Chapter 488 Madam Mo passes away

In Lu Yilan's heart, she had already decided on Tang Qi as her daughter-in-law. When she heard Mo Shaotang's words belittling Tang Qi, she raised her eyebrows and wanted to retort, but before she could open her mouth, Mo Shaochen beside her let out a mocking chuckle.

"Shao Tang, you are right. The mistress of the Mo family is the most distinguished mistress of the entire Mo family, and she is also my wife. So, according to the family rules, what should be the punishment for speaking rudely to the most distinguished mistress of the Mo family?"

These words made the observation room so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Lin Yi didn't expect that Mo Shaochen would embarrass her for a country bumpkin. She was furious and sneered, "Even if you are eager to protect your woman, you have to wait until she takes the position of the mistress of the Mo family. It won't be too late to come and settle the score with me!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Mo Xiaomei quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, "Now is not the time to talk about this. The old lady is still in there trying to save her life. Please say less."

Mo Xiaomei's words calmed everyone down.

Mo Shaochen also knew that now was not the right time to announce that he and Tang Qi had registered their marriage. If it were in the past, he would never be so irrational and uncalm to clash with the people in the first house at this critical moment when the old lady's life and death were uncertain.

He just missed his Kiki too much and was afraid that he would never see her again in this life, but he didn't dare to reveal any of his true emotions and could only suppress his anxiety and panic deep in his heart. At this time, when Lin Qi insulted Tang Qi, he couldn't control his emotions.

He told Lu Yilan that he regretted it, not because of his health, but because he regretted not giving up his work and family responsibilities earlier.

He wanted to take her to see the most beautiful scenery in the world, wanted to walk hand in hand with her on the beach under the sunset, wanted to kiss her passionately under the beautiful starry sky, and wanted to kneel at her feet and confess devoutly: I love you.

When we meet, our love is deep. I regret not meeting earlier.

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After nearly an hour of rescue, Mrs. Mo still did not survive and died in the hospital at 2:10 pm at the age of 86. When the obituary was issued, the world was shocked.

Old Madam Mo can be regarded as one of the ten legendary women in China in the past hundred years. She was born into a scholarly family. Her great-grandfather was the emperor's teacher. Later, he was demoted and exiled for making mistakes. The family fell into decline, and by the time Madam Mo was born, they even had to rely on selling their ancestral property to make a living.

After turning 15, Madam Mo took on the responsibility of the entire family as a daughter, and transformed the family from a poor family into a first-class family, from selling grain, rice and tea to silk and jade.

Later, Madam Mo married into the Mo family and became the mistress of the Mo family. Her family, the Shen family, also rose in status and became a new wealthy family in the imperial capital. In addition, the descendants of the Shen family were diligent and talented, so the family became stronger and stronger. At this point, it has firmly established itself among the four major families in the imperial capital.

The funeral was held at the Mo family's own old residence, which covered half of the hill to accommodate guests who came to pay their respects.

Old Madam Mo was blessed with a long life and was highly respected, so her funeral was a happy one. The funeral venue was decorated luxuriously and solemnly. There was an endless stream of people paying their respects, all of them were political and business celebrities, as well as leaders of various families and consortiums.

Mo Shaochen was not the eldest son or grandson, and due to his noble status, he did not need to personally greet and see off guests.

But in order to help Mo Xun pave the way and build momentum, he forced himself to support his weak body and led Mo Xun to greet and see off guests at the funeral.

Therefore, before the famous families in the imperial capital could recover from the sudden death of Madam Mo, they were shocked by the news that Mo Shaochen actually had a 16-year-old adopted son.

Mo Shaochen, the current head of the family, is not even 30 years old, but he already has an adopted son who is almost an adult. Moreover, the two of them get along harmoniously and have a tacit understanding, which is obviously not something that was cultivated in a short period of time.

Not to mention outsiders, even the Mo family members only realized at this moment that Mo Xun, who they speculated was Mo Xianlin's illegitimate son, was actually Mo Shaochen's adopted son, and was the next heir designated by the old man before his death, as evidenced by the handwritten will.

In addition to the sudden appearance of the heir Mo Xun, what surprised everyone even more was that the current head of the family, Mo Shaochen, was in extremely bad health.

Although there have been rumors in the past that the head of the Mo family has been in poor health since childhood and needs secret treatment every month, they are just rumors after all, and there is no substantial evidence to support them.

But at the funeral, Mo Shaoshen's emaciated and short-lived appearance really shocked everyone.

With a pale face, sunken eye sockets and cheeks, no one would doubt that he was a living person even if he lay directly in the coffin.

Because of the hot weather, the funeral lasted only five days.

The day after the funeral, Mo Shaochen held a family meeting in the meeting room of the old house.

All adult men and women from both direct and side branches of the Mo family had to attend this family meeting, and the conference hall, which could accommodate thousands of people, was almost full.

Mo Shaochen read out in public the will left by Mr. Mo after his death, confirming Mo Xun's status as the heir.

Anyone with eyes in the Mo family can see that given Mo Shaochen's physical condition, he can no longer serve as the head of the family. However, the Mo family rules stipulate that the new heir must be at least 20 years old to take over the position of head of the family. Before Mo Xun turns 20, an interim head of the family needs to be elected.

As soon as the idea of ​​electing a temporary head of the family was mentioned, the entire meeting room suddenly became noisy, and people present were whispering and discussing.

Mo Shaochen lowered his eyes to hide the coldness in his eyes, covered his mouth and coughed twice. Mo Xun beside him brought him some warm water.

Mo Shaochen took the water and looked at Mo Xun with dark eyes, "I have done everything I should and can do. What you do in the future depends entirely on you. Remember, people who are indecisive will hardly achieve great things."

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Mo Xun replied respectfully: "Don't worry, I will definitely not let you down."

Mo Shaochen scoffed lightly: "That's not necessary, you just need to not let yourself down."

After that, he lowered his black eyes again, his low and hoarse voice revealed a casual strength and dominance, "Rules can be followed or broken. Only the truly strong will not be bound by the rules."

After hearing this, Mo Xun's heart seemed to be illuminated by a ray of light.

He walked onto the stage calmly and raised his hand to signal the audience to be quiet.

Most members of the Mo family did not take Mo Xun seriously. Although he was the next successor designated by the old man during his lifetime, the old man had been dead for several years and his prestige was long gone.

Throughout history, the position of the head of the family has always been held by someone who was born into a legitimate family lineage and was unanimously recognized by the entire family.

There has never been anyone like Mo Xun, who was born in a side branch, had no special strengths, and had not received careful and strict training as an heir since childhood, but was suddenly appointed as the heir because of a will whose authenticity was unknown.

The vast majority of people are not convinced.

So, even though Mo Xun reminded them three times, the people in the audience still played deaf and dumb and did their own thing.

Mo Xun did not cry and turn around to ask adults for help after being bullied by outsiders, as those who deliberately watched him show thought.

He looked through the crowd and nodded slightly to Xu Yang at the door of the conference room.

Soon, hundreds of strong and burly bodyguards in black filed in from outside the door and surrounded the entire meeting hall tightly and tightly.

(End of this chapter)