C81 A Hole in My Head
C81 A Hole in My Head
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Shen Jingli walked in from the outside and bent down to pick up the teacup that was thrown onto maidservant, then rolled down and said indifferently: "This is the prehistoric dragon well bestowed by the emperor, it's real good tea, why can't County Owner see it? Could it be that the tea that the County Owner drinks is even better than the one the Emperor drinks? "
"What are you? How dare you act presumptuously in front of this County Owner? " Dehui County Lord's heart ached from being blocked, she angrily glared at Shen Jingli.
Mu Ke, who was standing beside her, had her face covered with a veil. She was afraid that she had been beaten up too badly by Mu Jin, and her face was red and swollen, making her unable to see anyone, but when she saw Mu Jin coming in, she immediately wanted to rush over and beat him up. However, she was blocked by Shen Jingli, and the little gongzi was used to being pampered by him.
"Bitch, who allowed you to block my path?"
Why did this sound so familiar? Shen Jingli vaguely remembered, it seemed like that was what the Wen Jun Tang had said the last time he made trouble, these rich young masters, why were all of their excuses the same?
Seeing Shen Jingli being beaten, Mu Jin was furious, he rushed towards him and pushed him to the ground. After the poison in his body was cleansed, Mu Chen would let him train every day and strengthen his body. Although he looked weak on the outside, his strength was not weak.
"Mu Ke, why are you acting so arrogantly in my grandmother's house? Who do you think you are? You still dare to hit my sister-in-law? "
When Dehui County Lord saw Mu Jin bullying his son in front of him, she immediately became furious and pointed at Mu Jin: "Mu Jin, how dare you! You dare to hit my son in front of this County Owner."
"He hit my sister-in-law first." Mu Jin gave a cold snort, not even sparing the Dehui County Lord a glance.
"Sister-in-law?" Only then did Dehui County Lord begin to size Shen Jingli up. He was wearing ivory brocade clothes with thin golden threads that were embroidered with auspicious clouds. She looked ordinary, but her attire was noble and dignified.
This... Could it be the pair that Mu Chen married into a small family in the Southern Wilderness?
"Just a lowly pair, how dare you call him sister-in-law?"
Mu Jin did not get angry, instead he laughed and said to Mu Ke: "Did you hear that, your mother said you are a despicable pair."
Shuang'er's status in the Great Yan Dynasty was not high, and her Mu Family was especially not fond of Shuang'er. As a marquis, his father owned five concubines and three concubines, and they had a total of five twins for him. Other than Mu Ke being the son of the County Owner, who was pampered like a treasure in his heart, the other four servants were like servants in Mu Family, two of them were even serving Mu Ke's room, serving him tea and offering him water, as well as having to be scolded by him.
"What are you talking about? "My Ke …"
"Isn't it just a pair, and the kind that is especially lowly?" Shen Jingli took over. He was never the kind of person who would passively take a beating, and since Dehui County Lord had to say something unpleasant to make him feel disgusted, he didn't mind using these words to stop her.
Dehui County Lord regained her senses, remembering that her words were cut through, her entire body was trembling in anger. She glared at Shen Jingli, as though she wanted to tear him to shreds, and said coldly: "This young girl from a small place does not know the rules, he actually dares to make such a ruckus in front of his elders."
"I actually didn't know that our family had an elder like you, right?" Shen Jingli gave her a simple glance before finding a place to sit. He originally wanted to sit in the main seat, but as the person in front of him was a relative of the emperor, he had no other choice but to give up.
Mu Jin obediently stood behind him. He looked at Dehui County Lord's completely red face and felt that it was really funny.
Mu Ke's face was previously beaten into a pig's head, and he had just been pushed back just now. As he was feeling angry in his heart, he immediately pointed at Shen Jingli and scolded, "Who are you to dare talk back to my mother like this?"
"You have such a bad temper, no wonder your mother scolded you." Shen Jingli held up the teacup with his long fingers and casually played with the lid, which made a crisp sound when touched with the teacup. He continued to speak slowly, "Mu Chen is your big brother, so logically speaking, you should call me sister-in-law. However, fourteen years have already passed and the relationship has already been calculated, so stop calling me that to prevent it from tainting my ears."
"That's right, I don't want a brother like you to embarrass yourself by speaking about it." Mu Jin immediately agreed.
He disliked Mu Ke a lot, using the fact that his mother was the emperor's cousin, and he was doted on by the Old Lady Mu, showing off his strength outside all day, did he not have a brain? He was already seventeen, but no one was willing to come over and propose, and he didn't have any snacks.
"Mu Jin, what did you say?" Mu Ke was truly enraged, and at the same time, he remembered that he came here for a purpose. He came to settle the score with Mu Jin, not to suffer the injustice, "Do you think I want to be your brother? You are just a bastard born from a mother who stole people, and yet you dare to say that you are my brother? Our Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion cannot afford to lose this kind of person. "
His mother had obviously not done anything, yet they wanted to frame his mother as stealing people, and send her to some remote courtyard, causing her to fall sick during childbirth. Her health was not well, and she even travelled a long distance with his brother to the Southern Wilderness, which was why she passed away so early.
