The legitimate daughter returns, and the princess goes crazy

the other side.

When Liu Wenmei walked into Youran Pavilion, she saw Mu Wan not even bothering to eat and fiddling with something on the table.

"Wan'er, what are you doing? You've been staying indoors these days?"

Liu was a person who loved to show off. Her daughter was going to be named a county princess, so she walked with a breeze and wanted to take Wan around the streets to let everyone in the capital know.

Especially that little bitch Mu Yan, I really want to show off in front of her with my daughter.

What about a legitimate daughter? What about the granddaughter of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery?

The county lady is of a certain rank, so that little bitch will be suppressed by her own daughter in the future.

But her daughter stays indoors and doesn't give herself the chance to show off.

A sneer appeared on Mu Wan's lips. She had been deep-minded and good at disguise since she was a child.

Even if this matter had not been spread outside, it would have been known to everyone in the capital.

And the more times like this, the more she needs to keep her composure and be low-key, so that she can show that she regards reputation and status as dirt, and then people will look up to her in a more respectful way.

What's more, Concubine Yi has no children of her own. She relies entirely on the favor of the emperor who raised her in his early years, so she has always been low-key. And she was able to obtain the status of county lord thanks to Concubine Yi. How can she take advantage of the situation to show off? Being low-key can actually deepen Concubine Yi's favor towards her.

She looked at Liu's impatient look and rolled her eyes at her: "The decree to confer the title of county lord has not been officially issued yet. Everything is empty talk now. When the Spring Banquet comes, I will be officially conferred the title of county lord. Are you still afraid that I won't have the opportunity to show off?"

But she would not be satisfied with the identity of a small county lady. With her talent, beauty and knowledge, only a more noble position would be worthy of her.

So, this year's Hundred Flowers Banquet is her stage.

The Hundred Flowers Banquet is an annual grand event in the capital city. The banquet is hosted by the Queen herself. Not only members of the royal family attend, but also some dignitaries, literati and other calligraphy masters are invited.

If he could shine at this banquet, he would become famous throughout Northern Qi.

If a man's talent or martial arts attracts attention and even receives commendation from the government, then he will be able to enter the officialdom in no time. He will also be favored by important officials who have daughters to marry off. Not only will he be able to find a beautiful woman, but he will also receive considerable help in officialdom.

If a woman has outstanding appearance or talent and is valued by a powerful family or even the royal family, then wealth and glory are just around the corner.

This year's Hundred Flowers Banquet is different from previous years. In previous years, the number of places for the Hundred Flowers Banquet was limited, and families would generally give these places to the legitimate children.

This year, the emperor issued an edict that there would be no limit on the number of participants, and anyone who was unmarried, regardless of whether they were born legitimately or illegitimately, could participate.

Among the emperor's adult sons, the Crown Prince, King Xuan, and King Wei are all unmarried. Isn't the meaning of this very obvious?

This time, it seems that not only the principal wives will be chosen for each prince, but concubines will also be chosen as well.

Northern Qi attached great importance to one’s legitimate or illegitimate birth. Mu Wan was born a concubine, so the best outcome for her was to become a concubine of a certain prince.

But now it is different. She is no longer the little concubine's daughter. Once the emperor's decree is officially issued, with the status of a county princess, she will also be qualified to compete for the position of Crown Princess.

Therefore, she must shine in this Hundred Flowers Banquet and win first prize, so as to attract the attention of the princes.

The Crown Prince is the legitimate son of the Empress and has a noble status. Although his talents are mediocre, he has always been diligent.

Prince Xuan is not bad either. His mother, Concubine Jing, has been favored for many years. She is also the only daughter of Grand Tutor Jing's mansion. The entire Grand Tutor's mansion is backing her up, and she also has the support of many officials in the court. The power of her camp is catching up with that of the crown prince. Everything is not settled yet. Who says that Prince Xuan will not ascend to that position in the end?

King Wei? She hadn't considered it. King Wei's biological mother was not favored and her position was not high. His maternal grandfather was a merchant. Since ancient times, merchants had the lowest status among officials, farmers, merchants and artisans. He was afraid that he would not be able to hold that position.

On that day, all the noble ladies in the capital would surely come in their best attire, like a hundred flowers in full bloom.

The Crown Prince and King Xuan are of noble status and have seen countless talented and beautiful women. If she doesn't find a new way and work harder, she won't be able to easily catch their eyes.

Mu Wan revealed her plan in full, and Liu's frown gradually relaxed.

"Wan'er, you are really thoughtful. In this case, I will not bother you any more. If there is anything you need me to do, please send someone to tell me at any time."

Then she went out in high spirits, looking completely different from the sad look on her face when she first came in.

The capital city is indeed a prosperous place. No matter how much people talk about Mu Wan being named a county princess, it is always a gust of wind blowing after another. Once new things appear, the old things will soon be forgotten.

Mu Wan stayed in her room all day preparing for the Hundred Flowers Banquet, but Mu Yan had no interest in the upcoming Hundred Flowers Banquet. She never liked such lively occasions and even felt a little disgusted.

In her previous life, she had originally planned to claim illness and not go, but Mu Wan told her with a sisterly look that if she didn't go, she wouldn't go either. Mu Yan knew that she really wanted to attend the banquet, so she decided to attend.

But behind the deep sisterly love was a dirty, premeditated conspiracy.

At the Hundred Flowers Banquet that day, Mu Wan stole the show at the banquet. Not only did she receive praise from everyone, she also received a reward from the Queen.

She was utterly disgraced and became the laughing stock of everyone at the banquet. Although the emperor gave some gifts to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery out of consideration for the Marquis's reputation, she was still completely reduced to being Mu Wan's foil.

From that time on, all the nobles in the capital knew that the Mu family had two pearls, one was a real pearl, and the other was a fake one.

After the Spring Banquet, the Mu family was flooded with people proposing marriage proposals, and without exception, all of them came to ask for Mu Wan's hand in marriage.

Over there, people are in high spirits, but over here, people are worried and sad.

After being disfigured and dealt a heavy blow, Mu Yan completely shut herself off from the world, becoming self-deprecating and sensitive, and even thought about hanging herself.

It was when he was at the darkest and lowest point in his life that he was moved by the little bit of light brought by Lingpin and Mo Xingchen, which led to his failure to give his love to the wrong person and end up with nothing left.

Thinking of the dozens of lives of his grandfather's family and the corpses of 300,000 soldiers of the Yanyun Army, Mu Yan wished he could grind these people to ashes.

Mu Wan wanted to become famous through the Hundred Flowers Banquet, but she just wouldn't let her do so. In her last life, the Hundred Flowers Banquet was a blessing in disguise for her, but in this life, it became her purgatory.