The Mu Mansion in the capital occupies a very large area. Every street is the territory of the Mu Mansion.
Ever since Mu Ying, the first generation Marquis of Xiping, was sent by Emperor Gaozu to the southwest border to quell chaos and guard Yunnan, the ancestral residence in the capital has been deserted. Now, Mu Yan's biological mother, Cheng, is staying in the capital as the clan's wife.
Since Mu Yan returned to the capital, Mrs. Cheng's heart as dry as a well has come back to life.
During the Double Ninth Festival, I wanted to get close to my son, but my son went to the Marquis Mansion in Xincheng early in the morning. Mrs. Cheng didn't like to socialize, so she sat in the mansion for a long time and found it boring.
Suddenly, after hearing the report from his servants, the young master returned home, and then he happily welcomed him out.
Mu Yan entered the house and paused when he saw her coming.
With a cold face, he opened his mouth: "Auntie."
Cheng's breathing was stagnant, and her heart felt as if someone had poured ice water on it, making it feel cold.
Mu Yan clenched his fists and wanted to say something, but then pursed his lips. He turned around with her and returned to his yard.
Mrs. Cheng stood blankly, like a puppet.
Seeing her discomfort, the maid next to her, Grandma Liu, couldn't bear it. She comforted her and said, "Madam, it's just a title. The young master has returned to Beijing and it's better to be by your side than not seeing her before."
Mrs. Cheng pressed the handkerchief to the corner of her eyes and forced a smile: "Yes, that's what mama said."
Seeing that she listened to the advice, Aunt Liu felt relieved. She said warmly: "Looking at the young master's appearance, he must have not eaten much. With his temper, I'm afraid he still has an empty stomach at this time. Madam..."
"That's right, I'm going to the kitchen to arrange meals for him myself." Mrs. Cheng calmed down, turned around and hurried towards the kitchen.
Mu Yan returned to his study, his face becoming increasingly gloomy.
Over the years, my grandfather took me to Yunnan, and I was passed on to my uncle, and my mother became my aunt.
In Yunnan, I couldn't drink water or eat at ease, and I couldn't sleep well at night. All the way back to the capital, I was chased at the door of my house. I picked up my life all the way back, wasn't it because I missed her alone in the capital?
Nowadays, it is not right to call me mother, nor is it right to call me aunt.
A turbid air rose in Mu Yan's chest, which could not be dissipated. His face was like the ice of a thousand-year cold pool, and he would be frostbitten if he came near.
Guard Mukan shivered and did not dare to approach. He only stayed far outside the study door.
After noon, Mu Li came back from inquiring about the news. When Mu Kan saw him, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief and moved his hands and feet without saying a word. He just winked at him and tilted his head to let him in.
Mu Li was distraught, punched him, reported the situation at the door, and pushed the door open.
"Master, I went to find out more about it. Master, guess what, it is a girl, and we know her. She is the girl we rescued on the way back to Beijing."
Mukan, who was standing at the door, heard the news and hurriedly walked in: "Really?"
Then he looked at Mu Yan: "Master, how did you recognize him?"
Mu Li kicked him: "Young Master has a fiery eye and thinks everyone is just like you!"
Mu Yan sneered, what a fiery eye, he was just able to observe people's emotions since he was a child. Over the years, he has been poisoned, drugged, and hunted without blinking an eye, and the grass on his grave is taller than a person's.
"What is her relationship with the Zhang family?" Mu Yan said calmly.
Hey, is the young master so powerful? He also guessed that she is related to the Zhang family. Mu Li's eyes widened.
"I just saw the hatred in her eyes."
A poor boy, with such strong hatred in his eyes, is obviously abnormal. Mu Yan is playing with the paperweight on the table, pretending to be a man?
"She has a grudge against the Zhang family?" Mu Kan was a little curious.
Xinchenghoufu Zhangjia has a pretty good reputation.
Zhang Fu's father, Rongguo Gong Zhangyu, although he was the Privy Councilor of the Wu Dynasty, he later defected to the Wei Dynasty and followed the King of Yan. In this battle of Jingnan, he repeatedly made military exploits. In the end, he rescued the trapped new emperor and broke into the imperial court.
