CHAPTER 448: CHAPTER 448: YAN QIANYI IS A DISASTER!

He never liked anyone from the Mu Family getting too close to Yan Qianyi.

Mu Huaner used to be an exception, and now she was too.

When Old Master Mu approached, he still asked with concern, "Qianyi, are you alright? Didn’t fall too hard, did you?"

Yan Qianyi smiled, "I’m fine, Grandpa."

When Mu Zixuan pushed her just now, she had merely taken a seat on the ground deliberately, controlling the force of her landing well to not hurt the baby in her belly.

"Grandpa, has your leg healed?" Mu Zixuan asked.

Rather than answering her, Old Master Mu responded with a resounding slap.

The slap from Old Master Mu was hard, causing Mu Zixuan to spin around on the spot, almost crumpling to the ground.

"Who gave you the audacity to push my first granddaughter-in-law!"

Old Master Mu glared furiously at Mu Zixuan, "She is bearing the Mu Family’s flesh and blood in her womb now. If anything were to happen to her, I would cripple you!"

Mu Zixuan held her face in shock, her ears ringing, not catching everything Old Master Mu had said but vaguely hearing something about Yan Qianyi being pregnant.

She looked surprisingly at Yan Qianyi, just as Yan Qianyi placed her hand gently on her lower abdomen.

Yan Qianyi was wearing a loose green wool coat, and her figure did not resemble that of a pregnant woman at all.

"Grandpa... I..." Mu Zixuan started to explain, "I didn’t mean to push her. I didn’t know she was pregnant. She was picking those flowers, and I was just trying to stop her, so..."

"Let her pick whatever she wants!"

Mu Zixuan was stunned for a moment, "But these flowers were planted by Grandma, normally you take such good care of them, not even letting us touch them."

"So what? As long as Qianyi likes them, she can touch and take anything she wants in this estate!"

Mu Zixuan opened her mouth in dumbfoundment, unable to utter another word.

She had not expected Grandpa’s favoritism towards Yan Qianyi to reach such an extent!

Yan Qianyi began to explain, "Grandpa, these flowers are very good medicinal herbs. I just wanted to take some back and make medicine, I didn’t know they were something you cherished, I’m sorry..."

"You child, why apologize?" Old Master Mu’s tone immediately softened, "As long as you like them, go ahead and pick them. Since these flowers can be used as medicine to treat illnesses,they are even more valuable than just being decoration here."

"Thank you, Grandpa."

Mu Yunlie’s face darkened as he coldly said, "Since you need them, I’ll just plant them at home for you, so don’t come here anymore!"

With that, he took Yan Qianyi’s hand and was ready to leave.

He was always worried she might be bullied in the Mu Family, just like his mother was back in the day.

Even though he knew she had the ability to protect herself.

But he couldn’t help worrying, especially now that she was pregnant.

His heart had clenched just a moment ago.

"Ah Lie!" Mu Huaner hurriedly called out to stop Mu Yunlie, "Everything has been cleared up, hasn’t it? Qianyi wasn’t hurt, so don’t be angry."

Old Master Mu watched Mu Yunlie nervously.

His first grandson had only just acknowledged him as grandfather, and now... was this about to lead to a break with the Mu Family again?

Mu Yunlie’s face was stern as he turned to look at Mu Zixuan, a murderous look in his eyes as he warned, "If there’s a next time, I won’t consider any blood relation or sibling ties!"

"Ah Lie, it’s not Second Sister’s fault, it’s mine. I saw what I shouldn’t have and picked the flowers Grandpa liked, that’s why Second Sister got angry and pushed me," Yan Qianyi said.

Mu Yunlie furrowed his brow, "What did you see?"

"I..." Yan Qianyi glanced at Mu Zixuan, then hesitated to speak, "Second sister told me to pretend I didn’t see anything, I..."

Mu Zixuan was biting her teeth hard, the corner of her lip already bleeding from the slap delivered by Old Master Mu.

Seeing Yan Qianyi’s timid appearance now, she felt so angry she could have shattered her teeth.

Old Master Mu said, "Qianyi, don’t be afraid, Grandfather is here. Whatever you saw, just say it. No one will dare to trouble you."

Yan Qianyi stammered, "I... I just saw second sister... she slapped big sister."

Upon hearing this, Old Master Mu puffed out his beard in anger and glared, about to strike Mu Zixuan again.

Mu Zixuan, frightened, quickly knelt on the ground, "Grandfather, I was wrong. Big sister and I had a misunderstanding, an argument arose. When we were in the room just now, big sister slapped me first, so I slapped her back. It wasn’t me who started it!"

Old Master Mu turned his head toward Mu Ziqing, "Is what Zixuan is saying true?"

Mu Ziqing hesitated for a moment, ignoring the suggestive glance from Mu Zixuan, and shook her head, "No, I didn’t hit her. She saw me talking to second sister’s husband and got jealous over a misunderstanding."

Old Master Mu nodded forcefully, "Mu Zixuan, very good! Now you’ve even learned to lie to your grandfather! Get to the ancestral hall and kneel as punishment!"

Mu Zixuan shook her head repeatedly, pleading, "Grandfather, I know I was wrong. Please don’t send me to kneel in the ancestral hall. I won’t do it again!"

"Little aunt, please speak up for me, I really know I was wrong!"

The children of the Mu family were all afraid of being punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall.

Kneeling in the ancestral hall as punishment meant going without food for the entire day, and one had to keep kneeling on the hard floor without even a drop of water to drink. It was an extremely harsh punishment.

Mu Huaner sighed. With the old master in such a temper, she didn’t dare to plead on Mu Zixuan’s behalf.

If it had been a usual day, it might have been a bit easier to intercede.

But now, Yan Qianyi was in the old master’s good graces.

And Ah Lie was so angry.

Without some form of punishment for Zixuan, it would be hard to quell Ah Lie’s anger.

She had originally planned to have Zixuan appeal to the old master, weeping about how difficult it had been to prepare for the department store.

Perhaps the old master’s heart would soften, and he would change his mind about giving the department store to Yan Qianyi.

If the current incident hadn’t happened, there might still have been a chance.

Because these two years, Zixuan had performed very well, and the old master had also frequently praised her as being a good prospect for business.

Now, the good image she had striven to create in front of the old master over the years was demolished with just a push against Yan Qianyi.

Yan Qianyi was truly a curse!

Seeing Mu Zixuan still kneeling and not leaving, Old Master Mu asked sternly, "Do you need someone to take you there?"

Mu Zixuan quickly shook her head, realizing that she could not avoid the punishment, and she no longer struggled, rising and leaving.

Old Master Mu looked at Mu Yunlie, "Ah Lie, I’ve already punished Zixuan, are you appeased? Grandfather promises that no one in the family will ever bully Qianyi again!"

When Ah Lie had said he would no longer visit the Mu Family moments before, it had caused him a twinge of pain.

Mu Yunlie remained silent with a cold face.

Yan Qianyi said, "Grandfather, it’s alright. Ah Lie only said those impetuous words because he was so worried about me. I was also at fault in today’s matter."

"You were not wrong," Old Master Mu said. "I just checked in the study, there are some procedures for the department store that haven’t been handled properly, and the equity can’t be changed temporarily. Once everything is in order, I’ll give it to you, okay?"