flstandardbreds Chapter 179 The story sounds familiar.
Chapter 179 The story sounds familiar.
Before marrying Governor Mu, Cui Meixin had lived in a slum, so she knew how to survive there. Within a few hours, the two of them moved into a dilapidated old house.
Since we're going to cooperate, we naturally need to know what kind of people each of us is hiding in order to help cover for each other.
Cui Meixin spoke first: "The person looking for me now is someone of extraordinary status. His father and I are in a blended family, and my child has offended him."
So now that he's in power, he's planning to get rid of us.
The purpose of saying the last two sentences is to dispel the other person's excessive imagination.
She disliked the fact that the other person was secretly observing her behavior.
This person probably mistook her for a criminal.
The old emperor felt relieved; judging from her upright attitude, she probably hadn't lied to him.
As long as he's not a fugitive!
Wait, why does the story she just told sound so familiar?
I couldn't help but ask, "How did you offend them?"
"Sigh!" Cui Meixin shifted her posture with a headache. Although her clothes appeared simple and old-fashioned, they couldn't hide the elegant and noble air about her. "It's not his fault."
I blame myself for failing to raise my daughter properly. I never imagined that she would do so many heinous things behind my back.
We deserved it.
But she...she's my child. I can't just do nothing and watch her die, can I?
The old emperor didn't know if the other party was related to Lao Mu, but the affairs of Lao Mu's family could serve as a reference: "Those who make mistakes should be punished."
He was worried about Old Mu not long ago. On the surface, Old Mu and the Crown Prince were close, but in reality, even the Mu family didn't know that Old Mu had always been his man.
Now that Mu Yunfei has taken the throne, the entire military governor's mansion is no longer under his control and has sided entirely with the crown prince.
Because I was annoyed, I sent someone to investigate. What I found out was shocking.
How could there be such a father in the world? Old Mu is too muddle-headed. People have always valued the eldest son and the legitimate grandson, but he not only doesn't favor the legitimate son, he also suppresses him to death.
She spoiled her illegitimate child rotten, and now look what's happened: the legitimate son has seized power, the daughter isn't her biological child, and she's been driven to the brink of a vegetative state by the stress.
Live it!
I heard that the bastard was born evil, and at a young age he drove Mu Yunfei to attempt suicide multiple times.
He had considered issuing an edict to execute the second wife and her illegitimate child, but Huang'er told him to hand them over to Mu Yunfei and handle the matter himself.
The one who tied the knot must untie it; the hatred that has been building up in Mu Yunfei's heart needs to be released.
The story this woman told was remarkably similar to that of the warlord's mansion; both involved the children of the second wife tormenting the children of the first wife.
"Parents' hearts are always full of love and concern. I understand your desire to save your daughter, but if the damage is minor, it might be remedied. However, if it exceeds what the son of the first wife can bear..."
I advise you to take her to turn herself in. If she's an adult, she should serve her sentence; if she's a minor, she should go to a juvenile detention center. Running away won't solve the problem; it will only make things worse.
It's gotten to the point where someone's life is at stake; it's probably going to be quite a mess.
Upon hearing this, Cui Meixin covered her face in anguish, but she couldn't cry yet. She had to suppress all her emotions and let them out all at once when she was giving her daughter a stern talking-to.
Only when Xiaoya truly realizes the seriousness of what she did will the child repent and change her ways.
He asked in a muffled voice, "And what about you?"
The old emperor's story was much simpler: his wife died young, his company went bankrupt, his children were unfilial and went to other countries, leaving him a broken man.
"Then what were you doing sneaking around like that?" Cui Meixin pouted, only a fool would believe him.
"Who hasn't offended a few people while doing business? When someone's down on their luck, everyone kicks them while they're down!"
Indeed, Cui Meixin temporarily believed him, and when she looked at him again, her eyes held a hint of sympathy.
There are people in the world who are even more miserable than her. At least her daughter wouldn't do something like abandoning her and running away alone.
Xiaoya is definitely trying to find a way to save her.
Her gaze lingered for a few seconds. Yes, the reason her daughter hadn't visited her must be because something had held her back. Xiaoya wasn't the kind of ungrateful wretched person who didn't care whether her parents lived or died.
Mu Zhen wasn't in a hurry to see Cui Meixin; instead, she was thinking about how to get the whereabouts of the original owner's maternal grandparents from Mu Yunfei.
Only in this way can Cui Meixin stay in the mental hospital with peace of mind, since there is really no place for her outside.
Either keep her with you, or send her abroad.
Who knows if I'll mess with the female lead one day, and that woman might try to harm Cui Meixin?
It's not practical to keep her with him, firstly because he can't prove to Mu Yunfei that Cui Meixin was unrelated to his mother's death.
If this cannot be cleared up, then Cui Meixin's safety cannot be guaranteed.
Secondly, there's the matter of their own secrets. If the two of them were together day and night, it would be hard to guarantee that they wouldn't be exposed.
That's too troublesome.
Or should we wait until the crisis is over before bringing Grandpa and the others back? Don't they love traveling all over the world? We can arrange for them to travel around then, minimizing their time together.
Over the next few days, Cui Meixin and the old emperor were both busy with their own things, and sometimes they wouldn't even see each other for a whole day.
As for what they were busy with, the two of them tactfully refrained from asking each other.
Who doesn't have a few secrets?
As the sun and moon changed and time flew by, the day arrived in the blink of an eye when Huangfu Zique and Mu Yunfei were discharged from the hospital.
Mu Zhen stayed with them in the hospital for two whole months. With the 'certificate' issued by the hospital, the school didn't make things difficult for him.
For two months, he went to Mu Yunfei's ward every day to check in, but he couldn't get anything useful out of them.
The occasional 'inner thoughts' that are revealed are nothing but meaningless drivel.
"It hurts so much! When can I be discharged? What text messages did Luo Luo send today?"
As soon as he tries to speak and guide them, they immediately snap out of it and can't hear anything anymore.
That's absolutely infuriating.
"Not bad, not bad. I think you're better suited for business than intelligence work," Mu Zhen said, pushing a stack of documents back to Yun Dan.
Yun Dan: Hehe.
"Money is a good thing, but in some areas, no amount of money is effective. Don't underestimate the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion."
Currently, all the machines are shut down. Once they start operating, in the Eastern Kingdom—not all of them, but including you and Bai Luoluo, and the rest of the population—…
There's no secret we can't uncover." His eyes darted around, and he leaned in to whisper in her ear, "The Long family did plan a rebellion, and they prepared for it for many years, but for some reason..."
They've all been terminated again recently!
Finally, he raised his chin, looking smug as if to say, "Now you know how powerful we are, right?"
Hmph, she even knows who the old emperor blamed for wetting the bed when he was seven, and that he had sex with the late empress in the imperial garden.
Not to mention others.
Mu Zhen was stunned. Wasn't Tianji Tower supposed to be closed? How did they know so much?
"Are you sure the Long family has stopped their rebellion?" That's not right. Didn't the book say they would stop at the end of the year?