Chapter 727: Starting Your Own Business

The second day after returning to the Lu family was the day I set up my own business.

The sound of firecrackers exploding was full of joy. Little Tuanzi was frightened by the sound and burst into tears. Hu Xiner hugged and kissed him to comfort him: "Be good, baby, your father has gone to court. He will be back to play with you in a while~"

As he was speaking, he heard a gentle voice from outside: "What's wrong, little Dumpling?"

"You're back?!" Hu Xin'er was surprised and happy.

You should know that dividing a family is not a trivial matter. Even in modern times, severing ties requires notarization and signing a contract.

Mu Qing was once an official after all. Although he later fled the capital without permission, His Majesty, considering his meritorious service in exposing the Crown Prince, resisted the pressure and retained his original official position.

In modern times, this is equivalent to a civil servant getting into a family dispute, which is considered a major event and must be reported to the court in person.

"During the morning court today, I submitted a memorial stating that I wanted to sever ties with the Lu family." Mu Qing hurriedly got on the carriage, a rare look of joy on his face.

As soon as the little dumpling saw him, he started dancing with joy.

Mu Qing reached out to hug the little boy, but the little guy twisted his butt and buried himself in his mother's arms.

He was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Why did my son dislike me the moment I came back from court?"

Hu Xin'er giggled and said, "Of course Daddy isn't as good as Mommy, right, little girl?"

The little girl opened her eyes again, looked at her father, and grinned.

Mu Qing chuckled and shook his head, then sat down next to Hu Xin'er. "You're moving so quickly, aren't you worried that I won't be able to come back?"

Hu Xin'er said angrily, "The great Nangong Yue has already agreed. Could it be that you would bring back any bad news?"

Mu Qing smiled and said, "There is indeed bad news. All the civil and military officials believe that the division of the family is against etiquette and law. His Highness has directly dismissed me from my post and ordered me to go home and live off his wife."

She even gave Mu Qing a calligraphy under the strong request of all the officials - the master of soft rice.

Hu Xin'er frowned, "Isn't this just nonsense? How can you live like this when she says that to you?"

The original agreement was only to dismiss him from office! This calligraphy was definitely Nangong Yue's impromptu idea, to avenge both old and new grudges.

Mu Qing looked relaxed: "Nothing, just some rumors."

"You have a good attitude." Hu Xiner said angrily.

She pulled the scroll out of Mu Qing's sleeve and saw the words "soft rice expert" written inside. Her eyebrows twitched, "Didn't the civil and military officials stop her?"

Mu Qing rubbed her head helplessly. "As soon as they heard I wanted to split the family, they were eager to kill me, as if I were digging up their ancestral graves. How could they stop Your Highness?"

Hu Xin'er complained, "A high-ranking official is meddling in his colleagues' family affairs. We haven't broken any laws, so what's the big deal?"

"It is said that the ancestral rites and laws cannot be violated." Mu Qing said briefly.

Hu Xiner understood immediately: "In this era, everything we do must be done with respect to etiquette and rules."

No matter how outdated those regulations are, officials will firmly uphold them.

If Nangong Yue had not written the four extremely sarcastic words "soft rice expert", Mu Qing would probably not only be unable to completely separate the family, but would also be criticized by all officials and even thrown into jail.

This is not an exaggeration. In ancient times, disrespecting ancestors and rites was a crime that could be serious or minor.

The Mu family was the house that Nangong Yue prepared for them, and it was said to be near the original Princess's Mansion.

But when they arrived at the place, the couple were dumbfounded.

Because, apart from the Princess's Mansion, this place is empty, where are the other houses?

A young man dressed in black walked out of the Princess's Mansion. He had a smile on his face, and there was a hint of Buddha's nature between his eyebrows.

"Why is Mr. Zhao here?" Mu Qing frowned upon seeing this.

Zhao Yunxuan smiled and said, "By order of His Highness, please invite the Second Princess to move into her new home."

"Where is the new home?" Hu Xin'er got off the carriage in surprise.

At this time, the twin handsome boys ran out of the Princess's residence, smiling brightly: "Sister Hu, our Highness said that this house is idle anyway, so why not give it to you!"

"But this is the princess's residence!" Mu Qing saw two more handsome young men appear, and his ominous premonition grew stronger and stronger. "I have lost my official position and am now a commoner. How can I live here?"

The handsome young men looked at each other with gloating eyes and said in unison: "Master Mu is a commoner, but Sister Hu is the second princess, so she should live in the princess's mansion!"

At this time, Yin Li appeared with a folding fan in hand, smiling: "The weather is perfect, and I haven't congratulated the Second Princess on her new home yet."

The couple frowned together. Something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary. What tricks is Nangong Yue going to do today?

But Yin Li threw the folding fan towards the old butler. Mu Qing quickly handed the little ball to his wife and protected the old butler.

Then, Yin Li stepped forward and started fighting with Mu Qing.

The handsome young men gathered around Hu Xin'er, one on each side. "Sister Xin'er, shall we go inside and take a look?"

"Behind the Princess's Mansion there are not only peach trees but also plum trees and bamboo forests. It's incredibly beautiful at this time of year~"

"But..." Hu Xin'er kept looking back. "Hurry up and help Mu Qing, make them stop fighting!"

The handsome young men, however, acted as if they were used to it. "Isn't it just jealousy between men? The princess is a phoenix of gold, how can you worry about this? Just let them fight as they please, don't feel bad."

Another young man smiled and said, "Yes, Princess, you will get used to it eventually."

After entering the door, there was indeed a "big surprise".

The princess's lovers were either holding flutes, embroidering, playing the zither, or carrying swords...

They all came over with smiles on their faces: "Welcome Princess back home~"

Hu Xin'er hurriedly hugged Xiaotuanzi tightly: "All of you go away, I'm a married woman!"

Unexpectedly, the concubines were all very enthusiastic: "Princess, you don't know, even if you have a consort, it doesn't prevent you from having concubines~"

"Princess, His Highness has already ordered us to serve you well!"

"I truly admire the princess's talent~"

Hu Xin'er wanted to cry but had no tears: "Aren't you all Nangong Yue's people? How could you change your mind so quickly?!"

When Mu Qing heard their shouting outside, he almost turned green with anger and fought with Yin Li even more fiercely.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhao Yunxuan stepped forward with a genial smile to try to stop the fight: "Both of you, please stop fighting. This was just a little joke from the Princess—ah!"

Mu Qing and Yin Li withdrew their hands at the same time, snorted coldly at each other, and rushed into the princess's mansion.

Hu Xiner also sat on the chair in shock.

The handsome men sat in two rows and gave her warm and grateful smiles.

She glanced at her husband's sullen face and complained, "Since the princess was just joking, why do you have to pretend to be so enthusiastic?"

Unexpectedly, the handsome men all said in unison: "Princess, you are our great benefactor!"