Chapter 370: Destroy the Heartless Tribesmen
"Mu'er, don't be angry."
"The reason I kept your biological mother a secret was because I was afraid you wouldn't be able to handle the blow. I was even more afraid you'd hear the rumors outside, which would be detrimental to your reputation."
Shen Zhao sneered. She wanted to see what lies the old patriarch could make up to slander Chu Mu's biological mother.
When the old patriarch saw that Chen Zhao didn't say anything, he knew that Chu Mu was still angry with him.
Helplessly said:
"Since you now know who your biological mother is, I will no longer hide it from you."
The old patriarch sighed and said:
"When your father was serving in Jinzhou, he made outstanding achievements and was transferred to Kyoto by the emperor. It happened that your mother, Yu, had just given birth to you. Your father wanted to take care of both of you and your son.
I will go to Kyoto alone to take up my post, hoping to wait until your mother recovers and you are older before bringing you to Kyoto for a family reunion."
A hint of sinisterness flashed across the old patriarch's cloudy eyes.
It seems like I’m thinking of things and people that I don’t want to recall.
"Who would have thought that not long after your father left, your mother couldn't stand the loneliness and had an affair with someone else. In order to stay with your mother forever, the adulterer took your mother's underwear and made a scene in front of the Chu Mansion.
Spread the word about his affair with your mother."
"Mu'er, your father had just been promoted at that time, and his reputation couldn't be damaged. And your father's career couldn't be ruined just because of your mother and that adulterer."
As he spoke, an apologetic look flashed across the old patriarch's face.
"Your grandfather and grandmother came to me and asked me what to do with this adulterous couple. Considering that you are still young, I have decided to spare your mother's life."
“Who knows…” The old patriarch sighed.
"Who would have thought that your mother would not repent, but instead accused the adulterer of murdering her. She even contradicted your grandparents and cursed the Chu family members to a bad death."
The old patriarch's eyes darkened. "The reason I decided to put your mother in the pig cage was because she wanted to take you and elope with that adulterer. You are a descendant of the Chu family. How could I bear to watch her take you away?"
"Mu'er, if you want to blame someone, blame me. It was me who ordered people to hide it from you, and it was me who was forced to execute your mother for the sake of you and your father."
The old patriarch had already guessed why the old lady and the brothers Renqing and Renjie did not show up.
I'm afraid he is under Chu Mu's custody.
It was also clear why Yu Zihuan appeared in the General's Mansion and called Chu Mu brother.
They also understood that Chu Mu was targeting them to vent his anger on Yu Zihuan.
Now that he is here, he must not let Chu Mu have a good impression of his family.
As his grandfather, he knew exactly how the top scholar had targeted Yu Zihuan over the years.
Once Chu Mu accepted Yu Zihuan, it would be a fatal blow to the top scholar.
The other members of the Chu family also echoed.
He talked about the many bad things about the Yu family and said that the reason why Yu Zihuan was the only one left in the Yu family was because the Yu family had done so many bad things and they deserved it.
Shen Zhao watched as the Chu family inhumanely pushed all the faults onto the Yu family.
I really want to applaud these jackals.
The old patriarch mentioned the old lady at the right time.
"Mu'er, although it's true that the old lady is not your biological mother, you can't forget the kindness she has shown you over the years and the grace she has shown in raising you."
"When you were still a baby, she took you from your grandparents without hesitation and took on the responsibility of taking care of you."
"Even if she has no merit, she has worked hard. Even if you hate her for hiding the truth about your life, you shouldn't disrespect her."
The old patriarch advised earnestly.
The old lady had promised him that as long as she was around, she would never stop giving money to the clan.
He absolutely cannot let any rift arise between Chu Mu and the old lady.
The clan still cannot do without Chu Mu.
Shen Zhao sneered and said:
"Does the old patriarch think that I am stupid?"
The old patriarch was stunned.
A cold light flashed in Chen Zhao's eyes: "Guess how I knew that vicious woman was not my biological mother!"
The old patriarch's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that that stupid woman did something shameful to Chu Mu in private!
She promised me that she would never do anything to harm the interests of the Chu family.
Now the honor and disgrace of the Chu family depends on Chu Mu.
If she dares to harm Chu Mu, I will not let her off easily even if Chu Mu does not have to take action.
Chen Zhao listened to the old patriarch's thoughts. She wanted to see how this old thing would not let the old vicious woman off easily.
"She was the one who gave me the sterilizing drug for nineteen years, and I found out about it."
The old patriarch screamed, "What! How dare she do that! Mu'er must have been mistaken. She raised you so much, how could she do such a vicious thing to you?"
Does this stupid woman know what she is doing!
Why take the risk if you don’t have the ability!
But he knew that Chu Mu had always been very filial to the stupid woman, even more filial than Chu Renqing and Chu Renjie.
If it weren't for this stupid guy seeking his own death, she could have lived peacefully in the General's Mansion as an old lady and enjoyed her old age.
Chen Zhao's eyes became even colder. This was the clan member that Chu Mu had been carefully worshipping.
When he heard that the poisonous woman drugged Chu Mu, his first reaction was to blame the poisonous woman for taking the risk when she didn't have the ability to do so.
"Why wouldn't she dare? She's done even more daring things. How could she not dare to give this prince a sterilizing drug?"
Although the old patriarch hated the vicious woman now, he had to plead for her:
"Mu'er, there must be some misunderstanding. Could it be that someone is deliberately trying to sow discord between you and your son?"
"Don't trust everything Mu'er's partner says."
The old patriarch didn't believe that such a respectful and filial person like Chu Mu would suddenly suspect that his mother had drugged him.
It must be someone whispering in Chu Mu's ear.
That Shen family is not a good person.
Shen Zhao sneered in his heart. The reason why the old man thought so in his heart.
This was because one year, the Chu family asked the General's Mansion for one thousand taels of silver to repair the ancestral hall.
At that time, she had just been married into the Chu family for over a month, and nothing had happened to the Shen family yet.
The vicious woman handed over the management power of the Chu Mansion to her.
By then, the Chu Mansion was already a mess.
When she was sorting out the accounts, she found that the General's Mansion gave 500 taels of silver to the Jinzhou clan every year.
This does not include other holiday gifts.
The five hundred taels include the cost of repairing the ancestral hall.
She immediately wrote back the letter asking for the silver, and explained in her reply that the situation of the General's Mansion at that time already included the cost of repairing the ancestral hall with the 500 taels given to the clan every year.
From then on, every year students from the clan who came to take the exam would mention the matter of repairing the ancestral hall intentionally or unintentionally.
She knew that the tribe resented her for not giving them money.
The old man naturally had a very bad impression of her, and every letter from Jinzhou contained words that tried to sow discord between her and Chu Mu.
"Old Patriarch, you are becoming more and more confused as you grow older. Under the constant instigation of you and that vicious woman, Shen and I have long been a couple in name only. How could I possibly listen to her words?"
"Also, the Shen family has never slandered anyone in front of this king."
It was a fact that she had never slandered anyone in front of Chu Mu, because she knew that even if she said it, Chu Mu would not believe it.
They would also accuse her of being meticulous and calculating.
"Not only do I know that this vicious woman is not my biological mother, I also know that my biological mother was framed and killed, not because of an affair as you claim!"
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