Bab 394: Black Mud Beneath The White Frost In the City

"The Overwatch Council charged into Ming Garden like this today because of Mr. Zhou," Ming Qingda glanced at his elderly mother and said evenly. "Do you think we should…"

The old Ming matriarch looked at him coldly. She knew what he meant. Housekeeper Zhou was the main housekeeper of the Ming family, and he was also the account's master of the Junshang Conference. He was too important. If they let the Overwatch Council find him, many of the Junshang Conference's secrets would be known to Fan Xian and, through him, the Emperor.

Regardless of whether it was for the protection of Ming Garden or the safety of the Junshang Conference, housekeeper Zhou had to die. However, there was a problem. The matriarch sighed gently and said, "It's not like you don't know, but Mr. Zhou was sent to us by the Eldest Princess. Whether or not to kill him, it is not our decision to make."