Chapter 0831 The king is coming back, it’s up to you
Hanzhong Nanxiang.
"Madam, the husband of the Li family has been waiting for two hours. Do you have time to see him today?"
The female student studying next to Li Mu walked in, bowed, and asked.
When Li Mu, who was at his desk handling matters, heard this, he stretched his waist first, and then said sarcastically:
"He is quite persistent."
The female student pursed her lips and smiled: "It's been five days. I come here every day to wait. I'm really persistent."
"What benefit did I give you to remind me like this?"
Li Mu glanced at the female student and asked calmly.
She has been at the top for a long time and has a certain power.
If those stewards who wanted something from her came over, they would have started to beat the drum in their hearts.
But the female student knew that Madam Mu’s demeanor and tone just meant she was disgusted with the Li family.
She smiled and said, "I didn't give him anything. I just said that there is a husband in the clan who is about the same age as the student and has not yet been married."
When Li Mu heard this, a mocking look appeared on his face:
"It seems that the Li family's big house is really in decline. Even the legitimate sons of the clan have sold it."
She looked at the female student and said, "You are from an aristocratic family after all, don't you like her?"
"Young lady, you are joking. How can a son from such an aristocratic family be worthy of me?"
The female student shook her head, "What they only care about is that the student can talk to his wife."
Li Mu nodded, a hint of sadness suddenly appeared on his face: "If Qiao'er was as smart as you, he wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state..."
The female student lowered her head and remained silent.
She knew what Li Mu was talking about.
Qiaoer was originally someone who was close to Lady Mu.
As her name suggests, she is not only clever in appearance, but also clever in heart. She is the fastest to learn things, and is deeply loved by Lady Mu.
In the year of the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty, grain prices fluctuated sharply. Many people who listed their stocks on the exchange and wanted to drive up grain prices were disgraced.
Those who staked their fortunes, and a few even hung themselves and jumped off the city wall.
Even a family as big as the Li family cannot withstand this storm.
After this incident, everyone understood who had the final say in Nanxiang.
So someone started targeting the people around Mrs. Mu.
There was a gentleman from a small aristocratic family who was very good-looking. He got acquainted with Qiaoer through some unknown means, and I heard they even had an affair.
With Qiaoer's relationship, the family not only quickly recovered from the storm, but even became better than before.
It's just that Nanxiang has strict rules, regardless of whether it's a workshop, exchange, or reserve bureau. In addition, the arithmetic in the school is the best in the world. How can it be so easy to be taken advantage of?
Therefore, the fact that this small aristocratic family used Qiaoer to carry out illegal transactions was quickly exposed.
Under Mrs. Mu's personal strict investigation, Qiaoer had no way to hide it.
But when he confronted the husband of the little aristocratic family, the little aristocratic family turned away and said that Qiaoer framed his legitimate son.
Qiaoer, who couldn't stand the fact that her lover turned against him and became his enemy, committed suicide before he could find out the matter because he couldn't bear the blow.
This made Mu Niangzi very angry, and she used all means to find out this matter.
How this last check was done, few people know.
Anyway, after the results came out, the husband of the small aristocratic family was personally thrown into the mine in the mountains by Mrs. Mu.
At the same time, the small aristocratic family sold off all their ancestral property to pay off the fines for illegal transactions.
"Whoever dares to force my people to death must be prepared to be forced to death by me!"
I heard that this was what Mrs. Mu said before she threw the husband of a small aristocratic family into the mine.
I heard this, I don’t know if it’s true or not…
Anyway, at that time, many people outside were spreading rumors that Mu Niang was a temptress and a poisonous woman.
Especially two months ago, news came from Longyou that the prince was besieged by Cao's thieves on the east side of Xiaoguan and was in danger.
It is even said that some kings and princes were captured and some were killed in battle.
There are already many people who want to see Mu Niangzi’s joke.
Who knew things in the world could be so unpredictable.
A few days ago, news suddenly came that the king used unparalleled military skills to defeat Cao Cao's army of 100,000 thieves.
Not only that, after learning that Cao's thieves in the north were nothing to worry about, the prime minister personally led the army eastward to fight that Sima Yi. When passing through Nanxiang, he personally summoned Lady Mu.
He praised Madam Mu as a rare and wonderful woman in the world.
Feng Junhou defeated the Cao thief, and with the Prime Minister's praise, those who were prepared to watch the joke finally panicked.
Mr. Li, the man who came here for five consecutive days to see Mrs. Mu, was one of them.
"I'll let him go for a few more days. Anyway, the male gentleman will be back soon. It's better to listen to what the male gentleman has to say about such matters."
Li Mu quickly recovered from his sadness and his expression returned to calm.
She looked at the female student, "Do you know how to reply to him?"
The female student nodded, "I understand."
She bowed again, retreated, and found the twelfth son of the Li family who was waiting in the living room:
"Li Langjun, Madam is busy calculating the supplies to be sent to the Prime Minister's army. We are temporarily unavailable. Could you please come back tomorrow?"
Li Twelve waited for five days, but did not wait for Li Mu to see him.
When he heard this, his face changed slightly, he stood up suddenly and gritted his teeth: This vicious woman is going too far!
This clearly says that we are temporarily unavailable, so please come back tomorrow.
But what it actually means is that he has to wait again tomorrow.
Whether and when we will meet depends on Li Mu's mood.
Isn't this bullying and going too far?
Thinking like this, Li Twelve Lang showed a gentle smile on his face, "Since Mu Niang is working on state affairs, I will come back tomorrow."
After finishing speaking, he nodded to the people sitting in the living room, and then walked out slowly, showing the good demeanor of a young man from an aristocratic family.
No one saw that the moment he turned his back to everyone, his eyes were full of resentment:
A woman can also calculate the supplies of an army? Can she be said to be like a chicken? What will happen if the Kingdom of Shu is not destroyed?!
"Tsk, you've fallen to the point where you're just waiting here like me, so why are you so pretentious?"
Seeing his back disappearing at the door, some people really couldn't stand it and said something gloating.
"How can we compare with Li Langjun?"
Someone made a righteous voice: "I will wait here and get the results today. Li Langjun doesn't know when the results will be available..."
Everyone burst into laughter: "It's true, it's true, we really can't compare with Li Langjun, we're far behind!"
Wait until the living room is filled with a happy atmosphere.
The roar of laughter inside reached the ears of Li Twelve Lang, who had just come out. He could no longer pretend, he clenched his fist tightly and smashed it against the pillar of the corridor.
Anger and humiliation filled his body, making his eyes red and unable to feel the pain in his hands.
"This venomous woman has a heart that is as evil as a snake or a scorpion. I wish she could..."
In Li Mu's territory, he did not dare to be disrespectful, but this did not prevent him from carrying out the most vicious curse in his heart.
"Li Langjun, I just had something to say, but I forgot to tell it to Li Langjun."
Suddenly there was a voice, which scared Li Twelve Lang. He quickly looked up and found that it was the female student just now.
"I wonder if this lady has any other advice?"
Li Twelve calmed down and secretly felt lucky that he had never said those words.
"I don't dare. Madam Mu said that the Lord may return to Hanzhong in a few days. There are some things that Madam Mu thinks it would be better to let the Lord make the decision."
When Li Twelve Lang heard this, the blood drained from his face and turned as white as paper.
Although he knew that such a day would come, Li Twelve was still shocked when he suddenly heard the bad news.
In his ears, only one sentence echoed: Xiao Wenhe is coming back, what should we do...
