In danger, he traveled through time to save her, and the black-bellied prince doted on her

Mu Jinan heard someone coming outside the house. It was his father.

She immediately cried out loudly, two lines of tears falling down her cheeks, sobbing uncontrollably:

"Grandma, I know that I don't like you, but you let the servants insult my reputation. Are you trying to force me to death?"

"In this case, my granddaughter will hit her head against the ancestral hall and die today. Let our ancestors decide for me."

She cried loudly, "Father, please forgive me for not being able to fulfill my filial duty."

No one had time to react.

She calculated the time, turned around, and was about to crash into the pillar.

Mu Chen was a military commander with quick reactions and agile movements. He immediately rushed towards her and grabbed her.

When Mu Jinan saw that it was his father, he immediately knelt down and cried:

"Father, my stepmother wanted to kill me before, but I didn't care. You wanted to send her to the manor, but I kept her in the backyard."

"My daughter is not someone she cannot tolerate. Today, my second aunt insulted me, saying that my father and aunt are incompetent and don't know how to educate their daughter."

"In my room, you scalded my maid and instigated my grandmother. My daughter was spanked a few days ago, and today she was whipped again."

"Father, they are so unwilling to tolerate my daughter. If that is the case, why not let my daughter go back to Xuanzhou? I don't want to be a court official anymore. I will go back to Xuanzhou now."

Mu Chen was shocked. He and his son were only military generals and had been away from Chang'an for many years. Their connections in the court were not as good as before. His daughter had become a minister in the civil service, so how could she leave? He helped Mu Jinan up.

Comforting him, "Jin'er, don't cry, don't be afraid. How can you not do this job?"

The next person to come in was Mu Xiang. He looked at Mu Jinan's tearful face and thought of Rongde, and a trace of pity arose in his heart.

He heard it clearly outside the house just now. He ignored everyone's eyes and came up to slap Xia Yushu.

He angrily scolded: "As an elder, you are embarrassing your niece. Go back and reflect on your mistakes."

Xia Yushu's pupils shook as she took two steps back, unbelievable:

"You beat me for that bitch"

Mu Qingyao stood in front of Xia Yushu and defended her eagerly:

"Father, it was that bitch who was fighting and killing in the ancestral hall. My mother was just disciplining the younger generation."

Upon hearing this, Mu Chen's eyes flashed with murderous intent:

"Qingyao, how do you call your sister?"

Mu Xiang waved his sleeves and pointed at Mu Qingyao, saying angrily:

"Have you forgotten all the books of saints and sages you read in the past? When your family members are at odds, you don't know how to stop them and instead speak foul language."

Mu Jinan's eyes flashed with an imperceptible gleam, he swallowed his tears and said quickly:

"Uncle, please don't blame Brother Qingyao. Someone from the Ministry of Personnel told me the other day that they saw a memorial impeaching you."

Mu Xiang widened his eyes and said in shock:

"Join me?"

Mu Jinan bowed, tears still lingering on his face:

"Yes, my second brother spent a fortune on official prostitutes in Hu Yulou, and he made a lot of nonsense, criticizing Your Majesty for forcibly marrying the Princess of Qi and the father-in-law for usurping his daughter-in-law. Such remarks were widely spread."

"It was because of my plea that my second uncle would discipline him strictly, and that lord would give up. Otherwise, if the memorial fell into the hands of Lord Ke, the Left Censor, he is a man of integrity."

Mu Jinan shook his head and sighed:

"I will...ah"

Mu Xiang was shaking with anger. He pointed at Mu Qingyao's face:

"I'm going to beat you to death, son of a bitch"

As he spoke, he picked up the whip that had fallen on the ground and whipped Mu Qingyao with it. Mu Qingyao quickly dodged, and Xia Yushu on the side protected him.

The whip fell on Xia Yushu's body, and she could hardly stand up due to the pain.

Mu Xiang whipped Mu Qingyao with the whip again and again. His face turned pale and he was in great pain.

"Ah, spare my life, father, save me, mother, please help me plead for mercy"

"Ah, ah"

Xia Yushu knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Master, if you continue to beat me, I will die. Do you want to kill your own son? You only have this one son."

Mu Xiang said angrily:

"It's better to kill him than to let the whole clan be implicated by him"

Everyone listened to Mu Qingyao's shouting, as if they were being beaten, their hearts ached and they dared not look directly at her.

Mu Qingyao was whipped thirty times, his back was covered in blood and blood seeped through his clothes. He gradually became exhausted and fainted. Xia Yushu was so distressed that she cried and wiped her tears.

Mu Xiang confined him to his house for a month and made him kneel in the ancestral hall for three hours every day as a punishment.

