From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 915 - 911: Sister-in-law, Give Me a Kiss (Fourth Update)
"For what reason?" Mrs. Jin exclaimed directly upon hearing that this jinx Ruan Xiao Jiao was going to ride in the same carriage to the Capital with her and Mu Dade.
"Why are you so agitated? She’s just going to the county, while we’re headed to the Capital, hundreds of miles apart," Mu Dade said irritably, displeased with Mrs. Jin’s reaction.
"Dan Dan’s father, don’t be angry, that’s not what I meant. I just think... Since Ruan Xiao Jiao is the concubine of the County Magistrate, being too close to her, wouldn’t the County Magistrate misunderstand something if he knew?"
Mrs. Jin could no longer say anything like nothing ever happened between her husband and Ruan Xiao Jiao.
She didn’t want to investigate who’s to blame now, just hoping her husband wouldn’t be criticized over this matter.
"Dan Dan’s father, maybe you find my words unpleasant, but where avoidance is needed, we still need to avoid it. If such things affect your career path, do you think it’s worth it?"
Mrs. Jin advised earnestly.
If it were before, Mu Dade might have listened to a word or two, but now, he didn’t want to hear it.
"Alright, you don’t have to say any more. I understand all of this already; Ruan Xiao Jiao is already in our carriage. Later, when you get in the carriage, just don’t shout."
Mu Dade considered it as informing Mrs. Jin, and he didn’t care about her opinion.
Mrs. Jin was on the verge of going mad with anger.
She really wanted to go outside and tear open the sedan chair, ripping Ruan Xiao Jiao’s face apart.
Her fingernails had sunk deeply into her flesh inside her sleeve, and half of Mrs. Jin’s face was already twisted and deformed.
At this moment, Mu Dade stepped out of the room.
Mrs. Jin picked up a vase from the house and smashed it heavily on the ground. It was only after the vase shattered into pieces that she felt her mood calm down.
"Little bitch, I won’t let you have it easy!" Mrs. Jin cursed.
After much contemplation, she still couldn’t stand riding in the same sedan with Ruan Xiao Jiao.
She had to find someone to get rid of Ruan Xiao Jiao.
As long as they were outside the county, her husband and Ruan Xiao Jiao would have no further interaction.
After the Imperial and Palace Examinations had passed, that could be half a year or even a full year. Even if feelings had ignited, they’d be extinguished by time.
In her mind, Mrs. Jin listed a bunch of people who could help with this, and finally, she settled on Mu Danian.
Mu Danian was lustful and greedy; if he did something, he could be controlled.
If anything indeed happened, she’d simply say Mu Danian tried to act improperly with Ruan Xiao Jiao, letting them both pay for it.
As soon as Mu Dade left, Mrs. Jin lost her temper. After considering her backup plan, she too stepped out.
Today, many people from the Old Mu Family came, mostly to bask in Mu Dade’s good fortune.
Searching for someone took considerable effort for Mrs. Jin.
When she finally found Mu Danian, the head courtyard of the Old Mu Family was already setting off fireworks.
It seemed they were making arrangements and preparing to set off to town.
Being straightforward, Mrs. Jin directly approached Mu Danian and said, "Fifth, I know you’ve always wanted to follow me and your elder brother to live a good life. There’s something I need your help with. If it succeeds, when your brother becomes an official, I’ll take you to live a good life, too."
Mu Danian picked his nose, a sly smile on his face.
"Sister-in-law, how strange this sounds to me? Is it that if I don’t help you, you won’t take me to live a good life?"
Mrs. Jin resisted her nausea, directly saying, "Fifth, I won’t hide it from you. It’s your elder brother’s idea to take the most useful person.
Whoever is useful to us, we’ll take them along, even if our parents speak well of them, it’s useless."
Mu Danian’s facial expression remained unchanged.
He had long known that his brother and sister-in-law wouldn’t bring everyone along to enjoy the good life.
The third branch had already been divided out; the second and fourth branches were destined to be abandoned sooner or later.
But he was different. He knew how his brother ascended to his position.
Once he told his brother and sister-in-law that he knew about his brother buying the examination papers, they wouldn’t dare move against him.
But this was Mu Danian’s trump card.
He wouldn’t reveal it easily.
Even Chen Hong, who knew the truth and was sent away by him, wouldn’t tell.
The better Mu Dade fared, the more valuable the secret became.
If his brother lost everything, of what use was that secret? It wouldn’t be as practical as a Copper Coin.
"Sister-in-law, when you say that, it’s quite scary! But sister-in-law, I help you not for personal gain. Whether my brother takes me to enjoy a good life is irrelevant to me.
But I don’t know if my brother knows that you’re secretly asking me to mess with the County Magistrate’s concubine?"
Mu Danian perfectly countered Mrs. Jin with her own ways.
When Mrs. Jin threatened him, he threatened her right back.
"You... are you threatening me? Aren’t you afraid your brother will skin you alive?" Mrs. Jin asked.
"Of course not, how would I dare? I’m just doing what a younger brother should do. After all, sister-in-law, you’re an outsider by surname, but I’m a Mu. When it comes to major issues, my brother should listen to me, his younger brother, right?"
As Mu Danian spoke, his eyes unscrupulously roamed over Mrs. Jin’s chest.
Mrs. Jin was dressed elegantly today, allowing Mu Danian a feast for his eyes—something he wouldn’t have had the chance to see before.
How could Mrs. Jin have delivered herself to him like this?
"Name your price for helping me deal with Ruan Xiao Jiao," Mrs. Jin asked.
"No money!" Mu Danian chuckled at Mrs. Jin’s naiveté.
"Then what do you want?"
"Let me touch you—sister-in-law, you have no idea. To support my brother’s education, I don’t even have a wife; it’s cold and lonely under the covers. That girl who was willing finally to be with me, you had her taken away."
Mu Danian was talking about Chen Hong.
Back then, Chen Hong planned to seduce Mu Dade and then stick around with Mu Danian to enjoy the benefits from the main branch.
Who knew Mrs. Jin would be so vigilant?
Old Mrs. Mu was fierce, and so Chen Hong didn’t benefit at all.
The biggest loser in this was Mu Danian.
His usually warm-bed companion was no more, leaving him to sleep alone on a cold, solitary bed.
Otherwise, he’d be peeking outside Mu Dalang’s room, checking when the couple would consummate their marriage.
Mu Danian had a tough life.
At his age, he still had no wife and spent all his time thinking about how to steal another’s wife.
"You impudent fool!" Mrs. Jin was nearly driven mad with rage.
She wished she could slap Mu Danian across the face.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, indeed raising her hand, only for it to be intercepted by Mu Danian mid-air.
"Sister-in-law, your hand is so soft, smoother than a pig’s pancreas," Mu Danian said as he held Mrs. Jin’s hand, gently stroking it.
"Let go, let go..." Mrs. Jin struggled to pull her hand back, but she couldn’t.
She felt nauseous enough to vomit...
"Sister-in-law, it’s just a brief moment—and for that brief moment, I’ll help solve the Ruan Xiao Jiao issue, so you and my brother can journey in peace, a scene so enviable..."
