Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife Chapter 235

~ MU CHENG’S CAUSE OF DEATH ~ 

Steward Qin opened his mouth and said, “Without Miss’s permission, I took the initiative to investigate the cause of death of Miss Mu’s father. Please forgive me. Your father didn’t fall overboard and die. He was killed secretly by the people who did business with him. And the person who killed your father was assassinated after he left the Capital, and no one in his family was spared. Because the time gap is too far apart, and the matter did not leave much of a clue, so at the moment, we are unable to find out who did it.”

Mu Yunyao held the paper, her eyes filled with endless coldness. “Thank you for your trouble, Steward Qin.”

“There’s another thing. There’s news from the Capital. The Su family had already received news about Madam and Miss Mu and had sent people to Xiayan Village to investigate Miss’s identity. With the ability of the Su family, it would not be long before they found out that Miss was in Jingling City, and they would send people to acknowledge her relatives.”

Mu Yunyao memorized the contents of the paper and then dissolved it into a cup of tea. “Since Steward Qin mentioned the Su family, then I also have something to tell you. If the Su family comes to fetch Mother and me, I’m afraid that I wouldn’t be able to help Bu Xian Luo.”Seeing that Mu Yunyao heard the news about the Su Family and was not the least bit surprised, Steward Qin thought for a bit, then he smiles with full of trust, “Previously Madam said that the distance between the Capital and Jingling City isn’t too far. If you take the water route, you can reach it in a few short days, and it’s very convenient to send letters, so Miss Mu doesn’t need to leave Bu Xian Luo.”

“Steward Qin, people don’t speak in secret. Earlier, I wanted to return Bu Xian Luo completely to Yue Wang.”

“This... Miss, I am just a servant, so I don’t know what Wang Ye is planning to do with Bu Xian Luu. About this matter, you still need to discuss it with Your Highness personally!”

Even though Mu Yunyao knew that Steward Qin was saying this in order to act shamelessly, when she saw the smile on his face and thought about how he had taken care of her and her mother all this time, she still couldn’t wholly harden her heart, “Steward Qin, you all understand that controlling Bu Xian Luo alone is more beneficial to Wang Ye than harm. Now that I have gotten involved with the Su Family, is Your Highness not afraid of me going against him?”

“This... This old servant has always been stupid, and I don’t understand how many of these things are at stake. If you have anything to say, you should discuss it with Wang Ye, but this old servant believes in Miss Mu that you have always been kind-hearted.”

Steward Qin is going to pretend to be stupid. He clearly knew what kind of person Miss Mu was after spending so much time together. As long as he did not endanger Madam Su and her safety, she was definitely not the type of person who would secretly stab someone in the dark. Otherwise, Wang Ye would not have let Miss Mu know many secrets in Bu Xian Luo.

Mu Yunyao was unable to do anything and could only temporarily put aside the matter regarding Bu Xian Luo.

Steward Qin took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and respectfully passed it to Mu Yunyao. “There’s one more thing that I wish to trouble Miss.”

Mu Yunyao opened the slip of paper and saw many properties and names clearly written on it. “Steward Qin, what is the meaning of this?”

“These properties and workforces were all things that Wang Ye had left in the Capital at the beginning. For many years, these people have been living alone and had no one to take care of them in the Capital. When Miss Mu returned to the Su family’s residence in the Capital, I hope Miss Mu can find some time to meet these people and help them. Of course, if Miss Mu has anything to do, you can rest assured that they will do as you ask.”

Mu Yunyao was stunned, and then she felt warmth in her heart. She could not help sighing. She had made up her mind to break off the involvement with Yue Wang. If she continued to accept his kindness, She’s afraid he would sink even deeper into the abyss: “You’re not bothering me. It’s obvious that you’re afraid of the people who will come after me in the Capital and afraid that I’m not familiar with my life, so you give me a ready-made helper, but please forgive me for not accepting …”

Steward Qin smiled and said, “Miss, don’t be in such a rush to refuse. I know you are intelligent and have your own plans, but it is always good to have one more path. Please remember the people above carefully. If you can’t use them, then you only need to pretend they don’t exist. What if you use them in case? Besides, one’s ability would eventually there’s a limit. If you want to protect your mother, you have to have more cards up your sleeves.”

Mu Yunyao’s fingers tightened slightly. When it involved Su Qing, she couldn’t help but think further. Steward Qin said something that reasonable. A person doesn’t have three heads and six arms, and there would always be omissions. If someone had an opportunity, she wouldn’t be able to afford to gamble In this way. “In that case, thank you very much, Steward Qin.”

The smile on Steward Qin’s face instantly brightened: “No need to be so polite, Miss. I will take my leave first.”

Mu Yunyao sent Steward Qin to the door and instructed Jin Lan, who was standing by the side of the door, “Jin Lan, send Steward Qin off.”

Jin Lan hurriedly replied, “Yes, Miss.”

Returning to her seat, Mu Yunyao looked at the property and name written on the table and couldn’t help but take a breath: “I’ll have to find a way to make up for the debt I owe today.” However, if things went on like this, she would have to deal with Yue Wang more often. The deeper their relationship was, the more difficult it would be to break it off …,

Su Qing takes Si Qin and others to come in. Some time ago, she invited Mama (old main) to teach the rule. Not only Jin Lan, Jin Qiao, and the others had learned the rules, but also Su Qing was busy asking for advice. After Mu Yunyao knew about it, she did not stop her. Instead, she took the initiative to tell her about the Su family’s character and their connection in the Capital.

Even though half a month wasn’t a long time, Su Qing’s demeanor and manner had changed to be extraordinarily elegant.

“Yao’er, I saw shopkeeper Qin come just now. What’s the matter?”

Mu Yunyao thought for a moment. She didn’t plan to tell Su Qing about the odd cause of her father’s death right now. “He just came to ask about the future arrangements of Bu Xian Luo. It’s not that big of a deal.” This matter hadn’t been investigated thoroughly. It would only make her mother sad and wouldn’t be of any help to me.

“That’s good.”

As time passed day by day, Su Qing’s heart became more and more anxious. She even had the feeling that both sides were fighting together. Mu Yunyao didn’t know how to comfort her with words when she saw this. After all, even she couldn’t help but feel anxious.

On July 15th, when Mu Yunyao had just gotten up, she felt her heart beating fiercely. She couldn’t help but hold her chest. After drink water twice, but was still unable to suppress the panic in her heart.

When Jin Lan saw her pale face, she rushed forward to support her. “Miss, what’s the matter with you? What’s wrong?”

Mu Yunyao shook her head. “Go tell Mother that she’s not going to Ni Yun Fang today. Just stay at home!” Vaguely, she had a strong hunch that the Su family would send someone over today.

After Su Qing heard her words, he hurriedly came over to accompany Mu Yunyao.

The two finished their breakfast in silence, then sat down quietly. When the sun was about to set, Liu Liang appeared at the door. He knelt down and greeted: “Reporting to Madam and Miss, someone at the door requests an audience. He claims to be from the Su family in the Capital,”

It’s finally here!

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~ PREPARATION BEFORE RETURNING TO THE SU FAMILY’S RESIDENCE ~ 

Mu Yunyao smiled slightly and kept her needlework before leaning back on the soft couch and letting Jin Lan massage her arm. “The clothes sold in Ni Yun Fang are already so expensive, and Niyun Beauty booklet is even more expensive. The beauty booklet is the face of Ni Yun Fang. If you don’t put on some good face now, it won’t be long before you destroy the brand of Ni Yun Fang.”

“It’s this servant who thought wrong.”

 
Mu Yunyao looked at the various embroidery threads around her, her expression extremely calm. “Jin Lan, what day is it today?”

“It’s almost the beginning of July …” Mu Yunyao’s vision gradually emptied. She remembers very clearly that on July 2nd in her previous life, her grandmother Li forced her to mow the grass in the mountain, and in the end, she was chased and killed in the mountains. After hunting her down, she rolled down and ran into a gorgeous carriage, then passed out.

When she woke up, she had sent back to the Li family’s residence, and immediately following that, the Su family sent someone to pick her up on July 15th. She later heard by chance that the people who had enmity with the Su family found out about her relationship with the Su family and intentionally sent people to kill her.

But now, she and her mother had come to Jingling City, and there are also two industries: Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Lou. They had rewarded by the Emperor many times, and their reputation also has spread widely. She didn’t know if the Su family has found out the identity of her and her mother. Then, would their so-called enemies send people to assassinate them?

Su Qing had already returned from the New Ni Yun Fang. Mu Yunyao stood up to welcome her mother, “Mother, you’ve returned. Are you tired today?”

“With so many people helping me, I only need to move my mouth. What’s so tiring?” Su Qing looked at Mu Yunyao’s smiling face, and her heart relaxed. She then pulled her aside and sat down.

Jin Lan and Jin Qiao went down and hurriedly ordered people to prepare food.

Mu Yunyao leaned against Su Qing and sat quietly, but her heart was very restless. “Mother, are you thinking about the Su family as well?”

“Yeah, the days are getting closer and closer, and my heart is getting more and more anxious. Now that our mother and daughter live in a comfortable life, it would be great if we didn’t return to the Su family’s residence.” Su Qing sighed.

“There are some things that we can’t avoid, not to mention our identity is there. Sooner or later, the Su family will definitely discover us.”

Su Qing couldn’t help but sigh, “Since we can’t avoid it, we’ll deal with it properly. However, I can’t understand why the Su family persecuted you like that in your previous life.”

Mu Yunyao’s eyelashes trembled slightly: “This is also what I can’t understand. In my previous life, I was helpless. According to the Su family’s way of doing things, they should know how to use me to win a good reputation and won’t begrudge me for a decent dowry. However, the Su family has embarrassed me many times, and they have secretly trying to kill me many times. Now to think of it, there’s something very unusual about it.”

“This is indeed a puzzling place. Logically speaking, you are the granddaughter of the Old Madam of the Su family, and you have suffered many years of living outside. At that time, you were physically disabled, so there was no hindrance in the Su family. They just gave you an extra mouthful of food. Why are their hearts so vicious?”

