the truth

Early in the morning, Mu Wan'er got up early and walked to the door quietly.

[Dog system, why don’t you help me teleport directly to Mu’s house? I can give you double the points. ]

[Why not? It’s probably not time to reveal the origins yet...]

Hearing the system's resolute rejection, Mu Wan'er clenched her teeth and glared at the air.

She always felt that the system deliberately led her to that street last night.

Otherwise, Beijing is so big, how could she happen to meet Qiao Qingsheng in the middle of the night?

[Forget it, now is not the time to think about these things. ]

Mu Wan'er shook her head and opened the door without hesitation. Seeing that there was no one around, she immediately smiled.

However, she had only taken a few steps when she was called by a man——

"Wan'er."

【Ahsi! 】

Mu Wan'er closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she was smiling: "Brother, brother."

Qiao Qingsheng spoke in a hurry, fearing that his sister would disappear again: "Wan'er, where are you going?"

"No, I didn't go anywhere." Mu Wan'er looked at Qiao Qingsheng's red eyes and laughed awkwardly: "Look, I'm a little hungry, are you going to find something to eat?"

[Is Qiao Qingsheng so devoted to his sister that he is already guarding the door at such a low hour? ? ]

【I got up so early for nothing! 】

Qiao Qingsheng nodded suddenly and breathed a sigh of relief: "I was negligent. I'll ask the chef to prepare breakfast now."

Finally he found Mu Wan'er. He was moved but also felt more melancholy.

After Qiao Qingsheng finished speaking, he motioned for Mu Wan'er to go to the dining hall with him for dinner.

Mu Wan'er clenched her fists and had to grit her teeth to keep up with the young man's pace.

[Forget it, since I can't leave, I'll just eat first. ]

In the dining room, Qiao Qingsheng's hands were trembling slightly under the table: "Wan'er, so where have you been living these past few months?"

If he hadn't gone out last night to look for Fang Ziweng's black cat that ran away from the house, would he have never seen his sister again?

I don't know how she lives alone in Beijing.

"I..." Mu Wan'er's lips moved.

She didn't want to confess her life story directly, but she couldn't find any other reasonable excuse.

After all, she was self-aware. It was a little strange that she, an uneducated person, could live a prosperous life in the capital.

But the most important thing is that this eldest brother did not have much role in the original novel. His only role was to give Mu An Ning another reason to turn evil by treating the original owner and Mu An Ning differently.

Judging from his appearance, his aunt probably hasn't told him the truth yet.

So, what she has to do now is to keep it a secret.

Seeing his sister hesitant and not daring to speak, Qiao Qingsheng thought she was frightened, and hurriedly said, "Forget it, if you don't want to talk about it, then let's not talk about it."

He believed that Mu Wan'er must have had some difficulties to abandon him and his aunt.

Her life in Beijing must have been very difficult, otherwise why would she be riding a horse on the street at midnight?

"Wan'er, you should come back and live here." Qiao Qingsheng lowered his eyes, a little ripple in his eyes: "Brother is now an official, and can afford to support you."

Mu Wan'er's eyes twinkled, and then she pretended not to hear and said, "Wow, it smells so good!"

She picked up the spoon and started drinking the purple sweet potato porridge that the maid had just brought. She looked at Qiao Qingsheng with her big, shining eyes: "Brother, eat quickly too. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

Qiao Qingsheng curled his fingers slightly and laughed, "Okay."

She was still as interested in food as before, but he always felt that something was different.

During the meal, the brother and sister were speechless for a while.

From time to time, Qiao Qingsheng looked at his sister whom he hadn't seen for a long time, but he didn't know where to start talking about what was in his mind. Mu Wan'er had no intention of communicating at all, and she almost had the words "Don't talk while eating" carved on her forehead.

Just at this moment, a servant came in and reported, asking Qiao Qingsheng to come over.

Qiao Qingsheng looked at his sister in embarrassment, but had to stand up: "Wan'er, eat slowly, brother will be back soon."

