His entire family perished in battle; he rose from the ashes to conquer the world.

Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, looked at the magician Liu Qian, emphasizing the words "perform well," clearly implying something more.

Liu Qian naturally understood what Zhu Zheng meant, and magically pulled out a burlap sack from behind his back.

He reached inside with his right hand.

next moment.

Take out an iron pot the size of a wooden basin from inside.

This scene once again won cheers and applause from the crowd.

However, Liu Qian did not stop. He reached into the burlap sack again with his right hand and took out a sealed wooden bucket, firewood, and many other things.

"He really is a magician. I've really seen something new today."

"Next time it's my mother's birthday, I'll invite him to perform."

Liu Qian's magic tricks have sparked much discussion.

Only Mu Yuan remained expressionless, watching everything with cold eyes.

As Liu Qian placed the items on the ground one by one, he quickly set up a pot and opened the lid of a wooden bucket, which was full of snow-white lard.

Pour the lard into the iron pot.

Liu Qian lit the firewood.

Everyone was confused by Liu Qian's actions.

It's unclear what his intentions are in doing this.

Soon, as the firewood continued to burn, the oil in the pot gradually melted, and bubbles began to rise and fall.

Liu Qian, unhurriedly, took out a crescent-shaped jade pendant from the burlap sack that resembled a treasure chest and threw it directly into the boiling oil.

"Grandma, everyone, please watch carefully, this is the 'fishing for the moon in the sea' technique."

Liu Qian rolled up his wide sleeves and put his hand into the boiling oil.

This action startled everyone present, causing them to gasp in horror. Some were so frightened that they covered their eyes with their hands, unable to look directly at the terrifying scene.

However, a miraculous thing happened.

Liu Qian plunged his hand into the boiling oil, but instead of getting burned, he easily retrieved the crescent-shaped jade pendant.

Wipe the jade pendant clean.

Liu Qian handed the jade pendant to Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng.

Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, nodded in satisfaction, and then said to Old Madam Mu:

"Grandma, this is a birthday gift from me. I hope you won't find it too much."

Old Madam Mu frowned. Giving jade as a gift was nothing new, but there was always an auspicious meaning to it. The jade pendant in front of her was shaped like a crescent moon.

It is clearly incomplete, missing half of it.

"Your Highness, why did you only give half of the jade as a gift?"

At this moment, Qin Hongxiu spoke up to question him.

She had long known that Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, had come with ill intentions, but she had kept quiet because it was Old Madam Mu's birthday.

It wasn't until Prince Zhu Zheng of Ning presented the missing crescent-shaped jade piece that the story began.

She couldn't help but ask the question.

"Oh dear, you've reminded me." Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, feigned sudden realization, turned to the magician Liu Qian, and said sternly, "Didn't I give you a pair of jade pieces? Why is there only one?"

Liu Qian cooperated, belatedly opening the burlap sack and reaching inside.

next moment.

He took out a piece of jade, also shaped like a crescent moon, from the burlap sack.

"Your Highness, we've found it."

As Liu Qian spoke, he was about to hand it over to Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng.

However, as soon as he raised his hand, the crescent-shaped jade fell directly into the boiling oil.

"How dare you! You actually threw the jade into the oil pot, ruining my elegant mood for celebrating the old lady's birthday! You deserve to die a thousand deaths!!" Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, cursed loudly.

"Your Highness, please forgive me, my hand slipped." Liu Qian looked terrified.

"Hurry up and fish them out!"

Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, rebuked him.

"Your Highness, this 'scooping the moon from the sea' magic trick can only be performed once a day. I am powerless to help you," Liu Qian explained with a bitter face.

"What?!" Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, exclaimed, his eyes wide. "What are we going to do?"

Watching the two of them sing in unison, Mu Yuan sneered inwardly. What kind of trick was this, this jade-giving gift? They were just after something else entirely.

Although they saw through the tricks of Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, and Liu Qian.

But Mu Yuan did not choose to expose him.

He wanted to see what these two were planning next.

"Your Highness, although I can no longer perform the 'fishing for the moon in the sea' technique, I can select someone here and personally teach them. In this way, we can retrieve the jade from the oil pot," Liu Qian hurriedly offered his plan.

"This is the only way."

Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, nodded and glanced at everyone present: "Who is willing?"

These words were spoken.

Those present waved their hands.

They came to celebrate Old Madam Mu's birthday, not to suffer.

Besides, with such a scalding hot oil pot, if you really put your hand in to retrieve the jade pendant, wouldn't you burn your whole hand?

At this moment, Lan Que spoke:

"Your Highness, in my opinion, it is most appropriate for Prince De Muyuan to do this."

Unexpectedly, his suggestion was not approved by Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng; instead, he rebuked him:

"Outrageous! This oil pot is boiling hot. Do you want to put Mu Yuan in danger? Besides, he's the only male heir in the Mu family now. Are you suggesting this to ensure the Mu family line ends?"

While seemingly scolding Lan Que, Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, subtly mocked the Mu family in his words.

"It's just a piece of jade, it's no big deal!"

Old Madam Mu realized that Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, was targeting her grandson, Mu Yuan. However, since it was her 70th birthday, she could only suppress her anger and try to settle things peacefully.

"Grandma, this is my heartfelt gift, how can you let it go?" Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, firmly disagreed.

Qin Hongxiu also saw through Prince Ning Zhu Zheng's sinister intentions and stepped forward again:

"It seems Your Highness is determined to have someone else retrieve the jade from the boiling oil. In that case, I'll do it!"

With that, he rolled up his sleeves and walked toward the scalding oil pot.

"Wait, I'll do it!"

Another voice rang out.

The person speaking was none other than Su Wanqing, the second sister-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, I'm a medical student. As long as we quickly retrieve the jade pendant and apply some herbal medicine, she'll be fine." Su Wanqing didn't want Qin Hongxiu to ruin her hand trying to retrieve the jade from the oil.

As soon as Su Wanqing finished speaking, Mu Yuan's other sisters-in-law also stood up.

They all volunteered to reach into the oil pan to retrieve the jade pendant.

Seeing that Mu Yuan remained silent, Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, could no longer contain himself and sneered, "Is there really no man left in the Xiping Prince's Mansion? Are they sending women to handle this?"

These words were clearly meant for Mu Yuan's ears.

"Your Highness, although we are women, we are still members of the Mu family. Moreover, we are willing to do this. What does it have to do with whether the Mu family has men or not?" Qin Hongxiu said coldly.

Upon hearing this, the Mu family's wives all echoed his sentiments.

Just as Qin Hongxiu and the others were arguing with Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng...

Mu Yuan spoke:

"Let me do it."

"No!"

As soon as Mu Yuan finished speaking, Qin Hongxiu was the first to stand up and object. That was a pot of boiling oil; if you put your hand in, you'd be ruined.

Prince Zhu Zheng of Ning brought Liu Qian with him, and deliberately staged this magic trick to deal with Mu Yuan.

How could Qin Hongxiu stand by and watch Mu Yuan get hurt?

"Sister-in-law is right. We are also part of the Mu family. Let us come," said Su Wanqing, the second sister-in-law.