Mu Yunyao’s expression sank a little bit, feeling Su Qing trembling with anger, and she couldn’t help holding her hand: “Mother, don’t worry too much. You can always find things out bit by bit. The Su family doesn’t treat us like family, so we don’t need to worry about blood ties.”

Su Qing held onto Mu Yunyao’s hand tightly, and her heart was drenched in a cold sweat, “Yao’er, don’t worry. I naturally understand what you mean. After experiencing your grandmother’s matter, Mother also understood a lot. Good people will always get bullied. We won’t take the initiative to harm others, but if other people harm us, we must retaliate without holding back.”

She knew that Old Madam Su was her mother, but it was impossible for her to harm her own daughter for a person she had never seen before. It didn’t matter if they said that she was selfish and unfilial or that she was heartless and ruthless. She would rather bear all the evil reputation and wish for her own daughter would be safe.

Mu Yunyao couldn’t help but smile. With her mother’s unconditional support, it made her feel as if her heart had soaked in warm water. Her entire body felt comfortable as she lazily said, “Didn’t Mother always teach me to be good to others? Why is it that the words spoken today are even more unyielding?”

“Foolish child, mother wants you to be kind to others because good people will always get favored by heaven, but Mother also doesn’t want you to get bullied. Now that I’ve interacted with so many ladies in Ni Yun Fang and seen their dirty families, big or small. If I still don’t understand, Mother is really foolish.”

“Mother, don’t worry. I will definitely protect you from the Su family’s bullying.”

“Alright, Mother naturally believes in Yao’er.” Su Qing couldn’t help but touching Mu Yunyao’s hair with emotion in her heart, “Yao’er, don’t worry too much. These days, I can see that you’ve been worrying all day. So you must be thinking about the Su family’s matters. There’s always a way to deal with them, no matter how difficult it is.”

“Alright.” Mu Yunyao nodded and finally felt a bit more relaxed in her heart. “Mother, I plan to find someone to teach Jin Lan, Jin Qiao, and the others properly about the rule. In Capital, even these servants represent their Master’s face. If they don’t know how to behave or can’t be polite, it’s not good for them and us.”

Moreover, she wanted to put a trustworthy mama (old maid) beside Su Qing. Recently, Liu Liang asked a lot about her. She had chosen one, who was released from the palace before, so the way to deal with the backyard should not be a problem.

“Okay, merely make the arrangements. Also, we need to start arranging transactions at Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Luo as well. If the Su family come over in advance, and we don’t make the arrangements well, there might be a lot of trouble.”

After chatting with Su Qing, Mu Yunyao began to prepare for the next time. The rules for JinLan, Jin Qiao, and the others are easy to learn. They only needed to ask that mama for a few things. Fortunately, Mu Yunyao was able to grasp her thoughts and directly signed a contract.

Ni Yun Fang has gone very steadily at every step. Now, there were a few more shops in other cities, and they also had their own shopkeepers to control them. Besides, there is Liu Liang, who helped to arrange things, so it wasn’t a big deal. It’s Bu Xian Luo, which makes Mu Yunyao feel a little headache.

She had already made up her mind that she would not get involved with Bu Xian Luo any longer. However, after Yue Wang had left, Steward Qin only pretended to be confused and came to consult as usual whenever he encountered a problem. Moreover, the other party had a good relationship with her mother, so every time she didn’t want to bother with it, her mother would come over and tell her to continue to help.

On this day, Mu Yunyao was in the midst of arranging the clothes for Ni Yun Fang would make next when Jin Lan, who was at the door, came in and reported, “Miss, Shopkeeper Qin has arrived.”

“Send him in.”

Steward Qin was so anxious that beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. After entering the door, he bowed respectfully to Mu Yunyao and said, “Greetings, Miss Mu. I have an urgent matter to report to Miss Mu.”

Mu Yunyao’s heart stirred, and she waved her hand to allow Jin Lan and Jin Qiao to withdraw. “Please speak, Steward Qin.”

Steward Qin took out a letter from his sleeve, “Please have a look, Miss.”

Mu Yunyao opened the letter. After she finished reading it, she couldn’t help but frown.

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~ MADAM SU IS IN TIME FOR THE RAIN ~ 

Mu Yunyao looked at the account book that Steward Qin had brought. Just as she was about to refuse, she saw Su Qing walk in.

“I heard that Shopkeeper Qin had come over, so I came to take a look. Coincidentally, the house had made some new refreshments, which Yao’er found to be very tasty. If it is useful, you could put it into Bu Xian Luo, which would add a little more income.”

Steward Qin smiled and bowed to Su Qing, “Thank you, Madam.”

Su Qing had a great impression of Shopkeeper Qin, so she quickly shook her head: “This is the prescription that I asked Si Qin to copy down.”

Steward Qin did not stand on ceremony and directly received it with both hands. “I will have my subordinates carefully study it when I get back. If they can use it, I will need to thank Madam properly.”

“There is no need for Shopkeeper Qin to be so polite.” Su Qing took a looked at Mu Yunyao, “Yao’er, you have to do your best in matters of Bu Xian Luo. Don’t be so lazy.”

Mu Yunyao glanced at Steward Qin, who had earnest eyes and could only nod in agreement. “I understand, Mother. I will carefully look through the account books and think over the countermeasures. After I’ve thought it over, I will write down the method to solve the problem and have someone send it to Jin Xiu Garden.”

“Alright, then I’ll be troubling Miss Mu.” Steward Qin was unable to contain his joy. He hurriedly stood up and bowed. “In that case, I won’t disturb Madam and Miss Mu anymore. Goodbye.”

Mu Yunyao was about to get up, but she saw Su Qing take a step forward hurriedly: “Yao’er, you think carefully about the countermeasures. I’ll send Shopkeeper Qin to the door and will discuss about the snacks too.”

Mu Yunyao blinked in surprise. Before she could say anything, Su Qing had already left.

“Thank you for preparing the pastries and meals for our Young Master, Madam. Young Master has always accompanied by Yu Heng, but unfortunately for him, that fellow has thought over much, and his mind is as thick as hemp, so it’s extremely inconsiderate when it comes to taking care of people.”

When Su Qing heard this, she was slightly surprised, “That’s why it’s so inconvenient when you are away. When Young Master Ning returns home, it will be fine to have a maid to take care of his daily life.”

Steward Qin smiled and shook his head. “Madam, you can see that our family’s Young Master has a cold temperament and does not like to get close to outsiders. Usually, .ost of his daily life is done by himself. Yu Heng, who is around his side, would only listen to orders and run errands for him. For these chores, people in the family have also told him several times about this. Master also pointed out about the family affairs. But unfortunately, they were all pushed away by Young Master. Our Young Master is now 21 and doesn’t even have a maid around him. Those who don’t know would have guessed what Young Master’s hidden ailment might have. In fact, our Young Master is simple-minded and only wants to find a suitable woman who will spend the rest of his life with him. If he can’t find one, I am afraid that he will grow old lonely and will die alone.”

“It’s rare for Young Master Ning to have this kind of thought.” Su Qing’s mind wavered. After returning to the Su family, their mother and daughter were also helpless. In the future, Yao’er’s marriage would have to be constrained by the Su family. If Young Master Ning could become a good match, although he was older, it would not matter as long as he treats Yao’er well.

“Yeah, it’s just that Young Master has a tactless mouth and can’t say anything in his heart, so it’s made someone easily misunderstood him. At home, Old Master also doesn’t like his dull temperament. Several Young Masters count him as the least valued. However, when he heard that something happened at home, he had to rush back immediately even if he was sick. Our Young Master is actually the most filial, sigh...”

When Su Qing thought of the pale appearance of Yue Wangwhen he left, she couldn’t help but worry a little more. “Young Master Ning is truly filial …”

Steward Qin’s eyes lit up, and he hurriedly lowered his head. It was better to say something that would make people wonder: “That’s right, it has been such a long time, which is during this year’s new year, Young Master has revealed a slight smile and even said that he very much likes Madam’s steamed buns.”

After chatting with Shopkeeper Qin for a while, Su Qing’s impression of Yue Wang unknowingly rose a few steps. “Please take care, Shopkeeper Qin.” She wondered if it would be possible to meet Young Master Ning in the Capital when she and Yao’er returned to the Su family. Then I can think about it carefully later.

“Mistress, please stay here.”

When he returned to Jin Xiu Garden, Steward Qin looked somewhat little worried about things, “I don’t know what kind of conflict between Miss Mu and Wang Ye. I only hope that my hard work has not been in vain.”

Very quickly, Mu Yunyao didn’t have the mood to think about Yue Wang’s matters. In the following time, news about the salt tax spread like wildfire.

The evidence that the salt merchants accused Li Yuanyi against was very conclusive. Although Li Yuanyi was unwilling to admit it, the Emperor did not listen to his deceptive arguments at all. He directly asked people to take away Dingdai Hualing and ent him to the prison of the Ministry of punishment for interrogation.

Some Imperial Envoys had sent to Yangzhou city. Without much effort, the ins and outs of the matter investigated clearly. The three influential salt merchant families of Wu, Wei, Cao, and the other salt merchants that participated in the salt fraud case were all plundered. Many people said that that the number of silver taels that had seized was tens of millions, which immediately caused the Imperial Court has shaken up and down.

Everyone knew that the salt merchant was wealthy, but they didn’t realize that the salt merchant had already reached a state where their wealth was comparable to that of a nation!

The other salt merchants also failed to escape. They were all detained and interrogated. Under all sorts of interrogation techniques, not only did they find out about the deficit in the salt tax and the conspiracy with officials to sell illegal salt, but also they find out about several lawsuits involving other people’s lives.

Mu Yunyao arranged a comprehensive plan in advance. Although Qi Ming was involved in this matter, Yue Wang had provided Qi Ming’s identity in advance, which played a lot as cover and did not let Qi Ming and Yi Bao Xuan deeply investigated.

The Li family would suffer a heavy blow from this incident, but cutting off some of their branches and leaves would have no impact on their foundation. The officials who came to investigate the case didn’t want to touch that easily because of a common name, who isn’t deeply involved in the case.

