The peerless and dark princess

"Okay, I will arrange it as soon as possible."

Dong Mingrui patted Zuo Yunhan on the head. "In the final analysis, it's my fault as your brother-in-law. For so many years, I... I was afraid that others would find out about you. Thinking back, I was selfish after all. I didn't tell Ah Ci about you..."

"Mingrui, Ah Ci must be blaming me. I haven't looked for him in all these years. He must be really resentful of me..."

Zuo Yunhan choked up and couldn't continue speaking, but she felt distressed when she thought of Zuo Ci who was all alone in the palace.

"Han'er, Ah Ci wouldn't blame you as his sister. So many things happened back then. I guess he probably didn't know you were still alive..."

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In the past two days, Mu Ruohan has been very quiet and has not been plotting anything. However, Mu Wange knows that she is just not taking any action for the time being. After all, she is about to marry into the Second Prince's mansion, although she will only be a concubine.

Of course, Mu Wange thought that Mu Ruohan would soon turn the tide, and Zhao Xinya was no match for her. However, watching the two of them fight each other was quite enjoyable.

In the entire Shangshu Mansion, Shen Xinyue was the only one who was worried about Muruhan, but she also kept nagging Mu Heng to ask Old Madam Mu to make her his legal wife.

Mu Heng was very annoyed, but facing Shen Xinyue's tearful expression, he couldn't refuse directly. Unfortunately, Mrs. Mu said that she had not been good at managing Mu Ruohan at Baihuayan, and she wanted to put her in solitary confinement for a few days to reflect on her mistakes. Mu Heng didn't even get to see her.

These days, the Zhao family's messenger came to deliver an invitation saying that they were going to hold a banquet for Zhao Xinya as the second prince's concubine, and invited Old Lady Mu from the Mu family and several girls.

Although Muruohan and Zhao Xinya don't get along, Lord Zhao and Mu Heng are both Crown Prince Chen Yunjie's people. They won't fall apart because of their daughter's affairs. They are all in the same boat...

Dong Mingrui also took this opportunity to let Lu Qinghan (Zuo Yunhan) meet Zuo Ci secretly. Now Zuo Yunhan is no longer the same as before, but Lu Qinghan, the adopted daughter of the Lu family.

Originally, Dong Mingrui had arranged for the Lu family, a family with a good background and no children, to adopt Zuo Yunhan as their daughter in order to marry her. Of course, Zuo Yunhan also had a good temper, which was why the two elders were happy...

Madam Mu couldn't refuse the Zhao family's banquet. Although she was very unhappy about it, she had to consider her son who was pursuing a career in the government.

Mu Wange knew about the contradictions of Old Madam Mu, so she warned Nanny Chen not to tell Old Madam Mu everything, otherwise she would have to find someone else.

Mu Ruohan cannot attend this banquet. As a girl waiting to be married, she can only stay in her boudoir and wait until the twenty-first of next month when she will be carried into the Second Prince's mansion in a sedan chair.

Although Ruohan was a concubine, Chen Yunfeng treated her well. He secretly sent her an item every few days to appease Mu Ruohan.

Mu Wange knew that Mu Ruohan's wedding dress was bright red. It seemed that Chen Yunfeng was quite pleased with her and even thought of compensating her in this way. Anyway, the curtain of the sedan chair was drawn and she was carried directly to the bridal chamber of the Second Prince Chen Yunfeng. Who would have known what kind of wedding dress Mu Ruohan was wearing...

As a concubine, Shen Xinyue naturally could not attend the banquet without being invited, but she wanted to go because she wanted to stir up trouble. However, the only people invited were the girls from the Shangshu Mansion and the only Madam Mu.

Early that morning, Old Madam Mu was waiting for the girls from each courtyard in the courtyard. This time, Mu Qiaoyun followed Old Madam Mu very obediently. Only Mu Wange was a little late, but no one dared to say anything, even to the cunning and mean Mu Qiaoyun.

