webnovelfull Chapter 379 Descendants of the Mu Family
Chapter 379 Descendants of the Mu Family
Shen Yu blinked, looked at the young man with sparkling eyes, and exclaimed, "Wow, your last name is just Mu? Or do you belong to the royal family of the previous dynasty?"
She had only heard about the origins of the Mu family in the palace before. She only knew Mu Hao. She didn't expect that there was also one hidden in Zhuocheng? Would they know each other?
Seeing that she was not surprised at all and there was even a smile in her tone, Ruilin's breath slowed down a bit, "I, I am a direct descendant..."
"Wow! A living prince of the previous dynasty!!! So you want to overthrow Linyue and restore the previous dynasty?" Her eyes lit up and she looked very excited.
"Princess! Be careful with your words!"
Ruilin subconsciously rushed forward and stretched out his hand to cover her mouth. How dare she say such words so openly? He didn't have such an idea!
But before his hand got close, it was slapped away by a big palm. The unquestionable coldness on Lu Yingxing's face formed a sharp contrast with the nervousness and helplessness on Ruilin's face.
Probably frightened by Shen Yu's shocking words, Mr. Ji's expression was dull at first, and then he laughed heartily, "Hahahaha! Very interesting!"
He looked at his grandson with a clear mind, and saw that he was aloof and distant. He then looked at Shen Yu, whose face was full of helplessness and amusement. One of them took the Mu royal family seriously, while the other didn't feel that he had said anything earth-shattering...
Young people nowadays are more courageous than each other.
Ruilin was also confused by his sudden laughter, but his panic and confusion were obvious. He had never had such thoughts in his life!
He is a so-called orphan who lives under the care of others and cannot be exposed. He has no money or friends. What can he use to restore the monarchy?
He immediately explained himself carefully, "Princess Zhuo, Ruilin has never thought of it this way. You are joking too much!"
"Oh, that's how it is?"
In fact, Shen Yu just blurted it out just now. This kind of bloodline that has been secretly continued for hundreds of years, isn't it the hero in the novel?
Could he be the one hiding behind the scenes? So she asked tentatively, "You are a descendant of a dynasty that has been destroyed for hundreds of years. You don't want to lead troops back to fight. So why are you so nervous? Why are you hiding your identity?"
Seeing him so nervous and cautious, if you didn't know him, you would think he had some earth-shattering plan.
Seeing that he was stumped by the question, Shen Yu said "boring" and pulled Lu Yingxing to sit down. She also asked Cangyu to bring some snacks because she was hungry.
Mu Ruilin was completely confused by her series of actions. Is there something wrong with this indifferent attitude?
If a normal person hears that there is an orphan of the previous dynasty hiding in his home, he would either be shocked and scared, or want to drive him away, or at worst want to expose him in exchange for benefits, right?
These two were so good, one started eating snacks, and the other started serving snacks to his wife...
Mu Ruilin couldn't help but start to doubt, could it be that his identity was not as important as a piece of dessert?
I have to say he told the truth. In Shen Yu's heart, this was really not a big deal. After all, there was another person with the surname Mu hanging around the emperor every day. If he really wanted to kill the Mu family, Mu Hao would have died long ago.
Thinking of this, she asked again, "Besides you, are there any other members of the Mu family?"
"No..." His smile was sad. "Perhaps it's retribution. We have been dependent on the Ji family for a hundred years, and only one out of ten of our bloodline survives. Usually there is only one child. My parents have passed away, and I am the last bloodline of the Mu family in the world..."
"Ah? So...then why did you come to us?" Shen Yu was trying to figure out her intentions while being fed by her dear husband.
Since he had been hiding for so many years, Master Ji had never interacted with Prince Zhuo's Mansion after his mother passed away. This time he suddenly appeared and brought such a big trouble. Shen Yu was shocked. Could he really be targeting them? !
Lu Yingxing gave her a reassuring look and looked at his grandfather with a smile.
Mr. Ji felt guilty because of what he saw. He waved Ruilin to come over and sit down with him. "I told you, with these two black-hearted people taking over, your problem is nothing at all!"
"Wow! Grandfather, please don't talk nonsense. When did we say we took over? If I'm not mistaken, this was the job that your Ji family's ancestors took on, right? You've been in charge for hundreds of years. Don't think that the Ji family deliberately wants to exterminate their descendants and put the blame on us for this matter. No way! Humph!"
Shen Yu rolled her eyes. She was not blind!
Only a fool would take over such a trouble that the Ji family would refuse even at the cost of extinction of their own descendants. She cannot let her own descendants suffer!
Old Master Ji looked at her with a kind smile and said, "Little girl, how can you talk like that? Ying Xing has the blood of my Ji family flowing in his body. Besides, what if I say that this is your destined responsibility... Don't worry, Grandfather will definitely not treat you unfairly!"
Seeing him coaxing a child, Shen Yu's heart was alarmed!
She glanced at Lu Yingxing, as if she was thinking about the truth of his words. Then she smiled and said, "Oh! If you must put the blame on us, then what are you going to use to pay the protection fee?"
Mu Ruilin laughed at himself. He was indeed a person that people tried to avoid. Although the princess' words were blunt, every word made sense.
Seeing that he exuded loneliness and heaviness, his already indifferent eyes completely lost their luster. Old Master Ji sighed in his heart, but pretended to be angry on the surface. He stared at Shen Yu with wide eyes and shouted angrily, "You actually asked my grandfather for protection money? How dare you say that?"
If she were a traditional ancient person, she might shut up after hearing the words of filial piety, but who is Shen Yu? She would not do this business that is obviously losing money!
She looked at the old man calmly, as if she was looking at an unreasonable child. She said in a good temper, "Grandfather, you spoke so loudly, which proves that you also know that you are in the wrong, right? The Ji family is a family of the previous dynasty. I can understand that you want to protect your royal bloodline, but even if Linyue destroyed the previous dynasty, the survivors of the Mu family royal family should be protected... Then the person who should take over should also be the emperor of Luocheng, right? This matter will not fall on our Zhuocheng anyway, right? "
Sure enough, Mr. Ji became discouraged when he heard this. None of these younger generations could be fooled easily!
He looked at Shen Yu's frank eyes, and finally decided to confess, "Back then... when the dynasty collapsed, three families took action to save the last trace of the Mu family's bloodline."
The old man looked forward, as if he was telling someone else's story, "The Ji family is responsible for taking the baby away, the Su family is responsible for taking away the property, and they will take over the power of the court on behalf of the Mu family..."
He paused and spoke with difficulty, "The Lu family... was the imperial physician who suggested taking the risk of causing Concubine Yi to have a premature birth. It was also they who approached the Ji family and the Su family. Imperial Physician Lu found a dead fetus to replace the baby. But we didn't expect that after the Ji family's ancestor left, the emperor would choose to kill hundreds of people in the Lu family..."
Shen Yu and Lu Yingxing looked at each other, their expressions changed. So the master's family was killed because of this? Then he...