Jiang Mubai's words did not cause any emotional fluctuation in Jun Moyan; he continued to hold his brush, his eyes lowered, and his tone was cold, "You had better have something important."
Jiang Mubai was completely unafraid, rubbing his hands together, eagerly waiting for Jun Moyan's eternally icy expression to crack and shatter into pieces like snowflakes.
Hiss, just thinking about it is exciting.
"Moyan, I have some news here, a piece of priceless, major news concerning you. How about I use it to settle what I owe you?"
"Not how about, get lost."
"Just let me finish speaking first..."
"So noisy! Leng Jian, if you aren't dead, get in here!"
Leng Jian immediately appeared, "Master."
Jun Moyan didn't even lift his eyebrows, "Throw him out."
"Yes."
"Hey, wait, Moyan, can't you just listen to me..."
Before Jiang Mubai could finish speaking, Leng Jian hauled him out of the Study Room as if he were a sack of sand.
"Young Master Jiang, please return."
After placing Jiang Mubai at the main gate of Prince Qin's Mansion, Leng Jian turned to leave, but Jiang Mubai grabbed his belt.
Leng Jian paused, turning back, "Young Master Jiang, please have some self-respect."
"..."
Jiang Mubai looked down at Leng Jian's waist and clicked his tongue, "I say, Jian Jian, doesn't your Master feed you enough? Your waist is so thin! Why don't you come with me? I promise you delicious food and drink every day."
Leng Jian remained expressionless, but the tips of his ears quietly turned red.
Jiang Mubai didn't pay much attention, "Jian Jian, I really have something very important to tell your Master. Take me in, hmm?"
Seeing Leng Jian's face remain unmoved, Jiang Mubai quickly added, "Do you still remember Mu Ning?"
Leng Jian's already cold expression grew even colder, "Young Master Jiang, choose your words carefully. If my Master overhears this, you might not be standing here intact."
"Oh dear, it's not that I want to mention her, I really don't want to mention her, but she's back now!"
"She's still alive?"
"Yes, she's currently at the Mu Manor..."
"Nonsense! Wicked Daughter, you were gone without a trace for a full six years, and the moment you return, you slander Xi'er for attempting to murder you! It's a wonder that Xi'er has kept you in her thoughts all these years, even setting up an empty tomb for you at the foot of the Mass grave and visiting it annually. And you, having survived by chance, show no remorse—you are truly beyond saving!"
At the Birthday Banquet, as soon as Mu Ning revealed how Mu Xi had set her up during the palace banquet to ruin her reputation, and then bribed the Maidservant Xiao Hong to poison her, she was immediately met with the sharp reprimand of Mu Yuanlin.
Madam Mu put on a look of sadness and confusion, "Ning'er, what exactly did Xi'er do to you that you would slander and frame her like this? Your own life is ruined, and now you want to drag Xi'er down with you?"
The couple cooperated well; one cursed her as heartless and ungrateful, while the other subtly implied that Mu Ning was acting out of jealousy to frame Mu Xi.
In short, she was a person of poor character, and naturally, nothing she said was credible.
Unfortunately for them, she was not the Original Host, not that foolish girl who could be deceived, plotted against, and murdered without being able to defend herself!
"There is no need for you two to rush to judgment. Since I dared to speak up, I naturally do not speak without basis. I have been secretly Investigating these two matters all these years and have found evidence. This is why I dared to return to the Mu Manor today."
Hearing Mu Ning claim to have evidence, Mu Yuanlin's expression turned cold.
"These matters happened so many years ago. You claim to have evidence now—do you think anyone will believe you?"
"Whether they believe it or not, the Emperor and the Civil and Military Officials present will make their own judgment."
Emperor Dongfeng nodded, "Mu Ning, since you have evidence, present it."
"Your Majesty, I would first like to request Imperial Physician Liu to come forward for questioning."
"Granted. Summon Imperial Physician Liu."
