The peerless and dark princess

Mu Wange, Gong Qingyu, and Mu Lanxin watched Qiao Yan leave with the maid to change clothes, and Mu Wange smiled. At the same time, Mu Wange saw that Madam Dong, Lu Qinghan, and her maid were walking in another direction. That direction seemed very remote, so she immediately decided to follow them.

"Qingyu, Lanxin, I'm going to look for grandma and will be here soon."

"Okay, go and come back soon. I still want to hear your story."

Gong Qingyu said softly that she really liked being with Mu Wange anyway.

A few days ago, she went to visit the Shangshu Mansion but was told that she was out of town for something. She had previously heard that the Zhao family had invited Mu Wange and others, so Gong Qingyu came to this boring banquet.

Mu Wange took advantage of Mu Lanxin and Gong Qingyu's inattention and followed Lu Qinghan.

"Master Dong, why did you bring a playboy like me to this Zhao family?"

"Someone wants to see you."

After Dong Mingrui finished speaking, he took Zuo Ci to the pavilion and stood aside as if watching the man's arrival.

Seeing that Dong Mingrui was so cautious, Zuo Ci guessed that he must be an important person. For a moment, he thought it was Zuo Yunhan. Considering Dong Mingrui's care for Zuo Yunhan and his unwillingness to involve her in disputes, Zuo Ci felt that he was overthinking it.

Zuo Ci now felt completely at ease with his adopted brother-in-law. He'd protected his legitimate sister so well over the years, and knowing he wouldn't harm him, he waited in the pavilion with peace of mind. He'd complained about Dong Mingrui back then, too. He'd married the Lu family's daughter a little over a year after that incident, wasting his sister's time disobeying their parents for him. Now, he understood his actions.

Dong Mingrui had put a lot of effort into this arrangement. This was the Zhao family's home, and finding such a secluded and inconspicuous meeting place was extremely difficult. But for Zuo Yunhan, he had no regrets, not to mention that Dong Mingrui felt that he owed Zuo Ci a lot.

Zhao Yanqing and Zuo Ci have known each other for a long time. According to Zhao Yanqing's personality, he would embarrass Lord Zhao on such a day, so he took a risk. Fortunately, the layout of the Zhao family's mansion is the same as his.

"Mingrui, is Aci here?"

"He's waiting for you in the pavilion. I'll stay here until you get there."

"Mingrui, do you think Ah Ci would disown me if he knew I was Zuo Yunhan?"

Zuo Yunhan was a little nervous at the moment and couldn't help but hold Dong Mingrui's hand tightly.

"If he wants to blame someone, let him blame me. I saved you and lost all my memories. But I harbored selfish motives... Over the years, I ignored him..."

"I...I'm going to see him no matter what."

"Go ahead, Aci is already waiting for you over there."

After Dong Mingrui finished speaking, he walked up and kissed Zuo Yunhan on the forehead to calm her nervousness.

Zuo Yunhan walked slowly up the stone steps to the pavilion, her mind churning, not knowing how to start. She wondered why she hadn't looked for him all these years, why she didn't want him, why she left him alone...

Zuo Ci was originally standing with his back to Zuo Yunhan. For some reason, he seemed to have some feeling, and then he turned around and saw a strange woman who vaguely resembled his elder sister.

Although Zuo Ci had checked Lu Qinghan, he had only happened to see that her behavior was exactly the same as his sister Zuo Yunhan, but he had never looked at her carefully, so when he saw Zuo Yunhan at this time, he did not feel the slightest sense of familiarity. Now that he saw her eyes, he knew that she was his elder sister. He was glad to see that her behavior was the same as his elder sister and went to check it out.

At this moment, when Zuo Yunhan took a few steps again, Zuo Ci immediately recognized him, with disbelief flashing in his eyes.

Five years, she... Zuo Ci's heart was filled with mixed emotions. He wanted to ask why, but what reason did he have to let her be like this... At this moment, Zuo Ci could only suppress his emotions. He couldn't tell whether it was anger, grievance or something else.

Zuo Ci just stared at Zuo Yunhan until she walked up to him.

