Chapter 776 - 777: Conflict Between Brothers
After Yang Chuxia woke up, Ye Zi’an didn’t sleep much longer before getting up.
After eating some food and drinking some goji berry chicken soup cooked by Xiaxia’s mother, they went to the study together.
"Mr. Luo didn’t come back with you?"
"Mmm, he’s enjoying himself too much in the prefecture city to think of returning. He spends all day admiring flowers and writing poetry with his friends, and going out for outings to high places." Thinking of Mr. Luo’s carefree life in the prefecture city made him somewhat envious. Indeed, there was nothing to worry about, and every day was leisurely and interesting.
Of course, if Yang Chuxia were to describe such a life, it would simply be a life spent waiting to die after being well fed.
"What about your matter? What happened? Who was that person?"
"Xiaxia, do you know the Mu family?"
"The Mu family, is it related to the Mu family? Which Mu? Neither Mu Shaoling nor Mu Shaofeng is possible. It’s even less likely to be the Mu family in Capital City, so it can only be the Mu family in the prefecture city? The Mu family in the prefecture city is the third branch of the family. I know that this third branch is rooted in Funan Prefecture. Their family exams can be held in Funan. I just don’t know which offspring of the third branch of the Mu family it is?"
Ye Zi’an sighed, and had to admit that Xiaxia was always too perceptive. Just by mentioning the Mu family, Xiaxia could deduce the specific target.
"Mu Shaofeng’s younger brother."
"Mu Shaofeng’s younger brother?" Yang Chuxia’s voice suddenly got louder. "What’s going on with the Mu family? How could it be Mu Shaofeng’s younger brother? Mu Shaofeng doesn’t look like someone who would engage in shady business. How come his brother turned out like this?"
"Xiaxia, calm down!" Ye Zi’an handed her a cup of tea, and then slowly explained, "This younger brother of Mu Shaofeng, named Mu Shaowei, is also 18 years old like me. Originally, he was the illegitimate child of the third branch of the Mu family. But later, his birth mother was legitimized, turning him into the legitimate heir. Although Mu Shaowei is not a prodigal son, his academic skills are not particularly good either. He took the Cultivated Talent exam eleven times, and it took him seven years before he finally got the title of Cultivated Talent this spring. But unexpectedly, in the following autumn examinations, he directly became a Recommended Man."
Seeing Yang Chuxia listening attentively, with the tea in her hand untouched, he smiled and continued, "You know, if he had passed the Cultivated Talent exam in one try, it might not have been so eye-catching. But he had taken the exam seven times, and now he suddenly became a Recommended Man, and the more you look at it, the more incredible it seems. As a result, when this matter came to light, Mu Shaoling was the first to investigate him!"
"Brother An, Mu Shaoling and Mu Shaowei should be cousins, right? Why would he investigate his own brother for your sake?"
"Xiaxia, although they are brothers, there’s still a difference in closeness between them. Do you think he’s closer to Mu Shaofeng or to Mu Shaowei? The third branch of the Mu family is separate, and this branch itself has its own property. With property comes the issue of inheritance. Mu Shaofeng is indeed the legitimate heir. But with the existence of Mu Shaowei and the secondary madam, Mu Shaofeng’s status as the heir is not so stable anymore."
It has to be said that the affairs of a big family are so complicated. Even though they are brothers, they can still be divided into different tiers. Even though it’s just some worldly possessions, they quarrel over it.
"So Mu Shaoling is closer to Mu Shaofeng, and Mu Shaowei happens to have made a mistake this time. They take this opportunity to investigate him, and if they can suppress him, then the family business of the third branch will be inherited by Mu Shaofeng?"
"Yes, Mu Shaowei is too eager to suppress Mu Shaofeng. So, he borrowed the help of his maternal family to seize my title. With Mu Shaofeng as a commoner, if Mu Shaowei were to become a Recommended Man, he would definitely suppress Mu Shaofeng to death."