The legitimate daughter returns, and the princess goes crazy

Mu Wan's face turned red as liver color at this moment. Mu Yan trampled on her feelings in public. Even though she was always good at disguising herself, her face looked extremely ugly at this moment. She looked at Mu Jun with tears in her eyes, wanting her father to support her.

"Father, my elder sister..."

"Okay, it's noon, mother, it's time to ask the servants to serve the meal."

Just when the situation was getting a little stalemate, Mu Jun interrupted her. As the head of the family, the last thing he wanted to see was brothers being at odds with each other or sisters being estranged from each other. Of course, what he hated the most was that his and Han Yunyan's child was wronged.

When Mrs. Mu saw that her most beloved granddaughter had been wronged, she felt a little resentful towards Mu Yan and blamed her for ruining the happy scene. However, it was not a good idea to make a fuss about this matter, so she turned around and said to Mu Lie and his wife.

"Today I have specially asked someone to buy a feast from Yue Lai Ju. You should enjoy the food and then have a good rest. You must be tired from the long journey."

"Mother, where do we live?"

Ning'an Hall is remote and quiet. Walking from the main gate to Ning'an Hall basically goes around half of the Shangshu Mansion, so Mu Lie can clearly see the wealth of his elder and second brothers.

In the past, Zou would bring her children to the capital for a short stay, but he was too busy with official duties to spare the time. This was his first time to the Shangshu Mansion, and he had never seen such a grand mansion, which was much more luxurious than his hometown in Youyang. He couldn't help but feel secretly delighted.

Fortunately, he had rejected the other courtyard prepared by Mu Jun for their family on the grounds of convenience in showing filial piety to the old lady. There are many advantages to living in Shangshu.

Living here, not only can all expenses be recorded in the public account, but even when going out to drink with colleagues, one can say that he came from the Shangshu Mansion. Not only will it be good for one's official career, but it can also be used to find a good marriage for one's daughter. Then one won't have to worry about wealth and glory for the rest of his life.

When Mu Lie was still immersed in his sweet dream, Madam Mu pulled him back from his dream.

"I had the west courtyard renovated and cleaned early in the morning. Although the courtyard over there is not big, it is exquisite and close to Ning'an Hall, so it is convenient for me to see my grandson on weekdays."

Madam Mu was well-known for favoring boys over girls, so even Liu went to great lengths to adopt Muran as her own son.

After hearing this, Zou Yuzhi smiled a lot more. Among the ladies of the Mu family, except for the deceased Han Yunyan, she was the only one who had a son. The fact that Sun Moyu had no children for so many years was one of the reasons why the old lady did not value her. Although Liu Wenmei was a face, she was still a concubine and could not compare to her formal marriage.

Then Madam Mu turned to look at Mu Jun and said, "I have been in a bad mood recently. Fortunately, Wen Mei understands my old age and helps me take care of the trivial matters in the mansion. She is really tired these days."

Everyone in the house except the third wife could hear the old lady's hidden meaning, saying that she was old and did not have the energy to take care of the trivial matters of the Mu family. After the third wife came, there would be more things to do, so she took this opportunity to return the power of housekeeper to Liu.

Although Madam Mu loved Liu, Mu Jun was still her biological son and the one in charge of the Mu family, and his word was final. So she couldn't just return the power of housekeeper to her. Instead, she used this tactful way to let her make amends through this incident, which would not be considered as disobeying the orders of the head of the family.

Sun, who was standing aside, gritted her teeth secretly and cursed the old lady for being partial. She had been serving tea and water to the old lady every day during this period, and had been asking the old lady to give her the power of housekeeper, but in the end, she could not overcome Liu's position in the old lady's heart.

Liu was dressed plainly today, with a hint of fatigue in her eyes, and she said humbly, "Mother, it's not a big deal. I am filial to you and it is my duty to share these chores with you."

Mu Jun paused for a moment, looking embarrassed.

Before Mu Jun could speak, he heard a cold snort: "If you continue to let Aunt Liu manage the household, I'm afraid that a lot of the Mu family's finances will become her private property."

Mu Yan placed the teacup heavily on the table.

"What!?"

When these words were spoken, everyone in the hall was shocked.

"Miss, what do you mean by this?" Liu's body suddenly froze, and a trace of guilt flashed across her eyes.

"Big sister, please don't talk nonsense." Mu Wan could no longer tolerate Mu Yan's repeated provocations against her and her daughter today, and glared at her.

"Mu Yan, you ugly thing, Liu..." Mu Ning hadn't finished his words yet, but was frightened by Mu Yan's cold eyes and stopped talking.

Sun pinched Mu Ning's arm in dissatisfaction, secretly scolding her for being confused.

"What do you mean? The gold-inlaid jade bracelet you just gave to Mu Xue was my mother's dowry. How did it end up in your possession?"

Liu Wenmei hastily denied, "It's just a bracelet. How can you prove it's your mother's? Even if your mother has this bracelet, don't other people have the same one?"

Mu Yan's face was calm, but her tone left no room for doubt: "The same? That was given to my mother by the late queen. There is only one in the world."

Sun Moyu was also surprised and said loudly, "Oh my God, you dare to keep the gift from the emperor. You are really brave. Besides, we can find out whether this bracelet is a gift from the emperor by checking it."

The Imperial Household Department had numbers and records of all the imperial gifts. Sun Moyu came from a family of officials, so he naturally understood these.

Liu Wenmei was panicking at this moment. Over the years, she had worked together with Qingxiu to take away a lot of Han Yunyan's dowry. She had never known that Qingxiu would dare to take out all the things bestowed by the emperor. She had just casually taken out a bracelet from the jewelry box this morning and had not known that this bracelet was so valuable, otherwise she would not have given it to Mu Xue so casually.

Mu Jun frowned, anger rising on his face. The imperial gift was a serious matter and was not to be joked about. "Yan'er, are you serious?"

"Dad, this is my mother's dowry list, and the other is the account book of the warehouse. Many of the precious jewels are missing, including this gold-inlaid jade bracelet. Is that bracelet my mother's? Why don't you ask for a certificate and go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check it out?"

"boom!"

Madam Mu, who had remained silent, knocked the dragon head cane in her hand to the ground.

"No, if this matter gets out, how will your father and your second and third uncles live in the court? Liu, please tell me, where did this bracelet come from?"

"Yes, mother, please tell me where this bracelet came from and who gave it to you?"

Mu Wan was the first to react to the old lady's hint, and took a step forward to hold Liu's arm tightly.