C8 Hanging up a Concubine 4

"Mu Yunhua, have you lost your mind, or is there something wrong with your brain? Since when does a chicken bone respond to anyone?!" Mu Yuyao was always strutting around here, brimming with confidence and in high spirits. But today, it seemed she was just looking for discomfort.

Mu Yunhua was acting like a totally different person!

As Mu Yuyao glared at the chicken bone she had kicked away in anger, Mu Yunhua casually cleaned her ears, "Exactly, you call it, and it doesn't respond—what makes you think it belongs to Wangcai? I might as well say it belongs to Dog Egg."

Mu Yuyao was so taken aback she was at a loss for words. Fuming, she stamped her foot and pointed at Mu Yunhua, blurting out things she shouldn't have, "Mu Yunhua, you blockhead, don't think you're safe just because Big Sister took you in. Mother said keeping you at home will only tarnish the Mu Family's reputation and drag Big Sister and me down with you. Just wait—by tomorrow, you'll be sent off to An He Temple to become a nun."

"Do you even know what An He Temple is? It's the renowned nunnery of the Da Xi Kingdom. Once you're in, you can kiss your life goodbye—no more causing trouble. Get ready to spend your days with nothing but the eternal glow of temple lamps!"

Mu Yuyao's words came out rapid-fire, and she didn't even give Little Apricot a chance to intervene, "Miss, we overheard that... Why did you spill everything!?"

Realizing her mistake, Mu Yuyao bit her lip and shot a fierce look at Mu Yunhua.

If it weren't for this infuriating fool, she would never have let slip the private conversation between her mother and Big Sister!

"It's all your fault, you nitwit! Little Apricot, we're leaving!" Mu Yuyao scolded Mu Yunhua once more and turned to leave with Little Apricot. But then, Mu Yunhua, who had been quiet until now, suddenly spoke.

"Mu Yuyao."

Her voice was so soft yet it stopped Mu Yuyao in her tracks. She turned around with a menacing look, "What do you want?!"

"Mu Yuyao, calling me a 'stupid donkey' left and right. As much as it pains me to admit it, we were both sown from the same seed by our father. If you're labeling me an idiot, then what does that make you?" Mu Yunhua arched an eyebrow, "A little idiot donkey, perhaps?"

Little idiot donkey?

Mu Yuyao was momentarily dumbfounded by the insult, ready to lunge at Mu Yunhua and shut her up for good, but Little Apricot held her back with determination.

"Little Apricot, why are you holding me back? I'm going to throttle her!" Mu Yuyao could hardly contain her fury. It was always her doing the name-calling, and now to be on the receiving end was more than she could stand.

"Miss, please don't stoop to her level. His Highness the Crown Prince will be arriving soon. We need to hurry back and change our clothes!" Little Apricot clung to Mu Yuyao, insisting there was no need to deal with the foolish Second Miss right now.

An esteemed guest would be arriving shortly!

With Little Apricot's reminder, Mu Yuyao cooled down a bit, "Mu Yunhua, you just wait. I'll deal with you later! Little Apricot, let's go!"

With a final harsh word, Mu Yuyao stormed off with Little Apricot in tow, not once looking back.

No sooner had they left than the nursemaid burst out, "Miss, you mustn't go to the Temple of Peace! That place is no good, not at all! How could Aunt Wan devise such a cruel scheme? She's going to torment you to death!"

Mu Yunhua was unfazed by the prospect of being sent to keep company with the eternal lamps or whatever else was planned. She wasn't going to go if she didn't want to, and she'd be impressed if anyone could actually make her. What really mattered to her was the way Mu Yuyao had just addressed her—Mother!

In the Mu Mansion, the only person who could be called 'mother' by Mu Honghai's daughter was her own mother, Chu Die. But since her mother's disappearance, Aunt Wan had taken over the household affairs, gradually consolidating power, and the servants, ever opportunistic, began to call her 'Madam.' This title of 'Madam' had grown increasingly widespread, to the point where even Mu Honghai seemed to have given his tacit approval.

Mu Yuxi and Mu Yuyao quickly took to calling Aunt Wan "Mother."

But as the saying goes, a chicken will always be a chicken. It may dream of soaring to the treetops to become a phoenix, but usurping their mother's place? That would require the consent of Mu Yunhua, and she was not one to acquiesce so easily!