Yu's question made Huo Xi's heart skip a beat. He couldn't figure out her intention and couldn't help but glance at Mu Yan.
Mu Yan frowned almost invisible.
"Returning to mother, I was indeed taken captive into the mountains..."
Huo Xi didn't think there was anything to avoid. He told her in detail about how she was shunned by Jun Mingzhang and how he sent people to kidnap her.
Mu Yan couldn't figure out what Mrs. Yu meant. Could it be that he also thought like outsiders, that as an elder, he wanted to order Xi'er to go to the family temple?
Listening to Huo Xi quietly, he was about to speak but was interrupted by Mrs. Yu.
"This time you and your wife did not handle things well." Mrs. Yu said.
"Jun Mingzhang did this badly. You two have been back to the city for a few days. It's time to take advantage of the fact that the Jun family is busy with Jun Mingzhang's funeral and spread the grudge between you and him to let others know.
The world understands the origin of the matter. If the Jun family spreads rumors first, saying that you first competed with the people for profit as the crown prince's wife, and then forced people to death, I'm afraid you two will not be clean."
"Mother, it was Jun Mingzhang who kidnapped me. He committed a great disrespect and deserved to die." Huo Xi was a little angry.
Mrs. Yu looked at her, "Who saw you being kidnapped? Aren't you a good person? The world only sees you as a good person, but Jun Mingzhang is dead."
"Jun Mingzhang is the eldest son of the head of the Jun clan and the direct eldest son of the Jun clan. He is a man with a broken leg and cannot leave the door without taking a step forward. You still don't let him go and force him to death. What do you think?
What does the world think of you?"
Mu Yan frowned: "Mother is saying that we should take the first step and make Xi'er's kidnapping known to the public to avoid the rumors coming back?"
Mrs. Yu nodded, "I know that you are reasonable and disdain to pay attention to rumors and rumors. You claim to be upright and not afraid of the shadow. But the mouth of the world and the knife scraping bones can sometimes become unreasonable. If Aunt Jun and her son work again,
If you threaten your position as the heir apparent, you will lose more than you gain."
Mu Yan's face was as dark as water.
Mrs. Yu pulled Huo Xi over and spoke earnestly, "Although we are not mother and son, legally, I am your mother and you are my son and daughter-in-law. Now there are only four of us left in the big house. It is time to work together to make the big house glorious."
.And I am not without selfish motives. Being the heir to Yan'er will benefit me and the Yu family without any harm. If Mu Zhan becomes the heir, what can we gain? Although I am far away from the world of mortals,
But with your protection, I can live more comfortably."
Huo Xi nodded, "My daughter-in-law understands. I have heard before that there is a nunnery on the hill next door, which is frequently harassed by scoundrels. Several defenseless women actually jumped off the cliff together."
Mrs. Yu let out a long sigh, her eyes heavy with pain.
"Those are a group of poor people. They are rejected by their husband's family and cannot return to their natal family. Although they are far away from the world of mortals, there is no clean place in this world. It turns out that there is some incense in the nunnery and it is quite popular. But their relatives at home are jealous.
, so he often went up the mountain to borrow money and things, and scoundrels often came to steal at night, so that there was gossip outside. A group of women with no wealth had nowhere to turn, and in the end they died together."
In those days when she got the news, she couldn't even eat.
Although she has lived in the nunnery for a long time, if she does not have the protection of the Mu family, Shuixin nunnery will not be peaceful.
Moreover, Mu Yan always had a relationship with her, so it would be better for him to be the eldest son than the second wife, so that the Yu family could continue to prosper in Dian.
Mu Yan thought for a moment and understood what Yu said.
"I will remember what my mother said. I originally disdained to compete with the Jun family. When I was young, Jun Mingzhang wanted to kill me several times. I had countless opportunities to kill him, but it was better to let him suffer alive than to die.
It's all settled once and for all. But I don't want to save his life, so he actually set his sights on Xi'er. Mother is right, even if we are right, we should ignore the rumors outside. This time a member of the Jun family has lost a member, and they will definitely spare no effort to slander me outside.
The couple really should strike first."
Mrs. Yu smiled and said, "As long as you understand it. Many times, you think you are doing a gentleman's method, but you will inevitably suffer the consequences of villains. Even if you have good defense, villains will always use tricks in the dark, which is annoying.
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"What mother said is true. Thank you very much for mother's teaching."
When Mrs. Yu saw that her heir was respectful to her, she felt happy in her heart.
In fact, she didn't have many opportunities to get along with him. When he was a child in Yunnan, he had been raised by the old marquis and the late marquis. He was raised in the front yard and had no contact with her. Later, after the late marquis left, he went into the house.
Beijing was taken as a hostage, and the mother and son had no chance to get along with each other.
Although letters come occasionally, they are just routine greetings.
"Now the big house still needs to be supported by you and your wife. You need to think twice before doing anything, and don't just act on impulse. Jun's family has only been in business for about ten years, so there is no need to be afraid of him. If you really have difficulties, you can go to the Yu family and ask your uncles for help."
Mu Yan, Huo Xi: "Yes, please keep this in mind for your son and daughter-in-law."
The couple chatted with Yu for a long time at Shuixin'an, and had lunch with her before going down the mountain under her watch.
As the two sat in the carriage, Mu Yan sighed with emotion: "I didn't have a deep impression of Yu's mother when I was a child. I just thought she was a quiet person who didn't like to talk too much. The total words she said to me in those years may not be as much as...
I talked a lot today."
Huo Xi glanced at him sideways, "That's right, it's not all my fault! Otherwise, why is there such a thing as ladies' diplomacy outside? Men are afraid of being accused of forming cliques for personal gain in officialdom, so in private they still don't rely on their wives to socialize and socialize? If not?
I, mother, can I talk to you, a facial paralysis, for so long?"
Mu Yan loved the way her face lit up when she was proud, and couldn't help but laugh: "Yes, it's all the fault of Madam. If Madam hadn't been here, I might not have been able to say a few words to my mother, so I put the things down.
It’s time to go down the mountain.”
Then look at it. Of course it’s all my fault! Huo Xi was very proud.
"I think Mother Yu is easy to get along with. She is a sensible person. Didn't those women on the hill next door jump off the cliff unbearably? I wanted to persuade my mother to go back to live in the village, but she didn't want to."
Mu Yan grabbed Huo Xi's delicate hand and played with it, "Mother is used to being quiet, let her be. I've sent people at the foot of the mountain to watch over her day and night. Mother will never encounter something like that."
Looking at her, "You haven't told me why old tea produces golden flowers. This is the first time I've heard that you can turn a pile of old tea into good tea and make money by picking up the big leaks."
"What, you don't believe it?" Huo Xi glanced at him sideways.
"Believe it, why don't you believe it? My wife's hands are the ones that turn stone into gold, the hands that hold silver. I believe in my husband."
He held his hand and took a peck on his lips, "I'm just very curious, please tell me quickly."
"Then I have to have a good talk with you. Let me tell you, once the tea is ready, if I flip it over, it will be several times the profit..."
After hearing this, Mu Yan asked, "Is it really so good? The tea with golden flowers is not mold. There are many benefits to drinking it?"
"Can I lie to you? I will lead you to an eye-opening experience in a while!"
"Let's go, my husband will follow my wife to broaden my horizons."