.
She raised her eyes and looked at Mu Qingchao, with such vicious hatred in her eyes that she wished she could tear Mu Qingchao to pieces and crush him to pieces.
She said: "If you dare to try it, if you dare to lay a finger on me, I will kill you without a burial place."
How could Mu Qingchao be frightened by such words?
"Just try it."
She raised her eyes and looked at Qiangwei: "Go and do it!"
Qiangwei has always been the most courageous among the girls. After listening to Mu Qingchao's words, she rolled up her sleeves and stepped forward.
"Rose!" Ma shouted out loudly.
Qiangwei has been with Mu Qingchao since he entered the Zhong Mansion, and they all recognize her.
"Have you thought about it clearly? What are you doing now? Do you want to die?"
In Ma's desperation, even her voice changed.
Her mother-in-law has lived for most of her life. How can she survive after being slapped in the face at this age?
If Zhong Ming comes back, he will definitely blame her for this crime.
Ma felt her heart tremble when she thought of this.
But Qiangwei didn't listen to her at all and just did what Mu Qingchao said.
Qiangwei finally understood that the Queen Mother's success and courage were not comparable to those of the maids. The Queen Mother had her own considerations. She didn't have to think about anything. She just did what the Queen Mother asked her to do.
She walked up to Mrs. Zhong. Mrs. Zhong was held by the imperial guards and knelt on the ground unable to move. She only raised her eyes and glared at Qiangwei.
There is still the intimidation of being a housewife.
"I've eaten everything inside and out. I was kind enough to take you in, but now I'm repaying you with kindness. If I had known this, I should have beaten you to death with sticks that day!" Old Mrs. Zhong scolded.
Qiangwei didn't want to hear it, she simply closed her eyes and raised her hand.
With a "pop" sound, a slap fell on Mrs. Zhong's face.