Riding the Pheonix Chapter 53: Disheartened

East courtyard.

After finishing all the chores, the second master entered the old lady’s yard.

Seeing him coming, Mrs. Ming opened her eyes, and the maids and servants who were serving him withdrew.

"How is it?" The old lady looked a little haggard and lacked energy.

The second master moved lightly and stood with a bow: "The doctor has come to see the sixth brother. The injury is a bit serious. I'm afraid he won't be able to get out of bed for several months."

Mrs. Ming suddenly threw all the tea cups in her hand at the second master.

"You brothers want me to die miserably!" She angrily rebuked this sentence, and she burst into tears.

The second master didn't care about the water all over his body, and quickly knelt down in front of the bed, his tone was extremely sincere: "This is all our brother's fault. Please take care of yourself, mother."

Mrs. Ming burst into tears and pointed at the second master, but she was so angry that she could not speak.

"Mother, mother!" The second master saw something bad and hurriedly went to caress her heart, but was pushed away by Mrs. Ming.

"You can, you are so capable!" Mrs. Ming regained her breath and scolded him in a suppressed voice, "You have kept it secret from me for so many years. You are all promising. Yes, you are so promising! How dare you think of such a thing! If your father is still here, I won’t break your legs!"

The second master kept silent while being scolded, and only then raised his head: "Mother, do you remember how your father died?"

Mrs. Ming was not happy: "His life is short, what can we do?"

"It makes sense to say that the second uncle's life was short. My father had always been in good health, so why was his life short?" The second master said with a gloomy face, "My father died early because he was depressed. Ever since my grandfather was forced to commit suicide, My father never smiled a day, he was so angry."

Mrs. Ming leaned on the bedside and wiped her eyes with anger: "How dare you think like this? Your grandfather died because he did something wrong and his body was damaged by the elixir. Why? The late emperor didn’t even pursue your grandfather’s dignity! How dare you be so disrespectful!"

"This great country is thanks to my Ming family!" The second master's voice was extremely low, but he refused to give in. "My grandfather spent his whole life working for him, and my father and second uncle also worked hard for him early on. He Why should my grandfather's whole life be ruined and my father die in depression because of a small mistake?"

"You, you..." Mrs. Ming was so shocked that she pointed her trembling fingers at him and was speechless.

It took a long while before she asked: "You brothers, do you all think this way?"

The second master knelt in front of her, his lips tightly closed, but the look on his face undoubtedly confirmed this sentence.

Old Madam Ming closed her eyes and burst into tears: "What an injustice! I have raised you all for so many years, but I didn't know you were all so godless and fatherless!"

The second master asked: "What is a king? He is ruthless, can he be considered a wise king?"

"Shut up!" Mrs. Ming shouted sternly, "Aren't you afraid of being heard when you say such things openly?"

The second master closed his mouth and lowered his head deeply.

Mrs. Ming was even more disappointed when she saw him like this.

"That's it, why do you want to force the third daughter-in-law? How can you do such a disrespectful thing? Can't our family afford a beauty?"

"This is really an accident." The second master explained in a low voice, "It was the sixth man who was drunk and did that kind of thing. It just happened that the county prince was there..."

"Forget it, stop talking," Mrs. Ming interrupted, "Don't talk about these things to taint my ears!"

"...Yes."

Old Madam Ming said: "When the news of the third daughter-in-law's death reaches the capital, someone from the Ji family will inevitably come. When the time comes, just let Xiao Qi go with her uncle!"

Hearing her tone soften, the second master breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't worry, mother. Xiaoqi is my Ming family's flesh and blood, and I won't let her suffer."

"How dare you say that!" Mrs. Ming became angry again after hearing this, "If you hadn't done this, how could an innocent girl named Xiaoqi go to a place like Xinyuan?" Where? I don’t know how she is now, and I don’t even dare to ask! I just hope that her uncle will not pursue this matter for the sake of her mother."

The second master apologized in a low voice: "It's my fault, mother, don't be angry."

Mrs. Ming was disheartened: "I just hope that I die early and don't let me see my family destroyed."

"Mother..."

Mrs. Ming waved her hand: "No need to say anything, just go ahead."

Then he turned away, as if he didn't want to talk to him.

The second master saluted, stood up and left in a hurry.

Mrs. Ming laughed self-deprecatingly: "What kind of children have I raised?"

……

When the second master returned to the small courtyard, his confidants came to report: "Miss Awan has gone back."

"Did she say anything before she left?"

"No."

"Is there anything unusual about that expression?"

"No."

The second master nodded: "Go ahead."

"Yes."

The confidants left, and the second master entered the room.

Everyone in the family thought that this was his study. No one knew that another person actually lived there.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw the man sitting behind the desk with his back to him.

"Is Xiaoqi okay?" he asked, "He was sent back to IndoMTL.com after one night~Is it Mr. Yang's side..."

"I don't know yet." The second master said, "Xiao Qi is very emotionally unstable right now, and I dare not ask anyone to ask."

The man said: "Please keep an eye on her. If there is anything unusual, tell me immediately."

"This is natural." The second master paused, "Are you still suspicious of her?"

"I have to be suspicious." He said, "It's not that I didn't summon her soul at the beginning, but I still couldn't cure her. Why did she suddenly get better after being ill? She also knows some weird things. I'm not afraid of a sudden illness. Ten thousand, just in case."

"But now something like this has happened," the second master frowned, "What if Mr. Yang intervenes?"

"Let's figure it out!" he said. "Hasn't the person who sent her back already left? Don't ask her to contact people outside. Just watch and wait until the limelight passes before dealing with her."

"Yes." The second master thought for a while and said, "I think you are overthinking. If she were not her biological mother and daughter, how could she be so interested in her? She would be willing to do anything like this."

"I hope so." His tone was a little low. "No matter if there is any problem or not, we are taking care of it. Now that she knows our secret, she still has the golden hairpin in her hand, so she must not make any mistakes."

"I know."

"There must be a lot of things going on during the funeral today. The Fourth Brother is unreliable, so go ahead and do your work."

"Okay."

The second master is gone.

For a long time, the man in the darkroom lowered his head and looked at his hands.

He let out a wry smile.

"I didn't mean it, do you believe it?"

The room was quiet, and no one answered him.

"I don't believe that I would do such a thing."

"I am the one who has wronged you in this life. Regardless of whether you want revenge in the next life, I will admit it."

"But now, no one can stop me!"