Rebirth of the Treacherous Official’s Madam

At this time, Yu Lingxin didn’t even have the mood to roll her eyes, just glancing outwards again, carefully explaining, “You’re still young, and one of the youngest few in the family, so some words, it’s better for your older cousin to say.”

At this time, they just heard a loud and crisp crashing sound. An entire tea cup directly flew onto the wall, instantly shattering into pieces. The people nearby all got splashed, hurriedly retreating a few steps.

“All of you shut up!” Ming Huayue angrily roared, her voice practically shaking the heavens, “What are you all making a ruckus for? If you have something to say, then say it clearly word by word to my face! If you keep pulling and tugging like this, then don’t blame me for not giving you any face!”

At this time, the inside of the reception hall just quieted down. Everyone of the Xun family second branch all had a deathly pale complexion. Xun second madam’s face was full of tears. The remaining guests still had a stunned look. Everyone all listened to that servant woman tremblingly recount again.

To put it simply, the meaning was just, Xun Che went to the Liu province Jiang family residence to pick up Xun Yan, but when Xun Che arrived, Xun Yan had already left. Xun Che disregarded the Jiang family’s dissuasion, insisting on going to chase Xun Yan’s horse carriage. As a result, during the process, Xun Che’s subordinates startled Xun Yan’s horse, and Xun Yan’s carriage just overturned and fell into the Yun river at the border between the Liu province and Ji province.

This was practically horrifying. After Xun old madam finished listening, she just directly began cursing Xun Che as having the heart of a wolf and lungs of a dog. Xun second madam wanted to once again go tug Ming Huayue, but she was also scared of Ming Huayue’s brute force and imposing air, not daring to act. As such, she could only loudly bawl before the old madam.

The friends and relatives in the hall all didn’t know what to say. For a moment, Ming Huayue was also speechless to respond. After all, Xun Che still hasn’t returned to the capital at this time. Although she didn’t believe that Xun Che would do this, she also didn’t have anything powerful to respond.

Fortunately, at this time, Ming Jincheng already returned to the reception hall again. After quickly saying a few words to Yu Lingxin and Xun Cong, he went forward in large strides, “Everyone, please sit down first. The inside and outside of the marquis manor have already been ordered to be sealed off and investigated. There should be results very soon.”

“Sealed off and investigated?” Xun second master whose face was filled with an angry look first blanked, glancing at Ming Jincheng, and then gazed towards the similarly confused Ming Huayue, “Could it be that the heir harming Yan’er still isn’t enough? Older sister-in-law even want to have the hall full of guests all silenced?!”

“Sir Xun, be careful with your words.” Ming Jincheng has always looked down on the Xun family second branch. As the Jin Duke Manor’s eldest grandson of the first branch, also having held a post in the Ministry of War for an entire two years, even if young, he still wasn’t like Xun Cong and Xun Ying, these youngsters. Especially, as Ming Huayue’s nephew, sensing Xun second master’s rudeness towards Ming Huayue, he boiled with anger inside, subconsciously revealing a bit of killing intent, “Your precious daughter’s life and death at present is still unknown. Just based on a few words from a servant, recklessly blurting out that the Wen’an Maruqis’s heir had plotted to murder, if without actual evidence, then this is just framing!”

Xun second master’s complexion changed, but looking at the tall and valiant-looking Ming Jincheng who had an unyielding style, he really didn’t have the confidence to forcibly pressure. Furthermore, Ming Jincheng simply wasn’t interested in arguing with him, merely just pausing slightly before continuing, “Even if the eldest miss really met with some unforeseen mishap, once the heir returns to the capital, he naturally will give a clear explanation. At present, the heir hasn’t even returned, yet there’s already someone publicly proclaiming words that don’t have any actual backing, deliberately exaggerating to scare others, truly have no choice but to investigate.”

As he said this, he waved his hand, signaling his personal guards to come in and arrest that servant woman.

“What are you all doing!” Xun second master angrily cried out, “You want to kill and silence the witness? Ming eldest young master, this is our Xun manor!”

“Merely a servant that passed on a message, not an actual witness at the time, so how can this be considered silencing?” Xun Cong, at this time, increasingly understood Yu Lingxin’s words to him just now, also going a step forward, loudly stating, “If second uncle really cares about eldest tang sister’s life, then shouldn’t you first ask clearly who passed back these words, and how much validity it has? What’s wrong with sealing off the manor and investigating? I also want to see, who is this capable, sending back such an incredible news!”

The atmosphere inside the hall immediately became peculiar. The shocked and tearful expression on that servant woman’s face completely just congealed, not even knowing how to change it. In fact, she didn’t even know who to cry towards, immediately just getting directly lifted away with her feet off the ground by Ming Jincheng’s personal guards.

At this time, Ming Huayue also came to realization, further not holding back, “I just knew it. Even if the eldest miss really has met with mishap, it should still be reported in private. To even holler in front of this many people, sure enough, really shameless! Later, once we find out who sent in this news, second sister-in-law, second master, let’s have a good talk!”

“My Yan’er!” The old madam suddenly cried out again, “Exactly which black-hearted person wants to harm you, unable to see you be well! Yan’er………” Suddenly her eyes rolled up, seemingly passing out.

TN: All translations outside of are stolen and reposted without permission!

“Mother!”

“Grandmother!”

Xun second master and Xun second madam both tearfully and urgently ordered to invite an imperial physician. Although their mannerism and reaction were somewhat overly stiff, it was ultimately better than staying here in front of Ming Huayue. Frantically, like a family farce, they carried the old madam to the back.

The remaining guests were increasingly dumbstruck. What was up with this?

Those that were clever couldn’t help but begin to calculate———–

At first, it was said that the eldest miss Xun Yan’s accident was even caused by the heir, Xun Che. Although very shocking, but among the nobles and high-ranking families, it was also a very common internal strife.

But, shortly after, Ming Jincheng’s response was practically like thunder, first sealing off the manor, and afterwards, interrogating. The Xun family second branch just didn’t have the slighest leeway to retreat.

After all, the one that came in to report was a servant woman of the manor, so her words must have come from somewhere, right? Then, who reported it? And how did this person know? Based on the Wen’an Marquis heir’s capabilities, if he really wanted to harm Xun Yan, would he even leave behind a witness to come back and report?

On the contrary, if Xun Che didn’t harm Xun Yan, then this person that delivered the news was very worth interrogating.

In this immediate decision to seal off the manor, the key was precisely this ‘immediate’ response. Because, reasonably speaking, that servant woman must have heard this news and immediately came in to report, so the person that delivered the news certainly will still be in the manor. Once found, it certainly will be a strict interrogation. What it will be like afterwards, who knows?

But, if unable to find the person, then it will just be even more interesting.

That will just be equal to someone having taught this servant woman these words in advance, just waiting for this moment to come over and announce.

If a moment too late in sealing off the manor, then that servant woman can just say that the person that delivered the message has already escaped………..

All in all, no matter what, this plum blossom banquet really was extremely interesting!

In less than an hour, an even more brilliant follow-up came. That so-called informant servant boy has already been found. Ming Jincheng personally took that servant boy and that servant woman to the capital magistrate office, simply not sending over again to let the Xun family first branch and second branch wrangle again.

And when the guests were finally able to take their leave, everyone all carried surprise and doubt inside——–Looks like the Xun family’s division was near.

Just, exactly what happened to Xun Che and Xun Yan?