HCB Chapter 1408
Chapter 1408
Chapter 1408
Shi Anxia looked at the crowd of people kneeling in front of her and drank the first sip of tea. After a while, she asked again, "Who can explain to me why my great-grandfather was detained by you for so many days?"
Ming Chengzhong said in a hoarse voice, "Princess, please be wise and don't listen to one side. We only kept him in the manor to recuperate for the sake of his health. To say 'detained' is really an exaggeration."
A month ago, Ming Chengyuan fainted in the store. Several old guys were present at the time and took Ming Chengyuan away forcefully on the pretext of having invited a half-immortal to perform a ritual to exorcise evil spirits.
It was obvious that they were concerned about their eldest brother Ming Chengyuan's health, so they hid him in a farm in Songyuan Town and invited a doctor to accompany him.
The spring breeze and the fragrant flowers there are especially suitable for recuperation. But in the first two days, the main branch sent a group of young men who had barely grown their hair to take the person away forcefully.
Ming Zhao was worried that the princess was being deceived, so he sneered and said, "My great-great-grandfather has many children and grandchildren, his first wife is still alive, and his brothers are also here. How can you, the side branch, be so excited?"
They approached the side branches several times to ask for the person, but the other party refused to reveal the whereabouts of their great-great-grandfather, claiming that he was recuperating from an illness.
She once suspected that her great-great-grandfather had passed away and reported the matter to the authorities, but the officials dragged their feet and told them to handle their family affairs themselves.
Fortunately, my great-great-grandfather was found today.
Ming Chengyi sighed, with an expression of regret from an old man, "Zhao girl, don't you know how your great-great-grandfather got so angry? Why do you have to gossip about it in front of the princess?"
Ming Zhao's face turned red for a moment, and he suddenly clenched his fists.
Ming Chengfu followed closely, "It was you who did something shameful outside and brought disgrace to the Ming family, which made your great-grandfather so angry that he fainted on the spot. You still have the nerve to say that!"
No matter how strong and fierce Ming Zhao was, she was just a 17-year-old girl. She was scolded by her elders in public. She was filled with tears of grievance. "I said, I didn't bring shame to the Ming family!"
A girl named Ming Ruyi pressed her, "Is it true that you were abducted in Chongshan, Muzhou? Is it true that you disappeared for a day and a night? Does anyone know what happened to you during that day and night?"
Ming Zhao's face turned pale.
The kidnapping in Muzhou was true, and the disappearance for a day and a night was also true. Who would believe that nothing happened during that day and night?
In fact, the real malice of this world lies in the fact that who would care whether she is innocent or not?
As long as it goes against their own interests, they will throw countless dirty water on her. She acted too tough and blocked other people's way. The blood-sucking insects of the Ming family wanted to kill her.
The light in Ming Zhao's eyes gradually dimmed, as if someone had choked him by the neck, and his face looked extremely ugly.
Mingru felt quite proud that he had gained the upper hand with just a few words.
She is about the same age as Ming Zhao and is Ming Chengzhong's great-granddaughter. She has been at odds with Ming Zhao since she was a child, and the two have become increasingly at odds as they grow older.
Ming Chengzhong hypocritically scolded Ming Ruyi, "How can you, an unmarried girl, say such things? You are so dirty. How can the family education of our Ming family be like this... Humph, it will be a joke if it gets out. Go home and copy the family motto a hundred times in the Buddhist temple!"
"Yes, my great-granddaughter knows she is wrong." Ming Ruyi looked at Ming Zhao with contempt. She was very happy even though she was scolded.
Ming Ruyi's mother Liu was very unhappy when she saw her daughter being scolded. "Ruyi said the truth, which is still good to hear. What is spread outside is even more unbearable. She is shameless and complacent, but don't let it affect the marriage of other good children in my Ming family! Didn't her own brother also have his engagement broken off by the Zhou family?"
Shi Anxia watched coldly without interrupting.
The younger generations from the side branches all had their eyes wide open, as if it was all Mingzhao's fault that they couldn't find a good marriage.
Ming Rufei covered her face with a handkerchief and sobbed non-stop, "The second son of the Lin family originally planned to come to propose marriage in the middle of this month, but now he hasn't come yet. I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."
A murderous voice broke through the air from outside the door, "I'm afraid I don't like you!"