Jiang Muyu was about to walk back after seeing off Eunuch Wang when she heard a soft and gentle voice behind her asking her to stay: "Princess, please stay."

Jiang Muyu heard this and turned around, and saw a young eunuch walking towards her. He was about five feet tall, wearing a purple fu-tzu robe and a whisk on his arm. He had a delicate face, red lips and fair skin, and looked very much like the delicate and weak character in some novels she had read.

She knew that eunuchs in the palace were also divided into different ranks, and only eunuchs above the third rank could wear purple. This showed that although this eunuch looked young, he definitely had considerable experience in the palace.

Seeing her puzzled expression, the eunuch stepped forward and said, "I am Mo Fan, who serves the emperor. I was transferred to serve in front of the emperor a few days ago. Your Majesty has never met me. Today, I am here to give the little princess a birthday gift at the order of the emperor."

Jiang Muyu saw that there were twelve palace maids following him. Eunuch Wang had just brought six of them, so the number was twice as many. It seemed that the gift from the Emperor was much more generous than that from the Empress Dowager.

She smiled and gestured, "Eunuch Mo, please come in."

Mo Fan said, "Thank you for your kindness, Princess. I will not go in. I have to return to the palace early to report to the Emperor."

Then he ordered the eunuch to hand the gift list to Jiang Muyu, and then stood aside and read out the gift list one by one: "The emperor personally gave Princess Jingtang a purple jade ruyi, a night-shining pearl from the East China Sea, and a white jade crown with gold thread..."

Every time he read out an item, a palace maid would present the corresponding gift to her for her review, and then send it to the palace one by one.

Jiang Muyu looked at the long gift list, which contained eighteen gifts, all of which were extremely expensive. Her eyelids could not help but twitch, and she thought to herself, "He is truly worthy of being the king of a country. The birthday gifts he gave to his children are more luxurious than what others receive on their eightieth birthdays."

"Your Majesty, this is all the birthday gifts the Emperor has given to the little princess. The Emperor also gave her a message: I wish the princess will always have a smile on her face and be happy and worry-free in the future. My wishes are as numerous as the stars, and it is hard to express them in words. I just hope that the orchid will always be fragrant."

Jiang Muyu bowed solemnly and said, "Thank you for your grace, my Lord."

After seeing off Eunuch Wu, Jiang Muyu turned around and prepared to return home, but was suddenly stopped by someone, "Sister, please stay."

This sound...

Jiang Muyu didn't really want to pay attention to it, and was about to continue walking into the mansion.

"Sister, I'm here today to give Tangtang a birthday present. After all, we are sisters from the same family."

She paused and begged, "If you don't let me give you a gift, I will kneel in front of the gate and not leave today."

Jiang Muyu finally turned around and looked over with a cold face, but was stunned for a moment. It had been less than a month since he last saw Jiang Muxue, but she had changed drastically.

At this moment, she was standing on the steps in front of the Prince Rui's Palace. The originally elegant and refined beauty now looked like a woman from a brothel, with heavy makeup on her face, gaudy and thin clothes, and a body that was so thin that it looked out of shape.

She couldn't help but frowned and said, "How did you get yourself into this state?"

Jiang Muxue tightened her grip on the handkerchief and thought: I am now like this because of you!

However, her face was filled with sorrow and pity. Her frail body was about to fall. As soon as she opened her mouth, her voice was choked with sobs and trembling: "Sister, I deserve this. I was wrong in the past. I should never have gone... In short, I am sorry, sister. I am here today to apologize to you."

The maid behind her immediately supported her and said with concern: "Madam Jiang, please don't get too emotional. The doctor said that your body..."

"Don't talk nonsense." Jiang Muxue quickly stopped her from saying the next word, and turned to Jiang Muyu with a pale smile, "Sister, I'm fine."

Jiang Muyu clasped her hands across her chest, her face calm, as she quietly watched the performance of the master and servant.

Jiang Muxue saw that she didn't show any reaction after all he had said, so he secretly touched the maid beside him with the hand holding the handkerchief.

Suddenly the maid shouted, "Madam Jiang, what's wrong with you?"

Then Jiang Muxue's body tilted and she fell softly to the ground, covering her chest and breathing weakly, looking very painful.

