Mrs. Ming woke up from her dream and heard low voices outside, so she asked: "Who is outside?"
Not long after, the maid came in with the second lady.
"Old madam, the second madam is here to see you."
Mrs. Ming smiled weakly and sat up.
The second lady stepped forward, carefully held her waist, and gently helped her up.
"How did mother sleep?"
Mrs. Ming said sadly: "Second brother and the others haven't come back yet, how can I sleep?"
The second lady wanted to speak but stopped.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have been together for more than 20 years. Mrs. Ming knew at a glance that she had something to say, so she said: "You can say whatever you want to say. It's now this time, why are you hiding it?"
The second lady smiled in response and said to the maid: "I'm afraid mother's medicine is cold, so please go and take a look."
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When the old lady saw her sending the maid away, she couldn't help but ask: "What is going on?"
The second lady also thought about it all night.
Her relationship with the second master had already broken down, so there was no need to hesitate to abandon him to save her son. But how could she tell the old lady this? The second master was her biological son!
"Just now, Mr. Yang came to the door." After thinking for a moment, the second lady said.
The old lady was stunned for a moment: "Why did he come to the door?"
"Meet Xiaoqi."
The old lady lowered her eyelids and asked after a while: "Is his path feasible?"
The second lady seemed not to understand what she meant, and continued: "My daughter-in-law asked some questions from Xiao Qi and came to ask her mother for some advice."
The old lady felt something was wrong.
Her words were so clear that it was impossible for the second lady not to understand. Why was she so evasive?
The old lady's mind slowly sank: "Say."
"The master has committed a crime." The second lady said softly, "It is a serious matter of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan."
"..."
The old lady's silence made the second lady feel anxious.
The incident with the third lady forced them to act out a scene. They were more or less expecting it, but they didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
After a while, she said: "Go on."
"Yes." The second lady calmed down, "Now that something has happened, not only the master, but also the uncle and fifth uncle in Beijing will be implicated. Xiaoqi said that seizing one's position and confiscating one's home is considered a great act of kindness by the emperor."
The old lady looked indifferent.
She had already guessed what the second lady wanted to say.
"Young Master Yang wants us to cooperate with the prosecution and make meritorious deeds. In that case, we may be able to save the younger generation and retain hope. Otherwise, the whole family may be turned over."
The second lady deliberately said this as what Yang Shu meant.
In this way, the weight is heavy enough.
Unexpectedly, after she finished speaking, Mrs. Ming did not speak for a long time.
The second lady felt uneasy and did not dare to rush.
After a while, I heard the old lady sigh quietly: "Is this what you meant?"
The second lady was surprised: "Mother."
"Ever since the incident with the eldest sister, you and the second child have disliked each other. You must be willing to leave him and keep the child."
The second lady was silent for a moment and whispered: "Mother Mingjian, I am indeed extremely disappointed with him. But he is the father of the third and sixth children. For the sake of the children, I also hope that he will be well. However, this matter is too big.
It's impossible to take it out..."
Mrs. Ming waved her hand and interrupted her: "You don't have to defend yourself. I know the inside story better than you."
The second lady moved her lips but said nothing.
Then I heard the old lady ask: "Second daughter-in-law, how many years have you been in our house?"
The second lady replied: "Twenty-five years."
"It's been twenty-five years." The old lady smiled, "In the past twenty-five years, the Ming family has treated you very well. You are in charge of the house, and you say what you say, and I will not owe you anything."
"Yes..." After hearing this, the second lady became even more uneasy.
"In life, there will be gatherings and separations." The old lady closed her eyes, "I just hope that you will remember this little affection and treat the third brother and the sixth brother well in the future."
After the second lady was startled, she was shocked: "Mother!"
The old lady looked dull: "You are a mother, and I am also a mother. How can I not know what you are thinking? I know in my heart what crime the second son committed. Even if you choose this way, you are a little ruthless, but you are not sorry for him. Thought in mind.
You have a loving mother's heart. If I don't get angry with you, you won't come to me in the future. It's up to you to decide those things."
After saying that, she turned away and said nothing.
The second lady listened blankly and burst into tears.
It has been twenty-five years since she married into the Ming family, and she has been with the old lady for twenty-five years. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are very compatible with each other, and they have a deep love. How can you not be sad when you listen to these words of the old lady?
But what can she say at this moment? She cannot shake her decision to give up her husband to save her children. She will definitely feel sorry for the old lady.
The second lady slowly knelt down and said, "Thank you, mother, for your understanding."
After the ceremony, she stood up and walked out resolutely.
The old lady turned her head and looked at the empty room with tears streaming down her face.
She is also a mother, and she also wants to save her child, but she can't, she can't!
Recalling the day when Lao Er brought someone to plead guilty to her.
At that time, she knew that the Ming family was finished.
…
In the afternoon, the search team came.
The leader is Lei Hong.
As soon as he arrived, he sent someone to invite Mingwei.
"Miss Seven." Lei Hong stood up and saluted.
There are no men in the Ming family now, only the second lady is here.
Mingwei returned the gift and greeted the second lady again: "Second aunt."
There was no smile on the second lady's face, she just nodded stiffly in response.
"It's getting late, let's start now!" Lei Hong got straight to the point, "Second Madam, will you lead the way?"
The second lady nodded: "Sir, please come with me."
On the way, the two of them heard the second lady say: "Ten years ago, the master suddenly asked me to clean up a yard and use it as a study for him. Everything else comes second, and it must be quiet enough. In the past ten years, except for serving here,
Madam Ma, no one is allowed to step in, not even me."
The second lady paused and showed a mocking smile: "How careless a man is, he doesn't even think about it. I clean up this house and manage this house. Even if I can't step into this yard, how can I do it?"
Don’t you know? There’s someone hiding in this room!”
At this point, they had already arrived outside the courtyard.
Lei Hong winked, and the official behind him broke through the door and entered.
The second lady stepped in slowly.
"Although I haven't been here for ten years, I don't necessarily know less about some things than he does!"
The yard is not big, with three main rooms, plus a side room and a servant's room.
The second lady opened the main room: "The things you want should be here. Not long after that man moved in, there was work done here. Please pay attention to whether there is a dark room."
Mingwei glanced at her in surprise: "Second Aunt..."
The second lady's face was expressionless and she didn't know what she was thinking.
Not long after, the investigating officer loudly reported: "Sir, a secret room has been found!"