This matter had publicized for over a month before it gradually subsided. The aftermath of this event was still brewing non-stop in Jiangnan.

Li Yuanyi saved his life, but he got sentenced to exile. Whether he can come back alive will depend on his luck. The First Prince and the Li family had restrained themselves and were no longer as arrogant as before.

Mu Yunyao didn’t have time to carefully ponder over the feelings she’d had after Yue Wang left, and she threw herself into a new round of busyness. Previously, she had already sent a letter to the Capital, asking Lady Jin to investigate the Court’s attitude towards Ni Yun Fang. But now, she had received the reply. A few people have a very generous attitude towards Ni Yun Fang. With the Emperor’s praises of Ni Yun Fang and the reputation she had left behind, Mu Yunyao was finally able to reap the rewards. She could develop the Ni Yun Fang very well!

Mu Yunyao has a lot of silver in her hand. A part of it is enough to spread the opening of Ni Yun Fang. Previously, the embroidery techniques had spread very widely. So it’s easy to recruit female embroiderers, and you can choose the best from the best. The storefronts are all ready-made, and you can open the business if you spend some time carefully decorating it.

The next two months seemed to have passed in the blink of an eye. With Jingling City as the center, Ni Yun Fang opened stores in Yangzhou City, Suzhou City, Huai’an City, and Linjiang City ..., and they opened stores one after another.

Mu Yunyao packed a new batch of Niyun Beauty booklet and handed them to Liu Liang, asking him to send them to Yangzhou city overnight.

On one side, Jin Lan helped Mu Yunyao massage her aching arm and looked at her tired look. She was very distressed and said, “Miss, now we recruited many female embroiderers. You only need to draw the design well and let them make the beauty booklet. Although there is a gap between their craftsmanship and Miss, it’s still remarkable enough to put them in the store. It’s too hard for you to embroider by yourself.”

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~ STEWARD QIN IS A GOOD SERVANT ~ 

Hearing Su Qing’s instructions, Mu Yunyao couldn’t explain the reason behind it, so she could only nod and agree. “I understand, Mother.”

After talking for a while, the already prepared Eight Treasures Rice had become much colder. Si Qin was about to heat it up before bringing it over, but Su Qing called out her to stop and added a spoonful of sugar into Mu Yunyao’s bowl before giving it to her directly.

Mu Yunyao was considering the purpose of Yue Wang’s actions. Earlier, she wanted to settle all the accounts with him, but now that he directly said goodbye to her mother and made her agree to take care of Jin Xiu Garden. Afterward, he left immediately and neatly. In this way, who should she find to settle the accounts in her hands? It was clearly cheating!

She focused on her thoughts when she heard Su Qing remind her to eat. She directly started to eat from the bowl in front of her, and after taking two bites, she suddenly frowned. The Eight Treasures Rice in her bowl had turned cold and sweetened with sugar. “Mother?”

When she ate the first bite, Su Qing’s heart couldn’t help but sink. Yao’er usually didn’t like eating Eight Treasures Rice with sugar the most, and she also had a keen sense of taste. If she added a spoonful of sugar, it would be too sweet for her. But now, she didn’t notice the abnormality when she ate two spoonfuls of sugar. It was notable that she had lost his soul because of Young Master Ning’s departure.

“What’s the matter?”

“The Eight Treasures Rice in my bowl is so sweet?” Mother always knew that she didn’t like eating sweet things, so why did she add sugar to the bowl?

Su Qing was suddenly enlightened. “I’m too busy right now. The bowl with sugar is mine. Just wait a bit. The Eight Treasures Rice is a little cold too. Let Si Qin heat it up before eating it.”

Mu Yunyao didn’t think much about it and waited for Si Qin to bring the food up again. After she finished eating, she returned to her room.

Su Qing was worried. Although she already knew that Young Master Ning was not married, he was still much older than Yao’er. Even though she comforted herself that Yunyao would love someone when she was older. But who knows the family background of Young Master Ning? To this age has not married, is there any hidden disease?

“Sigh …” Su Qing couldn’t help but sigh. “I really feel so worried …” Earlier, when Yao’er had returned that cloak, she should have been on guard. However, Mu Yunyao’s expression had been too ordinary. Later, she had sent people to return it to Fourth Master Ning, but he didn’t show the slightest bit of surprise either, so she let it go with ease. Now that she thought about it, perhaps even earlier than that, Yunyao already had some thoughts in her mind.

Mu Yunyao didn’t stay in the room for long before hearing from Jin Lan that Steward Qin asked to see her. After she tidied up her clothes, she invited him to a side hall.

“Greetings, Miss Mu.” Steward Qin still had a warm smile on his face. His attitude was very close, and there was not the slightest difference from before.

“There is no need for you to be so courteous, Steward Qin. May I know why you have come this time?”

Steward Qin took out a stack of account books and placed them beside Mu Yunyao. “Miss Mu, Master left in a hurry and didn’t have the time to bring these books over to you.”

Mu Yunyao frowned and waved her hand for Jin Lan and the others to withdraw, “Steward Qin, Fourth Master trusts you. At this time, you have taken great care of me, so I will not hide some things from you. The real purpose I gave these books of account to Fourth Master to exchange my share of the profits in Bu Xian Luo for Fourth Master’s share of the profits in Ni Yun Fang. In this way, Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Luo can split up. In the future, we can develop our own businesses independently and not get in the way of each other.”

Steward Qin revealed a surprised expression, “Miss, did someone make you angry? Is that why you said such angry words?”

“No...” Mu Yunyao shook her head. The person who had really provoked her was Yue Wang, but she didn’t want to talk to Steward Qin about the specific details of what had happened.

Steward Qin heaved a sigh of relief, “Without Miss Mu’s words, there would be no such thing as Bu Xian Luo today. Although Master has taken sixty percent of the profits, the golden signboard and the skills needed to make tea for the guests were all taught by Miss Mu. Yes, it was Master who took a big advantage. Master had talked about this before, saying that he wanted to thank Miss Mu well.”

Mu Yunyao slightly lowered her gaze, her long and delicate eyelashes quivering. She could tolerate the suspicion and probe from Yue Wang, but she couldn’t forgive him for his intentions of investigating her mother. No matter if his intentions were good or bad, she couldn’t afford the risk …,

Steward Qin continued, “This old servant has been with Master for a long time. To say something unruly, it could be said that he watched him grew up little by little. Master is older than Miss Mu but isn’t great as you when dealing with people. He had been assigned in Western Guangdong for so many years. Apart from his soldiers and generals, he had spent his days there with the wind and snow every day. Therefore, there was a hint of coldness in his bones. Also, his words and actions carried the aura of a battlefield or straight to the front. Master is suffering a great deal, but even if he had hurt to the extreme, he would only make things difficult for himself …”

As Steward Qin said this, he could not help but feel sorrowful. He raised his hand to wipe his tears, “Miss Mu only knows Master’s identity, but she doesn’t know how he came over so many years. When the Empress was carrying Master, and she looked about to given birth. Suddenly, something happened in the Palace, and the Emperor locked the Empress into the Cold Palace. Master also was born in the Cold Palace. If you are favored, you can easily pick the stars in the sky off when you want them. However, if you aren’t, your days would not even be comparable to those of ordinary people.”

Mu Yunyao spoke and interrupted Steward Qin, “These are Fourth Master’s family matters …”

“Look at me, when I think of the past, I can’t stop talking. I hope Miss Mu can forgive me. Those things have already been a long time. If you don’t want to talk about it, let’s talk to Miss Mu about Master’s life in Western Guangdong!” Steward Qin then wiped away his tears, “I don’t know if it’s because Master grew up in the Cold Palace since he was young, but Master’s personality was expressly cold. But his heart was good, and he didn’t have any ill intentions towards Miss Mu. Master just wasn’t good at expressing himself. No matter how much he thought, he couldn’t explain it. As such, it is always misunderstood. Being misunderstood and not knowing how to explain it, he kept on criticizing himself. With Miss Mu’s intelligence, she should have been able to understand what was going on …”

When Mu Yunyao heard this, she couldn’t help but think of the injury on Yue Wang’s back. That arrow wound is close to the heart, and it is such deep, so it will take at least two months to recover completely. Now that he’s back to Western Guangdong with that injury, I wonder if his injury will worsen along the way?

“Miss Mu, this old man may be a servant, but I can’t help to overstepping the rules. Miss Mu suddenly brought these books to Master and wanted completely separated Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Luo. It must be that Master has done something to make you unhappy. I can’t guarantee anything else, but I can absolutely guarantee that the Master doesn’t have the slightest malice towards Miss Mu.”

Mu Yunyao put her finger on the account books and smiled slightly: “Steward Qin is too worried. How dare I get angry with the Fourth Master? I merely feel that everything in Bu Xian Luo on the right track now. I occupy 40% of the profit, but I can’t help much felt sorry. ”

Steward Qin quickly wiped his tears and said with a smile, “The development of our Bu Xian Luo depends entirely on Miss Mu’s wisdom, and there are many things that require Miss Mu to make decisions.” After speaking, he handed the other two account books to Mu Yunyao directly.

“Miss, look, this is the account book that Huai’an City and Yangzhou City have sent over. Since the opening of this project more than a month ago, the business has been flourishing, but it has also attracted people’s attention. They have no way to buy fresh leaves in Bu Xian Lou. So they have no choice but to take advantage of the season to buy fresh leaves and raise the price of it, which has a tremendous impact on us.”

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Chapter 11 (2/2)

Lin Wei: “...”

The two of them talked deep into the night, yet Mu Wan still got up early the next morning.

After breakfast at Lin Wei’s place, the two of them went straight to the mall.

They spent the whole morning shopping. In the afternoon, Mu Wan went to set for filming, and once she wrapped, she called Liu Qianxiu to confirm what time he would get off work. Then she took a cab home, got herself ready, and took another cab to Tang’er Hospital.

Liu Qianxiu had surgery that afternoon, so he was getting off later than he had originally expected.