Yunshan, who was standing behind Jiang Muyu, whispered, "Madam, today is the princess' birthday. If something happens to her in front of our house, it would not be good if it gets out."

Jiang Muyu said calmly, "Don't worry, send someone to call Yun Xuan over. I want to see how she can act next."

"yes."

Yunshan called a servant over and whispered a few words to him, and the servant left immediately.

Down below, Jiang Muxue held a handkerchief to her mouth and coughed for a while, until the blood on her face faded away. When the handkerchief was removed, the maid screamed, "Ah! Aunt Jiang, you are coughing up blood!"

Jiang Muxue said in a faint voice, "It's not a problem. It's just an old problem."

Then, she turned her head and looked at Jiang Muyu with sad eyes, and said, "Sister, I came to you sincerely to apologize..."

"Mrs. Jiang, please stop talking!" The maid said with sympathy, "Even though you are in such a state, she still doesn't want to let you into the mansion. It shows that she has a heart of stone. Why are you doing this?"

At this time, three passers-by started discussing:

"Alas - what a sin! Although Jiang Muxue had made mistakes before, she is now reaping the consequences. Why is Princess Rui still unwilling to let her go?"

"That's right. I heard that today is the little princess' birthday. It's reasonable for an aunt to come and celebrate her niece's birthday. Why would Princess Rui reject her?"

"That's right. After all, we are sisters from the same mansion. Even if we break bones, we still have tendons. Why would you be so cruel?"

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Jiang Muxue was so happy listening to these discussions. This was exactly the effect she wanted. As long as Jiang Muyu was unhappy, she would feel happy.

Jiang Muyu looked over and sneered, "Who gave you the courage to talk nonsense in front of the Rui Palace?"

Then, she said to the guards at the door, "What are you still standing there for? Arrest those three rumormongers for me."

"yes."

When the three heard this, they were so scared that they ran away immediately. But are the guards of the Rui Palace vegetarians?

Three guards flew over, grabbed them by the back of their collars, and dragged them in front of Jiang Muyu like chickens.

"My Lady, how do we deal with these three people?"

Jiang Muyu looked down at the three common people kneeling in front of her, a smile on her lips, but her eyes were as cold as ice. "The Rui Palace covers more than a thousand acres, the nearest households are far away, and all the residents are dignitaries. Which idiot sent you to throw dirty water on me?"

The three of them were trembling with fear, lowering their heads and not daring to look at her.

One of them said: "No, no one ordered us to do so."

"Really? I think you won't cry until you see the coffin." Jiang Muyu snorted coldly, "It's not appropriate to see blood on the princess' birthday. Tie them up and lock them up in the woodshed to wait for your punishment."

"Yes." The guards immediately dragged them away.

One of them immediately cried out, "Oh my God! Is there no law? A princess is actually bullying the people!"

Seeing this, the other two also started crying and shouting.

"Noisy." Jiang Muyu looked away from them.

The guard clasped their hands behind their backs and held them with one hand. Yunshan then took out a porcelain bottle, shook it in front of them, and said coldly, "If you scream again, I'll poison you all."

The three men stopped shouting immediately, and the guards took them away.

Jiang Muxue was stunned when she saw this scene. She didn't expect that Jiang Muyu would attack ordinary people without any scruples.

"Why don't you continue acting?" Jiang Muyu looked at her with a smile.

Jiang Muxue's face turned even paler. "Sister, I didn't..."

Jiang Muyu interrupted her and said, "Forget it, don't act anymore. I'm almost sick of watching you. With your poor acting skills, you can only get a Golden Broom Award at best."

"What?" She was stunned again for a moment.

Yun Xuan happened to come over at this time, so Jiang Muyu said, "Go and see what's wrong with her. If she's not sick, hurry away. If she is, send her to the hospital."

"Yes, my lady."

Yun Xuan walked down the stairs and squatted in front of Jiang Muxue. Just as he was about to touch her pulse, she dodged.

Yun Xuan raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean, Eighth Miss?"

Jiang Muxue tucked the hair that fell from her forehead behind her ears and said coldly, "No need."

Then, he asked the maid to help him up.

Jiang Muyu said: "Don't worry, sister, our Yun Xuan's medical skills are still good."

Jiang Muxue's eyes were filled with tears, and her face was filled with a resolute sadness. "Jiang Muyu, are you really going to be so heartless and disown me as your sister?"