He entered the enemy's formation and died in battle due to exhaustion. He was praised by the new emperor as "the first in Jingnan" and was granted the title of Duke Rongguo.
After ascending the throne, the new emperor rewarded the meritorious officials.
Not only did Zhang Yu's eldest son, Zhang Fu, be granted the hereditary title of Marquis of Xincheng. His second son, Zhang Fu, was also promoted to the commander of the Shence Guard and the right governor of the Central Army Governor's Mansion. The third son, Zhang Fu, was promoted to the commander of the Jinyi Guard and the right governor of the former military governor's mansion.
Even Chang Yu's daughter, who was originally the concubine of King Yan, now has to be granted the title of noble concubine. A true noble family, with flowers and brocades.
Who else can I make someone hold a grudge against?
Mu Kan couldn't figure it out and looked at Mu Li. As expected, Mu Li was a spy and had already figured out Huo Xi's situation.
"The young master returned to the capital late. I didn't know that the young master the Zhang family celebrated today was not born to Yuan's wife, but to Zhang Fu's concubine Wu. Zhang Fu's Yuan's wife was named Li.
The daughter of Li Shimian, the former minister of the Imperial Academy, had a daughter, the girl we rescued before. The baby she was holding in her arms at that time was the legitimate son of the Li family."
Mu Kan had been living with them in the southwest, and he only started to make up for the personnel affairs in Beijing after returning to the capital. He did not know much about the affairs of the inner house.
At this time, I was very confused: "Then why do you announce to the outside world that you are celebrating the birthday of your eldest son?"
"Then it's natural that the Li family died and the Wu family was rehabilitated." Mu Yan sneered.
"It's exactly what the young master said. Mrs. Li announced to the public that she died in childbirth, one dead and two dead. The eldest daughter also died due to excessive grief."
Mu Yan sneered, isn't this a common trick used by wealthy families?
"Ah? Is this necessary?" Mu Kan was stunned.
"Otherwise, can Zhang Fu be granted the title of hereditary marquis? Who in the palace can be granted the title of noble concubine?" The new emperor hated the former officials who refused to surrender.
Mu Li couldn't explain what he felt in his heart.
Mukan clicked his tongue and sighed: "It's so miserable, why would the Li family watch?"
Mu Li sighed: "Li Shimian probably doesn't know this yet. What's even more coincidental is that the day we rescued the girl was the day Li Jijiu and his family were exiled to Sichuan."
"Ah? This..." It's too miserable. Worse than the young master?
The title of young master is gone, but at least his biological parents are still there, and they have no worries about food and drink. But look at the child of the Zhang family, living outside, and directly declared dead by his own family.
The young master's luck was better than hers. As soon as Mu Kan looked towards Mu Yan, he received a cold look from Mu Yan.
I shivered immediately.
It's so cold, Master, this way, you can save a lot of money on ice in the summer house.
"She is still in the capital now?"
Mu Yan couldn't explain why he wanted to inquire about her. Maybe it was worse than him?
Mu Li nodded and then shook his head: "She was rescued by a pair of fishermen who were seeking a living on the river. The two siblings changed their names to Huo Xihuo Nian. Their subordinates followed her to the ferry in the outer city and saw her adoptive mother holding her brother in her arms and coming out to greet her. It was obvious.
Although life was a little tough after she came out, the couple treated her sister and brother as if they were their own children."
Mu Yan glanced at him with a half-smile but not a smile: "As if she were her own child? She is a good lady of the Marquis's residence, and now someone has wiped her traces. Are you willing?"
Mu Li shook his head violently. I would probably hate them so much that I would throw a fire at the Zhang family every day.
Mu Yan suddenly felt that the turbid air in his chest had dissipated, and he touched his stomach: "Pass the food, I'm hungry."
Ah, aren't you in the mood?
Now that he hears that others are worse off than him, he is in the mood to eat? Master, I didn’t expect you to be such a person.