The more he thought about it, the more likely it was, especially after Mu Aotian had gotten angry and said those words. Liu Xinyao's expression was now as she sat on the chair with a pale face and a lost soul. Her heart was like ashes.
Aiyo, what a typical heartbroken look.
Hiss.
Lu Tang inhaled a breath of cold air. She felt a sharp pain in the back of her teeth. Hehehe, this really made her discover a big secret. Lu Tang's eyes darted around like a little fox. She felt that the Mu family's father must have known what was going on. Otherwise, the Mu family's father, who placed so much importance on family harmony, would not have humiliated that Second Aunt like this. It was probably because of her return that he had ruthlessly beaten this Second Aunt.
Perhaps Lu Tang's gaze was too obvious, but Mu Aotian noticed it immediately. He saw his precious daughter's eyes rolling around. He didn't know what she was thinking, but when her bright eyes swept over him, he felt inexplicably nervous. What was with this little girl's gaze?
The next moment, Lu Tang's eyes lit up and she smiled." Alright, Dad, sit down and eat. I'm hungry. My sister Yun 'er and Second Aunt are doing this for my own good. It's just that my body is indeed allergic to prawns. After eating it, my entire body will have small rashes. It's really not edible.”
Lu Tang patted Mu Aotian's hand and said softly.
When Mu Aotian heard Lu Tang's words, the expression on his face eased up a lot. He was actually the one who felt the most upset. His precious little girl could not eat prawns. It must have something to do with the poison in her body. Such a fierce and overbearing poison had passed onto Yuan Bao. Her own body must have changed, which was why she was allergic to prawns. When he thought of this fact, his heart ached even more for his precious little girl.
"Sister Yun 'er and Second Shen' er, I know that you're doing this for my own good, but I've experienced a lot in the past four years. Whether it's my personality or my taste in food, I've changed a lot, so please understand.”
Lu Tang's words were beautifully said. Her tone was calm and not aggressive.
"Sister, I know you've suffered all these years.”
Mu Qingyun hurriedly spoke. Her reaction was also fast. She quickly picked up the prawn in front of Lu Tang and placed it in her bowl. Then, she replaced it with a piece of braised eggplant and placed it in front of Lu Tang. This time, Lu Tang also gave her face. She picked up the piece of eggplant and placed it in her mouth. Mu Qingyun immediately smiled.
Lu Tang narrowed her eyes. Was her cousin so easily satisfied? She had only taken a bite of the food she had picked.
On the other side, Madam Liu's expression was a little better. She had wanted to say a few words of courtesy when she heard Lu Tang's words, but her throat was dry in the end, and she only said 'mmm' after a long time.'
"Alright, everyone, let's eat. Lass Tang has been missing for four years and has finally returned today. I'm very happy and can finally sleep soundly. Old Wang, bring me the daughter's red that this king buried in the courtyard.”
Mu AoTian could not hide the joy on his face.
"Alright, this old servant will go now."
Butler Wang shouted and quickly called for people to dig for wine.
……
It was a high-quality daughter's red wine. Once the seal was opened, the fragrance of the wine was mellow, and it made people drunk.
Mu Aotian was happy and poured a big bowl for himself, Mu Xuanyun, and Mu Jihong. Mu Aotian raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. The wine spilled out and flowed down his neck into his clothes. His masculinity exploded.
Lu Tang discreetly looked at Liu Xinyao from the corner of her eyes and found that she was staring at the Mu family's father…
Tsk, tsk, tsk, this Second Aunt covets the Mu family's father. This matter can't run away.
Lu Tang went to look at her second uncle. He was sitting there smiling as he watched the Mu family's father drink. He looked very happy. Mu Qingyun was also sitting there shyly, looking like an obedient young lady.
"I'm very happy today. I'm very happy. I haven't been so happy in four years. Old Wang, give the order to reward every servant in the residence with two taels of silver.”
Mu AoTian waved his hand.
"This old servant thanks wangye on behalf of everyone."
Uncle Wang thanked Mu Aotian and bowed to Lu Tang. This was a shrewd and intelligent old butler. He knew that Mu Aotian's reward was only because of the return of Eldest Miss Mu.
After bowing, he went down happily.
Lu Tang looked at Mu Aotian. He had drunk a little too much and his face was a little red, but it did not affect his handsome face. It was obvious that Mu Aotian was really happy because of her return.
She looked at the joy in her father's eyes and felt her heart swell. Her heart, which had been cold and lonely for so many years, seemed to have finally found a place to belong and slowly became calm.
If someone were to ask her what she wanted to keep the most at this moment, she would have to ask herself.
Lu Tang thought that she would answer without hesitation, keeping the warmth at this moment, keeping the voice and smile of the Mu family for her.
……
Mu AoTian was drinking excitedly while Mu Xuanyun was frowning.
"Xuan Yun, why are you frowning? " Drink with your father. Little Tang is back. Second Uncle is also very happy. However, Second Uncle's body is weak. He can't drink in big mouthfuls. He can only take small sips. Don't spoil your father's fun and finish it in one gulp."”
