Destroy the scumbag husband, beat the bitch, the reborn legitimate daughter overturns the entire cap

Mu Xin Nuan looked troubled for a moment, as if she didn't know how to answer. She looked at her father with a troubled expression, as if she was also a little surprised!

Mu Qingxuan snorted coldly and said directly, "Father, it's being said outside that the Song family conspired with outsiders to murder the eldest son and daughter. After being punished by you, Father, who knew that the people from the Crown Prince's residence would still dare to interfere in the affairs of our Mu family, directly extending their reach into the inner quarters of our Mu family! Father, are you really going to ignore this and let the Song family run rampant in our Mu family?"

Mu Qingxuan's words shocked everyone!

The old lady, in particular, trembled and almost dropped her cane!

"What happened? Explain yourself clearly."

Mu Qingxuan glanced at the old lady, but suddenly his eyes reddened. He wiped away his tears with his sleeve and remained silent. The servant following behind him quickly recounted the whole story.

It turned out that after the two brothers left school, they saw some people performing acrobatics in the distance. Being children, they squeezed over to watch. That's how they overheard this gossip.

The servant trembled as he repeated what he had heard, and at the end, he didn't forget to make an excuse for his master: "When the eldest young master heard about this, he was immediately furious, while the second young master insisted on going up to confront that person. The eldest young master forcibly dragged him back, and only after they entered the mansion did he say a few words to the second young master, saying that family matters should be resolved at home, and that outsiders should not laugh at them."

Mu Qingyuan stopped crying this time, and choked up as he said, "He's right. My brother said that if I went up to argue, wouldn't I lose face and become a laughing stock? If people laugh at us brothers, they'll laugh at the entire Mu family! So, he forcibly pulled me back."

Mu Xin Nuan sighed softly, "Father, let's get both of my younger brothers up first."

The old man said, "Wash your hands first, then have lunch."

Once the old master spoke, no one else dared to object. Although they each had their own thoughts, no one dared to contradict the old master. After lunch, the old master called Mu Chang'an and his two grandsons to the outer study.

Mu Xin Nuan knew that this time, it would be difficult for the Song family to leave the plum garden!

The old lady looked utterly defeated. She had finally found an opportunity to get Song Shi out, but unexpectedly, such rumors had spread outside! As a result, even if Song Peici had originally planned to ask the Crown Prince to put pressure on the Mu family, it would be impossible for her to actually carry it out now!

After this little incident, Mu Chang'an naturally could not release Song Shi again. Not only could he not release her, but he also issued a strict order that no one was allowed to enter the plum garden to visit her. Anyone who disobeyed the order would be punished by being made to face the wall in repentance. This frightened Mu Xinyao.

In reality, things were far more complicated than the old lady and the others imagined. This time, the rumors brought a tremendous disaster to Song Peici of the Crown Prince's residence!

Rumors have already spread like wildfire that Song Peici, relying on her royal bloodline, actually begged the Crown Prince to force Mu Chang'an to waive the punishment for his concubine, Song Shi! This is extremely detrimental to the Crown Prince's reputation!

Mu Xin Nuan naturally heard the rumors as well, and couldn't help but frown slightly. She had considered spreading such rumors before, but doing so would inevitably offend the Crown Prince. Therefore, she didn't spread the rumors so clearly, but rather subtly. But now that the rumors have spread to this extent, it is highly likely that someone is stirring things up!

Who exactly is behind this?

Mu Xin Nuan was also unsure of herself, after all, this was very likely to involve court intrigue, and was by no means a simple matter of the inner quarters! However, after this commotion, Song Pei Ci's days in the Crown Prince's residence would probably not be too easy!

Mu Xin Nuan pondered for several days but still couldn't figure out who could possibly be the person who had given such assistance to this rumor. However, seeing that the people from the Crown Prince's residence didn't intend to make things difficult for her father, and that her father's complexion had been quite good these days, she figured that things were going relatively smoothly in court.

After that day, Mu Xinyao dared not mention a single word about the Song family! She obediently and properly began to go to school with Mu Xinnuan and the others, and her days were relatively peaceful.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Emperor would normally hold a grand banquet to reward his officials. However, upon hearing that the Empress Dowager was unwell this year, the Emperor waived this honor. Nevertheless, he still bestowed many rewards upon his officials as a token of his goodwill.

Perhaps because of the rumors of the past few days, the Emperor's rewards to the Mu family were exceptionally generous. In addition, there were special gifts for the two siblings, Mu Xinnuan and Mu Qingxuan, which was unprecedented among other ordinary court officials!

Mu Chang'an was naturally extremely grateful, tears streaming down his face. Mu Xinyao, however, felt a deep sense of resentment upon seeing that Mu Xinnuan had also received a reward from the Emperor! Wasn't it just because she was the legitimate daughter that she received these rewards? Why wasn't she the legitimate daughter?

No matter how much hatred Mu Xinyao felt, there was nothing she could do. Those were gifts from the Emperor; all she could do was envy and be jealous! Could she possibly find Mu Xinnuan and snatch them away?

Let alone that she wouldn't dare! Even if she were to actually snatch it from him, she still wouldn't dare use it!

Mu Xin Nuan naturally saw the resentment in Mu Xin Yao's eyes, but she only smiled faintly, as if she hadn't seen it. Looking at the things the Emperor had bestowed, they were nothing more than children's toys. Apart from the bushel of pearls and the hundred taels of gold, which were quite substantial, the rest were just trinkets, meant only for celebration!

"The Emperor actually bestowed silk upon us; I never expected that."

Mu Chang'an nodded and smiled, "Indeed! The Emperor bestowed twenty bolts of brocade upon you alone. It seems he heard about your heroic act of protecting your younger brother outside the city!"

"Mother, I can't possibly use all this brocade. Why don't we just put it in the public storeroom?"

Old Master Mu was in a good mood, but when he heard her say that, he immediately put on a stern face and said, "How can that be? Since this was a gift from the Emperor, it should naturally be placed in your Yuexuan."

Mu Xin smiled, knowing that her grandfather also felt sorry for her, so she said no more. She personally picked out a piece of brocade for her grandparents, father, mother, and younger siblings, and then had the rest carried back to Yuexuan.

Seeing Mu Qingyuan happily touching the bright blue brocade that Mu Xinnuan had chosen for him, Old Master Mu said with a look of satisfaction, "This child, Xinnuan, truly has the demeanor of her elder sister! If she is carefully taught, she will surely have a bright future!"

Mu Chang'an nodded in agreement, naturally understanding that the "good future" her father spoke of referred to her marriage prospects!