Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

When Mu Chen rose up once again, the one who regretted the most was Vice Minister Zeng.    

Back then, when his second daughter had married the Third Prince and become the Third Prince's secondary wife, he had naturally stood by the Third Prince's side. After the incident with Mu Chen, he had decisively annulled the marriage, and had even allowed his daughter to strike at Mu Chen while he was down.    

He thought that under the deliberate suppression of the Third Prince's faction, Mu Chen would no longer have the chance to turn the situation around. Who would have thought that the King Jing had contributed greatly to the living printing industry, paid a visit to the south, and even cured the waters, the Emperor would give orders to investigate what had happened that year. He would help the King Jing turn the tables around, and Mu Chen would be exempted from the crime.    

"Did you do a good thing for Mu Chen to get married?" When Assistant Minister Zeng entered the door, he immediately flew into a rage at Ceng Wan'er.    

Madam Zeng was holding onto her daughter and asking about her life in Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion, when she heard her husband's fierce tone, she immediately stood up to pacify him, "Master, what happened? Why did he have to shout at Wan'er the moment he returned? Don't scare the child. "    

Ceng Wan'er was indeed shocked. This was the first time in her life that Vice Minister Zeng had spoken to her so loudly, and she was really dissatisfied.    

"Why didn't you ask your precious daughter what she did?" Vice Minister Zeng was so angry that he threw off his wife and sat on the seat at the head of the table.    

What is your precious daughter? Madam Zeng was so angry that she looked at her husband, who was completely furious, and turned to her daughter and asked, "Wan'er, what did you do to make your father angry?"    

"What can I do if I stay in the backyard all day?" Before marriage, she would always be able to meet Mu Yu whenever she saw him. After marriage, other than the days of their marriage, they would meet each other when they were at home in a hurry, he did not know what to be so busy about every day, and he would always be able to catch sight of her every now and then.    

"Mu Chen's wife? "Don't play dumb with me, you dare say that it wasn't you?" Did she really think he was stupid? He wouldn't investigate anything.    

"So what?" Ceng Wan'er snorted indifferently, "If I wasn't generous and kind, how could he have married and become a father so early?"    

"Pa ~ ~"    

Ceng Wan'er tilted her face to the side as she heard the sound. A scorching pain accompanied by a faint smell of blood stunned her. She couldn't believe that her father, who had always doted on her, would actually hit her.    

"Dad, why did you hit me?"    

"You still have the nerve to ask?" Vice Minister Zeng was beyond furious. "Can you do things with your brain? Do it beautifully so that others don't have the chance to find trouble with you."    

Ceng Wan'er covered her face, her eyes were red and aggrieved, "How do I know that Mu Shisi's luck is so good?"    

If she had known earlier that Mu Chen could rise to power, she wouldn't have gone to cancel the engagement.    

"Master, don't be angry." Madam Zeng used to massage Vice Minister Zeng's shoulders, "Mu Chen won't be able to return to the Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion no matter what.    

"That's right, Mu Yu will become the Prince very soon." Ceng Wan'er was extremely pleased in her heart, she would soon be the Prince's wife, and the grief of not being able to see her husband would be replaced with joy.    

Minister Zeng thought about it, no matter what, he was the third prince's father-in-law, Mu Chen should not dare to do anything to him.    

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Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion    

Mu Yu walked into the courtyard of the Dehui County Lord and greeted them: "Mother, you're looking for me?"    

"Yu'er is here. Come over and sit!" When Dehui County Lord saw her son, she immediately smiled brightly.    

Mu Yu walked over and sat beside Dehui County Lord, who immediately pulled his hand, "What has my son been doing these past few days?"    

"To meet up with you." Mu Yu laughed self-deprecatingly. He had gotten the top scorer, but the emperor just left him out in the open, telling him to stay in Han Lin Yuan's courtyard and do nothing, not letting him do anything. He even allowed him to not report every day.    

"Those friends of yours are all poor scholars who don't have any family background. What's there to be surprised about? Stay in the Palace as long as you can and quickly grandson Wan'er." Dehui County Lord patted her son's hand and smiled kindly.    

With Ceng Wan'er?    

Mu Yu laughed, and looked at Dehui County Lord with ridicule in her eyes: "Mother, why did you want me to marry Ceng Wan'er in the end?"    

He even went to so much trouble to ask his grandmother to ask the emperor to grant them marriage. He was once the engaged man of the Fourteenth Brother, so wasn't Mother worried about losing face due to Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion? Was there no other noble daughter in the capital? Yet he had his eyes on Ceng Wan'er?    

"Wan'er is good, she is good and filial. Don't you like her?"    

Which one of your eyes sees that I like her?    

Mu Yu laughed, and did not say much more, and changed the topic, "Have mother heard about Fourteenth Brother?"    

Upon hearing Mu Chen, the Dehui County Lord's face became stern, and said impatiently: "Everything is fine, why are you mentioning him?"    

"I just want to ask mother, have you seen fourteenth brother?" Do you know that Brother Fourteenth has gotten married and has had children? "    

"What is it? Do you think I helped him marry those two? " Dehui County Lord was a little angry, "Don't worry about him, what does he have to do with you?"    

"He is my younger brother." Mu Yu stubbornly said, "Mother, stop making things difficult for fourteenth brother, he doesn't owe us anything."    

