The wife of the power minister's family

Chapter 22: Love brain is a must (second update)

Xu Jing just smiled faintly, not taking his threat into consideration at all, and continued: "However, even though Peng Shi's hands are tied, he still has feet.

What if he made some noise while struggling fiercely and attracted people to him?
Therefore, you originally planned to tie Peng Shi's feet, but at this moment, you found that Peng Shi suddenly stopped struggling. He was already - dead!
Therefore, Peng Shi only had strangulation marks on his wrists, but not on his feet!

Am I right, Mr. Mu? "

Manager Mu looked at Xu Jing with a gloomy look, and suddenly smiled softly, "Ms. Xu is really good at making up stories. However, these are all Mrs. Xu's guesses. How do I know whether they are true or false?"

Xu Jing sneered, "You won't cry until you see the coffin, right? Chen Hu!"

"Hey!"

Chen Hu is the name of Xu Jing's temporary assistant today. Upon hearing Xu Jing's call, Chen Hu immediately said: "What are your orders, Madam Xu?"

Xu Jing kept her eyes on Manager Mu and said word by word: "Turn over Peng Shi's right wrist and let everyone see the mark on it!"

Manager Mu was stunned for a moment, as if he thought of something, his face turned pale.

Chen Hu immediately followed the instructions and turned over Peng Shi's right hand.

Suddenly, the strange-shaped mark on Peng Shi's right wrist appeared in front of everyone!

What mark is this?
Why did Manager Mu's expression change immediately when he heard about the existence of this mark?
The corner of Xu Jing's mouth curled up slightly, and she said slowly as if she were in Ling Chi: "The shape of this mark is familiar to Manager Mu, isn't it?

It was probably Mr. Mu's first time killing someone. He didn't know that people who took arsenic would not die immediately.

Therefore, you did not expect that Peng Shi would struggle to his death, and you did not make any preparations!

When the situation was critical, you couldn't think too much, so you picked up something and tied Peng Shi's hands tightly.

That kind of thing is..."

Manager Mu suddenly pulled his lips into a smile.

This was the first time Xu Jing saw him smile since she met him.

That smile was indescribably stiff and weird, with an aura of despair and coldness that seemed to come from the underworld, making everyone who saw it feel uncomfortable.

But he spoke slowly, interrupting Xu Jing's words, "It's a belt. In desperation, I pulled off the belt and tied the man's hands, without even having time to untie the hook on the belt.

That mark was made by my belt hook. "

Everyone was so shocked that they were almost numb. They only subconsciously followed his words and looked at the bronze turtle-shaped belt hook around his waist.

Belt hooks are similar to modern belt buckles, but the shapes of ancient belt hooks were different. In many cases, they could even be used as status symbols. In an era when mass production was not possible, it was almost impossible to find two identical belt hooks.

Although the mark on Peng Shi's wrist is not very complete, if you look carefully, the shape and faint texture on it are clearly the same as the bronze turtle-shaped hook of the wooden manager!
Xu Jing was silent for a moment, with a hint of sarcasm in her voice, "Won't you continue to struggle?"

Manager Mu raised the corner of his mouth and said a little tiredly: "It's useless to struggle, isn't it? I just want to retain the last bit of self-esteem."

Not far away, Ms. Cao had tears streaming down her face, and said anxiously and painfully: "Mu Lang! That's not the case, Mulang..."

"Don't call me that!"

The man's expression suddenly changed, he turned his head suddenly, and growled like a wild beast: "It's really disgusting!"

Ms. Cao's words stopped abruptly, a huge tear was still in her eyes, and she seemed to have forgotten to shed it at this time, looking at the man not far away in disbelief.

"A stupid woman like you, do you think I will really fall in love with you?"

Manager Mu seemed to be willing to take risks, and his calm image at the beginning disappeared completely in an instant. He stared at Mrs. Cao with splitting eyes, gritted his teeth and said: "I just want to use you. I am interested in the Peng family's wealth, and I want to Get rid of all the Peng family so that they can embezzle the Peng family's wealth.

Killing Peng Jinhai is just the first step of my plan!
But I didn't expect that you, a woman, are so stupid that you can't even kill a person cleanly! "

Ms. Cao's eyes widened, and after she realized what she was doing, she struggled like crazy and screamed, "Are you lying to me? Are you actually lying to me?!
Are all your sweet words and vows of eternal love false?No, I don't believe it!

You clearly said that you are the only one left in your family. You once came from a family of military generals and were a handsome young man with a great future. Now you have fallen to this. Although you are not reconciled, you also hope to live up to your parents' expectations and live a good life. Go down.

You clearly said that you want to live a good life with me, as long as I kill that beast, as long as I..."

