"Yes, cousin, what did I do to make you hate me so much?"

Cui Mingzhu looked at Shen Ningyuan and asked provocatively.

Looking at her lips opening and closing, Shen Ningyuan suddenly realized something.

wrong.

Is the person in front of me really Cui Mingzhu?

When Cui Mingzhu was in the Marquis' Mansion, she cut off her tongue. How could she still speak?

Thinking of this, Shen Ningyuan suddenly reached out and pinched Cui Mingzhu's chin, forcing her to open her mouth wide.

When Cui Jin saw this scene, she was so shocked that she grabbed Shen Ningyuan's hand, "Yuan'er, what are you going to do?"

"Mom, don't worry about it for now."

Shen Ningyuan didn't explain and looked at Cui Mingzhu's tongue carefully.

There is no sign of the tongue being cut off, this person is not Cui Mingzhu!

Shen Ningyuan frowned and slowly withdrew her hand.

"aunt……"

Cui Mingzhu touched her lips and snuggled into Cui Jin's arms.

She said pitifully, "What's wrong with my cousin? Why did you treat me like this?"

"Zhu'er, it's okay. You and Yuan'er had a misunderstanding. Everything will be fine once the misunderstanding is resolved." Cui Jin comforted Cui Mingzhu.

Seeing this scene, Shen Ningyuan inexplicably felt that something was wrong.

"Mom, you weren't like this before." Shen Ningyuan asked hesitantly.

Cui Jin's face froze, and she looked at Shen Ningyuan in confusion, "Yuan'er, isn't mother always like this?"

Chen Ningyuan stared at Cui Jin and said word by word: "Mother, even if she felt guilty towards Cui Mingzhu before, she would never be so unscrupulous in favor of her like she is now."

Shen Ningyuan kept thinking in her heart.

When did things start to go wrong?

It seemed that since her engagement with Ji Yunchuan, her mother had become more and more abnormal.

Thinking of this, Shen Ningyuan looked at Cui Jin and Cui Mingzhu with a little more coldness than before.

Noticing Shen Ningyuan's gaze, Cui Jin's face became even stiffer than before, and he turned his head to avoid Shen Ningyuan's gaze.

She explained weakly, "Yuan'er, in the past year since you got married, I haven't heard from you. It was your cousin who always stayed with me, so I unconsciously favored her."

"Really, is it just because of this?" Shen Ningyuan continued to ask.

Cui Jin didn't know how to explain, so she could only bite the bullet and force herself to change the subject.

"Alright, Yuan'er, I know you care about me, but your cousin has suffered so much and finally returned home. Don't dwell on these things anymore. Go back to the Ji family first and let your cousin have a good rest for a few days!"

Cui Jin couldn't help but emphasize the last few words.

Shen Ningyuan's expression changed, and her tone became a little colder, "Mom, are you chasing me away?"

Cui Jin's face froze again, and he realized that he was too nervous just now and actually said harsh words to Shen Ningyuan.

She quickly stood up and apologized to Shen Ningyuan: “Yuan’er, mother was too worried about your cousin and accidentally said something harsh to you. Please don’t mind it, okay?”

Looking at the smile on Cui Jin's face, Shen Ningyuan suppressed the doubts in his heart.

She said a few perfunctory words, "You are my mother, why would I care about these trivial matters? Well, since my cousin is not feeling well, I will go back first. I will come to visit my cousin again after she has rested well."

"Okay, I'll ask your brother to arrange a vehicle!"

Hearing that Shen Ningyuan was leaving, Cui Jin's tone was actually a little anxious.

Shen Ningyuan saw all her reactions.

He immediately shook his head and said, "No, I can go back by myself. My eldest brother is busy, so I won't bother him."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Cui Jin's response, Shen Ningyuan turned around and left without a trace.

Cui Jin stood by the bed, looking at Shen Ningyuan's leaving back, with a very unnatural expression on her face.

After Shen Ningyuan walked away, Cui Mingzhu, who had been extremely weak just now, suddenly stood up from the bed and stood side by side with Cui Jin.

In a cold tone, he asked, "Sister, did Shen Ningyuan discover anything?"

Cui Jin shook her head. "No, she hasn't been back to the Shen family since she got married a year ago. Even if her mother has changed a little, it's normal. She won't suspect us."

Cui Mingzhu frowned and fumbled with her lips, "Also, why did she pry my mouth open just now? Shen Ningyuan is not stupid, she would not observe these things for no reason."

Cui Jin frowned, "This is indeed a problem."

Then he looked at Cui Mingzhu and asked, "When you threw the body away, was there anything strange about Cui Mingzhu's mouth?"

Cui Mingzhu shook her head. "No one checked. The master was sure Cui Mingzhu had passed away, so he had her body thrown into a mass grave."

Cui Jin frowned even more tightly, puzzled: "Then what on earth is the reason that made Shen Ningyuan suddenly check your mouth?"

"No matter what, we must tell the master about this. If our identities are exposed by the Shen family, the master will not let us go!"

"Okay, I'll leave the house in the next few days and report this matter to the master!"

"Um."

The two looked at each other and saw the same coldness in each other's eyes.

On the other side, Shen Ningyuan lowered his head and thought on the way out of the house.

"Miss, we just got home, why is Madam in such a hurry to send you back to the Ji family?" Lan Yin was puzzled.

"You also feel something is wrong, right?" Shen Ningyuan asked.

Lan Yin nodded, "Yes, a few days ago, Madam's attitude towards Miss was not like this."

"right."

As he spoke, Shen Ningyuan's heart sank.

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