0p0 Chapter 161 Song's Suicide by Hanging!
Chapter 161 Song's Suicide by Hanging!
Before Mu Xin Nuan could refuse again, Mu Qing Yuan simply stuffed all the receipts into her hands.
“Elder sister, this isn’t just about money; there are also some assets. But I’m so young now, how would I know about these things? Besides, I need to focus on my studies. Please manage these for me for now. I know you’ve been learning how to manage household affairs from Mother, so it shouldn’t be too difficult for you, right?”
Mu Xin Nuan was stunned when she heard this. She took the receipts and looked at them carefully. She was also surprised. She did not expect that in addition to the 10,000 taels of silver notes, there were also some properties.
Upon closer inspection, these are all farmland properties, along with two house deeds and land deeds, all of which are now rented out to merchants for business purposes.
"Ah Yuan, this was given to you by your aunt. When she gave it to you, she must have told you who you should entrust it to, right?"
“My aunt did say that she wanted to find Steward He from the front yard, saying that he was a reliable person and that we could entrust him with handling things outside. But I couldn’t bear to tell her that Steward He passed away last year.”
Seeing Mu Qingyuan's somewhat depressed mood, Mu Xin Nuan fell silent!
This Mu Qingyuan is indeed vastly different from the one in his previous life!
If Mu Qingyuan had obtained these things in his previous life, he would have been overjoyed and wouldn't have cared about Song's life or death. But now, in his heart, Song's importance clearly outweighs these silver coins!
Could it be said that all the efforts of this lifetime have not been in vain?
Mu Xin Nuan thought of Mu Qing Yuan in her previous life, how arrogant and domineering he was, how ruthless and vicious he was, and how he even refused to spare her own father! But in this life, she didn't know if it was because her rebirth had changed everything, or because her and her elders' attitudes towards him had changed, but his character was so different!
Mu Xin Nuan's eyes narrowed slightly. Of course, she hated Mu Qing Yuan from her past life! However, she wasn't the kind of person to be overly stubborn! After all, the current Mu Qing Yuan was only ten years old, and he was very different from the one in his past life! She wouldn't be so fixated on transferring her hatred from her past life directly and inflexibly onto the current Mu Qing Yuan!
After all, that was in the previous life, wasn't it? And in this life, if he no longer has the opportunity to do those evil things, then he can be considered to have done a good deed, right?
Mu Xin Nuan raised an eyebrow slightly. What was wrong? Hadn't she sworn to only be a wicked woman? Why was she softening her heart again now?
Mu Qingyuan stared blankly at her elder sister. The warm red candlelight beside her flickered gently, casting a rosy glow on her profile. Her thick, long eyelashes cast a bluish shadow beneath her eyes, making her look beautiful and gentle.
"Elder sister, how is it?"
Mu Xin Nuan snapped out of her daze, a smile appearing on her perfect face. She reached out and gently patted Mu Qing Yuan's head. "How about this, I'll keep these here for now. I'll sort out the accounts every month, and you should take a day or two each month to come and take a look. If you don't know how, I can teach you. After all, they were left to you by your aunt, and you'll have to learn how to manage them sooner or later."
Mu Qingyuan grinned and shook his head, saying, "No need! I trust my sister."
Mu Xin Nuan's face turned cold. "That won't do! You are a man, and you will eventually have to settle down and start a family. When you get married, are you going to be completely ignorant about these household affairs? Even if you become an official in the future, someone will still have to manage these things, right? Even if you don't do it yourself, you will still have to learn how to read the accounts."
Mu Qingyuan nodded, "Alright, I'll do whatever my elder sister says."
"Alright! However, since these were given to you by your aunt, let's not make a fuss about them to avoid causing any more trouble."
"Yes, eldest sister."
Mu Qingyuan watched as she packed everything into a small box and carefully locked it, and he immediately felt at ease!
He couldn't explain why he felt so at ease whenever he was with his eldest sister! Even his cousins at school often said that his eldest sister was like a fairy, pure and kind, and that he was truly blessed to have such a sister!
In fact, that's exactly what he thought! He genuinely felt very happy to have such an older sister!
The two had only exchanged a few more words when they heard hurried footsteps coming from outside.
Granny Yu entered the room, slightly out of breath, and said, "Miss, Second Young Master, Madam Song has hanged herself."
"What?" Both of them were stunned and stood up at the same time. Mu Xin Nuan immediately sensed that Mu Qing Yuan's emotions were a little off, and she could even see that his hands hanging at his sides were trembling slightly.
When Mu Xin Nuan accompanied him to the Plum Garden, she found that her father and mother had also arrived.
Song Shi had already been untied and placed on the bed.
Because they were all children, they were kept outside and not allowed to come closer, lest they be frightened.
"Father, please let me see Aunt one more time," Mu Qingyuan pleaded, kneeling on the ground, weeping.
When Mu Chang'an saw him crying so sadly, she frowned and gave him a look. A servant lifted a corner of the white cloth, revealing only half of her face, up to her nose. The person in charge quickly covered the white cloth again.
Mu Qingyuan and Mu Xinyao cried their hearts out, while Mu Xinnuan simply watched from the sidelines. It was just the death of a lowly concubine, and for her, as the eldest legitimate daughter, to have accompanied Mu Qingyuan to this place was already a great honor. Now that the concubine was dead, Mu Xinnuan naturally didn't need to weep and wail here.
"Alright, pull the second young master and the second young lady apart, then take them out and bury them."
"Yes, sir."
It's just the death of a lowly concubine, so naturally the manor wouldn't hold a grand funeral. Even Mu Xinyao and Mu Qingyuan aren't allowed to wear mourning clothes at the manor! The fact that Mu Chang'an has allowed them to cry here is already an act of great consideration for them.
Upon hearing the news of Song's death, the old lady wept bitterly and reportedly even fainted once.
When Mu Xin Nuan heard this news, she gave a cold laugh. The old lady fainted from sadness? Hmph! She probably fainted from joy, right? Others may not know her plans, but how could she not know?
Mu Xin Nuan glanced towards Rong Yuan. It seemed that the peace of the past three years was merely the old lady deliberately waiting for the right moment. Now that the moment had arrived, did the old lady feel she no longer needed to endure?
Hmph! As long as I, Mu Xin Nuan, am alive, the old lady's wicked schemes will never succeed!