"Mu Ke, keep your mouth shut, you don't know anything, what right do you have to say that my mother is stealing people?"
Just as the two were about to start fighting again, a servant ran in from outside. He panted and said: "Young Master Shen, the palace's Eunuch Gao has arrived. He wants you to listen to the imperial edict."
When these words came out, Dehui County Lord and Mu Ke's faces turned red, and they looked at Shen Jingli with even more ill intentions.
Shen Jingli did not care about them, the only thought in his mind was, why would I have to kneel to others later?
"Sister-in-law, hurry up and go. Don't let Eunuch Gao wait."
Shen Jingli did not dare delay any longer. With the power of the Emperor, if he was delayed even a little, he would easily be caught and punished.
When they reached the front yard, Old Lady Yang and all the family members were already there waiting.
When the bright yellow imperial edict was released, even the arrogant Dehui County Lord had to kneel down immediately. A string of beautiful words came out of the eunuch's mouth, causing Shen Jingli's forehead to almost be covered in green veins.
The content of the imperial edict was very simple, it was that the Emperor thought that when Shen Jingli suffered from a disaster in his Jiang City, with his selfless heart, he saved tens of thousands of lives. The Emperor felt that he was a rare benevolent citizen, and had especially bestowed him the title of County Prince.
He had always been worried that's background was not good and that he would be used as a topic of conversation by the people from the Mu Family. He also didn't know what kind of agreement that the Emperor had made with the Emperor "Cut the ground and compensate", had actually caused the Emperor to not hesitate to bestow upon him a title.
Hearing that Shen Jingli had been bestowed the title of County Prince, and that the Emperor had even personally bestowed the marriage to Mu Chen, Dehui County Lord was so angry that her eyes almost rolled back in her head.
Shen Jingli accepted the decree, and the Nanny Jin beside him quickly fished out a black bag and stuffed it in her hands, "Eunuch Gao, thank you for your hard work."
The eunuch was still young, but he smiled and nodded his head. "Then I won't stay any longer at home. Madam Mu remembers coming to the palace tomorrow to see the empress."
What? Not only did he receive the title bestowed upon him by the emperor, but he was also summoned by the empress. Dehui County Lord was so angry that she almost vomited blood. But with Eunuch Gao here, what else could she do?
Mu Ke was not as calm as she was, he pointed at Shen Jingli and shouted, "He is an ugly double, how can he become a County Prince?"
His mother was a proper royal relative, but she was only given the title of County Owner. He was just an ugly duo from the countryside, how could he be on equal footing with his mother?
Eunuch Gao was about to leave, but hearing Mu Ke's words, he unhappily frowned, he looked at Mu Ke sharply, and said: "Young master Mu Ke, if you are unsatisfied with the orders of your majesty, you can enter the palace to tell the emperor."
"I …"
Mu Ke still wanted to say something, but he was stopped by the Dehui County Lord. Since ancient times, the underworld had always been a place where underworld kings liked to see, little ghosts were hard to deal with, offending these eunuchs and eunuchs, in the future, it would be difficult for her to carry out his tasks in the palace. She, this foolish son, truly did not understand the ways of the world, could the emperor's decree be casually questioned? If these words were to spread into the ears of the emperor, then it would question the dignity of the son of heaven. Even if a layer of skin was not removed, a few bones would still be broken.
"My child is insensible, please forgive me, Eunuch Gao." Dehui County Lord smiled apologetically.
"When it comes to educating children, County Owner has to spend more effort to make Young Master …" Eunuch Gao's eyes flashed, but he didn't finish his words.
Even so, Dehui County Lord had a very ugly expression. With things having come to this point, how could she not know what he was trying to say?
"County Owner wants to return to the manor, why don't we go with the Li family?" Holding the purse given by the Nanny Jin, Eunuch Gao said.
He could not tell that Fourteenth Master married this Shuang'er because he saw that she did not have much background, and was even quite generous with her hands. Since the other party was so understanding, it was only right that he put on airs.
Now that Shen Jingli had obtained a title, the Dehui County Lord did not dare to find fault with him publicly, if not, when Shen Jingli had just obtained a title and she would come looking for him, the Emperor would definitely think that she was dissatisfied with his decree. If so, the matter of Yu'er inviting Prince Feng to his side would probably be rejected by the Emperor, and she had worked so hard for so long, hoping that his son would inherit Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion in the future.
Filled with anger, Dehui County Lord led her son and left with Eunuch Gao.
After they left, the Yang Family officially exploded.
Yang Ningxin circled Shen Jingli and shouted happily, "Cousin sister, you have become a relative of the Huang Clan, how awe-inspiring!"
secretly complained in his heart, he did not know if the emperor would ask for it or not, but Mu Shisi was truly stupid, even if he did not have a strong background, he would not necessarily be bullied by those people.