The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 198 Desire for Power

None of the four aunts and sisters-in-law spoiled Shi Mingzhu, so even though Shi Mingzhu screamed her throat out, they still left.

Le An Ning said jokingly, "Look at how nervous Shi Mingzhu is. She didn't even let us look at Old Eight. Old Eight must have been in big trouble. Maybe he broke into someone's backyard and got his legs broken by Ning Yuanhou!"

Shi Yao nodded.

It’s hard to say.

I don't know which leg was broken, or maybe it would be more satisfying to break as many legs as possible. Anyway, Shi Minghui is not a good person.

She did not forget that Shi Minghui was a fugitive murderer.

Fu Nanjun immediately sent a visiting card to Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion.

Ge Qiuheng naturally would not want to have any contact with the Shi family anymore, and she didn't dare to come to the Shi family. She didn't accept the visiting card, but handed a letter to the person who delivered the card.

Fu Nanjun had already expected this. When he received the letter during lunch, he opened it at the table. After reading it, he was surprised and quickly passed the letter to the other three people.

Shi Yao was secretly happy. Shi Minghui had really offended Ning Yuan Hou so much that he actually broke one of his legs!

Le An Ning was the last one to read the letter. He couldn't help but slap his hands on the table and said, "Great! Old Eight is ruthless and cruel. Among the eight brothers, I am most afraid of him. If he breaks a leg, his life will be over! It's thanks to Ning Yuanhou's quick decision and his wisdom and bravery!"

Shi Yao said softly, "Marquis Ningyuan has offended the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. I'm afraid he will keep an eye on our family and collect evidence against us. If the Shi family wants revenge, he will definitely not sit still and wait for death."

Fu Nanjun glanced at Shi Yao and said, "Second sister actually has such insight."

Shi Yao smiled awkwardly: "What kind of insight do I have? The sisters-in-law have all thought of it, I just said it out loud."

Wang Fan poured wine for everyone and said with a smile: "Old Eighth deserves what he got. Who told him to break into someone else's backyard and ruin the innocence of the girl? Come, let's have a drink today."

Shi Yao thought that Shi Minghui broke his leg, but they gathered together to celebrate. They looked like a bunch of hypocrites and villains.

But she felt really happy.

People like Shi Minghui might be a brave and capable general, but letting him be in power is a tragedy for countless people at the bottom of society.

Being a young master of an aristocratic family, he was arrogant and conceited, with a full sense of superiority. He had no mercy on the weak, no respect for their lives, and would kill anyone he wanted without any scruples. Anyway, he had the Shi family's support behind him, so the three courts would not sentence him to death.

Killing him would make him feel happy.

Cutting off one of his legs, ruining his future, cutting his flesh with a blunt knife, this is what caused him the most pain.

While drinking, they discussed Shi Minghui's evil deeds and consequences, and also discussed the future relationship between the Ge and Shi families.

Since this incident, the relationship between the two families has broken down, and it is impossible for them to remain close friends as before, and it may even affect future wars.

However, these are what the sisters-in-law are worried about, Shi Yao doesn't care about the future.

A daughter who is married off is like water spilled. Once she leaves the Shi family in the future, she will never step back into this mud pit.

In the afternoon, the Duke of Zhenguo and his wife took Shi Mingzhu to Prince Xian's Palace.

The middle of next month will be the old emperor's birthday banquet. His fiftieth birthday should be celebrated with great fanfare, so the favored princes received the imperial edict and returned to the capital one after another to prepare for celebrating the old emperor's birthday.

Shi Mingzhu endured all the grievances and knelt down to kowtow and apologize to Princess Zhou Wan.

Princess Zhou Wan hid in the princess's arms, aggrieved, and reluctantly said: "Forget it, this princess is magnanimous and forgives you."

Shi Mingzhu felt extremely humiliated and embarrassed. She hung her head, her face burning, and tears were almost coming out of her eyes.

She clenched her hands tightly under her sleeves and swore secretly that in her previous life, her father and brothers had fought for her for the supreme throne of a woman, and in this life, she would fight for it herself.

