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Chapter 2 Shameless Seize the Title

Two quarters of an hour after Tao fainted, the maid was thinking that the master had finished his meal and came to serve him. When he found that something was wrong, he carried the two of them onto the bed and quickly sent someone out of the house to ask for a doctor.

The doctor finished the pulse of the two men, his face was solemn, and he said, "The Marquis is no longer breathless, and the wife still has a glimmer of hope."

When the concubines heard this, they burst into tears, and Shen Baiding frowned. When Chen Muke died, many things would change. When the Marquis Zhongyi died, the Marquis's wife fainted, which attracted various speculations.

The emperor and the prince Gao Ju also attached great importance to this matter. When the emperor was the prince, the palace of Rui changed. He was forced to flee from Jindu and had no choice but to entrust his newborn son Gao Ju to Chen Muke. Chen Muke did not disappoint the prince's entrusted, and raised Gao Ju and cultivated him to become a talent. Gao Ju lived in the Shen family for eighteen years as the third son of Chen Muke and Tao. He returned to his biological father more than a year ago and was made the crown prince.

The emperor ordered the Minister of Justice to thoroughly investigate the matter and be sure to catch the murderer who poisoned Zhongyi Hou and the Marquis's wife. On the evening of the 27th, Tao woke up from his fainting.

The Minister of Justice came over to ask, accompanied by Lin and others, "Mrs. I just woke up. The official shouldn't have come to disturb my wife's rest, but in order to catch the poisoned person as soon as possible, I asked the wife to tell me in detail what happened last night."

Tao leaned weakly on the bed, pressed his forehead and said, "Yesterday was the prince's birthday. I went to the restaurant early to order a table and made birthday noodles by myself. I wanted to talk to the Marquis, but after drinking a bowl of chicken soup, I fainted and didn't know what happened."

When they came to investigate the case, the Minister of Justice and others saw the bowl of birthday noodles on the table. Tao made birthday noodles by himself, and everyone in the house knew that Tao's words were known. After all, she was poisoned. Chen Muke helped the emperor raise the prince and helped the emperor restore the throne. It can be said that he had made many enemies, and many people were eager for him to die. The biggest suspects among them were King Yao Rui and Marquis of Weiyuan.

The Shen family does not need to be involved in the investigation of the case. Tao knew that the whole show was done, and despite the fact that the body had not yet recovered, he changed into mourning clothes and went to the mourning hall to cry. With the help of the eldest granddaughter-in-law and his maid, Chen's mother staggered in and cried in the mourning hall. She was heartbroken when she was crying in the mourning hall. The white-haired man sent a black-haired man to the black-haired man, which was worth crying, especially this was the most promising one among the three sons.

Others advised him, "Old lady, please feel sorry for your compassion."

Chen's mother was persuaded to stop and scolded Tao in front of everyone, "Where is that unfilial son of Baiyu? He is dead, he will not come back, and he is still visiting relatives and friends outside."

Tao knelt on the mat and said calmly: "Old lady, Bai Yu is out, how can he know what happened at home? Of course, someone needs to report the news so that he can know what happened? But no one sent someone to report the news. It was not until I woke up that I sent someone to report the news. I think that in a few days, Bai Yu will be able to come back and will not miss the help of the spirit to go up the mountain."

He was obedient and listened to the voices. No one who came to pay his respects was a fool. Chen's mother noticed the eyes of everyone and knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she had to cover her face and continue to cry. She couldn't continue to use this matter and accuse Shen Baiyu.

In the evening, Chen's mother knelt down for a day despite the fatigue of Tao and couldn't wait to say: "The third brother is gone. Bai Yu is incomplete and cannot inherit the title. Bai Ding is a concubine's son. There is no reason for the concubine's son to inherit the title. This title is allowed to be inherited by Bai Shou."

Lin looked happy. If the house was not holding a funeral, she would have laughed out loud.

"Mother, Bai Kuan is the grandson of the Shen family. If you want to inherit the title, Bai Kuan should inherit it." Zhou raised objections.

"Second brother and sister, you are wrong. Bai Kuan is older than Bai Shou, but he is the eldest son of the second wife, and he is not considered the grandson of the Shen family. Bai Shou is the eldest son of the eldest son of the eldest son." Lin took the word "long house" very seriously.

"Sister-in-law, this title belongs to the third uncle, not to the Shen family, so he should be the chief." Zhou argued with reason.

"What's the surname of San Uncle? San Uncle's surname is Chen, and his mother is still there. This is the title of the Shen family, so it should be inherited by Bai Shou." The Lin family refused to give in.

The brothers Chen Muzai and Shen Mushi remained silent and let their wife compete so hard that they were red. Tao sat on the chair without any concern and watched coldly. Seeing that they were making a fuss, Chen's mother was so angry that she beat the table and said, "Okay, shut up, noisy, why bother? I'm not dead yet!"

Lin and Zhou stared at each other and closed their mouths. Mother Chen turned his head to look at Tao and said, "Things have been settled. When the third brother is in funeral, you will write a memorial. The title will be inherited by Bai Shou. You will take Bai Yu's family and move back to the old house. Mu Zai, you will take your family to move to the Marquis' Mansion to live."

"Yes, mother." Lin responded first, and threw Zhou a proud look, making Zhou grit his teeth secretly.

Tao's expression did not change, he sneered in his heart, and he still talked to himself like this. Do they think she would still be at their mercy at this time?

Two days later, Shen Baiyu and Shao rushed back with their children. In the middle of the night, after the Shen family left, the Tao family and his son were finally able to talk alone, "Baiyu, do you want to move back to the old house?"

"Mother, what do you mean?" Shen Baiyu asked in confusion. Mother Chen was still there, and the Shen family had no nominal separation, but after Chen Muke was named Marquis of Zhongyi, he moved to the mansion of the Imperially granted marquis and became a de facto separation.

Tao expressed the meaning of Chen's mother and others, and asked tentatively: "Baiyu, do you want to be this Zhongyi Marquis?"

"Mother, I don't want to be a marquis, and I don't want to move back to the old house. Mother, I will buy another house. Our family will move in. Shao and I will be filial to you." Shen Baiyu is the second son. He knows his duty. Later, he broke his legs and became decadent for a long time. Later, Chen Muke was named the marquis, and he had no extravagance for the title.

Tao smiled with relief, pushed the wooden box beside him to Shen Baiyu, "Open it."

Shen Baiyu opened the lid as he said, and there was a stack of silver notes and land deeds inside. The face value of the top one was 5,000 taels. He asked in surprise: "Mother, what are you doing?"

"Without silver, what are you going to buy a house?" Tao asked with a smile.

"It doesn't take so much money to buy a house. Why did my mother make the land deed together?" Shen Baiyu pushed the wooden box back to the Tao.

Tao said with a touching face: "Bai Yu, my mother is not in good spirits and in good health. I really don't want to take care of the matter anymore. I will leave these to you, and my mother will rely on you in the future."

"Mother, son... I have disappointed you over the years." Shen Baiyu lowered his head in shame. He has been in a daze since his leg broke.

Tao smiled and said, "Mom has always believed in my son and will not be able to recover. These silver notes in Baiyu were exchanged for cash in the silver house. It is enough to buy a house that can be bought with three-entry houses. If you don't show your wealth, you must be careful not to let people know so that they can avoid them thinking about it. Baiyu, we can only live a relaxed and peaceful life away from these people."

This is the voice of Tao and the understanding she has learned from pain over the years.
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