Chapter 507: Shallow Plan

Chapter 507: Shallow Plan

The incident happened suddenly, and Mu Rong was unable to cope with it and was hesitant to speak.

"Because...because..."

When Mu Huan saw this, he knew right from wrong and immediately gave the order.

"Kneel down."

With the younger generations present, Mu Rong couldn't afford to lose face, so she hinted at rejecting her father's request.

"I am a duchess of the first rank, and my father is only a marquis of the second rank."

Mu Huan was so focused on his grandson that he didn't understand the hint and misunderstood its meaning and got angry.

"What do you mean? How dare you disrespect your father?"

"In this family, there is no distinction between ranks, only between seniority and age. You are a duchess, don't you even understand this rule?"

"Give me a sigh!"

Hearing that there was a misunderstanding, Mu Rong hurried to explain.

"I mean, I want to save some face."

Preventing the grandparents and grandchildren from meeting each other was obviously ill-intentioned, so Mu Huan looked at him coldly and refused to let him off easily.

"I didn't ask you to kneel outside the mansion, which was giving you face."

Her father was old-fashioned and wouldn't listen at all, so Mu Rong turned to him for help.

"Mother, please say something."

Since it was about her beloved grandson, Zou Yuxiu was unwilling to show any leniency.

"Rong'er is wrong. Don't play tricks on me. Go and kneel down."

Mu Rong had no choice but to put down her chopsticks, leave her seat, find a place she liked, and kneel down.

"Yes."

After waiting for Mu Rong to kneel down, Ning Fengzhe pretended to be sincere and begged for mercy earnestly.

"Even if my mother made a mistake, it was not necessarily intentional. Please forgive me, grandpa and grandma."

"For one's own family, don't go too far. It's fine to seek the middle ground."

Zou Yuxiu liked her grandson because he was sensible. She smiled with satisfaction.

"My dear grandson is so filial, he is worthy of being a member of our Mu family."

She picked up her grandson's bowl and chopsticks and took the initiative to show care for him.

"Grandfather will take care of your mother's affairs. Just enjoy your meal and don't worry about him. Come, let grandma feed you."

Before teaching his daughter a lesson, Mu Huan did not forget to look back and give his grandson a warm smile. He was very caring for him, for fear of scaring the child.

"Tell me, is this your idea or your son-in-law's?"

"You two are deliberately targeting my Mu people, right?"

Mu Rong knelt alone, looking at everyone, feeling completely humiliated.

"Father, please don't misunderstand. This matter has nothing to do with the court."

Mu Huan's brows were solemn, like a solid city wall.

"What does that have to do with?"

Mu Rong glanced at her son and complained.

"It's all because of your good grandson, he..."

Before he could finish, Mu Huan suddenly shouted.

"shut up!"

"Just talk about your business, don't involve Fengzhe."

Mu Rong felt aggrieved and uncomfortable, and she stubbornly held on to her pride and got angry.

"It's about Fengzhe, how can I not mention it? My father is so unreasonable, I have nothing to say."

Mu Huan showed some impatience and gave a serious and earnest admonition.

"You say it, you say it."

"But there is one thing. You are not allowed to intentionally bully my grandson in either way. Do you hear me?"

This was ridiculous. Mu Rong couldn't help laughing and twitched the corners of her mouth in a teasing manner.

"Oh, he is so powerful, how can I bully him?"

Mu Huan's eyes turned cold and his resentment grew as he could not bear to hear any words slandering his grandson.

"Stop being sarcastic and get down to business. If you can't explain it clearly, just keep kneeling."

Mu Rong followed his instructions, suppressed her dissatisfaction, and tried to narrate the story calmly.

"Some time ago, the master and I took in a baby girl and registered her under our names. We told others that we were her biological daughter, Fengzhe..."

Mu Huan listened attentively to what happened in the past year and the changes in Fengzhe.

Caught in a dilemma, he hesitated to speak and could not help but side with his daughter. At the same time, he could not bear to scold his beloved grandson.