"To shut up!"

Manager Mu's eyes suddenly turned red, and his voice was shrill and desperate, "You stupid woman don't deserve to talk about my parents, you don't deserve to talk about my family!"

Everyone present seemed not to have expected that things would turn out like this, and they couldn't help but open their mouths and couldn't close them for a long time.Xu Jing couldn't help but sigh, "So, you have to be in love."

She almost muttered these words in a low volume. Everyone else's attention was attracted by Manager Mu and Mrs. Cao, and no one noticed what she said.

Except Xiao Yi who was standing next to her.

Xiao Yi turned his head, frowned slightly, and looked at Xu Jing with complicated eyes.

This woman is talking nonsense again.

However, now is not the time to focus on her.

He quickly withdrew his gaze and took a step closer to the excited Manager Mu, with a cold voice, "In the past few decades, among the military general families that were once famous in Chu, but then disappeared in a flash, as far as I know, the only one is the Nanling Mu family.

However, all the male members of the Nanling Mu family should have been beheaded in public during the King Wu's Rebellion 12 years ago. "

Manager Mu's body suddenly stiffened, but soon, his face showed an expression of resignation, which could even be said to be liberation. He smiled coldly and said: "You are right, the man from the Nanling Mu family, as early as 12 years ago, Before that, they should have been driven out and killed.

However, my mother couldn't bear the end of the Mu family, so she secretly replaced me with a child of similar stature to me, and asked her wet nurse to take me away.

In the past 12 years, there has not been a day when I have not been burdened with the blood feud of the entire family, but I also know that the chance of my successful revenge is very slim. It is even more impossible to recover the Mu family and restore the glory of the Mu family.

It’s just that I’m not willing to accept it, I’m really not willing to accept it…”

He clenched his teeth and his eyes were so red that they seemed to be bleeding, "I know you, I even heard about you when I was very young. The elders said that you are talented and have excellent qualifications, but I am not bad either. I once was in Nanling is also a young talent praised by everyone.

Just why, in the end, I fell into the dust, but you were always so dazzling and aloof?

I am tortured by this pain and despair all the time. I am tired, really tired..."

He lowered his eyes slightly and his voice was low and hoarse. Although he was not crying, his voice was more tragic and desperate than crying, which made people's hearts tremble.

Xiao Yi pursed his lips tightly and looked at him with deep eyes. After a while, he raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Take him down and watch him live."

It was completely unexpected to find such an important prisoner of the imperial court who had died many years ago.

Such fugitives who are charged with treason must be escorted back to the capital to be judged by the Holy Emperor himself.

After Xiao Yi finished speaking, a Yamen servant immediately came forward and tried to push down Manager Mu.

Manager Mu did not struggle at all, but before leaving completely, he chuckled and said: "Shilang Xiao, just think of it as me giving you a piece of advice. I have lived for so many years, no matter it is the taste of glory and wealth, or the taste of lowliness and powerlessness. Tried them all.

The founding of Da Chu lasted only thirty years. In the past few decades, the imperial court had been busy stabilizing the frontiers and driving away foreign enemies, but it had ignored the internal changes, which led to the disaster of King Wu 12 years ago.

However, if a Martial King falls in this world, there will be thousands of Martial Kings.

Mr. Xiao, despite the fact that you are now in a distinguished position, a high-ranking official, and the envy of countless people, in fact, it only takes a moment for you to fall from your height.

I wish you the best. In the end, you will not be like me and become a lost dog, tasting all the pain and despair. "

What he said was a blessing, but it was clearly more like a curse.

Dong Li, who was hiding aside, almost couldn't bear it anymore and rushed out to curse.

Xiao Yi frowned slightly, and in the end, he just said lightly: "I accept your noble words."

Manager Mu smiled lowly, said nothing, and followed the yamen servant obediently away.

Xiao Yi looked at his retreating back and said nothing for a long time.

Xu Jing was too lazy to get involved in their troublesome matters, and she had no interest in them. Seeing that the matter was resolved satisfactorily, she couldn't help but stretched out happily, and showed a bright smile to Chunyang and Chunxiang, "Okay, The matter is settled, let’s go back!”

Although Chunyang and Chunxiang have not yet fully digested their wives' outrageous behavior just now, they were still moved to tears when they heard the words, and they felt like they were surviving a disaster.

Chunyang bit her lip and said: "When I get home later, madam, don't rush into the house. Wait until the servant lights a brazier before stepping in to get rid of the bad luck. From now on... we will definitely get better and better in the future!"

Xu Jing looked at them and couldn't help but smile.

Suddenly, she saw something out of the corner of her eye. The smile on her face suddenly disappeared, and she looked over with a complicated expression.

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