Mu Shiqi was hesitant. Once the matter got out of hand, some things could no longer be concealed.
Although he was a member of the Mu family and ran a luxury watch store, and officials were polite to him, he dared not even breathe in front of Mu Wanqing.
"How much silver do you want?"
Forget it, anything that can be solved with money is not a big deal.
Mu Wanqing deliberately revealed a trace of greed, "Ten thousand taels."
The fox girl was immediately furious, "What? Why don't you just go and rob it?"
"It's a matter of one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten." Mu Wanqing shook the lotus lantern in her hand. "This is a matter of mutual consent. Do you want to buy it or not?"
The fox girl was very angry and tried to snatch the lotus lantern. How could Du Shaoxuan let her touch Mu Wanqing? He kicked her in the knee. The fox girl felt a sharp pain and knelt down in front of Mu Wanqing involuntarily.
This stirred up a hornet's nest. The fox girl went completely crazy, "Brother Seventeen, beat them to death. Beat them to death."
Mu Shiqi was heartbroken, so he helped her up, glared at the man and woman in front of him, and then called the officials in charge of public security.
"Come here, I am the cousin of Princess Qingping and the head of the Mu's Trading Company. These two people... stole our silver. Quickly arrest them and send them to the government."
Mu Wanqing's eyes turned cold.
The official did not immediately follow his instructions, but followed the normal procedure. "Steal your silver? Are you sure?"
"Yes, they are thieves." Mu Shiqi sighed softly, looking confused, "Why don't you find a job at such a young age? Do you think you can live up to your parents by stealing all day long?"
The official asked, "How much silver was stolen?"
"Ten thousand taels of silver." Mu Shiqi was very angry. "And there is also a piece of jade given to me by Princess Qingping. Every graduate of Mu's Academy has one. It is also my token of love and must not fall into the hands of others."
"Then we can only conduct a body search." The official looked at the man and woman wearing tiger masks, "Please cooperate."
Du Shaoxuan protected Mu Wanqing behind him and looked at the official coldly. His eyes were so terrifying that the official was startled. Who is this?
Suddenly, a piece of jade fell from Mu Wanqing's body, and everyone looked over. Oh, it really was a thief.
Mu Shiqi shouted suddenly, "This is it, give it back to me."
Mu Wanqing bent down and picked it up. This was a design she had designed herself, with words on both sides.
The front side has Mu Academy + the name of the graduate, and the back side has the school motto, which looks more like a customized school emblem.
This was an honor and a proof of ability, but now it has become a joke.
"Establish virtue and establish words, regardless of east or west. The school motto of Mu's Academy puts virtue first, but what about you?" Mu Wanqing was very disappointed. This was the second batch of graduates she had personally nurtured. Note (1)
"You used this thing to frame me today. You have lost your moral character and are unworthy of being a member of the Mu family."
"You..." Mu Shiqi's expression changed several times. He had a bad feeling. This person seemed to be...
The fox girl felt that she had suffered a great injustice and was determined to turn the tables.
"You, a lowly person, actually accused the clan of having a bad family tradition. Are you kidding me? That was written by Princess Qingping herself, how could it be bad? You are clearly dissatisfied with Princess Qingping, and you will go to jail for deliberately slandering high-ranking officials in the court."
When people heard the words "Princess Qingping", they all came over to help the fox girl.
They couldn't hear the provocative meaning in these words, but Du Shaoxuan understood. Who would believe that this was not intentional to make an enemy of Mu Wanqing?
"Whose family are you from?"
The fox girl said arrogantly, "You don't deserve to know."
Du Shaoxuan wanted to see who was behind this. "Take off their masks."
A guard flashed over, and the fox girl couldn't help but get anxious.
"Who dares? If you dare to mess with me, you are messing with Princess Qingping. Princess Qingping is the most protective of her people. She will not let you lowly people go. Just wait for your property to be confiscated and your clan to be exterminated."
Calling him "untouchable" over and over again makes people feel extremely uncomfortable.
The guard became extremely impatient and tore off Mu Shiqi's mask, revealing a handsome and well-mannered man.
The guard turned to the fox girl again, and the fox girl was angry and furious, "Don't come over, you..."
Before he could finish his words, the mask was picked off, leaving him with absolutely no ability to resist.
The fox girl subconsciously covered her face with a handkerchief, but her appearance was still seen by many people.
She has outstanding looks, very beautiful, with a pair of watery eyes glancing around, very attractive.
Mu Shiqi rushed over and protected the fox girl, "Let her go, she is a born noble girl, she has been spoiled since she was a child, she is ignorant of the world, innocent..."
"Puchi, innocent?" Mu Wanqing couldn't help but laugh. Was she blind? Or was she blind? "Tell me, who is she?"
She no longer concealed her voice. Mu Shiqi looked as pale as if struck by lightning. "She..."
She hesitated for a long time and refused to tell who she was.
A voice burst out from the crowd, "This is Xu Ci Fu's granddaughter, the ninth among the sisters."
Miss Xu Jiu glared at him angrily. Who would dare to say her name?
Mu Wanqing never attends banquets and only attends the annual palace banquet, and only officials above the fourth rank can attend with two family members.
She had never seen Miss Xu Jiu at a palace banquet, so naturally she didn't know her.
But she was well-informed. "So it's Miss Xu Jiu. I've heard of your name for a long time. I heard that you were planning to marry the grandson of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works. How come you are getting together with Mu Shiqi? Are you planning to marry one girl off twice? Is this the good family tradition of your Xu family?"
Miss Xu Jiu's face changed when she heard that. "You're talking nonsense."
"Officers, what are you standing there for? Why don't you take these two thieves away? If you dare to protect them, Princess Qingping will never let you go."
