The legitimate daughter returns, and the princess goes crazy

The girls had already left the table after eating.

Mu Yan and Han Bingjie walked side by side along the river, continuing to chat about the interesting things that happened to each other during the time they hadn't seen each other.

Suddenly, there was a noise in the distance, and I could vaguely see some people running excitedly in one direction.

"Let's go, I heard Princess Xingrong got mad."

Princess Xingrong?

Get mad?

Mu Yan was stunned for a moment.

She was very familiar with this name.

There are only three princesses under His Majesty's wing now, namely Princess Wenshu, Mo Nanxi, the daughter of the Queen, Princess Xingrong, Mo Xiangli, the daughter of Concubine Jing, and the last one is Princess Qinghe, Mo Youruo, the daughter of Concubine Lian. However, this princess is still young, so she did not come this time.

If Princess Wenshu's manners were dignified and elegant, then Princess Xingrong could be described as unruly and domineering. She relied on the support of the Emperor and Concubine Jing, and looked down on everyone. She would fly into a rage at the slightest displeasure, and would not save anyone's face.

In the previous life, because of the conflict between King Wei and King Xuan, she often embarrassed herself in public, so Mu Yan was deeply impressed by her.

I just don’t know who is so unlucky this time to have offended her.

The noble ladies nearby all ran over after hearing the news, as if they had already forgotten all the fatigue of the day.

"Yan'er, let's go and take a look." Han Bingjie looked curious.

"it is good."

Mu Yan nodded.

Although the two people didn't know the exact location, they were definitely following the crowd.

As expected, everyone saw Mo Xiangli waving a whip near the royal tent.

A lot of people gathered around, all of them were young men and women. After all, it would be a joke if adults joined in the fun.

"Bitch, you stole my pearl hairpin and you still refuse to admit it. You deserve to die."

Along with the insults, I remembered the sound of a whip hitting flesh.

"Princess, I didn't. I really didn't."

Mu Yan frowned slightly, wondering why this voice sounded so familiar.

Sure enough, she saw Mu Xue lying on the ground after being beaten.

Her clothes had been torn off by the whip, revealing her bright red flesh. She huddled on the ground, shivering, and looked around helplessly, but no one dared to come forward to speak for her.

Everyone knows Princess Xingrong's temper. If he stepped forward to stop her at this time, wouldn't he be transferring her anger to himself?

"No, my pearl hairpin was safely placed in my dressing box and disappeared for no reason. When Ning'er saw you, you were holding the hairpin in your hand. If it wasn't you who stole it, then who did?"

After saying this, Mo Xiangli was still not satisfied and kicked Mu Xue hard.

"Wait a minute."

Mu Yan stood up without hesitation. After all, she and Mu Xue were sisters of the Mu family. They shared weal and woe. Mu Xue had lost face today, and she couldn't bear it either.

Mo Xiangli's eyes flashed with viciousness, and he looked at the woman who stood out at this time with uncontrollable anger.

"Who are you? How dare you say wait in front of me? How many heads do you have to chop off?"

Qi Ning, who had been beside her for a long time, said meaningfully: "Princess, she is Mu Yan, the eldest daughter of the Mu family."

Mo Xiangli looked Mu Yan up and down. She thought that she prided herself on her beauty and hated seeing people who were prettier than herself. After seeing Mu Yan's appearance, she became jealous and said sarcastically, "Oh? You are the Princess Pingting who had her face disfigured before."

Mu Yan heard the hostility in the words and knew that the more you go against Mo Xiangli, the more she will be unforgiving, so she said in a friendly way:

"Please forgive me, Princess. The person you taught a lesson to was your sister. I was anxious to protect her, so I spoke frankly in a hurry. I just don't know what she did to make you so angry."

Mo Xiangli saw that Mu Yan was quite sensible, so she replied: "She stole the pearl hairpin that my mother gave to me."

Mu Yan said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "I don't know if the princess has any evidence to arrest someone and seize stolen goods. It is better to tell the whole thing in detail. Otherwise, if you accuse my sister of a crime when the facts are not clear, it will affect the princess's reputation."

"Humph, I'll make you die with a sincere heart."

As she spoke, she signaled Qi Ning with her eyes and asked her to tell her what happened.

Qi Ning looked at the two sisters of the Mu family with annoyance. The two families had already been at odds with each other because of Qi Qingyang's death, and now they had no good faces towards the two sisters, not to mention that this Mu Xue was so bold as to covet her man.

"When I just passed by this place, I saw Mu Xue doing something sneaky. I went up to her and saw that she was holding a pearl hairpin in her hand.

I had seen this pearl hairpin in Princess Xingrong's tent in the evening. I saw with my own eyes her personal maid put the pearl hairpin into the jewelry box.

Moreover, this pearl hairpin was designed by Concubine Jing herself and made by craftsmen. It is absolutely unique, so I am sure that this pearl hairpin is the one that Princess Xingrong owns. "

Mo Xiangli continued Qi Ning's words and said, "After Qi Ning sent someone to tell me about this, I ordered my maid to open the jewelry box, only to find that the pearl hairpin was gone. Who else could have stolen it if not her?"

Mu Xue was in tears at this time and waved her hands quickly.

"I didn't steal it. I just happened to pick it up when I passed by here. I thought it was precious and must belong to some noble, so I wanted to pick it up and give it to the head nanny, but Princess Qi Ning happened to appear at this time. When she saw the hairpin in my hand, she insisted that I stole it."

Qi Ning was relentless: "You didn't steal it? Then why were you near the royal tent so late? It was clearly you who stole the princess's hairpin and ran away when I found you, and you still dare to quibble."

Mo Xiangli was inflamed by Qi Ning's words, and his face became even angrier: "Qi Ning is right, you are not here to steal anything, why are you near the royal tent?"

Normally, ministers were not allowed to wander around the royal camp without an imperial decree. Moreover, the Mu family's camp was quite far from the royal camp, so they should not come here even for a walk.

Everyone looked at Mu Xue, with different expressions in their eyes.

"I……"

Mu Xue bit her thin lips tightly, as if she had something to hide. She climbed up and grabbed the hem of Mu Yan's skirt, tears falling like pearls, "Big sister, you must believe me."

At this moment, she felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing, as if she had returned to the snowy day in her previous life. This time, she still placed her last hope on Mu Yan.

Mo Xiangli said fiercely: "What do you mean by you? If you don't explain this matter clearly today, I will report to my father and have you imprisoned."

Mo Xiangli didn't like Mu Xue in the first place. She hated those noble ladies who liked to put on airs the most, and she hated her trying to please Madam Jing even more. Madam Jing was her grandmother, so was there any need for her to fawn on her?

Mu Yan reached out and helped Mu Xue up, and told her firmly in his eyes: "Since it wasn't you who did it, wipe your tears and tell everyone the truth. Crying won't solve any problems."

Mu Xue's eyes flickered and she didn't dare to look directly into Mu Yan's eyes: "Someone slipped me a note and asked me to come here."

Then she took out the note from her arms.

Mu Yan opened the note.