Murong Rong was furious. Her maid told her to be gentle and considerate and to win Zhao Zhiyuan's heart first.
However, when she handed the water to Zhao Zhiyuan, he handed the water bag to Mu Wanting.
"Wan Ting, you must be very tired after walking for so long."
Mu Wanting picked up the water pouch at her waist: "No need, I have some."
Zhao Zhiyuan forced an awkward smile.
Murong Rong was furious; she was Zhao Zhiyuan's wife.
But in order to maintain appearances, she suppressed her anger.
Then, Murong Rong secretly approached Li Wu and asked him to cause trouble for Mu Wanting.
Li Wu is an official, so how can Mu Wanting fight against him?
Mu Wanting did not activate the puppet Gu, so Li Wu was following Murong Rong's orders.
However, when he saw Mu Wanting, Li Wu was speechless.
Murong Rong thought Mu Wanting had been humiliated, so she came over to watch the show, only to find Li Wu standing there like a wooden stake.
She glared at Li Wu angrily, and Li Wu followed her.
As soon as he left Mu Wanting, Li Wu became more agile, and Murong Rong raised her hand and slapped Li Wu.
"What's wrong with you? I sent you to cause trouble, and you're just standing there like a wooden stake?"
"I paid you to do this, and this is how you do it?"
A flash of anger crossed Li Wu's mind, but considering Murong Rong's status, he forcibly suppressed it.
"I don't know why, but I can't say a word when I see Mu Wanting."
Murong Rong took a deep breath: "Didn't I tell you to find an opportunity to take care of Mu Wanting?"
"I've never had the chance."
Murong Rong said, "As soon as possible."
After Murong Rong left, Li Wu, in a dazed state, reported everything to Mu Wanting without missing a single word.
Mu Wanting sneered, "My younger sister really hates me."
Murong Rong kept making things difficult for Mu Wanting along the way. She took a pot out of the carriage and cooked a meal, making one meat dish and two vegetable dishes. The maid's cooking skills were also quite good, and the aroma wafted out instantly.
"Sister, you've had a tough journey in exile. Why don't you come and have something to eat at my place?"
Mu Wanting stepped aside, revealing their meals.
"Little sister, would you like to come and eat with us?"
Murong Rong's expression froze. Mu Wanting and the others had eaten three meat dishes, a pheasant soup, and several vegetable dishes, which looked quite delicious.
This level of food is only affordable for moderately wealthy families; it's not something people like them can afford.
She forced a smile and said, "Sister, there's no need to be so polite. You don't need to prepare all this delicious food just because you knew I was coming."
Shen Yujiao said, "No, Sister Rongrong, this is how we usually eat. Why don't you come and eat with us?"
As he spoke, he took Murong Rong's hand and tried to bring her over.
Murong Rong was furious when her attempt to show off backfired, but she still had to smile on the surface.
"No need, there are fewer people on our side, so we only made a small amount of food."
Mu Wanting was taken aback: "Ah, judging from my sister's tone, I thought she had specially made this for us, but I didn't expect she was just here to be polite."
With her thoughts exposed, Murong Rong was speechless for a moment.
Shen Yujiao glanced over there and saw that the portions of each item were indeed very small, which made her a little disappointed.
Shen Mingjiao saw it too, but didn't say anything. Although the three of them were best friends before the marriage, their social statuses were vastly different, and she couldn't be as naive as Shen Yujiao.
Mu Wanting walked to the table to eat, and Shen Yujiao followed her like a little tail.
The whole family ate the dishes in a lively atmosphere, their eyes crinkling with joy.
Murong Rong suddenly felt that the food in her mouth no longer tasted good.
She brought a bowl to Zhao Zhiyuan, but Zhao Zhiyuan preferred to gnaw on the steamed bun in his hand rather than eat a bite of the food she gave him.
In the end, Shen's mother couldn't bear to watch any longer and brought a bowl of food to Zhao Zhiyuan.
As soon as he ate the food, a sense of peace and tranquility appeared in Zhao Zhiyuan's eyes.
"Wanting's cooking skills are still so good."
Zhao Zhiyuan's pursuit was too intimidating, and her own son was too dull and cold. She really couldn't bear to let such a good daughter-in-law become Zhao Zhiyuan's.
“Young Master, why don’t you go back? You can endure this hardship, but Rong Rong can’t. She’s a pampered young lady who has traveled thousands of miles to follow you. Such affection is rare.”
Zhao Zhiyuan said, "If she really liked me, she wouldn't have swapped marriages with Mu Wanting. Mu Wanting should be my wife."
In the past, Mother Shen would definitely have preferred Murong Rong, but after this exile, the scales in her heart had already tipped towards Mu Wanting.
Moreover, Murong Rong was always served by her maids throughout the journey, and she would get angry at them for even the slightest bump or bruise.
She would occasionally see disdain and arrogance in Murong Rong's eyes.
Before the Shen family fell from grace, Murong Rong was incredibly kind to them, always flattering them and making them very happy. They also accepted this young girl in their hearts.
On the contrary, Mu Wanting did not try to please or get close to her at all. Combined with her reckless behavior in pursuing Xinglan, she and Xinglan's father chose Murong Rong.
But after all this exile, they were thankful that they had been given a marriage exchange; otherwise, their third branch of the family would not have had such a good life.
Mu Wanting always gritted her teeth and endured her bumps and bruises. She also cared deeply about the affairs of the third branch of the family.
If Murong Rong were in their shoes and went into exile with them, she would not only ignore them, but might even blame them.
People don't feel hurt without comparison.
This was the first time she had made her stance clear to Zhao Zhiyuan.
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