Before the operation, Mu Wan had called to ask about his schedule. He had told her, and she had said nothing more.

Remembering how she had come to the hospital to wait for him the night before, something flickered in Liu Qianxiu’s eyes. He put away his phone, pushed open the office door, and stepped outside.

“Dr. Liu.”

Xiao Yun was leaning against the wall. Hearing the door open, she straightened with a smile and looked toward him.

The reason she had gone to find him the day before was because of this surgery today. He had come to assist, and she had rushed over now to thank him.

Liu Qianxiu’s expression remained flat as ever. After Xiao Yun stood upright, she said, “Let’s head out together.”

Liu Qianxiu said nothing more. He only nodded, and the two of them stepped into the elevator.

The silence inside was so still it bordered on awkward.

Xiao Yun stood near the inside corner of the elevator. She looked at the tall, elegant back of the man in front of her and pressed her lips together.

Though they were colleagues and even kept roughly the same hours, they had rarely spent time alone together. Xiao Yun had noticed Liu Qianxiu the moment she was recruited into Tang’er Hospital.

He was handsome, cool, and remote in temperament—completely unlike other men.

She had almost fallen for him at first sight.

But she had never taken the initiative to pursue him. On the surface, they remained stiffly professional, with the occasional conversation limited to surgeries and work. In front of him, she kept her posture and her pride.

When no one was around, however, he filled her mind.

Liu Qianxiu was a mountain.

Too many women stood below, looking up.

Xiao Yun had her own pride and self-respect. She could not quite bring herself to go after a man.

But if she did not make a move, Liu Qianxiu would remain exactly as he was now—never once turning around to look at her.

Ding.

The elevator doors opened.

Liu Qianxiu stepped out.

Xiao Yun watched his back and suddenly felt a rush of panic. She hurried after him.

“Dr. Liu!” she called.

He was tall and long-legged. In the few seconds she had lost to her own thoughts, he had already nearly reached the door. He turned to look back at her, his eyes deep and still as a dark pool, his voice low and pleasant.

“What is it?”

By the time he said it, the two of them had already stepped through the glass doors into the open air outside.

Maybe it was because she had hurried to catch up. Maybe it was because her heart was beating too fast and driving the blood up under her skin.

Whatever the reason, a flush spread across Xiao Yun’s face.

She lifted her eyes to Liu Qianxiu. Hesitation and indecision warred visibly in her expression.

In the end, she made up her mind.

“Dr. Liu, I want to—”

“Liu Qianxiu!”

A woman’s voice cut across hers.

Xiao Yun’s chin trembled slightly. She looked toward the source of the sound.

And in front of her, Liu Qianxiu had already turned.

It was the first time Liu Qianxiu had seen Mu Wan in a dress.

The bright red skirt fell to her knees, making her skin look white as snow. She stood beside the planter, long black hair curled into loose waves, effortless and lazy. Her palm-sized face was vivid and radiant, and her eyes shone as she looked at him. Against the lush greenery behind her, she was like a burst of flame, enough to set the whole summer alight.

She had not only put on a dress.

She had done her makeup.

Styled her hair.

If there was ever a living illustration of a woman making herself beautiful for the one she likes, this was it.

The moment she lifted her head, she saw him.

Liu Qianxiu had already taken off his white coat. In a linen shirt and black trousers, he looked tall, clean, and quietly distinguished. He stood there looking at her, his expression showing very little change.

The person beside him, however, was far less composed.

Xiao Yun was no longer wearing her white coat. She had on a pale pink blouse and cream-colored wide-leg trousers, all softness and scholarly grace. Standing there, she stood in sharp contrast to Mu Wan in her coldly glamorous red dress.

She, too, was beautiful.

But hers was the beauty of a quiet lily.

Mu Wan was a rose in full bloom.

She drew every eye around her.

Including Liu Qianxiu’s.

This was the second time Mu Wan had come to pick up Liu Qianxiu. If he had not silently allowed it, there would never have been a second time. Looking at Mu Wan smiling openly at Liu Qianxiu, Xiao Yun completely forgot what she had been trying to say moments ago. Any trace of restraint in her gaze disappeared, leaving only naked disdain.

“She doesn’t come to pick you up every day, does she?” Xiao Yun gave a faint laugh. “Anyone who didn’t know better would think she was your girlfriend.”

Red and dazzling as flame, Mu Wan held his attention.

Liu Qianxiu turned his head and gave Xiao Yun a calm look.

That single look felt like a gust of wind passing straight through her chest.

It carried no obvious meaning.

And yet it seemed to contain far too much.

Xiao Yun bit down on her lower lip.

Before her, Liu Qianxiu had already turned back and started walking toward that patch of fire.

Mu Wan watched him approach.

She stepped down from the edge of the planter.

The sky at seven had already lost the sun, though a pale glow still lingered along the horizon. People moved in and out of the hospital, and their eyes kept drifting toward her. Mu Wan did not care. But when Liu Qianxiu reached her, when those dark, unruffled eyes settled on her face, her heartbeat sped up with the curve of her smile.

“Liu Qianxiu,” she said, the corners of her eyes bending gently. “I came to wait for you again.”

Liu Qianxiu’s lips pressed into a line. Then he gave a low sound of acknowledgment.

“Mm,” he said. “What do you want to eat tonight?”

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Chapter 11 (1/2)

The slanting sunset at the horizon was brilliant, staining the evening clouds red—and tinting the man’s face with the same color.

His lashes, brushed with that red-gold light, lowered and lifted once. Brightness shimmered in his dark eyes. Then, with one quiet sweep of his gaze, Liu Qianxiu looked away.

A breeze came through the screen window.

The person standing inside remained still.

Mu Wan let her eyes trace the line of his profile. Then she straightened and smiled.

After dinner, she left Liu Qianxiu’s apartment.

July was just around the corner. The heat was growing heavier by the day, and so was the dampness. Nanfeng Apartments had excellent landscaping; under the lights at night, the greenery was lush and dense, so that walking through it felt almost like moving through a jungle.

At the entrance, Mu Wan raised a hand and hailed a cab. Once she got in, she gave the driver an address.

“Ou Jian Villas.”

With a sharp click, the driver dropped the empty-car sign and switched it to occupied. As he turned the wheel, Mu Wan looked back through the mottled car window toward the building she had just come out of.

Occupancy in Nanfeng was high. At eight o’clock, lights glowed in nearly every apartment. The towers rose straight from the earth. From where she sat, the windows looked small and warm, like bedside lamps in the dark, carrying a hazy kind of tenderness.

There were too many lights.

Too many floors.

By the time the car turned the corner, Mu Wan still had not figured out which one belonged to Liu Qianxiu.

Ou Jian Villas were in the south district. At night, the sea breeze was cool, damp, and touched with salt. Standing in front of the villa, Mu Wan rang the bell.

A moment later, Lin Wei came to open the door.

The instant she saw Mu Wan, she looked startled.

“Why didn’t you call first before coming over?”

Mu Wan narrowed her eyes at the bright red silk nightgown Lin Wei was wearing and said, “Make whatever man you’ve got in there leave. I’m sleeping with you tonight.”

Lin Wei: “...”

Lin Wei was an artist at heart. Like Mu Wan, she understood exactly how she wanted to live. The difference was that Mu Wan’s understanding of life meant living comfortably and forcing nothing, while Lin Wei’s meant living vividly and following feeling wherever it led.

Over the years, there had never been any shortage of men around her.

Before her appendectomy, she had just picked up a fitness trainer at a bar. During the recovery period, she had felt too miserable to meet him. Once she was discharged, the two had finally spent a little time together, and by that very night, sparks had been flying—sparks that had apparently lasted all the way to now.

After sending the trainer away, Lin Wei closed the door and went upstairs.

By then, Mu Wan had already gone to the guest room.

Lin Wei designed interiors for a living, and she had beautifully designed the villa. The first floor was her studio, the second her home, yet the two levels felt completely independent. Downstairs was severe and minimalist; upstairs had an industrial edge. Though Lin Wei herself was only one-sixty and petite, she loved strong lines and sharply cut forms.

When Lin Wei pushed open the guest room door, Mu Wan was just taking out the bedding Lin Wei had prepared for her.

Whenever Mu Wan came to sleep over, the two of them shared the guest room instead of Lin Wei’s own bed. Lin Wei herself might not care, but too many men had slept in her room over the years. She did not want Mu Wan carrying the scent of some strange man on her body.

The room was washed with warm light. Mu Wan had already made the bed.

Leaning against the door with her arms crossed, Lin Wei lifted her chin and asked, “So? What happened?”

Ever since Mu Wan bought her own place, she had rarely come over to sleep here anymore. For her to show up suddenly tonight, there had to be something too important to explain over the phone.

Mu Wan looked at Lin Wei, whose hair was still a little messy, and asked, “Did you shower?”

“Just now.” Lin Wei took a deep breath, darkening at once. “And before anything even happened, I had to send him away. You’d better have a very good reason for this, or I swear I—”

“I like Taoist Liu,” Mu Wan said.

The words jammed straight into Lin Wei’s throat.

She took two seconds to process them. Then her whole expression changed.

“The Taoist Liu I know?” she asked.

“Yes,” Mu Wan said, smiling as she fluffed the pillow into place.

Lin Wei stared.

“I can’t believe this. Weren’t you discharged already? And didn’t you say Taoist Liu didn’t like you?”

Lin Wei had been the one to pick Mu Wan up from the hospital that day. At the time, she had still been quietly pushing the idea that Taoist Liu liked her, but Mu Wan had denied it. She had only said that she wanted to thank him for bringing her back from Qingsongxuan and invite him to dinner. There had been no sign of this.

And that had only been last week.

How had everything changed in a matter of days?

Everything had changed, and yet somehow nothing had.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Mu Wan nodded.

“Taoist Liu doesn’t like me,” she said. “I’m the only one who likes him.”

Lin Wei: “...”

This was clearly more than Lin Wei could process all at once. In all the years they had known each other, this was the first time Mu Wan had ever talked to her about liking someone.

And to make it worse, it was one-sided.