Mu Wange simply didn't want to wait in the old lady's courtyard so early. She would have preferred to have breakfast with Mu Haolin and watch Mu Ying practice his martial arts. Anyway, those two troublesome people weren't around this time, and Mu Qiaoyun wasn't going to cause any trouble.

"Grandma, the elegy is late."

"No, Ge'er arrived just in time. Can you have breakfast?"

Mu Qiaoyun almost couldn't help cursing when she heard this, but when she thought about how she finally got the chance to go to the banquet, she had no choice but to hold it back, though her expression didn't look very good.

"My granddaughter has already dined with Lin'er at Tingxue Garden. Grandmother, isn't it time for us to set off?"

"Well, it's time to go. We can't let others say that we in the Shangshu Mansion don't know etiquette. Let's go."

Madam Mu Jiang brought a group of young ladies to the gate of the Zhao family. Many families had already arrived.

Mu Wange secretly sneered: She remembered correctly, Mu Heng was also at the Zhao family today, and he was planning something with the Zhao family and the prince.

As the son-in-law of Lord Zhao, the Second Prince Chen Yunfeng would naturally come to the Zhao family. And the Qiao family, whose 30-year-old daughter Qiao Yan came too, 'because' Mu Heng didn't want to marry someone else...

Yes, Qiao Yan was originally the Mu family's chosen fiancée. Mu Heng, having passed the imperial examination, refused to marry a rural girl. At the same time, he was already acquainted with Shen Xinyue from the Shen family, so he secretly murdered Qiao Yan's entire family. She was the only one who survived, and she was seriously injured. By the time she recovered from her injuries, it was three years later. Mu Heng had already passed the imperial examination and married Chu Wanran. She knew a little about the subsequent events, but she couldn't seek revenge on her own. She traveled to the capital alone, met her aunt who had married far away, and became Qiao Yan, the daughter of the Qiao family, all for Mu Heng.

Of course, these things were found out by Zuo Ci, and then he pretended to reveal them to Wange casually. Mu Wange planned to use this person this time, as she also needed someone to restrain Shen Xinyue.

A few days ago, knowing that Mu Heng would also go to Zhao's house today, Mu Wange secretly asked Qiao Yan if she was willing.

After hearing that it was to trick Mu Heng, Qiao Yan agreed without hesitation.

Qiao Yan's aunt also advised Qiao Yan, but Qiao Yan said that she lived for revenge in this life. No matter what the cost, she would destroy Mu Heng and avenge her family of seven.

Zuo Ci drew the layout of the Zhao family mansion to Mu Wange in advance. However, Mu Wange naturally told Qiao Yan about the layout after knowing it. He also guessed where Mu Heng and Lord Zhao could talk to each other, so he made all preparations and waited for Mu Heng, the big fish, to take the bait.

The Zhao family was indeed wealthy and powerful. The entire banquet was decorated magnificently, only slightly inferior to the Hundred Flowers Banquet.

Mu Wange, Mu Lanxin, and Gong Qingyu who came to join in the fun sat together and had a pleasant conversation, not caring at all about Mu Qiaoyun's pretentiousness over there.

Qiao Yan naturally also saw Mu Wange, and pretended to be bumped by a maid so that her clothes were slightly wet.

"Ah, why are you so careless?"

Qiao Yan quickly wiped the hem of her skirt with a handkerchief.

"Yes, sorry."

"What should I do? It's all wet. How can I face people?"

As the host, Zhao Xinya had to come over to deal with it, "What's going on?"

"Slave, slave..."

"Miss Zhao, your maid spilled tea all over me. Look, my clothes are soaked. How can I face people?"

"Excuse me, Miss Qiao. You look about the same size as me. I'll have my maid bring you some clothes and take you to the wing room over there to change. You see, there are ladies from various families here. Let's change clothes first. I will definitely punish this maid. Why don't you apologize to Miss Qiao?"

"Yes, I'm sorry, Miss Qiao."

"Forget it, take me to change clothes."