Chapter 4
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The Yuan Family Mansion was located on the southern slope of Autumn Gazing Mountain in the North District of Luo Hai City.
Legend has it that a Daoist once looked at Fengshui and said that this place had the bloodline of an emperor. Therefore, several generations of high-ranking officials and dignitaries settled down here, forming a large building complex.
The Yuan Family Mansion had adopted the architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Because the ancestors of the Yuan Family had been officials in Anhui, the architecture of the pavilion still had traces of the Hui School.
There were three suites inside and outside the Old Mansion, and the core of the Inner Mansion was occupied by the Yuan Family's Old Mistress Yuan.
After the death of the Old Master, this was the Yuan Family's most senior and distinguished person!
The Old Mistress had three sons and one daughter. The first son was Yuan Xuan's father, Yuan Tangbai, the second son was Yuan Tangzhong, and the third son was Yuan Tangshuo.
Yuan Tang gave birth to his eldest son, Yuan Xuan, when he was only 37 years old.
Yuan Tangzhong and Yuan Tangshuo each had a son and a daughter.
Yuan Xuan's mother had a weak body and had been bedridden for many years. It was impossible for her to have any children, so Yuan Xuan became the only heir of the first branch.
When Yuan Xuan was five years old, Yuan Tangbai led the army on a western expedition to quell the minority uprising in the western vassal state.
The Imperial Capital's commendation order and the grievous news of Yuan Tangbai's death arrived on the same day. Yuan Xuan's mother was overwhelmed with grief and passed away …
Grandma Madame Yuan pitied her grandson, who had lost his parents at such a young age, so she stayed by his side and personally taught him!
His affection for him was definitely above that of his other children and grandchildren.
Even so, the adult Yuan Xuan was still somewhat aloof and cold.
He avoided his father's occupation, perhaps because he didn't have the love of his parents when he was young, so he was more or less repulsed by military and political affairs.
The political rights left behind by the Yuan Family's century-old foundation naturally fell to the Second and Third Branches.
Although he said so, the core of the Yuan Family was in the hands of the Old Mistress. Naturally, the core power of the Yuan Family fell into Yuan Xuan's hands.
Even if Yuan Xuan was not involved in politics or the military, everyone was well aware that the supreme center of power in Luo Hai City was in the hands of Crown Prince Yuan, who was not even 30 years old.
To Yuan Xuan, even if he chose to abandon politics and enter the business world, he still had the ability to build his own empire of power!
As it turned out, the successful establishment of the business empire had also led the Yuan Family to another glorious era!
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The car drove into the Yuan Family Courtyard. A few able-bodied men in uniform surrounded them with solemn expressions.
The leading man said to Butler Fu respectfully, "Butler Fu, when Young Master left just now, he told me to take Young Madam to the Hibiscus Garden to have a rest when you're back. Don't disturb the old lady!"
Butler Fu nodded and waved his hand at those people. "I got it. You guys stay alert and guard the outer courtyard! No one is allowed to enter or leave without permission! "
The few of them answered in unison, looking very cautious and careful.
Mu Chenyan smiled faintly. This was a hint to her that once she entered this courtyard, she would not be able to leave without permission.
Of course, she knew about the Hibiscus Garden. It was a small building that the Old Mistress had assigned to Yuan Xuan after he came of age. It was located next to the core building of the courtyard!
Yuan Xuan asked her to go to the Hibiscus Garden but did not allow her to disturb the Old Mistress. Naturally, it was because of the 'scandal' from two years ago.
The wife of the Yuan Family's esteemed heir was actually a 'murderer'?
The Old Mistress had already flown into a rage back then and wanted to cancel the engagement!
Mu Chenyan thought that the divorce was almost certain, but she did not expect that the Yuan Family would not send a divorce agreement to her even when she was in prison!
Now, Yuan Xuan had brought her back. Moreover, she was even the esteemed Young Madam. Even Mu Chenyan herself found it hard to accept this!
Mu Chenyan still could not understand how the Yuan Family could tolerate a daughter-in-law with a stain on her record to this day.
In that case, there was only one reasonable explanation for the appearance of all these unreasonable situations.
That was, her return to the Hibiscus Garden today was probably just another trial arranged by Yuan Xuan!
Was the prosecution's accusation invalid because there was insufficient evidence?
She naturally knew that the lack of evidence was just an excuse!
The evidence would never be sufficient because she did not kill anyone. Moreover, she would not be so cruel as to dispose of the corpse.
However, the calamity of more than 700 days of imprisonment still befell her!
The public opinion was still directed towards her.
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