Chapter 995: It's Useless if You Can't Protect It

Mu Zhuolan stood at the door of the study, listening to the conversation inside, pursed her lips and wondering what she was thinking, until her father came out,

"Sister Lan, are you looking for your grandfather?"

"Well, I'm here to see my grandfather." Mu Zhuolan nodded, and before anyone could go in to announce, his grandfather's voice rang out.

"Sister Lan is here, come in."

"Grandpa is well," Mu Zhuolan looked at his grandfather's unwell expression and gave him a worried look.

The old prime minister looked at his granddaughter and sighed silently. This granddaughter is a clever girl, even better than several brothers in the family, but it is a pity that she is a girl.

"What do you want from your grandfather?"

"My granddaughter couldn't help her grandfather, and she felt very guilty. She had just closed her door at home to reflect on her past, and she didn't expect that new rumors would pop up on the street, implicating so many people. The granddaughter wondered if someone was deliberately manipulating and targeting her grandfather. ?”

The Bai family is really a big hidden danger, and it's all because of my aunt's lack of care. If I had known that Bai Ansheng was so unfathomable, I should have eradicated him when he was still young, and there would be no such troubles later.

My uncle didn't want to get into trouble, so he stopped his aunt, but now he has caused a lot of trouble for his grandfather.

After listening to Mu Zhuolan's reminder, the Prime Minister looked at her and said, "Why do you think Sister Lan is targeting your grandfather?"

"My granddaughter is also making a bold guess. She always feels that these messages are directed at our Mu family."

The prime minister looked at the granddaughter in front of him and felt regretful again. After a while, he spoke,

"It's a fact that my grandfather is old. It's normal for some people to peek at the position of prime minister. It's human nature for people to pursue profit. Unfortunately, the two generations of sons and sons of our Mu family are mediocre in qualifications and not outstanding. Even if my grandfather has a plan, they can't keep it. ”

Mu Zhuolan looked at her grandfather's regretful expression. She had known for a long time that the men in the family were not up to par, and her grandfather alone would only succeed in making wedding dresses for others.

"Actually, the people recommended by my grandfather in the Wei and Jin Dynasties have outstanding talents and are rare talents. However, the officials are jealous of our Mu family, so they have repeatedly rejected them."

The old prime minister drooped his eyes because he was in a bad mood. After listening to his granddaughter's remarks, he raised his head directly with surprise in his eyes. Even the eldest son did not notice that the officials were afraid of the Mu family's excessive power. He did not expect to raise him in The boudoir's granddaughter actually saw through it at a glance.

"Why do the officials fear the Mu family? Can you guess the reason?"

In fact, the Mu family has nothing to fear from the officials. He is already old, his son is mediocre, and his grandson's generation has not found any outstanding ones yet, which is equivalent to a disconnection of two generations. This situation is a sign of family decline.

Because of this, he recommended a trustworthy disciple, hoping that he would take care of the Mu family for his support. Wait until the Mu family raises outstanding children, and then try to pull them out.

But things didn't work out as expected. Every time he mentioned his disciples, the officials frowned and said a few perfunctory words, saying that they would examine him carefully for a while to see if he was suitable for such a big job, but nothing more happened after that.

Later, he thought over and over again, and there was something else he didn't understand about officials' eagerness to appoint poor families.

The officials were afraid of the clans and used scholars from poor families to achieve a check and balance effect.

Checks and balances between the party and the government are measures to stabilize the court. This is the king's policy and is understandable.

"My granddaughter also speculated that since the official ascended the throne, he has given preferential treatment to the poor scholars, especially Bai Hanlin, a newcomer who has only been in office for a few years, and was directly promoted to a bachelor of the Imperial Academy. Entering the cabinet and worshiping the prime minister all started by entering the Imperial Academy first. "

Mu Zhuolan looked at her grandfather, whispered what she thought of, and then smiled slightly,

The old prime minister looked at his granddaughter in front of him. After being surprised, he became even more regretful.

"With Sister Lan's talent, if she were a boy, he would definitely make great achievements. My grandfather is old and your father and uncle cannot be put to good use, and there are no outstanding descendants. Even if your grandfather wants to make a place for the Mu family, no one can hold it."

The family's decline is irreversible.

Looking at his grandfather's old face, Mu Zhuolan pursed his lips and said,

"Grandfather is a rare talent that the Mu family has encountered in a hundred years. You have led the Mu family to glory and dominated the court. Under your wings, we have enjoyed prosperity... When we are at our peak, we will decline. Maybe our Mu family really needs to be silent for a while. Ten years of waiting for the next Qilin’er to be born.”

As Mu Zhuolan said this, she even wished her grandfather a blessing.

"My granddaughter also felt this and asked her grandfather not to blame her."

"That's well said. As expected of a descendant of the Mu family, he is smart and calm. If your father had half the brains you have, my grandfather wouldn't be so troubled. I just hope that my father can keep the ancestral property, and my grandfather will be satisfied."

The prime minister looked at the granddaughter in front of him and regretted again. Sister Ruolan was a boy, and if the Mu family left her in her hands, she would definitely be able to do something good.

He can also directly bypass the eldest son, take over the family, and become the head of the Mu family.

"Thank you for the compliment, grandfather. In fact, my father has learned a lot from his grandfather over the years, so he should have no problem keeping his ancestral heritage. My granddaughter is a descendant of the Mu family, and she has the blood of the Mu family. Even if she gets married, she will not stand by and watch. Within the scope of her ability, My granddaughter will do her best to protect the Mu family."

After more than a day of trouble, the old prime minister was a little exhausted. When he heard his granddaughter's promise, he felt very relieved.

"Your wedding is coming soon, how are you preparing for it?"

"My mother helped take care of it, and it's almost done."

She will get married next month, to the eldest son of Zheng Guogong. She was the wife of the prince when she married. With her grandfather's power in the court, the Zheng and Mu families were well matched, but if her grandfather retired, the Mu family would be left behind by the Zheng family. It's a big achievement.

The old prime minister nodded, turned to the steward guarding the door,

"Go to my storehouse, take out the pair of glass vases, the set of ruby ​​headpieces, and the two pieces of jadeite rough stones, and give them to Lan Jie'er to add to her dowry. When she marries into the Duke of Zheng's mansion in the future, more things will make her look better."

"Yes, I'll prepare it right away." The steward looked at Mu Zhuolan and admired this girl very much. She was the first one to let the master open the private storehouse to add dowry.

"Thank you, grandfather, for loving your granddaughter. Mother has prepared enough for me. She was afraid that I would be wronged, so she gave me most of the dowry."

Mu Zhuolan was shocked when she heard what her grandfather sent. She knew that her grandfather had jadeite rough stones, but she had never seen them. She didn't expect that her grandfather would be willing to give them to her.

Think about the brothers at home, each of them has no ability, but they spend money and enjoy themselves more lavishly than each other.

Instead of letting them squander it, it's better to leave it to her.

"You are the granddaughter of the Mu family, so we cannot wrong you." The old prime minister waved his hand, "It's getting late, go down."

"Granddaughter, take your leave,"

Mu Zhuolan walked out of the study, stood in the corridor to take a breath, and then leisurely returned to her own courtyard.

That afternoon, the news that the Mu family donated 100,000 taels fell into the ears of Emperor Chengxuan, and then he curled his lips with satisfaction, this is right.