The peerless and dark princess

Just as Mu Qiaoyun and Mu Lanxin were arguing, a palace maid dressed in palace clothes came.

"Miss Mu, I am here to give you a gift on the orders of the Second Prince's Concubine."

Mu Wange raised an eyebrow. "Interesting! Mu Ruohan wasn't even seven or eight months pregnant when she was first married. She didn't even show up when Chen Yun was conferring his first wife, yet he sent gifts from the palace for her coming-of-age banquet. She's definitely indispensable. I wonder what Mu Ruohan's plan is."

"Then thank you, Concubine."

Mu Wange's expression remained unchanged, "Qingzhu, go and take the gift."

Mu Wange was afraid the gifts might be poisonous, so she sent Qingzhu, a skilled doctor, to fetch them. Of course, Qingzhu didn't forget to give the maid some silver. This was customary in those days, and Mu Wange didn't want to pay any attention to it, but she still gave it. It's said that it's best not to offend the maids in the palace; who knows, they might actually be a good helper.

The maid turned and shook the small purse, instantly realizing how much silver was inside. She was somewhat surprised. Rumor had it that this young lady was a "strawberry beauty," but upon meeting her today, she wasn't as the rumor had it. In fact, while this person was summoned by Mu Ruohan, they were actually Ruoyan's men, and they had, of course, replaced the poisonous items before sending them here. Of course, the maid had no idea why Ruoyan had asked her to do this, but she was simply following orders.

After being interrupted like this, Mu Qiaoyun couldn't continue arguing with Mu Lanxin in Tingxue Garden, so she left.

Qingzhu also carefully checked the items and found nothing wrong with them, so she asked Nanny Chen to put them away. Even Mu Wange was surprised that Mu Ruohan didn't make any move. Of course, she didn't know that the items had already been dealt with by the palace maid.

In the blink of an eye, Mu Wange's coming-of-age banquet arrived, and a constant stream of people came and went. Normally, the Mu Mansion alone wouldn't have been this bustling, but because of Mu Wange and her brother's connection to the Prince of Yan's Mansion, quite a few people came to the Mu Mansion for Mu Wange's coming-of-age banquet. Some of the most important officials in the capital came, as did those who wanted to curry favor with the Mu Mansion or the Prince of Yan's Mansion. Others, most of whom came simply to show off without offending anyone...

"Wangge, you've already reached marriage age. Logically, you should have been married long ago. But now, your mother is gone, and your father is obsessed with power..."

"Aunt, it's okay. Anyway, everyone in the capital knows me as 'The Straw Bag Beauty'. Besides, I'm not in a hurry."

"How can we not be anxious? You're already sixteen. You should have been married when you were thirteen or fourteen, but you were in mourning at the time, so it was delayed. If you delay any longer, you'll become an old maid." Yu Yan'er was a little anxious. "Now Xuan'er is the same, but now that she's gone through this, I'm afraid we'll have to wait a year or two. Ge'er, now that you're out of mourning, we have to prepare for the marriage. Later, I'll talk to your uncle and others and let them take a look at you. Let's not let the people in the Mu Mansion make the decision for you."

"Thank you, auntie, but I'm really not in a hurry. Lin'er is still young. If I get married, there will be no one to take care of Lin'er."

"We can't wait until Lin'er grows up, that would take many years. We're still here, Lin'er, we'll watch over him."

Mu Wange heard that Yu Yan'er was determined not to give up, so she tried to persuade her, "Aunt, I'm a girl, and it's okay for you to make the decision for me, but Lin'er is the legitimate son of the Shangshu Mansion..."

Shiqi listened silently, her mind reminiscing about Mu Wange and Zuo Ci's past interactions. She couldn't help but shudder: No, no, I'm overthinking it. But every time the prince came to visit, it was just the two of them in the young lady's boudoir. This... But if the prince weren't such a jerk, he'd be a perfect match for my young lady.

Meanwhile, Zuo Ci received a message from his subordinates, asking them to inquire about the miracle doctor, and they finally found some information. So, he ordered Leng Qing to bring his men to invite the doctor to the capital. At the same time, he gave Zuo Qi a gift and swaggered into the Shangshu Mansion. In fact, the real gift had already been delivered by Zuo Qi.

"Haha, my colleagues, today is my daughter's coming-of-age day, thank you for coming to congratulate her." Mu Heng's face was flushed. He knew that most of them came because of Mu Wange's relationship with Prince Yan's Mansion, but it did not affect his face and honor.

"Master Mu, you're too polite. On such a nice day, the Minister of the Chancellery must have a few drinks..."

Mu Heng and Qiao Yan greeted the guests and made all the arrangements. These were the only things Mu Heng and Qiao Yan could do; the others had already been taken over by the people from Prince Yan's Mansion. Old Madam Mu was also happy to let go because she felt alienated from Wange.

Mu Qiaoyun's face turned slightly grim upon hearing such a lively scene. However, she then thought about the two young masters of the Prince of Yan's residence, Chu Lixiu and Chu Lixiao, who were both there. So, she came up with another plan and sent a maid to bring the Chu Lixiu and Chu Lixiu brothers some alcoholic drinks. But the Chu Lixiu brothers were no rookies, so there was no way they would fall for such a trick. However, the ones who fell for it were the dandy young masters who had come to the Mu residence with Zuo Ci.

Fortunately, Mu Qiaoyun was lucky this time and realized that the victims weren't Chu Lixiu and the others, so she didn't make things worse. However, Shen Xinyue found out about this and wanted to publicize it, but who knew that the victims were those playboys.

"Master, what are you going to do? Those are the sons of several masters."

"What's going on, Wange?" Mu Heng asked Wange accusingly without thinking.

"Daddy, how should I know about this? Besides, I've been with my aunt, second aunt and third sister. How could I have the time to do such a thing? Daddy, are you blaming everything on your daughter?" Wange was glad that she was not the original owner. If she were the original owner, she would have been instigated by Shen Xinyue to admit it long ago.

"Lord Minister Mu is so arrogant. After all, Ge'er is the daughter of you and Wanran. Why do you blame her so much just because of the words of a concubine? Huh?" Chu Lianyao asked sternly from the side.

"Prince Chu, I am a little anxious. This is not a matter concerning the sons of many masters. I have to deal with them properly."

"Minister Mu needs to handle this matter, and this prince has no say in it. However, today is our Ge'er's coming-of-age banquet. As a father, you shouldn't be concerned about your own daughter, but instead you're blaming her. If, Minister Mu, you don't want Ge'er and her brother, we can take them back to Prince Yan's Mansion. Why is that???"

"As my brother said, Ge'er is the apple of the eye of my Prince Yan's Mansion. If you in the Mu Mansion are not sure to treat them well, we will ask father to go to the palace to ask for an imperial decree to bring the siblings back to Prince Yan's Mansion." Chu Lianyue also continued.

"Brother, Brother. I'm drunk. Please don't take my words seriously. I'll handle this properly. Let's first..."

Seeing that Chu Lianyue and Chu Lianyao were so firm in their words, even talking about going to the palace to ask for an imperial edict, Mu Heng played the family card.

Qiao Yan, who was following Mu Heng, had to stand up and speak, "Prince Chu, Second Master Chu, our master is drunk. Don't take what he said to heart. This is the eldest lady's coming-of-age banquet..."