mtlumby2d Chapter 389: Angry
Chapter 389: Angry
Shi Jizhen stretched out his index finger, pointed at Shi Mingwu, then pointed at the Duke of Zhenguo, and was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
"I thought, I thought that no news had been spread in the capital, that the emperor was soft-hearted and left the fifth prince with a last bit of dignity, so he kept it in the palace. It turns out that it was you two who were behind this!
"Brother, you are so confused! Shi Mingwu, you, you are such a fool with such a confused life! My Shi family is going to be destroyed by you and your son!"
Shi Jizhen was completely desperate.
He and his wife have been enduring the wind and sand at the border for more than ten years, working diligently to protect the family business. He looks darker, thinner and older than his brother, and when the two stand together, he looks more like the older brother.
Because they were guarding the border, the couple had no way to take care of and educate their two sons personally. Not to mention the grievances their sons had suffered over the years, the fact that the two of them had become merchants made the eldest son's son feel sorry for them.
When Shi Mingwu went to the border, he also devoted himself to teaching. Knowing that his two sons were disabled, he was not selfish and considered the future of the family wholeheartedly.
However, he never expected that in a matter concerning his life and property, his brother and his most beloved nephew would stab him and the entire Shi family in the back!
The Duke of Zhenguo was pointed at by his younger brother and called a fool. He couldn't hold back and argued, "Second brother, don't be anxious. You haven't seen Zhuzhu, and you don't know what the prophetic dreams of Mingwu's wife, Mingwei's wife and others are like.
The Fifth Prince is the true emperor. If you don't believe me, ask Mingwu's wife and Mingwei's wife. You two come and tell your second uncle whether the Fifth Prince ascended the throne in the prophetic dream you had with Tao, Qi, and Wang?"
The Duke of Zhenguo looked at Fu Nanjun and Le Anning anxiously.
If these two were not his daughters-in-law, and there were not strict rules between father-in-law and daughter-in-law, he would have been so anxious that he would have pulled them to testify for him.
Fu Nanjun said expressionlessly: "Second Uncle, we did have prophetic dreams, some of which were about our first life, and some of which were about our second life.
In the first life, our Shi family dethroned the crown prince and supported the fourth prince to ascend the throne. Zhuzhu became a royal concubine, Yaoyao became the queen, and our entire family was executed. After that, the fifth prince returned to the capital to seize the throne and became the new emperor.
In the second life, our Shi family deposed the crown prince and the fourth prince, supported the fifth prince to ascend the throne, and Zhuzhu became the queen. After the emperor and empress passed away, the children of the Shi family instigated the princes to seize the throne, and the new emperor exterminated all nine clans of our Shi family.
Zhuzhu is different. We only dreamed of one of her lives, but Zhuzhu dreamed of both lives, and she knows the endings of both lives."
Shi Jizheng was shocked and dizzy after hearing this: "In the past two lives, our Shi family has been doing things that cost us our lives, and we all lost our heads in the end. Why are you still trying to get close to the imperial power?
What are you trying to achieve? Brother, what are you trying to achieve? This life is even worse.
Do you think the emperor only suspected Zhuzhu of running away? Don't forget that Mingzhen's wife and the girl from Ningyuan Hou Ge's family, wouldn't they have guessed that Zhuzhu went to the northwest and took refuge with the fifth prince?
Big brother, you are really confused. Our Shi family is really going to be destroyed in the hands of you and Zhuzhu. Why do you only listen to Zhuzhu and refuse to listen to what father and I say——"
Before he could finish his words, he heard a "puff" sound from the bed. Everyone was so frightened by Shi Jizhen's reminder that their souls flew away. When they heard the sound, they turned their heads and were horrified.
"Old Master!"
"The old man is vomiting blood, hurry up and call a doctor!"
The old Duke spat out a large mouthful of blood, and half of the thin blanket covering the lady was dyed red.
Shi Jizheng rushed over, helped his collapsed old father up, and shouted in panic, "Father, Father! Wake up!"
The pale-faced Zhenguogong was about to help support the old Duke, but he heard Fu Nanjun crying and screaming again, "Old Madam, Old Madam!"
Le An Ning boldly felt the old lady's breath, her face changed, and tears rolled down her cheeks: "The old lady is dead!"
The old Duke tried hard to open his eyes. He had many things to say and many arrangements to make. The most regrettable thing was that he did not have the time to see his children and grandchildren safe and sound. The news of his wife's death was like a heavy hammer, hitting his heart.
