mtlumby2d Chapter 393 Breaking up
Chapter 393 Breaking up
The Duke of Zhenguo was heartbroken that the Shi family had lost their military power. Although Shi Mingwu could return to the northwest three years later, the emperor did not promise to return the position of general to the Shi family.
By then, Shi Mingwu will be inferior to the Tang family.
As such, he didn't have much time to spare for Shi Mingzhu. He secretly hoped that Shi Mingzhu would die on the way and no one would know about it, so that the Shi family would be spared the crime of deceiving the emperor.
Shi Mingzhu's life or death is now like a guillotine hanging over Changfang's head.
He concealed his dark and painful thoughts and waved his hand: "The old lady has a will, so follow it."
Disobeying the old lady's last words is unfilial, but there is no need to put this blame on you at the last minute.
He knew that his wife Zheng had also prepared a dowry for her daughter. If one day the fifth prince ascended the throne and Zhuzhu became the queen, Shi Yao would return the dowry.
However, this hope is very slim.
The chaos in the Shi family and the possible sudden charge of deceiving the emperor made the Duke of Zhenguo extremely anxious and he had no time to spare to plot against the Xie family and take revenge on Shi Yao.
To the Duke of Zhenguo, Shi Yao was right there, like an ant. Once he had his hands free, it would not be too late to kill her. It would be just a matter of raising his hand or his foot. It would be easy.
Fu Nanjun said, "The master is very righteous and doesn't care about these petty gains." He added, "The old master also left a will, his private property and the remaining dowry of the old lady should be divided equally between the grandson, and the second brother's share should be given to his second brother's wife."
No one had any objections.
They just wanted to split up the family quickly and escape from the capital, lest the Fourth Prince capture Shi Mingzhu and none of them could escape.
Nanny Tang and the head butler presented the old lady and the old master's property.
Although it is said to be divided equally, there is actually a first come first served principle.
Fu Nanjun and Le Anning picked first and took the best ones away.
The single brothers can only pick up what they leave behind.
Shen had earned a lot of tributes at the border over the years and didn't care about it, but Rong felt the pain and watched helplessly as the eldest branch of the family took all the benefits.
The eldest branch has a title, the second branch has military power, they don't care about these "petty gains", but Shi Jian'an from the third branch is just a small official with no benefits, but the third branch cares a lot about the inheritance left by the old man and the old woman.
After the family property was divided, Zhenguo opened the ancestral hall, prayed to the ancestors, and noted the division in the family tree.
At this point, the division of the family business is complete.
It was the height of summer, and at the beginning of the afternoon, the Shi family carried the coffin out of the city, taking advantage of the cool twilight. They left behind only the three brothers Shi Mingwu, Shi Mingzhen and Shi Mingchen to transfer the inheritance and separate the household registrations of the three houses.
Three days later, the three brothers finished their chores and rode fast to catch up with the Shi family's main force.
Because it was a funeral procession, paper money was flying everywhere, filial sons and grandchildren cried from time to time, and there were guards following the procession, so along the way, no one came to bring bad luck.
At noon on the fifth day after leaving the city, the Shi family booked an inn to rest.
Shi Mingwu took good care of his warhorse, so after waking up from a nap, he went to the stable to feed the horse himself. Unfortunately, Shi Mingkui was also there.
Shi Mingkui greeted with a smile: "Brother."
Shi Mingwu had been avoiding dealing with him these days, but when he ran into him, he frowned and asked, "Old Four, was Mingwei's death caused by you?"
Shi Mingkui shook his head helplessly: "I know no matter how I explain it, you won't believe it. But it wasn't me. I didn't kill my second brother."
It was he who ordered Shannai to kill him.
But originally, Shannai also wanted to kill Shi Mingwei, he just provided convenience for Shannai and threatened her by the way.
Shi Mingwu sneered and stopped what he was doing: "Old Four, look me in the eyes and tell me that Old Two's death has nothing to do with you."
Shi Mingkui had been shrewd since he was young, so how could he be afraid of such a little pressure from his eyes? He looked straight at Shi Mingwu without any guilt, and said lazily: "Okay, then I'll say it again, my second brother's death was not caused by me."
"Don't play this kind of word game in front of me!" Shi Mingwu threw a punch and knocked Shi Mingkui into the trough.
The horses neighed and retreated.
Shi Mingkui was lying in the stinking horse grass, with a nosebleed. He wiped the blood from his nose and sneered twice: "Okay, no more word games. I swear, my second brother's death has nothing to do with me, otherwise I will be struck by lightning and die without a burial place!
You and your uncle have been suspicious of me for more than a day or two, and have had people watching me all the time, waiting to see when I would reveal my true colors. I swore a solemn oath, so what? Do you believe me?
You guys said behind my back that I disregarded brotherhood and killed my second brother, but if you had brotherhood, how could you suspect that I killed him?"
Shi Mingwu laughed in anger: "If it's not you, then who is it? In this mansion, who hates him and has the ability to harm him? Who else but you? You killed someone, and you think you're right!"
Shi Mingwu chased after him, and the anger and hatred that he had been suppressing for many days burst out, and he punched Shi Mingkui in the face again and again.
Shi Mingkui gave in with two punches and then began to fight back.
After all, Shi Mingwu has experience in guarding the border, and his skills are not comparable to those of Shi Mingkui, who is in a wheelchair every day.
After being hit more than a dozen times, Shi Mingkui's face was covered in blood and his nose and face were swollen.
Someone from the Shi family heard the noise and hurriedly shouted to come and separate the fight.
Rong came over, hugged her son and cried, "... How can you slander me without any evidence? No wonder our Shi family fell. Look, we didn't need outsiders to come in, but we started fighting among ourselves and to the death!"
Shi Mingkui pushed Rong away, wiped the blood off his face, sneered at Shi Mingwu, untied the reins, mounted his horse and ran away.
Rong was chasing after him, and was so frustrated that he shouted in panic, "Old Four, Old Four, where are you going?"
Shi Mingkui said: "This family can't accommodate me. Sooner or later, I will be killed or beaten to death by my uncle and brother. It's better to leave!"
"Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother! Come back, come back!" Rong cried heartbreakingly, and pushed Shi Mingchen, who came hurriedly with a bewildered look on his face, "Go quickly, go and call your fourth brother back! I'm afraid something has happened to him!"
Shi Mingwu spat out a mouthful of blood foam and said coldly: "What can happen to him? This kind of vicious villain who stabs people in the back can only live shamelessly! If he is a man, he should die after his penis is cut off. If I were him, how could I have the face to live and be laughed at!"
Even the Duke of Zhenguo felt that this was too much after hearing this: "Shi Mingwu, shut up!"
Shi Mingwu was not convinced: "He killed my second brother, but instead of paying with his own death, he is still alive and well without any punishment. I can't stand it! I want to kill him!"
Rong rushed over and slapped Shi Mingwu in the face: "That beast Shi Mingwei killed so many servants. Before he got married, he got into the bed of a young widow and spread rumors, forcing the young widow to hang herself!
He had committed so many sins, why didn't you kill him to pay for those people's lives! He deserved to die, he deserved to be pushed into the well and drowned! On the day he died, do you know how many people woke up laughing in their dreams in the middle of the night?
You said he killed your second brother, you go to the government office to report the case, go ahead! Do you dare to go! You know in your heart how many dirty things the Shi family has hidden that cannot be told, and they cannot withstand the investigation of the government office.
Once the truth is uncovered, all members of the Shi family will lose their heads! You still want to be powerful officials, and still want to maintain your wealth and glory, and dream of a long and prosperous life! "