The situation in the Mu family is already a bit complicated. Mu Yunrong and Mu Ling's mother Sun was originally Mu Changming's girl. She grew up with Mu Changming, and her childhood sweethearts were naturally different. After Mu Changming got married, she took her as a concubine. Mrs. Mu had no children for many years, but Sun was born one after another, and her status in the mansion was naturally increasing. When the eldest daughter Mu Feiluan entered the palace as a concubine, her application was almost as good as that of the official family. It was not until after Mrs. Mu passed away that Sun was promoted to a flat wife by Mu Changming, so Mu Yunrong and Mu Ling were regarded as the legitimate son and daughter.

However, the Chinese country has always been cumbersome and strict. The marriage system is also extremely strict. For example, the idea that concubines cannot be married is almost an ironclad example. Not only ordinary people, officials and nobles cannot regard their concubines as wives, but even emperors cannot become favored concubines as queens. Even if the queen dies, they can only marry another queen. Therefore, in the mansion of Sucheng Hou, although Sun is known as a fair wife, even Sucheng Hou and Rou Concubine in the palace dare not ask for titles for Sun. The deceased Mrs. Mu is the wife of the first-rank marquis. After his death, I don’t know what the emperor is posthumously named as the first-rank marquis of Qin.

The rank is still higher. Originally, if the Marquis of Sucheng married a second wife, the second wife could have been granted the title of first-rank wife according to the rule that the second wife should not be higher than the original wife, but now Mrs. Sun has nothing. In the eyes of outsiders, she is still just a concubine, at most a higher level than ordinary concubines. Many high-end banquets in the capital still do not have her share. It is precisely because of this that even though Mrs. Mu passed away in recent years, Mrs. Mu never handed over the power of the mansion to Sun. As for the so-called name of a flat wife, the officials in the court ignored her for the sake of Prince Ning Rou and Prince Pingnan.

Mu Changming himself favored Sun and even vaguely claimed to be affectionate and righteous. However, it did not mean that he was willing to let outsiders scold him for begging his concubine and destroying his wife, even though Mrs. Mu had already passed away for many years.

"Qingyi, who taught you these words?" Mu Changming said in a deep voice. Although his daughter didn't care, Mu Changming still understood a little. With Mu Qingyi's mind, she would never be able to say such words, otherwise she would not have been forced to do it for Gu... Wan Yun and herself a few days ago.

Mu Qingyi lowered her eyes and whispered: "My daughter dreamed of her mother last night. She scolded her daughter as a legitimate daughter but did not know how to love herself and respect herself. She was bullied by her concubine and didn't know how to resist. She lost her mother's face in vain, so she might as well go with her mother. Daughter...Daughter doesn't want to die..."

"Nonsense, why do you die well?" Mu Changming's face flashed for a moment, and he scolded in a deep voice.

Mu Qingyi lowered her eyes and lowered her head without saying a word.

Seeing her standing there respectfully, her thin figure and pale face made Mu Changming feel guilty. He sighed, "You are in good health, go back and rest well. Look back... and change to another yard. Yunrong, you are disrespectful to your daughter. You go to the ancestral hall to kneel for three days, and only have a bowl of clear water every day. Do you understand?"

"I……"

"Father……"

Mu Yunrong and Mu Ling naturally disagreed. They were about to argue, but Mu Changming stared back with a sharp look, so they had to grit their teeth and shut up and dare not say anything again.

"Mr. Marquis, what's wrong?" Mu Changming was about to say apart, but Sun's voice came not far away. Hearing his mother's voice, a hint of joy flashed in Mu Yunrong and Mu Ling's eyes.

Seeing his mother coming, a hint of joy flashed across Mu Yunrong and Mu Ling's faces. Mu Yunrong raised his chin and glanced at Mu Qingyi with pride. Mu Qingyi was calm and seemed to be completely distracted.

Mu Changming frowned when he saw Sun, who was coming in a hurry and said, "Madam, why are you here?"

Sun looked at her daughter's pretty face that had blushed on her side and said with some resentment: "Mr. Marquis, even if Yun Rong did something wrong, you just punish her. How can she slap her in the face? How important is the face of the girl's family? If outsiders see it..."

Mu Yunrong also rushed into Sun's arms and started crying, "Mom, my daughter is so aggrieved..."

Seeing his wife's eyes red and her daughter's sobbing and painful look, a hint of embarrassment and reluctance flashed across Mu Changming's face. But he had just punished Mu Yunrong, so he couldn't go back on his word, so he said he wouldn't punish him. Next to him, Mu Qingyi stepped forward and said lightly: "Auntie, it's not my third sister that my father beats, it's my move."

A call to be a concubine made Sun stunned. Since Mu Qingyi's biological mother Zhang passed away, Mu Qingyi's relationship with the people in the Hou Mansion has been a little cold. However, Mu Qingyi is cowardly by nature, and Sun did not take her seriously. When we meet on weekdays, although Mu Qingyi refuses to call her mother, she will occasionally call her wife. But she doesn't expect why she has become an aunt again now, and... Mu Qingyi dares to hit Yunrong?

When he met Sun's look, Mu Qingyi did not dodge. He just said lightly: "Please don't blame your father, I beat my third sister. Moreover, Qingyi, as the legitimate daughter of the Sucheng Marquis' Mansion, should be qualified to discipline a concubine who disrespects her legitimate mother. Aunt Sun, do you think so?"

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Sun's face. If Mu Qingyi called her aunt and had such a hint of respect, this voice of Aunt Sun was directly equivalent to demoting her to the status of a servant. For the legitimate daughter, the concubine was indeed half a servant. She even asked her if she was? What could she say? No?

After a while, Sun finally came to his senses. He looked at Mu Qingyi and smiled, "Yi'er said... If Rong'er makes Yi'er angry, my aunt apologizes to you for her. You should forgive her because they are all close relatives. Rong'er, why don't you apologize to your fourth sister?"

Mu Qingyi smiled coldly in her heart and said lightly: "Aunt Sun is so serious, her mother is gone, and her grandmother is old again. It's nothing to share the responsibility for her grandmother and her father." After hearing her words, Sun's heart tightened and stared at Mu Qingyi with some vigilance: Does this girl want to seize power?

The country of China has clear distinction between superiority and inferiority. If Mrs. Mu did not take power, the Sucheng Hou Mansion could indeed be controlled by Mu Qingyi before she got married. However, Mu Qingyi was originally cowardly and taciturn, and Sun never took her heart. Not to mention that Mu Qingyi could not fight, she might not be able to manage even if she put the Mu family in her hands. But now, Sun instinctively felt a trace of danger. He couldn't help but resent the daughter and Mu Changming in the palace. If she hadn't had a formal title, how could she be squeezed into a dilemma by this girl? No matter how many plans she had, as long as Mu Qingyi moved out of her identity, she would have to fall below.

Seeing his daughter confronting his wife, Mu Changming frowned impatiently and waved his hand: "Okay, Yun Rong doesn't respect his legitimate mother, go to the ancestral hall to kneel for three days. No one is allowed to plead! Qingyi, you have just recovered from a serious illness, go back to your yard to have a good rest. Whatever you want to eat is what people call you... I'll just say it to you." Mu Changming originally wanted to talk about his mother, but his daughter had just emphasized the difference between legitimate and illegitimate, and Mu Changming could only talk about his aunt. Anyway, Mu Qingyi had never called Sun's mother, and Mu Changming didn't care. Sun's face, who was standing next to him, changed, and his originally beautiful and gentle face was slightly ferocious.
Chapter completed!