His heart felt like it was struck by five thunderbolts. The severe pain made him suddenly lose all perception of the outside world. He fell straight forward and only shouted, "Zhuzhu!"
He was famous throughout his life, and his success and failure were all due to Shi Mingzhu.
This granddaughter, whom he once doted on, was so well-behaved and cute in the past. The whole family was determined to put her in the supreme position and make her the most noble woman in the world. The Shi family worked hard for her, but unknowingly let her grow up to be a lawless and self-centered person.
She has no room for anyone.
There is no room for parents, grandparents, or brothers and sisters.
She only has eyes for herself.
For the slightest possibility of becoming the queen, she would rather gamble the lives of everyone in the Shi family.
In the space of a few breaths, the Duke of Zhenguo lost his father and mother one after another. All his face and dignity collapsed in an instant. He knelt in front of the bed and grabbed the lady's hand:
"Father, mother, I haven't finished yet! My son regrets it. I have regretted it after thinking about it for the past few days. Father, father, I regret it. I regret helping Zhuzhu!
She wanted to run away without consulting me. I didn't let her run away! Father, did you hear me? My son regrets it. Father, mother, if you hear me, come back to life!"
The Duke of Zhenguo is going crazy.
He did regret it, and thought that his nephews and their wives would leak the news of Shi Mingzhu's trip to the northwest to the Fourth Prince, the Crown Prince, and even the Emperor.
However, Shi Mingzhu set fire to the prince's mansion and escaped without discussing this with him in advance, and he had no idea that she would do this.
He always thought that if they took their time, the Shi family still had a chance to return to its peak.
The daughter wrote down the prophet's dream. He could secretly help many court officials overcome disasters, gain their gratitude, and let them do things for him in secret, so as to help the Shi family clear their reputation and regain power.
Once the Shi family gains power, they can help the Fourth Prince seize the throne, or they can help the Fifth Prince seize the throne.
In this life, he would be more careful and not give the person who sat in that position a chance to retaliate against the Shi family.
Zhuzhu can also sit on the position of queen she has always dreamed of.
All these fantasies turned into bubbles after Shi Mingzhu set the fire and ran away!
He was just being too proud to admit it. He was used to suppressing his younger brother, so he didn't have time to explain. Unexpectedly, he ended up angering his old father and mother to death!
Everyone was in a mess. Shen and Fu Nanjun invited a doctor to come. The doctor shook his head and said, "Prepare for the funeral. Please accept my condolences!"
After saying that, he didn't even ask for the consultation fee, just picked up his medicine box and left.
The Duke of Zhenguo cried loudly and fainted several times.
The second master Shi Jizhen held his old father in one hand and his old mother in the other, unable to control his grief.
The third master Shi Jianan led his sons, nephews, and grandchildren to kneel behind him, signaling them to cry louder.
The little kids were shocked and scared. Some were frightened by the scene, while others cried sincerely because they would never see their great-grandparents again.
Shi Yunfan hung his little head and wore mourning clothes. No one knew whether he was crying or what he was thinking.
The second wife Shen, the third wife Rong, the eldest grandmother Fu Nanjun and the second grandmother Le Anning, all four of them, were crying while taking care of the funeral arrangements inside and outside, and they were very busy.
In recent days, the Shi family is the worst off in the capital.
Within seven or eight days, Shi Mingzhu, Shi Mingwei, Zheng, the old Duke and the old lady died one after another. The whole mansion was so crowded with people wearing mourning clothes that they couldn't even keep up.
Originally, the Second Master and Shi Mingwu were going to return to Beijing from the border and bury Zheng and Shi Mingwei tomorrow. However, the old Duke and the Madame Dowager passed away today. How could the younger generation dare to bury them before their elders? They could only postpone it and bury them together with the two elders.
The news reached the palace immediately.
After reading the memorial submitted by the Duke of Zhenguo to express his wish to observe mourning, the emperor sighed and said, "This old fox died at a very good time."
He held the memorial, hesitated for several times, and finally put it on the dragon table, "Forget it, after all, the Shi family has made great contributions in guarding the border for many years, and killing them all will probably leave a bad reputation in history."
In this way, it would be safer to let the Shi family destroy themselves, and let their descendants gradually become ordinary people and move away from the center of power.
His health was also failing. Shi Zhenlei had outlived his grandfather and his father, and he thought he could not outlast this old fox.
Unexpectedly, this old fox was angered to death by his own children and grandchildren.
The emperor couldn't help laughing.
The eunuch standing by came forward to serve tea and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is kind, I hope the Shi family can see your painstaking efforts."