I'm reborn, only a fool would spoil you

"Country boy, you're just a country boy!"

"Do you understand, country boy?"

"Country boy!"

"Country boy..."

The old lady had a vicious look on her face, repeating the three words "country boy" over and over again, as if she would not be able to vent her hatred unless she belittled Mu Shaoheng's background in this way.

Unexpectedly, Mu Shaoheng was not ashamed at all. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that he was not his biological son.

No, it's pretty good.

It's really good.

He no longer had to be caught between Shu'er and the old lady.

Mu Shaoheng loosened his clenched fists, sat in the chair in a relaxed manner, looked at the old lady, and asked directly:

"Okay, since I'm a country kid, which village am I from? Who are my parents?"

Old Lady: ???

He was stunned for a moment.

It has been revealed that he is not of the Southwest Mu Mansion bloodline, shouldn't he...

Should he immediately beg her with fear and trepidation not to tell anyone, crawl at her feet from now on, and please her humbly in exchange for his wealth and glory for the rest of his life?

How come Mu Shaoheng could still calmly ask about his biological parents?

Such an unconventional move?!

The old lady was stunned. In order to get back on track, she slammed the table with a loud bang, trying to create a full atmosphere for herself.

Then he avoided Mu Shaoheng's question and shouted out his own plan:

"Mu Shaoheng, listen to me carefully. If you want me not to reveal your background, you must do five things for me immediately."

Mu Shaoheng smiled faintly: "Please speak, I am all ears."

If the old lady was a little smart, she would be able to see that Mu Shaoheng's attitude at this moment was uncharacteristic.

——He no longer addressed her as “mother” as before, nor did he call himself “son” as before, but… he simply omitted the name for her and called himself “this king”.

As soon as the words "This King" came out, they became completely estranged.

And the gap in status has also widened.

Mu Shaoheng doesn't give a shit about her at all.

Today, Mu Shaoheng is still the high and mighty King Zhenbian, and whether the old lady can still be the queen mother or not depends on Mu Shaoheng's mood.

Unfortunately, the old lady was really stupid. She was completely immersed in her own little world and made five requests on her own:

"First, I want you to divorce Fu Yushu immediately and marry my niece Shen Yirou as your princess! And you are not allowed to take concubines, and you can only have children with Rouer."

"Second, cancel Dieyi's engagement immediately and let her marry Shen Yixiao instead."

"Third, from now on, I am the only mistress of the Southwest Mu Mansion. You are in charge of the front court, and the affairs of the backyard can only be finalized with my approval."

"fourth……"

Mu Shaoheng listened to these ridiculous requests and laughed directly: "Shen, what sweet dream are you having?"

Shen?

Yes, this is the old lady’s surname.

Now, Mu Shaoheng bluntly called the old lady "Ms. Shen". Anyone could understand what this meant.

So, as soon as these words came out, the old lady's fourth and fifth requests, which had not yet been uttered, were choked to death in her throat.

She stared at Mu Shaoheng's playful smile and almost exploded with anger.

"What did you call me?" the old lady said angrily.

Mu Shaoheng smiled faintly and said, "Since you are not my biological mother... I can't think of any other name for you except 'Ms. Shen'."

"I can't just call you... 'old woman' casually, can I?"

Old Lady: ???

Staring at Mu Shaoheng in disbelief.

"Mu Shaoheng, is this how you talk to your elders?" The old lady slammed the table and shouted.

To this day, can Mu Shaoheng still respect her as an elder?

What a sweet dream.

Mu Shaoheng crossed his legs, glanced at her calmly, and said with a smile: "Hey, old woman, don't be shameless."

Old, old woman?

Hearing this, the old lady almost died of anger.

As a result, Mu Shaoheng's next sentence almost pissed her off to death.

I only heard Mu Shaoheng say:

"Old woman, if you want to have a better life in captivity and have basic meals three times a day, then you should tell me the truth... Which village did I adopt you from? Who are your biological parents?"

