Mu Xiyu shook her head vigorously, "No, Prince An, it's not like that, he's lying. I didn't do that. How could I fall for someone like that?"

Prince An rubbed his brow and said, "Then Miss Mu, please tell me, what's going on with the three of you?"

Mu Xiyu raised her head and scanned the crowd. She spotted Mu Xiyue immediately and pointed at her angrily, "It was her! It was Mu Xiyue who knocked the three of us unconscious. She drugged us. It's all her fault."

Mu Xiyue sneered, "Second sister, you really are always trying to pick on me. It was your mother's idea to send me to the countryside, and it was father's decision to bring me back to Beijing. Can you and your daughter really be so intolerant of me?"

"Can you swear to God that it wasn't you who knocked us out?" Mu Xiyu roared in despair.

Mu Xiyue raised one hand as if swearing, "I swear, I didn't frame you, I didn't knock you out, and I haven't been here before. If I lie, I'll be struck by lightning and die a miserable death. Second sister, do you dare to swear? Do you dare to say that you didn't frame me today?"

It's not like you'll be struck by lightning and die a miserable death if you swear an oath. Mu Xiyue never believed in such things. She swore sincerely and clearly, which scared Xiaotao behind her. How could a lady swear like this? What if it came true? Ugh, Ugh!

There were also some people in the crowd who understood the situation. They knew that the eldest daughter of the late wife would never have a good life in the mansion.

Mu Xiyu was so angry that she almost vomited blood. It was clearly her who knocked the man unconscious, so how could she dare to swear such a cruel oath.

Since Mu Xiyue dared to swear, Mu Xiyu was not willing to be outdone. She raised one hand and swore like Mu Xiyue.

"It was Mu Xiyue who knocked the three of us unconscious. I swear, if I tell a lie, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud bang and a bolt of lightning hit Mu Xiyu's palm with incredible precision. Mu Xiyu's palm was instantly turned into a bear paw by the lightning, burnt on the outside and tender on the inside.

Mu Xiyu screamed and fainted.

Mu Xiyue clicked her tongue twice, "He really was struck by lightning. It seems that we should be honest. Lying is not good, lying is not good!"

He said and shook his head.

Ji Lifan was also shocked. This was too scary!

Princess Qinyang felt a tightness in her chest. Her maid was struck by lightning for telling a lie, and Mu Xiyu was struck by lightning as well. But this was thunder from heaven, and it was impossible for humans to control thunder from heaven. But why was it so weird?

Prince An naturally wouldn't act as a judge. He said to Princess Qinyang, "Qinyang, have them sent back to their home. I will report this matter to my father tomorrow. I'll ask for your instructions on how to deal with it tomorrow. Do you think it's feasible?"

Princess Qinyang just wanted to get rid of this hot potato, so she immediately nodded in agreement.

They came up with four plans, three of which failed, and the course of events was very strange.

Mu Xiyu and her servant were sent back to Marquis Anyuan's mansion. Prince An also specially sent his attendants to accompany them and tell Marquis Anyuan what had happened there.

It’s not that Prince An was clearing up for Mu Xiyue. The main reason was that the three unpleasant things that happened today were all related to Mu Xiyue, but Mu Xiyue was unharmed. Anyone with a discerning eye could guess something, so Marquis An Yuan had to know what happened.

And if Qinyang was involved, as expected, the matter wouldn't stand up to scrutiny. Such an incident at the Imperial Farm would have to be reported to the Emperor. Anyway, both the victors and losers were daughters of Marquis Anyuan, so it all depended on Marquis Anyuan's intelligence.

The banquet ended early because of this incident. Princess Qinyang and the others had one last plan, but after all, all these things against Mu Xiyue were for Mu Xiyu. Now that Mu Xiyu had been sent back early, the last plan was cancelled.

Fortunately it was cancelled, otherwise they would have had to sacrifice Shao Shuying.

Mu Xiyue and Xiaotao still rode in Xiao Yibai's carriage. Xiaotao kept looking at Mu Xiyue with starry eyes.

Mu Xiyue asked with amusement: "Xiao Tao, is there something on my face?"

Xiao Tao shook her head, "No, it's just that today was too exciting. The Second Miss was trying to plot against us, but she never thought she would get herself involved."

Mu Xiyue sneered, "I'm just giving her a taste of her own medicine. Who made her so vicious? She's reaping the consequences!"

Xiao Yibai also agreed with her, "Yes, it's as it should be. Although Prince An's followers did not inform Marquis Anyuan of the matter, you have ruined Marquis Anyuan's path to wealth and glory. I'm afraid you will be blamed when you return, right?"

"He didn't dare do anything to me, for fear that I would cripple him."

Mu Xiyue laughed after she finished speaking. Mu Fengnian was a dignified Marquis of Anyuan. He had been on the battlefield before. When the old Marquis of Anyuan was alive, he was also called General Mu. Now he is in charge of 20,000 Beijing guards, but he is timid and secretive. I don't know why the emperor would use such a person.

Speaking of Mu Fengnian, Mu Xiyue thought of his house in the west of the city. She hadn't wanted to bother Xiao Yibai to check it out, but since they were now in a relationship as a couple, she decided to let him fulfill his boyfriend's responsibilities.

"Oh, right, help me check something. Mu Fengnian has a house in the west of the city, near the north. There are women and children living there. Help me find out who they are."

Xiao Yibai was very happy that Mu Xiyue had something for him to do. "Okay, I'll ask someone to check it out when I get back."

The carriage stopped at the gate of Anyuan Marquis' Mansion. Mu Xiyue said she could handle it, so Xiao Yibai no longer insisted on accompanying her in. After all, Mu Xiyue and Xiao Tao had high fighting power, and with Mu Xiyue's personality, she would not suffer any loss.

As soon as they stepped into the mansion, the housekeeper came forward and said that the master wanted to talk to the eldest lady in Wenqiyuan.

Mu Xiyue knew that Mu Fengnian would definitely look for her, so she asked Xiaotao to go back to the yard first, and she went to find Mu Fengnian.

Mu Fengnian was sitting in the side hall drinking tea. Mu Xiyue walked in without wasting any words and asked directly, "Father, are you looking for me because of what happened in the Imperial Manor today?"

Mu Fengnian looked at Mu Xiyue, and his first wife's face suddenly flashed through his mind. When they were first married, she was always smiling. Later, when he took Liu Mei'er as a concubine, that smile disappeared, and she became cold and aloof. But Liu Mei'er was gentle and considerate, and what man doesn't like gentleness? He was no exception.

Mu Xiyue saw that Mu Fengnian was looking at her without saying anything, as if he was looking at another person through her. The wet nurse once told the original owner that this face looked very similar to the original owner's mother.

Mu Xiyue curled her lips and sneered, "It's rare that father still remembers my mother. If father has nothing to say, then I will go back."

Mu Fengnian came back to his senses and shouted, "Stop."

When he met Mu Xiyue's cold eyes, his voice softened a little, but it still contained a reprimand.

"What good will it do you to destroy Yu'er? Yue'er, your father knows how much I owe you these years, and now that I've brought you back, can't we just live in harmony as a family?"

Mu Xiyue seemed to have heard a huge joke. "Father, Prince An's people should have told you what happened today, right? Even outsiders know the right and wrong, but you are the only one pretending to be deaf and dumb. You asked me what good it would be for me if I destroyed Mu Xiyu, but have you asked her what good it would be for her if she destroyed me?"

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