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Lanxiang shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either.

Just as the mother and daughter were about to step into the courtyard, a guard reached out and blocked their way.

"You can't go in!" the guard said coldly.

"What? This is my home! Why can't we come in? And who are you people? Why are you guarding my door?" Shen Man rolled her eyes at the guard and asked loudly.

"Your home? Isn't this Young Master Li's home?" The guard looked at Shen Man and asked in confusion.

Upon hearing this, Shen Man immediately understood that these people must have come to find Li Mufeng.

She thought to herself: Could it be that Li Mufeng's father, the Duke, wants to take him back to marry him? If that's the case, Li Mufeng is really in a bad situation.

Just as Shen Man was about to answer the guard's question, she suddenly saw a stunningly beautiful woman with red eyes slowly walking out of her own courtyard.

The woman was extremely beautiful, with skin as white as snow and delicate, charming features. Her light blue dress swayed gently with her steps, further highlighting her graceful figure and elegant demeanor.

Shen Man and Lan Xiang were stunned by Cui Jintang's stunning beauty, and stood there dumbfounded, staring at her intently.

At the same time, Cui Jintang also happened to raise his eyes and meet the gazes of Shen Man and her daughter.

She strode over to the two women, looked them up and down, a thought suddenly popped into her head, and then asked angrily, "Who are you people, and what is your relationship with Li Mufeng?"

"I haven't even asked you yet, and you're already asking me. Who are you, and what are you doing at my house?" Shen Man retorted without backing down.

Cui Jintang was instantly enraged and pointed at Lanxiang's nose, yelling, "Stop pretending! I think you're a vixen, seducing my fiancé!"

Lanxiang was so angry that she trembled all over. She had never seen such an unreasonable woman.

She glared at Cui Jintang and said, "I don't know what you're talking about. This is my home. Please leave immediately!"

"Slap!" Cui Jintang raised his hand and slapped Lanxiang across the face, leaving Lanxiang stunned.

Lanxiang covered her face, staring wide-eyed at Cui Jintang, her eyes filled with anger and grievance. She hadn't expected this stranger to be so rude, daring to hit someone in her own home.

"How...how could you hit someone?" Lanxiang was so angry that she stammered.

"Hmph, I'm beating you, you little bitch! I'll teach you to be shameless and steal someone else's love!" Cui Jintang said viciously.

"If you dare hit my mother, I'll fight you to the death!" Seeing Lanxiang being hit, Shen Man rushed forward and unleashed a flurry of punches on Cui Jintang.

Although her fists were small, they were surprisingly powerful, causing Cui Jintang to stagger backward.

"Are you all dead? Why aren't you coming to help?" Cui Jintang shouted angrily at the guards at the door.

After a moment of stunned silence, the guards gathered around Lanxiang and Shenman.

At this moment, Tingxian and Gu Cang, who were sitting and talking in Li Mufeng's room, heard the noise and quickly came out of the room.

Seeing Lanxiang and her daughter surrounded by guards, Tingxian quickly stepped forward, sternly stopped the guards, and stood between Cui Jintang and Shen Man and her daughter.

"Stop it, all of you! Stand back! Miss Cui, Man'er, why are you fighting?"

At the same time, Li Mufeng also came out of the living room and was stunned when he saw the scene at the door.

Upon seeing Li Mufeng, Cui Jintang broke down again, pointing at him and shouting, "Li Mufeng, no wonder you didn't want to marry me! It turns out you already had a wife and children outside. You even said we had different interests, you hypocrite, you heartless man!"

"Cui Jintang, what nonsense are you talking about? Aren't they my wife and children..." Li Mufeng was very angry at her misunderstanding, and his fair face turned red with anger.

After listening to their conversation, Shen Man realized that this woman was none other than Miss Cui, Li Mufeng's fiancée.

Unexpectedly, she traveled all the way from the capital to find her husband here. She is truly devoted to Li Mufeng.

"Hmph, if she's not your wife and child, why are they living with you?" Cui Jintang said angrily. "You said you didn't want to marry me because we have different interests, but now this woman has appeared. How can you expect me to believe you?"

"I..." Li Mufeng was speechless for a moment.

"What, you can't deny it now! Li Mufeng, you'd rather marry a country bumpkin than the legitimate daughter of the Duke's mansion. Where do you put the dignity of the Duke's mansion? You've gone too far!"

Cui Jintang hysterically accused Li Mufeng. At this moment, all the pretense on her face was torn to shreds, and her beautiful face became ferocious.

"Miss, you've probably misunderstood." From their conversation, Lanxiang roughly understood what was going on.

She stepped forward and explained to Cui Jintang, "We do live with Mr. Li, but it's not what you think. He's a guest of ours, staying here temporarily."

"Hmph, do you think I'll believe you just because you've teamed up to deceive me? Li Mufeng, for treating me like this, I will make your Ningguo Duke's Mansion pay the price!" Cui Jintang continued relentlessly.

"Think what you want, but I will never marry you in this lifetime!" Li Mufeng said resolutely.

"Amu, since it's a misunderstanding, once it's explained, everything will be fine. Why make things so harsh?" Gu Cang advised Li Mufeng.

One of them was his cousin, and the other was his good friend; naturally, he hoped they could get married. It was for this reason that he told Cui Jintang about Li Mufeng's situation in the border town, hoping she could salvage the marriage.

However, things didn't go as he expected.

"Cousin, I want to go back to the capital!" Cui Jintang cried to Gu Cang when she saw that Li Mufeng remained silent.

"Amu, Atang was just angry, that's why she did something rude. Go and coax her, and have her apologize to this lady, and everything will be fine!" Gu Cang looked at Li Mufeng, making one last effort.

"Ah Cang, what I said is true. I will never marry her in this life!" Li Mufeng said calmly, unmoved.

Upon hearing this, Cui Jintang burst into tears, lifted her skirt, and ran towards her carriage.

"Sigh, my cousin is proud by nature. She has suffered such a great injustice this time, and I'm afraid she will never be able to let it go for the rest of her life. Amu, you..." Gu Cang sighed.

"There's no point in saying more now that things have come to this," Li Mufeng interrupted him, turning and walking towards his room.

Helpless, Gu Cang ordered the guards, "Return to the capital!"

Watching all this, Shen Man sighed inwardly, marveling at the complexity of human emotions. It was a pity that the entanglement between these two had dragged her own mother into it.

"Mother, your face must hurt a lot! Come inside quickly, I'll get some medicine powder to apply!"