Chapter 447 Take Mu Xuan back home!
Mu smiled when she heard this. Seeing her little sister laughing, Mu Xuan touched his head foolishly and asked, "Little sister, what are you laughing at? But what my second brother said is wrong?"
Mu smiled and said, "Second brother, if Jingyao can get into trouble in East Street, then it will be a big deal."
Mu Xuan was even more confused. "What do you mean, little sister?"
Mu explained, "Second brother, half of the shops on this entire East Street belong to the Wang family. Your nephew's wife also has several families, and they are all our own family."
Mu paused for a moment and added, "Even if it's not in East Street, no one in this capital would dare to touch Jing Yao."
"Why?" Mu Xuan became more and more confused the more he listened. From what his younger sister said, it seemed that his family was also in business. He wondered if merchants had such a high status in the capital.
"Because Jingyao has uncle, aunt, father, brother and sister-in-law who love us so much!"
Thinking of the group of people in her family who protect their own people, if there are really those who are blind, she can only mourn for them in silence.
"Little sister, my second brother is confused by what you said." Mu Xuan touched his head, not quite understanding what his little sister meant.
"Brother, you'll understand when we get home. Let's go!"
Mu didn't dare to say too much to her eldest brother, fearing that her second brother would be even more afraid to come, so she could only take her second brother back home first and tell him about other things slowly.
"Okay!" Mu Xuan nodded. He would listen to his sister.
The brother and sister soon arrived at the place where the carriage was parked. They chatted for a while, and soon Gu Jingyao brought back the little boy Gu Nian.
As soon as he got on the carriage, the little girl threw herself into her grandmother's arms and acted like a spoiled brat. "Grandma, Nian Nian misses you so much!"
"Nian Nian, did you have fun playing out today?" Mrs. Mu smiled happily while holding the little girl.
"Happy, thank you grandma!"
Little Dumpling is very polite. He knows that it was his grandmother who brought him out. He had a great time and would definitely thank his grandmother.
"Grandma was busy today and couldn't accompany Nian Nian in person. Can you bring Nian Nian here next time when you're free?"
Mrs. Mu discussed things gently with her granddaughter.
"Okay!" Little Dumpling answered loudly.
Mu Xuan was watching from the side and was amazed. How could such a young child be so smart?
"Little sister, Nian Nian is so smart!" Mu Xuan couldn't help but praise.
"Jinghuai and Zhizhi are both smart, and Nian Nian takes after her father and mother."
Mrs. Mu thought about the intelligence of her son and daughter-in-law, and felt that her granddaughter took after her parents, especially her daughter-in-law, who was smart and capable.
"Like daddy, like mommy!" Little Dumpling echoed.
"Good, like daddy and mommy!" Mrs. Mu touched her granddaughter's head with a loving look on her face.
Xiaotuanzi opened his purse and shared the things he bought today with everyone, and was praised by several people.
East Street was not far from the Gu family’s house. After a few chats, they arrived there in no time.
The carriage stopped at the gate of Gu's house. The magnificent house made Mu Xuan dumbfounded. His younger sister's house was too luxurious.
At this time, Mu Xuan had not yet associated the Gu Mansion with the famous Gu family in Beijing.
"Second brother, follow me in, this is the mansion!"
Mrs. Mu led her second brother around and introduced him to the house. Even though Mu Xuan had seen the world, he was still shocked by the Gu family's house.
Such a good location and such a luxurious house cannot be bought with money.
The further Mu Xuan walked inside, the more shocked he became. He wondered what kind of family his younger sister was marrying into.
Mu brought her second brother all the way to her and Gu Shi's courtyard, and ordered her maid to personally arrange accommodation for Mu Xuan.
"This is my second brother. He will be staying in the mansion for a few days. Qiuju, go and make the arrangements."
"Yes, Second Madam, I'll go right away!"
The maid Qiuju bowed and left. Ever since Mu returned to Beijing, she had been assigned by the old lady to serve in the second lady's courtyard and was Mu's personal maid.
Qiuju had never heard of Mu's family before, so she was quite surprised when they suddenly came to visit her today.
But the things that the second lady instructed must be arranged properly.
"Second brother, this is the yard my husband and I live in. My husband is on duty and won't be back until the evening."
"On duty?"
After hearing Mrs. Mu say that her brother-in-law had gone on duty, Mu Xuan was a little confused. Wasn't his family in business? Why was he on duty?
"Yes, Jinghuai also went to work!" Mu said with a smile when she saw her second brother's surprised look.
"My brother-in-law and eldest nephew are both in government, not in business?" Mu Xuan still asked his question.
"My husband and Jing Huai are both serving as officials in the court. Zhizhi opened the shop because she couldn't stay idle, and Jingshu is studying in the academy."
Mu Xuan nodded in shock. He thought his sister was marrying a merchant, but he didn't expect that she was marrying an official, and that both her husband and son held official positions.
The Gu family has such a prominent family background. With two generations serving as officials, they must have some background.
After entering the courtyard where his younger sister lived, Mu Xuan was even more surprised. She was indeed from a noble family in the capital, rich and sophisticated.
"Second brother, sit down and rest for a while!"
"Hey, it seems that my younger sister did not lie to my second brother. I am indeed living a good life."
Mu Xuan now truly believed what his younger sister said. This mansion and this residence were indeed the treatment only a favored mistress could enjoy.
The maid serving in Mu's yard quickly brought tea and snacks. Mu went to tidy herself up before coming back to accompany her second brother.
"Go to the old lady and the young lady's courtyard and say hello. Second brother will join us for dinner."
"Go to the kitchen and tell them to make some more delicious food tonight!"
"Ask the servant to guard the door in advance. When the Second Master and the Eldest Master come back, have them come to me first."
Watching his younger sister arranging things in an orderly manner, Mu Xuan felt that his younger sister really had the demeanor of a mistress of the house.
The maids and the old women bowed and left. Mu and Mu Xuan, brother and sister, talked about what had happened in the years since Mu left home.
The brother and sister sometimes cried and sometimes laughed, and they were deeply moved.
The first thing little Dumpling Gu Nian did after returning home was to look for his mother.
"Mother, banknotes!"
When the little girl saw her mother, she took out the banknotes from her purse and showed them to her.
Qin Zhizhi asked curiously, "How come there are so many banknotes? Who gave them to Nian Nian?"
"Granduncle, give my aunt a jade pendant and Nian Nian a banknote!"
Xiaotuanzi thinks that jade pendants are not as good as silver notes. Silver notes can be used to buy many things, but jade pendants cannot.
"Grand uncle?" Qin Zhizhi was very confused.
"Grandma calls me Second Brother!"
Little Dumpling still remembers that her grandmother called the man "Second Brother". She has a good memory and is sure that she would not be wrong.
Qin Zhizhi was even more confused. She had never heard her mother-in-law mention that she had a second brother. Could he really be a relative from her mother-in-law's family?
If he is really Gu Jinghuai's second uncle, as a junior, I really have to go and see him.
"Niannian, wait for mother for a moment. Let's go to grandma's yard to see my great uncle."
"Okay, Nian Nian likes it, Uncle."
Little Dumpling still likes Mu Xuan very much and is waiting for his mother obediently.
Qin Zhizhi quickly packed up and went to her mother-in-law's yard carrying the little girl.
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