Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 454 Fang Tang's Plans

Su Mu was so agitated because he had many hidden injuries. After all, a bodyguard is essentially a suicide squad, someone who is meant to die for his master. If he survives a dangerous situation, it is considered a stroke of luck.

Therefore, even if the bodyguards don't die in the mission, they won't live long. Any old wound on their bodies could easily flare up and be fatal.

These days, Su Mu has discovered that his meridians are blocked. Whenever he uses his internal energy, he feels a tightness and pain in his chest, and he even vomits blood. He can no longer perform the final eighteenth move of his ultimate skill, the Eighteen Forms of Wind and Cloud. He struggles to even reach the sixteenth move.

But today, after eating a jujube, not only did the blockage disappear, but I also felt much lighter throughout my body.

He apologized for his previous criticism of the young lady's stinginess.

When the young lady makes a move, it's nothing ordinary.

only……

Why does it smell so bad?

Finally, he realized that he smelled terrible. He didn't care anymore and hurriedly grabbed a bucket of water and poured it on himself right there in the yard. But as soon as he washed himself clean, his stomach started acting up again.

The first time, Su Mu found that what he excreted smelled incredibly foul, almost making him faint from the stench.

But after all that, he felt lighter and even sensed an increase in his internal energy.

The next morning, Su Mu went out early to buy fresh wontons and fried dough sticks, delivered them to Qimiaolou, and then went to work.

"What's wrong with Su Mu?" Yun Lu asked, somewhat surprised to see so much breakfast. "Why did you suddenly decide to bring us breakfast?"

"Because I mentioned I wanted to eat fried dough sticks." Yunyi wasn't surprised at all. She picked up a fried dough stick, took a bite, and said, "Mmm, it's really good."

Just after breakfast, Qingye ran in: "Miss, the Lord has gone out."

"Yes, let Yunsheng follow him and see where he went."

Aoba turned around and ran out to deliver the message.

"Something happened at the Earl's residence?" Gu Chengyun asked, slightly surprised.

"Yes." Yunyi nodded. "Sun Qingli was caught red-handed by my scumbag father having an affair with Chen Guoliang."

"This..." Gu Chengyun's expression immediately turned strange. "How could this be?"

Yunyi shrugged: "It's just that chaotic. Besides, my outstanding younger brother who is a student of the Imperial Academy might also be a son of the Chen family."

"Good heavens, so you... suspect that the Earl will try to negotiate?"

"Cousin Yun, you're so smart." Yunyi had to admit that women who could engage in palace intrigue and power struggles were all extraordinary. Just by having someone keep an eye on Fang Tang's behavior, he had already guessed her intentions. She had to admit that she was quite capable.

Fang Tang is an egoist. Now that this situation has occurred, his anger is not necessarily because of Sun Qingli, but more because of his pride. However, it's a different story if the other party is Chen Guoliang.

Chen Guoliang is not only Chen Guodong's younger brother, but also a royal merchant who almost monopolized the porcelain business in Beijing. He is both rich and powerful.

If he were sleeping with a concubine or something, that would be one thing, but now he's sleeping with the wife of the Marquis of Chengen, which changes the nature of the situation.

Reporting to the authorities could bring Chen Guoliang trouble, but it's not as practical as using money.

Therefore, Yunyi suspected that Fangtang would take the opportunity to extort money.

After all, the Earl's mansion had been emptied out by her, and now it was all relying on Fang Tang's previous savings and Fang Jing's support. Therefore, Fang Tang must be in dire need of money.

“What’s so great about that? You can guess it with a little effort.” Gu Chengyun smiled. “However, there was a rumor in the capital that your mother ruined the marriage between the Earl and his beloved woman. Now it seems that Fang Tang and Sun Qingli weren’t really in love either.”

"Who knows."

"What are you going to do?"

"Why should I do anything? What does it have to do with me?"

"you……"

"I'm just a pitiful little orphan. Do you know how much money the public treasury allocated to me for opening my own courtyard?" Yunyi held up her hand. "Fifty taels. Although it sounds like a lot, this is the Earl's mansion. I, the eldest daughter of the Earl's mansion, only have fifty taels for food and drink every month. Who would believe that? Saying that they'll make up for it later, do you think that's possible?"

"It's good that you have an idea." Gu Chengyun nodded and immediately changed the subject, "Can I write a letter?"

“Okay.” Yunyi nodded. “Give it to me when you’ve finished writing it, and I’ll have Nineteen deliver it to you.”

"Thank you." Gu Chengyun patted Qibao's head.

Now let's talk about the Chen family.

Chen Guodong was so angry that he beat Chen Guoliang half to death. He knew his younger brother's nature and had warned him many times, but the other boy didn't take it to heart and nothing bad had happened, so he let him run wild. And then…

"Big brother, you have to save me!" Chen Guoliang, though he was already in his fifties, was still howling and lying on the ground, "I was wrong."

"Of all the women you have, why do you have to sleep with married women?"

Chen Guoliang could only sob and cry.

Just then, the steward came to report that the people from the Chen family in Longxi had arrived.

"Get up." Chen Guodong glared at his younger brother. "You shameful piece of trash."

Chen Guoliang hurriedly got up. Although he was in a lot of pain from being whipped, he could only endure it.

Soon, a servant led Chen Bonian, his wife, and their two sons in.

Originally, the eldest son, Chen Shengyi, was escorting his younger sister here, but he was also injured when his sister got into trouble.

He received news today that his parents and younger brother would be arriving soon, so he went to the outskirts of the city to meet them.

Although Mr. and Mrs. Chen Bonian were worried, they did not appear too anxious. After all, they were the younger generation, so they bowed upon entering the house, presented the gifts they had brought, and then went to the back hall to pay their respects to the wife of the Minister, Madam Chen Huo.

Then Chen Guodong's daughter-in-law, He Yunyun, took Chen Yushi to the guest house where Chen Rui was staying.

Since it was a girl's room, Chen Guodong and the others didn't follow them.

In the guest room, Banqiu stayed by Chen Rui's side the whole time.

However, although Chen Rui's body was lying down, her soul was sitting up, talking to a small ball of light floating in the air.

"Can I really choose where and how I am reincarnated?"

Why would I lie to you?

"You said you could send me to the future? What kind of world is that?"

"Highly civilized, with gender equality, no emperor, everyone can be the master of their own destiny, and more importantly, monogamy is practiced there, having a mistress is illegal, domestic violence is illegal, and divorce is always an option..."

Chen Rui's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets: "Does such a society really exist?"

"Why don't you go and see for yourself?"

"I'd like to go right now what you said."

"Not yet," Sixteen hurriedly reassured her. "Your engagement hasn't been called off yet."

When can I get a refund?

"I reckon it'll be in the next few days."

"Alright." Chen Rui nodded, and just as she was about to say something, she suddenly looked up at the door, her eyes slightly reddening. "My mother is here."