"Why!" Lord Mo couldn't understand why his sister had to have her family's property confiscated.
"Instead of asking me questions here, you'd be better off investigating that South China fire."
The emperor was speechless. Had his good brother gone mad?
"Yes, Your Majesty, I am willing to give my life for you, I only hope that Your Majesty can spare my sister."
"Get out!" Is he the kind of person who indiscriminately kills innocent people?
...
Mo Yan returned to the mansion with her two daughters-in-law, telling them to go back and rest while she went to see her granddaughters.
Nan Yin, Nan Xing, and Nan Yue were lying motionless on the ground, too tired to move.
Even moving a finger is exhausting, truly exhausting. It feels like my whole body doesn't belong to me anymore; my hands are covered in blisters, and my feet feel like they're bound with stones…
There were no maids or servants; they dug the ground all day long, and although they were starving, they just didn't want to move.
Seeing the courtyard gate open, they immediately looked over.
“Grandmother, I know I was wrong. I shouldn’t have let my eldest sister meet someone like that.”
"Grandmother, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have been jealous of my sister. I shouldn't have let her contact other men. Please forgive me."
Nanxing and Nanyue started crying as soon as they saw Moyan; they couldn't hold back anymore.
"If you know you're wrong, then get back to work. We'll talk again when you show me the results."
"Nanxing, your aunt has made a mistake and will be copying scriptures and chanting Buddhist prayers from now on. Do you want to go and take care of her?"
Mo Yan was very curious about what choice she would make.
"I'm willing, granddaughter is willing to take care of aunt." She'd do anything to leave this courtyard.
"Alright, then you will no longer be the third young lady of the Nan family. From now on, you will only be your aunt's daughter, and the two of you will spend the rest of your lives in the small Buddhist hall."
Nanxing: "..."
Nanxing's desire to get up vanished instantly. How could she not be the Third Miss? "Grandmother, how could your granddaughter not be Father's daughter?"
"So you have to make a choice. As a young lady of the Nan family, you absolutely cannot hurt your own sisters. You can have a fight, but you cannot scheme against each other, and you certainly cannot scheme with outsiders."
You're capable of scheming against your own family so easily; who would want a woman like that? Now it's the older sister, but what about the parents? What about the grandmother?
That's just how people are. Even if she's scheming and calculating, she'll never choose a daughter-in-law who's equally scheming and calculating.
"No, no, Grandmother, I wouldn't dare," Nanxing quickly said, her grandmother's meaning clearly indicating that she was to be punished.
She didn't want Nan Yin to die; she just hoped to have more opportunities, more chances to choose her husband. She wanted to marry well and become the principal wife.
"You know in your heart whether you dare to do it or not. Either you work the land properly for me, or you're no longer a member of the Nan family. Think it through. You're just lying here like this, it seems you won't be eating."
The housekeeper said that someone has already taught you how to cook and start a fire. You'd better take care of yourselves; I want to see a decent meal in three days.
After Mo Yan finished speaking, she didn't even look at Nan Yin and Nan Yue.
As for someone like Nan Yin, she needs to face reality. As for Nan Yue... being jealous of her sister and being able to be schemed against by others, she also needs to be tempered.
They thought that their grandmother's arrival would mean a meal, but there wasn't one...
“Grandmother…” Nan Yue looked at Mo Yan with a wronged expression, “I really know I was wrong…”
"Nan Yue, where did you go wrong?" Mo Yan was very curious about what Nan Yue would say.
“I shouldn’t be jealous of my sister for receiving all of our mother’s love. I knew that contacting other men would damage my sister’s reputation, but I never cared and even helped cover for her.”
Nan Yue thought for a moment and then spoke her mind, "I was thinking that if my sister's reputation is ruined, she definitely won't be able to find a good family in the future, then I'll be able to find a good husband. Mother always says that my sister is better to me and more sensible than me. But what's wrong with me?"
Those grievances and sadness eventually turned into resentment…
Nan Yue knew that the man was nothing special, but she still didn't warn Nan Yin. Instead, she found many novels about talented men and beautiful women for her to read, making her fascinated by them.
"Yueyue?" Nanyin turned her head and looked at Nanyue in surprise. She never knew that her younger sister would be jealous of you.
"Hmm, you blame others for being outstanding just because you're not good enough? Why did your mother say you were immature? Don't you have any self-awareness?"
Mo Yan really didn't believe that Madam Gao would be so obviously biased; since they were both daughters, she certainly wouldn't be too biased.
“How could I not? Grandmother, you don’t know, Mother always says I don’t know proper manners. She says I’m inconsiderate and don’t understand things…” Nan Yue felt so wronged; her mother was just biased.
"Isn't that the truth?"
Nanyue: "..."
"Nan Yin, what have you been thinking these past two days?" Mo Yan looked at Nan Yin, wanting to know what her eldest granddaughter was thinking.
"Grandmother, although I am very tired, I will still not give up on my feelings." Nan Yin was very tired, but no matter how tired she was, she would not give up on her feelings.
"Really? That's a true testament to your unwavering love. Keep working hard, and once you're able to live on your own, I'll let you go. From then on, you can be with whoever you want."
Since she was so determined to be with that man, she would grant her granddaughter's wish.
"Thank you, Grandma!" Nan Yin was especially happy, feeling that she had finally moved her grandmother.
Seeing that it was almost time, Mo Yan got up to leave. "You three, work hard and try to get out of this courtyard as soon as possible."
The three of them: "..." Weren't we here to let them out?
...
The Border Town General's Mansion.
When the second steward arrived at the post station, he found that there was nothing sent from the capital, and even less silver notes, only a letter. He was very puzzled and immediately took it to his concubine, Madam Wang.
Wang was Nan Dahuo's aunt and also his childhood sweetheart.
Upon seeing the contents of the letter, Wang knew her opportunity had arrived and immediately took it to show Nan Dahuo.
Nan Da Huo was still waiting for money to spend, but he hadn't received anything. When he saw the big "Get out" in the letter, he was furious!
Yes, Mo Yan only had one word: Get lost!
"How dare she! How dare she!"
Nan Da was trembling with anger. How dare this woman, Mo Yan, do such a thing!
"My lord, what's wrong with you?"
"I asked her to give me money so I could give it to my brothers. These days their salaries are very low, and their families are often in dire straits. She also said she wouldn't establish an heir unless I made her her second wife. I didn't expect her to reply with just one word."
"I'm so angry! I'm so angry!"
He wanted to use idioms to curse, but he lacked the cultural knowledge.
"My lord, please don't be angry. I've been doing some small business lately, haven't I? I have some silver here. Everything I own belongs to you, my lord, whether it's my people or my silver..."
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