C92 Rumors Are Flying All over the Place
C92 Rumors Are Flying All over the Place
"Since everything regarding Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion has nothing to do with me, then the land that is bestowed to me naturally has nothing to do with Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion as well. Grandmother, could it be that you still want to occupy this grandson's private property?"
Old Lady Mu couldn't help but say with a hint of anger after being spoken like that by a junior: "What are you trying to seize your private property for? When your mother left the Mu Mansion, she gave it to me, the old woman, as a form of filial piety.
His mother was not stupid, and knew that the title of Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion would not be passed to him, so all of the assets in this house belonged to his big brother. Didn't she think about how she could save up some private property for her son, and yet she was so stupid as to give it all to him?
"Of course I should be filial to grandmother." Mu Chen laughed softly, his black eyes raging waves, "But my mother-in-law has taken over the Daughter-in-law's dowry, and Grandmother has taken over my grandson's private property, which is not nice. All of my land is bestowed by the Emperor, and since His Majesty did not take it back, it naturally belongs to me.
The Old Lady Mu was silenced by him. Taking over the Daughter-in-law's dowry and the grandson's private property was not a small matter, once news of this spread, Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion's reputation would be ruined. She looked at Mu Chen with eyes that wished he could tear him apart.
Mu Chen didn't care at all. Perhaps, when he was young, he had longed for his grandmother's love and love. When he grew up and understood his grandmother's hatred towards him, he would never have such expectations again.
"Grandmother, please return my dowry and my mother's dowry as soon as possible."
The Old Lady was so angry that he almost fainted. Mu Chen was forcefully invited out of Green Pine Academy, and on the way there, he met Ceng Wan'er who had come to pay her respects to the Old Lady.
"Fourteenth Master, how have you been?" Ceng Wan'er walked over and blessed Mu Chen.
She had heard that Mu Chen was invited by the Old Lady to go back to his residence and had intentionally waited here. She wanted to see the miserable state Mu Chen had after being scolded by the Old Lady and she also wanted to humiliate him a bit more.
Mu Chen glanced at her, then coldly asked: "Who are you?"
When Ceng Wan'er heard this, he could not help but ask, what does Mu Shisi mean by this? Pretending not to know her? He actually played such a cheap trick. Was he that childish?
Ceng Wan'er held back her anger for a while, but after looking carefully at Mu Chen's expression, she did not seem to intentionally pretend that she did not know her, instead, it was as if she really did not know her. Ceng Wan'er became even angrier, stuck out her chest, and pretended to be gentle and virtuous as she said: "I am Thirteenth Master's wife, your sister-in-law."
"Oh." He seemed to recall something, but did not mind. He casually replied and continued walking forward.
Ceng Wan'er was so angry that she almost tore the handkerchief up. She turned her head and said to Mu Chen: "I heard that Fourteenth Master married a salt free twin and even had a son. Congratulations."
"Then we have to thank Miss Zeng for her beauty as a woman." Mu Chen's gaze turned cold, causing goosebumps to appear on his skin.
She turned her head and glared angrily at Hong Ying. Idiot, you couldn't even do such a small thing, yet you actually let Mu Shisi know that it was her doing?
"Fourteenth Master is too kind, I am only worried that you will be too lonely in the Southern Wilderness." Damn it, what eyes does Mu Shisi have for him to actually like that ugly duo?
Mu Chen looked at Ceng Wan'er coldly, laughed disdainfully, and turned to leave. Ceng Wan'er stomped her feet in anger, and turned to slap Hong Ying on the face, "Idiot, what are you doing? They actually let him know all of them. "
Hong Ying was so scared that her entire body shivered, she quickly kneeled down and begged for mercy. Ceng Wan'er was furious, she kicked her down, then wiggled her waist and returned to her own courtyard.
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After the eighth festival, there was one thing that the people of the capital were talking about, that Old Lady Mu was infuriated by Mu Chen.
After all, who would dare to seriously discuss the issue of Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion? If one was not careful, it would be to slander the imperial court, and they would be able to enter the prison for eight or ten years at a time. After all, if they were not careful, they would be able to do so.
After La Eight, the Academy was on vacation. Mu Jin and Chen Jian did not need to go to the Academy to study, so they headed towards the stable outside the city. When they returned, they would sit at the teahouse at the entrance to listen to the gossip on the streets.
"Mu Family people are really too shameless, to actually say that my brother is angry and sick of the Old Lady." When Mu Jin heard about this in the teahouse, he really wanted to rush into the Mu Mansion to confront the Old Lady head-on. Did that group of people even want to show their face? It was clearly his fault for being so vile. He had to say that his elder brother was unfilial.
His mother's dowry and the treasures and lands bestowed by the Emperor upon his big brother. The Mu Family people pretended to be deaf and mute, not intending to return them at all. They even spread rumors that his big brother was unfilial and wanted to ruin his big brother's reputation.
