I’m the Farmgirl You Can’t Mess With
Chapter 742 - Chapter 742 Lecturing

Chapter 742: Lecturing Chapter 742: Lecturing Editor: Atlas Studios As they were participating in the crown prince’s conferment ceremony, the capital was very lively.

There was even a hint of joy in the lively atmosphere.

Coupled with the fact that it was autumn and the air was refreshing, the female family members of the officials loved to hold flower parties, birthday banquets, poetry gatherings, and various other events.

There were many people who sent invitations to Little Madam Xia, but not a single one sent invitations to Mu Yangling.

Because everyone tacitly felt that Mu Yangling did not like to socialize.

Mu Yangling felt very wronged.

In the past, she had only handed this aspect to Li Jinghua out of habit.

She really didn’t dislike socializing.

However, if they wanted to accost the Shu family now, they could only go to these flower parties and poetry gatherings.

As for the birthday banquets, it wasn’t a good idea to ruin someone’s birthday after all.

The Minister of Justice’s daughters sent an invitation to the young ladies in the capital to climb up Daming Mountain to admire the chrysanthemums at the Temple of Eternal Blessings.

Mu Yangling held the list of events in the capital and finally pointed at this one.

“This seems suitable.

Will the Shu family go?” Spring bowed and said, “Considering the Shu family is an aristocratic family, they will definitely be invited.” Mu Yangling put down the list.

“Then ask the Chen family for an invitation.” The Minister of Justice’s surname was Chen.

Spring responded with a “yes” and sent someone to leave a message for the Chen family.

Knowing that Princess Consort Rong’s biological younger sister had entered the capital and might not have any playmates, the Chen family immediately sent three invitations, meaning that apart from her sister, Princess Consort Rong could bring more people for company.

Mu Yangling thought for a moment, but no one came to mind.

But if Kejia went alone, she might be bullied due to being outnumbered.

Qi Haoran took the invitation from her hand and said, “I’ll arrange it for you.” There were also generals who brought their families to the capital to congratulate them.

Qi Haoran directly chose two families to send the invitations to.

Those two were once Qi Xiuyuan’s subordinates and had worked with Qi Haoran before.

They had brought along their prime-age daughters to the capital to find them a husband, and were just fretting that they wouldn’t be able to blend into the capital’s social circle.

So, they couldn’t ask for more when they received the invitation.

It was simple to slap the Shu family in the face.

Back then, the grudges between the Shu family, the Zhang family, the Zhou family, and the Qi family had caused an uproar.

Many people still remembered that the Emperor had no choice but to endure it for the sake of the country and the Imperial Court.

While the Emperor continued to appoint the Zhang family and the Shu family, the Empress might not tolerate it.

As the Empress only had one son and had yet to conceive again, it was rumored that the Empress had been seriously injured back then and could no longer get pregnant.

Therefore, slapping the Shu family in the face would not only fulfill their promise to Prince Rong, but also please the Empress.

So why not?

Mu Yangling went to see the locked-up twins and asked, “I’m giving you a mission.

If you succeed, I’ll release you from your grounding.

How about that?” Bosi and Kejia’s eyes lit up as they asked, “What is it?” Then, they immediately patted their chests and promised, “Sister, don’t worry.

We’ll even climb a mountain of blades or enter a sea of flames for you.” Mu Yangling snorted and said, “There’s no need for you to climb a mountain of blades or enter a sea of flames.” Mu Yangling sat on a chair and let them sit down.

She sighed and said, “You have a fiery temper just like me.

You’re young and don’t consider things thoroughly.

I can temporarily let you off this time, but if you make such a mistake again, you will definitely be severely punished.” Seeing that the two of them were pouting, Mu Yangling said, “You’re not convinced?” The twins said, “She bullied Mother!” Mu Yangling nodded.

“I know, but do you know the consequences of you beating them up?

If we hadn’t arrived in time to shut them up, how serious would the consequences have been with their swollen faces and disheveled hair?

“Old Madam Shu could’ve just shouted, ‘I’m your maternal grandmother!

You actually beat up your maternal grandmother and aunt!’ Even if your lives aren’t ruined by that, your reputation will take a big hit.” This was the most basic ethics.

“Moreover, if Mother’s background were to be exposed, the Shu family’s reputation will naturally be ruined, but Mother and Father will also be pushed to the center of the storm.” Seeing the confusion in her younger siblings’ eyes, Mu Yangling said bitterly, “Father saved Mother from the bandits.

We all know that Mother was untainted, but there’s never a lack of malicious people in this world who’d go around slandering others.” In this era, there were many men and women who aggressively defended traditional moral principles.

Even if Shu Wanniang was an innocent victim, these people would force her to commit suicide in the name of “chastity” and “morals”.

Take the Shu family for instance.

When their daughter was kidnapped, they did not even bother to save her and simply regarded her as dead.

And when it was discovered that she’d in fact been saved, they did not feel joy or go after those bandits.

Instead, they felt that their daughter’s survival would bring shame to the Shu family, so she had to die!

There were many such people even in the modern era, let alone in this era.

What Mu Yangling wanted was for her family to be happy.

With her current position, surely she had means to suppress the Shu family?

She did have the means, but she didn’t want to force them to fight to the death.

If that happened, her family would be the ones to get hurt in the end.

However, she definitely could not let the Shu family use this to extort the Mu family.

She had to make her attitude clear to them.

What happened to Shu Wanniang was a sword with no hilt and a sword tip on both sides.

On one side stood the Shu family, and on the other side stood the Mu family.

Only the more ruthless and psychologically strong party could force the other party to retreat and then remove the sword.

If she wanted to fight someone in the Shu family of the same generation, she couldn’t do it herself, but the twins were just right for the job.

However, she hoped that they would understand the logic behind and be aware of what was at stake, instead of simply rolling up their sleeves and attacking.

This was a showdown between two families, not a brawl between children.

Mu Yangling said, “We have to wait for Daddy to come before we can deal with this matter.

However, we can’t leave it be, lest the Shu family thinks that our Mu family is afraid of them and pushes their luck.

However, against the elders of the Shu family, no matter what we do to them, we won’t have reason on our side.

Hence, we can only hit the younger generation of the Shu family.” Bosi and Kejia’s eyes sparkled.

Mu Yangling said, “I’m not asking you to fight, but to slap them in the face.

I want the Shu family to know that this matter isn’t over yet.

The Mu family is no pushover!” Brimming with pride, Kejia slammed the table and roared, “Sister, don’t worry.

I’m best at slapping faces.” Mu Yangling glanced at her, and Kejia instantly felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured over her.

She sat back in her chair and said obediently, “We’ll fight the way Sister wants us to.” Mu Yangling said, “How do you want to fight?

Roll up your sleeves and haphazardly throw punches?” Kejia blinked, speechless.

Mu Yangling clapped her hands, and a maidservant came in from outside and bowed respectfully to Mu Yangling.

Mu Yangling raised her chin and nodded at Kejia.

“Tell Second Miss how girls in the capital usually slap people in the face.

Kejia, I don’t expect you to master this in just two days.

I just want you to understand that when I say to slap someone in the face, I don’t literally mean that.

You have to consider the consequences before doing something.” Mu Yangling’s gaze turned to Bosi.

Seeing that he was standing upright with his chest puffed out and his stomach tucked in, she was slightly satisfied.

“As for Bosi, it’s much simpler for you.

Those juniors of the Shu family are utterly useless in martial arts.

When the time comes, you don’t have to do anything.

Just provoke them to let them compete with you in riding horses or shooting arrows.

Then, use your ability to own them.”