Chapter 224 Cancelled Birthday Banquet

His sudden tearing made it too late for Butler Wang to stop him. "Prince Regent, what do you mean by this? But the longevity character is not written well?"

"Butler Wang, please go and inform each courtyard that my birthday party will not be held tomorrow." Mu Xingci said indifferently.

"Ah? Not doing it anymore?" Butler Wang was stunned for a moment.

Mu Xingci ignored him and walked towards the mansion.

After passing through the winding corridor and several houses, he entered the yard where his mother lived.

When Mrs. Wu saw her beloved son coming, a kind smile immediately appeared on her face: "Xingci, did you just come out of court?"

"Well! Mom, let me tell you that my birthday party will not be held tomorrow." Mu Xingci's eyes were filled with apology.

After all, his mother had been busy with his own affairs for more than half a month. If he suddenly canceled it, wouldn't it be a waste of his mother's efforts?

Wu was stunned when she heard this: "What did you say?"

"Mom, I mean the birthday party is cancelled and won't be held." Mu Xingci said again with a serious look.

"Why?" Mrs. Wu looked at her son in surprise.

"Last night...last night I dreamed of the soldiers who had fought alongside me and had already died. They sacrificed their lives for their country, while I was gloating in front of others. This made me feel very guilty when I woke up.

So, to put my mind at ease, I won't hold any more birthday parties for me." A guilty look flashed in Mu Xingci's eyes.

"Ah? Why... why did I suddenly dream about them?" Mrs. Wu didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Mom, don't worry. It's just a dream. It doesn't mean anything. I don't want to celebrate my birthday because I feel guilty."

"Ah! Mother understands how you feel. After four or five years of fighting, facing those bloody scenes every day, it's normal to feel psychological pressure. I'll notify the various hospitals later."

"Mother, I've already told the housekeeper to notify everyone, so please don't worry about it. I'm sorry for the hard work you've put in taking care of your son during this period."

"Silly words, we are mother and son, no matter how hard it is, it is what we deserve."

The mother and son were talking in private here, and Shangguan Lan also returned home at this time.

After changing into casual clothes, he went to the cross-courtyard with a slightly gloomy expression.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw my little sister lying on the couch reading a book: "Little sister!" she called softly.

"Brother, have you just come back from court?" Yun Wansheng asked, then sat up.

"Well! I see that you look better today." Shangguan Lan looked at the woman's rosy face with concern.

"I eat and sleep, sleep and eat every day, how can my complexion not be good!" Yun Wansheng said with a smile.

"Keep it up, and your body will be fully recovered in a few days."

"Okay! I'll eat and then go to sleep. I won't stop until I gain a few pounds."

Shangguan Lan looked at her seemingly energetic and free-spirited sister with a slightly deep gaze. Her pretty face seemed to have lost the sadness of last night, but her slightly red and swollen eyes betrayed her strength.

"Little sister, let me tell you something."

"What's up?"

"At the court this morning, Mu Xingci publicly canceled his birthday banquet for tomorrow and said he wouldn't hold it again."

When Yun Wansheng heard this, she was stunned and didn't say anything for a long time.

Shangguan Lan looked at her lost in thought, his eyes filled with complexity. "Little sister, it seems he really cares about you now, otherwise he wouldn't have canceled his birthday party considering your feelings."

Yun Wansheng came back to her senses and looked up at her eldest brother: "If possible, I don't want him to care about me like this. He will only add to my psychological burden."

"Little sister, since he is sincere, you...you might as well agree to his proposal." Shangguan Lan said reluctantly.

"Brother, please don't talk about me like that. He and I are not from the same world. I don't want to be trapped in a big house." There was resistance in Yun Wansheng's eyes.

"Little sister, if you don't try something, how will you know that it is what you think it is? Maybe it is not as bad as you think?"

Shangguan Lan didn't want to see a woman trapped in love anymore, and had to force herself to smile all day long.

Yun Wansheng was slightly startled when he heard this, and then asked in surprise: "Brother, did you accept any benefits from Mu Xingci?"

Shangguan Lan heard this and gently hit her on the head. "You have no conscience. I can't bear to see you being so unhappy because of your love life. That's why I'm trying to persuade you to be more open-minded."

"Thank you for your kindness. I will leave here when you get married. I will feel better when I am away from him."

"I hope so."

For two days, some malicious rumors about the Shangguan Mansion gradually spread in the capital, saying that the General of Chariots and Cavalry's sister was a widow who would bring bad luck to her husband.

Before they even got married, she disabled her fiancé, the Duke, so that the general could no longer practice martial arts, let alone fight in battle.

This rumor had become a common gossip on the streets, confirming that Yun Wansheng was an unlucky woman who would bring bad luck to her husband.

When Yun Wansheng heard the news, she just smiled triumphantly, not caring at all about the rumors outside. She was worried that after she left the capital, no one would remember who she was.

That morning, Yun Wansheng dressed neatly and went out of the courtyard with a maid, thinking of going for a walk on the street to see what the people on the street were talking about her.

When she was about to reach the gate of the mansion, she saw her eldest brother coming back. Just as she was about to go up to greet him, she suddenly saw someone following him, which made her stop.

"Little sister, do you want to go out?" Shangguan Lan asked naturally.

"Yes! Big brother, I'm going." Yun Wansheng said calmly and walked out.

But when she passed by the man, he grabbed her wrist and said, "Wan Sheng!"

"Let go!" Yun Wansheng glared at the domineering man with an annoyed look.

"Where are you going?" Mu Xingci would not do as she wished. On the contrary, he pulled her closer.

"What do you care where I go? Let me go!"

"Since you are going out, it would be boring to go shopping alone. I'll go with you." As he said that, he took the person's hand and walked out.

Seeing him seriously trying to pull her out, Yun Wansheng panicked and stepped back: "I don't need you to accompany me, let go immediately."

Mu Xingci stood still and looked at the woman who was resisting him: "Wansheng, I think you have heard the rumors outside a long time ago. Although this is the result you want, I still advise you not to go out for the time being.

If you insist on leaving the house, and someone recognizes who you are, you'll only be chased and scolded." Mu Xingci said with a serious look in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Yun Wansheng couldn't help but turn around and look at Shangguan Lan: "Brother, are the rumors outside serious?"

Shangguan Lan smiled as if nothing had happened: "No, but you should stay at home for the next two days. Wait until the storm has died down before going out."

When Yun Wansheng heard him say this, she realized that things might have deviated from her imagination.