The legitimate daughter returns, and the princess goes crazy

"But……"

Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, Mu Yan asked, "But what?"

Bai Lu pursed her lips and said, "Lord Yi didn't believe it at all. He said the whole thing was too coincidental. He also said how could a daughter of the Shangshu Mansion carry a jade pendant of such poor quality."

"How did you respond?"

She chuckled: "I'll tell her directly, my lady is happy with it."

"Good reply." Mu Yan gave her a thumbs up.

This Yi Chengzhou is really as stubborn as the rumors say. He doesn't even think about the fact that there must be a motive for killing someone. She has no grudge against his sister, so why should he kill her? It is even more impossible that he would kill and destroy the body just for a jade pendant.

I guess he was just too shocked by the news of his sister's death, and Mu Yan was the only one at the crime scene, so he wanted to bite Mu Yan.

However, even if he didn't believe it, there was nothing he could do. After all, her suspicion had been cleared now, and Shen Wanwei would definitely report the matter to the emperor in the court today.

She is a princess appointed by the emperor himself and represents the reputation of the royal family. Now that there is evidence that she is not a suspect, the emperor will definitely not let others throw dirty water on her.

However, in doing so, she completely offended the new top scholar. It would be a headache if such a stubborn person bit you.

Sure enough, when Mu Jun came back from outside, there was no anger on his face from last night, but a look of relaxation.

He happily told Mu Yan what he had asked someone to find out in the palace today: "Last night's incident caused a lot of uproar. The emperor really asked about it personally. I think Shen Wanwei is quite capable. He cleared your suspicion in just one night. He is really capable. We must find a chance to thank him."

Mu Yan smiled and agreed, "Father is right."

She asked Shen Wanwei to keep the fact that she found the evidence a secret. Firstly, it was to prevent anyone from talking about it. If others knew that the evidence was provided by her, it would inevitably cause criticism. Secondly, she could do Shen Wanwei a favor.

In the officialdom, isn't it that you help me and I help you? If Zhou Wanwei is a grateful person, he will definitely show her this favor. If she needs his help in the future, she can also make him familiar to her.

"Okay, your eyes are dark. You must not have slept well last night because of this matter. Go to bed quickly."

Mu Jun caressed Mu Yan's forehead lovingly, and as he left, he muttered unintentionally, "Oh, by the way, just now when I was waiting for news outside the palace, the Saint of Dongfan just came out of the palace. Her back looked very similar to you. If the clothes she wore were not from the Northern Qi Dynasty, I would have thought she was my daughter, haha."

Mu Yan's eyes flickered when she heard this, but she quickly recovered her composure: "Oh? Really? That's a coincidence."

After hearing what Mu Jun said, Mu Yan became even more certain that the person threatening Wang Xiao was undoubtedly Mu Wan.

She paused and continued, "I also heard that the Saint Maiden of Dongfan would come to Beiqi, but I didn't expect her to arrive before the New Year."

Mu Jun stroked his beard and said, "Yes, it is said that he just arrived in the capital yesterday. He must have traveled day and night, hoping to arrive before the New Year to experience the customs and practices of Northern Qi during the New Year."

Mu Yan said meaningfully: "Really? It would be better if you come earlier. I really want to meet this Dongfan Saint."

"Haha, your wish will come true soon. Since she arrived before the New Year, she should attend this year's palace banquet."

Every year, the palace banquet is held on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, so that it will not interfere with the New Year’s Eve dinner of each household the next day, and only officials of the third rank and above and their families can attend.

Mu Yan raised her eyebrows. Palace Banquet? That's right, we'll be able to meet soon.

Maybe it was because she hadn’t seen Mu Wan for so long, but she felt a little excited.

However, it is more about expectations.

Looking forward to what she becomes.

Since you choose to reincarnate, I don't mind letting you go to hell again. The feud between the two of us will never end.

Time passed quickly, and soon the day of the palace banquet arrived.

This time, except for the old lady who stayed at home due to poor health, and Mu Lie's first branch who were not able to go due to insufficient status, all the people from the first and second branches of the Mu family went in a grand manner.

After entering the palace, the brothers Mu Jun and Mu Hong, as subjects, had to pay their respects to the Emperor first, while the female members of the family who entered the palace had to pay their respects to the Queen first.

But as soon as Mu Yan stepped into the Queen's Palace, she found that everyone's eyes were all strange, and everyone was avoiding her as if she were the plague. When she greeted them politely, not only did they not dare to look her in the eye, they also hurriedly ran away.

Mu Yan was confused and looked down at her outfit today. Could it be that she was dressed like a man-eating tiger today?

There were also a few brave ones who not only did not avoid Mu Yan when they saw her, but also revealed a look of contempt. These people were naturally Qi Ning's group.

They only heard them say as they glanced at Mu Yan: "I didn't expect there would be such a cruel person in this world, not only killing people, but also cutting off their hands and feet."

"Yes, yes, yes. My brother was working in Jingzhao Prefecture. He also went to the scene that day. He said that the woman's blood was all over the ground. The whole alley was filled with the smell of blood, but Mu Yan stood in front of the body very calmly."

Although they lowered their voices when discussing, they were still heard by the people around them. Someone nearby also came over to complain, "Yeah, if a normal person saw such a horrific scene, they would have been scared out of their wits. How could they be as calm as her? Not only was she not afraid, she even picked up the dagger next to the corpse. It's really scary just thinking about it."