“I’m going to shower first,” Mu Wan said, generously giving Lin Wei time to absorb the blow. She got off the bed and headed into the bathroom.

She had come over precisely because she wanted a long night of talking. And since she had no work the next morning, they had all the time in the world.

After washing off the day’s heat, Mu Wan changed into pajamas and got back into bed. The guest room was lit only by the small lamp on the nightstand. It was a transparent 3D gear-shaped light, hard-edged and mechanical, yet softened by the halo around it.

Lin Wei listened as Mu Wan told her, from beginning to end, how she had come to like Liu Qianxiu.

It was, in one sense, an ordinary story.

A woman with no parents, no one to rely on, someone long used to loneliness, met a man who raised kittens for her and cooked her dinner—and then thought that must be what liking someone felt like.

Lin Wei had always encouraged Mu Wan to find someone to share her life with. Mu Wan had always refused.

But now that she had actually found someone, she had grown cautious.

It was the same as with the cats.

Lin Wei had always told her to get one, yet when Mu Wan really decided to take in the three strays from the hospital, Lin Wei had only asked if she could properly care for them.

Back then, Mu Wan’s answer had been uncertain.

I’ll try.

Tonight, when Lin Wei asked whether perhaps it was only dependence that Mu Wan had mistaken for love, Mu Wan answered with absolute certainty:

“It’s real.”

Mu Wan lay on her stomach beneath the blanket, black hair spilling over half her small, pale face. She opened her eyes and looked at Lin Wei beside her. The bedside lamp had cast a blurred glow over her dark eyes, making them look hazy and languid.

“I’m going to pursue him,” Mu Wan said.

“What?” Lin Wei nearly jumped. Turning over, she stared at her with wide eyes.

Mu Wan was easygoing and spontaneous, but if she truly liked someone, she could be fiercer than anyone.

“Are you going to confess?” Lin Wei rolled onto her side and propped her face on one hand.

Across from her, Mu Wan was wearing pink silk pajamas patterned with pineapples. In the softened light, her face looked beautiful and vivid, her neck long, her collarbones fine and straight. After thinking it over, Lin Wei said, “Maybe Taoist Liu likes you too.”

Mu Wan shook her head, rejecting the suggestion.

In truth, Liu Qianxiu had already given her the answer that evening, when she told him his smile was enough to make a person’s heart move.

Liu Qianxiu was a Taoist. His home held only one man and one cat. In fact, before Zhouyi, it had held only himself. He was cold in temperament, austere, inclined toward solitude and inner quiet. It wasn’t that he had gotten used to loneliness.

He enjoyed it.

Honestly, in that regard, he wasn’t so different from a monk.

If Mu Wan confessed abruptly now, she would only be rejected before he had even had the chance to know her well.

“I’m going to pursue him quietly first,” Mu Wan said. “I’ll wait until he knows me, gets used to me, and falls for me. Then I’ll confess.”

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~ SAYING GOODBYE ~ 

Su Qing had just finished cooking the Eight Treasures Rice when she heard Si Qin’s report from the doorway, “Madam, Miss, Fourth Master Ning from Jin Xiu Garden next door is here to see you.”

Su Qing was stunned. Seeing that Mu Yunyao was sitting at the table, about to eat, she quickly looked over and rebuked, “This little girl, didn’t you hear that a guest had come to visit? Put it down, and we’ll eat later.”

After that, she can’t help but direct Si Qin to remove the things on the table. After tidying up the sleeves and skirt, she invited the person inside.

Yue Wang dressed in a light blue outfit with dark lines embroidered on silver silk thread, and it matched with his slightly cold and handsome face. He looked remarkably noble and unparalleled. “Greetings, Madam Su. Greetings, Miss Mu.”

Mu Yunyao looked at Yue Wang with wariness in her eyes. She had just decided to sever all relations with him, but now he had come to visit her mother. Just what was his purpose in doing so?

Looking at her expression, Yue Wang felt unwell in his heart. They had been to get along for a long time, but Mu Yunyao actually didn’t have any trust in him.

Su Qing didn’t notice the expressions of the two of them and hurriedly said, “Young Master Ning, don’t be polite. Seeing that your face is peculiarly pale, take the liberty to ask, but what’s wrong with your body?”

“It’s nothing. It’s just that I’m having a chill for a few days and will be fine after resting for a couple of days. There’s something urgent at home for me to go back, so I’m here to say goodbye to Madam.”

“Are you still on your way back when you are ill?”

“There’s no other way. The matter is urgent, and we can’t delay it.” As Yue Wang spoke, he coughed lightly twice. His pale face was drenched in a cold sweat, making people even more worried.

“Quick, sit down. Yao’er, don’t you know some medical skills? Hurry up and help Young Master Ning take a look. This cold is not something to be ignored. Don’t take it for granted because you have a good foundation.” Su Qing turned her head to look at Mu Yunyao, “Yao’er, hurry and go?”

“Understood, Mother.” Mu Yunyao walked over to Yue Wang’s side, her eyes filled with cold intent.

On the other hand, Yue Wang’s expression was very gentle. Even though his smile was faint, his eyes seemed filled with warmth. “I’ll have to trouble Miss Mu.”

Mu Yunyao already knew about the body condition of Yue Wang, but he said that he had caught a cold. At this time, she could not tell Su Qing the truth, “Fourth Master should pay more attention to recuperation, and it will be fine after a few more days of rest.”

Su Qing looks at Yue Wang’s appearance and secretly regretted in her heart. This Young Master Ning in front of her, no matter if it was his appearance or temperament, was not to be trifled. However, his age did not match up to Yunyao’s, and with Young Master Ning’s background, he must have already gotten married at this age and established a family. “Young Master Ning is not feeling well, so you must have should pay more attention in the road, and you should prepare all the medicine and clothes that you usually take when you’re ill, so as not to aggravate your illness.”

“Thank you for your concern, Madam. During the new year, I am very grateful for Madam not giving up on inviting Steward Qin and me to come over. It could be said to be the happiest New Year for me.” Yue Wang’s tone was calm, and there was not much sadness on his face, but when people heard it, they would feel distressed in their hearts.

Su Qing had been interacting with the Madams of the various families in Jingling City. She knew that the bigger the family, the more influential the family. This Young Master Ning’s demeanor and speech are extraordinary, and his family background is supposed to be more profound. I’m afraid there are more unpleasant things: “What’s the matter? Seriously speaking, the capital is not far too away from Jingling City. Young Master Ning, you can come here and relax whenever you have time.”

Muyunyao quickly stepped forward and stood on Su Qing’s side. “Mother, Young Master Ning’s family is busy. How can he come out often?”

“I’m alone, so I have nothing to worry about anything. If I don’t have a father watching over me, then no one would miss me even if I stayed out all day.” Yue Wang couldn’t help but sigh.

Su Qing was stunned, “Alone? Forgive me for being presumptuous, but has Young Master Ning not gotten married yet?”

Yue Wang shook his head: “Because of delay in various things. Even now, I am still alone.”

Su Qing was a little curious and wanted to find out what had delayed him. However, she knew that it was not appropriate to ask. She could only suppress her curiosity and said, “It’s not too late to get married and start a business after everything had dealt with.”

Yue Wang’s gaze swept across Mu Yunyao’s face, and he nodded with a smile in his eyes: “I only hope that someone can know each other and stay with each other. If it weren’t for love in my heart, there would be no harm in waiting a few more years.”

“Young Master Ning’s thoughts are quite rare.” Su Qing felt a sense of appreciation. People who come from such a family as Young Master Ning would probably have three wives and four concubines. To be able to say what he had just said, regardless of whether or not he could do it in the end, was already very rare.

Yue Wang prepared a present and gave it to her: “I have prepared a small gift, and I hope Madam will not mind.”

“Young Master Ning is too polite. How can this be used?”

“This is a token of my appreciation. Please accept it, Madam. I still need to thank Miss Mu. If it weren’t for her help to manage and run Jin Xiu Garden, there wouldn’t be Bu Xian Luo like now. Besides, I earned quite a bit of silver with her. After I left Jingling City, I’ll still need to bother Madam and Miss Mu to take care of it.”

Su Qing gestured for Si Qin to accept the gift and said to Yue Wang, “Young Master Ning, please be at ease. When we were borrowing Jin Xiu Garden, we were the ones who took advantage of it. How can we not put in all our effort?”

Yue Wang stood up and cupped his hands to bid farewell to Su Qing: “It’s getting late. I need to get to the city as soon as possible. The horses had already prepared, and I hope we can get there before nightfall.”

“Are you in such a hurry?” Su Qing quickly asked Si Qin to pack some snacks and small dishes and handed the food box to Yu Heng. “Young Master Ning, be careful on your journey. Don’t be too anxious, and don’t rush on the journey. The most important thing is to take good care of yourself.”

“Yes, thank you, Madam.”

Su Qing brought Mu Yunyao out of the residence and watched Yue Wang mount the horse as he left. She could not help but sigh with emotion. “This Young Master Ning is really not bad. He heard that something was going on at home and decided to set off even when he was sick. I wonder how uncomfortable the journey will be …”

As Su Qing said this, she didn’t hear Mu Yunyao’s response. She couldn’t help but raise her head and look over. When she saw her dazed expression, she was slightly alarmed in her heart. “Yao’er, what are you thinking?”

This desperate appearance, no matter how you looked at it, it seemed as though that their relationship had just begun, and she couldn’t bear to part from him.

“I’m not thinking of anything. It’s just that I’m a little curious. Why did this Young Master Ning come all the way here to say goodbye to us?” Mu Yunyao hurriedly suppressed her thoughts.

However, when Su Qing saw how anxious she was to explain it, as though she seemed to want to cover it up. Su Qing decided to watch it first, in case Yao’er didn’t understand what she was thinking, and decided to tell her, “Didn’t Young Master Ning say it just now? Firstly, it’s thanks, and secondly, it’s to ask us to take care of Jin Xiu Garden. This Young Master Ning is our benefactor, and if he didn’t lend us Jin Xiu Garden, we wouldn’t have been able to open Bu Xian Luo like this time. Yao’er, no matter what, you should take good care of Jin Xiu Garden, understand?”

