The second wife also burst into tears at the opportune moment: "Master, tell me, after serving you for so many years, have I ever wronged you? I may not have done anything meritorious, but I have certainly worked hard, and Mu An said such things about me, I...I..."
As she spoke, she cried even harder, coughing as she cried, as if she had suffered some great injustice.
"Mu'an, tell me what happened." Lord Yang ignored the Second Madam and looked at Yang Mu'an instead.
The second wife's eyes darkened. No matter how hard she tried to treat him well over the years, his eyes were always only on Yang Muchen and Yang Mu'an, the two siblings.
"Hehehe." Yang Mu'an looked at the Second Madam and chuckled a few times: "She's right."
She once again readily admitted to all the crimes.
It is said that with a stepmother comes a stepfather. Her biological father would only question her every time, asking if it was her or if this was true. At first, she would try to defend herself, but over time, she even lost the will to defend herself.
Even if she says it wasn't her, what can she do? Can he speak for her as Ding Huizhen?
Lord Yang sighed softly, "Apologize to your second aunt."
Yang Mu'an raised his eyes, his eyes slightly red, and shook his head at City Lord Yang.
"Apologize to your second aunt." Lord Yang repeated the sentence, but his tone was much harsher than before.
Yang Mu'an took a deep breath and looked at Ding Huizhen. Just as Ding Huizhen was smugly thinking that Yang Mu'an was going to apologize to her, Yang Mu'an suddenly laughed: "Dream on!"
"Yang Mu'an!"
Lord Yang rarely called her by her full name. Yang Mu'an raised her eyes and stared intently at Lord Yang.
Lord Yang was somewhat stunned by her gaze. For some reason, seeing his daughter's expression made him feel a tightness in his chest.
The second wife was stunned. She never expected that the girl who had always been so submissive to her would talk back to her.
She wiped away her tears and cried, "Master, please don't be angry. It's alright. Mu An is still young. We'll teach her slowly."
"You're about to get married and you're still so young. At your parents' home, your second aunt, your brother, and I can always protect and indulge you. But can you still do that at your husband's family?" Lord Yang glanced at the second wife and pushed her away irritably.
"It's all your fault for spoiling him!"
The second wife wiped away her tears feigning concern: "I only have one daughter, Mu'an. If I don't take care of her, who will?"
As she spoke, she walked to Yang Mu'an's side and put her arm around her back: "Mu'an, quickly say something nice to your father, it's alright, your second aunt forgives you."
Yang Mu'an felt increasingly disgusted by this woman. How could a woman have so many faces?
She pushed Ding Huizhen away, looked at her firmly, and said, "I did nothing wrong, why should I apologize?"
"Smack!"
Lord Yang stared blankly at his hand.
Yang Mu'an was also stunned. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, looked up at Lord Yang, and hot tears fell from the corner of her eyes one by one.
Everyone present was stunned.
Yang Mu'an touched the corner of his lips and looked at City Lord Yang in disbelief: "You hit me?"
Yang Muchen also realized what was happening. He took two steps forward and pulled Yang Mu'an into his arms, saying, "Dad, what are you doing!"
As Lord Yang looked at Yang Mu'an's tears, he felt as if they were being poured into his heart, but his pride still made him stubbornly utter harsh words.
"She was so rude to your stepmother and me, what's wrong with me slapping her?"
Yang Muchen nodded, glanced at City Lord Yang and Ding Huizhen, then picked up Yang Mu'an and turned to leave.
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