"No." Facing the Emperor Dongfeng's displeased gaze, Mu Yuanlin quickly explained, "Reporting to Your Majesty, Shi An suffered a severe injury. Imperial Physician Liu is currently treating him and cannot be disturbed right now."
"As far as I know, Eldest Brother only broke two ribs. As long as the broken bones are set, the ointment applied, and a few prescriptions for promoting blood circulation and dispelling stasis are given, it won't take too long. It is the perfect time to summon him now."
Hearing Mu Ning speak so lightly, the anger in Mu Yuanlin's heart surged rapidly.
"Wicked Daughter, how dare you speak! If you hadn't allowed your son to commit violence, how would Shi An have been injured?!"
At this moment, Mu Yanli stepped forward.
"Maternal Grandmother, all the fault is mine. It was my lack of restraint that injured Uncle. It has nothing to do with Mother. If you must scold someone, scold me. If I spar with Uncle again in the future, I will certainly go easy on him."
In front of Emperor Dongfeng, the Civil and Military Officials, and hundreds of guests, Mu Yanli effectively dragged the face of Mu Shi'an, the New Top Scholar in Martial Arts, onto the ground and rubbed it fiercely.
As the Legitimate Son of the Prime Minister, having practiced martial arts for over a decade, and being personally named the Martial Champion by Emperor Dongfeng, he was defeated by a six-year-old child and suffered a serious injury.
What a disgrace!
A complete embarrassment!
Facing hundreds of scrutinizing, mocking, and ridiculing gazes at the Birthday Banquet, Mu Yuanlin's old face cycled from red to white, white to green, and green to black.
Compared to Mu Yuanlin's fury, Madam Mu was much calmer, though her expression was also far from pleasant.
Although Mu Shi'an was not her biological Child, she couldn't be bothered to care about his well-being, but the Mu Family being ridiculed brought her no benefit either.
"Although the Child is young and his attitude in admitting fault is positive, he has ultimately committed an act of insubordination by injuring an elder, and according to propriety, he should receive family punishment to serve as a warning to others. What do you say, Ning'er?"
Facing Madam Mu's malice, Mu Ning let out a light sneer, " If I recall correctly, I was expelled from the Mu Family six years ago. My name is no longer even on the genealogy roster. Since I am no longer a member of the Mu Family, where does this family law come from?"
Madam Mu was momentarily speechless, but quickly recovered, "The name Mu cannot be written twice in vain. Although you are not a Mu by name, Ning'er, you carry the blood of the Mu Family; you are still one of us."
"Then, if we calculate it that way, Maternal Grandmother should first compensate Mother for all the Monthly Allowance and provisions owed to her over these six years! Let me calculate..."
Mu Yanxi pulled out a pure gold abacus from somewhere and began clicking away rapidly.
"Ah, I've calculated it. The total is ten thousand and eighty taels of silver. Madam, when do you plan to give this money to Mother?"
Madam Mu's eyelids twitched, then she laughed, "Children really can't calculate accounts! Your mother is the Legitimate Daughter of the Mu Family; her Monthly Allowance was thirty taels of silver. Six years amounts to only two thousand one hundred and sixty taels of silver. Where did you get ten thousand and eighty taels?"
Mu Yanxi rolled his eyes beautifully, "You say I can't calculate, but *you* are the one who can't calculate! Besides the Monthly Allowance, didn't Mother need money for food, lodging, and clothing?
Let's start with food and lodging. Three meals a day, plus the wages for the Maidservants, and the repair and furnishing of the residence—fifty taels of silver a month is not excessive, right?
Then there's travel—maintaining horses and coachmen. Calculating two hundred taels a year is not excessive, right?
Furthermore, clothing. My Mother is a Legitimate Daughter, requiring sixteen new sets of clothes, shoes, and socks for the four seasons. Even calculating at the cheapest rate, twenty taels of silver per set, that's three hundred and twenty taels of silver a year.
And then there are cosmetics and Jewelry—these aren't cheap either. Do I need to calculate every single item meticulously? It might just keep adding up."
Second update~
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