SFS Chapter 606: They've been taken back to the manor?
Chapter 606: They've been taken back to the manor?
After lunch, the family strolled along the covered walkway and then slowly wandered around the passageway.
Because this passageway is more open on all sides and has fewer things inside, they would take their children for a walk here if the weather wasn't too good; at least it was warmer than outside.
"Aze, have you been to my older cousin's place recently?"
Duanmu Chuze shook his head, picked up his son, and slowly carried him to a rosewood daybed, gently placing him down. "No, I only think about coming back to see you and your son whenever I have free time. How could I have any mind to deal with them?"
"Sleeping again?" Mu Xin Nuan noticed that Duanmu Chu Ze's movements were very light, and guessed that he had fallen asleep again.
"Yes, that's how it is for kids. They need to sleep more so they can grow faster and become smarter in the future."
Mu Xin Nuan laughed, "Where did you learn such twisted logic? Do you think sleeping more will make you smarter?"
"Don't be so unconvinced. Although you are a doctor, there are some things you really don't know more about than I do. When a child sleeps, all parts of his body are growing, including his brain. Before six months of age, a child basically just eats and sleeps. Of course, some might play for a while, but not for very long. Such a child will definitely be extremely intelligent in the future."
Mu Xin Nuan shook her head, assuming that he was only pleasing to the eye because of his son, and didn't argue with him.
"I heard that last month, my eldest cousin brought a woman home?"
Last year, before Mu Xin Nuan gave birth, Li Hao Ran suggested moving out of the Chang Le Prince's Mansion. They weren't originally part of the Prince's family, so living there permanently wouldn't be appropriate. Initially, it was because they wanted to trouble Mu Xin Nuan to take care of Fang Shi and her unborn child.
Now that the child has been born, and Li Haoran's destination has been decided—he will temporarily stay in Yanzhou—it would be more convenient for him to move out.
Duanmu Chuze gently patted Duanmu Zonghua on the bed twice, gestured for silence, nodded, and with a wave of his hand, someone had already closed all the doors and windows. Aunt Fang also brought over two small blankets, and Rongyue brought over a small hot water bottle, placing it at the child's feet.
Duanmu Chuze took Mu Xinnuan's hand and led her to the next room to talk.
"Has the Fang family come here?"
Mu Xin Nuan nodded. "It seems she came the day before yesterday. She was crying and couldn't speak clearly. I was a little annoyed when I saw her crying. Later, the child started crying too, so I didn't ask her any questions. I just said I would ask you when you came back. But I forgot about it when I was taking care of the child."
"He took a woman back with him. To be fair, the girl wasn't a bad person. She came from a respectable family, but unfortunately, her family fell into poverty. She had no choice but to make embroidery every day and sell it in a brothel in the city to make a living."
Who else is in her family?
"There's only an elderly mother left. Her brother and sister-in-law cut ties with her a few years ago because they felt the mother and daughter were a burden. I heard they took a lot of valuables from the house back then. Otherwise, the mother and daughter wouldn't be living such a miserable life. By the way, the girl's surname is Jin, but I don't know her given name."
"You seem to know a lot about their family background?"
Duanmu Chuze raised an eyebrow and grinned, "Is Anuan jealous?"
Mu Xin Nuan rolled her eyes at him. "Miss Jin? What exactly is going on between her and my cousin? And is this why you investigated her?"
"Well, your older cousin now holds military power, so I need to investigate every single groom around him to prevent them from being used by others again."
Mu Xin Nuan didn't say anything, which was understandable.
"Are you sure that Miss Jin is alright?"
"Well, we found out she's a pitiful person. Besides, this Miss Jin's appearance is just average, at most she's pretty. She's nowhere near as good-looking as Fang. Li Haoran only helped her because he couldn't bear to see her like that."
Duanmu Chuze helped her sit down. "Her brother and sister-in-law, after severing ties with them for several years, have almost squandered their family fortune. But they still have children to support. What are they going to do? Her brother is a lazy good-for-nothing, and her sister-in-law is a shrew. The two of them actually came up with the idea of selling their sister. Li Haoran just happened to witness it. Do you think he would just stand by and do nothing?"
"My older cousin rarely meddles in other people's business. It seems that this time, it's because the other party went too far. First, they took away the family property and didn't support our elderly mother. Now, they're even eyeing their own sister. They're worse than pigs and dogs!"
Mu Xin Nuan grew angrier the more she thought about it. Had this person lost their heart? How could they do something so shameless and despicable?
"Your older cousin thought the same thing, so in a fit of anger, he brought Miss Jin back to the mansion, had a complaint written, and filed a lawsuit against the couple in the name of Madam Jin."
Upon hearing this, a hint of excitement flashed in Mu Xin Nuan's eyes. "And the result?"
Duanmu Chuze chuckled, "What else can we do? Naturally, we'll sentence them to support their elderly mother, or else just send them to jail."
Mu Xin Nuan had just felt relieved when she felt something was wrong again. What should she do with that Miss Jin?
Judging from this, it's not that the eldest cousin cares so much about that girl, but why did Fang cry incessantly after she arrived, and keep saying that the eldest cousin bullied her?
Seeing her confused look, Duanmu Chuze knew that Fang Shi hadn't explained things clearly, and that she hadn't asked anyone to inquire about it.
"Li Haoran's original intention was to bring her into the Li family mansion, give her a stable job, let her live a good life, and then find her a suitable husband to marry after a year or two. But unexpectedly, as soon as Miss Jin was brought back, Madam Fang started making a fuss. Later, Li Haoran was probably angered by Madam Fang, and he actually slept in the study for more than ten days."
"My cousin's temperament is quite good. Now I understand, weren't these two getting along well before? How come they suddenly became like this? It can't all be Fang's fault, can it? Could it be that my cousin has really grown tired of his wife?"
Duanmu Chuze shook his head. "I don't know if she's tired of him. It's just that only your older cousin has a good temper and can put up with a woman like Fang. I certainly couldn't stand her. Can't she just calm down? Even if she's causing trouble, at least do something useful. If you throw a banquet or something, Li Haoran won't have too much of a problem with you. But the problem is, she only causes trouble for Li Haoran!"