As soon as Mu Lingxue appeared with a bruised and swollen face, the whole palace seemed to be quiet. The surrounding servants looked sideways and surprised, and looked at the show with sarcastic eyes, waiting for her to arrive at the door of the palace with a beaten face like a pig's head.
At that time, the people there also forgot about fighting.
Lu'er had been taken over by Mr. Mu, so she naturally came with her. After seeing it, her heart sank suddenly. She was afraid that the master would not be able to ask for the eldest lady today. On the way here, she kept thinking about the eldest lady.
His temperament changed later, how could he easily let the master do whatever he wanted? It would be okay if he alarmed the prince. After all, the prince still wanted to have face outside, and he would not look at the princess's family like a beggar.
But after entering the capital of the Western Jin Dynasty, she realized something was wrong. She vaguely listened to the discussion about the eldest lady's affair, and it was rumored that the emperor would perform an embarrassing dance on his birthday, and she felt bad in her heart.
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But I don’t know what the master was thinking, but he actually listened to Mrs. Zhang’s words and went to the gate of the palace to cause trouble regardless. If the eldest lady is favored, that’s fine. But now that it’s said outside, it’s still difficult for the eldest lady.
When times are hard, they have no one to rely on.
Lu'er was looking anxious. Now that he saw the eldest lady coming out like this, he took a cold breath, stepped forward to help the master, and whispered an idea, "Master, seeing that the eldest lady is afraid of being wronged, why don't you give me some help?"
The young lady is coming forward, and I am the eldest lady’s father. In this way, the eldest lady will also be grateful to me, and when the time comes, the eldest lady will not refuse when the old man opens his mouth.”
Mrs. Zhang also saw it and sneered secretly. She couldn't help but smile in her eyes, "I've thought about it clearly. If the eldest girl hadn't done her duty and gained such a reputation, how could the prince beat her to death?"
What about this? Which man likes to be cuckolded, not to mention he is a noble prince."
Although they had heard a lot of rumors and heard that she was beaten, they only thought that besides the prince, who would dare to beat her. Master Mu couldn't help but hesitate after hearing this. He felt that Lu'er was right, but now that he was in such a dilapidated state, he came to support her.
What's the use? It can't be sustained. What Zhang said makes some sense.
"Master, when I see this, why don't I take this opportunity to educate my daughter well, so that the prince will have face? If the prince is happy, how can he ignore me, my father-in-law?" Mrs. Zhang lowered her head and whispered an idea.
Lu'er frowned, secretly regretting why she hadn't thought of this idea. As for Mu Lingyun, who had been standing not far away, he only looked at this place from a distance, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
The conversation between Master Mu and the two concubines lasted only a moment, because when the princess came, the servants would not notice the movement there, and they all knelt on the ground.
A lot of people gathered around the street, talking in low voices, but they recognized Mu Lingxue. After seeing her beaten face, their voices couldn't help but get louder and even more lively.
Mu Lingxue raised her eyebrows. Sure enough, good things and bad things spread far and wide. Looking at those mocking looks and pointing voices, an ordinary woman would have found a place to die or hide in shame. Fortunately, she didn't care about these.
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She took a step up and asked, "What's going on?"
One of the servants replied, "Princess, these beggars say they are the princess's family members, and they have been making trouble here since they couldn't be driven away."
"Big girl, is it possible that since you are the princess today, you don't intend to recognize your father?" Concubine Zhang shouted from the side.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar in the discussion around him. There was a lot of discussion, and some people even cursed, saying that they were unfilial, which is what this kind of woman can do. There were all kinds of curses, and it was very lively.
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She is truly a woman who succeeds more than fails.
But Mrs. Zhang was so proud that she didn't believe that with so many people here, the eldest girl really didn't recognize her family. Then she wasn't afraid of being drowned by spit? What's more, the face of Prince Xian's palace was at stake, so she didn't believe that the eldest girl wasn't afraid of Prince Xian.
Lu'er lowered her head and sneered sarcastically. Mrs. Zhang is indeed stupid. The eldest lady went to question the servants first. It was obvious that she wanted to stand up for them. But after Mrs. Zhang said this, she was afraid of offending others again.
, As expected, even Mu Lingyun, who was not far away, frowned after hearing her mother's words.
Mu Lingxue lowered her lips slightly, raised her hand to touch her swollen cheek, looked at the servant kneeling on the ground, and said lightly, "Oh? Why haven't I heard about this? If there hadn't been a big commotion outside, I would still have
I know."
These servants guarding the gate of the palace are the most obedient. After hearing this, their whole nerves tensed up and they quickly begged for mercy, "Princess, please forgive me. I have already asked someone to notify the inner court, and I am not lazy."
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"Come here, pull these guys down, give them twenty canes, and punish them with a month's worth of silver." Mu Lingxue's expression turned cold. Although her face was bruised and swollen, after seeing it, people still couldn't help but shudder.
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The guard at the back responded to the order and went down, carrying the servant who begged for mercy into the front yard. Then, people gathered around the street to watch the excitement. They heard the sound of falling boards and cries of pain. They couldn't bear it.
