diskusbooks Chapter 702 The Mu Family's Trouble!
Chapter 702 The Mu Family's Trouble!
After returning to Beijing, Mu Xin Nuan didn't have many days of peace and quiet, as she was constantly busy with social engagements.
Although she was a princess, there were some people she had no choice but to meet.
For example, there are dukes' wives, marquises' wives, and so on. There are also princesses like the Princess of Ming and the Princess of Kang. Since she is young, she should pay her respects to them first. Otherwise, she might be criticized.
The meeting between Mu Xin Nuan and Princess Zhao Yang was relatively harmonious; at least, it didn't feel too awkward.
However, the meetings with Princess Ming and Princess Kang were not so pleasant.
Fortunately, Mu Xin Nuan has a good attitude. If you're not satisfied with me, we can just see each other less in the future.
With the Mid-Autumn Festival fast approaching, various government offices and departments have begun preparing Mid-Autumn Festival gifts for their relatives and friends.
Mu Xin Nuan also prepared several portions, and the portions for the Mu family and the Li family were naturally the most generous.
That day, Duanmu Chuze had nothing to do and was looking after the children at home. Mu Xinnuan remembered that her mother had hurriedly sent someone to invite her that morning. Seeing that the father and son were having a good time, she did not go over to disturb them, but simply changed her clothes and left.
Lately, I don't know what's wrong with Xiao Zonghua. He can't stand seeing Mu Xinnuan leave. Whenever he sees her leave, he cries loudly. If Duanmu Chuze is around, it's a little better, but if he's not, he cries so loudly it's earth-shattering.
"Mother, why did you call me so urgently this morning? Has something happened at home?"
Li looked troubled and asked, "Do you still remember your aunt?"
Mu Changchun?
Mu Xin Nuan nodded. How could she forget her aunt? Although she wasn't her father's biological sister, she still shared her grandfather's blood.
"what happened?"
"It's gone from last year. Didn't I send you a letter back then?"
Mu Xin Nuan nodded. "Mother, I know about this. But I was pregnant at the time, so it was really inconvenient for me to come back. But Liu Haiye is causing trouble again?"
“Your aunt is gone. Originally, the marriages and futures of Tingting and Zhuangzhuang were to be decided by our Mu family. Your uncle had agreed to this back then. But now, he has suddenly changed his mind and refuses to agree no matter what. He came and made a scene yesterday evening, which made your grandfather sick. He is still lying in the house right now.”
"Mother, why is he making such a fuss again? Doesn't he have sons and daughters at home? What is he doing here causing trouble?"
"As you know, your father has been an official all his life, and what he values most is his official reputation. The Mu family is a family of integrity and nobility, and your father has now risen to the position of Grand Secretary of the Grand Secretariat. Naturally, he would not allow any mistakes to be made in his own hands."
"Mother, is Liu Haiye using this to blackmail me?"
"In the end, isn't it all about money?" Madam Li sighed. "To be honest, they came to make a scene during the New Year last year. In the end, your father wanted to settle things peacefully, so he gave them five hundred taels of silver. But I didn't expect that they would come to make trouble again during the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Mu Xin Nuan understood now. So this Liu Haiye was treating their Mu family mansion as his own money bag?
When do you run out of money, you just come to the Mu residence to cause trouble?
He thought that as long as he made a scene, the money would naturally come. If they refused to give it to him, then he would spread rumors and ruin his father's reputation.
Mu Xin Nuan shook her head, "Mother, you are so confused! Why do you care so much about such a villain? Such scum is not worth missing even if he dies."
"Ah Nuan, isn't it the Mid-Autumn Festival right now? If he keeps coming to cause trouble, won't that make everyone unhappy?"
"Mother, don't worry. If you can't give me the money, I have my own way."
"Anuan, you can't do anything reckless. You are now the Princess Consort of Chang Le."
Mu Xin Nuan smiled gently, "Mother, don't worry. I haven't been in Yanzhou for nothing these past two years. If he wants to extort money from me, he'll have to see how much guts Liu Haiye has!"
The mother and daughter talked for a while, then a servant came to report that the second wife from the second branch of the family had arrived, followed by two concubines.
Mu Xin Nuan was stunned when she heard this, and looked at her mother with some confusion. "Mother, I can understand why my second aunt came, but what are the two concubines doing here?"
Li's face turned cold. "What else could they do? Do you think your second aunt wanted to bring them here? Who knows how she shamelessly threatened them to get here?"
Mu Xin Nuan frowned slightly. "Mother, I don't want to get involved in the second branch's affairs. I'll go see Tingting and Zhuangzhuang first. They weren't here when I came last time. They've come back now, so I'll go through the back."
Li gave a helpless laugh, "Go ahead, go ahead."
When Mu Xinnuan came last time, Tingting and Zhuangzhuang happened to be staying at Mu Changchun's grave.
Although the two children had some issues with Mu Changchun before, they still had to fulfill their filial duties since she was gone, so they went there to keep her company every month.
Seeing that the two children were sensible, Mu Chang'an had several houses built there and a courtyard set up, not far from Mu Changchun's tomb. The two children would go there during the day to burn some paper money for her and return to the courtyard to sleep at night.
Mu Chang'an arranged for several people there to ensure their safety.
The two siblings had only been back from outside the city for two days, so naturally they weren't in a good mood.
They came back hoping to spend a happy Mid-Autumn Festival with their maternal grandfather and uncles, but little did they know that their father would come to their door to cause trouble again.
No matter how much they disliked their father, he still had Liu family blood flowing through his veins, and they were worried that if this continued, it would ruin their uncle's reputation.
When Mu Xin Nuan arrived, Ting Ting and Zhuang Zhuang were hugging and crying.
"What's wrong? Tingting, Zhuangzhuang, why are you crying?"
When the two saw that it was Mu Xin Nuan, they were stunned for a moment. Then Zhuang Zhuang ran over, hugged Mu Xin Nuan's waist, and started crying.
"Elder sister, you're finally back. Zhuangzhuang missed you so much."
Rongyue saw this and realized it was a bit inappropriate, so she quickly and laboriously pulled Zhuangzhuang away. "Young Master, you're not a child anymore. You can't keep crying in front of Miss like this. People will gossip."
Zhuangzhuang wiped away his tears and said angrily, "No matter how old I am, she's still my sister!"
This sight amused Mu Xin Nuan. "Alright, I know you're my brother, okay? Someone, take him downstairs to wash up, he's all cried like a little kitten."
"Yes, Miss."
Tingting curtsied and went downstairs to wash up.
"Is this how Miss Biao is every day?"
The young maid waiting in the room lowered her head and replied, "It wasn't like this before, but it's been like this ever since my cousin-in-law came and made a scene a few times."