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Mu Xiaoling's eyes were swollen like walnuts. "Mother, if we were to do this, it would be unfair to Fourth Sister."

"Even if you aren't your own child, you've still been raised by my side. How could I let you marry that person? The emperor would also grant you a marriage, so how could I let you marry an old widower like King Jing?"

Mu Xiaoqing sobbed softly, "Mother, I'm afraid. I heard that Prince Jing is forty-three now, and three of his wives died. They were all beaten to death. I'm really scared."

The duke's wife's eyes were red as well. "Qing'er is not afraid, I won't let you marry me no matter what."

"But Fourth Sister …"

"That's her life. Since she is a direct daughter of the duke, she has to contribute to the family. The Left and Right Emperors only ordered her to marry the daughter of the prince, but they didn't specify who she is. At the same time, they gave us a loophole to exploit."

"But who knows if that Mu Xiaoling is the Fourth Sister who was carried wrongly."

"Who cares about her. Even if we say she is, she has to be."

"Mom, thank you!"

"My good daughter!"

Mu Xiaoling laughed coldly. This mother and daughter duo's actions really made one nauseous.

There was no need for her to stay here after figuring out the cause and effect. She returned the tile to its original state and flew back to the courtyard where she had been given. It was time for her to eat and sleep.

The next morning, the maidservants entered in a line and served Mu Xiaoling well. That mother and daughter pair had caused her to be unhappy and they were good at eating and dressing as well.

If he wasn't clear about the reason, Mu Xiaoling might feel ashamed. However, after knowing about it, how could she not understand this kind of scheme. Naturally, she would enjoy whatever the mother and daughter sent over.

They had even arranged a banquet to invite all of the renowned women and ladies in the capital over. This could be considered to be an official notification to the Imperial Duke's estate to have another daughter.

Mu Xiaoling only stood in one corner of the banquet, skipping between Mu Xiaoqing and her wife. She could even feel the gazes of the bystanders on her body brimming with schadenfreude.

On the day of their marriage, the mansion was already decorated with red caltrops.

Mu Xiaoling looked at the busy servants and casually grabbed a maidservant. "Who wants to get married?"

The maidservant looked away, "It's Third Young Miss."

"So it's like that." Mu Xiaoling let go of the person expressionlessly before she turned around and returned to her room. Not long after, the Imperial Family's Madam came back with a bowl of ginseng soup in her hands.

The duke's wife looked kind and her tone was full of love. "Have you gotten used to staying with Little Ling these days?"

Mu Xiaoling shot a lazy glance at her. "It's alright."

The Duke of Guo's estate walked over with ginseng soup. "It's good that you're used to it. This is specially made for you. Drink it while it's still hot."

As the bowl of soup approached, Mu Xiaoling could smell a sweet fragrance coming from within. With a smile that was not a smile, she said, "Who gave you the confidence to say that I would drink it?"

His wife's smile froze as she glared at him. "Child, what nonsense are you spouting? Will I, as a mother, harm you?"

Mu Xiaoling looked at her. "You can't say for sure. How about you drink a few mouthfuls first, Madam?"

How would the duke's wife dare to drink? She knew that she had been exposed since the beginning of the incident. If the situation couldn't go well, then the strong would come. She immediately shouted towards the outside, "Come, feed the young miss some soup!" f

He saw five servants rushing in from outside. They reached out to grab Mu Xiaoling. However, how could they possibly be his match? They were only able to knock him down in two rounds.

The duke's wife was dumbfounded as she watched. She knew things were not going well, so she turned to flee.

Mu Xiaoling moved even faster. In the blink of an eye, she had already arrived in front of the noble wife and kicked her acupoints, knocking her unconscious. She quickly caught the ginseng soup and brought it to Mu Xiaoqing's room.

At this moment, Mu Xiaoling was feeling excited because she had escaped from the wedding. However, when she turned around and saw Mu Xiaoling at the window, she was startled and asked, "Why are you here?!"

Mu Xiaoling didn't want to waste time and directly flew in to pour a bowl of ginseng soup into Mu Xiaoqing's mouth. Then she flew back to her room and found the bridal robe and phoenix crown. She put them on Mu Xiaoqing, covered her head with a red veil, and threw them outside the door.

The maidservants all knew what was going on. Seeing the bride being thrown out, they didn't think too much about it. They quickly left the mansion and stuffed the bridal sedan into the sedan.

The bridal escort team left in a flurry of blows.

When the Countess woke up, she was startled when she found out that the wedding procession had left. The result was that she couldn't find Mu Xiaoling or Mu Xiaoqing. She knew that things were about to go south.

At this moment, a servant ran over with a piece of paper in his hand. "Madam, this was found at the door."

When the Countess opened it, she saw a line of words — — I've already helped the Third Miss of your residence to a bridal sedan, no need to thank me.

The duke's wife felt her vision darken, almost fainting. She stretched out her hand and shouted, "Send someone to stop the bridal sedan! We married the wrong person! We married the wrong person!"

The servant had a mournful look on his face. "Madam, at this time, the bridal sedan has already entered the Residence of Prince Jing!"

The duke's wife was unable to resist this time and fainted completely.

After a while, the nobleman, who hadn't seen anyone for a long time, returned happily. "How is it? It's all done. Where's Qing Er? Have Qing Er come out to meet your father."

His wife had just woken up and burst into tears when she heard this. "Qing'er has already been married into Prince Jing Residence!"

"What!" The duke was immediately enraged. "Then what about that girl?"

His wife was crying even harder now. "She ran away!"

Mu Xiaoling jumped down from the roof. "Who said I ran? I've been staying here to watch the show."

Having seen this man's power, the Countess immediately took a few steps back in fright and hid behind the Duke of Guo.

The Duke of Zhenguo was already a young man with a short beard. His eyebrows raised as he glared, "You still dare to come out? Where is she? Catch her!"

However, there was no one after the king had shouted for a long time.

Mu Xiaoling sneered. While these people were busy with their work, she had made a circle around the Residence of the Crown Prince. She had long since overturned the family guards and had even found some interesting things.

They were all letters of mutual hostility between the rulers and the officials of the country.

The Duke of Zhen was about to say something when the gatekeeper ran over in a fluster. "My wife! This is bad! The palace is surrounded by imperial guards!"

"What!" At the same time, he felt extremely guilty. He really had a problem with this. The so-called 'general victory' was just a play he had with another country. He wanted to annex this country. If it was exposed now …

However, there was nothing to be afraid of. The leader of the imperial guards held the imperial edict in his hand and shouted, "His Majesty has decreed that the Duke of Zhenguo will commit an unpardonable crime. The nine clansmen will be executed immediately!"