The Princess of the Substitute Bride Strikes Back

Mu Yiheng just walked from the end of the line to the front with a bowl of delicious grilled fish in his hands, making everyone salivate.

The Zhu and Chen families were puzzled. They both grilled fish, but why was theirs not as good as Mu Yibai's?

The Ruan family and the second branch of the Mu family felt bitter because they could only eat steamed bread without catching any fish. They said stubbornly, "What's so great about being able to catch fish? You are just a reckless person with no elegance at all."

"Oh! You are so elegant, why don't you eat delicacies from land and sea?" Wang Ling retorted. He couldn't stand such people. These people always looked down on soldiers. They didn't know that without the bloody battles of the soldiers, there would be no extravagant life in the past. It was really foolish.

"Master, can you go ask mother for some grilled fish? Our Zhang'er is so thin from hunger, and our sister-in-law has given the Wang family several hats, why not give us some?"

When Cai saw the delicious grilled fish in the first wife's mouth, she kept swallowing her saliva and wanted to persuade Mu Yiguo to ask the first wife for the grilled fish.

Mu Yiguo was not stupid, he also had self-respect. Asking for food just after the severance of the relationship was tantamount to begging. He scolded Cai: "Women's views, there is no relationship after the severance of the relationship, I will not do such a shameful thing."

Cai felt that Mu Yiguo was suffering for being too concerned about his reputation, and she didn't believe that the old lady would ignore Zhang'er. After all, Zhang'er was the blood of the Mu family, so she pulled Mu Yuanzhang to the main house.

When Fu Yunxi saw Cai bringing Mu Yuanzhang over, she quickly put the lunch into the space, leaving only the grilled fish and taking the newly-brought steamed bread. Everyone in the first room was shocked to see the food disappear out of thin air. Could it be that Yi Bai's new daughter-in-law was a great immortal? She could actually perform magic.

"Mother, I brought Zhang'er to see if there's anything I can help you with. I saw Yibai caught a lot of fish, maybe he needs help?" Cai said in a flattering tone.

Fu Yunxi almost laughed out loud. Is this guy really humorous? He clearly wanted to fish, but he said he was helping, pretending to be noble.

Jiang and Luo also felt uncomfortable. Although Mu Yiguo was a bastard, he was the eldest grandson of the second house, Mu Yuanzhang, after all. It was difficult for him to ignore Mu Yuanzhang.

Seeing the hesitation in his mother and grandmother's eyes, Mu Yibai ordered them to leave: "We are no longer related, and we don't need your help. Even if we do, we won't look for you. Please go back!"

Cai listened to Mu Yibai's heartless words, but she still didn't give up. But she thought that Mu Yibai was not someone to be trifled with!

She was about to leave, but Mu Yuanzhang suddenly came forward, snatched the grilled fish from Mu Linxue's hand and started eating it, causing her to stagger and sob softly.

Aunt Jiang has always taught her children to respect legitimate children, avoid conflicts with others, and be patient in everything so that they can have a bright future. Unexpectedly, this made Mu Yuanzhang feel that she was easy to bully.

This frightened Aunt Jiang, Mu Yiheng and Mrs. Luo, and they hurriedly helped Mu Linxue up.

When Mu Jiaojiao saw her sister was injured, she started crying too.

Upon seeing this, Fu Yunxi immediately stepped forward to teach Cai and Mu Yuanzhang a lesson, but Mu Yibai spoke first, "You may not have seen the current situation clearly. Our two families have severed ties, and we will no longer be related in life, death, wealth or status. Don't think that my family is easy to bully and keep provoking me. If you make me angry, I don't mind helping Second Uncle to clean up the mess."

Cai was disappointed and turned to leave, but Mu Yibai tried to stop her: "People can leave, but the fish must stay. We won't let the people from the second house eat the fish from the first house."

Mu Yibai's words were like a heavy slap on the face of the second wife. No matter how thick-skinned Mrs. Cai was, she dared not obey her grandson anymore. She ignored Mu Yuanzhang's crying, snatched back the grilled fish and returned it to Mu Linxue, then left without saying a word.

Mu Yibai looked at his grandmother's shocked and painful expression, and explained again: "The second branch's heart is not on our side, otherwise it wouldn't have come to this. Mu Yuanzhang is no longer the child who only knew how to laugh when he was young. He has long been corrupted by Cai. If you think I did something wrong, then it will be our first branch that will suffer in the future."

Mu Yibai didn't tell everyone about his experiences in his previous life because he didn't want to disappoint them, but he would never let the second branch hurt his real family again, so he wanted his grandmother to face reality.