Mu Jihong laughed when he saw Mu Xuanyun frowning and thinking.
"Yun 'er, these few years…it's all thanks to you.”
Mu Aotian picked up a big bowl of wine and faced Mu Xuanyun. He had just opened his mouth when he choked.
As the eldest son of the Mu family, all the responsibilities and heavy burdens fell on him alone. The second and third sons were not at home. Because of his daughter's disappearance, he was not in the mood to govern the country and had collapsed for a long time. If it was not for his eldest son supporting the family, he would have collapsed during those difficult days.
This eldest son was the leader of the royal guards in the palace. He protected the current emperor and the capital of the Great Zhou. He was the pride of the Mu family.
Between men, between father and son, there were some things that one could understand without saying it out loud.
"Father, you don't have to say anything. I understand.”
Mu Xuanyun stood up as well. The father and son touched their bowls and drank up.
When Lu Tang saw this scene, her eyes turned red. She took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and poured herself a small cup. She took small sips.
Thus, she heard Mu Xuanyun speak to the Mu family's father in a low voice," Father, you just rewarded each servant with two taels of silver. Your son has roughly calculated that if you only rewarded the servants in the residence, it would only cost about three hundred taels of silver. However, if you include the Mu family's army, it would be a huge expenditure.”
Mu Xuanyun lowered his voice and whispered into Mu Aotian's ear.
Mu AoTian was a little drunk. He was still unable to react to his eldest son's words. After being stunned for three seconds, his head quivered and he immediately remembered!
His precious daughter was now carrying a debt of three million taels of gold!!
At this moment, Butler Wang ran back happily." Your Highness, this old servant has already passed on your words. The servants are all very happy and asked this old servant to express their gratitude. Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Eldest Miss."”
Hearing Butler Wang's words, Mu Aotian's face tightened.
"How much silver did you spend?"
"Ah?"
Steward Wang was stunned. He did not expect that his lord would say such a thing. He was stunned for a moment before he replied," The accountant did a calculation and rewarded the servants in our residence with a total of 382 taels of silver. We are going to distribute it to the Mu family's army and the lonely widows that we took care of in the past years, as well as the families with old mothers and young children. The total expenditure is 480,000 taels of silver."”
Hiss.
Mu AoTian sucked in a breath of cold air, and the smell of alcohol dissipated.
He, he, he…
Gulp.
Wasn't he just a little happy? Then, he drank some Nu 'er Hong. How could he have forgotten about the important matter?
Three million taels of gold, and he still hadn't even settled on that, yet he had already spent another 480,000 taels of gold…
Butler Wang saw that something was wrong with his master's expression. He sat on the chair and did not say anything for a long time. He said uneasily," Master, is there a problem?"”
Mu Aotian definitely couldn't ask Butler Wang to return the reward, right? That would be too embarrassing.
He, the dignified Prince Runan, really could not do such a thing.
"Um, it's fine…"
Mu AoTian was anxious in his heart, but his expression was calm, showing the demeanor of a general.
"Erm, Old Wang, go and ask Old Wu how much money the accountant has at his disposal.”
Mu Aotian asked.
Butler Wang muttered in his heart. Why did His Highness ask this? Could it be that he wanted to continue rewarding them? The return of the young miss really made his highness too happy. He actually rewarded her continuously and left happily.
On the other side, Lu Tang felt warm and amused when she saw Mu Aotian's anxious expression after signing the agreement because of her.
"Daddy, I don't need…!"
"Little girl, wait."
Mu Aotian interrupted Lu Tang's words. He saw the little girl tilting her head and half-squinting her eyes. She was holding a wine glass in her hand and drinking until her face was red. In a trance, he seemed to see his wife.
Mu Aotian was so busy that he turned his head away. He did not dare to think about it. He could not think about it. Otherwise, he would not be able to control himself. He missed her too much.
Shaking his head, Mu Aotian belatedly realized that his servant girl was actually stealing wine. This servant girl was really too bold, but he could not bear to scold her. He only gently tapped her head," You're a girl, why are you learning to drink?"”
His doting tone made Lu Tang smile.
"Just a sip…"
Lu Tang muttered softly, while Yuan Bao was laughing secretly at the side.
Butler Wang came back very quickly and reported," Master, Old Wu just calculated that the current amount of money available on the account is 2.26 million taels of silver.”
2.6 million taels of silver.
Mu AoTian muttered this number, thinking that it was far from the 3.8 million gold taels. The Mu family had made great contributions to the war, and with the emperor's rewards, they had what they had today…
He waved his hand and said," Go and ask Old Wu to calculate how much money we can sell in cash.”
Butler Wang really couldn't understand his master at this moment. What was he doing? However, he still accepted the order and left.
Butler Wang didn't understand, let alone the people from the second branch. Hence, Mu Jihong spoke up," Brother, you're checking the cash flow and real estate. What are you doing?”
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