He moved into Shotokan and wanted to find a servant to ask about the situation. Unexpectedly, everyone who saw him hid.
What's going on in the Ming family? Does anyone treat guests like this?
Ji Ling was even more dissatisfied. He felt that his aunt and cousin must have been wronged at home. Even people coming from his uncle's family were so perfunctory. What would it be like on weekdays? Even if the Ji family is in decline now, they have to pretend, right?
Ming Sheng settled him in and left in a hurry. Ji Ling understood that there was a funeral in his family and didn't care.
I also saw that Mingwei's maid kept moving things to Shoto Pavilion, taking care of all the food, clothing, housing and transportation, and I felt very relieved.
Fortunately, my cousin is normal.
He was really tired after a long journey. After taking a bath and changing clothes, the boy he brought over came over to talk.
"Sir, I just heard something and it seems like something happened to the Ming family."
Ji Ling was thinking about this and motioned for him to close the door.
"What did you hear?"
The boy said: "When I went to the stable to feed the horses, I heard two guests talking..."
The conversation he heard went like this.
"Brother Ma, I didn't expect that you would still be willing to come to the Ming family at this time. You really value love and justice!"
"Brother Li, isn't it the same? Alas! Although Mingliu has a bad reputation, he treats us well. Now that he is gone, it is appropriate to give him a gift."
"Yes! The Ming family is also in bad luck. The prince of the county was imprisoned, and Ming Er was also locked up. I heard that he will be convicted as an accessory to treason. If the charges are confirmed, the Ming family will be finished."
"So, Mingliu died in time. That was a serious crime of treason. If you don't die this time, you will be killed."
"That's what I say, but do you think it's strange that Mingliu died? It's been so long since his injury, and he didn't hear it worsened, so why did he die so suddenly?"
The guest looked around and lowered his voice: "I heard some rumors. I heard that Mr. Yang brought someone to Ming's house last night, and then Ming Liu died."
"Master Yang? You mean, he killed Ming Liu? Why?"
"Why else? Haven't you heard the rumors about him and Miss Mingqi? Mrs. Mingsan was hanged because of Mingliu's teasing. Maybe he avenged the third wife for Miss Mingqi!"
The two guests chattered a lot again, and the young man in the stable heard them clearly. After they left, he hurriedly came over to tell his young master.
"What?" Ji Ling's expression changed after hearing this.
The people from the Ming family who came to report the funeral spoke vaguely. They thought the third lady died of illness, but they didn't expect such an inside story.
Ji Ling walked back and forth in the room, a fire burning directly to his forehead.
In this case, didn’t my aunt die unjustly? How unreasonable!
Seeing him like this, the young man quickly comforted him: "Master, calm down! Master Mingliu is dead. Even if you want to settle accounts, there is nowhere to settle the accounts!"
A basin of cold water was poured down, Ji Ling thought the same thing.
If such a scandal occurs, if the natal family wants to cause trouble, the most they can do is let the culprit pay for it with his life. Now that Mingliu is dead, what else can the Ji family ask for?
However, don’t ask him to pretend not to know. Even if Mingliu is dead, the Ji family, as the natal family, must make their attitude clear!
Also, you can’t ask your cousin to stay at Ming’s house any longer.
A brother-in-law molesting his widowed sister-in-law can happen. The family tradition of the Ming family is very suspicious.
Coupled with such things as conspiracy...
Wait, did we just talk about Young Master Yang?
Realizing that this matter was complicated, Ji Ling sat down and thought about it carefully.
"The Young Master Yang they are talking about is the one from Bolinghou Mansion?"
The young man laughed naively and said: "Sir, you mentioned this matter when you left the capital! Master Jiang from Dali Temple was ordered to inspect, and the man from Bolinghou Mansion followed him, and is now in Dongning."
Of course Ji Ling remembered, he just wanted to confirm.
"When Mr. Jiang comes to Dongning, he must investigate the Duke of Dongjun. They said that the prince is in jail. There must be something for Mr. Jiang to catch, and the Ming family is involved..."
The things those two people talked about were both public and private. The public was that the Ming family was involved in a major rebellion, and the private was that Mrs. Ming was molested by her brother-in-law.
Once things are sorted out, this incident in the middle is very strange.
What are the rumors about my cousin and that guy?
That Young Master Yang, his reputation in the capital...
What a mess!
Ji Ling quickly made up his mind and said to the boy: "Don't make any noise about this in advance. You can go find out later and find out what's going on!"
He regretted a little. Why didn't he inquire more before entering Ming's house?
At that time, I was only thinking about my aunt and cousin, so how could I get this?
Now that the matter has reached this stage, there is no use in starting a fight rashly. He has to think carefully about how to make a fuss that can not only bring justice to his aunt, but also benefit his cousin.
…
Mingwei didn't know that as soon as this cousin came, he was thinking about how to cause trouble.
Let Ji Ling stay, wait for him to rest for a while, and then invite him to burn incense.
Compared to the Sixth Master's place, the Third Madam's place was extremely deserted, with only an old man guarding the door.
Mingwei led Ji Ling in and said, "In order to preserve the body, a lot of ice cubes were placed inside, so it's a bit cold. Cousin, don't be afraid."
Ji Ling has been quietly observing her.
Rumor has it that she has an ulterior relationship with Mr. Yang, but he sees that this little cousin is very organized, so she shouldn’t be that kind of person! Is there some mystery here?
Speaking of which, the Ming family's family status is higher than that of her own family, her aunt is widowed, and her mother's family is powerless. If her husband's family deliberately oppresses her, her life may not be easy.
Even things like his brother-in-law teasing his widowed sister-in-law can happen. What can he expect from the Ming family?
Once my aunt passed away, my cousin was left alone.
Judging from Ming Sheng's appearance, he probably doesn't care much about the sister in the next room.
An orphan girl wants to avenge her mother, what can she do? It seems that she can only borrow help from others.
Is it because of this that she associates with Mr. Yang?
What a stupid kid, how could you ruin the reputation of your girl’s family like this!
Mr. Ji thought he had realized the truth, but he was angry and distressed.
We can't say it now. This kind of thing is not a good thing. If we tell her face to face, how will my cousin deal with it?
As a girl, she had a hard time living in such a dirty family. He had to take his time and not hurt her self-esteem.
Mingwei led him directly into the back hall, and while uncovering the thick cloth on the coffin, he said: "My eldest cousin doesn't know the cause of my mother's death, right? It's not easy to spread the word, so I didn't go into details. Now.
My cousin is here, so I can explain it clearly in person."
She pushed open the coffin lid, revealing the blue-gray face of Mrs. Ming San: "My mother was hanged."
Ji Ling was very close to her aunt when she was young. Although she hadn't seen each other for many years, she still had a deep affection for Mrs. Ming San.
The aunt in his memory was so delicate and beautiful that he was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. But the body lying in the coffin had long lost its beauty as before.