coobybook Chapter 197 The Third Branch of the Mu Family Finds Trouble
Chapter 197 The Third Branch of the Mu Family Finds Trouble
Seeing the bailiffs throw copper coins at Su Yunhai, Mu Wanjun's hatred for them reached its peak.
The constable was an ordinary martial artist with no internal strength, and he did not realize that someone was watching him from behind.
However, Xue Bufan, the General of the Imperial Guard, was powerful and had keen senses. He could feel a faint killing intent emerging from the exiled group.
He glanced around casually, feeling disdain for these exiled prisoners.
He had already thoroughly investigated the backgrounds of these prisoners, and found that very few of them were skilled in martial arts.
Xie Chengyuan, the only one with some martial arts skills, was beaten into a cripple.
Even if some of these prisoners harbor murderous intent towards the yamen runners, it is nothing to fear.
It's just the incompetent rage of an incompetent fool.
Shen Shuli also had a keen sense of perception; she could feel the killing intent emanating from her best friend.
But she couldn't bring herself to go see her best friend in front of so many people, and she couldn't help but worry about her.
Many of these constables are hidden among the experts, so my best friend must not act rashly.
Fortunately, the killing intent emanating from Mu Wanjun came and went quickly.
When Mu Wanjun saw Su's father and best friend approaching, she quickly stood up and introduced them to her parents, brothers, and cousins.
“Grandmother, Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, Youngest Brother, this young lady is my good sister Shen Shuli, and the man next to her is her father Su Yunhai, who is also a top scholar.”
Mu Wanjun waved to Shen Shuli and her father from afar.
Mu Wanjun's parents only found out in the last two days that her best friend had been secretly dating a close female friend.
The girl had been going to the prison cells a lot these past few days, bringing them a lot of food and supplies, which is why they hadn't suffered too much in prison.
Upon hearing this, Madam Mu, Lan Jiarou, Mu Hongqi, Gao Linglong, Mu Yansheng, and Mu Yanbo quickly stood up and looked at the newcomers.
Madam Mu looked at her granddaughter with loving eyes and said, "Jun'er, you have good judgment. This girl dares to stand up for us at this time, so her character and personality must be excellent."
Mu Wanjun nodded in agreement, her face full of pride and smugness.
"That's natural. How could someone I approve of be one of those sycophants who fawn over the powerful and then belittle the weak?"
Mu Hongqi and Gao Linglong breathed a deep sigh of relief when they saw that their daughter was genuinely happy and not sad or ashamed because of the confiscation of their property and exile.
Their daughter has grown up without them even noticing, which makes the parents very happy.
Seeing that the Mu family members were all looking at them, Shen Shuli quickly walked a few steps forward to greet them.
"Greetings, Grandma Mu, Uncle and Aunt, and the two young masters."
“Good child, we met in the cell, but this is our first formal meeting. Grandma doesn’t have a decent gift for you, I’m so sorry…”
Looking at the lovely and delicate little girl, Madam Mu was very fond of her, but thinking of her own situation, she felt somewhat embarrassed.
Mu Hongqi and his wife greeted Shen Shuli somewhat awkwardly, feeling helpless.
Shen Shuli quickly shook her head and said with a smile, "Grandma, you don't need to worry about these little things. Wanjun used to give me a lot of nice things."
Seeing her father approaching, she quickly introduced them to each other.
Su Yunhai had never met Mu Wanjun's parents in his previous life, but he never expected that he would have everything here.
Moreover, her parents and brothers all treated Wanjun very well, which made up for the girl's regret.
Su Yunhai greeted Mu Wanjun's family warmly, and the two sides quickly became acquainted.
"Wanjun, this is lunch prepared for you. I was in a hurry, so I only made one dish. Please don't mind it. Everyone, eat it while it's hot." Shen Shuli handed the lunchbox to Mu Wanjun, urging her to quickly distribute the food to her family.
Mu Wanjun's voice turned cold as she recalled what she had just witnessed: "Ah Li, I saw everything that happened. I will never let anyone who dared to bully you get away with it!"
Su Yunhai didn't feel embarrassed at all for losing face in front of the younger generation. He smiled and said, "Don't worry about such trivial matters. There are always such petty people. Don't take it to heart."
"You guys eat quickly. I'll put your things in the car, which should free up some space so you can take turns sitting and resting while you're on your way."
After saying that, Su Yunhai started helping to move things.
Gao Linglong's personal maid and nanny prepared a lot of things for her, which would come in handy with the cart.
"Brother Su, don't bother, we can take care of it ourselves later," Mu Hongqi quickly stopped him.
They are guests, after all. How can they accept being served food, a cart, and asked to do work without feeling guilty?
Seeing this, Su Yunhai didn't insist and stood a little further away so that the Mu family wouldn't feel uncomfortable while eating.
The members of the third branch of the Mu family rolled their eyes in disgust as they watched their eldest brother's family eating with gusto.
The Third Madam's family had just sent her many nice things and a lot of silver notes, which made her stand up straighter.
"Big brother, is this all you're eating?"
After eating and drinking her fill, Third Madam Duan Hanyan stood up with interest and looked at the rice bowls of the eldest son's family in front of her, unable to resist making a teasing remark.
These two days in the prison cell.
The eldest son's family received delicious food every day, but the third son's family didn't get a single bite to eat.
The three wives and four children were furious.
Her father had just brought her a lot of delicious food, and the four of them finally ate their fill and instantly regained their strength.
Seeing that the eldest son's family only had one dish today, he immediately felt that he had turned the tables and became arrogant.
All four members of the three households were tied to a single rope. When the others saw her move, clearly intending to cause trouble for the eldest household, they also stood up, ready to join the fight.
Gao Linglong frowned as she looked at her third sister-in-law's family, who were all so arrogant.
The rules of aristocratic families dictate that one should not speak while eating or sleeping.
Although they fell on hard times and became commoners, the rules and habits they had developed over the years were difficult to break.
The eldest son's family ignored the third son's family members and were all busy eating.
"Ha, are you all reincarnated starving ghosts? Eating so fast, aren't you afraid of choking to death?!"
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her and that she felt like a clown, Duan Ruyan got angry and started cursing.
"Third Aunt, your teeth are covered in vegetable leaves, it's disgusting!"
"Also, what did you eat? The smell is so strong, it's even from this distance and it's still bothering me. Could you please move away from us?"
Mu Wanjun retorted without holding back.
Upon hearing this, Duan Ruyan's face immediately turned bright red.
She quickly covered her face with her hands and frantically searched her teeth with her tongue.
Mu Hongcheng didn't expect his wife to be so useless, getting rebuffed with just one sentence.
"Brother, you've raised my niece to be more and more ill-mannered. She dares to openly talk back to and insult her elders. If you don't discipline her properly, she might never be able to get married in the future!"
Mu Hongcheng looked at his elder brother Mu Hongqi with a cold and displeased expression.
Before Mu Hongqi could say anything, Old Madam Mu spoke up.
"Third brother, do you have any manners at all? Can't you see I'm still eating?"
"It's one thing not to serve us, but to interrupt our meals time and time again—is this how your deceased mother taught you the rules of the Prince's mansion?"