Mu Wanting continued, "It was clearly my younger sister who proposed the marriage exchange, but in the end she claims that I was the one who proposed it. There are witnesses and physical evidence to prove it. What can my younger sister say to refute this?"
Murong Rong's face was pale, but she could no longer make any sense of it.
Finally, she could only cry and say, "I only wanted to fulfill your love for Young Master Shen because I saw how much it was hurting you so much."
Mu Wanting scoffed, "The reason I agreed to Zhao Zhiyuan's proposal is because I've given up on Shen Xinglan. What do you mean by 'granting my wish'? Don't make it sound so high-sounding!"
Shen Xinglan looked up at Mu Wanting, seemingly in disbelief.
He still thought that she had always liked him, otherwise, why would she have followed him into exile?
His heart ached whenever he thought that she didn't like him anymore.
She, who loved him so much, no longer loved him.
Shen Xinglan couldn't hear Mu Wanting's next words at all.
The only thing that kept replaying in her mind was that she didn't like him anymore.
Mu Wanting's expression grew increasingly sharp.
"Why did you have to make it happen the day before the Prince of Pingxi's exile? You won't believe me if I say I don't know anything, but who knows, this exile might actually be related to you."
As a large pot was poured over the ground, Murong Rong's expression changed, and she quickly shook her head.
"No, that's not how it is. How could I possibly control exile?"
Mu Wanting scoffed: "So you knew all along?"
Murong Rong was unwilling to admit it and changed the subject.
"Sister, I truly love Prince Zhao. Now that you've achieved your wish and married Shen Xinglan, can you give Prince Zhao back to me?"
What a wonderful "return"!
Mu Wanting raised her voice: "When did I ever monopolize Prince Zhao? You should take responsibility for your words. Are you trying to smear me?"
Her eyes were fierce and cold, which frightened Murong Rong so much that she shrank back.
Zhao Zhiyuan also said, "Following Mu Wanting all the way was my own choice. Your marriage exchange was never with my permission, and I do not acknowledge my marriage to Murong Rong."
“In my heart, my wife is only Mu Wanting. I have never had any relationship with you, so how can you talk about ‘returning’?”
Murong Rong was crying and sobbing, both angry and annoyed.
She wanted to let the matter drop, but Mu Wanting looked at Su Yu with a cold face.
"What punishment should be given to someone who tarnishes such a reputation?"
Su Yu thought for a moment: "Pull out the tongue."
Murong Rong's face was pale, and she shook her head as she backed away.
"No, you can't treat me like this. I'm not a convict. Sister, we're blood sisters."
Shen Xinglan walked step by step toward Murong Rong, who screamed in fright.
Mu Wanting said, "If you don't want to have your tongue pulled out, you should at least give me some compensation. One hundred taels of silver isn't too much, is it? Also, if I hear you say something like that again, I don't care who said it, I'll pull out your tongue."
Murong Rong gritted her teeth and pulled out one hundred taels of silver. She was so regretful that she wanted to tear her teeth out.
If I had known that I would have poisoned Mu Wanting to death as soon as I was reborn, all these troubles would have been avoided.
Shen Yu stormed up to Murong Rong, slapped her across the face, and loudly questioned her.
Why did you take advantage of me? I trusted you so much!
As she yelled, tears streamed down her face.
She never imagined that her best friend would harbor such malicious intentions and use her as a tool.
"It caused a rift between me and my sister-in-law. She's been so good to us, how disappointed she must be."
Murong Rong was furious, but the situation was beyond her control, so she had no choice but to accept the slap.
"It's all because your sister-in-law stole my husband."
Zhao Zhiyuan was also furious: "Didn't you steal her husband? If it weren't for you, she and I would be fine, and she wouldn't have had to be exiled."
The more Zhao Zhiyuan talked, the more he felt sorry for Mu Wanting. She was a good girl, but Murong Rong had harmed her to this extent.
He gazed at Mu Wanting from afar, his eyes filled with deep affection.
If someone else is being affectionate, Shen Xinglan feels nothing.
But when someone looks at Mu Wanting with tender eyes, he feels as if a thorn has been stuck in his heart.
He stepped forward, blocking Zhao Zhiyuan's view, and gently squeezed Mu Wanting's hand. Mu Wanting tried to pull away, but found she couldn't; he was squeezing her very tightly.
It was as if they were afraid she would run away.
The members of the third branch of the family also looked at Mu Wanting with remorse.
"Wan Ting, you've suffered so much."
Shen Xinghe, recalling his own words from back then, slapped himself hard across the face several times, wishing he could kneel on the ground and kowtow.
"It's all my fault, sister-in-law. I shouldn't have said those things to you. You are a very, very good sister-in-law. You are a perfect match for my second brother."
Mu Wanting shook her head: "It's alright, we're all family, and the matter is over, there's no need to bring it up again."
Shen's mother had always treated her very well. She took her hand and patted it several times, her eyes full of tenderness.
"You've been wronged, child."
Her mother had always been very kind to her, and she slowly shook her head.
"It's all in the past, Mother."
Even Madam Shen gave her a rare, gentle look.
"No matter what happened before, he's still a member of the Shen family. Xinglan is someone you like, so live a good life with him."
Mu Wanting nodded emphatically: "Okay, Grandma."
That evening, just as Mu Wanting was about to cook, the people from the third branch of the family made her sit down to the side.
"You don't need to work anymore, just rest well."
Now the third branch of the family has improved their cooking skills, and with the help of the collateral branches, cooking a meal is no problem for them.
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