The carefree sixth prince, my father respectfully invites me to ascend the throne.

The man's pupils suddenly contracted, and he remained silent for a long while: "I don't know why, but I always feel like you're someone from the past..."

He didn't say this.

He was afraid of hurting her self-esteem.

"Have I seen you somewhere before?" Yang Ling'er bit her pink lips. "But I've forgotten..."

The man chuckled softly, ruffling Yang Ling'er's hair: "Silly girl, how come you've seen me before?"

Yang Ling'er lowered her eyes: "Perhaps I'm mistaken."

"Ling'er," the man's voice was gentle, "let's not talk about this anymore. Stay with me for a while."

Yang Ling'er's cheeks flushed: "I...I'll go help you prepare for washing up."

After saying that, she quickly slipped away.

She didn't want to stay there any longer; just thinking about that ugly pig's face made her want to vomit.

Yang Ling watched her fleeing figure and sighed helplessly, "It seems that Ling'er has indeed misunderstood me."

but……

This girl actually dared to insult him; she must be asking for it.

Yang Ling smiled slightly, a wicked smile appearing on his devilish face, making him look somewhat roguish and bad-natured.

"Xiaoyu," he said, his smile fading as he turned to the guard beside him, "go and investigate Ling'er's background."

"Yes, master."

"Also, investigate the Mu family again. I always feel there's something strange about them."

"Yes, master."

The guard bowed and withdrew.

Yang Ling rubbed her chin with her fingers: "I want to see what kind of secrets the Mu family is hiding."

……

Fengyun City, the Mu family.

A burst of noisy commotion followed.

"I am Mu Ling, the second master of the Mu family! Mu Ling! You bastard, you actually kicked me out! I'm going to tell my father! My father will not allow you to do this!" Mu Ling roared angrily.

Mu Jinglin's face turned ashen. He waved his hand to interrupt Mu Ling's shouting, his face grim as he turned to look at the old man sitting in the chair.

"Third Elder, my son has already suffered enough by being expelled from the family, please spare him," he said with a bitter smile, and continued, "I promise, I will discipline him properly and will never let him run wild!"

The third elder of the Mu family stroked his goatee: "Your son is a real scoundrel. He bullies a weak woman and he even has the nerve to justify it?"

"Third Elder, it's all my fault," Mu Jinglin's voice was filled with grief. "He's been a spoiled brat since he was a child, and everyone in the capital knows that. I haven't disciplined him properly, which is why he's turned out this way."

The Third Elder glanced at Mu Ling and said sneer, "So you mean my A-Ling isn't a spoiled brat?"

Mu Jinglin choked and awkwardly shut his mouth.

The Third Elder scoffed, raised his cane and tapped the ground, his voice authoritative: "Mu Ling, if you do not repent, get out of the ancestral hall and never step out of the Mu family again!"

Mu Ling froze, speechless.

"What right do you have to punish me!"

The Third Elder sneered, "You don't abide by the family rules, and you dare to ask why? Don't you know you're a member of the Mu family?"

"I don't know you!" Mu Ling roared furiously. "I'm a member of the Mu family!"

"Oh?" The Third Elder smiled, but his tone was sarcastic. "If you weren't from the Mu family, why would you have the surname Mu?"

"I'm not!" Mu Ling quickly denied. "I don't know you!"

"Hmph," the Third Elder sneered, "No trash is allowed here!"

Mu Ling opened his eyes wide in horror, staggered a few steps, and fell to the ground.

"You...you can't send me away, my mother will kill you!"

"Haha, you still have the nerve to threaten me with your mother?" The Third Elder sneered. "When you left the Mu family, why didn't you use these words to intimidate me?"

Mu Ling's face turned deathly pale.

Back then, he was young and impetuous, unaware of the crisis facing the Mu family, and even less aware of the difference between this assessment and the usual ones, so he rashly left the Mu family.

But now he realizes that the Mu family has changed.

"Guards, drag him away!" the Third Elder shouted coldly, flicking his sleeve.

Two guards stepped forward, grabbed Mu Ling without any politeness, and dragged her away.

"You can't arrest me, my mother will kill you!" Mu Ling struggled frantically and screamed.

But soon his breathing stopped, and he was thrown onto the street, his blood staining the entire street red.

……

early morning.

The morning light poured down, covering the entire street.

Mu Ling's body was already cold, and her lips trembled slightly.

Beside him was a stone tablet.

The stone tablet is engraved with four powerful characters.

Mu Ling.

His head was cut in half, and blood flowed all over the ground, a horrifying sight.

……

Mu family.

In Mu Ling's courtyard, Madam Mu wept bitterly, her vision blurred with tears.

"My poor child, how could you die? What am I to do now?"

Two old women, who were with her, couldn't help but shed tears.

They were heartbroken, after all, this was the young master's only child and the madam's most beloved son.

Madam Mu gripped her clothes tightly, tears streaming down her face.

"Tell me, what is it about me that I lack compared to that vixen? Why would my son abandon me and his brothers and sisters for her?"

Madam Mu grew angrier as she spoke, her chest heaving violently: "I should never have agreed to let that slut into the manor in the first place, causing my son to be framed!"

“Madam, please calm down. Don’t let a vixen upset you and ruin your health. I believe that when the Second Master returns, he will definitely avenge the young master!” one of the nannies comforted her.

Madam Mu slowly calmed herself down, wiping away the tears on her face: "Now that my son has passed away, I must be the head of this family. As for that wretched Mu Ya, she doesn't deserve to have this family. Therefore, I'm divorcing her!"

"Madam is wise," the old woman said with a fawning smile. "I heard that that vixen was not content with her lot and tried to seduce His Highness the Crown Prince. She even attempted to seduce the Princess Consort of the Prince's Mansion, but she was turned away and left in disgrace without even seeing the Prince."

Madam Mu sneered. She would get rid of that vixen sooner or later.

How dare such a lowly person marry into the Prince Chen's mansion?

Because Princess Consort Chen is her daughter, she disdains to use her power. However, this does not mean that she will allow her daughter to suffer injustice.

"Go and fetch Mu Ya. I want to kick her out of the Mu family immediately!"

……

Mu Ya, dressed in a simple white dress, stood quietly in the garden. Her eyes were indifferent, and her expression was detached, as if she were oblivious to what was happening around her.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded behind me, followed by a scornful laugh.

"Ya'er, I heard recently that you were expelled from the Mu family?"

Mu Ya pursed her lips and did not answer.

"Ya'er, you are a smart girl and you should understand your father's personality. Once he makes a decision, no one can change it. I advise you to accept your fate and avoid angering your father."