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Su Nianci was slightly surprised, and unconsciously held her breath and glanced carefully at her friend.

The girl's long, curled eyelashes seemed to flutter a few more times, but her face showed no emotion at all.

Liu Qingyue was pleased with the girl's silence. She raised her carefully drawn eyebrows, as if to imply that Mu An Ning would not stop talking until she spoke: "Ms. Mu?"

Now all the noble ladies in the capital know that her marriage to Gu Huaizhi is a done deal, but it is possible that Qi Mu An Ning still doesn't know about it.

Therefore, she should come and remind Mu An Ning.

Mu An Ning came back to his senses and did not question the truth of Liu Qingyue's words: "Then congratulations to both of you."

Noticing Liu Qingyue's slightly narrowed eyes, Mu Anning thought she was dissatisfied, so he added earnestly: "I wish Miss Liu and Prince Gu a long and happy life together."

Although she had heard about this from Mu Wan'er's inner voice, it would be a bit self-deception to say that she was not at all troubled at the moment.

If it were her in the past, she would never have expected that one day she and Gu Huaizhi would get married, but... not to each other.

This is perhaps the best situation for both of them.

The past is nothing but smoke, no one will stay in the same place forever.

The long speech and boasting words that Liu Qingyue was about to say were instantly choked in her throat.

Mu An Ning was still as pretentious as ever. Although he clearly cared a lot in his heart, he still managed to put on a brave face and bless her and Gu Huaizhi.

Thinking of this, Liu Qingyue still did not give up and asked: "Miss Mu, do you have anything else to say?"

Rather than expecting a blessing, she was more eager to see Mu An Ning looking regretful and lost.

After all, the marriage that Mu An Ning was once proud of now belongs to someone else.

Although she has not yet officially decided on her marriage with Gu Huaizhi, she believes that it is too early.

Today, she will add fuel to the fire. By then, the palace will no longer be able to turn a blind eye to the rumors.

Mu An Ning was about to speak, but was suddenly interrupted——

"Mu Anning, admit it. You are regretting it."

"You don't want to marry someone else, and you don't want Gu Huaizhi to marry someone else."

Mu An Ning was slightly distracted.

This ethereal voice appeared again.

She admitted that she had been feeling mixed emotions these days, especially when discussing marriage matters.

But she asked herself whether she had let go of all the entanglements of the past.

However, Gu Huaizhi still often hangs around in front of her.

Does she...regret?

Just as two beads of sweat fell from Mu An Ning's forehead, Su Nianci suddenly smiled and said, "Ms. Liu, Ning'er and I have other things to do. Why don't we meet again another day?"

Although her tone was gentle, everyone could tell that the person who was speaking was extremely impatient.

Liu Qingyue choked and then realized that many people around them were looking at them.

In order not to bring shame to the Duke's Mansion, she had to put on a gentle smile and said, "In this case, I hope Miss Mu is sincerely congratulating me."

*

In the evening, when Mu An Ning returned home, he heard the long-lost voice of his heart.

[I am so tired. The old lady clearly agreed to let me leave the house, and now she is lecturing me again! ]

【The weather is really hot now. Life without air conditioning is really miserable. 】

Mu An Ning hurriedly called out to her from behind and walked quickly to her side: "Wan'er."

My brother originally found some clues about the people from Dianliang, but he said he would have to wait for a few more days. Unexpectedly, Mu Wan'er had already returned home.

It seems that the people who rescued Mu Wan'er should be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's men.

Seeing the girl, Mu Wan'er was stunned at first, then she held her arm affectionately and said, "Sister, did you just come back from Jishitang?"

[I haven't seen you for a few days. Why does my daughter look so haggard? 】

[As expected, whether in modern times or in ancient times, the life of office workers is always so hard. 】

[How about finding a way to let my daughter be her own boss? ]

Listening to the increasingly bizarre voice in her ear, Mu An Ning's annoyance suddenly dissipated a lot. She shook her head and smiled: "I just came back from the clothing store."

Having said this, she immediately turned around and motioned Baoqin to come forward, and then handed the dress she had just bought to Mu Wan'er: "I thought this dress suits you very well, so I bought it. Come back to the room later and take a look. Are you satisfied?"

"Sister also bought me clothes?" Mu Wan'er's eyes lit up and she quickly took it.

【I am so moved, goose girl, mommy loves you! 】

[If possible, I really want to be sisters with my daughter for life. ]

[Ahhh, I really want to take my daughter to modern times with me! ]

As soon as Mu An Ning nodded, Mu Wan'er spread out the clothes and put them on herself to try them out.

While laughing, Mu An Ning quietly looked at his sister carefully from head to toe.

Although she didn't find any obvious injuries, she was still worried and asked softly, "Wan'er, are you okay these days?"

"No, it's okay." Mu Wan'er pinched the clothes in her hands unconsciously, and shook her arms back and forth in an attempt to cover up her mistake: "Sister, what's wrong?"

[Why did my daughter ask such a strange question? Did she see something? ]

[This shouldn't be the case. Even the old lady believed that I was just visiting a friend's house.]

"Nothing." Mu An Ning felt relieved and shook his head: "I'm just worried that you won't be able to get used to living here these days."