Even though he just wanted to stay in the mansion today and take good care of Mu Wan'er, there were some official matters that he could not shirk.

Mu Wan'er's eyes suddenly lit up and she nodded repeatedly: "Brother, go quickly."

【God is helping me, if I don’t run now, when will I run?】

Seeing Qiao Qingsheng walking away, Mu Wan'er took a bite of the pancake, drank another mouthful of porridge, wiped her mouth quickly, and stood up.

However, at this moment, another sound of footsteps was heard.

Mu Wan'er paused immediately and looked directly into the eyes of the person who came.

"Wan'er?" the woman called out in disbelief.

Mu Wan'er blinked and thought for a long time before matching the woman with the character in the book. She then tentatively asked, "Aunt?"

Aunt Fang walked quickly into the dining room. Just now she was still surprised that Qiao Qingsheng got up earlier than her today. Now she was really surprised.

Aunt Fang looked her former niece up and down. She wanted to say something harsh but couldn't. She just asked, "Wan'er, when did you come back?"

No wonder I felt something was wrong with Qiao Qingsheng just now. I guess he was the one who brought the person back.

"Last night." Mu Wan'er laughed awkwardly again, feeling extremely regretful in her heart.

【Greediness really kills people! ! 】

If she hadn't eaten those few extra bites just now, another one wouldn't have come right after she finished one.

She had begun to doubt whether she could escape safely today.

Aunt Fang frowned immediately: "But the Mu family treats you badly?"

She really couldn't think of any other reason that would make Mu Wan'er come back to the Qiao Mansion.

Although she didn't want to admit that her niece was greedy for money, she had to doubt it because of what happened in the past.

However, they had been a family for more than ten years, and she couldn't bear to be cruel to her niece.

If Mu Wan'er is willing to move back home, she will definitely agree.

Mu Wan'er shook her head repeatedly and said affirmatively, "They are very nice to me."

Seeing Aunt Fang frowning, Mu Wan'er explained, "Well, it was just an accident yesterday. Aunt, I will go back home first."

Madam Fang nodded. It seemed that she had just overthought it. It was impossible for the Marquis's Mansion to mistreat their own daughter.

Seeing that Mu Wan'er was about to leave, Aunt Fang hurriedly asked tentatively: "Wan'er, are you and An Ning getting along well?"

Both children are in the Mu family, but there is not a single child left in the Qiao family.

She felt bitter but couldn't express it, but she knew that the Marquis' Mansion would not let her go so easily.

This time it was Mu Wan'er who was surprised: "Aunt, you...already know my sister?"

Aunt Fang nodded and said without hiding anything: "I have seen An Ning before in Wutong City."

Mu Wan'er widened her eyes. Could it be that Mu An Ning already knew who her family members were?

However, Aunt Fang seemed to see through her confusion and sighed, "At present, only you and I know that An Ning is the daughter of the Qiao family."

Mu Wan'er finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the plot had not developed to a point that was too outrageous.

But the next moment, she couldn't laugh anymore.

Because, Qiao Qingsheng's trembling voice came from behind -

"What are you talking about?"

*

"Ning'er, don't think too much." Su Nianci patted her friend's hand and comforted her, "I believe that what happened yesterday had nothing to do with you."

Before opening the clinic, she was prepared for this kind of thing, but she didn't expect it to come so suddenly.

Mu An Ning pursed her lips, forced a smile, and said "OK".

Today she made a special visit to the Su Mansion, firstly because she hadn't met Sister Su for a long time, and secondly to explain to Sister Su what happened in Jishidiang yesterday.

She was feeling uneasy just now, so she went to check on Jishiditang, but she found that Jishiditang was not open at all today, but was ordered to be closed by the government.

They said they would have to wait until the autopsy was completed before making a decision.

Although she was sure that there was nothing wrong with the prescription, there was still a life at stake.

Seeing her friend looking unhappy, Su Nianci thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "Ning'er, do you have anything else to do today?"

Mu An Ning raised his eyes and shook his head in confusion.

