"I know I was wrong. Please punish me, mother." Yue Fanchen quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake.
Mu Hanyan looked at the guy who, in her impression, exuded a cold and arrogant air, as if he had the word "cool" carved on his forehead, but now became like a good rabbit. She almost laughed out loud, but then she remembered something and couldn't laugh anymore.
"Hehe, niece, although I was defeated by you and lost some face, you have to call me uncle from now on. I won't suffer any loss at all." Yue Fanchen laughed and muttered in a low voice.
That’s right, Mu Hanyan thought of this... and Yue Fanchen naturally thought of this as well.
"You useless thing! You can't even beat your own niece, and you still have the nerve to say that." Grandma slapped Yue Fanchen on the head, then smiled slightly and said thoughtfully, "But it's a good thing you didn't hit her, let alone hurt my precious granddaughter, otherwise I'll see how I deal with you."
"Mother, you are too partial. I am your biological child." Yue Fanchen covered his head with his hands, looking aggrieved and pitiful. It was a rare time for him to act like a spoiled child. Yue Fanchen no longer called his mother "Mother Queen", but called her "Mother" like the common people did, which seemed more intimate.
"You are my biological daughter, so Han Yan is not?" Unfortunately, Lu Nianxin did not appreciate it. He slapped her, and another muffled sound was heard on Yue Fanchen's head.
Yue Fanchen stuck out his tongue and dared not say anything more.
"By the way, your mother probably hasn't told you about her life story yet, right?" Lu Nianxin ignored Yue Fanchen and asked Mu Hanyan.
Mu Hanyan shook her head. In her two lives, she had never heard anyone mention her mother's background. She always thought that she was from a humble family, but she never expected that her mother had such a great background.
Thinking of this, Mu Hanyan suddenly remembered something. When she was in the Mu family, her grandfather once reminded her that if she fought with Yue Fanchen again, she should try to leave some room for him. At that time, she thought her grandfather was worried about damaging the relationship and ruining the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Now she realized that her grandfather must have known about her mother's origins a long time ago.
"I have just told you my identity. I have two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, who is your uncle, is the current Emperor Shangyue. The youngest son is this good-for-nothing beside you. Your mother is the second child. She has been smart and clever since childhood and was named the eldest princess." Although Mu Hanyan could guess some of these things, she didn't know the details after all, so Lu Nianxin still explained it again.
"Also, Shangyue Kingdom was founded on military power. The founding monarch was originally just a cultivator from a poor family, so there weren't so many red tape in the palace." Lu Nianxin touched Mu Hanyan's head and said lovingly.
"Yes, Grandmother." Feeling the warmth from her palm, Mu Hanyan felt very at home, as if she was back to her mother's side, and the word "Grandmother" came out of her mouth.
"Silly child, didn't I tell you that Shangyue Kingdom doesn't have so many red tape? You can just call me grandma, Grandmother... You don't mind it being awkward." Lu Nianxin said with a smile.
"Yes, grandma." Mu Hanyan smiled.
"Come and tell grandma about how you've been living these past few years. You've endured a lot of hardships." Lu Nianxin pulled Mu Hanyan to sit beside her. Her affectionate expression and demeanor didn't have the slightest bit of the dignity of a mother of a nation. She was just like any other elder who doted on her grandson.
Mu Hanyan also completely relaxed. She leaned beside her and talked about her experiences over the years in detail.
"That old bastard Mu Beichen was so cruel as to abandon you in a desolate place like Black Stone City and leave you and your family to be ostracized and despised by your fellow family members. Next time I go out to travel, I will definitely ask him for an explanation." Although Mu Hanyan tried her best to pick interesting and fun things to say, how could Lu Nianxin not know the intrigues among the wealthy families? She was still furious after hearing it.
"Actually, Grandfather is doing this for my own good." Mu Hanyan quickly explained.
Hearing her calling Mu Beichen an old bastard and saying that she wanted to ask him for an explanation, Mu Hanyan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat: This grandma seems to be very tough.
"I know a little about your Mu family's affairs, but even if it's for your own good, you can't send your whole family to Black Stone City. If I had known that old bastard was such a coward that he couldn't even protect his own granddaughter, I wouldn't have let your mother marry to Anyun. I would have just let your father come to my Shangyue. I want to see who can hurt you in Shangyue." Lu Nianxin's tone softened a little, but she still spoke angrily.
"By the way, grandma, how did my mother and father meet?" Mu Hanyan asked, not because of gossip, but because she wanted to divert her grandma's attention and let her calm down.
"When I traveled around the world with your mother, we met your father when we passed through Xi Qin. It was fate. There were so many young talents in Shangyue Kingdom, but your mother didn't catch any of them. But she fell in love with your father at first sight.
At that time, he didn't know our identities, and we didn't know he was the young master of the Anyunmu family. If I knew, I would definitely do everything I could to stop them. By the time I found out, it was too late. Alas. "Speaking of this, Lu Nian sighed deeply.
"Why was it late? Was it because my sister's belly was big at that time?" Yue Fanchen listened with great interest and suddenly asked.
Mu Hanyan was sweating profusely. Was this really the Yue Fanchen she knew? It must be an illusion.
"You little bastard, how dare you talk about your sister like that? I'm going to beat you to death!" Lu Nianxin slapped Yue Fanchen to the ground, then rushed up and started punching and kicking him.
Mu Hanyan was stunned. It turned out that her grandmother was not only tough, but also had even more powerful cultivation. Even with Yue Fanchen's strength, he didn't even have the strength to defend himself against her and was knocked down with just one slap.
Of course, this wasn't the point. She had the guts to travel the world with her daughter, so she was certainly quite capable. The point was, was Yue Fanchen truly her biological child?
After seeing this scene, Mu Hanyan finally understood where the violent factor hidden in her character came from.
"Please spare me, mother, please spare me, I will never dare to do it again." Yue Fanchen's exaggerated wails were soon heard from the ancient and solemn palace.
Beside them, several palace maids covered their mouths and ears and laughed, but their eyes became unusually warm.
Mu Hanyan was stunned at first, then vaguely understood. Yue Fanchen had been sent abroad to learn martial arts from a young age. Upon his return, he was thrown into the Imperial City Guards for training. Mother and son had spent very little time together. This fight, while seemingly violent to others, was a rare moment of intimacy for them.
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