Volume 1 Mortal Sins 05 Undercurrents are surging
One night later, Zheng Ming was still sleepy-eyed, and all kinds of rumors had fermented and spread in the clan, and these rumors all flew to the ears of the patriarch as if they had grown wings.
The protagonists of the rumor are Zheng Ming and Tilt Jingru, as for the content of the rumor, there is no need to say more, in short, Tilt Lao thought that this matter had beaten Xiao Tilt hard, and then took Xiao Tilt to kneel in front of the patriarch early in the morning, and at the same time there were four clan uncles who rarely showed up.
Zheng Ming was woken up by a violent knock on the door, and as soon as he woke up, he stretched out for some reason, and the bone door was pushed open by Zhou, which shows how anxious Zhou is now.
"Mother, what's the matter that makes you so busy" Zheng Ming got up from the bed lazily, and looked at Zhou with his sore sleepy eyes, Zheng Ming is a person who rarely stays up late, yesterday was indeed an exception, and it was one of the reasons why these rumors could spread quickly.
I don't know if it's because the wind in the wilderness is too strong or because Zhou hasn't come to take care of it too much, I saw Zhou's hair scattered and he looked like he hated iron but not steel, standing by the bed with his waist crossed. Before Zheng Ming could react, he was pulled up by Zhou's ears.
"Ming'er, look at what good things you have done, if you are interested in that maid, you can tell your father directly, your father is not unrewarding you, you say that you are interesting to a maid, forget it, why bother to make a big fuss with your uncles yesterday for a maid, don't you look at which of your uncles is a fuel-efficient lamp"
This was followed by a long and rambling discussion...... At least that's how Zheng Ming feels......
"Mom...... Eh, mother, what did I do to hurt the heavens and reason, let you go so far and wide, the thing that Xiaotian did was originally wrong for the uncles, and the uncle I threatened yesterday was not a joke, didn't my father care about it......"
Zheng Ming found the right time to escape from Zhou's hands when he was stunned, and quickly got dressed, not giving Zhou a chance to attack again.
"You're embarrassed to talk about yesterday, do you know what your uncles are doing now, this time it's your four uncles who collectively impeached you"
"It's not once or twice that they impeached me, is it necessary to make such a fuss?"
Compared with Zhou's worries, Zheng Ming, as the party concerned, was not surprised by this matter, but after seeing Zhou's heartbroken expression, he still chose to meet those clan uncles who were picking thorns all day long.
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"Big brother, you really take care of your family Ming'er this time, he really went too far, and yesterday he actually threatened his second uncle with a sharp weapon"
There are six people kneeling in Zheng Yi's house at this time, one old and one young and four middle-aged men, this old and young must be the old and small who were bullied by the second and third uncles yesterday, and the two on the left of the other four people saw the second uncle and the third uncle yesterday, and the two new faces in the middle are the fourth and fifth clan uncles, and they all say that three women are in one play, but I didn't expect these four men in their thirties and forties to gather together to stage a big play.
The man who just spoke was kneeling on the far left, who was threatened by Zheng Ming yesterday and didn't dare to move, and when he said this, he didn't care about the innocent thoughts of the other old and young, even if he paid attention, he wouldn't know what to say.
"I think the second child is right this time, even if he Zheng Ming thinks that the second child has done something wrong, he shouldn't do such a thing to the elders."
"That's it, didn't the third child just joke with these lowly servants yesterday, who doesn't know that the clan has been making trouble all day long because of the food problem, and the third child is also adjusting the atmosphere by doing it like this, right, the third child"
The second uncle and the fourth uncle sang and harmonized Zheng Ming directly into the ranks of the great rebellion, which has the charm of forcing the palace in ancient times.
"Huh"
Zheng Yi responded to these impeachment opinions put forward by the elders, he knew better than anyone who these brothers were, these brothers had nothing to do all day long, bullying the clansmen everywhere, if it weren't for the brotherly covenant made a long time ago, Zheng Yi would have found a reason to destroy them humanely, but there was actually another reason why he didn't suppress them, that is, their death was also recorded in that book.
This can be regarded as Zheng Yi's last kindness to them before they die......
"Ming'er is still young, and I don't understand a lot of truths, and my younger brothers don't know that Ming'er's brain has some problems, and he always says crazy things, and does something that doesn't fit his identity, and I ask my younger brothers not to be weird."
They impeached Zheng Ming not once or twice, and everyone could hear that Zheng Yi was talking about Zheng Ming's stupidity again, and what he said was nothing more than that, how old are you and still scheming with a child, not to mention that this child still has a bit of a problem with his brain.
In the past, such words could block the words of the elders, and Zheng Yi was also unpleasant about this, but this time it seemed that the elders were prepared.
Sure enough, when Zheng Yi used this set of arguments to resign back to block them, the fifth uncle who had never spoken immediately stopped picking on his son, "Big brother, I think that's the case when you say that, but big brother, now there is a rumor outside, saying that Ming'er of your family has the same room with the woman of the servant's family, you said that he is playing with the daughter of the servant's family, we don't think there is any problem, why do you still do such fanfare, aren't you afraid of people's jokes? Not to mention that not long ago, my eldest brother and I also made a marriage contract for Ming'er and Xian'er."