"Why doesn't he owe me? His mother stole my official wife's position, and he even almost stole your Prince's position. Both mother and child are not good people. "    

"Mother …" Mu Yu was a little powerless, "Alright, I'm going out."    

"Don't go out often, go to Wan'er's yard often, hurry up and give birth to a grandson for your mother."    

Mu Yu quickened his pace, and quickly left the Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion.    

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When Mu Chen saw Mu Yu, he was a little surprised. He did not know why this brother in another mother had suddenly come to find him.    

"Zi An is here, hurry up and take a seat." Mu Yu revealed a smile, he extended his hand and invited him to sit, and even poured him a cup of tea, "Why didn't you come find me when you returned to the capital? "If I hadn't seen you that day at the imperial court, I wouldn't have known that you had already returned to the capital."    

Mu Chen looked at Mu Yu's sincere smile, and felt that it was a little out of place. Logically speaking, if they wanted to meet each other, they should be enemies.    

"Many things." Simply put, he took a sip of the tea that Mu Yu had brewed. The taste was much better than the one in the restaurant outside.    

"I don't even have time to meet him." Mu Chen obviously didn't want to see him. "From what Uncle Yi said, Grandmother called you back once, is it to ask you to go back to her house?"    

If he was asked to return to the clan, would the Old Lady Mu do this?    

Mu Chen laughed coldly, thinking that Mu Yu was being too naive, could it be that he had become stupid from reading?    

Seeing the ridicule on Mu Chen's face, Mu Yu smiled somewhat awkwardly, and changed the topic: "How have you been recently? "Is Jin'er in good health?"    

"The seniors in the military camp are all pretty easy to get along with." Every day, he was told to bring more food. This bunch of old guys were like children.    

"That's good." Mu Yu was slightly relieved, "Next time, bring Jin'er along with your husband and children to meet her. I haven't seen Jin'er for a long time as well."    

"Alright." Mu Yu did not seem to have any malicious intentions, and his attitude became a bit more amiable.    

The waiter of the shop brought up the dishes that Mu Yu had ordered, and Mu Yu scooped a bowl of Eight Treasures Soup for Mu Chen, and said: "I heard that the medicinal food of this house is quite good, try it."    

Mu Chen was a little embarrassed in his heart, but he still maintained his calm and collected expression. He took a few sips of the soup and nodded: "It's pretty good."    

Mu Yu smiled as he scooped a bowl for himself. If you like it, you can bring some back to Jin'er and your brother-in-law. "    

"Alright." With food, they should be happy.    

As the two ate, they chatted for a while. When they parted ways, Mu Yu gave Mu Chen a box.    

"The old man said that he'll give it to you. Since you've already taken it, it might be beneficial to your future prospects." Mu Yu patted Mu Chen's shoulder, and stuffed the box into his hands, "When I have time … Forget it, take good care of yourself. "    

After parting with Mu Yu, Mu Chen returned home.    

"Brother, what is this?" Mu Jin opened the box that Mu Chen brought home, upon seeing the contents, he immediately closed the lid and turned to look at Mu Chen.    

"What?" Mu Chen changed his clothes and came out. He saw that Mu Jin's expression was a little strange.    

"Tiger Tally!" Mu Jin formed a mouth shape and handed the box over to Mu Chen.    

Mu Chen opened up a slit, and looked at the item inside. A bronze tiger shaped object, his eyes flashed with surprise, his heart churning with unknown emotions.    

Third Prince's faction had always thought that the Tiger Tally that was on him was actually in Mu Yu's hands. Moreover, he clearly knew that Princess Fuan was supporting the Third Prince, yet he did not hand over the Tiger Tally.    

"Brother, where did you come from?"    

"Thirteenth Brother gave it to me."    

Mu Jin's expression became even weirder. He looked at Mu Chen with suspicion.    

Mu Chen patted his head, "Don't think too much into it."    

Logically speaking, his relationship with Mu Yu was not good, and had always been … When he thought about it carefully, his relationship with Mu Yu was actually not that bad. It should be said that Mu Yu had never caused trouble for him, and similarly, had never extended a hand to help them.    

"Brother, I still feel like I don't understand Thirteenth Brother."    

"After all, the old man has personally taught me for a period of time. Thirteenth Brother's character won't be that bad."    

"But he also followed Old Lady for a long time. Old Lady's personality …" He didn't want to say it.    

He had heard from the old man that when his grandmother was young, she had a rather good personality. She was straightforward and generous, and was not afraid of hardships as she followed him back to the Northeast and Northwest camps. The old man's subordinates all said that she was good, but after his father was born, she changed.    

"What does she not like about mother? "You even want to frame your mother for stealing people, are you not afraid of losing the face of the house of the Marquis?" Mu Jin scoffed, he felt that Old Lady was someone he could not understand.    

His mother was also a member of the house of the Marquis. If his mother's reputation was bad, then would the name of the house of the Marquis be good?    

"The older the Old Lady, the more confused I am. She really cares too much about her identity and status." Old Lady had a low birth, she was a young lady from a escort agency in the Jianghu. Only later on did she pay special attention to the background of the Daughter-in-law.    

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's see what kind of delicious food your sister-in-law is preparing tonight."