Chapter 2: Rebirth
Mu Xiwan wiped away her tears, and tried her best to squeeze out a smile on her face, "Mei'er". moved her lips, but she didn't know what to say, in her previous life, she was bewitched by Qi Ke and hurriedly married Mei'er, and she didn't know if she was doing well in the end.
"Well, what else does the young lady command?"
Mu Xiwan shook her head, took a big gulp of the white porridge, and the tears fell on the white porridge, and the taste became sour and bitter, but she couldn't taste it, and gulped down a bowl of porridge.
Mei'er had never seen her like this, and she was startled, "Miss, slow down, this is just out of the pot, if you are hungry, the slave will serve you another bowl." ”
"No need." Mu Xiwan threw away the porcelain bowl, raised her hand and wiped the corners of her mouth, the white porridge actually made her drink the pride of spirits.
She smiled coldly, and her eyes became cold for a moment, "From today on, let's live a good life, and no one wants to bully us." ”
Mu Xiwan seemed to have suddenly changed as a person, Mei'er only felt full of pity when she looked at it, the death of the general was too big a blow to the young lady.
"King Ping led hundreds of officials to worship the head of the family." The next person made a loud announcement, and Mei'er was busy dressing up Mu Xiwan.
Qi Zhen knew that the emperor liked women, so he specially collected several charming beauties and sent them to the palace, causing the emperor to ignore the government even more, although most of the courtiers were dissatisfied, they were afraid of Qi Zhen's power, and had to endure it temporarily.
Most of the government of Northern Yan was controlled by Qi Zhen, but with an upright and loyal minister like Mu Pingye, half of the military power was still in the hands of the emperor. Mu Pingye was killed on the battlefield by Qi Zhen's design, and the situation immediately became turbulent.
"I've seen King Ping, my lords." Mu Xiwan took the people in the house to salute King Ping.
"Niece, get up." Qi Zhen's face was stained with two tears, and his eyes were full of red bloodshots, as if he was really in great grief.
Mu Xiwan lowered his eyes, and a hint of mockery appeared in his eyes. She didn't believe that Qi Zhenxu cared about the old relationship so much, Mo said that they were not related by blood, they were his own brothers, and he had never seen him soften when he was trying to take the throne.
"General Mu is my loyal and good general of Beiyan, who has guarded the peace of Beiyan for decades, and suddenly left like this, this king's heart is like someone has been ripped off, it is really heartbreaking!" Qi Zhen patted his chest and cried with tears in his eyes. The people present were all moved when they heard this, and they all showed sad expressions.
Mu Xiwan's eyes blinked, tears fell immediately, and he choked up: "Thank you prince, if you have a word from the prince, my father will be relieved underground."
Qi Zhen sighed, wiped the tears on his face from the corners of his eyes, and prepared to worship General Mu.
"No, the prince's status is noble......" Qi Zhen's staff suddenly stood up to stop him.
"Retreat, the general has made great contributions to Beiyan, can't he still be worshiped by this king!" Qi Zhen shouted bitterly, showing the appearance of benevolence to the fullest.
King Ping led the ministers to worship General Mu with a respectful face, and Mu Xiwan snorted coldly in his heart. Qi Zhen has always been arbitrary, how could he tolerate a staff member openly opposing him in front of everyone? It's just a show.
"Once your father is gone, you are the only one left in the General's Mansion, which is really reassuring. I have asked the Queen Mother to accept you as a righteous daughter, and when your father's funeral is settled, you will move to the palace to live. Qi Zhen is like a loving elder, and his words are full of plans for the evening.
Mu Xiwan saluted Qi Zhen with a grateful face, "Thank you, Lord Wang." ”
Seeing that Mu Xiwan was so docile and obedient, and the plan went more smoothly than expected, Qi Zhen said with relief: "Where is this, you will be my biological daughter in the future." ”
The word stepfather was really unspeakable, Mu Xiwan could only make himself more sincere, and said with tears in his eyes: "Xiwan knows." ”
Qi Zhen left satisfied, and even his pace was much blower than when he came. Mu Xiwan stared at his back and smiled coldly.
Mei'er said with a worried face, "Is Miss really willing to go to King Ping's Mansion?" In the end, it is under the fence, you have to look at other people's faces, and I am afraid that life will not be as comfortable as at home. ”
Mu Xiwan patted her on the shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Don't worry, maybe someone is uncomfortable." She already had an idea in her heart, but it was inconvenient to tell Mei'er, so she could only hide it from her first.
Mei'er looked at the furnishings in the hall, "Miss has left home, who will guard this family business for Miss?" "It is necessary to have the ability to manage things, but also to be loyal, and it is really difficult to determine the manpower for a while.
Mu Xiwan's eyes darkened, although General Mu was gone, his power in the army was still there. King Ping deliberately made a benevolent appearance, but he was just gathering his father's old subordinates so as to prepare for future rebellion.
Not only that, in the previous life, she was convinced of Qi Zhen's father and son, and entrusted all the family property. Qi Zhen was fair and selfless on the surface, but secretly instructed his subordinates to swallow up most of the Mu family's property, and his father's lifelong war in exchange for the family business became the private property of the Ping Wangfu.
In this life, how could she still be slaughtered?
"If you can't keep it, you can't keep it." Mu Xiwan whispered, put on three sticks of incense for her father, and said silently in her heart: Father, you and your mother can go with peace of mind, Wan'er has grown up, and she will no longer be bullied.
Mei'er didn't understand what Mu Xiwan meant, and wanted to ask again, but seeing that she didn't want to say more, she didn't speak.
"Mei'er, please come to the study." Mu Xiwan suddenly spoke, and Mei'er was stunned for a moment before leaving.
Mu Xiao is an orphan picked up by General Mu, and when he grew up, he stayed in the General's Mansion as a nursing home, and originally Mu Xiwan had no intersection with him.
But before Chu Er died, she sarcastically admired the lack of eyes at night, disappointed the people who were sincere to her, and calculated her life for the rest of her life. Only then did she know that Mu Xiao had inquired about her again and again, but Qi Ke had secretly blocked it.
Mu Xiao stepped into the study in confusion, and saw Mu Xiwan, who was dressed in white, bowing to him, stunned and didn't know what to say.
"Mu Xiao, I want you to do one thing for me." Mu Xiwan's voice couldn't hear the emotion, but it was inexplicably cold when it fell in the air.
"Yes." Mu Xiao responded in a deep voice, and then remembered that he should salute Mu Xiwan, and suddenly a pair of slender hands held up his arms.
"I respect you as a brother in my heart, and you don't have to salute me." Mu Xiwan stopped his movements and spoke softly.
"Small Status, Humble ......"
As soon as Mu Xiao spoke, Mu Xiwan laughed, "These are false names, I know that loyalty to the Mu family is more important than anything else." ”
Soon, Mu Xiao left the study, and the tea on the table was still warm. Mu Xiwan glanced at the tea leaves floating in the cup, and the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked.
Qi Zhen, your abacus is doomed to fail, how can the connections left by your father be bought off by your hypocritical performance? From now on, I want them to be my use.