The fifth uncle's remarks were completely unscrupulous about the feelings of the old father and daughter, Xiao Tian knelt on the side and was said to almost bury his head in the ground, in fact, nothing happened to her and Zheng Ming at all, just chatted so much that she forgot the time, but even her own biological father didn't believe it, but beat her badly, what else can she hope that others can believe this statement? As for the fairy that the fifth uncle said was his daughter Zheng Xian, and the marriage contract he said was something that the fifth uncle didn't know where to get a jar of old wine for more than ten years not long ago, and the two of them were drunk.
Seeing Zheng Yi's blank expression, the fifth uncle guessed that Zheng Yi had no impression of this matter, and couldn't help but hint again, "Last time, the wine I brought from outside was hidden for more than ten years, and the one we drank in the end"
"Is there such a thing?" He hadn't seen the fairy of the fifth uncle's family, he had big shoulders and a thick waist, even if there was such a thing, he would definitely not admit it, so he pretended to be stupid and stunned.
"Does Ming'er already have a marriage contract?Then what is he still doing with flowers, big brother, you see that this child is indeed to be managed, I look at the position of the patriarch candidate, you really need to put the bill on hold for the time being, you can't take care of him like this because he is your son" The fourth child was silent for a long time, and then jumped out again to accuse Zheng Ming, and also showed the purpose of this person's visit to the fullest.
"I don't know if the fourth uncle has a candidate for the patriarch who thinks it's more suitable."
"Of course I'll be the one" The fourth uncle thought that Zheng Yi was moved by him, and he slipped out of his mouth proudly for a while, not paying attention to the fact that this sentence was not said by Zheng Yi at all, but from behind him.
"It seems that what the fourth uncle is plotting is the position of his father" When he heard this voice again, he was already close to the front, and the fourth uncle immediately noticed that something was wrong, turned around, and saw that Zheng Ming didn't know when he entered the house, and he didn't know if he had heard the impeachment just now.
However, the fourth uncle quickly decided not to worry about it anymore, since it has been said, and those who are still offended have been offended, what kind of face do you still need to care about, just tear the skin directly.
"Ming'er thinks there's something wrong with this, although your fourth uncle and I can't be said to be an upright gentleman, we were also among the best talents back then, why not be a patriarch?"
"What's more, since the patriarch succeeded to the throne, the clansmen have been killed and wounded, the eldest brother is indeed old, and you are a fool, how can the uncles entrust the clan established by the ancestors to you"
Several other uncles were on the same line as the fourth uncle at this time, and several of them responded in line with each other, and they didn't care if saying it so explicit would make Zheng Yi angry.
Compared with the long speeches of the four elders, Zheng Yi and Zheng Ming tacitly did not answer, looking at them as if they were watching a few clowns.
When all the elders said that it was dry, Zheng Yi interjected.
"Ming'er, did you hear what your clan uncle just said?"
"Yes, father, I heard that," Zheng Ming replied decisively.
"But what do you want to say" Seeing that Zheng Ming could still be so calm under the impeachment of many clan uncles, Zheng Yi was very happy in his heart.
"If it's about yesterday, Ming'er can say sorry to the clan uncles, but for this matter, Ming'er still thinks they deserve to die"
Zheng Ming's damn sentence made the clan uncles greatly disgraced after hearing it, and the sound of impeachment came and went one after another for a while, and even Xiao Tilt on the side secretly sweated for him.
However, among the damned people present, I am afraid that only Zheng Ming and his father know another meaning.
"As for the matter between me and Xiao Tilt, it's nonsense, let's not talk about whether I and her are such people, it's just a matter of discussing it in private, since I moved here, I think I should come up with some evidence"
Hearing the proof of mentioning Xiao Lean, the old man lowered his head, and by the way, he also forced Xiao Tian to bury his head together, in the concept of the old man, Zheng Ming's family is a fight between the gods no matter how they discuss, he just hopes that it will not hurt the fish in the pond.
"However, the clan uncles have been here for a long time without showing evidence, and I think there is no evidence according to the temperament of the clan uncles."
Zheng Ming's voice did not fall, but turned the conversation to the four uncles again, and just two sentences made the clan uncles speechless, but he still underestimated the shamelessness of the uncles.
only asked the fifth uncle to still stand up confidently, "Then you and Xian'er's marriage contract must not be counted."
"Marriage contract? Did I agree? Father must not remember this incident, to be honest, you don't look at what Zheng Xian has been raised by you, the fifth uncle knows my life all day long, why don't you care about your daughter, the manservant who pulls her all day long steals the dragon and the phoenix, the fifth uncle won't know, you framed me and Xiaotian, why don't you want to think about what your own daughter is"
"If nothing happens, Naruto will take the two servants and leave"
Seeing that the four clan uncles were so frightened that they had no objections, they bowed to Zheng Yi and arched his hand.
"Hmph" The fifth uncle was the most incompletely insignificant one by Zheng Ming, and he also knew that it was not suitable for impeachment now, so he took the lead in snorting coldly and walked away, and couldn't help but glance at the third child when he left.
Everyone didn't notice that Zheng Ming's third uncle was quite quiet throughout the whole process, and he didn't even make a single remark.
It is said that dogs that can bite people will not bark, and the small movements of the fifth uncle were seen by Zheng Ming, who was silently observing him, and Zheng Ming suddenly felt a deep jealousy.
And I heard my father say that the third uncle seems to be the last one of them to die.