Outside the Xuanbing Pavilion.
After settling Mu Tiantian in, Bu Xiu quickly brought a box and handed it to Yi Xun.
Just as he was about to leave, Yi Xun called out to him, "Yu Wuxin."
Bu Xiu stopped and turned around, asking with an embarrassed smile, "What's wrong? I have something urgent to attend to."
Yi Xun handed him the box and said, "The Pavilion Master wants you to deliver it up personally."
Bu Xiu didn't answer either, "I discovered someone is impersonating our Xuanbing Pavilion to do bad things, I need to investigate."
Bei Mingchuan asked him to deliver the Soul-Summoning Flower before midnight, but it's now more than two hours late.
Who knows how they'll punish him? If his identity is exposed, it might be very difficult for him to enter the Xuanbing Pavilion again.
"You know the consequences of disobeying the Pavilion Master's orders."
Yi Xun's words made Bu Xiu stop in his tracks.
He took the box and went upstairs.
Bu Xiuyi arrived at the stone gate and respectfully greeted, "Sect Master."
"Come in."
Bu Xiu also placed the box on the dressing table and glanced at the person on the bed.
Both his figure and facial features were exactly the same as the girl Xing Mu he had met today.
Xing Mu...
He remembered that Mu Tiantian's master was Xing Wusong.
Could it really be her?
Seeing that Yu Wuxin was staring at her in a daze, Bei Mingchuan raised his voice, "Yu Wuxin, why are you so late today?"
“I…” Bu Xiuyi thought for a moment and replied with a smile, “Sect Master, you saw it today too. I was being chased by Lin Yi. I don’t dare to mess with that Lin family’s daughter.”
"After I sent Lin Yi away, I calculated the distance and time. As long as you don't have anything else to do, I can deliver it before midnight." Bei Mingchuan looked at Bu Xiuyi and asked, "Who was that woman you were with today?"
"She...she was just a woman passing by. I accidentally hit her, and she demanded compensation, so she wouldn't let me leave. I didn't have any money on me, so I went back to the villa to get some. I argued with her for a while before I finally got rid of her."
After listening, Bei Mingchuan didn't ask any further questions. "Go ahead."
Bu Xiuyi walked to the stone gate and turned back to remind him, "Sect Master, the Yin Record in the Nine Star Yin Yang Record can summon souls, but that's just a legend. Moreover, practicing it will lead to qi deviation, and no one can escape it."
"Yu Wuxin, you've talked too much today." Bei Mingchuan opened the box, inside were freshly picked soul-summoning flowers. "Call Yi Xun over."
"Yes." Yu Wuxin left the ice chamber, and let out a long sigh of relief after closing the door.
He thought Bei Mingchuan was going to torture him.
He wouldn't have stayed here if he weren't searching for his father.
After Yi Xun arrived, he ground the Soul-Summoning Flower into powder as usual and handed it to Bei Mingchuan.
Bei Mingchuan ordered, "Go and keep an eye on Yu Wuxin, but don't let him find out."
"Yes." Yi Xun withdrew.
Bei Mingchuan fed Mu Tiantian the powder of the Soul-Summoning Flower, and then applied it to her body.
Afterwards, he lay down next to Mu Tiantian, held her in his arms, and closed his eyes to sleep.
...
The next morning.
There was a knock on Mu Tiantian's door.
She quickly changed her clothes, pressed her face against the mask, and opened the door. Looking at the pretty young girl standing in front of her, she greeted her with a deep, resonant voice, "Xiao Cui."
"How did you know my name was Xiao Cui, young master?" Xiao Cui asked in confusion. This was probably the first time she had met this young master.
Mu Tiantian's smile froze for a moment, but she quickly replied, "Young Master Yu told me that a girl named Xiao Cui would show me around the manor and tell me what I should do."
"I see." Xiao Cui looked knowing, then handed several sets of men's clothing to Mu Tiantian with a silly smile. "These are your changes of clothes. Young Master Yu told me that you have nowhere to stay and that he would take you in for a few days."
“If we think you’re okay and you’d like to stay, we’ll find you a job at the manor.” Xiao Cui explained the manor’s rules to her. “You can’t ask about the manor owner or discuss him in private. You can’t take anything from the manor without permission.”
Mu Tiantian kept nodding after putting the clothes away.
These rules were set by her.
Xiao Cui has really grown up.
Mu Tiantian still remembers that she used to be a little girl who was not quite grown up.
"If you understand, then come with me."
Xiao Cui led the way for Mu Tiantian and introduced the villa to her. "There are wine cellars, vegetable gardens, orchards, flower gardens, and fish ponds in the villa. You can go to these places freely. The accounting office and the storeroom are not for unauthorized personnel."
The two then walked into a courtyard with four rooms on both sides.
Xiao Cui pointed to one of the rooms and said, "You can enter the other rooms when they are being cleaned, but no one is allowed to enter this room."
Mu Tiantian glanced at it; it was her bedroom.
"Why?" Mu Tiantian asked instinctively.
Xiao Cui said seriously, "It's a rule of the manor, don't ask why."
Mu Tiantian: "......"
She asked Qi Tong: "Were the rules I set back then really this rigid?"
Qi Tong: [Perhaps someone else has come to the manor to cause trouble, so be careful. In the past, there have always been people pretending to be refugees seeking shelter at the manor, which even attracted the princes.]
Mu Tiantian: [Indeed, by the way, the Third Prince is dead, right?]
Qi Tong: [Bei Mingchuan stabbed him several times; he's definitely dead.]
Mu Tiantian: [Where is the First Prince? Has he caused trouble for Bei Mingchuan?]
Qi Tong: [He's already the crown prince. The records show he hasn't caused any trouble and has been quite compliant with his promises. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he'll be a good emperor in the future.]
"Xiao Cui, who is he?"
Xiao Cui bowed upon hearing the voice, "Sister Xiangmei."
Mu Tiantian glanced at the woman in front of her, who was dressed in a light pink dress. She had striking features, a superior look in her eyes, and a slightly sarcastic smile.
"This was brought by Young Master Yu yesterday. He said he had nowhere to stay and was looking for a job." Xiao Cui lowered her head, not daring to look at her, seemingly a little scared.
"They sent him in without even checking his background." Xiangmei glanced at Mu Tiantian, who was just an ordinary man.
She shook her head slightly in disappointment and said, "Never mind, let him water the flowers later before questioning him."
"yes."
After Xiao Cui finished speaking, Xiang Mei walked away arrogantly.
Mu Tiantian looked at her back with some surprise. Was this still the simple and timid Xiangmei she knew?
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