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~ SPLIT THE RELATIONSHIP ~ 

“Miss Mu is here?” Steward Qin was so happy. “Wang Ye, I want to welcome Miss Mu. You must have thought it through and decided to let her know. You must talk to her well, and don’t leave any grudges in Miss Mu’s heart.”

Joy was written all over Yue Wang’s face. He subconsciously adjusted his clothes before asking Yu Heng to invite her in.

Mu Yunyao entered the door and respectfully saluted Yue Wang. “Greetings to Your Highness Yue Wang.”

Hearing her address him, the light in his heart dimmed, but his expression did not change at all. “No need to be so courteous.”

Mu Yunyao placed the book in her hand on the table and then looked apologetically at Steward Qin, “I have some matters that I wish to discuss with His Highness Yue Wang in private. Is it possible to ask Steward Qin to leave temporarily?”

Steward Qin quickly smiled and said: “Then this old servant will go down to prepare some refreshments for Your Highness and Miss Mu.”

Yue Wang’s gaze fell onto the pile of books. From the looks of it, it was probably an account book.

Mu Yunyao pushed the account book towards Yue Wang and said, “Your Highness, these are the accounts of Ni Yun Fang in the past few months. I have sorted them out, and I have already calculated the profits that should have distributed to you. Here are the banknotes.”

“You don’t have to calculate it so clearly …”

“The calculations that should be transparent naturally would be better if it was clear.” Mu Yunyao wore a smile on her face, which was full of estrangement. “Wang Ye, the profits of Ni Yun Fang totally different from Bu Xian Luo, and you can’t compare it. Therefore, I wish to make a deal with you.”

The expression in Yue Wang’s heart turned dark: “What deal?”

“You have already taken 30% of the profits from Ni Yun Fang, and I have taken 40% of the profit from Bu Xian Luo. In fact, I didn’t help much in the serious calculation. It’s really not good to take so many profits shamelessly, so I want to exchange the profits in Bu Xian Luo for the profits of Ni Yun Fang in your hands.”

Yue Wang frowned suddenly. The light in his eyes became cold, as though the ice and snow were falling. “You want to cut off all ties with me?”

Mu Yunyao’s heart slightly tightened, but her smile became even more radiant. “I just feel like I’ve taken so much profit, causing you to be at a disadvantage.”

“What if I disagree?”

“Wang Ye wanted to develop Western Guangdong while meddling in Jiangnan. The silver that you spent should not be small. If you return the 40% profit from Ni Yun Fang, you will have many silver taels in your hands. Why hold on to this small Ni Yun Fang so tightly? Ni Yun Fang also has a golden signboard from the Emperor, but in the end, it’s just a place for selling clothes. There’s no opening up at present, and the amount of silver you earn is limited. If Wang Ye still feel that you’re at a disadvantage, I can compensate you with Yi Bao Xuan. Back then, when I was preparing Yi Bao Xuan, I was greatly helped by the people of Wang Ye, and now I can easily negotiate with them without much trouble.”

Yue Wang’s heart sank. “What if I don’t agree?”

“If you have any conditions, you can propose them. As long as I can fulfill them, I will do my best.” Mu Yunyao continued to smile, and the smile on her charming face was like honey as it emitted a sweet and fragrant scent. However, in the eyes of Yue Wang, he was only able to taste an endless bitterness.

“Yunyao, are you blaming me for investigating you?”

“Wang Ye, you’re overthinking it. I didn’t mean it that way.”

“If you don’t blame me, why would you suddenly terminate cooperation with me?”

“Mother and I are preparing to leave Jingling City.”

Yue Wang was stunned: “Leave?”

“Didn’t Fourth Master Ning also find some information? Your investigation is correct. My mother was indeed a lost daughter of the Su family many years ago. The old Madam of the Su family is my grandmother and the official’s secretary, Su Wenyuan, was my uncle. Sooner or later, the Su family will find out where my mother and I are and bring us back, so I decided to take my mother back to Xiayan village and wait.“

“Even if you want to return to the Su family, it wouldn’t prevent us from continuing our cooperation ...”

“Your Highness, have you thought this through? Even though I only call Su Wenyuan uncle, I also bear the label of the Su family. If you continue to cooperate with me, there will be endless hidden dangers. Why not separate Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Lou clearly, so you and I are happy and peaceful.”

“What you said makes a lot of sense, but I don’t agree.”

Hearing Yue Wang’s reply, Mu Yunyao abruptly raised her head, her eyes filled with confusion. “Why? Could it be that Wang Ye still felt that he had suffered a loss? Then, half of the 10 million taels of silver that I got from blackmailing the salt merchant will be given to Wang Ye. How about this?”

Yue Wang stared at Mu Yunyao, his eyes half angry and half helpless. “Am I such a greedy person in your heart?”

Mu Yunyao’s smile became colder, “Then what does Your Highness want?”

Yue Wang pondered for a moment, then said: “Yunyao, I found out that there is something strange about your father’s death, and I don’t know what the specific person did, but judging from your attitude towards the Su family, it seems like you don’t want to get close to them, so, I have a bold guess, did the Su family harm your father?”

Mu Yunyao suddenly raised her head. She had suspected before that her father’s death wasn’t an accident, but her ability was limited. She couldn’t investigate it in detail, so she could only suppress her doubts in her heart and wait for an opportunity to confirm one. She didn’t expect that Yue Wang would find something fishy, “I don’t dare to be sure.”

“I’ll ask someone to continue investigating this matter. If you find any information, I’ll let you know as soon as possible.”

“Wang Ye, why are you wasting your time on me?” Mu Yunyao suddenly came back to her senses. “The silver in your hands is enough now to build up any power. Why are you holding me so heavily?

Yue Wang was silent for a moment, then said: “Go back first, wait for me to think about it carefully, and at the same time, take a look at the account book. How about it?”

“Alright, then I’ll take my leave.”

After Mu Yunyao left, Steward Qin walked in with a worried expression: “Your Highness, looking at Miss Mu’s expression, she is here not to make peace, is she?”

Yue Wang nodded his head: “Uncle Qin, quickly gets people to investigate the cause of Yunyao’s father’s death as soon as possible. Also, think of a way to interrogate Madam Su’s adoptive parents to see if they know anything, and use gentle methods. After all, they raised Madam Su before.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Steward Qin nodded his head in agreement, “But where is Miss Mu …”

“Uncle Qin, my back injury is almost healed. Please help me to clean it up. I will head back to Western Guangdong later.”

Steward Qin stunned: “The wounds on your body?”

“It’s fine. Before I leave, I want to bid farewell to Madam Su. After I say my goodbyes, I’ll leave immediately. After I leave, you can send these account books over to Yunyao.” Today, Yunyao was full of precautions against him, and anything he said would not enter her ears, so he could only calm down first. He also had to think of a way properly to get close to her. When they met again, he had to make her unreservedly believe in him!

Steward Qin nodded his head, “Then I will go and prepare the present now.”

When Mu Yunyao returned home, Su Qing had just returned from Ni Yun Fang. “Mother.”

Su Qing held her hand and asked, “What’s wrong?” “Nothing, I just want to eat the Eight Treasures Rice that Mother made personally.” Mu Yunyao leaned on Su Qing’s shoulder. The light in her eyes dimmed slightly. She had finally made up her mind to cut off the relationship with Yue Wang. She didn’t heave a sigh of relief as she had imagined. Instead, she felt empty inside her heart.

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~ BREAKING ~ 

“I just remembered a legend …” Yue Wang said softly.

“What legend?”

“On the prairie in Western Guangdong, Snow Fox absorbs the essence of the sun and moon, seizing the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, transforming into a human …”

Mu Yunyao couldn’t help but chuckle. She turned her head slightly and blinked her spirited eyes. Suddenly, a charming light seemed to shine within. “Does Your Highness think that I’m the Snow Fox Spirit?” 

Yue Wang could not help but move his throat, his heart burning with passion: “Are you?”

“I’ve heard that all mature foxes must have devoured their’s prey hearts. Is Fourth Master not worried about his own?” As she said that, Mu Yunyao intentionally glanced at Yue Wang’s chest, then stuck out her tongue to lick her pink lips as if she was drooling over it.

Yue Wang clenched his fingers tightly, and his eyes became increasingly focused: “I’m not worried.”

Mu Yunyao smiled. “I’m not really a fox, so there’s no need for Fourth Master to worry.”

“Even if you are, I am not worried.”

“Fourth Master Ning sure knows how to joke around.” Mu Yunyao stands up and closes the medicine box on the desk. When she was rolling up the silver needles, she accidentally touched a book that was placed beside her. When the book fell to the ground, a piece of paper fell out of the book. Mu Yunyao bent over to pick it up and saw it immediately that it recorded the information about herself and Su Qing.

Yue Wang could not help but stand up, and his heart filled with anxiety. “Yunyao, I just …” He just wanted to get to know Mu Yunyao better. If they talked or did anything together, he wouldn’t easily make her angry and make her more vigilant.

However, before he could finish speaking, Mu Yunyao placed the paper back into the book and then gently placed it on the table: “Fourth Master, please pay more attention to rest. I don’t have anything else to do here, so I’ll take my leave first.”

Yue Wang could clearly feel that something had shattered the moment Mu Yunyao saw those pieces of paper, causing his heart to surge with panic suddenly. It was not easy to get rid of the unhappiness from before. Is it necessary to return to the past?

“Yunyao ….”

“Fourth Master, there is a difference in seniority between us. I don’t even dare to call you that. It’s more suitable if you address me as Miss Mu.” Mu Yunyao’s heart filled with suppressed anger. The relationship between her and the Su family was her greatest secret, the source of her hatred. Yet Yue Wang was secretly investigating her relationship with the Su family, which undoubtedly touched the most obscure part of her heart. It made her raise all her defenses suddenly!

