The other party shook his head and laughed: "You can either ask directly or humiliate me with these three copper coins."
He snorted and quickened his pace.
What does this mean? What humiliation? Old Mu was puzzled.
He immediately understood that while the capital city was full of ruthless and cunning noble families, it also had ordinary people with a conscience who didn't care about being bribed with money and only wanted to remain honest and upright.
Boss Mu gave those high-class families a good look of contempt.
He immediately thought that the man was a fool; there must be something wrong with his head if he didn't take the benefits.
I hope Mu Xinghe will never become that kind of person; the whole family is counting on him.
After a long and arduous journey, the Mu family finally managed to find out where Mu Xinghe lived by 9 PM.
"Master Mu, your residence is in the same place as Princess Feiluan's. It's on the main street behind, number eight."
Boss Mu looked at the main street behind him, which was right behind the central street. It was also a very large main road. Buying a house there would be incredible; it would cost tens of thousands of taels of silver.
I immediately felt confident.
"What rank is a Yuanwailang?" Mu Laosi asked again.
A passerby gave him a disdainful look: "A fifth-rank official, not a very high position. But the Assistant Minister of the Imperial Academy is not even twenty years old yet. He was the top scholar in the imperial examination. Everyone says he is the most promising official in the capital. He might even become a first-rank official in the future."
The Mu family was overjoyed. The county magistrate was just a lowly ninth-rank official, while Mu Xinghe had risen to the fifth rank. This was incredible! The Mu family now had someone to rely on, someone to settle down, and three generations of their family would no longer have to worry.
As night deepened, the Qiao family members all went to their rooms to prepare for bed.
Mu Xinghe took Qiao Xier back to their small house. Since they had their own home, they enjoyed this time alone and would come back to reunite with everyone in three days.
The mansion was staffed with servants and guards, ensuring its safety.
The Mu family members stood in front of the Qiao family mansion, looking at the magnificent and solemn courtyard with its four courtyards and four entrances, exuding an air of nobility that commanded respect. Standing on tiptoe, it seemed as if a vast garden stretched out behind them, which must have cost at least 100,000 taels of silver.
It was more prestigious than many of the high-class families they had previously approached.
"It was all earned by Xinghe, but the Qiao family took it all. They really have a good plan," said Boss Mu.
“Yes, it should have been our Mu family who moved in. How dare the Qiao family do this so brazenly?” Mu Lao Si added.
Mu Taoxian was overjoyed: "That's great! I can move in tonight. I want a big room, and no one can take it from me. Then I'll go find a husband and marry someone of equal social standing."
Mu Taoqiu pondered that she also needed to have some status, just like Qiao Lian'er, and asked Mu Xinghe to get her the status of a county princess, so that no one would look down on her.
Mu Laoda gathered his strength and shouted into the courtyard, "Xinghe, it's your eldest uncle and fourth uncle. Our whole family has come to rely on you. Please open the door and let's reunite."
The Qiao family all lived in the middle courtyard and were used to the noise outside, so they didn't hear it.
Mu Laoda called out several more times, but there was still no response.
"Let's knock on the door. We've already confirmed that they're here. Xinghe wouldn't let anyone lay a hand on us, would he? That would be incredibly disrespectful." Mu Lao Si walked towards the door.
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