roccoschili Chapter 441 Prince Ding was deposed
Chapter 441 Prince Ding was deposed
Cheng Zishi tried his best not to look at the pot of fried cicadas. "It's the Second Prince. You met him at the Rong family's banquet before."
When he said that, Mu Baobao suddenly remembered, "It's that bad guy."
She immediately lost interest and continued to hold the basin to attract customers.
Cheng Zishi's eyes dimmed slightly. Prince Ding made a very bad move.
Prince Ding thought that by doing good deeds he could gain the emperor's praise and win over some people.
Little did they know that the emperor had known Prince Ding's tricks and intentions from the very beginning.
"Baby." Zheng Xingguang squatted beside Mu Baobao and asked, "I heard your family is going to buy another house?"
He already knew what happened in the Mu family.
Mu Baobao hummed, "My family wants to buy a house near the Imperial College. It will be much more convenient this way."
"But, my elder brother said that it's hard to buy a house around here."
Zheng Xingguang said, "I have a house here, do you want to buy it?"
Hearing this, Mu Baobao turned his little head and waved towards Zhu, "Grandma, little brother said he has a house here."
Zhu wiped her hands on her apron and walked over.
She squatted behind Mu Baobao and asked Zheng Xingguang, "Prince Zheng, don't you live in this house?"
After being in Rongdu for so long, she has become accustomed to the fact that these wealthy families have many houses.
Zheng Xingguang shook his head. "No, I own a lot of houses, so I don't need this one... No, I have several houses nearby."
Mrs. Zhu didn't feel any envy or jealousy. "Prince Zheng, is there a smaller house? It would be best if it was about the same size as our previous house."
"A house that's too big wouldn't be comfortable for our family to live in."
It was deserted, and I couldn't see a single person no matter how long I walked.
Before coming here, Zheng Xingguang specifically asked his mother about the situation of his house here.
"There's one with one courtyard and one with three courtyards."
He expressed his opinion, "Grandma Mu, I think a three-courtyard house is suitable for you."
"When Mu Pingping and his family grow up and get married, there will be more people in the family. It won't be appropriate to buy a house then. It's better to buy it all at once."
Zhu didn't know how big the three-courtyard house was, so she wanted to take a look. "Prince Zheng, if you have time, let's go take a look."
Zheng Xingguang had no classes in the afternoon. He was originally supposed to do horse riding and archery in the afternoon, but the weather was too hot, so the afternoon classes were cancelled.
"Then let's go and take a look."
Except for Qian and Wang who stayed in the shop to help, Zhu took Mu Baobao and Liu and followed Zheng Xingguang to the three-courtyard house under his name.
It is very close to the Imperial College, less than ten minutes' walk away, and is surrounded by houses and shops, making it convenient to buy anything you want.
Zhu was very satisfied with this place at first sight, as she wanted a place that was convenient for shopping.
Besides, this place is not like where I lived before. There were only neighbors here, and no one to talk to.
People who do business should be easier to talk to.
"Let's go in and take a look." Zheng Xingguang pushed open the small door of the house. "This house has been vacant for a long time and no one has cleaned it."
There were a lot of leaves in the house, and there was dust and cobwebs everywhere. Some places had cracks, and the house was in a very dilapidated state.
If you want to live here, you have to renovate it.
Zheng Xingguang took Mu Baobao and a few others around the house.
The Zhu family members all sighed: It was too big, much bigger than the house they lived in before.
"Mom, isn't this house a little too big for us?"
"I think it's a bit too big, too. But Prince Zheng is right. We have to consider Pingping and the others getting married when they grow up. Pingping and the others need their own rooms when they grow up and get married. We can't just buy another house when the time comes."
"That's right. If you calculate it, if each child has a room, there will be many rooms. If they have children, they will need more rooms."
With this calculation, this house is not really that big for their family.
Zhu also took these things into consideration. Pingping would be able to find a marriage partner in a few years, so she had to prepare more rooms.
Zheng Xingguang smiled and said, "Grandma Mu, there are many courtyards here, and each family can have their own courtyard."
"This way, we can mind our own business behind closed doors, and when we open the door, the whole family can be together."
Zhu slapped her thigh and thought this was good, "That's good, that's good."
"The younger generations can live their own lives behind closed doors, and when there's something going on, the family can get together and talk about it."
She always believed that younger generations should live their own lives, so in the village, the first and second wives would live separately.
When something happens, the whole family can just get together.
"Grandma, I can't walk anymore." Mu Baobao hugged her legs and pouted, "I'm so tired. This place is too big."
Zhu picked her up and said with a smile, "This place is quite big."
"But when your eldest brother and his family grow up, get married and have children, this place won't be big enough anymore."
When there are more people in the family, this big house will seem small.
Mu Baobao was counting on his fingers, as if he was counting how many people would come.
Zhu ignored her and said to Zheng Xingguang with a smile on her face, "Prince Zheng, I will go back and discuss this with my family."
Overall, this house is really nice, good in all aspects, and close to the Imperial College.
After looking at the house, Mu Baobao and his friends left the house and headed towards the Mu family shop.
Halfway through the journey, several people saw someone fainted from heatstroke on the side of the road and was being treated.
The onlookers shook their heads.
"Another person fainted from heatstroke. People have been suffering from heatstroke every day recently. It's really too hot today."
"I heard there's already a drought, but it's being kept secret from the higher-ups."
"No way? We have easy access to water here, and we haven't heard any rumors. Where did you hear that?"
"My second aunt's son's friend's friend's relative...works in the government office. If he hears something, don't spread it around."
Mu Baobao and the others didn't think anything of it and just thought it was for fun.
Zheng Xingguang thought about it more, and his secret guard made a gesture, which obviously meant that someone was deliberately spreading this matter in secret.
As for who was spreading this news secretly, it is hard to say.
That afternoon, a shocking news came.
Prince Ding was deposed, his palace was ransacked, and many members of Prince Ding's faction were liquidated.
This has no impact on the Mu family, but it has a huge impact on many big families and powerful people in Rongdu.
Mu Pingping and several other children were also talking about this matter when they came back from school.
"I heard it was Prince Ding... Oh, no, it was the deposed Prince Ding who secretly released the drought, hoping to use it to make a fuss. The Emperor found out, and that's why he was deposed."
"That's what I heard. That's pretty much it. It was Prince Deposed Ding who did something he shouldn't have done."
"How could Prince Deposed Ding be so bold? He dared to spread rumors in secret before the drought was resolved. Isn't this courting death?"
"What do you mean by seeking death?" Mu Baobao jumped in front of his brothers.