“I’m investigating those things because I just wanted to know more about you …” Mu Yunyao sneered. She had already done her best to endure the last interrogation and probing, and she had pretended that nothing had happened during these few days. Because Yue Wang was injured, she was relaxed. But, she hadn’t thought that Yue Wang had not given up at all and instead focused on investigating her mother and father. What did he want to do and use her and his mother to deal with the Su family?

She told herself over and over again that she should calm down. When she thought about how Yue Wang had not only expressed his goodwill towards her but also investigated her information in secret, she couldn’t calm down her anger at all.

“I mean no harm …”

Mu Yunyao coldly pursed her lips, her gaze completely guarded. “Your Highness Yue Wang, let me ask you again. Even though you know that I have many secrets, you still decide not to kill me?”

“Why would I kill you …”

“Well, then I’ll take my leave.” Mu Yunyao turned around and walked out as she spoke.

Yue Wang hurriedly said, “Yunyao, remember to help me change my dressing tomorrow.”

Mu Yunyao stopped in her tracks but didn’t turn around. “There shouldn’t be a lack of doctors by your side.” With that, she walked away.

Along the way home, the aura around Mu Yunyao became even more oppressive, and Jin Lan and Jin Qiao didn’t dare to make a sound as they followed behind her. The Snow Fox lightly jumped onto the chair and softly moaned coquettishly beside Mu Yunyao.

Mu Yunyao lowered her head and stretched out her hand to touch the Snow Fox’s warm fur. Her fingers moved around its neck, with just a slight squeeze, she would be able to end this little thing’s life…,

A faint voice came from the door, followed by Jin Lan’s soft voice. “Miss, Liu Liang has returned and said that he has something to report to you.”

Mu Yunyao came back to her senses as her Snow Fox was coquettishly rubbing against her fingers, and its eyes were full of trusts and defenselessness. “Let him in.”

“Greetings, Mistress.” Kneeling on one knee, Liu Liang greeted respectfully, “The matter had settled. As soon as Li Yuanyi saw the letter you prepared for Qi Ming, he immediately agreed. Qi Ming was all safe and sound.”

Mu Yunyao nodded her head. “Although Li Yuanyi loves beauties, he is a man with brains. He knows what is more important and what is less important. However, right now, Qi Ming should hide somewhere else to avoid the limelight.”

“Yi Bao Xuan in Yangzhou City can only be closed for the time being. We can wait for a new shopkeeper to take over before opening it again.”

Mu Yunyao shook her head, “There’s no need to be in such a rush. Right now, many people view this Yi Bao Xuan as the First Prince’s property. Let’s wait until the case of salt tax case has completely subsided, if …”

“Mistress?” Liu Liang was waiting for Mu Yunyao’s instructions, but she stopped midway, “Your complexion isn’t good, are you feeling unwell?”

Mu Yunyao raised her head and looked at Liu Liang. “It’s nothing, Liu Liang. I just coincidentally bought you that time, and you’ve returned my kindness wholeheartedly over the past year. If you seriously count it, you can consider it as having returned the favor …”

A nervous feeling arose in Liu Liang’s heart as he raised his head to look at Mu Yunyao. He hurriedly interrupted her, “Mistress, are you trying to chase me away?” Earlier, Mu Yunyao had said something similar that caused his heart to perturbed for a long time. Now that she mentioned it again, it immediately gave him a bad premonition.

Mu Yunyao looked at Liu Liang and couldn’t help but laugh at herself. “I don’t know why, obviously I only spent six taels of silver buying you, but I have an inexplicable feeling of trust in you for no reason…”

Liu Liang’s pairs of eyes lit up as his body trembled. Then, he respectfully lowered his head and said, “I will never betray Mistress.”

Mu Yunyao stayed silent for a while before speaking again, “We’ve been in Jiangnan for quite some time, and some things have gradually gotten to the point where we can’t avoid them. Since it’s like this, we need to take precautions in advance.”

“Mistress, please give me your instructions.”

“You should be clear about Fourth Master Ning’s identity. He is the Fourth Prince of the dynasty, Yue Wang. In the beginning, I set up Bu Xian Luo because I had the intention of using his identity, but I thought it was too simple. Even if he is no longer in favor, he is still a member of the royal family. A little turmoil happened to him, which to me maybe comparable to a violent storm. Therefore, I have to think of a way to sever all ties with him completely.”

When Yue Wang investigated her relationship with the Su family, she finally made up her mind to separate from Yue Wang in advance.

Liu Liang raised his head abruptly and asked: “But would Yue Wang be willing?”

Mu Yunyao clenched her fist tightly as a decisive look flashed in her eyes, “I have my ways. You can arrange for more people to be placed by Mother’s side. I’m afraid Si Qin and the others might have second thoughts.”

“Yes.”

In the following few days, Mu Yunyao didn’t go to Jin Xiu Garden again. Instead, she meticulously cleaned up the account books at home and liquidated her own property.

Inside Jin Xiu Garden’s study, Yue Wang’s expression was ice-cold. He waited for Zhang Chun to help him change the dressing before retreating. He raised his head to look at Steward Qin, “Has there been any activity from Yunyao’s side?”

“In reply to Your Highness, when this old servant will consult her about the matter of Bu Xian Luo, Miss Mu has only sent someone back to say that she is not feeling well.” Steward Qin was worried, “Your Highness, weren’t you and Miss Mu fine earlier? Why did you suddenly get into so much trouble?”

“She accidentally found out that we were investigating her relationship with the Su family, so she’s quite angry.”

“It’s all my fault. I thought that Master might look at Miss Mu’s information again, so I placed the letter back on the table and let Miss Mu misunderstood it. Speaking of which, ever since the opening of Bu Xian Luo, Miss Mu rarely interfered …,” As he was speaking, Yu Heng came over to report, “Your Highness, Miss Mu requests an audience.” 

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~ YUE WANG TESTS MU YUNYAO ~ 

Steward Qin thought of the contents of the investigation and felt puzzled. “My Lord, do you think we should continue the investigation?”

Thousands of thoughts ran through his mind, all of the clues faintly pointing towards the Su family in the Capital. Yue Wang carefully thought back to the matter of the Su family, and his eyes suddenly trembled, “I remember that the Su family lost a child many years ago?” 

“Yes, there is indeed such a thing. At that time, the Su family was not as prominent and illustrious as it is now, but to find this lost child, the Su family exhausted almost all of their financial resources. Even Grand Princess Yi De was alarmed. The Emperor also gave a lot of things to comfort the old lady of the Su family.”

“Uncle Qin, do you think Madam Su may be the child that the Su family lost back then?”

“Your Highness, do you mean to say that Madam Su is the biological daughter of the old lady and Su Wenyuan’s younger sister?” Steward Qin was surprised, but after some careful thought, he shook his head slightly, “That doesn’t make any sense. The couple that adopted Madam Su is obviously related to the Su family. Over the years, the Su Family’s power has grown day by day. If they really want to find out about it, it was easy. How come they were unable to find Madam Su after so many years?”

“This is indeed a suspicious point...” Yue Wang thought about it carefully, and his mind quickly turned, “Uncle Qin, do you think Madam Su knows about her background?”

“According to age, Madam Su was still a baby when she was lost, so she shouldn’t have known about her past.” If what they guessed was true, then Madam Su’s identity could be considered precious. If she really knew of her background, how could he be willing to marry Mucheng and suffer from such a long time of hardship and suppression from his mother-in-law?

Yue Wang lowered his eyes slightly, a small crease appearing on his forehead: “But I keep having the feeling that Mu Yunyao seems to know about her relationship with the Su family … …”

When Steward Qin heard this, he recalled carefully. His eyes were filled with bewilderment, “Although it looked not obvious, there are many things that are out of the ordinary when we relate everything that has happened in this time.

In particular, the old screen not only did make the Emperor displeased with the Su family, but it even took care of Spring Embroidery Workshop (Chun Xiu Fang) in one go. The Su family had secretly been in close contact with the Spring Embroidery Workshop. In these past few years, they had sent quite a few silver taels to Su Wenyuan, and once the Spring Embroidery Workshop fell, the Su Family would no longer have so much money on them.” As Steward Qin spoke, he was secretly worried in his heart, “Wang Ye, if Madam Su is really the lost daughter of the Su family, then Miss Mu would be Miss Biao (cousin) of the Su family. Moreover, Miss Mu’s father is already dead, and there are no other relatives in the family. The Su family is very likely to take them back...”

This way, Miss Mu’s identity would become complicated. If Wang Ye wanted to marry her later, he would have to face the Su family. In this way, there might be other unforeseen events.

“Uncle Qin, carefully investigate the cause of death of Mu Yunyao’s father. Also, keep a close eye on the Su family’s movements in the future. If the husband and wife that adopted Su Qing are truly related to the Su family, likely, when Madam Su and Mu Yunyao leave Xiayan Village, the Su family would definitely send people to trace their whereabouts.”

“Yes.” Steward Qin looked at Yue Wang’s pale face and couldn’t help but feel distressed, “Wang Ye, you should rest first. If there’s anything you need, you can wait until after you’ve recovered.”

“Right.” After Steward Qin had left, Yue Wang was still frowning and deep in thought. Even though he had wounds on his back, he sat at his original position with his back straight like a pine tree growing on a cliff. Nothing could make him bend his back: Maybe Madam Su didn’t know her background, but mu Yunyao must know something...,

In the following few days, Mu Yunyao would punctually come to Jin Xiu Garden every day to change and bandage the wound of Yue Wang.

Yue Wang couldn’t help but look at her wrist and neck. The two bruises had already disappeared a lot, but the marks on them were still enough to make anyone’s heartache.

The pressure in Yue Wang’s gaze was too oppressive, particularly when his gaze swept across her neck. Mu Yunyao felt a trace of coldness linger around the side of her neck, causing her ears to feel a dense sensation involuntarily. Following that, the skin on the side of her neck and the roots’ her ears turned red involuntarily.

She quickly bandaged the wound and then got up hurriedly to avoid Yue Wang’s gaze. “Fourth Master, the wound has been changed. It’s especially crucial for the next few days. Don’t move around so much, so the wound doesn’t open up again.”

