Mu Qing's face turned ashen; he couldn't understand what had happened. How could Ting'er, who had always been so obedient and well-behaved, say such vicious words?
The voices of mockery and gossip filled his ears, and Mu Tingting gradually regained her senses. When she recalled what she had just said, her face changed drastically, and she collapsed to the floor.
Why? Why did it happen this way?
She had just spoken her true thoughts, something she usually didn't dare to say, as if she was possessed.
In the inn, Wu Yu, watching the scene, tilted his head back to drink his wine, shook his head with a bitter smile, "I never expected that the Truth Pill she just learned to refine would come in handy. Even if she claims someone set her up, the anxious commoners wouldn't believe it. Words are powerful. This will really make that woman from the Mu Family suffer."
With this girl's temperament, there was no need to worry that she would suffer at the Mu Family.
"No!" In the crowd, Mu Ruyue clutched her head tightly and screamed in distress, "That's not what I wanted to say, absolutely not what I wanted to say!"
"Ting'er!"
Ye Tianfeng, his heart filled with anxiety, could no longer care about Tian Yuan. He leapt over to Mu Ruyue and tightly embraced her, "Ting'er, snap out of it!"
Mu Tingting's tears flowed out, "Princely Heir, it wasn't me. Someone must have set me up. Someone must have set me up. You have to seek justice for me."
"Alright, don't worry. I will definitely seek justice for you and clear your name."
His Ting'er was so kind-hearted, how could she say such things? Someone must be framing her.
Hearing Mu Tingting's words, Mu Qing finally snapped out of it. He pointed angrily at Mu Ruyue and shouted, "Was it you? Did you do something to Ting'er? It must be you; you must have framed my Ting'er out of jealousy."
"Pfft!"
Unexpectedly, just as he finished speaking, an inappropriate laugh echoed.
Ji Ru Ya seemed to have never heard such an amusing joke before; her eyes were filled with mirth, "It's truly strange. How could Mu Ruyue, who is so far from Mu Tingting, manage to frame her? Mu Family Master, Mu Tingting is your daughter. Could it be that Mu Ruyue was picked up from the streets? But it seems like the one picked up is Mu Tingting. Your Majesty, do you think what I said makes sense?"
"Whatever Beloved Consort says is always correct."
Emperor Zi Yue, captivated by Ji Ru Ya's enchanting voice, naturally deemed everything she said as correct.
"Mu Family Master, you see, even His Majesty agrees with me," Ji Ru Ya said with a seductive smile, her slightly parted red lips emitting a faint mist.
Mu Qing's eyes flickered; for some reason, he had a feeling that Consort Ya seemed to be helping Mu Ruyue.
Why?
He remembered that Mu Ruyue rarely went out and had no contact with Consort Ya. They had only met once when they went to cancel the engagement. With Consort Ya's personality, it was impossible for her to help others so casually.
"Father!" Mu Tingting covered her face, and tears flowed slowly through her fingers.
Such humiliation, she had never experienced in her life.
Mu Tingting believed that after today's incident, she would be despised by the people of the Purple Moon Country, something she couldn't bear.
Now, Mu Tingting knew what it felt like to be looked down upon. In the past, she had mercilessly poisoned the young Mu Ruyue, which buried Mu Ruyue's extraordinary talent.
"Miss Zhang…" Mu Tingting raised her head to meet Zhang Yaxin's mocking gaze, feeling her heart sink. She wanted to explain but didn't know where to start.
Zhang Yaxin snorted coldly, "Lady Mu is so gentle and kind, and also so clever. How could she talk to fools like us? Wouldn't that project my stupidity onto you, Lady Mu?"