After putting Sheng Wanwan to sleep, Chu Shi leaned against the bedside and read a book.

At this moment, Granny Zhao came over:

"Madam, Yin Liu has investigated! It was indeed that bitch from the West Garden who wanted to harm the young master. Not only that, that bitch from the West Garden also wanted to kill the young lady, the two young masters, and you!"

"Madam, should we have Yin Liu kill that vile woman directly?"

"It's not time yet. Notify Yin Liu to keep a close eye on the situation over there! This woman is just the daughter of a minor county magistrate. How could she be capable of training assassins? She must have someone backing her. Could it be... the General?"

A cold glint flashed in Chu's eyes. If Sheng Lingtian truly intended to harm her child, she would take his life!

"Madam, the General should not know about this. When the two women were whispering in the room, Mu Rou'er specifically asked a maid to stand guard at the door and remind them when the General came!"

Although Granny Zhao also hated the general for his heartlessness towards Madam Chu, Madam Chu was already so old and had given birth to four children for Sheng Ling!

She didn't want things to get too tense between the lady and the general, because that would make things difficult for the lady in the future!

"It's best he doesn't know! By the way! What did the mother and daughter say? Was anything suspicious?"

"They mentioned something about mother! Yin Liu said that Mu Rou'er only said half of what she said before she seemed to have broken some taboo and took her words back!"

"Mother what? Mother? But if it's mother, why did she only say half of it?"

Chu frowned in thought, puzzled.

Mu Rou'er's mother was just the wife of a minor county magistrate. If Mu Rou'er was referring to her, why did she only mention half of it as if she had committed a taboo?

"This old servant does not know!"

Granny Zhao shook her head.

After a moment of contemplation, Madam Chu said, "Now that Mu Rou'er's assassins have all been eliminated, she's just a woman in the inner quarters. If she wants to do something bad again, there's no one to help her!"

I underestimated her before!

"Granny Zhao, have Zhao Liu keep a close eye on Mu Rou'er's movements and report to me immediately if anything unusual happens."

"Yes, Madam!"

The next morning, Zhu Cui lifted the curtain and came in.

"Madam, Meiniang has found out. The jade pendant was bought by Mu Rou'er's maid from an old Taoist priest at Qingyun Temple for a high price."

Qingyun Temple appears to be an ordinary Taoist temple, but in reality, it keeps ghost children, kidnaps respectable women, and forces them into ghost marriages... They will do any evil thing as long as they are paid.

The jade pendant that Mu Rou'er gave to the young lady was a soul-sealing jade, which was specially used by Qingyun Temple to raise little ghosts.

It is worth a thousand pieces of gold, but it is a harmful object.

"Madam, Mu Rou'er has gone too far! Should I just kill her to stop her from constantly plotting against you and the young masters?"

Zhu Cui said indignantly.

Madam Chu waved her hand, saying, "Don't go yourself. Have Meiniang send someone. I have a feeling that Mu Rou'er might not be just an ordinary county magistrate's daughter."

If you fail to kill her and instead expose yourself, then you'll be in trouble!

"Yes, Madam! This servant will obey your orders!"

Zhu Cui bowed and withdrew.

[Mother is so clever! This Mu Rou'er is not the daughter of the magistrate of Rongshui County!]

She comes from a very distinguished background; she is the late Emperor's eldest princess and the biological daughter of Consort Jin!

When Consort Jin and the current Empress Dowager were both pregnant, the late Emperor said that whoever gave birth to the eldest son would become Empress.

Consort Jin, in her ambition to become Empress, secretly sought out several pregnant women and kept them in the palace.

The reason was that she was afraid she wouldn't be able to have a son.

As it turned out, she gave birth to a daughter, and that daughter was Mu Rou'er!

After Mu Rou'er was born, Consort Jin immediately switched the baby with the son of one of the women. She then sent both the mother and Mu Rou'er out of the city that very night.

Consort Jin wanted to ensure her own daughter had a better life, but she was also afraid that if she got too close, someone with ulterior motives would discover her.

So they secretly arranged for the woman's husband to be a minor magistrate in a remote small county.

As for my father, he was originally just a guard in the county magistrate's household. Because of his good looks and high martial arts skills, he caught the eye of Mu Rou'er, and the two began a secret affair.

[My poor mother! She thought her husband was deeply in love with her, but in reality, Sheng Lingtian and Mu Rou'er had been having an affair long before they even met.]

[Sheng Lingtian joining the Chu family army and getting close to his mother was merely a mission for him; he also harbored ambitions to climb the ranks!]

[Mom, please be more careful! Don't let yourself get so love-struck...]

Sheng Wanwan was mentally churning with thoughts, but then she got sleepy again. She stretched with her little fists raised, and then drifted off to sleep.

After hearing Sheng Wanwan's heartfelt words, Chu felt a surge of emotions.

Is Mu Rou'er the eldest princess?

Is Prince Rui not of royal blood?

Was Sheng Lingtian's approach to her and acquisition of the Chu family's military power really just for power?

Or is there an even bigger conspiracy?

Lady Chu realized that Prince Rui and the current emperor were born only half an hour apart.

If Consort Jin's child were born first, would Prince Rui already be the current emperor?

She suddenly shivered.

No... she can't act rashly.

Now that Prince Rui is powerful, and they have taken away the Chu family's military power, it is obvious what these people want to do!

If she kills Mu Rou'er, the Chu family, herself, and her children will surely suffer the consequences.

Regardless of whether Prince Rui succeeds or not, the Chu family is currently powerless to contend with him.

Chu took a deep breath.

"Pearls and jade!"

"Madam, Zhu Cui has gone out! She said you have a task for her!"

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