"Aci~" Zuo Yunhan choked her voice, slightly tiptoed, and stroked Zuo Ci's eyebrows with trembling fingers, "Aci~ I am your sister." Zuo Ci wanted to push away Zuo Yunhan's touch in anger, but looking at her eyes that were similar to her mother's, she couldn't bear to do so for a moment.

Zuo Ci almost forgot what his mother looked like. For five years, no one looked at him like this anymore, and no one at home was waiting for him to come back... He cried out in his dreams so many times in the middle of the night, but for Zuo Yunxin and the strange death of his parents, he had to get to the bottom of it, otherwise how could he face his parents in the afterlife?

"Mrs. Dong, please respect yourself."

Zuo Ci finally found his voice and pushed Zuo Yunhan away. "My sister died in the fire five years ago. Please don't claim any relatives."

"Aci, are you blaming me? Blaming me for hiding my identity for so many years? But..."

"I have already said that I don't have a sister now. Does Madam Dong understand?" Zuo Ci's voice was a little cold.

Mu Wange happened to follow Zuo Yunhan at this time, and was just about to see what Lu Qinghan was doing here, but he never expected to be discovered by Dong Mingrui.

"Who?" Dong Mingrui heard the sound of footsteps, "Come out."

Suddenly, Dong Mingrui's voice startled Zuo Yunhan, who was still crying, and Zuo Ci, who was pretending to distance himself from the matter.

Zuo Ci narrowed his eyes suddenly, tapped his toes lightly and flew in the direction Dong Mingrui was looking at.

Mu Wange hadn't expected Dong Mingrui to be there, and he had actually discovered her. Just as she was about to leave quietly, someone grabbed her by the back of her neck. She stiffened her body and turned around. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him. "It's you, Zuo Ci."

"It's you? What are you doing here?"

When Zuo Ci saw that it was Mu Wange, he immediately relaxed his strength. He originally wanted to throw the person out, but fortunately the person in front of him turned his head in time, which allowed him to release half of the strength in his hand. He simply turned around and pulled his arm to lead him to the pavilion.

When Zuo Ci passed by Dong Mingrui, he saw Dong Mingrui stopping him and said, "I know this person. She won't say anything nonsense."

After Zuo Ci finished speaking, without waiting for Dong Mingrui to answer, he walked past Dong Mingrui and walked towards Zuo Yunhan with Mu Wange.

"This is... Miss Mu?"

"Hello Madam Dong, yes, just call me Elegy."

"Aci~you are..."

Zuo Yunhan wanted to ask Mu Wange if she was the girl he loved, but she remembered that she had no identity to ask.

"Madam Dong, I told you I don't have a sister, so I don't know why you're looking for me. If it's just this, then leave it at that. I don't have time for such trivial matters. Also, don't try to make connections with me again. Hmm~ If you were an unmarried girl, you could talk to me about romantic matters, but like Miss Mu, I don't want to mess with a married man..."

Zuo Ci pretended to be frivolous, which really made Dong Mingrui come over in a hurry.

"Zuo Ci, how could you treat her like this?"

"Master Dong, what have I done to her? Didn't she ask for this on her own? Or was it you who arranged it?"

Dong Mingrui pulled Zuo Yunhan behind him, "Yes, but she is your sister Zuo Yunhan! You can't treat her like this."

"My eldest sister passed away five years ago. How dare you claim kinship and exploit someone who has already passed away? Get out of here, both of you."

Zuo Ci pretended to be fierce, but the tight grip he held on to Mu Wange revealed his true feelings. "I only came to the appointment for the sake of my former elder sister. If you have such intentions, you don't have to..."

"Zuo Ci, do you know Han'er..."

"Mingrui, stop talking." Zuo Yunhan felt heartbroken watching Zuo Ci like this. On the other side was her husband. "Ah Ci, it's my sister's fault. Let's leave first. Don't be angry. You should be angry. I ignored you for the past five years and let you eat people alone in that huge palace..."

"Han'er~"

"You two should stop being an eyesore here."

Dong Mingrui looked at Zuo Ci deeply before leaving with Zuo Yunhan.