Hearing the anxiety in Shangguan Murou's voice, Mo Shisheng continued, "Three months ago, on the outskirts of the capital, I almost lost my life. Aunt, guess how I got into that accident?"
Shangguan Murou was surprised that Mo Shisheng would come out so readily. Her eyes were slightly red, as if she had not heard Mo Shisheng's words. She was immersed in the sadness of Shangguan Qi's whereabouts being unknown.
Seeing this, Mo Shisheng sneered inwardly, "It was my second sister who took me to see the sunrise, but she actually used a drug to knock me unconscious. When I woke up, she had a long sword pressed against my neck."
"Nonsense! It's all utter nonsense!"
Upon hearing Mo Shisheng's words, Shangguan Murou retorted sharply and shrilly, her face contorted with extreme ugliness, her body trembling slightly. "Yan'er! You are utterly heartless! Qi'er was so good to you, and now you've caused her to disappear without a trace, her fate unknown, and you're still trying to smear her!"
"Smack!"
"Enough! Shut up, all of you!"
Shangguan Leiting raised his hand and slammed it hard on the wooden table, causing the cups on the table to shake violently. He stood up from his seat, and although his face had aged, his steps were still steady and powerful.
She strode between Mo Shisheng and Shangguan Murou, her face grim. "Yan'er is your own niece. How could you misunderstand her because of outsiders' words? Do you even deserve to be her aunt?"
"Father! You know perfectly well that she isn't..."
"Shut up!"
Shangguan Leiting raised his hand and struck Shangguan Murou on the shoulder, sending her staggering back several steps until she was backed against the wall and regained her balance.
Shangguan Leiting's face was dark and ugly. "Xuan'er, take your mother back to her room to rest. Without my order, you are not allowed to leave Lan Yuan Pavilion!"
"yes."
Shangguan Xuan maintained a calm expression throughout. With a cold and handsome face, he slowly shifted his gaze from Mo Shisheng, walked to Shangguan Murou, and led her directly out of the study.
As soon as Shangguan Murou left, the study fell into silence, so quiet that even breathing could be heard clearly.
Mo Shisheng lowered her eyes, recalling Shangguan Murou's words just now. Suddenly, the thought of Shangguan Qi's past flashed through her mind: she wasn't a child of the Shangguan family at all.
But the original owner of this body, Shangguan Yan, was clearly the only direct descendant of the Shangguan family, the child of Shangguan Zong. Moreover, Shangguan Leiting's doting on her was genuine. So who was lying?
Mo Shisheng's intuition told her that Shangguan Murou had just thought she wasn't actually of the Shangguan family bloodline, but sadly, Shangguan Leiting interrupted her in a fit of rage...
Could it be that the original owner of this body, Shangguan Yan, really wasn't a member of the Shangguan family?
Thinking about these complicated things, Mo Shisheng felt a headache coming on.
Seeing that Mo Shisheng remained silent, Shangguan Leiting's aged face showed a hint of worry. "Yan'er, your aunt doesn't have bad intentions, it's just..."
"grandfather."
Before Shangguan Leiting could finish his words of advice, Mo Shisheng called out to him softly.
"Hey, what's wrong, Yan'er?"
Shangguan Leiting answered subconsciously, a hint of doubt in his cloudy eyes.
"I'm fine. My aunt must be heartbroken that my second sister is in trouble."
Mo Shisheng smiled and shook her head. "Grandpa, do you believe what I just said?"
"..."
Upon hearing Mo Shisheng's words, Shangguan Leiting was slightly taken aback, his brows furrowing as he looked somewhat troubled.
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