The Ming family was originally worried that Ji Ling would cause a scene.
The fourth master was even prepared for how to deal with it.
Unexpectedly, Ji Ling attended Master Six's funeral quietly and said nothing.
Everyone in the Ming family couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Thinking about it, the Ji family is no longer the Ji family fifty years ago. With a declining population and no aspirations, how can there be any confidence to cause trouble?
Besides, the Sixth Master is dead and the explanations that should be given have been given. What else can the Ji family ask for?
However, when the funeral procession came back, they found that they had been relieved too early...
The Ming family is not very prosperous in Dongning. Apart from Prime Minister Ming's side, there are two or three other branches. Because they are far apart by blood, they don't have much contact with each other on weekdays.
At present, the masters of the Ming family are dying and being arrested. The only ones who can take charge are the fourth master and Ming Sheng. There are too few people, so we have to invite close relatives to support the scene.
So, after taking care of the Sixth Master's funeral, seeing off all the guests, and just as the clan members who came to help were about to leave, Ji Ling came out.
"Elders, please stay for now."
From another branch of the Ming family came an old man, ranked second.
This second grandfather was a book lover. When he saw Ji Ling's upright appearance, polite manners, and good looks, he was very fond of him. Now when he heard his voice, he smiled and said: "Brother of the Ji family, what else can you do?
ah?"
The Fourth Master felt a thump in his heart and immediately felt that something was not good.
Then I heard Ji Ling say: "Junior, there is something very difficult here. Because the matter involves the elders, any slight misconduct will inevitably damage the reputation of the elders. After thinking about it, I have to ask the Second Master to be a witness."
The second prince immediately thought of Mrs. Ming San's matter, and immediately straightened his face and said: "You are talking about your aunt's matter, right? It is indeed our Ming family that feels sorry for you. However, you have also seen that that bastard Lao Liu has already
You have lost your life. Death is like a lamp going out. Even if it is a big deal, it should be over here."
What should I say, with the same surname as Ming, how can he help others to discredit himself?
Ji Ling said, "Second Master has misunderstood. This is not what this junior wants to say."
The Second Master and others were startled when they heard this.
If it’s not this thing, what else could it be?
Ji Ling continued: "This junior is indeed very angry about my aunt, but as the Second Master said, after death, grudges disappear, and the Sixth Master is gone, what else can be pursued?"
The second master nodded and asked tentatively: "Then what you want to say is..."
"What this junior is talking about is about my cousin!" Ji Ling looked upright.
The second grandfather is confused. His cousin, Xiao Qi from the third family’s family? What can happen?
The fourth master was also confused. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Are you talking about Xiaoqi's marriage? You have already agreed on this matter. As elders, we will not be too troublesome, so don't worry."
He thought to himself, it would be nice if it wasn't that. The Ming family was already in chaos and going crazy to death. If Ji Ling made trouble again, he didn't know how it would end.
But Ji Ling still shook his head.
The second grandfather thought to himself, what big thing can a little girl do? He immediately said boldly: "Eldest brother of the Ji family, if you have anything to say, just say it! If they do something wrong, the second grandfather will definitely seek justice for you!"
Hearing these words, Ji Ling burst into tears of gratitude: "Thank you so much, Second Master! In this case, I have the guts to say it!"
He turned around and asked the fourth master: "Fourth uncle of the Ming family, in the past few days since I've been here, I've heard people gossiping about my cousin several times, about how she is doing with that Mr. Yang. It's really unbearable. Do you dare to ask if this is true or not?
"
The fourth master did not expect that he would ask this matter.
A woman's reputation is important, and Mingwei is engaged to his family. Speaking of this, the Ji family will also be embarrassed. Even if Ji Ling heard something, he should quietly ask Mingwei.
But he asked me face to face and had to answer.
The fourth master said vaguely: "Xiao Qi does know Mr. Yang, but the reasons are complicated and others may have misunderstandings. If you want to know the inside story, you can ask her and ask her to tell you herself."
Ji Ling's face turned cold: "The fourth uncle of the Ming family is so clean!"
The fourth master was stunned by his drink, and heard Ji Ling say sternly: "I just heard about this, and I thought it was just someone else's gossip. But after asking a few more questions, I found out that it's not that simple. I heard
That Mr. Yang, when he met his cousin by chance, actually handed the post to his house and invited his cousin to come out of the house, right?"
He was talking about the time when Yang Shu invited Mingwei to meet him at a restaurant.
At that time, Mrs. Ming's funeral had just passed, and they thought Mingwei had climbed onto Yang Shu. Feeling guilty, they didn't dare to stop her when they saw him coming to invite her, so they just let her go.
It's over now. I didn't expect Ji Ling to come out and talk about it.
"Eldest brother of the Ji family, there is something behind this matter..."
"What's the secret?"
Faced with Ji Ling's problem, the fourth master was stuck.
What should I say? They sent Mrs. Mingsan to serve Mr. Yang, but Mingwei went on her behalf and Mr. Yang fell in love with him? Then Ji Ling didn't make a big fuss. This is a huge family scandal.
Absolutely not!
The fourth master thought about it and could only say: "We also know that this is inappropriate, but Xiaoqi and he know each other, and they always look for opportunities to meet..."
Ji Ling shouted: "Uncle Ming's words are so unreasonable! My cousin is a young lady from a high family. She is raised in a boudoir. There are uncles in the hall above and a group of servants below. If you control her, how will you get the chance to see your foreign husband?"
Besides, she lost her father when she was young and is sick, so she is no better than ordinary people. You uncles don’t discipline her well and let her do as she pleases? She is still a child. If you don’t care about her, what’s the use of elders?”
He spoke so righteously that the Fourth Master was stunned by the question.
It is indeed unreasonable to say this, but others will not say it!
Ji Ling continued: "The Ming family is also a famous family, don't you know that this is inappropriate? Since you knew it was wrong and still let her go, I can only think that you did it on purpose! Then I will ask, do you want to take it?
What does my cousin do? Call her an innocent official lady and betray her lust?"
The more he spoke, the more vehement and stern he became, but he was so reasonable that not only the fourth master was rendered speechless by him, but even the second master could not find anything to say.
They had been on guard against Ji Ling before, fearing that he would make trouble with the death of Mrs. Mingsan. Who knew he would take the wrong approach and find out this matter?
Ji Ling slowed down for a moment, then revealed his sorrow: "My aunt's life was miserable. She lost her husband when she was young. She worked hard to raise her cousin, and then something scandalous like that happened again. She was hanged for the sake of fame. My cousin has no father and no mother.
To have people treat each other like this makes people doubt the family tradition of the Ming family..."
"Eldest brother of the Ji family!" Second Taiye said hurriedly, "It is true that they did something wrong, but..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ji Ling had already grabbed his hand excitedly: "Second Master, I know that you are fair. To be honest, I have been so worried these past few days that I have been tossing and turning, thinking about my cousin's situation, and I can't even sleep.
I can’t sleep. It’s just that the Ming family is in mourning, and for the sake of your dignity, you don’t dare to say it..."