The people always feel that something is wrong. Why do they feel that Princess Qingping is a bit overbearing and unreasonable?
Mu Wanqing's Feng Yu was harmed in this way. She was not willing to suffer any loss. "You keep talking about Princess Qingping. Can't you walk independently without her? You haven't even met her. She doesn't even know there is such a person as you. You keep talking about her. Does she agree?"
"Shut up." Miss Xu Jiu was furious. "Who do you think you are to dare to talk to me like that?"
Mu Wanqing snorted coldly, "Mu Shiqi, you have made it big. You have managed to climb up the high branch of the Ci Fu family."
Mu Shiqi was sweating profusely, "I..."
Miss Xu Jiu pulled his arm and said, "Brother Seventeen, don't be afraid. You are the cousin that Princess Qingping values the most. Even the Emperor gives Princess Qingping some respect..."
The topic became more and more dangerous, even the emperor was dragged into it. Mu Wanqing narrowed her eyes, "Why don't I know?"
She took off the mask, revealing her absolutely beautiful face. She was not wearing any makeup, but she was extremely beautiful and charming.
The officials were stunned and looked at her in disbelief, then at the vixen and Mu Shiqi. But I thought, what a good show.
Then, they all bowed and saluted, "Greetings to Princess Qingping."
The crowd was in an uproar, and they all knelt down. "Greetings to Princess Qingping."
Miss Xu Jiu's mind went blank. She was actually Mu Wanqing!
Mu Wanqing waved her hand slightly, "Everyone, get up."
After everyone stood up, they looked at her eagerly. Those who were brave enough greeted her, and she responded with a smile, without any airs at all.
The people were excited. This was the Princess Qingping in their minds, who was kind and compassionate to the poor people.
Instead of the one who is always boastful and arrests people at every turn, Xu Jiu.
Mu Wanqing was dressed in plain clothes and wore no jewelry. She did not look wealthy at all, but her elegance and calm demeanor impressed countless people.
"Princess Qingping, is this man really a member of your clan? Why is he helping outsiders?" A smart person came to his senses and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
"I didn't, Patriarch, I..." Mu Shiqi's eyes turned red with anxiety.
Mu Wanqing shook her head slightly, "Mu Shiqi, you have changed. You are so rich and noble that you dazzle my eyes. I am very disappointed in you. I will formally take back the jade you framed me with and expel you from school."
"I hereby declare that everything Mu Shiqi did was his own personal behavior. Mu and I will not bear any responsibility for him."
After saying this, she turned and left.
Mu Shiqi felt dizzy and terrified.
"Clan leader..." He hurried to chase after him, but was stopped by Du Shaoxuan. "I have never seen a heartless person like you. If it weren't for Princess Qingping, you would still be an exile, and you might even die on the way to exile. You received her great kindness, but you let others ruin her reputation. Who would believe that you didn't do it on purpose? You are such an ungrateful thing."
Without Mu Wanqing, who would know Mu Shiqi?
"That's not the case. This is a misunderstanding, Patriarch..." Mu Shiqi's face lost all color, and he was in panic. "Go away, don't stop me."
There was a burst of gong and drum beating, and a team of nimble and leaping lion dancers came over.
The lion dance team performed various difficult moves, attracting countless eyes.
Suddenly, a lion dancer stepped on something and slipped, accidentally hitting a lantern. The lantern broke, and flames jumped up and ignited quickly, scaring everyone into dodging.
The already crowded crowd was in complete chaos, with many people losing their balance, falling and trampling themselves into pieces. Screams, exclamations and cries could be heard everywhere.
Du Shaoxuan's face changed drastically and he ran towards Mu Wanqing immediately.
Before Mu Wanqing could react, Du Shaoxuan lifted her up and placed her on the roof of a shop.
"Stay still, I'll go down to rescue them, you guys protect Princess Qingping."
He flew down. Mu Wanqing had no fighting power, so she needed someone to protect her when she went down.
But she couldn't just stand there and watch. She put her hands to her mouth and shouted, "Stand still, don't run. It's dangerous."
There was still chaos below. The panicked people couldn't hear anything, and even if they did, they didn't dare to stop.
Mu Wanqing frowned. Such large-scale events were most prone to accidents, so various plans and risk assessments had to be made in advance.
She simply asked the guards to shout in unison, "Everyone stop, don't run around, Princess Qingping is giving out money, Princess Qingping is giving out money."
The charm of money is so great that the people below stopped and looked up.
Du Shaoxuan was experienced and seized the opportunity to take his men to maintain order. He had the officers hold hands and use their bodies to form a human wall to evacuate the crowd.
Those who fell to the ground and were trampled were sent to a nearby clinic.
A disaster was nipped in the bud at the first opportunity.
Not far away, flames shot up into the sky; a mountain of lanterns was on fire, and everyone rushed to put out the fire.
Afterwards, Mu Wanqing sat on the roof and let out a long sigh, "Two accidents in one night is an accident?"
"It's hard to say." Du Shaoxuan picked up a pot of wine and took a sip, "Many coincidences are usually arranged by people with ulterior motives."
Mu Wanqing remained silent.
The next morning, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate arrived with his men.
"Princess Qingping, someone has accused you of using inferior lanterns from the Mu family, which caused a fire and resulted in casualties among the people..."
Mu Wanqing was surprised. "Wait a minute, where did the Mu family lantern come from?"
The Left Censor-in-Chief said righteously, "The Lantern Mountain that caught fire last night was provided by your Mu's Company."
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Note (1) “Establish virtue and establish words, regardless of east or west” is a line from the Tsinghua University anthem.
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