Zhong could feel the weight of the purse as soon as he touched it.
To be honest, she hadn't touched any money for many years. She had been reluctant to use the money given to her by Mu Qingchao before entering the palace, and planned to buy her a dowry in the future.
This bag of silver is worth at least dozens of taels.
She quickly pushed it into Mu Qingchao's hand: "I...I don't want it. You are in the palace and your expenses are high. Everything you do costs money. What are you doing for me? We have no use at home."
Although the Zhong family is now in decline, after all, she had seen the world in the past, and even entered the palace twice with Mu Qingchao's father.
She has seen the nobles in the palace, and she also knows that the palace is accustomed to stepping on those who are superior and those who are inferior. If you don't have money, anyone can step on you.
Therefore, when Mu Qingchao entered the palace, no matter how poor she was, he helped her raise money.
"Nowadays, people are spending their time. It doesn't cost much to eat with just these few mouths." Mrs. Zhong insisted.
Mu Qingchao was also extremely stubborn: "Since I gave it to you, I have my own plans.
I now……"
Mu Qingchao paused before continuing: "I am living a good life in the palace now. I am the Queen Mother. Who dares to disrespect me?
The late emperor gave me many rewards in the past, but now your majesty never shortchanges me and doesn't worry about money at all."
Well, Mu Qingchao lied about this.
The late emperor indeed gave her a lot of rewards, but now Shen Muchi respected her as the queen mother, but he didn't care at all. Apart from the salary, she had no other income.
No one in the palace lives on that small amount of salary. Mu Qingchao is now relying on the small rewards from before, and there will be a day when he is sitting on nothing.
Hearing what Mu Qingchao said, Mrs. Zhong was doubtful: "Are you really living well in the palace?"
"Of course." Mu Qing said: "Think about how His Majesty values filial piety and said in front of the civil and military officials of the court that he would treat me as his biological mother and concubine. How could he treat me badly?"
After hearing this, Mr. Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.
He said "That's good" and then took the purse with confidence.
Mu Qingchao watched Zhong collect her purse and patted her hand: "Don't worry, I'm fine now and will get better and better in the future.
The embarrassment is only temporary. Some people have taken over our fields and shops, and I will always let them return them in the same way."
When Mu Qingchao said this, his voice was not loud, but extremely firm, as if he was saying it to Mr. Zhong, but also to himself.
"Mu Qingchao, come out!"
At this moment, a shout came from outside the door.
Hearing this voice, Mrs. Zhong and Aunt Zhuang both changed their expressions.
It's Mrs. Zhong...
Ever since the Zhong family defrauded the Zhong family of all their money, their attitude towards the family has become worse day by day.
Later, when the news about Mu Qingchao's grounding of Zhong Chuchu came back to the Zhong family, he completely broke up with the Chang family, ranging from sarcasm and sarcasm to insults and beatings in severe cases.
Fortunately, Mrs. Zhong is a turtle and hides in the courtyard and doesn't like to go out. Otherwise, if she is in the eyes of those people, they may have driven her out of the Zhong family.
Mrs. Zhong came here at this time, obviously she is here to stay.
Zhong took Mu Qingchao's hand and shook it slightly.
"I'll go out and take a look. You're in the house, don't go anywhere." Mrs. Zhong looked at Mu Qing and said.
"mother!"
Seeing Zhong was about to leave, Mu Qingchao called her to stop her.
Mrs. Zhong turned around and saw her walking towards the door alone.
"Yao Yao!"
Mrs. Zhong was startled and shouted out loud.
But Mu Qingchao turned around and smiled at her to reassure her.
"The old lady is calling my name. She obviously knows that I'm back. Can I avoid it? If I can't, then I might as well go out and take a look."
After Mu Qingchao finished speaking, he walked out and pushed open the courtyard door.
Outside the yard, I saw Mrs. Zhong, Mrs. Ma, Zhong Yingying...
There are also a group of servants holding sticks.
Looking at this attitude, how does he treat his family? He is clearly an enemy.
There was no trace of fear on Mu Qingchao's face. Instead, he curled his lips and smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, and it looked a bit cool.
"Long time no see. Grandma is here and okay."
"You still know that I am your grandmother? The first thing you do when you come home to see me is not to go to Rongxue Hall to meet my grandmother, but to come to the West Courtyard. Is this the rule Mu Changting taught you?
Or are you saying that you have completely forgotten all the etiquette and rules within a few days of entering the palace?"
Old Mrs. Zhong was very imposing and looked like she was going to attack the enemy.
When Mu Qingchao heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face, as if he had just remembered something.
"Speaking of which, the Ai family has forgotten that doing so is indeed against the rules."
When Mrs. Zhong heard this, she softened her expression slightly.
"and you……"
But before she could say the next words, she heard Mu Qingchao say: "The king of heaven and earth is my master, you are in front, and you are in the back. The Ai family is now the queen mother, so it is indeed inappropriate to call you grandma.
What should Aijia call you?
Zhong Qianshi?"
"What?"
The corners of Qian's mouth that had just been raised suddenly fell down. She couldn't believe her ears and her eyes widened, looking funny and ridiculous.
But he saw Mu Qingchao holding his bun and smiling: "After all, it's because the Ai family is young and doesn't understand etiquette, but you are different. You will naturally know better at your age.
Is this because the Ai family is back and coming to say hello?
I heard that the Qian family was also a hairpin family in the past, and they were indeed taught better etiquette."
Mu Qingchao said and called out: "Chun Ya, go bring a chair."
"Eh."
Chunya was very obedient and quickly brought out the Grand Master's chair from the room. She saw Mu Qingchao sitting upright in it, with a graceful posture and a stern look. His demeanor was really no different from those of the superiors in the palace.
She was clearly sitting, but looking at Mrs. Zhong with a condescending look, she said, "Kneel down, the Ai family will suffer."
It's a natural tone.
Her appearance shocked everyone in the Zhong family behind her.
What did Mu Qingchao say?
She called the old lady "old and immortal"? She also wanted her to kneel to her?
You know, they have always been cautious about relying on others in the Zhong family. This sudden change made them feel unreal.
Mrs. Zhong couldn't accept it even more. She was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses.
The moment it was reflected, there was boundless anger.
"Do you know what you are saying?
You despicable little whore, after crawling on the dragon bed for several days, can you really lose her weight?
What Queen Mother? How come I didn’t see you move to Ciming Palace despite being given the title of Queen Mother? Apart from yourself, who in the civil and military circles of the court has recognized your Queen Mother?
My son Zhongming is a highly respected minister, and my granddaughter has entered the palace as a concubine. Her grace is boundless, and you want me to kneel to you? Don’t you even look at it, are you able to bear that miserable life of yours?"
Look at the arrogance of the Zhong family, I just wish they could engrave all their merits into a monument and set it up at the door.
No wonder, three years later, Shen Muchi would rather kill his own son to dislodge them, but it would not be considered as wronging them.
Mu Chaoyun didn't care at all what Mrs. Zhong said and played with his wide sleeves in boredom.
She said: "Whether you admit it or not, this is an established fact. I am a minister. Since you were born in Nanming, you should abide by the etiquette of the emperor and ministers of Nanming."
"snort!"
Mrs. Zhong sneered, her smile was sinister and sinister.
She said: "So what if I don't abide by this etiquette? I just want to see what your majesty can do to me after I punished you, a little whore, today?"
As she spoke, she directed her servants: "Come here, tie up this little whore."