Madam Shen sneered, her eyes filled with schadenfreude.
Mother Shen covered her bleeding ear and looked at Commander Li, then quickly spoke.
"Commander, Mu Wanting is not Xinglan's intended bride, so she will not be implicated in this incident."
Mu Wanting was somewhat moved, but she was originally going to be exiled with them anyway. If she could win them over, that would be the best outcome, since she needed manpower to find her mother and make a name for herself.
She looked at Shen's mother with tenderness and determination.
“Mother, even though I was married off to my younger sister, as long as I am a member of Xinglan, I will consider you my family. Wherever you go, I will go. Whether you are rich or exiled, I will stand with you through thick and thin.”
Shen's mother and Shen Xinghe looked at Mu Wanting in surprise, while Shen Yujiao pursed her lips, her tone softening slightly.
"How stupid of them to do something that's practically suicide."
Mu Wanting smiled.
"How can you call it sending your family to their deaths when you're all together as a family?"
The Shen family began to re-evaluate Mu Wanting.
Only then did I realize that, apart from being a bit outrageous when pursuing Shen Xinglan, she was actually a very kind and sentimental person.
Just then, Shen Xinglan, who was unconscious and covered in blood, was carried back.
Fortunately, his condition was much better than in his previous life. He only had a broken spine and broken bones, instead of just hanging on by a thread.
With proper treatment, Shen Xinglan will not be disabled in this life, but it will take time.
However, the guards escorting them had already changed them into prison clothes and put shackles and chains on them, so she couldn't treat Shen Xinglan's injuries.
During the exile, Shen Xinglan was carried on Shen Xingchi's back. Shen Xingchi checked on Shen Xinglan's injuries along the way, and his eyes were red the entire time.
During a break, Mu Wanting thought of checking on Shen Xinglan.
After all, they were husband and wife; even without love, there was still the debt of saving their lives.
When Mu Wanting was about to check on Shen Xinglan's injuries, Shen Xingchi stopped her with a hand outstretched, his eyes filled with intense disgust.
"Mu Wanting, you know perfectly well how you married into this family, and I'm too lazy to investigate. Even if you're loyal and have gone into exile with our family, I will never let you touch my brother again."
His voice choked as he spoke.
“My brother really can’t take any more trouble now. He’s practically a cripple. Please let him go.”
Mu Wanting said calmly, "Let me tell you, the quickest way to kill him is to ignore him."
After saying this, she was still angry and put away the wound medicine.
Mother Shen sighed and blocked the official's view.
"Wan Ting, thank you for your trouble."
Mu Wanting liked this kind of smart person. She applied the medicine to Shen Xinglan while speaking.
"Applying the medicine only has the effect of stopping the bleeding and relieving pain. After resting at night, I still need to clean the wound properly."
Mother Shen nodded: "You're probably the only one here who knows medicine, so I'll leave the rest to you."
Mu Wanting nodded. Her medical skills were taught to her by her mother from a young age, and she didn't think much of it at the time. Only later did she realize that even the most skilled doctors in the world were not even a fraction as good as her and her mother.
At lunchtime, everyone ate dark brown steamed buns, which were hard for pampered people to eat.
It wasn't until they reached the pavilion that relatives came to deliver gifts to the Shen family.
However, almost all those who came to deliver the gifts were from the first and second wives' families. There was also someone who came to deliver the gifts from the third wife's family. It was Shen Mingjiao, the eldest daughter of the third wife's family, who was already married and had a baby in swaddling clothes.
She knelt down before her mother, tears streaming down her face.
“Mingzhu is incompetent and cannot save everyone, so she asked to be exiled with you. My husband’s family was also afraid of being implicated, so they had already written the letter of divorce. As soon as they heard me say this, they immediately asked me to bring Qin’er with me.”
Shen Yujiao's eyes reddened, and she was so angry that she wanted to go up and beat Shen Mingjiao up.
"Big sister, how could you be so foolish? You have a child with you. Even if you want to stay here, you should stay at the Zhao family's place. It's so far away, what will happen to the child?"
Shen Mingjiao's eyes were firm: "Even if that's the case, I accept it."
The smugness of the first and second wives only added to the sorrow of the third wife.
Just as everyone was about to leave, they saw someone riding a horse galloping towards the Prince's Mansion; it was Murong Rong.
The officials were happy to wait, because only when these people brought money could they make a profit along the way.
Shen Yujiao and Murong Rong were very close friends, which touched her deeply.
"Sister Rongrong, you're here."
Murong Rong looked at Shen Yujiao tenderly and stuffed a package into Shen Yujiao's arms. Inside were some changes of clothes.
"Our house was burgled, and we lent you money to buy these things. We're sorry, we can't help you with anything."
Shen Yujiao quickly shook her head: "Sister Rongrong, it's already very kind of you to come and see us off."
Shen Yujiao glanced tenderly at the unconscious Shen Xinglan and spoke with a hint of regret.
"Don't mention it. If it weren't for... I would have almost become your sister-in-law."
Shen Yujiao pursed her lips, feeling angry but unable to express it. Although Mu Wanting had saved her life, it was an undeniable fact that Mu Wanting had used underhanded means to marry her second brother.
Murong Rong glanced at Mu Wanting several times, smiling gently.
"Sister, it will probably be several years before we sisters have a chance to meet again. I want to say something to you."
Mu Wanting sat ten meters away from her, without going over.
"I can't walk anymore, just say that."
Murong Rong was furious. She hadn't come here today to say goodbye, but to stir up trouble between Mu Wanting and the Shen family.
If she shouts it out loud, wouldn't it be obvious to everyone that she's trying to sow discord?
Suppressing her anger, Murong Rong walked towards Mu Wanting, her eyes filled with pity and schadenfreude, and spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear.
"Sister, although you are not famous in the capital, you are no less beautiful or talented than me. Do you know why Shen Xinglan has always refused to accept you?"
Mu Wanting looked at her with a faint smile, without asking any questions.
Murong Rong's face turned ugly, and her anger intensified.
"Sister, you must know that there's always been someone in Shen Xinglan's heart, and he's waiting for her."
Mu Wanting smiled slightly: "So?"
Murong Rong was even more annoyed when she didn't get the reaction she wanted. Mu Wanting liked Shen Xinglan so much, and now that she knew he loved someone else, shouldn't she be furious and enraged?
Why is it so ordinary, as if it were someone else's business?
"Sister, that means he can never accept you. Isn't that enough?"
Mu Wanting smiled and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you."
Love is such a fleeting thing; even if you love passionately at the time, you may eventually grow tired of each other.
Love is a seasoning; it's fine to fall in love occasionally to relieve boredom.
But she abandoned everything for love, and her heart was moved by a man.
There's really no need for that.
She no longer loves Shen Xinglan. She doesn't care who he has in his heart or who he loves.
All she needs to do is hold onto power and money.
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