Chapter 58 The Powerful Photographer vs. the Weak Substitute Concubine 20

When they saw Lin Muqing, they both looked as if they had seen a ghost; until their eyes shifted to Xi Chenmu beside her, the harsh look on Lin Xiaoting's face instantly disappeared.

"Greetings, Lord Mu."

She bowed politely, looking like a lady from a noble family.

Mrs. Lin also bowed respectfully.

Lin Muqing seemed to be amused. She leaned against Xi Chenmu, covering her mouth with her hands and laughing lazily.

"Who are you? Don't recognize just anyone."

"Do you know the prince?"

Xi Chenmu glanced between the two of them with a sharp gaze, and the mother and daughter of the Lin family shuddered immediately, as if they were seen through.

“No.”

Lin Xiaoting was humiliated and couldn't believe that Lin Muqing was actually with the prince. She threatened secretly: "I am your sister! If you dare not acknowledge us, watch out for your aunt!"

Before Lin Muqing could say anything, Xi Chenmu's words made their faces change drastically.

"I remember that Miss Lin was supposed to go to the palace to congratulate the late emperor?"

"Yun Qin, check this out for me."

Mrs. Lin had no time to stop her daughter. When she reacted, her face turned pale. How could she be so stupid!

She pulled Lin Xiaoting behind her and said, "Prince, this is my niece from my mother's family, not my daughter."

Yun Qin, who had been serving as a background figure, responded, "I will go and find out tomorrow."

Madam Lin turned pale, stared at Lin Muqing, and said with a sly smile: "I just saw that this girl looks very much like the concubine of the Lin family. Your Majesty, I have recognized the wrong person."

"A concubine's daughter?"

Xi Chenmu's indifferent tone made Mrs. Lin's face turn even paler.

Madam Lin was so frightened that her heart trembled. "No, no, no, there is no concubine's daughter in the family. I was just joking."

Lin Wanting bit her lip, trying hard to resist the urge to curse. In the past, Lin Muqing was just someone she could bully at will, but now their roles were reversed. She was so angry that she almost broke her handkerchief.

With so many people watching, Lin Muqing didn't want to talk to them anymore.

"Your Highness, I want to go upstairs to pick out a bracelet." Lin Muqing shook his wrist.

There were still some unclear marks on it, and she felt something was wrong, so she put it away.

"Yeah." Xi Chenmu's eyes deepened, his brows shining with the brightness of moonlight, as if he was thinking of something happy.

He rubbed the faint marks with his fingertips for a few times, suppressed the impulse, and pulled her upstairs.

The shopkeeper was very interested and followed.

As for Yun Qin, after receiving the last look from the prince, he looked at Madam Lin with a warning, "Ladies and young ladies, if Miss Lin's aunt loses a single hair tonight..."

Madam Lin: "I understand, I understand. Please don't worry, Lord."

The Prince of Shezhen now holds power over the government and the opposition, and as the Lin family is the prince's party, it is unknown how long the prince can hold on, so he can only keep a low profile.

Mrs. Lin pulled Lin Xiaoting out in a hurry, not even wanting the clothes they had chosen.

When they arrived at a place with fewer people, Lin Wanting directly shook off her mother's hand. Her mother had been pinching her hand to stop her from speaking just now, but now she was like a cannonball.

"Mother! What should I do? This bastard is so lucky to be the Regent!"

"From what the prince said, it seems that he already knew that we had let her marry in place of him. The late emperor did it in less than a month... Will he blame me? What should I do?"

"Talk to your father. If that person can still ascend the throne, nothing will happen..."

"On the contrary..." Mrs. Lin was also worried.

She also understood that she could not rely on Lin Muqing, and who knew what kind of influence he might have behind her back.

Minister Lin, whom they had placed high hopes on, was sitting on the ground in his mansion, holding a letter sent by the Left Prime Minister.

It said that the Crown Prince was killed by the remnants of the Third Prince at midnight last night.