At dusk, the front door of the mansion was decorated with lights and red silk hung all over the door. There was an endless stream of people inside and outside the door, all carrying gift boxes and walking in the door chatting and laughing.
Ning Jiuwei raised her head and glanced at the eye-catching red. It took a long time before she stepped in. She didn't take any gifts, she just walked in.
When she entered, she saw Mrs. Gu holding Mu Yue's hand and introducing her to a lady talking and laughing. She had never seen such a loving side of Mrs. Gu.
Ning Jiuwei stood in front of the hall, passed through the crowd, and looked at the affectionate mother and daughter standing under the eaves, her eyes quietly moistened.
"Miss Ning, I didn't expect you to come too?" Mu Xiaoxiao was wearing a light green skirt embroidered with lotus and a cloak of the same color, very elegant and unique.
Ning Jiu turned his head slightly when he heard the voice, looked at Mu Xiaoxiao who was smiling brightly, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and said, "Don't you welcome me, Miss Mu?"
Ning Jiuwei had already heard Qi Lexuan talk about the scene in the palace that day, so she could almost conclude that Mu Xiaoxiao must know her identity.
She couldn't help but think of that day in Gu Qingchen's room. It seemed that from that night on, Mu Xiaoxiao began to target her again and again. It must have been that night when she saw the birthmark on her arm.
"Miss Ning is joking. You are a guest invited by my eldest brother and my future sister-in-law. How can I say you are not welcome?" Mu Xiaoxiao said with a smile.
Ning Jiu slightly glanced at Mu Xiaoxiao and said, "Don't you know very well in your heart whether I can be your sister-in-law?"
"Miss Ning, I don't quite understand what you are saying." The smile on Mu Xiaoxiao's lips solidified a lot.
After hearing Mu Xiaoxiao's words, Ning Jiuwei slowly approached Mu Xiaoxiao and whispered in her ear: "It's pointless to pretend any longer. In fact, you already know my identity, right?"
Mu Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, then suppressed her smile, looked directly at Ning Jiuwei without hiding her eyes, and said, "Miss Ning is very smart, but it's too late."
"I don't understand, why are you doing this?" Ning Jiuwei asked.
"Let's find a place to have a good chat." Mu Xiaoxiao said with a slight smile on her lips.
Ning Jiuwei nodded and said, "Then let's go."
Before leaving, Mu Xiaoxiao winked at Ruyi who was not far away, and then led Ning Jiuwei around the corridor and to the pavilion in the backyard.
At this time, the sky suddenly became a little dark, and the originally sunny weather was covered with clouds. A cool breeze suddenly blew through, and it turned out to be a bit bitingly cold.
"Miss Ning, please drink tea." Mu Xiaoxiao said as she picked up the teapot next to her and poured a cup of tea, which was still steaming.
Ning Jiuwei took a sip of tea and said, "Miss Mu, let's go straight to the point. What is your purpose in doing all this?"
"I can only have one young lady in the Mu family, do you understand?" Mu Xiaoxiao looked at Ning Jiuwei and said, her face was always gentle, but today it was abnormally ferocious.
Hearing Mu Xiaoxiao's words, Ning Jiuwei still didn't understand why. She suddenly remembered that Mu Xiaoxiao was elegant and virtuous in her previous life. Now she looks hateful. She is still the same person, but many things are different.
Ning Jiu nodded slightly and said, "But you found someone to pretend to be. There are still two young ladies in the Mu family."
"It's different, Ning Jiuwei, fakes will always be fakes, do you understand?" Mu Xiaoxiao said with a smile.
"Yes, counterfeiters will always be counterfeiters. Even if you live in a phoenix nest since childhood, a pheasant will still be a pheasant, and the ugly duckling will always become a white swan one day. I say this, do you understand?" Ning Jiuwei looked at it. Mu Xiaoxiao asked.
Although Ning Jiuwei did not intend to have anything to do with Mu Mansion, she still couldn't bear the thought of someone pretending to be hers and enjoying everything that should belong to her. She was very petty.
Mu Xiaoxiao clenched her fingers when she heard Ning Jiuwei's words. She was clearly mocking herself, a common man in the world, why should she be mocking her.
"Sister Xiaoxiao, why are you here? I've been looking for you for a long time and there's no sign of you." Mu Yue was wearing a fiery red pomegranate skirt with gold thread and a crescent-white cloak on her body, walking delicately and charmingly. Entered the pavilion.
Seeing Mu Yue, Mu Xiaoxiao stood up and walked to her side. While holding her hand, she said with a smile: "Sister Yue, you are here. Sit down and try the tea I just made."
Mu Yue smiled and nodded and sat down. While picking up the teacup, she looked at Ning Jiuwei who had not moved. She frowned slightly with her curved eyebrows. She turned to Mu Xiaoxiao and asked, "Sister Xiaoxiao, don't you know this?" What is the position?"
"Look at my memory, let me introduce to you. This is Miss Ning, who is also my eldest brother's fiancée." Mu Xiaoxiao said while looking at Ning Jiuwei, her eyes full of meaning.
Mu Yue's brows frowned slightly, but they calmed down in an instant. She stood up with a smile and saluted, saying, "So it's my sister-in-law. Yue'er is polite."
Ning Jiuwei looked at Mu Yue coldly, said nothing, stood up and was about to leave, because he already understood everything that needed to be clarified, so why bother here.
"Miss Ning, please stay." When Mu Xiaoxiao saw Ning Jiuwei leaving, she hurriedly shouted.
Ning Jiuwei looked at Mu Xiaoxiao and asked with a calm look, "Is there anything else that Miss Mu has to do?"
"Because I still have a play that requires Miss Ning's cooperation." Mu Xiaoxiao said with a smile.
Mu Yue was drinking tea when she heard the conversation between Mu Xiaoxiao and Mu Xiaoxiao. Her eyes looked like they were watching a show. The more the two of them were at war with each other, the more beneficial it was to her.
Hearing Mu Xiaoxiao's words, Ning Jiuwei felt a bad premonition in her heart. She frowned and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"Sister Yue, how are you? Do you feel okay?" Mu Xiaoxiao turned her head and suddenly looked at Mu Yue who was sitting with a smile as warm as the spring breeze.
Mu Yue was startled by Mu Xiaoxiao's sudden movement, and then she frowned and asked, "Mu Xiaoxiao, what are you doing?"
Mu Xiaoxiao smiled, and when Mu Yue didn't react at all, he pulled out a sharp silvery dagger from his waist and stabbed it directly into her chest.
"I brought you into Mu Mansion not so that you could dominate me, but to be sacrificed..." Mu Xiaoxiao said and stabbed the dagger into Mu Yue's chest again.
Mu Yue was lying on the ground, her hand still covering the wound on her chest that kept spreading, and there was blood on her mouth. She stared at Mu Xiaoxiao and reluctantly made no sound.
At this time, the dark clouds in the sky were getting darker and darker, the wind was rustling very sadly, and the dull thunder could be vaguely heard, which made people feel very depressed.
Such weather, coupled with Mu Yue's appearance, made Mu Xiaoxiao feel panicked. She was a young lady from an aristocratic family and had never killed anyone before. Now such a scene made her lose her sense of proportion. Her hands were still covered in blood.
Mu Xiaoxiao stepped back, her hands trembling, and without thinking, she tried to grab Ning Jiuwei at the side, but Ning Jiuwei quickly dodged her.
"Mu Xiaoxiao, is this a play you said?" Ning Jiuwei's eyelids moved slightly, vaguely guessing her intention.