The legitimate daughter returns, and the princess goes crazy

Then Liu responded to Mu Wan's eye signal and argued hurriedly.

"This... this bracelet was given to me by the maid Qingxiu. I don't know where it came from. Please, old lady and master, investigate. As for the rest of the lady's dowry, I don't know anything about it."

Anyway, Qingxiu is dead, so even if we put all these things on her, there will be no evidence to prove her.

"It must be that the servants under you stole the master's property, which led to the misunderstanding."

Zou stood up to defend Liu Wenmei.

Everyone was shocked, it turned out that it was the maid who stole the master's property.

"Grandmother, father is very clear-sighted. There must be something else going on. Qingxiu is my eldest sister's maid. She must have stolen the lady's dowry and now she is framing mother."

Mu Wan hugged Liu Wenmei with tears in her eyes.

As soon as she opened her mouth, she not only distanced herself from the matter, but also turned the tables and emphasized that Qingxiu was Mu Yan's maid. Perhaps Mu Yan and Qingxiu had teamed up to set a trap for Liu and framed her on purpose.

Mu Yan's eyes were like cold ice, deep and piercing.

"Then why not ask father to send someone to search Aunt Liu's room? We'll know if there's anything wrong with it."

"No! Miss, how did I offend you that you have to throw dirty water on me?"

Liu Wenmei refused to admit it and simply played the sympathy card, kneeling on the ground, hugging Mu Jun's thighs, crying bitterly: "Master, if you search my room without evidence, how can I stay in the Mu family in the future, and how can I go out and meet people?"

Mu Jun looked at the mother and daughter crying on the ground and a trace of pity flashed across his face.

"That's enough! Yan girl, if you can't produce evidence today, you can't search Liu's house at will."

Madam Mu expressed her dissatisfaction with Mu Yan in a calm voice.

A dark light flashed in Mu Yan's eyes, as if he had expected it. What a double standard. He searched his own yard without any actual evidence at the beginning, but now he can't do that to Liu Wenmei?

The evidence is in Liu Wenmei's room, but I have to produce the evidence before I can find it? How ridiculous.

She laughed in anger, took the other account books from Shi Ying's hand and threw them at Liu Wenmei's feet, "Let's not talk about your secret collection for now, but you actually conspired with Linglongfang's shopkeeper Zhou to take the imperial gift to Linglongfang and sell it."

These words were like thunder, shocking everyone so much that they were speechless.

Hiding the mistress's dowry was only Liu Wenmei's fault, but if she sold the things bestowed by the emperor, it would be a contempt for the royal family, and her whole family would be confiscated and executed.

These account books were stolen by Shopkeeper Chen from Shopkeeper Zhou's secret cabinet. Shopkeeper Chen had been in Linglongfang for more than 20 years and was familiar with every brick and tile there, so even if he hid these account books secretly, they could not escape his eyes.

Mu Jun quickly bent down to pick up the account book on the ground, and even when the maid wanted to help him, he stopped her with his hand.

At this moment, the whole hall was silent.

Even Madam Mu, who was sitting in the center, was shocked, as if she couldn't believe that Liu was so bold.

Mu Yan frowned slightly. Looking at Madam Mu's expression, she seemed to be unaware of these things. Either Liu and Manager Zhou had conspired to do this without Madam Mu's knowledge, or her acting skills were so good that even she herself could not see through it.

Mu Jun picked up the account book and flipped through the pages one by one. His expression became uglier and uglier as he turned to the end. Finally, he became completely furious and kicked Liu down.

"Bitch, if you really do this, do you want our entire Mu family to be buried with you?"

Sun Moyu also took a step forward and took the account book from Mu Jun's hand and took a look at it. "Mother, Liu actually did such a thing. You can't let her off easily."

Then he changed the subject: "Mother, isn't this Shopkeeper Zhou your man? How could he conspire with Liu to do such a thing behind your back?"

Madam Mu's usual calmness had changed at this moment, and she looked like a frightened bird. She originally just wanted Liu Wenmei to be in charge of Han Yunyan's dowry so as to control Mu Yan. Who knew that she was so bold as to do such a thing behind her back.

"Although Manager Zhou is my man, I had already handed over the housekeeping duties to Liu. Who would have known that the two of them would collude with each other to do such a thing."

You won’t feel the pain unless the knife cuts your body, and you will only take it seriously when it involves your own interests.

Things have come to this point, and Madam Mu has already planned to abandon Liu. After all, there is absolutely no comparison between Liu and the future of the Mu family.

"Brother, this matter is of great importance and must be handled with caution." Mu Hong, who usually remained calm even in the face of a catastrophe, could hardly hide his anger at this moment.

Even Zou Yuzhi pulled Mu Lie two steps to the right, deliberately keeping a distance from Liu to avoid being implicated by this stupid woman.

At this moment, Liu's face was pale. She had no words to say and knelt on the ground, trembling and begging for mercy. "Master, I was ignorant. I know I was wrong. I will never dare to do it again. Please forgive me this time."

"If I forgive you today, how can I explain to everyone in the Mu family? Go with peace of mind. I promise you that I will send money to your family every year."

Mu Jun closed his eyes helplessly. After all, Liu Wenmei had done him a favor in the past, and now that she had ended up like this, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Go with peace of mind?

Is this to let her die?

Liu Wenmei opened her eyes wide in disbelief.

"No!"

"Grandma, father, if you want to kill mother, then let Wan'er go with her."

Mu Wan's tears fell like broken beads. She knelt on the ground with a plop and kowtowed continuously, her forehead almost bleeding.

Seeing this, Liu Wenmei went up to hug Mu Wan with heartache.

"My daughter, I have let you down and done something wrong. I will not see the day when you are conferred the title of county lady. I am leaving now."

County Lord?

Everyone was stunned when they reacted.

Yes, Mu Wan was about to be conferred the title of county lady by the emperor himself. If Liu was punished according to family rules at this time, then Mu Wan's mourning would inevitably affect the canonization. Once the emperor asked the reason, the matter could not be concealed.

The original plan was to deal with Liu privately, and then the Mu family would unanimously suppress the matter and it would be over. But now it is difficult to deal with.

Mu Jun, who was furious, calmed down when he thought of this. He weighed the pros and cons in his mind and said, "For Wan'er's sake, I will spare your life, but you can escape the death penalty, but you can't escape the living crime. From now on, you will stay in your own yard and you are not allowed to go out without my permission."

This completely banished Liu to the cold palace. A woman who lost favor would have a life worse than death in her husband's family, but Mu Wan knew that this was already the best outcome. When she married into a wealthy family in the future, her mother would have a chance to be released.

Mu Yan watched coldly without saying a word. For her, this result was already good. She understood that her father valued the future and reputation of the Mu family. As long as Mu Wan was in the Liu family, there was still a chance for them to turn things around. Being able to alienate her relationship with Old Madam Mu today was already a pleasant surprise.