"What about the Mu Family territory? My son bears the Mu surname, and so does my daughter. Besides, this area now belongs to the first branch of the Mu Family, the territory my son is going to inherit. For those who want to seize my sonās territory, I am determined to kick them out. It doesnāt matter who comes today, hmph, whoever doesnāt leave, Iāll smash their things, starting with this old lady here."
"Iāll just stand here and watch; if you havenāt moved in one hour, Iāll have someone set this place on fire, and then Iāll continue smashing things at your daughter-in-lawās place. If you donāt believe me, letās just wait and see."
Su Ma ignored the injuries on her face at this moment, feeling overjoyed upon hearing these words. She immediately ran inside to fetch a chair, "Commandery Princess, please sit and wait patiently."
Dongyang did not decline and sat right down, "Get me a cup of juice as well."
"Right away, maāam," a nanny nearby responded and went to fetch it.
The people from the second branch were even more infuriated seeing her behavior.
Very soon, Mu Shaoling and the Old Master Mu, having received the news, arrived and were taken aback upon seeing the courtyard in such disarray.
Mu Shaoling couldnāt help but laugh when he saw the person sitting and drinking in the courtyard. Yesterday, she said she would kick out the second branch, and if they didnāt leave, sheād smash things. He thought she was joking, but it turned out she was serious.
"Elder brother, youāre just in time. Your niece-in-law brought people and smashed everything in the courtyard, even allowing her maid to injure her second aunt. Look at this behavior, even shrews arenāt this arrogant."
Mu Shaoling wasnāt pleased with his words, remembering that his second aunt was more like a shrew than anyone else.
"Dongyang, what is going on here?"
"Just what you see," Dongyang handed the cup she was holding to the nanny beside her, snorting coldly, "If they want to cling to this place without moving, theyāll have to endure my wrath. Iāve tolerated them for half a month, but since they still havenāt left, I can only use special measures to make them leave."
"Father, I manage the inner affairs of the first branch; itās not appropriate for you to intervene in such matters. If you have no official duties to handle, take Chengcheng out to play; he mentioned this morning he wanted to play with grandpa."
"Thatās right, Father. Such affairs are handled by Dongyang, and we men shouldnāt interfere, otherwise how will Dongyang manage the Mu Residence in the future if you meddle today?"
Mu Shaoling knew Dongyang didnāt want the Old Master interrupting, so he seized the chance to add a few words.
The Old Master also knew that his daughter-in-law harbored resentment; these people wanted her life. Last time he had intervened and divided some things from the second branch, which was fair enough. If he helped again today, he feared neither his son nor daughter-in-law would appreciate it. He didnāt want to see his brotherās family living miserably, but he also didnāt want to be alienated from his sonās family. After all, last time these people harmed his granddaughter too. Forget it, forget it, let it be.
"Okay then, do as you see fit."
The Old Master waved his hand and left.
"Shaoling, Iām at least your second uncle; are you really going to let your wife treat us like this?" Second Old Master Mu said with a darkened face, "Itās not like we refuse to move, we just havenāt found a suitable house yet. Are you going to stand by and watch our family end up homeless?"
"Hmph, donāt make it sound so pitiable. If this old woman can bear seeing our family suffer and die, this Commandery Princess can watch your family end up homeless," Dongyang interjected before Mu Shaoling could speak, "Besides, being homeless is still much more fortunate than losing everything."