Zhu Yibai, Princess Xian is a well-known prostitute, and she is also cruel, so her impression in people's minds is even worse now.
Mu Lingxue did this, obviously out of anger for her family being humiliated at the gate of the palace. When Master Mu saw that his daughter did not deny her family, and even stood up for it, and even had a bad reputation, he couldn't help but glared at Mrs. Zhang.
, Mrs. Zhang bit her lip and lowered her head, secretly resenting that she had misjudged the eldest girl's reaction.
"After all, the palace is not an ordinary family, and the daughter can't make the decision. It's better for the father to take the family to find an inn to stay at first, and the daughter will arrange for someone to go to the father's house. When the arrangements are made, she will take the father there." Mu Lingxue heard from the morning.
When the Mu family came to find him, they had some concerns in their hearts.
Mr. Mu looked a little unhappy, "What's the matter? There are so many rules in the palace, is it possible that when your family comes, you can't even go in and have a cup of tea?"
With so many people watching and being unable to enter the palace, Mr. Mu always felt that it was hard to save his face.
When Lu'er was put in a position, she naturally hated Mu Lingxue in her heart. When she saw the master making things difficult for her, she secretly felt that the anger in her chest was half relieved. This was also a scene she had been looking forward to seeing all the way.
Mrs. Zhang had just been glared at by the master because of Mu Lingxue, and was taken advantage of by that little bitch Lu'er. Naturally, she felt unhappy, "Miss, I am your father. You are rejecting your father at home like this."
Outside, aren't you afraid of being discussed? Aren't you afraid of affecting the reputation of the palace? But with so many people watching, aren't you worried about the reputation of the prince?"
"I have ruined the reputation of the prince and the palace a long time ago. Is it too late for my aunt to talk about this? My father should be able to see what I look like now. I promised to arrange a place for my father to live and I have done my best.
If the father feels that he doesn't like it and insists on entering the house, the daughter will naturally have to let him go, but don't bother me anymore in the future. As a married daughter, I can't reach my parents' house even if I stretch my hands."
"You dare to threaten your father?" Ms. Zhang was worried that she couldn't find a place to vent. She pinched her waist with both hands and raised her voice for fear that no one else could hear her. "It was because I doted on you so much in the first place that I doted on you."
You don't even care about a girl's reputation, and you do something that insults the family tradition, and getting that kind of bad reputation will also implicate us. Did your father ever hide his complaint from you? Now you are able to marry into Prince Xian's palace, not because
The friendship between Prince Rui and the master,,,"
"Shut up." Master Mu's face turned dark when he heard this, "You cunning woman, don't talk nonsense."
The marriage of his daughter was requested by King Rui. He only said that because of his friendship with an old friend, everyone knew it was him without having to identify him. However, this further solidified the evidence that he collaborated with the enemy and treason.
Thinking about how he was a dignified general protecting the country back then, and was looked up to by people wherever he went. After being framed and reduced to this state, he also hated, hated the letter written in the Western Jin Dynasty that appeared in the mansion.
, he still doesn’t know who harmed him.
But even if this is the case, he cannot bear the unfounded charge.
Seeing the murderous intent in the master's eyes, Mrs. Zhang was so frightened that she immediately stopped talking.
"Auntie, my reputation is not good, so you can stay away from me. Did I ask you to come here? Have you insulted the family tradition? No one in the world knows how the Mu family was convicted. Compared with it,
My ** reputation is nothing, right? As for this marriage, to be honest, I hate the person who gave me the opportunity to marry, so much that I might as well not marry." Mu Lingxue looked at her coldly.
I still want to make her grateful. Does this woman not know what shame is?
"That's enough. She is also your elder after all," Mr. Mu said for a rare moment without being confused. "We will go to the inn first. Please hurry up and ask someone to make arrangements."
After saying that, he turned around and left. Zhang and Lu'er were stunned, not expecting it to end like this.
Mr. Mu turned around and shouted at them, "If you don't follow me quickly, you still think you're embarrassed and haven't lost enough, are you?"
Mrs. Zhang bit her lip, but she still didn't forget the disgusting person, "Miss, you really don't have any shame."
I went to pursue the master with great strides.
Lu'er didn't say anything. Thinking of the eldest lady's methods, she still didn't dare to confront him head-on. She turned around and left. Only Mu Lingyun was not far away, raising the corners of her lips with a half-smile and looking at Mu Lingxue who was looking over.
eyes, and then left proudly.
Looking at the people on the street, Mu Lingxue took a sip, "They say those who love to gossip with their wives like to watch the fun. What's wrong with my aunt? She is also the princess of Prince Xian's palace. Are you jealous?"
Looking at everyone's astonished faces, she turned around and entered the courtyard. She was so embarrassed today, but it was all thanks to that girl from the Rong family. Since she dared to provoke him, she had to bear the consequences.
Mu Lingxue called Qiangwei and whispered a few words in her ear. Qiangwei nodded solemnly, turned around and ran out of the palace, heading towards the medicine shop.