boyutpedia Chapter 298 The conspiracy exposed
Chapter 298 The conspiracy exposed
"Also, take good care of Xiaowen and get her engaged to Xingguang in a few days."
Mrs. Du was delighted. "Mother, will we move to Prince Rui's mansion then?"
She had wanted to move to Prince Rui's mansion for a long time, but her mother had disagreed before, saying that she had to save face.
Madam Cao said, "Okay."
"Pack up your belongings. After Xiaowen and Xingguang get engaged, we'll move to Prince Rui's mansion."
"By then, I will have Princess Rui hand over all the properties and household affairs under the name of the Rui Palace to you for management."
Mrs. Du's breathing tightened and she smiled brightly. Now she could finally get her things back.
"Mom is so good to me."
Her eyes were full of pride. She waited until she got back everything that belonged to her and saw how Princess Rui could still be so arrogant in front of her.
What the two of them didn't know was that a figure flashed by on the roof.
……
at dusk.
Everyone in the Mu family returned home.
After Cheng Zishi sent Mu Baobao and other children back, he did not stay for long, but left with Zheng Xingguang.
Before he left, he said he would come to class tomorrow.
main hall.
After the family sat down, a servant brought them tea and then quietly left.
The Mu family was not used to having slaves, but considering that they were staying in someone else's house, they didn't say anything.
"Baby, your grandfather and I bought a lot of delicious food." Zhu took out some snacks she had bought.
“We tried it, and it was delicious.”
"There's also the mutton offal noodles, which are also delicious. I'll take you there next time."
Mubaobao took a five-spice bean and licked it slowly, "Milk, it's delicious and fragrant."
The others took snacks.
"If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have eaten out and saved money."
"This pastry tastes really good, not dry at all, and very sweet."
Zhu smiled and said, "There are a lot of delicious restaurants outside. I think business is good."
"Second brother, third brother, what do you think?"
Mu Laoer swallowed the cake in his mouth and said, "Mom, we've only been watching for one day, how can it be so fast?"
"However, the situation today seems okay."
"It's just that the cost of doing business here is higher than doing business in town, and you don't make much money."
Mu Laodi said, "As long as there is income, it's fine. We can't just sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labor."
Mu Lao Er also meant the same thing, "Dad, Lao San and I are going to wait and see. We'll observe for a few more days before making a decision."
Father Mu hummed, "You two brothers are right."
"We just got here, so we need to observe more."
"Oh my! Where did all these cats come from?" Liu exclaimed, "And there are quite a few dogs too."
I saw that there were many cats and dogs outside the main hall, all sitting or standing there looking at the wooden baby.
"I'm here to look for the baby." Zhu was very calm. "You'll get used to it."
Baby Mu took a bag of five-spice beans and ran to the cats and dogs.
She squatted down and poured out some of the five-spice beans. "Do you want some?"
The cats and dogs smelled it, some ate it and some didn't.
Cats and dogs rubbed against the wooden baby.
Baby Mu touched this and that, and was extremely happy.
A cat was meowing.
Mu Baobao cried out, "No way."
"I live here, and the animals from the mountains can't come here."
"How about this, I'll go to the mountains to look for the animals tomorrow, okay?"
The cat meowed twice and then rubbed against her.
Mu Baobao couldn't touch them all because there were too many cats and dogs, and they all wanted her to touch them.
If only she had more hands.
After a while, Zhu came with a big bucket of meat.
She poured the meat on the ground and said with a smile, "Eat it."
Baby Mu stood up and said to the cats and dogs, "Eat it all, it's for you."
The cats and dogs then began to eat happily.
After eating, the cats and dogs left.
"Grandma," Mu Baobao took Zhu's hand and asked eagerly, "Can I go to the mountains to play tomorrow?"
"Cat said the animals in the mountains want to play with me."
Zhu was a little embarrassed. "Baby, we are not familiar with the nearby mountains. It is easy to encounter danger if we rashly go into the mountains."
"How about we wait until tomorrow and ask Mr. Cheng?"
Mu Baobao has always been obedient, so she nodded and agreed. She would ask the uncle tomorrow.
……
Later in the night.
Ministry of Justice, Grand Prison.
All members of the Cao family were "invited" to the Ministry of Justice prison, and there were a few more people there, who were the ones who murdered the Mu family late at night.
Minister of Justice Cui Sheng stood before the Cao family and said expressionlessly, "In compliance with the Emperor's order, we are now interrogating the Cao family for the murder attempt."
"Nonsense!" Madam Cao glared at him. "You, a mere Minister of Justice, dare to interrogate us. Do you think you are..."
"Madam Cao, I am a powerful official of the second rank." Cui Sheng interrupted her impatiently.
"You, the Cao family, are just commoners. How dare you disrespect me? Do you want to be punished?"
Madam Cao raised her head slightly and said arrogantly, "My daughter is Princess Rui."
"Just one word from me, and your tenure as Minister of Justice will be over."
"Madam Cao is wrong," Princess Rui came over with her maid and said coldly, "My power is not so great that I can dismiss the Minister of Justice!"
"Evil creature!" Old Madam Cao felt that she had lost face and raised her hand to slap her.
But Princess Rui grabbed her hand and threw it aside, "Come here, give Madam Cao five lashes of the cane to teach her the rules of respect and inferiority!"
"A common woman dares to disrespect this princess and even has her eyes on Prince Rui's mansion. How bold of her!"
Before Mrs. Cao could say anything, two jailers covered her mouth and dragged her to the side to be beaten with a stick.
Soon, the sound of "pa pa pa" of the board, accompanied by Madam Cao's screams, resounded throughout the prison.
It stimulated the eardrums of everyone in the Cao family.
At this moment, some people in the Cao family realized how wrong they had been. They were part of the royal family, and they were Princess Rui.
"Princess Rui, you...that's your mother!" Mrs. Du still didn't realize the seriousness of the problem and kept on stirring up trouble.
"You are unfilial!"
Princess Rui looked at her with murderous eyes, but she said to Cui Sheng, "Sir Cui, how do you deal with gossipy women like this who like to sow discord?"
Cui Sheng said with a smile, "Princess Rui, just watch. Our Ministry of Justice is very good at dealing with such gossips."
As soon as he raised his hand, the jailer forcibly dragged Du towards the rack.
"What are you doing? Let me go!" Mrs. Du was panicking. She was really panicking. "I'm the sister-in-law of Princess Rui. If you dare to do this to me, I won't let you go!"
"You bitch!" Cao Xiaowen ignored her own injuries and rushed over to hit Princess Rui.
"How dare you do this to my mother? I will give you to countless men to play with. I want you to die a miserable death!"