“Alright.” The eyes of Yue Wang became so deep. He coincidentally caught the red flush that rose from Mu Yunyao’s neck and ear just now. In that instant, it was as if fine white jade stained with pink light, causing him to be unable to resist the urge to reach out and touch it. This thought made his heartbeats a chaotic rhythm, and anxiety involuntarily rose to his heart.

Yue Wang hurriedly retracted his gaze and used his right hand to drink a cup of herbal tea. Only then did he feel slightly better: “The news that just arrived, there is someone in the Capital who brought along evidence regarding Yangzhou city’s salt tax and passed it to the Ministry of Justice. After the Ministry of Justice organized the evidence, they felt that it was a serious matter. They directly reported it to the Emperor. Hearing the Emperor’s anger, they ordered Li Yuanyi immediately to be dismissed from his post and investigated. Then, he will be sent to the Capital.

“There’s actually news already?” Mu Yunyao was a little surprised. She initially thought she would have to wait a few more days. “There were already many people paying attention to the matter of the salt tax inspection, so Li Yuanyi and those salt merchants could be considered to have bumped into a knife’s edge.”

Yue Wang looked at Mu Yunyao as his heart filled with admiration, “Speaking of which, how did you know that the salt merchants would be so straightforward and directly sue Li Yuanyi after the incident is exposed?”

“This time, the problem of salt tax was notably serious. Not only was there a huge deficit, but there was also the collusion between the salt merchant and the officials to deceive the Imperial Court. Later, they forged evidence and falsely reported their achievements. Besides, when the salt ship sank, everything was taken out separately, which was enough to shock the government and the public. However, when so many things gathered together, people did not know how to intervene for a while.

Mu Yunyao said with a smile on her face: “if I said I was merely guessing at random, and I’m not sure that the salt merchants must have left evidence against Li Yuanyi. Is Fourth Master believe it?”

“Of course, I don’t believe it.” Yue Wang shook his head.

Mu Yunyao sighed slightly and said, “Then I will tell the truth. I originally sent the evidence to the salt merchants on purpose. The post with the seal of Liangjiang Governor’s office, the handwritten letter of Li Yuanyi, and Qi Ming’s identity that Fourth Master helped to forge, one by one, things had pointed at the First Prince and the Li family. The salt merchants are now unable to protect themselves. Naturally, they hoped that the First Prince and the Li family could be dragged into the water to reduce their guilt towards the Emperor. After all, there is no significant difference between the main culprit and an accomplice under Dali dynasty law.”

Yue Wang’s eyes shone with a faint light as he looked at Mu Yunyao with extreme concentration. Mu Yunyao felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze. “Why is Wang Ye looking at me like that?”

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~ DO YOU WANT TO KILL ME? ~ 

At this moment, the handsome face of Yue Wang slightly paled, his clear and cold eyes closed. The cold aura around him was no longer there. On the contrary, it gave off a feeling that he was a little weak.

“I can’t believe that when I saw you before, you were still as cold and chilly as a blade’s edge. But now, you’re showing such a weak expression?”

Yue Wang seems to have fallen into a dream. The more he frowns, the tighter his brow is, and a trace of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, making him so restless.

Mu Yunyao hurriedly bent over and approached him, “Fourth Master Ning? Fourth Master?” Yue Wang suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed Mu Yunyao’s neck, pressing her down onto the bed. Those eyes were cold and empty, without the slightest emotion as he coldly stared at Mu Yunyao. Boundless killing intent surged out like a mountain, as if the next moment, he would put the person in his hand to death.

Mu Yunyao’s face flushed red. She tried to break Yue Wang’s arm but discovered that his hand was as hard as steel, and it was impossible to move it by relying on her strength. “ Fourth Master ... cough cough … Ning Junyue!”

Yue Wang suddenly recovered his senses, and the killing intent in his body retreated like a flood. He raised his hand fiercely and released Mu Yunyao.

“Cough cough …” The choking made Mu Yunyao’s vision darken as she covered her chest and coughed. Her body was so soft that she didn’t have the slightest bit of strength to move it.

Yue Wang hurriedly reached out his hands to help her up: “Yunyao, how are you?”

Mu Yunyao gasped for breath before gradually calming down, “If you want to kill me, then merely give me instructions. Why do you have to do it yourself?”

“Why would I want to kill you? Just now, I…, I don’t know what’s going on either...” Yue Wang was at a loss for what to do, and when he looked carefully at Mu Yunyao, he noticed that a purplish-blue handprint had left on her neck, which was particularly shocking on her white skin.

Mu Yunyao came back to her senses. She discovered that she was actually half-leaning against Yue Wang’s chest. She hurriedly struggled to get up, but after standing up, she found that her legs had gone soft, so she fell back again.

“Are you alright?” Yue Wang reached out and grabbed her arm, his gaze inadvertently sweeping across her wrist. His eyebrows suddenly tightened, “Why is there a purple mark on your wrist too?”

Mu Yunyao was upset. Just now, the ice-cold killing intent from Yue Wang made her suddenly recall her previous life, and the dense shadow made her feel as if she was drowning in a cold pond. No matter how she struggled, she couldn’t escape. Her voice is a bit worse when she replied: “Don’t you think those purple marks are familiar?”

Yue Wang looked at her carefully, his fingers carefully wrapping around her wrist: “Was it me who pinched it?”

Mu Yunyao raised her head and looked at Yue Wang, hatred flashing through her eyes. “It’s not enough to kill me once, but you still want to kill me a second time?”

“Yunyao ….” Yue Wang’s susceptible senses caught sight of that trace of hatred and felt a terrible pain in his heart.

“Yunyao ….” Yue Wang’s susceptible senses caught sight of that trace of hatred and felt a terrible pain in his heart.

Mu Yunyao suddenly regained her senses and hurriedly calmed herself down. She stood up and tidied up her sleeves and skirt, “Just now, Fourth Master must have had a nightmare. Now that you have woken up, and nothing serious has happened. Steward Qin has gone down to cook medicine. You can have a rest after taking medicine.”

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to.”

“I know. Fourth Master, you don’t need to worry about it. You’ve already woken up, so I don’t need to stay any longer. Goodbye.”

“Wait a minute,” Yue Wang stood up and stood in front of Mu Yunyao. His gaze swept across the wounds on her wrist and neck, and he couldn’t help but tremble. “I …”

He felt that he should say something, but when the words were about to reach his mouth, he didn’t know how to explain them. Especially the hatred that flashed across Mu Yunyao’s eyes, and it made him feel stuck in his throat. Was it because of the forced questioning, or was it because of something else?

“Fourth Master, I was scared just now, so please forgive me for my harsh word.” Mu Yunyao bent down to pay her respects. Just as she was about to turn around and walk out, she saw blood dripping onto the ground. “Your wound?”

Only then did Yue Wang feel a heart-wrenching pain from his back. He quickly shook his body, and his face became even paler: “It must have torn apart …”

Mu Yunyao wanted to turn around and leave, but when she saw Yue Wang’s appearance, she even found it hard to take a step. “Fourth Master, sit properly to the side. I’ll take a look for you.”

Yue Wang hurriedly nodded his head: “Alright.” After opening the gauze behind her, Mu Yunyao took a breath. The wound was really split open, and its edges were slightly red and swollen, making it look even more severe than before. She quickly cleaned up the injury, and she once again bandaged it with medicine: “Fourth Master needs to be extra careful, don’t make any dangerous movements that might affect your wound.”

Yue Wang, however, did not mind at all. After Mu Yunyao had helped bandage his wound, he turned his head towards her with a slightly perturbed look. “I really didn’t do it on purpose just now.” He would rather injure himself than to hurt Mu Yunyao by even a little. Why would he hurt her so viciously?

Mu Yunyao bit the tip of her tongue lightly. The pain had calmed her down completely: “Fourth Master’s eyes were empty just now, and his aura was chaotic. It’s obvious that he hasn’t fully awakened. I didn’t take this matter to heart, so you don’t have to mind, Fourth Master.”

Seeing her expression, Yue Wang was disappointed, but he also knew that he could not force her. “While I was in a trance earlier, I thought I heard you call me Ning Junyue?”

Mu Yunyao’s fingertips trembled, “No, how could I dare to call Fourth Master’s name directly? You must have misheard me while you were daydreaming!”

A hint of laughter flashed past Yue Wang’s eyes. “Hmm, that’s also highly possible …”

“Fourth Master, you have a good rest. I’ll take my leave first.”

After Mu Yunyao left, Steward Qin walked in with the medicine bowl. When he saw Yue Wang awake, he was happy. “Wang Ye, you’re finally awake? No matter what I do, I couldn’t wake you up just now. This old servant is worried sick about you.”

“I’ve made Uncle Qin worry.” Yue Wang thought about the hatred that Mu Yunyao had when she looked at him. He seemed to be somewhat absent-minded. “Uncle Qin, I asked you to send someone to investigate Mu Yunyao’s identity again. Did you find anything suspicious?” Steward Qin shook his head. “Miss Mu’s identity is pure and simple, and there are no abnormalities about it. It’s also understandable that her temperament changed a lot after her father passed away. Many people’s personalities would shift more or less due to the excessive stimulation of their loved ones’ deaths. However, the cause of death of Miss Mu’s father is somewhat strange...”

“Didn’t her father fall into the river and drown when he was drunk while he went to the Capital to earn for a living?”

“The cause of death from the government investigation was due to this, but Miss Mu’s father never drank alcohol while he was alive. Moreover, he was skilled in martial arts and often wandered around when he was young. Some say that he was skilled in swimming and would often fishing in the river during the summer to supplement his family.”

Yue Wang’s expression turned serious: “That means, could it be that he was killed secretly by someone?”

“There is indeed such a possibility, and there is another strange thing. Someone adopted Miss Mu’s mother when she still young. Her adoptive parents seem like ordinary family members. But in reality, they are distant relatives of the old housekeeper of the Su family’s residence and had inextricably linked to the Su family in the capital.”

“The Su family?” Yue Yang suddenly remembered that Mu Yunyao had used the screen to trap the Su Family, and a strange feeling flashed through his heart.

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