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"Are you hungry? Have some porridge!"

She said softly.

Su Muya was somewhat surprised: "Is this for me to eat?"

Mu Yuqing smiled and said, "Yes, that's right! I just spent the whole night cooking in the imperial kitchen. You should drink some while it's hot!"

Su Muya nodded and took the bowl of porridge.

She savored it slowly, but her eyes were fixed on Mu Yuqing's face.

This face is somewhat different from the one she remembers.

The Mu Yuqing in my memory was always timid and cowardly, always seemingly untouched by worldly affairs, never daring to utter a sound even when bullied. But the Mu Yuqing of today wears a sweet smile, her eyes gleaming with wisdom.

Su Muya was somewhat surprised.

"you."

She opened her mouth, but didn't know how to address her.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Mu Yuqing's eyes.

"Sister Muya, do you still hate me?"

Mu Ya was taken aback, then gave a bitter smile: "I don't hate you. I forgave you the moment I saved you."

"Then why don't you want to be friends with me?"

Mu Yuqing asked.

"Well, as you know, I'm a good-for-nothing, and also an idiot. Don't you think I'm ugly?"

Mu Yuqing shook her head and said earnestly, "No, you are very beautiful, more beautiful than the most beautiful person I've ever seen. I don't know who you are, but I can feel a faint warmth emanating from you, a feeling that inexplicably puts me at ease. Your smile is very similar to my mother's."

Su Muya laughed, "So, your mother was also a stunning beauty!"

Mu Yuqing's expression softened further. "Yes, my mother was once the most beautiful woman in the world. Unfortunately, she suffered a calamity in her childhood, which disfigured her, so she lived in the shadows her entire life."

Su Muya asked with concern, "Then, how is your mother now?"

Mu Yuqing lowered her head, tears streaming down her face.

"My mother...she's dead!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't know your mother. I'm so sorry!"

Mu Yuqing shook her head, raising her tear-filled eyes. "No, you did nothing wrong. It was my own fault. I'm the one who killed her."

Su Muya didn't know what to say, so she simply reached out and touched her hair.

Mu Yuqing's hair was black and shiny, as smooth as silk.

"Alright, hurry up and eat, I'm going out to keep watch!"

Mu Yuqing wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, turned around and left.

Watching her departing figure, Su Muya sighed.

She got out of bed and went to the mirror.

The bronze mirror reflected a beautiful and refined young woman with a lovely face.

She looks a lot like her, with a kind of charm in her eyes and brows.

Su Muya recalled that day in the palace, when she and Mu Yuqing were carried back to the palace by the emperor.

They were all the emperor's concubines, but their statuses were completely different.

Su Muya's mother was the Empress, the Emperor's Empress.

In the emperor's heart, her mother was like a snow lotus blooming on a cliff, pure and proud, while Mu Yuqing was like a wild grass in a valley, pure and lovely, yet with a stubbornness and tenacity. Her mother was a woman of unparalleled beauty, while Mu Yuqing, although similar in appearance, was far inferior to her in figure.

Her mother held an irreplaceable position in the emperor's heart.

Mu Yuqing was able to gain the emperor's favor because of this.

But she never expected that her father would plot a rebellion and usurp the throne.

This was something she never expected.

As a result, Mu Yuqing was demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in a nunnery.

Thinking about all this, Su Muya felt a pang of sadness.

"well!"

Mu Yuqing is a child with a tragic fate!

She finished the bowl of porridge, washed up, changed into clean clothes, and then left the bedroom.

Mu Yuqing was standing under the eaves, lost in thought.

Her silhouette looked somewhat lonely.

Su Muya walked over, patted her shoulder, and said softly, "What are you thinking about?"

Mu Yuqing was taken aback, turned around to look at Su Muya, and smiled, "Oh, it's nothing. I was waiting for you."

Looking at her smiling face, Su Muya felt a pang of guilt.

In fact, Mu Yuqing's eyes are not like her mother's, which are expressive eyes.

But she still became curious about the little girl. For some reason, a blurry image of a woman kept appearing in her mind, and her figure seemed somewhat familiar.

"Let's go!"

She said to Mu Yuqing.

The two walked out side by side, and Mu Yuqing's eyes sparkled with excitement all the way.

"You know what? I used to be mentally challenged, but now I can see again, and I've even learned martial arts. I feel like God is helping me."

Mu Yuqing's voice was light and cheerful.

Su Muya nodded. "You're a smart girl."

Mu Yuqing smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, but there's something else I hope you can do for me."

Su Muya asked in confusion, "What is it?"

"Help me find my father."

Su Muya frowned, unsure whether she should refuse, but nodded anyway: "Okay, I'll do my best."

Mu Yuqing smiled. "Thank you."

"You don't need to thank me, because I am also your benefactor."

The two walked side by side on the tree-lined avenue in the palace.

Su Muya suddenly stopped and turned to look at Mu Yuqing.

Mu Yuqing asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Su Muya looked at Mu Yuqing, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked, "Mu Yuqing, haven't we met before?"

Mu Yuqing was stunned.

She looked at Su Muya's face, her eyes filled with surprise.

Her face shape is about 60-70% similar to hers.

Her eyes, also almond-shaped, resembled her mother's.

"Are we... really sisters?"

Mu Yuqing murmured, her voice tinged with uncertainty.

They were all sent to the temple by their fathers and grew up there without their parents.

Su Muya's mother, the Empress Dowager, once lived in this temple.

Su Muya nodded. "Yes, you're my cousin."

My cousins, wow! Their identities are so special.

Su Muya couldn't help but chuckle self-deprecatingly.

Seeing her strange expression, Mu Yuqing asked, "What's wrong?"

Su Muya shook her head. "It's nothing, let's go."

Su Muya nodded and continued walking forward with Mu Yuqing.

The two remained silent the entire way.

Su Muya didn't know whether she and Mu Yuqing could be considered friends, but she was very fortunate that Mu Yuqing hadn't distanced herself from her because of her status.

Suddenly, I heard a series of hurried footsteps behind me.

Immediately afterwards, a chorus of screams erupted.

Su Muya and Mu Yuqing were taken aback and turned around at the same time.

They saw Qinghe, Mu Yuting and Mu Yuqing's personal maid, running towards them in a panic.