She must become the queen who rules the country and trample under her feet all those who have humiliated her and those who are jealous of her!

Power, she wants power!

This was the first time that Shi Mingzhu was so eager for power.

Perhaps because her father and brothers had planned for her in the past, power and the position of queen were within her reach, she had no concept of power and only wanted to marry the one she loved and live with him forever. She could easily have both power and love.

Now, seeing that his fathers and brothers’ plans had failed and seeing power growing wings and flying away, he developed an infinite desire for power.

Prince Xian and his wife were originally very angry, but when they saw that the Duke of Zhenguo had a bruised face and his wife looked sick, the couple felt very happy.

Prince Xian asked: "Duke Zhenguo, what's the wound on your face?"

Pretending to be aggrieved, Zhou Wan looked at the Duke of Zhenguo curiously, covered her mouth and giggled, and gloated at Shi Mingzhu with her eyes, which made Shi Mingzhu so angry that she almost fainted.

The Duke of Zhenguo smiled and replied, "I got hurt while sparring with the Marquis of Ningyuan. He is a mean guy who likes to hit people in the face."

Prince Xian laughed and said, "Oh, oh, oh, I remember now. I heard that Ningyuan Hou wanted to cancel the engagement, but your family refused, so we had several discussions. Can the engagement be cancelled now?"

Zheng and Shi Mingzhu felt ashamed.

They hoped that Shi Minghui would cancel the engagement as soon as possible, but who knew why Shi Minghui changed his temper and refused to cancel the engagement, causing so many jokes and even breaking a leg...

Thinking of this, Zheng and Shi Mingzhu couldn't help but wipe away their tears.

The Duke of Zhenguo's apologetic smile had become stiff, but he did not dare to show any resentment, and could only continue to smile: "The marriage has been called off. Originally, it was because the two children were childhood sweethearts and had been in love for many years, so I wanted them to reconsider it. It's nothing, they are not destined to be together."

Zhou Wan interrupted and said, "It's better to quit! Sister Ge Si is such a cheerful and kind person, she shouldn't be ruined in vain by a vicious thug like the Eighth Young Master of the Shi Family!"

The faces of the three members of the Shi family changed slightly. The Duke of Zhenguo wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "The child is indeed a bit naughty."

"It's more than just being naughty!" Zhou Wan retorted indignantly. Seeing his father glaring at him, he snorted and muttered, "You're just being stubborn. You've killed someone, and you still call him naughty! I'm afraid of your family. I won't dare to associate with the Shi family in the future. I'm really afraid that your Eighth Young Master will kill me."

The voice was low, but the room was quiet enough for the three members of the Shi family to hear it clearly.

Zheng stood with her head down, almost gnashing her teeth.

Shi Mingzhu knelt on the ground, her knees aching.

Prince Xian talked about state affairs with the Duke of Zhenguo again, and finally talked about the flood in Fengzhou, expressing his concern for the country and the people.

The Duke of Zhenguo hurriedly followed suit and said worriedly: "The flood is very serious, and the whole court is paying attention to disaster relief. When my old lady heard about it, she was also very worried.

I have already instructed my nephew to collect the surplus grain from last year's farm and send it to Fengzhou. I have also bought salt, firewood, etc. to send over, hoping to help some of the victims."

When Prince Xian heard this, his opinion of the Duke of Zhenguo changed a lot.

Since ancient times, when natural disasters occur, if disaster relief is inadequate, they are often accompanied by man-made disasters.

This move by the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion can calm the hearts of some of the victims and prevent them from rising up against the court.

"Well, if everyone in the court followed the example of the Duke of Zhenguo, natural disasters would no longer be natural disasters, but would be a good opportunity to rally the people's hearts. Unfortunately, there are so many parasites in the court, and only a few are willing to donate generously."

The Duke of Zhenguo said modestly: "I am only trying my best to help, I am afraid it is just a drop in the bucket."

Prince Xian seemed to have just realized that Shi Mingzhu was still kneeling on the ground, and hurriedly said, "I was so busy talking to you that I forgot about your daughter. Miss Shi, please get up quickly."