Grandmother Zheng loved her grandson very much and wanted to stop it.

But he became short of breath and fainted.

Everyone was in chaos

"Aniang"

"grandmother"

"old lady"

"Go find a doctor quickly"

Mu Chen looked at the tablets scattered all over the floor and the chaos in the ancestral hall. He was furious, but when he looked back at Mu Jinan, he chose to turn a blind eye and remained silent.

In his heart, although he favored Mu Yun, outsiders could not bully his daughter, and he could not lose Mu Jinan, who was at the peak of his career.

Mu Jinan had previously written to Mu Jingyi, reminding him to be careful of traitors around him, pointing out the causes, pros and cons of the war in Nanzhao, and advising him to advance and retreat properly. Mu Chen began to value his daughter even more.

After everyone left, the ancestral hall was in a mess with fallen tributes, fallen tablets, and broken wood.

Mu Jinan let out a long sigh, brushed away the hair on his cheeks, and kicked away the wood that was blocking his way.

Sweet potato came forward and said distressedly:

"My dear, did you get hurt by that whip just now? Let's go back and check."

Mu Jinan stroked her cheek with his cold hand:

"Mu Yun, did you get hurt? I am the one who caused you trouble."

Sweet potato cried and said: "Madam, why are you so good to me? My master was beaten and I was powerless to do anything. I am willing to do it for you, so what is a slap in the face?"

Mu Jinan patted her shoulder and pinched her little face:

"Little girl, don't talk nonsense. No one is born humble and deserves to be bullied by evil people."

"Go, go."

Mu Jinan took the tablet of Princess Rongde, stroked the line of words, and said in his heart:

"Have you ever been bullied like this at home? Has your daughter also been bullied like this?"

"They all say that you are overbearing, arrogant and rude, but if you were really like that, how could you end up depressed?"

"I am here, I will avenge you. The big show is coming. I will destroy their reputation and make them have nowhere to stay. I will make this family in chaos and no guilty person will escape."

After returning to Xiyue Hall, Fanshu hurriedly checked her wound:

"My lady, you are wearing thin clothes in summer, and your back is red and swollen. Please bear with it. Last time I saw His Royal Highness Prince Liang, he sent me a few bottles of plasters. I will apply them to you."

Mu Jinan instructed the maid Durian beside him:

"I'm a little hungry. Go ask the kitchen to make some mutton so I can replenish my body. For those who serve at Xiyue Hall, there will be extra wine and meat today, and this month's salary will be doubled."

Fanshu quickly gave the maid money and asked her to take care of the kitchen maids, and said with a smile:

"Seeing that my lady is so cheerful, I feel relieved."

"I was so scared just now, I was afraid that the master would punish me."

Mu Jinan thought of the injustice that Fan Shu had suffered, and gave her two ingots of gold. He would certainly fight for Fan Shu one day, and stroked the sword in his hand:

"I have worked so hard to get to the imperial court because I don't want to be easily controlled by others. With the status of a minister, my family will be a little wary of me."

"If I had just returned to Chang'an, I would have smashed the ancestral hall and would have been sent back to Xuanzhou. Now, I am of use. Besides, they were the ones who were looking for trouble."

Fanshu asked, "Are you still going to Hu Yulou tonight?"

Mu Jinan's eyes flashed with anticipation, and he said with a smile:

"Why not go? Let's vent our anger today and go to Hu Yulou to listen to music, see beauties, and have a few drinks. Wouldn't that be fun?"

"Bring some money and silk with you, and you and Meiluo should go together."

Sweet potato said happily, "Yes, ma'am."

"I heard that the old lady interceded for Xiao yesterday, and the general seemed to be relenting."

Mu Jinan snorted coldly: "If you want her to come out, you're dreaming. It's time to put on a big show."

Sweet potato said: "Yes, ma'am"

The sun gradually sets, the sunset glows on the sky, Pingkangfang stretches across several streets, and the swaying lanterns are all lit.

People on the street were laughing and talking, the lights were on, and the place was bustling with activity.

Mu Jinan stretched out his slender white hand and placed it on Meiluo's wrist. A touch of sunset light was reflected on her body, and her tea-white and blue wide-sleeved skirt made her look white and delicate.

The golden peony wreath in her hair made her look noble and charming.

This was given to her by Li Huaijin.

The men and women passing by kept turning back to look at this beauty.

Today she put on her makeup carefully. Now that she has grown up, she has a hint of mature woman's charm. She looked at the three words "Hu Yulou" and said in her heart:

"Li Huaijin, if I win the bet, we will be together. If I lose..."