With suspicion in her mind, she checked other people's rooms one by one, and finally found chicken bones in Mu Dong's room.
That night, a fierce quarrel broke out in the Mu family's dilapidated courtyard.
The eldest wife was determined to split up the family business and move out to live on her own.
"You know what the food is like these days." Mu Dong said, "The children want to eat meat, so we use our own money to buy a roast chicken outside. Why can't we do that? And you still accuse me of theft. How come you are the only one in the second house who can afford to buy chicken?"
"That's nonsense!" Mu's mother said, "My chicken soup is gone. You're the only ones who ate chicken today. If not you, who else could it be?"
"We're all on the same page now. What good would it do me to mess up Third Brother's business in exchange for your soup?" Mu Dong said, "I've seen clearly that your Second Branch is arrogant and proud. Even if it rises, it won't last long. Give us some silver and we'll split up!"
"Don't even think about it. You've messed up my son's business, and none of you can escape!"
“You fucking…”
The incident ended with Mu's mother being beaten.
……………～～～……………
After the emperor's morning court session, he summoned Duke Xi, Grand Tutor Chu, Prime Minister Chi, and Prince Xiao to his imperial study, where he asked them questions and listened to their thoughts.
"Princess Chaoyan has chosen your son. What are your thoughts on the marriage?"
The four adults looked delighted.
Duke Xi: "Have a grand ceremony. I will prepare a sufficient dowry for my son and let him marry into the princess's family."
Grand Tutor Chu: "I will also prepare the dowry. All other matters will be arranged by Your Majesty and the Princess."
Prime Minister Chi and Prince Xiao echoed this.
Emperor Cheng Jing listened to their voices, and what he heard most was smoke rising from their ancestral graves, followed by begging God to send them a grandson, and finally, they were grateful to Princess Chaoyan for choosing their son, otherwise, with their stubborn tempers, they would probably have been single for the rest of their lives.
All I can say is, no one knows a son better than his father.
Chu Yuheng had already decided to rest at home for a few months before embarking on a journey again to start a new journey.
He longed to travel to every corner of the world, to measure the vast land with his firm steps, and to draw a map that could be regarded as the most accurate and detailed in history.
This map will not only mark the specific locations of mountains, lakes, seas, and famous mountains and rivers, but will also record in detail the local customs and unique landscapes.
As for Xi Haoling, he has been interested in streams, lakes, bridges, etc. since he was a child. If he had not met Yun Yuan, he would have traveled with Chu Yuheng.
He plans to travel all over the country to conduct in-depth field inspections of water conservancy projects that are related to people's livelihood, as well as various important facilities such as bridges and dams.
As for Chi Mo, his love for the zither has reached the level of obsession. In this complicated world, only things related to the zither can attract his attention. In his eyes, other things are insignificant like passing clouds.
He had never considered starting a family and once said: Once he got married, he would become a mediocre and vulgar person and would never be able to compose moving music that could amaze the whole world.
Finally, let’s talk about Xiao Qingxuan. He is obsessed with martial arts and is also extremely proficient in the art of deploying troops.
He had been to the battlefield many times and knew the cruelty of war, so he was always reluctant to marry, for fear of harming innocent women.
"If I die, won't my wife be a widow forever?"
Prince Xiao was very angry.
Emperor Cheng Jing heard Prince Xiao's inner voice: "Four men, now it's good. That brat doesn't have to worry about his wife being a widow after his death. There are still three men to take care of her, hehe!"
Emperor Chengjing: “…”
He waved his hand to let them leave, and then summoned their son into the palace.
Emperor Chengjing asked: "Are you willing to serve as male attendants to Princess Chaoyan?"
The four people didn't expect the emperor to be so straightforward, and their faces turned red.
They opened their mouths to say something, but Emperor Cheng Jing interrupted them.
"I will only listen to your answer once. Think carefully before answering me."
So the emperor heard their voices.
Chu Yuheng: [Why would I want to? I absolutely love it. It's so great that the princess chose me!]
Xi Haoling: [How should I answer so as not to appear too anxious?]
Chi Mo: [She is the only person who can make me upset.]
Xiao Qingxuan: [What are you thinking? If you give her the military power, I will give it to her too.]
The emperor listened for a long time and did not hear any reluctance, so he nodded with satisfaction.
"Now you can answer."
"Yes!" the four people said in unison.
"Very good. In that case, I will grant you marriage. You will be married on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month. Go back and make good preparations."
"yes!"
The four people walked outside happily, but as they walked, they felt a strange feeling in their hearts.
"The four of us are going to become a family?" Chu Yuheng asked belatedly.
"It seems so." Xi Haoling replied. This was something he had never dared to think about before. It felt particularly wonderful.
………………
The emperor acted quickly, and in less than an hour, the imperial decree granting the marriage came down.
The news that Princess Chaoyan was going to marry four princes swept across the capital like a tornado. Soon, everyone was talking about it inside and outside the court, and on the streets.
When the Emperor, Canglang Wang and Huaiyang Wang, thought about how he had not yet decided on a successor, they immediately understood his plan and their faces became as dark as ink for two consecutive days.
On the third day, Emperor Chengjing asked them to return to their fiefdoms.
The Wolf King had poisoned Emperor Cheng Jing, and Emperor Cheng Jing retaliated by arranging an ambush on the road that King Canglang had to take, and then crushed King Cheng Jing to death with falling rocks.
As soon as the Wolf King died, Emperor Chengjing immediately seized the opportunity to make public all the crimes he had committed during his lifetime.
When everyone was filled with righteous indignation, he took advantage of the situation and issued an imperial decree to take back the fiefdom of the Wolf King on the grounds of upholding the law.
Prince Huaiyang also returned to his fiefdom. Considering that it was too radical to deal with two princes at once, Emperor Chengjing decided to let him jump around for a few more days.
Of course, this is all later.
After Mu Nan's plan to invite guests failed, he wandered around the door of the princess's mansion all day, hoping to see Yun Yuan, but Yun Yuan lived in the palace, so how could he see her?
Due to family discord and job dismissal, Mu Nan wanted to plead with Yun Yuan but couldn't find her, so he chose to go to Zuiyunlou to drink to relieve his sorrow.
After two glasses of wine, he heard the discussion at the next table.
"Have you heard that His Majesty has granted Princess Chaoyan a marriage?"
Mu Nan's hand trembled and a glass of wine fell on the table, but he didn't care at all and just focused on listening to the conversation at the next table.
"Which young man is so lucky to marry Princess Chaoyan?"
"That's what I want to say," the man said excitedly. "It's not that the princess is getting married, but that she is choosing four husbands and servants, just like the emperor choosing his concubines, but with men instead."
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