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"Are you blind? Can't you see Renbao?"

Renbao, hands on his hips, questioned him somewhat angrily.

Shu looked down and finally saw Renbao. She was lost in her own thoughts and did not notice that there were two other outsiders in the room.

"Who are you?" Shu asked, a hint of embarrassment flashing in her eyes.

She has always presented herself in a gentle and demure manner.

Renbao questioned, "Why did you hit your brother?"

"That's right, why did you hit my brother?" Mu Panliu stepped forward, her tone icy. Her mind worked quickly. "These two are guests that my brother and I invited back."

"Bringing someone back without the elders' permission is against the rules," Madam Shu said, her tone softening considerably. "Why didn't you two tell me beforehand?"

Renbao ran up to Mu Shizhong, looked up at him and said, "Brother, if she hits you, just hit her back. She's not your mother anyway."

Mu Shizhong was stunned, his fingers clenching together. To be honest, he was quite tempted.

Snapped!

Snapped!

Snapped!

Three crisp slaps, each louder than the last.

But it wasn't Mu Shizhong who did it.

The maid could only see Shu's face being slapped back and forth, left and right, but she didn't see the person slapping her at all.

The one who hit her was Mu Wen.

She's been holding back for so long!

She didn't need her son to do it; she did it herself!

Still reeling from the beating, Madam Shu covered her face, her anger blazing, and demanded of Mu Shizhong, "How dare you hit your stepmother! If word gets out, you can forget about taking the imperial examinations!"

Renbao said, "He didn't hit you."

Mu Panliu stared intently at the person beside Shu Shi, sensing her mother's presence!

"Mother, is that you?" Mu Panliu cried out, her eyes red. "It's you who's back, isn't it!"

Mu Shizhong was also stunned, and tentatively called out, "Mother!"

Shu was stunned; she did indeed feel a chilling aura engulfing her.

It felt as if someone was pressing down on her shoulders, and her heart started pounding wildly.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Shu's voice trembled slightly.

Renbao grinned and said, "You hit your brother, and his mother will come after you!"

"Stop playing tricks!" Shu was terrified, but managed to shout, "Guards, throw them out!"

Song Mo took a step forward, shielding Renbao, and looked at her coldly: "Little Celestial Master, you dare to chase her away? Are you tired of living?"

Shu's mind was buzzing.

Little Celestial Master?

"This young master must be joking. The little celestial master is far away in the capital, why would he come to the northern frontier?"

Gao Yunze rushed over upon hearing the noise, but he didn't see Song Mo's face, only his back.

Song Mo slowly turned around: "Master Gao, it's been a long time. Don't you recognize me?"

"It's Young Master Song." Gao Yunze's pupils shrank. He had learned about Song Mo's background from others. He was the eldest son of a prominent family in the capital, someone who could not be offended.

Shu could tell from his expression that Song Mo was not someone she could afford to offend, and she secretly regretted being too impulsive.

Deep down, I felt resentful. Those two little brats are really lucky; they actually managed to meet someone important.

Song Mo snorted coldly: "The Little Celestial Master and I came here on someone's behalf, oh no, now we are souls."

Renbao saw mung bean cakes on the table and couldn't help but ask Mu Shizhong, "Brother, can I eat some?"

Mu Shizhong nodded: "Yes."

He was still reeling from the shock of Song Mo's words.

Soul, are you referring to his mother?

Shu's expression changed.

Gao Yunze's face turned ashen and then purple. He swallowed hard, his scalp tingling. "I don't understand what Young Master Song means."

Renbao held a mung bean cake and ate it, saying crisply, "It's Aunt Mu, she said you killed her, and her father too, you killed him too. Murderers must pay with their lives, don't you understand that principle?"

The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room instantly became incredibly heavy.

"You killed my mother?" Mu Shizhong looked at Gao Yunze in disbelief, his eyes blazing with fury.

Mu Panliu immediately grabbed a stool, intending to smash it against Gao Yunze.

"I didn't," Gao Yunze protested. "Your mother and I grew up together, and we've been friends for decades. How could I possibly do such a thing to her? Don't listen to her attempts to sow discord."

When Shu saw the pastries in Renbao's hand, remembering Song Mo's claim that she was a little celestial master, she blurted out in alarm, "Don't eat them! The pastries are poisoned!"