Ma Jiamen: I was forced to fight for supremacy

The Mid-Autumn Festival customs in this world are not much different from those in the previous life.

However, Ma Zhan still missed the five-nut mooncakes from his previous life. There were no such things as mooncakes in this world.

The State of Liang was founded a hundred years ago. Although there were Yi and Hu people living together, on the whole, the majority of the population was still composed of people from the Central Plains.

The royal family is a family with a long history in the Central Plains, and all the customs of the human race's Central Plains dynasty have been passed down to this day.

Every Mid-Autumn Festival, Ma Zhan would stay on Haitang Island for a few days.

Yuehua meant to hand Ma Zhan over to the old lady's supervision for a few days.

Haitang Island is a small island located about ten nautical miles southeast of Qingshui City.

According to legend, an immortal once ascended to heaven from this place, and the Dongfang Taiyue Temple on the island was once the immortal's residence.

After the Ma family took over Qingshui City, the large and small islands surrounding Qingshui City naturally became the private property of the Ma family.

Among them, Haitang Island became the retreat of the old lady of the Ma family after being renovated.

Ma Botong's mother, Ma Wang, was the daughter of the former chief of the Yi people and also the most beautiful woman in the Yi people.

In order to appease the local Yi people, Ma Botong's grandfather let his eldest son Ma Chao marry the daughter of the Yi tribe leader.

This was a political marriage. After Ma Chao inherited the title of Marquis of Qingshui, Concubine Wang also became a marquise.

Ma Chao campaigned east and west, spending most of his time on the battlefield, so Concubine Wang became the actual manager of Qingshui City.

Concubine Wang was transformed from a barbarian princess into a marquise. After a period of adaptation, her business talent was stimulated.

It can be said that half of the Ma family’s current assets are due to the efforts of Concubine Wang.

At the same time, Concubine Wang also created the prosperity of Qingshui City today.

The only siege battle Emperor Liang fought after conquering Guanlong was against Chang'an.

Ma Chao died outside the city of Chang'an in that battle.

After Ma Chao's death, the Ma family almost changed completely.

At that time, the two brothers Ma Botong and Ma Zhongtong were fifteen and ten years old respectively.

All the forces in the court were eyeing the wealthy Qingshui City.

Even a prince at that time announced that he wanted to take Concubine Wang into his palace.

At this critical moment, Lady Wang showed her crazy side.

The old chief of the Yi people summoned his clansmen and wrote a letter to Kyoto.

If the Qingshui Marquis Mansion is gone, then Wei Weijun of Daliang will no longer exist.

Ma Chao died in battle, and the Ma family entered its darkest hour. Ma Gu was in Kyoto, and his foundation was unstable.

Ma Biao was in the underworld and had no way of interfering in the affairs of the court.

The entire Ma family can only be supported by Concubine Wang alone.

The various forces in the court fought openly and secretly by all means, until Ma Botong was seventeen years old and became a fourth-rank military man, and was able to inherit the title of marquis.

Two years later, Ma Zhongtong was promoted to the third rank, and Ma Botong married Princess Yuehua.

At this point, the Ma family had two fourth-rank military men, a barbarian princess, and a Daliang princess.

With this absolute strength, he once again turned around and became the number one military marquis of Daliang State.

It can be said that it was Concubine Wang alone who survived the years of darkness that befell Marquis Qingshui.

After the situation stabilized, the old lady slowly handed over Qingshui City to Yuehua, and moved to Haitang Island, no longer concerned with worldly affairs.

However, such a strong old lady can be said to be doting on the battle of Tsushima.

Ma Zhan looks forward to going to Haitang Island every year. The old lady is nearly sixty years old and looks no different from Yuehua.

She is even more charming than Yuehua. I wonder what women in this world look like.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ma Botong, Yuehua, Ma Zhan, Mengyao and others once again boarded the Ma family's private "yacht".

The luxury speedboat, which Ma Zhan named Great Shark, sailed towards Haitang Island.

It was Mengyao’s first time to go out to sea by boat. Facing the endless sea, her eyes were full of curiosity.

Tired of watching the seahorse battles, she held the rosewood food box carefully in her arms and refused to let anyone touch it.

The food box contained the mooncakes that he had spent more than ten days researching and making. It was a gift for the old lady.

After several unreasonable turns, the great shark appeared at the small pier of Haitang Island.

Since Yuehua would personally visit Haitang Island every once in a while, there was always an old Yi farmer guarding the dock.

A group of four people were walking on the path of Haitang Island, and Mengyao was looking around with curiosity.

Ma Zhan thought, 'This girl is usually very quiet and rarely shows interest in anything.

What's going on today? These flowers and trees are so attractive?

Dongfang Taiyue Temple is a very simple small Taoist temple, and there are no Taoist ancestors enshrined in it.

After being renovated by Lady Wang, this place looked like a small garden.

When the four people saw the gate of the temple, Concubine Wang was already standing at the gate, looking at them from afar.

After Ma Botong and the other three paid their respects to Concubine Wang and greeted her mother, Ma Zhan couldn't help but speak.

"Madam, you are getting more beautiful every year."

Hearing Ma Zhan's praise, the old lady smiled happily.

Yuehua scolded Ma Zhan in a low voice.

"Nothing big or small."

Concubine Wang waved to Ma Zhan, and Ma Zhan ran up to Concubine Wang. The ten-year-old Ma Zhan was almost as tall as Concubine Wang's shoulders.

Lady Wang touched Ma Zhan's head and pinched his shoulders.

"Hu Zi has grown taller and stronger."

Ma Zhan said proudly.

"I am now a seventh-rank warrior."

There was a subtle complexity in Lady Wang's eyes as she praised him.

"Okay, okay, my Hu Zi is the best."

Lady Wang looked at Mengyao, whose eyes were wandering around, and said happily.

"This must be Hu Zi's wife, what a little beauty."

Mengyao realized that she had lost her composure and bowed again.

"Mengyao has met the old lady."

Lady Wang directly took Mengyao's hand and said with a smile.

“If you marry Hu Zi, you will be a member of the Ma family. There is no need to be so reserved.

Although Hu Zi is precocious, he's a troublemaker. You're a few years older than him, so take care of him."

Mengyao nodded knowingly.

"Yes, old lady."

Ma Zhan could only scratch the back of his head awkwardly and looked at Yuehua with a resentful look.

"You're complaining again."

Yuehua glared back without showing any weakness.

"I've already filed a complaint, what can you do about it?"

Facing Yuehua's eyes, Ma Zhan chose to admit defeat and smiled.

Concubine Wang took Yuehua and Mengyao's hands and walked into the temple.

Ma Zhan and Ma Botong looked at each other, and the subtext in their hearts was the same.

'Why am I not favored anymore?'

Ma Zhan looked at the backs of the three people. His wife Mengyao looked like a mature high school student.

Yuehua and Wang Meiren are truly the best, but it's a pity that I am not a beast.

These are all elders of mine, and it's an incestuous relationship that would never be accepted in any world.

The five of them sat around the stone table under the climbing vines. The three women were chatting animatedly, not taking Ma Zhan and Ma Botong seriously at all.

Needless to say, Mengyao, as the younger daughter-in-law, is naturally the most favored.

Concubine Wang and Yuehua are so close that they look like sisters.

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in this world is so harmonious. Ma Zhan always feels that this is not very scientific.