coobybook Chapter 211 The Moon Kingdom's War: A Series of Victories
Chapter 211 The Moon Kingdom's War: A Series of Victories
These paintings were by no means hastily pieced together; one can see that they were created with a great deal of effort and emotion.
Recalling her time in the palace, she often noticed that the little maid was always gazing at her thoughtfully. At the time, she only thought that the two of them had a close relationship and did not think much of it.
Little did anyone know that from that time onward, Xi Xi had already been secretly planning to give her a special gift.
Mu Yunshang smiled slightly and gently kissed Xiao Yuxi's chubby cheek, a hint of tenderness showing deep in her eyes. It seemed that Xixi could always easily touch the softest part of her heart, moving her involuntarily.
Mu Yunshang did not wait for her mother and grandmother to wake up before boarding the carriage back to the palace alone. Since the trip had been very rushed, there was no need for a grand departure; keeping things simple was the best option.
Mu Yunshang carefully held the painting in her arms, as if protecting a rare treasure. She softly instructed the maid beside her, "After we return to the palace, remember to find a painter to carefully frame this painting and hang it in my bedroom."
The maid smiled slightly and replied softly, "Yes, Your Highness."
Then, she placed the mung bean cakes she had brought back from the Duke of Mu's mansion on the small table and said with a smile, "It seems that Your Highness really cares for Miss Biao."
Mu Yunshang smiled and shook her head, her eyes revealing deep tenderness. "Actually, I should be thanking her."
Mu Yunshang didn't explain much, but silently picked up a small, exquisite pastry and slowly put it in her mouth.
But as she took her first bite, her brows furrowed, her face filled with confusion and bewilderment.
Then, she moved the pastries further away and examined them carefully.
"Is this mung bean cake really made by the Mu family's chef?" Mu Yunshang asked with a hint of surprise, because she clearly remembered that she had tasted the same mung bean cake just yesterday, but today's taste was completely different.
The maidservant, clearly somewhat bewildered, quickly replied, "Your Highness, I have already inquired, and this is indeed the only chef who knows how to make mung bean cakes. Moreover, to allow Your Highness to try more, we specially had him make extra. May I ask, Your Highness, is there anything wrong with these cakes?"
Mu Yunshang frowned.
It's not just inappropriate, it's problematic in every way! The taste of this pastry is vastly different from what I had yesterday; almost nothing is the same.
Even the texture is far inferior to yesterday's.
The maid was a little flustered. She had asked carefully before bringing so many items, so how could she have brought the wrong ones?
Mu Yunshang slowly crushed the mung bean cake in her hand into powder. Could the flavor she longed for also change?
"Find some time to ask if the Mu family's cook made any mung bean cakes yesterday or the day before."
"Yes."
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The good news came very quickly, catching everyone off guard.
The Yue Kingdom achieved a series of victories, winning dozens of battles in one fell swoop. Among them, General Mu Yunnan Mu made outstanding contributions, personally beheading the current general of the Sha Kingdom, which greatly boosted the morale of the Yue Kingdom. Not only that, they also successfully recovered all lost territories and occupied several vital city-states of the Sha Kingdom.
When the Empress Dowager learned of this news, she carefully examined the date on the letter and discovered it was the very day that the cousin from the Mu family was conferred the title of Princess. Could she truly be so closely connected to the fate of the Yue Kingdom?
The Empress Dowager stared intently at the letter in her hand, her gaze deep and solemn. The consecutive victories in wars had all coincided precisely with the dates she had presented gifts to her cousin from the Mu family, down to the last detail. This meant that the connection between the Yue Kingdom and this cousin was growing ever closer, and it seemed the Yue Kingdom would reap even greater benefits.
In her previous life, the Empress Dowager would never have believed such a thing. But now that she has been reborn, and given that a high-ranking monk from the National Temple had also made similar remarks, she has no choice but to take it seriously.
Recalling her past life, it was after this girl's death that the Moon Kingdom began its gradual decline. This undoubtedly proved that these claims were not unfounded. She had to take good care of her.
The Mu family members were very puzzled and confused by the Empress Dowager's inexplicable favor towards Xi recently.
Especially in their previous life, the Empress Dowager was always causing trouble for the Mu family, which had become commonplace. However, the sudden appearance of such a large-scale bestowal of honors now felt somewhat unsettling.
People in the capital were talking about how amazingly fortunate the Mu family's cousin was. Despite the hardships she had endured in the countryside in the past few years, she had won the Empress Dowager's unparalleled favor as soon as she returned to the capital.
Not only was she adopted as a goddaughter by the Empress Dowager, but she also received generous rewards from the palace almost every day.
For this reason, she became the youngest princess with a fiefdom.
This was by no means solely due to the Mu family's connections; after all, even the Empress in the palace, whose family members belonged to the Mu family, did not receive such special favor as this cousin. It seemed the Empress Dowager cherished her like a precious jewel.
Recently, the Mu family has been preparing for a joyous occasion—Mu Sili, a daughter born out of wedlock, is about to marry into the Ning family and become their second wife.
To be honest, any illegitimate daughter of the Mu family could become a legal wife if she married into a family of lower status. But General Ning Zhi's status has risen so high that it would be better if she were a legitimate illegitimate daughter of the Mu family.
But who doesn't know the origin of Musiliao?
She was the talk of the town! An illegitimate daughter whose father was unknown, raised in the outer courtyard of the Mu family from a young age. If it weren't for her concubine giving birth to a son who entered the Mu family, how could she have taken the surname "Mu"?
However, everyone had heard that the Mu family originally planned to marry An Lan, the daughter of the An family, as their principal wife. But for some reason, they suddenly changed their minds at the last minute. Not only did they change the principal wife they had arranged with the Mu family to a secondary wife and replace her with someone else, they also married the eldest daughter of a small family as their principal wife.
Rumors were spreading like wildfire that the third daughter of the Mu family was pregnant with a child of unknown father, and the Mu family was determined to pin the blame on Ning Zhi. But the Ning family refused to acknowledge it!
Ultimately, both sides compromised, allowing the third daughter of the Mu family to become a secondary wife, while the position of the principal wife was left to the Ning family to decide. However, the twists and turns, the truth and falsehood of this affair, are probably only known to those involved…
Musiliao looked at the wedding dress in her hand. She had planned for so long, but in the end, she still couldn't wear the bright red wedding dress.
Musiliao suddenly noticed a small head peeking out from outside, and couldn't help but chuckle. She waved to the girl, signaling her to come over.