{I added a little bit in the front, divided it into a chapter hahaha}
Mu Nan thought of the various young men who were courting Yun Yuan at today's banquet and lowered his head.
Mu's mother had no idea what he was thinking and continued to speak nonsense: "Your grandma is right. You have been smart since you were a child, and now you have even passed the imperial examination. It is a blessing for her to marry you."
These two women are so arrogant. One asked the princess to come to see her in person instead of asking to see her. The older one is even more outrageous. She actually thinks the princess can't get married without her grandson.
Are all mothers-in-law like this? As soon as they marry their son-in-law, they think that the daughter-in-law has taken advantage of their family.
[Speaking of blessings, shouldn't it be their blessing that the princess married into their family?]
[I just think my son is excellent. Otherwise, why would my daughter-in-law want to marry him?]
[She just gave birth to a son. If Princess Chaoyan hadn't taken a fancy to him, her son would be nothing.]
Mu Nan was annoyed. "It's no use saying this now. Princess Chaoyan told me to pay the money back within three days."
The scene suddenly became quiet again.
Hundreds of thousands of silver are not just a few thousand taels of silver. They could pool together a few thousand taels of silver and sell some things to make up the difference, but they really couldn't make up hundreds of thousands of silver.
Mu's father was the first to speak, breaking the silence: "Listen to me, father. First, talk to the adults you gave gifts to. They took such expensive things from you, so they will at least say a few good words on your behalf."
Mu Nan didn't say anything.
Father Mu's eyes were sharp, and he asked again: "Anan, tell me honestly, did you really use your money for gifts?"
Mu Nan knew that now was not the time to hide the truth, so he gritted his teeth and said, "That batch of silver... has been used by me in Qunfang Tower." At this point, he paused, as if it was difficult to say it, but he continued.
"I kept a woman in Qunfanglou. In order to make her the most popular courtesan, I not only spent a large amount of gold notes, but also gave away all my gold, silver and treasures.
Qunfang Tower, the most beautiful courtesan!
Mu's mother's body tilted, and Mu's father quickly supported her.
"How dare you be so bold!"
Mu Nan lowered his head: "I didn't know Princess Chaoyan would let me pay it back..." He thought that he could fill the hole soon, but he didn't expect Princess Chaoyan not to give him the money.
The other two rooms were stunned. Mu Nan looked honest, but no one expected him to visit a brothel and spend a fortune on the girls there. It was ridiculous!
Hundreds of thousands of silver coins! They have no roots in the capital, so how can they raise it in three days?
"I don't want to go to jail!" Mu Xi shouted, "The money was spent by your second wife. It has nothing to do with our first wife. If the people from the Dali Temple come, let them arrest your second wife."
"Yes, we didn't do anything." Mu Yinhua said, "I'm only 18 years old and not married yet. If I go to jail, my whole life will be ruined. Which respectable family would want me? Third brother, you can't do this!"
"We want to split up!" Uncle Mu and Uncle Mu shouted.
"Everyone calm down. Now is not the time to separate." Mu's father said, "Let's not panic. The most important thing now is to work together to overcome the difficulties."
"Why?" Uncle Mu said, "You spent the money yourself. We didn't take anything."
Mu's mother was furious: "Didn't we pay for your trip to the capital? In just half a month, you've spent no less than a thousand taels of silver."
The Mu family members were blaming each other. Two branches said they wanted to split up, but one branch refused to agree. A fierce conflict broke out between the two sides and they started fighting on the spot.
The innkeeper heard the "bang bang bang" noises and, fearing that someone might have died in the building, drove them all out.
In the palace, Yun Yuan asked someone to deliver the list to Emperor Cheng Jing.
Emperor Cheng Jing got the list, put down what he was doing and looked for Yun Yuan: "Four people are too few, please choose a few more."
Yun Yuan laughed: "It's already a lot." If there were more men, she would be exhausted to death giving birth to a child.
Emperor Cheng Jing frowned, thinking about the differences between men and women, and decided to listen to Yun Yuan.
"Alright, you can choose as many as you want. If any servant doesn't obey your orders, you can kick him out and I will pick out some good ones to replace him."
So this is what the emperor was worried about.
Yun Yuan said, "Don't worry, I won't be bullied. Just wait to hold your grandson."
The emperor was very pleased.
"Okay, I'll check it out for you first. If there are no problems, I'll grant you the marriage."
Yun Yuan spent a peaceful night in the palace, and at the same time did not forget to use the plot-changing system to play a prank on Mu Nan.
Mu Nan has been in Beijing for more than half a year and has made some connections.
Among them were those who admired his talent and believed that he would be able to achieve great success in the future; there were those who failed the imperial examination and wanted to get some guidance from him, or wanted to use his connections to get an official position; and there were also colleagues who worked with him.
As we all know, the capital is a place where powerful people gather, and the forces of various parties are complex and intertwined.
Mu Nan thought: More friends mean more paths. Maybe I can find someone here who can help him solve the problem.
So, he gritted his teeth, spent several hundred taels of silver, prepared a table of delicious food at a rather luxurious restaurant in the city, and invited these people to come over for a gathering.
Originally, he was looking forward to everyone helping him out of his kindness, but who would have thought that this dinner would end in such an unexpected way, leaving everyone unhappy.
The fuse of the incident was Mu Nan's mother.
When Mu's mother heard that her son was going to entertain his friends, she wanted to help him, so she cooked a pot of fragrant chicken soup herself and took the trouble to deliver it to the restaurant.
However, when the soup was being divided, a jaw-dropping scene occurred - the chicken soup that was supposed to be delicious and tasty inexplicably turned into a foul-smelling "shit" soup!
Just by smelling that strange smell, Mu Nan couldn't help but feel his stomach churning and vomited on the spot.
After returning home, Mu Nan was furious at his mother.
"You know, all my friends are there. You've offended all the connections I worked so hard to make! Who's going to help me now?"
Mu's mother felt very aggrieved when she saw her son's angry look.
"I'm your mother, how could I possibly give...disgusting things? Someone must have deliberately replaced the things I gave."
"Who will change it?" Mu Nan roared angrily: "You delivered the things to the restaurant yourself and gave them to me personally. Who would change it? Could it be me?"
Mu's mother was speechless.
She stewed and packed the chicken herself. After thinking about it, she believed that someone must have replaced the contents of the food box, drank the chicken soup, and mixed the chicken shit in.
As for the candidate, it would naturally be the people from the other two rooms who lived under the same roof with her.
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