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

"Second cousin, your hairpin is really beautiful," Mu Xinyao said with envy.

Li Wanqing smiled smugly, "Of course! This was a gift from the Crown Princess at the Eastern Palace that day!"

As Li Wanqing spoke, she glanced at Li Wanyue with a hint of smugness, as if she wanted to show off!

Li Wanqing's words drew envy from several young ladies in the mansion. Of course, besides Li Wanyue, the legitimate daughter, there was also Li Wanhua, the legitimate daughter of the second branch. The others were all illegitimate daughters.

Besides Li Wanqing, the only other woman of similar age to Li Wanyue was Li Wanhua from the second wife's family.

Li Wanhua chuckled and looked at Li Wanyue, whispering, "She's only got a hairpin, and she's already showing off like this. Doesn't she even look at herself? Does she think about her own status? Her? She actually wants to marry His Highness the Grandson as a concubine?"

Li Wanyue smiled faintly, her eyes lowered in silence, while Mu Xinnuan seemed to understand something. It seemed that Li Wanqing was indeed interested in marrying the Crown Prince. Looking at Mu Xinyao beside her, who was speaking intimately with her, she understood about 70-80% of the situation!

She knew it! How could Mu Xinyao suddenly change her attitude towards her? It turns out she came to the Li residence to curry favor with Li Wanqing! Humph! She only received a reward, and it wasn't even said that she would definitely be taken as a concubine, yet she's already so arrogant. With such a proud nature, if she really entered the Eastern Palace, who knows how many times she would die?

Mu Xin Nuan gave them a cold glance and then ignored them, having a great time playing with her cousins.

"Ah Xuan, haven't you been clamoring for your older cousin to teach you kung fu? Now that you're here, why don't you ask your older cousin to give you some pointers?" Mu Xin Nuan reminded him.

Upon hearing this, Mu Qingxuan immediately perked up, casually tossed aside the arrow in his hand, and ran to Li Haoran's side. "Big cousin, Master always says I learn slowly, but today I've caught up. Please give me some pointers, big cousin."

Li Haoran nodded. "This isn't a good place for swords and spears. Let's go, I'll take you to the front yard."

Li Haoran gave Mu Xinnuan a meaningful look, and his lips moved slightly. Although no sound was uttered, Mu Xinnuan could clearly see that his lips clearly formed the words "As you wish!" It seems that this older cousin really understands her!

Li Haoran led all the boys to play in the front yard, leaving only the seven or eight young ladies chatting in the back garden.

"Eldest cousin, third cousin, has any news come from the Eastern Palace?" Mu Xin Nuan asked softly.

“No!” Li Wanhua whispered, then gestured with her chin toward Li Wanqing. “She just thinks that among all those young ladies, no more than five have received the Crown Princess’s reward, so she thinks she’s something special! Ever since she came back from the East Palace that day, she’s been showing off every day and deliberately trying to annoy her eldest sister.”

Mu Xin Nuan was slightly taken aback, "What did the Crown Princess bestow upon my eldest cousin?"

Li Wanyue shook her head. "I've thought it through. It's best to stay out of those kinds of things. If she wants to show off, let her. I understand now, marrying into the royal family isn't a blessing for everyone."

Mu Xin Nuan was quite surprised that Li Wan Yue had thought things through so thoroughly. Li Wan Hua explained to her, "I heard that during last year's palace selection, a beauty who was favored by the Emperor was promoted three times in less than a year. However, a few days ago, it was discovered that she was disrespectful to the Empress, and a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin, which only the Empress was qualified to wear, was found in her palace. The Empress was furious and ordered her to be locked up in the Palace Administration Department."

"This must be a frame-up, right?" Mu Xin Nuan whispered.

"Yes! Most people think that way, but guess what the emperor said when that beauty finally went to him for help?" Li Wanyue's eyes were slightly sad, whether for the beauty in the palace or for her own future.

Li Wanhua sighed softly, "I didn't expect the Emperor to not even lift his eyelids, and just say that the Empress should make the decisions on matters of the harem, and that was it."

Upon hearing this, Mu Xin Nuan realized that what he said was indeed true! However, for a woman who had gained the Emperor's favor, it must be difficult to accept! Even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness. Even if he is not her wife, he should not be so heartless, should he?

Mu Xin Nuan's heart was also filled with complex emotions, and a sense of sadness seemed to arise as she sighed at the cold-heartedness of men in this world.

"It's good that you've come to your senses, eldest cousin! Given your status as the legitimate daughter, even if you marry His Highness the Eldest Grandson, you'll at most only be able to gain the title of a concubine. Why bother to be subservient to others every day?"

Hearing Mu Xin Nuan's words, Li Wan Hua also agreed, nodding and saying, "That's right. Eldest sister is beautiful and talented, so it's no wonder she didn't stand out that day! The Crown Prince's Eastern Palace is probably not a good place either."

But the worry between Li Wanyue's brows did not disappear; in fact, it deepened. "What's the use if our own hearts aren't in it? If His Highness the Crown Prince sends a message, do you think Father and Grandfather could refuse?"

Mu Xin Nuan's eyes flashed, "It's not that there's no way."

"What do you mean by that, sister?" Li Wanyue asked anxiously.

"What if my eldest cousin is already engaged? Even if His Highness the Grandson is of noble status, he can't just forcibly take someone else's wife, can he?"

Li Wanyue smiled faintly, "Cousin is right. However, Mother said that there are a few families in the capital who are a match for the Li family's status and position, but at this critical juncture, I'm afraid not many families will dare to come and propose marriage."

That's true! Mu Xin Nuan was also somewhat disappointed. If the Crown Prince or His Highness the Grandson had taken a liking to the Li family's power, even if Li Wan Yue escaped this time, there would be a next time! To put it another way, even if Li Wan Yue escaped, what about Li Wan Hua?

Needless to say, how could a concubine's daughter from the Li family possibly catch the Crown Princess's eye? Giving her to Li Wanqing was probably just a way to send a message to the Li family!

The three of them looked slightly worried, but Li Wanqing and Mu Xinyao, who were not far away, saw them and thought they were comforting Li Wanyue. They thought that she must be feeling bad because she couldn't marry into the East Palace.

Li Wanqing looked smug, thinking about her aunt's background. If she could really catch the eye of His Highness the Grandson this time, then it wouldn't be impossible for her aunt's status to be elevated!

The Great Yong Dynasty has precedents for granting equal wives! How can His Highness the Grandson's concubine be merely a concubine in the General's mansion?

Li Wanqing was still young, and her expression was completely observed by Mu Xinyao!

Mu Xinyao's eyes flashed, and the corners of her lips turned up slightly. It seemed that she had really come to the right place today!