Mu Zian returned from the palace.
As soon as I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, I saw a large crowd gathered there.
Upon seeing Mu Zi'an and the others return, they all stepped forward to pay their respects.
The leader was a burly man who was originally a retainer of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
After being wounded on the battlefield, he retired from the army and has become a wealthy man in the area by running a building materials business over the years.
"Zhao Dahu greets the young master."
Lu An opened the door and walked into the courtyard.
The rest of the group immediately followed Zhao Dahu and filed in.
Upon entering the courtyard, one immediately sees the once towering ancient tree lying horizontally on the ground.
Mu Zian reached out and removed his armor. Zhao Dahu immediately stepped forward to help him and then said.
"Your Excellency, the main structure of the Marquis of Jin Guo's residence is now complete, and it is time to purchase timber. There is not much good timber around the capital, so if we want to meet your requirements, we can only import a batch of timber from Jiaozhi."
Mu Zian folded the armor back up and then said calmly.
"From now on, the affairs of the Marquis of Jin Guo's mansion have nothing to do with me."
To help Lu Yunxue build this Marquis's Mansion, Mu Zian spared no effort in striving for perfection, and the construction standards were comparable to those of the imperial palace.
This nearly drained the entire Zhenguo Duke's mansion of its resources, and even left it with considerable debt.
However, at this moment, the two have severed all ties and have no further connection, so Mu Zian naturally will not throw any more money into this bottomless pit.
Upon hearing Mu Zian's words, Zhao Dahu's face did not show any disappointment; on the contrary, he was quite excited.
"So, young master, you've thought it through!"
Mu Zian nodded.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Dahu slapped his thigh and said with great satisfaction.
“Young master! I’ve always felt that woman wasn’t a good person! I didn’t dare to say anything before for fear of being blamed by you! Today, when I heard on the street that you tore up the marriage certificate, I hurriedly brought my brothers over to see if you had done something foolish. But now it seems that I was worrying too much.”
"Young master, you are the only son of the Duke of Zhenguo, one of the top nobles in Dali. You can have any woman you want. It's an honor to like her. You think you've become arrogant just because you've gained some military merits on the battlefield! You really don't know what's good for you!"
As he spoke, Zhao Dahu spat to the side, feeling extremely pleased with himself.
"Since there's nothing else, we'll be leaving now. We'll also be telling that old man from the Tang family! Don't even think about making money off our young master again!"
As soon as Zhao Dahu finished speaking, the system's voice rang out.
"Ding-dong! A choice has been triggered!"
"Option 1: Follow Zhao Dahu to the Lu residence and tell the Lu family face to face that you are severing all ties with them! Reward: Archery Skill - Hundred-Pace Piercing Willow"
"Option 2: Stop Zhao Dahu from trying to settle things peacefully and part ways amicably with the Lu family. Reward: Armor - a set of superior chainmail."
"Please make a decision, host!"
Upon hearing this, Lu An immediately stopped Zhao Dahu, who was about to leave with his men.
"I'll go to the Lu residence with you; there are some things we need to clarify."
"Ding! Congratulations on making your decision, host! Rewards have been issued!"
As the system's voice faded, Mu Zian felt as if everything before him had become ten times brighter.
Mu Zian could see even the smallest ant clearly from a hundred meters away.
A moment later, inside the Lu family mansion.
Grandmother Lu glared angrily at Mu Zi'an!
"Mu Zi'an, what do you mean! All these years I've spoken well of you in front of Xue'er, and this is how you repay me?! You ingrate! You ingrate!"
Mu Zian almost laughed out of anger upon hearing this. When it comes to ingrates, there is no one in the entire Dali who is more ungrateful than the Lu family.
Over the years, while Lu Yunxue was away on military campaigns, the entire Lu family relied on Mu Zian for support.
The Lu family is known for its extravagance. Their grandmother's birthday celebration alone cost 300,000 taels of silver, and other miscellaneous expenses amounted to nearly 5 million taels, almost one-tenth of the Great Li Dynasty's annual revenue.
Zhao Dahu couldn't hold back any longer and started cursing.
"You old hag! You have an incredibly thick skin!"
"If it weren't for my young master taking you in, you would have starved to death long ago!"
"You said that your daughter would marry my young master after she returned from the war."
"And now? She's engaged yet seducing other men! She's utterly promiscuous!"
"Calling you promiscuous is too kind. You're nothing but whores! Worse than whores!"
Lu An didn't want to waste words with these people. In their eyes, their efforts were a matter of course, and they never felt ashamed.
"From today onwards! Your Lu family will not receive a single tael of silver from me!"
“And I remember clearly every penny you’ve borrowed from me over the years.”
"I will send the account book to your residence in person. Your Lu family will not owe me a single penny!"
After saying that, Lu An turned and left, leaving his grandmother crying and making a scene in the main hall.
A moment later, Lu Yunxue finished her shift at the military camp and went home.
As soon as they arrived at the door, they were pulled directly in front of their grandmother.
Lu Yunxue looked at her grandmother, who was lying on the bed groaning, with a puzzled expression and asked.
What happened?
Grandmother Lu angrily recounted the whole story of what Lu An had just told her, complaining as she spoke.
“I told you long ago that the Mu family are a bunch of ingrates! Just because you, Xue'er, didn't agree to be with him, he! He actually said he would stop the construction of our Marquis's mansion! And he even wants to ask me to take back the money he spent before.”
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