Fu Yunxi took the sisters Jiaojiao and Lin Xue aside, coaxed them softly, and took out many new toys to amuse them. The two little girls soon stopped crying.

At the same time, Fu Yunxi felt warm in her heart. She just couldn't bear to see Mu Yuanzhang bullying Lin Xue by relying on the fact that he was a boy. She wanted to teach Mu Yuanzhang a lesson, but she was a new bride after all, with a grandmother, a mother, and a husband. Even if the two families had severed their relationship, if she rashly confronted the eldest grandson of the Mu family, it would only make things difficult for them. She was not afraid of Cai, but was worried that her grandmother and mother would think too much. Fortunately, Mu Yibai stopped her, stood up to deal with the second house, and made his position clear, which made Jiang more determined to give up the second house.

In her previous life, Fu Yunxi was an independent woman who was devoted to scientific research and had never experienced love. However, who doesn’t long for someone who is truly good to them and can stand in front of them to protect them from the wind and rain?

And she is no exception!

Even if Jiang was stupid, she could see through the key points. How could she hurt her family members for such a mean second wife? She secretly vowed that she would never be easily deceived by the second wife and would listen more to her grandson and granddaughter-in-law. Only in this way could the Mu family not be separated.

Mrs. Luo, Aunt Jiang and Mrs. Lin had already been conquered by Fu Yunxi. They knew in their hearts that it was mostly due to her that they could live such a comfortable life during exile!

Mu Yuanzhang was naturally unhappy with being treated like this by Cai, and ran to the river crying in anger. Cai lost face in front of the eldest wife, and when she recalled Mu Yibai's cold eyes, she couldn't help but feel scared and didn't want to coax her little grandson anymore.

Seeing this, Mu Yifan's wife Liu had no choice but to go and coax her son herself.

She walked to Mu Yuanzhang and tried to comfort him, but this stubborn son was really hard to coax. It took a lot of effort to finally comfort him.

Not long after everyone rested, the officials began to urge them to hurry up again.

After an afternoon of arduous trekking, the sky was gradually darkening and everyone finally arrived at the post station.

There is a larger inn on the side of the road. Although it is located in a desolate area, it is the only post station within a few kilometers. Zheng Chengyuan can check in with an official pass. This place is still two days' journey from Qingyuan County, and everyone can purchase some supplies by then.

The court tacitly agreed that after the exiles were fifty kilometers out of the city, they could purchase inconspicuous items such as carts to facilitate the transportation of luggage, and could also push the elderly and children with limited mobility.

"We have arrived at the post station. You can choose your own room tonight. Come and line up to pay. The upper room is three taels of silver per night, the suite is five taels, the lower room is one tael, and the common bed is 150 wen per person. The cowshed in the backyard is free. But first of all, there is no hot water in the common bed."

They asked for a suite and two upper rooms in the main house. Jiang and Luo and their female relatives lived in the suite, while Mu Yibai and his wife and Mu Yiheng and his wife each lived in an upper room.

Although it is not advisable to be ostentatious during exile, the conditions in the lower room and the large dormitory are really bad. Fu Yunxi, who has a little bit of mysophobia, really can't stand it. Mu Yibai also can't bear to let his mother and grandmother live in such a dirty environment. Besides, he is not short of money in his life, so naturally he chooses the upper room.

The Wang family also chose the upper house for their children and elderly, while the Chen and Zhu families lived in the lower house.

Although the old lady of the Yuan family also wanted to live in the upper house, she didn't have much money and she needed to purchase supplies when she arrived in the town, so she could only live in the lower house.

Needless to say, the second branch of the Mu family had lost most of their silver when they were expelled for the second time. Now, the second branch has also realized the importance of money. They can no longer spend it lavishly and need to spend it wisely.

Cai originally wanted to grit her teeth and open a lower room for Mu Yiguo and his son and grandson. At least there would be hot water, and the whole family could take turns to take a bath.

But Mu Yiguo, this sex-obsessed fool, was unwilling to live with his son and grandson, and insisted on living with his eighth aunt.

Mu Yifan was naturally unhappy when he saw this, and asked to open a separate room with Liu.

Cai was furious, but she couldn't persuade the father and his wife, so she had to open three rooms for the lower class: one room for Mu Yiguo and his eighth aunt, one room for her son and Liu, and one room for Cai and her grandson Mu Yuanzhang.

The other concubines all slept on a large dormitory bed and took turns going to Cai's room to take a bath at night.