Chapter 666: Lady Mei’s Death (1)_1
Before long, the young boy who had been dispatched to follow Lady Du returned, reporting in detail what he had seen to the Old Madame and the several men present.
Upon hearing that Lady Du’s family had been escorted to Bishui Villa by Huo Yuan, everyone in the room was taken aback.
Everyone in the capital knew about Huo Yuan’s ’Bishui Villa.’ It used to be the residence of Princess Bao Ling. After the Princess passed away, her spouse sold the house to Huo Yuan, who, upon acquisition, refurbished it into a magnificent palace akin to a fairyland in the human world. Huo Yuan had entertained guests there on a few occasions. According to those who had visited, the scenic beauty of Bishui villa outmatched even the Imperial Garden of the palace, and it was regarded as the most extravagant residence in the Great Jin Nation.
Up to this point, no one from the Duke An’s Mansion had received an invitation to be a guest at the Bishui Villa. Regardless, tales about the heavenly scenery had often reached their ears. Now, unexpectedly hearing that Lady Du’s family has been invited to the villa, they couldn’t help feeling a mix of shock and unease.
"Third Brother, didn’t you say that Huo Yuan hasn’t been in contact with the Mu Family for a while? What on earth is happening?"
With a heavy tone of blame, Du Yongzhi looked at his younger brother, the third master of the Du family, Du Yongchun, who sat beside him.
He had once tasked his third brother with investigating the current relationship between Huo Yuan and the Mu family. The message that his third brother brought back was that since the incident with Cai Wei, Huo Yuan hadn’t interacted with the Mu family at all. Based on this, they inferred that Huo Yuan must have distanced himself from the Mu family. With Mu Caiwei dead, what was there to gain from any further association with them?