Chapter 447: Chapter 447
"You!" Mu Ziqing covered her face, eyes wide, "What gives you the right to hit me!"
Mu Zixuan declared righteously, "Because you’re trying to seduce my husband! You’re already thirty years old this year! Aren’t you just staying in the Mu Family to seduce my husband?"
As soon as her words ended, suddenly, laughter emerged from behind a big tree nearby.
There were no other people in the garden, and the sudden laughter startled Mu Zixuan.
"Who is playing tricks in broad daylight!"
"Being scared in broad daylight suggests you have quite a guilty conscience," Yan Qianyi said as she walked out.
The two sisters were somewhat surprised to see her.
A flicker of panic crossed Mu Zixuan’s eyes.
She often bullied Mu Ziqing, but always behind closed doors.
That slap just now had definitely been seen by Yan Qianyi.
Mu Zixuan quickly regained her composure and warned Yan Qianyi, "You little sister-in-law, pretend you didn’t see what just happened."
Yan Qianyi smiled, "I neither have amnesia nor am I blind; how can I pretend I didn’t see?"
She had investigated everyone in the Mu Family.
Actually, Mu Ziqing’s past experiences were somewhat similar to her own.
Mu Zixuan’s current husband was previously Mu Ziqing’s childhood sweetheart.
After Mu Ziqing’s mother passed away, Mu Kang married a new wife, who gave birth to Mu Zixuan and Mu Zicheng.
Seeing Mu Ziqing fall out of favor in the Mu Family, that scoundrel ended up with Mu Zixuan.
Of course, all this was none of her business, and she hadn’t planned to step in.
But she couldn’t help laughing out loud.
Mu Zixuan’s face grew even darker, "Yan Qianyi, right? Although Mu Yunlie has now acknowledged his ancestry, you haven’t moved back yet; the Mu Family’s affairs are none of your business. I advise you not to meddle!"
Yan Qianyi was about to say something when Mu Ziqing quickly stepped in front of her and whispered:
"Zixuan is in a bad mood right now, don’t stoop to her level. Just go find Ah Lie. We sisters often fight, but we never take it to heart; it’s nothing."
Yan Qianyi furrowed her brows.
Among so many people in the Mu Family, Mu Ziqing had left the best impression on her.
According to her investigations, Mu Ziqing often actively engaged in charity work.
In the Mu Family’s grandchildren, she was also the kindest to Mu Yunlie.
Yan Qianyi nodded and turned to leave.
She initially didn’t want to meddle; since Mu Ziqing had said so, she might as well pretend she hadn’t seen anything.
"Stop!" Mu Zixuan chased after her, "What are you holding in your hand?"
"Don’t you have eyes?" Yan Qianyi retorted sarcastically.
She had no patience for such arrogant and domineering people.
Perhaps because she saw traces of Yan Ruyi in Mu Zixuan, she particularly disliked Mu Zixuan.
Mu Zixuan snatched the flower from Yan Qianyi’s hand, tearing the stem in two.
"Do you know how hard it is for this flower to bloom? It’s Grandfather’s favorite, and you dared to pick it! Do you really think this is your house?"
Mu Ziqing grabbed Mu Zixuan’s hand, trying to calm her, "Zixuan, Qianyi hasn’t been to our house many times and doesn’t know these rules, don’t blame her."
"Stay out of it!" Mu Zixuan shook her off forcefully.
Mu Ziqing stumbled, and if Yan Qianyi hadn’t supported her, she would have fallen to the ground.
"She needs to learn that there are some things in the Mu Family she can’t simply touch!"
Mu Zixuan’s words had a double meaning.
Mu Yunlie’s return to the family meant Mu Zicheng was losing his inheritance rights in the Mu Family.
As Mu Zicheng’s older sister, Mu Zixuan was also angry about this matter.
Originally, she was displeased with Mu Yunlie and Yan Qianyi, and Yan Qianyi’s attitude now annoyed her even more.
Seizing the opportunity, she wanted to give Yan Qianyi a good lesson and, by the way, hint that she shouldn’t even think about coveting the Mu Family’s inheritance!
"Yan Qianyi, do you realize your mistake?" Mu Zixuan asked.
Yan Qianyi thought it was funny, "What are you to speak to me ?"
"I am your elder sister! The Mu Family values seniority the most! Didn’t Ah Lie teach you that?" Mu Zixuan stood tall, with a preachy demeanor.
"So, you also know that the Mu Family values seniority, huh? Then what about when you hit your older sister earlier? What would grandfather say if he knew?"
Mu Zixuan paused for a moment, tugging fiercely at the corner of her mouth, "Don’t threaten me. You picked grandpa’s favorite flowers; do you know how hard those flowers are to maintain?"
Yan Qianyi raised an eyebrow, "The flower, I’ve already picked it. What can you do about it? Besides, I want to pick more."
Having said this, Yan Qianyi walked over and continued picking.
Such good medicinal herbs, she definitely wanted to take some back.
If it weren’t for the two sisters coming here and distracting her, she would have already picked a bunch.
Old Master Mu wouldn’t even blink an eye before sending her a shopping mall.
She didn’t believe that picking these few flowers would make Old Master Mu angry.
Such delicate flowers usually cost a lot of money and manpower to maintain.
But compared to a shopping mall, what were these flowers?
"Yan Qianyi, you are crazy!" Mu Zixuan exclaimed.
When she and her brother used to frolic in the garden as children, accidentally stepping on these flowers would cause grandpa to explode with rage and make them kneel as punishment.
Now, as long as she protected these flowers, even if Yan Qianyi went to grandpa to complain that she had hit Mu Ziqing, grandpa wouldn’t punish her.
Because these flowers were very important to grandpa; they were planted by his late wife.
Grandma had specifically instructed grandpa to take good care of the flowers in the garden before she passed away.
Mu Zixuan rushed forward and grabbed Yan Qianyi’s wrist, attempting to pull her away but discovered that no matter how hard she tried, Yan Qianyi’s hand picking flowers remained motionless.
She stared in astonishment at Yan Qianyi.
She looked so thin, how could she have such strength?
"Zixuan! You should let go!" Mu Ziqing pleaded anxiously from the side, "Qianyi, stop picking, grandpa will really get angry!"
Mu Zixuan bit her teeth, realizing she couldn’t move Yan Qianyi and instead tried to push her with both hands.
Yan Qianyi was about to retaliate when she noticed Old Master Mu and Mu Huaner turning the corner of the nearby flowerbed.
She immediately abandoned the idea of retaliating, and opportunely sat down on the ground.
"Mu Zixuan, what are you doing?!"
Old Master Mu’s roar echoed from afar.
Every younger member of the family had a psychological shadow over Old Master Mu’s roar.
She looked up in panic and saw Old Master Mu and Mu Huaner walking briskly towards her.
Mu Ziqing quickly went forward to help Yan Qianyi.
Then Mu Yunlie arrived; he came from another direction, only seeing Yan Qianyi stand up from the ground and didn’t see the prior situation.
He rushed over, rudely pushing Mu Ziqing aside to take Yan Qianyi in his arms, heartbroken.
"Are you alright? Everything okay?"
Yan Qianyi shook her head, "It’s nothing, big sister was just helping me."
Mu Yunlie breathed a sigh of relief.
He hadn’t seen clearly just now, only saw Mu Ziqing closest to Yan Qianyi, and in his nervousness, he didn’t think much before pushing Mu Ziqing away.