"This... uh..."

Zou Yuxiu had the same idea and was caught in a dilemma.

After hearing this, the others also understood Mu Rong and thought that Fengzhe was disloyal and wrong, but they did not dare to say anything. Because Mu Huan and Zou Yuxiu had not made a clear statement, they were afraid of saying something wrong and angering the two elders.

After all, Fengzhe was deeply loved by the two elders and his position in the Mu Mansion was unshakable. To offend Fengzhe would be like offending the two elders, and the younger generation could not afford to offend them.

Ning Fengzhe ate leisurely, waiting for his mother to finish speaking, and had enough time to return to his previous filial attitude.

"Ah? Mother doesn't want us to be together because of this?"

"My child is a shallow and petty person. Can't my mother see that?"

Without any warning, things took a turn, and Mu Rong's long-accumulated anger suddenly turned into confusion.

"What's that little trick?"

Ning Fengzhe was stunned and also confused.

"It turns out that mother really didn't see it. I foolishly thought that mother had been cooperating with me this year."

Mu Rong was stunned and confused, not knowing what to do.

"How can we cooperate if we don't know the strategy?"

"What do you mean?"

Ning Fengzhe explained his previous behavior as if it was a matter of course, and it sounded reasonable.

"My child, you need to be hypocritical and have a solid foundation. Then, you will be able to control Ning Yunxi easily in the future."

"Didn't mother take her in so that she could be used by us in the future?"

Mu Rong was caught off guard and was extremely shocked and stunned.

"I... do... you..."

After a while of incoherent speech, she regained some of her sanity and asked seriously.

"She's still so young. How can she remember what you've entrusted to her? Isn't it all in vain?"

Ning Fengzhe first gave his affirmation.

"She really won't remember."

Then, he changed the subject and gave a clear and logical theory.

"Then, do the servants remember it? Did outsiders see it? Word of mouth has spread, and the praise is far and wide. She must have known this since she can remember, and it is engraved in her heart. Compared with waiting for her to grow up and then caring for her, wouldn't this action of the child be more convincing and make her believe it without a doubt?"

The truth came to her suddenly and Mu Rong was unable to react in time.

"But you don't seem fake to her at all."

Ning Fengzhe was methodical, and his ability to make up excuses and deceive people into believing in something was truly unique.

"The one who was bullied by my child is the whole world, not just Ning Yunxi. I must go all out, and then I can achieve what I want and get what I want."

"Otherwise, it's obvious to everyone. Everyone with eyes can see it, everyone with ears can hear it. Why would they believe me?"

Mu Huan and others nodded, silently expressing their agreement.

Mu Rong refused to believe it and raised questions.

"You speak so righteously, but to me, it seems like hypocrisy."

Ning Fengzhe quoted the truth with every word being sincere and convincing, leaving no room for doubt.

"As the old saying goes, honest words are unpleasant to the ear, but flattery is pleasant to the ear."

"The child is straightforward and rude, does not know how to speak, and treats the mother honestly, so he displeases the mother. If the mother likes pleasant words, the child can tell them, but it is difficult to guarantee the truth."

"Does mother want to hear it?"

Mu Rong was convinced by him and completely lost the courage to argue, and her tone dropped to the lowest.

"Can't we make sure it's true and appealing at the same time?"

The trick was implemented at just the right time, and Ning Fengzhe remained silent.

Next, the Mu family will help him persuade Mu Rong.

Mu Rong cares about her family. With their help, her plans will be twice as effective with half the effort. It will be effortless to control Mu Rong's heart.

The head of the family, Mu Huan, was naturally the first to bear the brunt.

"How can there be such a good thing in the world? Are you still dreaming?"

"How well do you take care of your parents? Why do you ask my beloved grandson to go to great lengths to please you?"

"He's at a busy school age, and Fengzhe is already tired enough taking care of his own affairs. As a mother, you don't care for him, but make things difficult for him. Is this how a mother should be?"