"Imprison? You dare to imprison me?" The old lady refused to cooperate at all and kept glaring at Mu Shaoheng with her teeth bared.

"Well, it seems that I can't get the truth out of you." Mu Shaoheng didn't have the patience to continue wasting time with the old woman, so he clapped his hands and stood up and said, "Then we'll meet again later."

After saying that, Mu Shaoheng walked away without looking back at the old lady.

In the blink of an eye, he walked out of the main room, out of the courtyard gate, and disappeared outside the courtyard gate.

The old lady was so angry that she couldn't breathe.

He held his aching chest with one hand and held on to the table with the other, his whole face flushed red.

"Someone, I can't breathe, someone come quickly..."

"Old man..."

"Xiangju...Qiutao...someone come here..."

How could the maids and old women who usually came when called come now?

Not only was the maid not called over, but the courtyard door was quickly closed and locked from the outside. Soon, a chaotic sound of footsteps was heard outside the gate, as if a group of people had surrounded the entire courtyard.

"Mu Shaoheng, you are such a black-hearted person, are you really going to imprison me?"

"You ungrateful bastard, you will die a miserable death—"

After guessing that she was imprisoned, the old lady was so exhausted that she suffocated and fell headfirst from the table and chair onto the hard floor.

It turned out that the moment Mu Shaoheng walked out of the courtyard, he ordered his trusted servant to dismiss all the maids, and also sent a team of trusted guards to seal off the entire courtyard.

From then on, this was the temporary place of imprisonment for the old lady.

Why is it temporary?

Because of the various forces in the capital, there are too many people and eyes, and the old lady cannot be imprisoned here for life. If she is to be imprisoned, she must be moved back to the southwest, back to Mu Shaoheng's own territory, to be safe.

As for when to return to the southwest, the mountains are blocked by heavy snow and many roads are cut off, so we can only set off in the spring after the New Year.

Fortunately, it is already the end of the twelfth lunar month, and it is not far from the beginning of spring after the New Year.

~

It is said that, although Mu Shaoheng teased the old lady calmly on the surface, he was actually still very bothered by the fact that "he was not of the bloodline of the Southwestern Mu Mansion".

Southwestern Mu Mansion, the place where he had lived for half his life, was not his real home?

The tremendous power he holds was actually stolen from the descendants of the Southwestern Mu Mansion?

is it?

is it?

really?

How fucking ironic!

Just as Mu Shaoheng was wandering around the garden feeling extremely depressed, suddenly, a purple figure came from the front.

It’s Dieyi.

"Brother Wang, I just went to visit my wife. She looked rosy. I think the imperial physician's medicine was very effective. She has almost recovered after taking a few doses."

Dieyi didn't know that Fu Yushu was poisoned, and she thought that she fainted that day because she was just weak.

Therefore, seeing that Mu Shaoheng looked unhappy, he hurriedly congratulated Mu Shaoheng, wanting to make Mu Shaoheng happy as well.

Unexpectedly, she just approached Mu Shaoheng.

Mu Shaoheng suddenly reached out and grabbed her jaw.

Dieyi: ???

"Brother Wang, what are you doing?" Dieyi was completely stunned.

But Mu Shaoheng was staring at Dieyi's facial contours and features, examining them carefully inch by inch.

As a result, this observation lasted for a full quarter of an hour.

"Before, Gao Ni said that you and I have some similarities. How are you similar?" Mu Shaoheng said to himself.

Dieyi: “Ah?” Why did you think of this out of the blue?

It turned out that Mu Shaoheng not only remembered Gao Ni's words, but also called over a dozen painters employed in the mansion.

Mu Shaoheng pulled Dieyi to sit at the stone table, and more than a dozen painters held drawing boards and sketched their faces over and over again.

"Enlarge the facial contours and features for me, and make them as detailed as possible. If you can draw them lifelike, there will be a reward, a big reward."

Mu Shaoheng looked at Dieyi's face and gave these instructions to a dozen painters.