The legitimate daughter returns, and the princess goes crazy

"This matter is indeed a bit strange, I am afraid there is something else going on."

Mu Xue was smart to begin with. After hearing the whole story, she guessed that this matter was definitely not that simple.

Regardless of whether what Madam Mu said was true or false, her ultimate goal was nothing more than to make Liu the legitimate wife, bury her in the ancestral tomb with great honor and set up a memorial tablet for her.

From what we know now, she had this idea after meeting Master Zhuxi, so this matter must be related to this person.

So, she continued to ask, "Big sister, why did you think that the monk was the Master Zhuxi that grandma saw when you heard that he had been to the Dongfan Kingdom Inn?"

"And the maid he met, could this matter be related to that maid? Or was this matter caused by that maid? But why did this maid do this? Could it be that she has a grudge against you, big sister?"

At this point, she can basically connect the whole thing together, but it seems to be missing a trigger, that is, the purpose. What is the purpose of the other party doing this?

A cold smile appeared on Mu Yan's lips: "Have you heard that a saint girl came to Dongfan?"

Mu Xue frowned and replied, "Of course I know."

The palace banquet during the New Year's Day was not only a tradition, but was also specially designed to entertain this saint. Unfortunately, her father held a low position, so she had no chance to see the true face of this saint, who was said to be very beautiful.

"I wonder why big sister suddenly mentioned this?"

Mu Xue looked confused. She was just talking about Master Zhuxi and his maid, so why did the topic suddenly shift to this saint lady? Could it be that this saint lady was also related to this matter?

Mu Yan said word by word: "Because this saint girl is Mu Wan!"

what?

Mu Xue looked at Mu Yan in astonishment, her eyes wide open. This was really hard for her to believe, but seeing that Mu Yan was serious and didn't look like he was joking, she believed it.

She pursed her lips and asked, "But, isn't the third sister missing?"

A hint of coldness flashed across Mu Yan's eyes, "Missing doesn't mean dead."

Mu Xue suddenly realized, that's it!

If the person behind the scenes was Mu Wan, then everything could be explained. She also understood why this Master Xizhu had tried so hard to encourage Madam Mu to establish a rank for Liu and bury her in the ancestral tomb.

She wondered, "Then why did she become the Saint of Dongfan Kingdom?"

Mu Yan's black pupils were as deep as a pool. She gritted her teeth and said, "There must be someone helping me behind the scenes."

Mu Xue was puzzled and asked, "Someone is helping her? What is this person's purpose?"

Mu Yan bit her lips lightly, "I'm still not very clear about this matter."

It's not that she doesn't want to talk about it, but this matter involves too many things. If she tells Mu Wan everything, it will probably bring her unnecessary trouble.

So it’s better to keep this matter secret from her for the time being.

Hua Manlou's secret agents acted swiftly and decisively. In just an incense stick's time, Ling Yu returned with the news.

"Miss, as you expected, the man in the portrait is Master Zhuxi of Tianxuan Temple. Not only that, they also found out that the maid from Dongfan Kingdom that he had frequent contact with recently was the personal maid of the Dongfan Saint."

Mu Xue took a breath of cold air. It seemed that their guess was correct. "Big sister, now that things have come to this, what should we do next?"

"If grandma is really determined to make Liu the legitimate wife, it will be difficult for us to stop her without a legitimate reason. I'm sure the same is true for my uncle and aunt."

Filial piety was the most important thing in Northern Qi, and Madam Mu must have calculated it correctly. Mu Jun and Sun attached great importance to their own and their husbands' official reputations and would never dare to go against her wishes.

Thinking of this, Mu Yan's pupils couldn't help but shrink, and her brows were full of disgust for her grandmother. The hand holding the teacup unconsciously exerted more force.

With a "pop" sound, the teacup shattered and a stream of bright red liquid flowed down her hand.

Mu Wan exclaimed: "Oh, big sister, how could you be so careless? Quick, go get the medicine box."

Shi Ying, who had been waiting outside the door, ran in upon hearing the noise. Seeing a pool of blood on the table, she immediately turned around and ran out to get the medicine box.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped out of the door, she bumped into a figure. The huge impact made her fall to the ground. She exclaimed, "Who is it? Why are you so impatient?"

When she came to her senses, she realized that the person in front of her looked quite familiar. She frowned and asked, "Madame Chen? Why is it you?"

The Nanny Chen in front of him was a famous person in the Liu family's courtyard in the past. Apart from the deceased Nanny Feng, she was the most respected. When she was the housekeeper of the Liu family, she relied on her little power and often acted recklessly in the mansion. When she had nothing to do, she would form gangs and bully some young maids because her reputation in the mansion was really terrible.

Not only that, even Shi Ying had been bullied by her, but Mu Yan had a very good relationship with Liu's mother and daughter in the past, and she didn't want her young lady to worry about her affairs, so she endured it all by herself.

Nanny Chen smiled apologetically: "It turned out to be Miss Shi Ying. Look at me, I am old and clumsy, I actually bumped into you."

As he said this, he raised his hand and slapped his cheek, but the force was very weak.

Shi Ying was too lazy to watch her pretending, so she turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Nanny Chen, who seemed to have something to say.

She wanted to break free but the other person's grip was too strong. There were many people in the yard, and she didn't want to make a scene that would embarrass her as the eldest lady.

But Shi Ying was concerned about the young lady's injury, so she hurriedly called a maid to get the medicine box.

Nanny Chen, who was standing by, was worried when she heard that Mu Yan was injured, but her eyes were calm. "Is the young lady injured? What happened?"

Shi Ying said impatiently, "It's nothing, Miss just bumped into him accidentally. I wonder what Nanny Chen is doing here in our Qiyun Pavilion today?"

Nanny Chen laughed dryly: "Look, the flower room sent flowers today, I specially picked a few pots of the most vigorous ones and personally delivered them to the young lady."

Shi Ying looked at the flowers and nodded, "Oh, so that's how it is. Let's put them outside. I'll find someone to move them in for Miss later."

Seeing that Nanny Chen didn't move after hearing her words, she asked in confusion: "What? Is there anything else?"

Nanny Chen rubbed her calloused hands and said awkwardly, "Miss Shi Ying, please let me know. I want to see the eldest lady."

"What do you want to see the young lady for?"

Nanny Chen hesitated for a long time and didn't say anything. She lost her patience and said, "If you don't tell me, I'll leave."

Nanny Chen hurriedly stopped her and said, "I'm telling you! It's like this. The greenhouse is really busy, and my old bones can't stand this kind of heavy lifting.