Mu Wan'er didn't know that he had witnessed her being taken away by the people of Liang that day.

Mu Wan'er breathed a sigh of relief. She was overthinking it. "Oh, sister, you worry too much."

[I am not used to living in that shabby woodshed, but I have to say that I slept well last night. Thanks to that elder brother, I was able to take a nice bath without arousing suspicion from the Marquis's Mansion.]

[Although it is not as good as the Marquis's Mansion, the Qiao family is now considered to be somewhat prosperous, at least better than the previous life. ]

[Alas, to be honest, I did run away a little too quickly. I don’t know what the situation is like in Qiao’s mansion now that the truth has been revealed.]

Mu An Ning looked at the girl who was putting away her clothes with a little surprise.

Why did Mu Wan'er suddenly mention the Qiao Mansion?

But what about the Qiao family she knew? What was the truth?

Mu An Ning's eyes moved slightly, and he asked calmly: "Wan'er, have you encountered any interesting things these days?"

"Interesting things?" Mu Wan'er frowned and thought about it seriously. The more she thought about it, the more miserable she became. She suddenly had an idea and answered, "Flying a kite. Yes, I went to fly a kite with that good friend two days ago."

[Wuwuwu, what fun can there be in being kidnapped? 】

【I will be thankful if you can deliver my meals on time. 】

[But then again, they should have noticed that I ran away by now.]

Mu Wan'er thought about it, and then said very sincerely: "Sister, why don't we find a day and go fly a kite together."

[Before leaving, let’s share some memories with my daughter. ]

[But can we still fly kites in this season? ]

Although he knew that Mu Wan'er was just responding casually, when he heard the word "kite", Mu An Ning's heart couldn't help but move.

As a child, she was lively and active, but she had no chance to interact with other children. Her brother always had a serious look on his face, so she didn't dare to ask him to play with her.

So, when she wanted to fly a kite, she went to find Gu Huaizhi.

I vaguely remember that she agreed to many of his unreasonable requests before he finally agreed to make a kite for her.

"Miss, Miss, the old lady is calling you to the dining room for dinner." The clear voice of the little maid immediately dispelled the picture floating in Mu An Ning's mind.

*

The sound of raindrops hitting the window made a faint sound.

The door was suddenly pushed open. Mu An Ning raised his eyes slightly, looked at the person who came, and smiled.

"Miss, a servant outside the mansion asked me to give these things to you." Baoqin put down the oil-paper umbrella in her hand, a smile on her brow, and joked, "He said that his son gave them to you."

Hearing this, Mu An Ning was slightly startled and slowly put down the brush in his hand.

She didn't have to go to Jishidiang these two days. Apart from reading medical books, she practiced calligraphy and calmed her mind so that she could...examine her inner self and sort out her thoughts.

She didn't know if it was because of the influence of that ethereal voice, but she felt a knot in her heart for the past two days.

Mu An Ning's eyes fell on the scarlet box. The joyful expression on her face reminded her of someone: "His son?"

Baoqin nodded repeatedly, smiling: "Miss, it must be someone sent by Master Tan."

The boy was stammering and couldn't even speak complete sentences. It seemed that he was a servant from the Tan Mansion, so she didn't ask any more questions.

I don't think anyone would have the guts to cheat in front of the Marquis's mansion.

Her young lady has finally found a husband of her dreams. She feels happy from the bottom of her heart and even can't wait for her young lady to get married.

Seeing Miss Liu's boastful look yesterday, even she felt unhappy for her own lady and didn't know what she was proud of.

In her opinion, Master Tan is no worse than Prince Gu.

Although Mr. Tan is a little shy, he cares much more about his young lady than Mr. Gu.

Look, another gift has arrived.

Hearing that it was Tan Wenhuai's servant, Mu Anning was stunned for a moment, then remembered something: "Is the servant still outside the mansion?"

Baoqin nodded and said helplessly, "He said he would make sure the things were delivered before he dared to leave."

It suddenly started raining outside. Although the boy didn't bring an umbrella, he was very stubborn.

She repeatedly promised that she would deliver the things to the young lady, but he insisted that she go back later.

Seeing that he looked quite pitiful, she had no choice but to agree, thinking of bringing him an umbrella later.

Mu An Ning nodded, then stood up and took out a roll of paper from the cabinet.

Just when Baoqin was confused, Mu Anning spoke: "Tell him to hand this paper over to his son and tell him..." She took a deep breath and said, "Just follow what is written on this paper."

This piece of paper has been with her for quite some time, and today she finally has the opportunity to return it to him.

Mu An Ning's gaze fell back on the two lines of words on the table.

Maybe, when everything is settled, she won't think too much about it.

*

Gu Ji brushed off the rain on his body and walked in hurriedly: "Master, Xiao Fuzi is back."

When Xiao Fuzi first came into the mansion, he seemed slow, but unexpectedly he was very efficient in doing things.

"What little Fuzi?" Gu Huaizhi raised his eyes to look at his subordinates and coughed lightly: "Have the things been delivered?"

"The one who just brought you something was Xiao Fuzi." Gu Ji held his forehead helplessly. When will the young master change his bad habit of forgetting others?

He took out something from his sleeve and said with a smile, "Sir, there is a return gift."