Shen Jingli was sitting in his room drawing a picture. With a roar, his hand trembled, and a drop of ink fell onto a piece of paper, ruining a good picture. Looking at the picture that he painstakingly drew, he felt his heart ache.
"Your big brother doesn't care, why are you angry?" He thought for a moment, then crumpled the painting into a ball and threw it into the trash basket.
"I'm just angry. Big Bro obviously didn't do anything. How could they spread such rumors?"
"People who see you in a bad mood will always find all sorts of reasons to say you are wrong. They don't care if you are right or not. In any case, they don't like you, so you can't do anything wrong." Shen Jingli spread out another piece of paper, wanting to continue drawing something, but his inspiration had already been interrupted, making it difficult to find the feeling he had just now.
Mu Jin looked at Shen Jingli in shock, he thought for a long while, then acknowledged Shen Jingli's words: "Sister-in-law, your words are very reasonable."
Nonsense, laozi has already lived two lifetimes, and I haven't seen many people or things.
Shen Jingli rolled his eyes as he took out a book from the bookshelf and looked at it, "Don't be too concerned about their family matters, if you want to make them respond to you, just live a better life than they do."
Mu Jin thought about it, and felt that it was the case, so he did not pursue the topic any further, and turned to look for Xun Er to play.
This rumor spread wildly throughout the capital. King Jing was worried that something might have happened to Mu Chen and hurriedly sent people to invite Mu Chen to the Moon Slaughter Devil Nest.
"What happened to the rumor outside?" King Jing impatiently asked as soon as he entered the door.
Great Yan Dynasty governed by filial piety, and was passed down as unfilial, it had a huge impact on Mu Chen's career as a official. If he was not careful, he might never have the chance to gain fame in his entire life.
"I took away the lease of the one hundred mu of land south of the city. Old Lady was unhappy and angry." Mu Chen sat down and drank his tea.
"Those lands south of the city belong to you." Yan Chenglee was a little confused. Why would Old Lady be angry after taking her rent?
"After I had been exiled to the Southern Wilderness, my land had been taken back to the public. Now that I want it back, how could the Old Lady be willing to do so?"
Even though she had never doted on him before, she would still give him red packets during festivals and would occasionally reward him with some things. However, as he grew up, the Old Master began to attach more importance to him and started to purchase land and shops for him, which made the Old Lady more and more unfond of him. He would often use whatever belonged to him to subsidize his big brother, which in the Old Lady's heart, was her direct grandson, so everything related to Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion was left to him.
Yan Chenglee immediately knew what was going on. Old Lady obviously wanted to use Mu Chen's things as a supplement for him, and there was no end to it. Whether it was the imperial family or the commoners, they were all the same.
"I thought you did something outrageous that really pissed off Old Lady."
"With regards to Old Lady, anything I do is definitely outrageous." Even if he were to obediently hand over everything, the Old Lady would still feel that he was a descendant that she had never treated as her grandson.
"It's not easy for you either." Yan Chenglee was deeply moved.
Mu Chen laughed, and said: Do you want to play chess?
"Very good."
Thus, the two of them sat on the two sides of the Arhat Bed and fought for an entire afternoon across the chessboard.
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Old Lady Yang paid great attention to these customs, and had prepared offerings early in the morning so that the Kitchen King could walk smoothly. She even made the kitchen maid boil a huge pot of malt candy to seal his mouth, so that he could only say good words, say no good or bad, and bless the Yang Family to have a smooth year ahead.
Shen Jingli only half understood these customs, so he followed along while asking the Nanny Jin to explain various things at the same time.
In the blink of an eye, it had already reached twenty-nine. All of the servants gathered together, cleaning the entire Yang Mansion thoroughly, both inside and outside. After that, they pasted a couplet on the door, plastered the windows with flowers, and pasted words all over the door of the granary.
Shen Jingli was in a good mood and took the initiative to cook personally.
"Sister-in-law, what do you use such a big piece of meat for?" Seeing the large piece of meat that was currently boiling inside the wok, Yang Ningxin swallowed her saliva, and secretly compared the meat with her laughter.
Her sister-in-law cooked very well. There were a lot of different styles of dishes, and they were both beautiful and delicious. Every time they made her crave a meal, she ate more and more, and the meat on her body quickly grew to become a little chubby girl.
"This is called the shoulder of a pig. It only smells good when the meat is stewed inside." As he spoke, he felt a bit of greed.
"Then why did you make it so red?" She really wanted to pinch a piece of meat to try it.
"This is called the color of sugar, it's the color of caramel fried with soy sauce and brown sugar …" It's good as long as it's delicious, why do you care so much? " He turned around and pinched her cheeks, "Your mother said that she can't let you eat too much meat these days. Look, you're about to turn into a ball."
"This is called 'Prime Minister Fu'. Many people don't even want it." What round ball? She had only recently eaten a little more and had only grown a few kilograms of meat, so how could it be that serious?
"Yes, yes, yes. Our little girl is the most blessed." He had been smiling all day, but he was indeed a lucky star.