Su Nianci covered her lips and coughed, then smiled: "That's great, we'll go to the clothing store and pick out some clothes later."

Mu An Ning blinked. In the past, Su Nianci rarely went out because of her poor health.

Now that Su Nianci had taken the initiative to suggest going out for a stroll together, she naturally couldn't refuse.

After having lunch at Su's house, the two left the house.

When he reached the gate of the Su Mansion, Mu An Ning unconsciously fixed his eyes on the mansion across the street.

Seeing this, Su Nianci couldn't help but joked, "Ning'er, what are you looking at?"

She originally thought that her best friend had no feelings for her cousin, but now it seems that she was wrong.

Now that Mu An Ning has been able to break away from her previous relationship, she is really happy for her friend.

Mu An Ning came back to his senses, his eyes twinkled: "Nothing."

After returning home yesterday, she looked at the wedding dress that Tan Wenhuai had modified and wanted to find an opportunity to return the scroll to him.

She did think about asking Sister Su to pass it on, but it was still a little hard to bring it up.

"Ah Huai should not be in the mansion right now." Su Nianci's smile deepened, and she said softly, "You can see each other every day in the future. There is no need to rush now."

*

Mu An Ning walked around the clothing store for a while, but she had no interest in buying any clothes.

However, Su Nianci seemed to be in high spirits today and tried one set after another.

While Su Nianci was trying on clothes, Mu Anning's eyes swept across the clothes and suddenly stopped on a bright yellow gauze dress.

It seems that he is quite compatible with Mu Wan'er.

Mu An Ning's eyes moved slightly, and he immediately told the boss Mu Wan'er's size and bought it.

Yesterday, before Gu Huai could finish his words, he was called away by Gu Ji.

Naturally, she did not know the news about Mu Wan'er, nor did she have time to agree to Gu Huaizhi's request.

After all these years, he still has that sweet tooth.

However, exchanging a mere sweet-scented osmanthus cake for information about Mu Wan'er is certainly not a loss-making transaction.

Su Nianci came out of the fitting room and took a look at the clothes in Baoqin's hand. She was relieved, but she still said, "Ning'er, are you only going to buy this one? Don't you want to look around?"

Mu An Ning knew that Su Nian Ci was afraid that she would be unhappy, so she did not tell him that she bought it for Mu Wan Er. She just smiled and said, "One set is enough. Sister Su, please buy a few more sets. I think those ones you just showed are all very beautiful."

Su Nianci shook her head and smiled, "I'm almost there too, let's go."

Mu Anning nodded.

But just as they were about to leave the shop, they heard a female voice with an unfriendly tone: "Mu An Ning?"

Mu An Ning's eyebrows jumped, and she turned around to see Liu Qingyue, who was looking at people with her chin, and a group of maids and servants, walking towards them.

Out of courtesy, she resisted the urge to leave and smiled, "Ms. Liu."

Liu Qingyue raised her eyebrows and looked around at the two people in front of her: "It really is you."

"Ms. Mu is quite leisurely and elegant." Liu Qingyue cast her eyes on the clothes in Baoqin's hand and sneered, "After causing a death, you are still out buying clothes."

Hearing this, Su Nianci frowned in displeasure, but Mu Anning remained calm and said, "Miss Liu, the government has not yet made a final decision. We are in a hurry to return home, so we will take our leave first."

I didn't know that Liu Qingyue was so well-informed.

Or has yesterday's incident really spread so widely?

If this is the case, it will probably have a significant impact on the reputation of Jishidiang.

Liu Qingyue's face froze for a moment, then she smiled again: "I forgot to congratulate Miss Mu, you're engaged again."

Mu An Ning could tell that Liu Qingyue deliberately emphasized the word "again", with the intention of embarrassing her.

But she didn't care much and just said thank you lightly.

Liu Qingyue was obviously very dissatisfied with her reaction. She rolled her eyes and said with a coquettish smile, "I am also going to get engaged to Master Gu. Miss Mu, would you like to congratulate me?"