As the crowd drew closer and saw seven or eight people gathered together, Yang Yu'er's eyes lit up with joy. Had things really succeeded? But after taking a few quick steps, she suddenly realized something was wrong! This was a passageway; even if her second brother had indeed consummated his relationship with Li Wanyue, it was impossible for them to be on this passageway. Had something gone wrong?

Thinking this, Yang Yu'er slowed her pace.

Just then, Mu Xin Nuan's somewhat childish voice rang out, "Big Cousin, don't be afraid. With so many young ladies witnessing this for you, they will surely help you get justice from the Duke of Anguo's mansion."

Sun Ruoxiang also said, "That's right, this happened in the Duke of Anguo's mansion, so naturally we should ask the Duke of Anguo's mansion to take charge!"

Hearing them say that, Yang Yu'er's hope was rekindled. It seemed that things had been accomplished, but she didn't know why someone else had discovered it first, which led to this mess.

Thinking this, Yang Yu'er quickened her pace again, while Mu Xinyao behind her had a smug look in her eyes. Li Wanyue, you're just relying on being the legitimate daughter of the Zhenguo General's Mansion, aren't you? Now that your reputation is ruined, let's see how you can continue to live.

"What's going on?" Yang Yu'er's soft voice came, and the young ladies who were guarding Li Wanyue were furious!

"Oh! What's this? So something happened at your Duke Anguo's mansion, and you, the master, are still acting all high and mighty? Could it be that Miss Li did something wrong?"

Yang Yu'er was caught off guard by the sudden retort from the young girl. After a moment of surprise, she asked, "Who are you? Why are you here at the Duke of Anguo's residence? We didn't invite you, did we?"

The young girl was dressed in purple, with a brocade fur cloak over her shoulders. Her hairstyle was simple, and she had a pair of big, dark eyes. After looking at her strangely for a couple of seconds, she said, "Miss Yang, don't you think now is the time to ask me who I am? Your Duke Anguo's mansion actually condoned a murder, and the victim was even a guest you invited. I really don't understand, Miss Yang, what do you mean by this?"

Yang Yu'er was startled. To send someone to commit violence? How could that be? Looking around, she couldn't find her personal maid, Long'er, the little girl she had sent to guide them.

"what do you mean?"

"What do you mean? Miss Yang, can't you see for yourself? Miss Li came to your residence as a guest in good spirits, only to be inexplicably attacked with a club! I'm the one who wants to ask you what you mean by this?"

Yang Yu'er's heart skipped a beat. Li Wanyue? Had she been hit over the head?

At this moment, Sun Ruoxiang and Mu Xinnuan had already helped Li Wanyue up. Her two maids also rushed back. When they saw their mistress's pale face, they were immediately terrified!

"How do you serve your eldest cousin? Why aren't you by her side?" Mu Xinnuan said sternly.

"Replying to Miss Yang, we just encountered a group searching for the gold-inlaid red bead butterfly hairpin for Miss Yang. They said it was a gift from the Duchess of Anguo this morning. We happened to run into them, and Miss Yang instructed us to help search for it. We just heard that it was found, so we rushed back to serve Miss Yang."

The maid's words left Yang Yu'er speechless. She had planned all of this in the hopes that Li Wanyue and Yang You would succeed, but now she had been outmaneuvered.

Yang Yu'er was only thirteen, a bit young, and things were not as she had expected, so she panicked a little!

Upon hearing this, the girl in purple spoke again, "What do you mean 'lost something'? What a coincidence! If the two of you were here, how could the villain have succeeded?"

Only then did everyone take a closer look at Li Wanyue. Her clothes were neat and tidy, but her hair was slightly messy, probably because she had fallen to the ground and messed it up.

Yang Yu'er only just realized what was happening and quickly said, "Impossible! How could there be any villains in our Duke Anguo's mansion? We would never allow anyone to commit violence in this mansion!"

Mu Xinyao reacted quickly, timidly saying, "It's good that my older cousin is alright. I just don't know if that person did anything else."

Mu Xin Nuan glared at her quickly. This brat really won't stop until she smears her older cousin's name!

Mu Xin Nuan gave Mu Qing a wink, and Mu Qing stepped forward and curtsied. "Reporting to Miss Yang, it was this servant who first found Miss Yang. At that time, because my young lady had left something in the previous courtyard, we servants accompanied her back to retrieve it. On the way back, she urged us to hurry up and see which direction the young ladies had gone, so as not to go the wrong way again."

"As soon as I turned into this passageway, I saw a woman throw something in her hand nearby and then run away quickly. I rushed over and saw that it was Miss Biao who had fainted here, so I waited for her to come over."

"You said it was a woman?" Mu Xinyao was unwilling, but she knew she couldn't offend Li Wanyue right now, so she quickly pretended to be relaxed and said, "That's good, that's good!"

"Mu Xinyao, what are you saying? Someone injured Miss Li, and you actually say it's okay? As expected of someone born out of wedlock, you really don't know any rules!" Sun Ruoxiang shouted.

Mu Xinyao's face paled, and she quickly said timidly, "No! Miss Sun, you've misunderstood. What I meant was..."

"Enough! Mu Xinyao, stop talking! Don't forget, we are both guests, and also my cousin's close relatives. Why can't you distinguish between host and guest? This is the Duke of Anguo's mansion. If you have anything to say, Miss Yang will take care of it. You don't need to worry."

Mu Xinyao wanted to say more, but when she met Mu Xinnuan's somewhat cold gaze, she was so frightened that she blinked repeatedly and the hairs on her body stood on end.

Seeing this, Yang Yu'er knew that it was impossible to forcibly smear Li Wanyue any further. She quickly sent someone to fetch the family physician and then sent someone to inform her mother. Only then did she feel a little relieved, hoping that this matter would not escalate.

"How is Miss Li now? Is she still able to stand?" the girl in purple asked again.

"Thank you very much, young lady." Yang Yu'er nodded her thanks.

Yang Yu'er then took a proper look at the somewhat domineering little girl, who looked to be no more than eleven or twelve years old. She was probably younger than herself, and her large, bright eyes were undeniably charming. Of course, Yang Yu'er felt no liking for her at all right now.

Soon, Madam Yang arrived. After asking her questions carefully, she ordered someone to bring a sedan chair so that Li Wanyue could rest for a while.

Mu Xin Nuan blinked. Leave now? Madam Yang, you've arrived! The real show has only just begun! You schemed against my older cousin, and you think you can just let it go like this? No way!

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