When Mu Wanting returned to the Minister's residence, she hadn't even reached the front hall when she heard Murong Rong talking with the women of the Minister's household.
"Rongrong and her husband are so loving. Since he came back, he's been busy moving gifts around."
Murong Rong's eyes were full of smugness.
"Isn't that right? Zhiyuan, he's good at everything."
After all, he was the devoted and affectionate Zhao Zhiyuan.
Even though he was drugged by her last night, he preferred to masturbate rather than touch her.
However, the thought that her sister would not only have to live as a widow in the future, but also have to go into exile with her made her very sad.
As for Zhao Zhiyuan, once Mu Wanting goes into exile, it's only a matter of time before she accepts him.
At that time, he will definitely love her as much as he loved Mu Wanting in her previous life, and she, Murong Rong, will be in charge of the entire Yongle Marquis's mansion.
Thinking that Mu Wanting would have to return to her parents' home alone today, she had to try her best to control herself from smiling.
She sighed softly, looking concerned.
"I think my sister will come alone later. I heard that the prince was summoned to the palace last night and was punished with 100 lashes for offending the emperor."
The concubines were all shocked.
"Is this really true? Hasn't the Prince of Pingxi always been deeply favored by the Emperor?"
Murong Rong smiled enigmatically.
"How could we women possibly fathom the heart of an emperor?"
She couldn't very well say that this was just an appetizer and that Shen Xinglan was about to be exiled, could she?
Only she, who was reborn, knew these things.
"Young Miss, you're back," Butler Li called out.
Mu Wanting, with her elegant and luxurious demeanor, easily outshone the deliberately dressed-up Murong Rong.
After all, the wealth and status of the Prince of Pingxi's mansion were far beyond what the empty title of the Marquis of Yongle could match.
A flash of jealousy crossed Murong Rong's eyes, which then turned into smugness.
She warmly pulled Mu Wanting over, and seeing that no one from the Shen family had come, her eyes were full of smugness.
"Sister, the Prince is really something. Even if he doesn't like you, he shouldn't have let you come back alone. If things have turned out like this today, he must have been even worse to you last night, right?"
After all, in her previous life, Shen Xinglan told her right after their marriage that he was forced to marry her by his elders and that he would never touch her.
He even left her alone in her room on their wedding night, and didn't accompany her back to her parents' home the next day.
Given the extent of the prince's dislike for his sister, he will only suffer more than her.
The women in the Minister's household all looked at Mu Wanting with schadenfreude.
"I'm so sorry to have put you through this, Wanting."
"I thought the prince would remember your affection for him over the years, but who would have thought he would expose your face on such an important occasion."
Mu Wanting's lips curled into a sneer. Her words sounded like concern, but every single one was sarcastic.
"Your Highness is not feeling well today and is unable to accompany me."
Murong Rong looked smugly at the women of the Minister's residence, her face saying, "See? I told you she'd come back alone."
The women of the Minister's residence exchanged glances.
Her biological father doesn't love her, her biological mother has disappeared, and even if she marries a prince, she will be despised by her in-laws. All she has to do in the future is to put up with things.
Just then, Shen Xinglan's deep, magnetic voice came through.
"Have the housekeeper move these gifts to the storeroom."
Mu Wanting glanced sideways, her eyes filled with surprise, and saw Shen Xinglan, dressed in a deep purple robe, exuding an air of nobility.
In addition, he had a handsome face with deep and three-dimensional features, making him much more attractive than Zhao Zhiyuan, who was wearing a dark green robe next to him.
She was somewhat surprised that he would accompany her back to her parents' home despite his serious injuries.
Shen Xinglan walked towards her very slowly. Those around him were unaware of his injury, but they only felt that his steps were steady and that he was indescribably elegant and composed.
Murong Rong turned her head blankly, her eyes filled with shock.
"How is this possible?!"
Wasn't Shen Xinglan unconscious?
Furthermore, given that he had previously avoided Mu Wanting like the plague, and had been deceived by Mu Wanting's arranged marriage, why would he accompany Mu Wanting on her homecoming?!
Impossible! Mu Wanting must have played some evil trick!
Shen Xinglan and Mu Wanting greeted Liu Shi, Mu Guozhong, and all the concubines.
Although Liu was polite in words, her eyes kept glaring at her daughter.
Wasn't it said that Mu Wanting would come back alone? Judging from the situation, although he and Mu Wanting weren't exactly close, they treated each other with respect.
The concubines also looked at Mu Wanting strangely. Didn't the second young lady just say that the Prince of Pingxi wouldn't come?
Mu Guozhong nodded repeatedly: "Not bad, not bad, it's rare that Xinglan is so thoughtful."
Murong Rong felt a stinging pain in her face. Shen Xinglan shouldn't have come, and her words were sarcastic.
“My brother-in-law is really good to my sister. Before we got married, he was avoiding her like the plague.”
Shen Xinglan nodded slightly, without saying anything more.
Everyone knew his temperament and status, so no one dared to say anything.
Before Shen Xinglan arrived, the women of the Minister's mansion were indifferent to Mu Wanting.
After Shen Xinglan appeared, everyone's attitude towards Mu Wanting became noticeably warmer. Even Liu Shi condescended to chat with Mu Wanting for a few minutes.
The concubines wanted to curry favor with Shen Xinglan, but as the God of War of the Great Xia Dynasty who was enfeoffed as a king through his military exploits, they were terrified even to get close to him.
While she was chatting with the women, Zhao Zhiyuan kept looking at her, and finally asked a question in a low voice.
"Why?"
Mu Wanting said, "I have no choice but to obey my parents' orders."
Everyone knows that Zhao Zhiyuan loves and protects her, and she thought so too in her past life.
Until one day, I heard him and his colleagues say...
"Wan Ting is a good person, but the thought of her loving Shen Xinglan madly for three years makes me feel disgusted even to touch her. As for Yue Ru, she followed me cleanly and bore me children, yet I can only treat her as a mistress."
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