I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

Chapter 161 Seeing Wu's Background Revealed

After entering An Muxi's room, Wu looked around. Although the place was decorated quite warmly.

But the room is not big and the furnishings are very ordinary. Compared with Bai Yueli’s boudoir in the Duke’s Mansion, it is several rooms bigger than this one, and it is full of precious porcelain and various jade ornaments.

Even the large carved bed was made of rosewood, not to mention the curtains which were made of the finest brocade.

She felt even more sad and upset. It was her own lack of vision that led to all this happening.

An Muxi felt helpless when she saw her sad face.

Although this was the original body's biological mother, she had only raised the original body for more than a year, so it was difficult for her to develop any mother-daughter feelings for this woman.

"What's the matter with the Duke's wife?"

Wu had been immersed in sadness. Suddenly, she heard An Muxi's words and finally said, "Xi'er, I know it's redundant to say anything now, but I still want to ask you in person, are you willing to go back to Ningguo Mansion with me?"

An Muxi was not surprised that she would say that. She just replied calmly: "I am doing well now, and you don't have to blame yourself anymore. It has been so many years since the incident, and I don't want to say who is right or wrong. In fact, you are also victims, and I won't blame you."

She knew that Wu must be feeling guilty, so she wanted her to go back and compensate her, but she didn't want to be the eldest daughter of a Duke's mansion.

Isn’t it great to live a free and easy life?

In fact, Mrs. Wu had already guessed that An Muxi would refuse, and was about to say something when Xiaoqin brought in tea.

He poured a cup of tea for Wu and An Muxi, then walked out.

Wu continued, "Xi'er, I know you have left the Rui Palace now and just want to live a free life. Jingchen has already told me."

"But please give us a chance to make it up to you and don't refuse to associate with us, okay? Your father misses you too. Can we invite you to the Duke's Mansion for a meal next time?"

An Muxi didn't know if it was because of their blood relationship, but she felt a little uncomfortable when she saw Wu's sad look.

I couldn't say no, so I could only nod and agree: "Okay, Madam, don't be sad anymore. I'm alive and well now, and we can still see each other often. Isn't this great?"

Wu finally felt better and forced a smile: "Yes, you are right. It's not bad now."

She didn't dare to force An Muxi into a corner. What should she do if she didn't want to see her anymore?

"By the way, we already know what Bai Yueli did to you. We have severed all ties with her. The culprits, Nanny Gui and Zhang Tiezhu, have been beaten to death. This was the decision made by your father."

In fact, Wu was a little reluctant to beat Nanny Gui to death. After all, she had been with her for decades and had taken good care of her. But Duke Ningguo insisted on beating her to death, so she didn't dare to say anything.

An Muxi didn't really care about this, it was Bai Yueli who should be sad. But Bai Yueli's personality probably made her wish that the whole family would die.

Seeing that An Muxi was not in the mood to continue chatting, Wu stood up and said goodbye, saying only that she would invite her to a banquet in a few days.

After seeing Wu off, An Muxi felt that she should concentrate on creating her sketchbook, so she sat down at the desk and began to think.

But the dream from last night came back to her mind. It felt so real that she couldn't help but shake her head. Was she really hungry?

How did I start fantasizing about being with Li Rui...

At the beginning, she felt that she shouldn't give up the entire forest because of a tree. Now she is free, but where is the forest?

A face with a black and gold mask suddenly flashed through my mind. I wonder if Anlong is married?

There are too few men she knows.

In the future, she didn't want to look for someone from the royal family or a high-ranking official. As long as the person was good, it didn't matter even if he was just a commoner.

An Muxi had a peaceful life these past few days, but rumors about Bai Yueli were rampant in the imperial capital.

In Prince Cheng's Mansion, Bai Yueli always felt that there was something wrong with the way the servants around her looked at her recently.

Finally, she couldn't help but call in her personal maid.

"What happened in the palace recently?"

The little maidservant came as a dowry from the Ningguo Mansion. She said tremblingly, "Princess, nothing has happened in the palace recently."

Bai Yueli said dissatisfiedly: "Why do those servants look at me in such a strange way?"

The little maidservant had a hard time keeping the secret, knowing that the master would find out sooner or later, so it was better to just tell the truth.

"Princess, there are rumors that you are not the daughter of Duke Ningguo, but the daughter of a servant."

Bai Yueli was shocked, and a look of panic appeared on her face. Didn’t the Duke’s Mansion promise not to spread this matter?

How could it still be spread? After she severed her relationship with the Ningguo Mansion, even her surname was changed to Zhang, but she still had fantasies. Even if she was not a lady of the Ningguo Mansion, at least she would become a princess.

As long as she had this status, she would still be a superior royal daughter-in-law. But how did this matter get out?

Could it be that An Muxi did it? She was a little suspicious and asked quickly, "Does the prince know about this?"

Before the little maid could answer, she heard the door being kicked open with a bang.

Li Cheng walked in angrily.

"You still have the nerve to ask me if I know this? I'm almost becoming a laughing stock in the entire capital because of you!"

He looked at the little maid: "Get out!"

It was the first time Bai Yueli saw Li Cheng's ferocious expression and she was a little panicked.

She stepped back: "Your Majesty, don't believe those rumors, they are all false!"

Li Cheng's originally charming peach blossom eyes were now burning with rage as he looked at Bai Yueli viciously.

He approached her step by step: "Are you sure it's fake? I went to ask Duke Ning for confirmation. Although he didn't reveal anything, he didn't deny it either."

"I went to the government office to check the latest household registration documents and found that Duke Ningguo has indeed severed his relationship with you. Should I call you Zhang Yueli now?"

Bai Yueli was completely desperate. She didn't expect this matter to be exposed so quickly.

She found a secret medicine for conceiving a child outside, and originally wanted to find a way to seduce King Cheng to her room in the near future, and then wait until she became pregnant so that even if King Cheng knew about it, he would not be able to embarrass her.

But Li Cheng was not moved at all. She had never accomplished anything, and now she didn't know what to do.

Then she burst into tears: "Prince, I just found out recently that I am really the eldest daughter of the Ningguo Mansion. The Duke and his wife raised me."

Li Cheng looked at the ugly and faceless woman in front of him with disgust. He also found out that An Muxi was the biological daughter of Duke Ningguo.

It’s a good deal for Li Rui.

He grabbed Bai Yueli's neck and said sinisterly, "Do you know? I heard that the Duke's Mansion executed two servants. One was Madam Gui and the other was her son!"

Bai Yueli's face changed. She really didn't know about this matter. She didn't expect that the Duke's Mansion would be so ruthless. But she didn't have any feelings for those people.

Knowing that Li Cheng was deliberately provoking her to vent his dissatisfaction, she could only endure it.

She felt Li Cheng's hands were exerting force, and she was really afraid that she would be strangled to death by him. Would he be able to marry a new princess in this way?

Seeing Bai Yueli’s face flushed and breathing difficult, Li Cheng stopped.

He had wanted to kill this woman for a long time, but since they had just gotten married and were hindered by the power of the Ningguo Mansion, he wanted to give her some slow-acting poison.

Now that he knew that she was a fake daughter, he didn't want to keep her even for a moment. However, there were rumors flying around, and it would be too obvious if he killed her.

Let’s think of another way.

At this time, his guards reported outside the door: "Your Majesty, a group of people came outside and said that the princess is not the daughter of the Ningguo Mansion. They want to take back the princess's dowry."