Chapter 22 No Talent for Martial Arts
Master Lu remained silent. He didn't expect Mu Qingqing to hit the nail on the head right away.

"The Shogunate is good, but..."

Mu Qingqing laughed softly, "It's just that the Mu Mansion is too good. A tall tree attracts the wind."

Master Lu didn't say anything. She had long felt that Mu Qingqing was very smart, smarter than most other children.

"My third brother wanted to go into business, but my father wouldn't let him. My father was loyal to the court, so he naturally wanted his children to serve the country."

“So I advised my father to let my third brother go into business, but I still felt uneasy because I was afraid it wouldn’t be enough.”

She is 12 years old this year and will be able to get engaged in two years. She can get married after passing the imperial examination.

The third prince was out of the question, but who would the emperor marry her to? With the family background of the Mu family, I'm afraid she would still marry a few princes.

It would be fine if she could marry her lover, but if she was arranged to marry, she would definitely have no choice. Would she then have to lead the Mu family to destruction?

Yes, it's not enough, but what can a woman do? If she were a man, she could be a playboy, or go to the battlefield to die as a shield, but now?

A smile flashed in Master Lu's eyes. She thought more about it. Prince Han was very concerned about the girl in front of him. It was inevitable that after a few years, when Mu Qingqing grew up, Prince Han might be attracted to her.

At that time, the road for both of them will be even more difficult. The current emperor is already wary of his younger brother, and the other princes are even more eyeing them covetously.

The Mu family holds military power and has three generals. If Sanlang goes into business in the future, it will not be an easy task. It will be impossible for the princes not to ask for his hand in marriage.

It can be said that no matter who Mu Qingqing marries, it is impossible for her to marry Prince Han. She is still young and has a few years left. Once she passes the imperial examination, I am afraid that there will not be much time left for them, and His Majesty will force the Mu family to take sides.

"Actually, being a dandy boy is pretty good."

Master Lu thought for a while and gave a suggestion.

Mu Qingqing's eyes widened. "Master, are you asking me to be an ignorant, arrogant and domineering woman?"

"But, if a woman does that, won't it be too conspicuous? What if the higher-ups get alerted..."

Her heart was pounding. She said it was not feasible, but her heart was already leaning in this direction.

Master Lu patted her shoulder and said, "Then it's up to you. If you can make both humans and gods angry, then you win, and you can buy more time for the Mu family."

If you do something excessive now, most people will not tolerate it. But after you pass the imperial examination, those who propose to you may not dare to do so.

Mu Qingqing touched his chin, thinking that this kind of thing should be fun.

But how can the transition not appear abrupt?
It's not fun to just change it myself, I have to trick others at least. Wow, it's getting more and more interesting.

Mu Qingqing smiled frivolously. Her goal of rebirth was very clear, which was revenge and protecting her family. For this purpose, what was reputation? At worst, she would never marry.

Master Lu probably didn't expect that these words would give rise to a female devil.

Having made up her mind, Mu Qingqing was in a good mood, but she also had to start preparing bit by bit.

With Master Lu and Banxia by his side, Banxia's skills became better and better under Master Lu's guidance. Qinghe also made some progress and could barely protect himself.

Mu Qingqing's progress was the slowest. She was beaten and scolded by Master Lu every day. The maids passing by the yard were all very cautious, for fear of being implicated.

When General Mu found out that his daughter was not a martial arts genius, he became so anxious that his hair turned white. Since Qingqing could not become a master, he could only ask Master Lu to stay.

After many excuses and promises of many benefits, Master Lu finally agreed to stay.

Within a few days, with the deliberate promotion of Mu Qingqian and the third prince, the news finally spread throughout the capital.

Many people came to watch the fun. The Mu family made a big fuss to find a female master to teach Mu Qingqing, but it turned out that Mu Qingqing was a waste.

I heard that Mu Qingqing didn't even go to the girls' school. At the same time, Mu Qingqian's reputation as a talented woman spread throughout the capital. Although she was the adopted daughter of the Mu family, she was very talented and beautiful, much better than the legitimate daughter. Later, I heard that Mu Qingqian was treated mediocrely in the Mu family and was treated harshly by her adoptive parents. Many people felt sorry for her, and even many versions of the picture book were published.

This matter could be hidden from family members, but not from his second brother Mu Jingyang, so Mu Qingqing had to tell everything.

Mu Jingyang sighed, "I'm sorry, I've wronged you, wait...it will get better in the future."

He can't be sure about this in the future, and no one knows what will happen in the future.

Mu Qingqing shook her head, "Second brother, I don't feel wronged, as long as my parents and everyone else are fine."

General Mu was very depressed. Whenever he went to court, he would encounter officials who looked sarcastic.

"General Mu, I heard that your third son wants to go into business?"

"Yeah, I didn't expect that among all the military commanders there would be a businessman. How is it? How much silver did you earn today?"

You deserve it. You always brag about how good your sons are. Now you're done for it, aren't you?
It would be fine if he didn't become a military officer, but I didn't expect him to become a low-level businessman. Tsk tsk.

General Mu really wanted to punch everyone. They were always so weird on weekdays, and today they were so pissing people off.

"My son can do whatever he wants. This is freedom. Tsk tsk, um, I heard your youngest son lost money again? He was even brought home? Oh, by the way, I heard your eldest son brought back an oiran. You guys are so lucky to be able to listen to music at home!"

Seeing several people's faces turn purple, General Mu finally felt relieved.

"I heard that General Mu's eldest daughter even asked her female master to shake her head? Since she has no talent for martial arts, she shouldn't look for a master."

"That's right, is it because your third son is not good at martial arts that he went into business?"

It seemed like a breakthrough was suddenly found, and everyone was talking about Mu Qingqing's matter.

General Mu was not good at speaking, and since there were so many people around, he didn't say anything in the end.

He stood there, gasping for breath, wishing he could beat everyone out.

"Your Majesty is here!"

After a while, the emperor finally arrived. When he saw General Mu, he couldn't help but laugh.

"General Mu, I heard that your Mu Mansion has been quite busy recently?"

General Mu was depressed, but he had to answer, "Your Majesty, my son and daughter are really naughty."

His Majesty consoled him, "Son, just discipline him slowly. It's not shameful to be in business. As for daughters, virtue lies in their lack of talent. We can't expect all daughters to be talented, right?"

General Mu had no way to refute and could only agree.

His Majesty was laughing happily. As for the Mu family, the more naughty the better. If they were all like the eldest and second young masters of the Mu family, he would be very uneasy.

In the imperial court, the affairs of the Mu Mansion were at most a minor episode, but General Mu was much quieter than before and seldom participated in discussions.

When the court was about to end, His Majesty called General Mu and suddenly remembered something, "Oh, right, you have an adopted daughter in your house? Although her background is questionable, you can't treat her differently."

"Otherwise, what will the people in the capital think of the Mu family? Since she has a reputation as a talented woman, don't bury her."

When it came to Mu Qingqian, General Mu opened his mouth to retort, but thinking about the difference in treatment he had received recently and before, he sighed.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."

His Majesty does not have that much time to pay attention to the family background of his subjects. Although he wants to make the Mu family's reputation as bad as possible, if it is too much, people will think that he is not good at governing the country.

(End of this chapter)

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