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

The old lady of the Mu family heard the news several days later.

The old lady was stunned at first. In fact, when she saw Li Shi and Mu Xin Nuan return unharmed that day, she felt something was wrong. However, the East Palace was not like her own home, where she could simply send someone to investigate.

The old lady always thought that Song Zhaoxun hadn't found a suitable opportunity to make his move. Little did she know that although he had made his move, he had been outmaneuvered.

In fact, as soon as they left the palace that day, Lady Li asked Mu Xin Nuan a lot of questions in the carriage. Lady Li was not stupid. She was certain that Song Zhaoxun wanted to frame A Nuan, but A Nuan discovered it. Therefore, Song Zhaoxun ended up tripping up himself.

This time, Mu Xin Nuan didn't hide anything from Li Shi and told her the whole story. After returning to the mansion, Mu Xin Nuan took out a sachet that was exactly the same as the one Li Shi was wearing.

Upon smelling it, Madam Li immediately sensed something was wrong. Having been a wife for many years, she naturally knew that musk had been added to the substance. She quickly ordered it to be thrown out. Looking at her daughter, she was truly terrified!

This time, Lady Li was quite clever. Her daughter had clearly anticipated before entering the palace that Song Zhaoxun would not let her and her mother off easily, so she had someone keep a close eye on Jinyuan.

Sure enough, Mu Qing discovered that Tao Zhi, a first-class maid in Jin Yuan, had secretly put something into the sachet and then placed it in Li Shi's bedroom again.

After Mu Qing informed Mu Xin Nuan, Mu Xin Nuan had someone make an identical sachet overnight, and then replaced the sachet that had been spiked with ingredients.

After careful consideration, Madam Li realized that the old lady had planted quite a few spies in her courtyard. So she immediately accused Taozhi of stealing from her master and, before anyone could inform the old lady, had her flogged twenty times. Then she found a human trafficker and sold Taozhi off.

Who was that peach branch? It was a gift from the old lady years ago. Originally, no one expected that the lady would sell the peach branch so readily. After all, she was a gift from the old lady, and even when beating a dog, one should consider its owner. Moreover, the lady was always cautious in her actions. Why was she so hasty this time?

Sure enough, when the old lady received the news, she was furious. She immediately smashed a set of extremely precious Ru kiln tea set and kept cursing Li for not knowing the rules and being a heartless and wicked daughter-in-law!

After much persuasion from the nanny, the old lady finally calmed down. Watching the servants clean up the broken porcelain shards, the old lady felt another pang of heartache! Those were top-quality Ru kiln teawares, her favorite pieces. How could she have smashed them in her haste today!

Naturally, the old lady pinned the blame on Li Shi.

"Please don't be angry, Madam. I'm afraid the Master doesn't know about this yet."

Hearing the old lady's words, the old lady was delighted. Yes, Chang'an hadn't returned yet. She should find an opportunity to let Chang'an know the cause and effect of this matter. At the very least, she should let Chang'an know that his daughter-in-law didn't care about her, his mother-in-law.

When Mu Xin Nuan heard Rong Yue report that the old lady's people had indeed intercepted the master at the second gate and brought him directly to Rong Courtyard, she simply smiled faintly.

When Rongyue saw that her young mistress didn't seem to care at all, she immediately became anxious. "Miss, why are you acting like nothing's wrong? Aren't you afraid that the old lady might complain about you and Madam? The old lady is always the best at twisting the truth!"

"Alright, Miss knows what's important. Don't you think about what kind of mistake Taozhi has made this time? How could Master just listen to the old lady's side of the story?" Granny Yu laughed. "Don't forget, this time, the person they want to harm is the eldest young lady! Even the Crown Princess has rewarded the eldest young lady, who would dare to say a word against the eldest young lady and the madam?"

Rongyue exclaimed with sudden realization, "So that's how it is! No wonder the eldest young lady didn't mention that she received a reward from the Crown Princess; she deliberately wanted the old lady to gossip about it to the master!"

"He's not entirely stupid. So, the master initially listened to the old lady and thought she was in the wrong, but after seeing the evidence from her and hearing the whole story, how could he possibly still believe the old lady?"

As she spoke, Granny Yu glanced at Mu Xin Nuan with a smile, "Besides, by doing this, Miss, you're deliberately letting Master know that the Old Madam is someone who loves to stir up trouble and deliberately makes things difficult for Madam! Once or twice, Master might not be bothered, but if it happens too often, he certainly won't be as obedient to the Old Madam as before! Isn't the matter with that Miss Xu from before a clear example?"

Rongyue nodded, looking at her young mistress with admiration. "Miss is indeed clever! Master has never gone against the old lady's wishes before. The matter with Miss Xu was just the beginning. This time, I'm afraid Master has become even more dissatisfied with the old lady from the bottom of his heart."

Mu Xin smiled and didn't say a word, as if everything they said had nothing to do with her! However, there was still a hint of appreciation in her eyes when she looked at Granny Yu. Among all these people, only Granny Yu saw it clearly.

She's right. The father is a filial son, and filial piety has always been valued, which is perfectly understandable. As a junior, it's his duty. But if an elder not only doesn't help their child but also hinders them at every turn, then that's a different story!

Moreover, in the old lady's eyes, there is probably only her son, not her daughter-in-law, let alone her and Ah Xuan, her two grandchildren!

What Granny Yu said was absolutely true. After leaving Rongyuan, Mu Chang'an indeed went to Jinyuan in a somewhat depressed mood.

Before long, someone brought back the news.

"Reporting to Miss, Master first argued with Madam for a few words, but then Madam took out that sachet and explained the whole story, including how Miss received a reward from the Crown Princess. Master then comforted Madam instead."

"Alright, Rongyue, reward me."

"Yes, Miss."

Before long, the head steward from the back courtyard led the head steward to Yuexuan.

"Miss, the master ordered me to send you some small trinkets, saying they are to calm your nerves."

Mu Xin Nuan smiled gently, knowing that this was her father trying to comfort her after learning the truth. She happily had someone accept the gift, and then picked out a few items that could be used by both men and women, and had them delivered to Mu Qing Xuan and Mu Qing Yuan.

Because of this incident, the backyard was quite peaceful for a while, and before we knew it, the New Year was approaching.