If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Chapter 472 Come to apologize

The news that the Regent and his wife left General Mu's mansion with gloomy faces spread to the backyards of all the major families within half a day.

People who knew Mu Chengtian well mocked him behind his back, "He is indeed a reckless man. He really thought that with the support of the Grand Empress Dowager, he could own half of the Southern Dynasty."

"If such a person holds military power, how much can he achieve even if he wants to overthrow the world?"

"How could the Mu family have such a fool as Mu Chengtian? The Mu family... is doomed to fail."

"..."

There were all kinds of sounds, and it was already the next day when Shen Suian heard them.

"The Mu family must have spread it on purpose." Otherwise, how could it have spread so quickly.

Neither she nor Fu Jinyuan would tell anyone what happened at the Mu family yesterday, so the only person involved would be the Mu family.

Is it Madam Mu or Mu Chengtian?

"It's most likely Mu Chengtian. Madam Mu seems to be an upright person." Shen Suian said.

After Fu Jinyuan analyzed the situation with her yesterday, she realized that she had underestimated Mu Chengtian's cunningness.

How could he be an illiterate and reckless man who has been able to command a large army for so many years and has the trust of the late emperor?

The seemingly rude and impolite behavior is actually a well-planned plan.

Did Mu Chengtian really want to marry his daughter to Fu Jinyuan? Perhaps he did have some thoughts in mind, but to ask Fu Jinyuan to divorce his wife and marry someone else directly, either this person was arrogant and domineering, or he deliberately wanted people to think that he was rude and rude.

Shen Sui'an guessed that Mu Chengtian was the second type.

"Princess, Madam Mu requests to see you." Banjin came in and reported.

"Please go to the side hall, Madam Mu. I'll be there soon." Shen Suian stood up. She knew that Madam Mu would come.

Madam Mu came with a valuable gift.

"We were sorry for not treating you well yesterday. I hope Your Highness and Princess will be more magnanimous." Madam Mu's face was full of embarrassment.

She came to the Regent's Palace today to apologize, not for Mu Chengtian, but for her two sons.

Even if she and Mu Chengtian divorced, her two children would still have the surname Mu.

It’s impossible that their father’s incompetence would affect the future of her two sons.

Shen Sui'an said, "My wife and I had a very pleasant conversation yesterday. It was the prince who was unhappy, not my wife."

Madam Mu smiled bitterly, "If I had known what Mu Chengtian was going to do yesterday, I would have definitely stopped him, Princess. He is just a fool with no brains. He can only use brute force on the battlefield."

"If you only have brute force on the battlefield, you can't be a general." Shen Sui'an chuckled, "Madam, just look at the fact that the general was able to take over the eldest son's family and you didn't find out until he had two children. It's enough to show that he is not just a brute force person."

Madam Mu's expression darkened slightly. After a moment, she nodded slowly, "Princess, you are right. I was fooled by him for so many years."

"Early this morning, I went to the palace to ask for an audience with the Empress Dowager, but she didn't see me." Madam Mu sighed.

"She must have known that I was going to ask for a divorce, so she didn't want to see me."

Madam Mu smiled at Shen Sui'an and said, "It's just a divorce. I asked the Empress Dowager for her consent just to be more respectful. If Mu Chengtian doesn't want to give me this respect, then we can all forget about it."

"Anyway, I won't be the one who gets embarrassed in the end."

Shen Sui'an raised his eyebrows, "Madam, what you said makes sense."

Mrs. Mu's mouth was dry from talking, and she took a big sip of tea before she could catch her breath.

Shen Sui'an admired Madam Mu more and more.

"By the way, I saw Miss Mu seemed to be injured yesterday. Is she okay?" Shen Sui'an asked.

Madam Mu waved her hand. "It's nothing, just two broken ribs."

“……”How can it be okay if two ribs are broken?

Shen Sui'an thought that Fu Jinyuan's kick was too hard. If it had hit the heart, the person would have been killed.

"This can't be blamed on the prince. If it was someone else who suddenly rushed up, it would be better if they were not beaten to death." Madam Mu snorted.

The same words were also spoken by the new emperor Fu Jinyi.

"Brother, even if you kick her to death, if Mu Chengtian dares to cause trouble, I will ask the Censorate to report him to death." Fu Jinyi shouted angrily.

"It's just a small matter, don't be angry." Fu Jinyuan had no choice but to let Fu Jinyi sit back down.

Fu Jinyi snorted, "Mu Chengtian is simply too outrageous. He actually dared to ask you to divorce your sister-in-law. Did your sister-in-law dig up his family's ancestral grave?"

"Cough cough cough!" Ruan Xinglin coughed violently a few times.

"Your Majesty, the Mu family's ancestral tomb is also the ancestral tomb of the Empress Dowager." Ruan Xinglin reminded in a low voice.

Fu Jinyi touched the tip of his nose. He had no intention of disrespecting the Empress Dowager.

"Why did the late emperor think so highly of Mu Chengtian? Aren't you afraid that such a reckless man would rebel by giving him a large army?"

Fu Jinyuan: "It is precisely because of his character that the late emperor was relieved. He invited me to the banquet yesterday and did this in front of me, just to make you think that he has no scheming and will only act recklessly."

Ruan Xinglin nodded, "Your Highness is right. Mu Chengtian...is afraid that the Emperor will take his military power."

Fu Jinyi fell silent and looked at Fu Jinyuan.

Like the Yong Dynasty, the royal capital of the Southern Dynasty also had three major camps. The current commander of the Yulin Camp is Ruan Xiuyuan, and the commander of the Black Cavalry Camp is Zhou Bian. Both of them were decided by Queen Mother Ruan.

Only the commander of the Huben Camp was Meng Tong, who was personally selected by Fu Jinyi.

Originally, these three camps were directly under the emperor, and their commanders should have been selected by the emperor himself.

When the previous emperor was still alive, everyone thought that Zhou Bian was his confidant. Who would have thought that after the previous emperor passed away, not only was Zhou Bian's military power not taken back, but he was given a more important position.

Perhaps Zhou Bian has been Fu Jinyi's man from the very beginning.

This was the speculation of other people in the court. Only Fu Jinyi knew that Zhou Bian had never been his.

"Leave Mu Chengtian in the royal capital first and don't let him lead his troops back to the border." Fu Jinyi said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Ruan Xinglin smiled, "Your Majesty, I will take my leave first."

When only the two brothers were left in the imperial study, Fu Jinyi leaned weakly on the armchair.

"Brother, the Mu family's military power cannot be taken back." Fu Jinyi said softly.

The Empress Dowager is still alive. How can we take back the military power of the Mu family at this time?

Fu Jinyuan's eyes were deep, "Regarding what happened yesterday, the Empress Dowager will call him into the palace to reprimand him, so let's leave it at that for now."

"Aren't you going to vent your anger for your sister-in-law?" Fu Jinyi sat up straight.

“Your Majesty, please promote Mu Chengtian’s two sons to the Huben Camp and let them cut off their ties with the Mu family army,” Fu Jinyuan said.

"If Madam Mu asks for a divorce, you just agree to it."

Fu Jinyi nodded immediately, "This is not difficult."

"I still have to go to the Ministry of Revenue. The disaster relief funds to Hexi will be shipped tomorrow. Also, Mu Chengtian will be left here for now." Fu Jinyuan said.

"Okay." We'll have to settle the accounts sooner or later anyway.