Chapter 3 Suspected that she stole medicine from the Imperial Master's study for him? ...
Mu Xingchen covered her neck and slowly lowered her head. Her snow-white fingertips and the bruises on her neck contrasted with each other, which was shocking to watch. Her long black hair hung down, covering half of her face, making her look like a delicate beauty.
Li Jing was silent. He lowered his head to look at the white gauze wrapped around his chest. A trace of guilt flashed through his heart. His face turned pale and his voice was low as he said, "Girl, let me see your injury."
Mu Xingchen pursed his lips and hesitated to put down his hand that was covering his neck. He saw that there were indeed some horrifying bruises on the snow-white neck. He had just killed someone.
Li Jing felt even more guilty. He endured the external injuries on his chest and the raging internal injuries and forced himself to stand up. "I don't have any medicine with me right now. Miss, please wait for me for a moment."
Mu Xingchen quickly grabbed him and said in a panic, "Master, you can't leave."
Li Jing frowned and looked at her in a deep voice, as if waiting for her to explain.
At this moment, he heard footsteps coming and going outside the house, as well as lights outside. A hint of gloom flashed across his eyes, "Where is this?"
"The Imperial Tutor's Mansion." Mu Xingchen said without hesitation.
Li Jing narrowed his eyes, the Imperial Tutor's Mansion...
He released a chill that was cold enough to freeze a person to death, and even Mu Xingchen felt the chill piercing his bones.
Mu Xingchen was a little surprised. Why? Did this person have a grudge against the Imperial Master's Mansion?
"Who are you?" His tone was a little cold, and there was more oppressive scrutiny in his eyes.
Mu Xingchen felt a little funny in his heart. This man changed his expression so quickly.
Despite her thoughts, Mu Xingchen still looked weak and pitiful. "I'm the legitimate daughter of the mansion, Mu Qing..." She paused, a little scared, and said, "In order to save you, I went to my father's study and stole some medicine. Now they're looking for the person who stole it." She pulled Li Jing's sleeve and said anxiously, "Sir, there are people everywhere in the mansion. If you go out now, you'll definitely be discovered."
Li Jing looked at her worried eyes, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death.
Mu Qing? That uncultivated daughter of the emperor?
For him, she stole the medicine from the imperial teacher's study?
"How did you rescue me?" he asked.
Mu Xingchen paused, and she curled the corners of her mouth imperceptibly. She didn't ask her how she stole the medicine, but how she rescued him.
Mu Xingchen raised his wet eyes and explained, "It wasn't me. It was a man in black. He killed those people and wanted to take you away. I was right next to you at the time. When that man approached, I sprinkled him with a handful of Metsä, and he fell unconscious."
Li Jing's frown deepened. A man in black? Drugged?
"Young master, you don't believe me? I don't have any spiritual power. That person was obviously caught off guard against me and fell into my trap. That Mi Sui was given to me by a very powerful uncle who is an immortal doctor. Anyone who comes into contact with it will fall down. If you don't believe me, you can check me." Mu Xingchen looked at him with grievance, his eyes moist.
Li Jing's heart skipped a beat when he saw her moist eyes. He said in a deep voice, "I didn't doubt you."
Mu Xingchen raised her head and smiled at him, her lips were red, her teeth were white, and her skin was as soft as jade and fragrant.
Li Jing felt that the smile was a bit dazzling, so he looked away without leaving a trace.
Mu Xingchen suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, why is your wound bleeding again? Did I accidentally press you down just now? I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I'll reapply the medicine to you." As she spoke, she was about to strip Li Jing of his clothes, but Li Jing immediately grabbed her wrist to stop her, refusing, "No, it's okay. It's not bleeding anymore."
When his hand touched her wrist, the skin felt slippery, which made people feel extremely offended. He immediately let go and stepped back an inch: "Sorry."
Mu Xingchen listened to the increasingly heavy footsteps outside. She hurriedly took down the cloak that was hanging there and handed it to him. "Go, sir. Go through the back door. Maybe you can still get away now. If..." She said nervously and fearfully, "If you are accidentally discovered and my father finds out that I stole the medicine, I will bear the consequences alone. I will take any beatings or punishments and will never implicate you."
Li Jing looked down at the cloak in her hand and frowned fiercely. What would she do if he left now? She had stolen the medicine from the Imperial Master's Mansion, and the Imperial Master would definitely not let her go.
"Young Master?" The man in front of him refused to take the cloak. Mu Xingchen raised his head and looked at him with some confusion.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door: "Miss, the head of the family wants to see you."
Mu Xingchen's face turned pale instantly, and her body was shaky. She frantically pulled Li Jing to the front of the wardrobe and said, "Master, go in and hide first."
Li Jing pursed her lips and remained silent. She asked him to hide in the closet?
Seeing that Li Jing didn't understand, Mu Xingchen was so anxious that she was about to cry, "Young Master!" she pleaded pitifully.
"Will he give you any trouble?" he asked.
"As long as you are not discovered, there will be no trouble."
Li Jing looked at the wardrobe behind him and walked in without saying a word...
The moment Mu Xingchen closed the wardrobe and turned around, she put away her previous expression. She curled the corners of her lips and her eyes were full of joy.
Xiao Qi screamed at the table: "Are you crazy! Mu Xingchen! What are you doing! You you you! You are pretending to be pitiful! And you, ah ah ah ah, give me Mu Xingchen back!!! Tell me the truth, have you been possessed by someone else? Or have you changed your mind? Do you want to practice dual cultivation with this person? Ah ah ah ah!!! Tell me!!!"
Mu Xingchen curled his lips slightly and did not answer it.
There was another knock on the door. "Miss, if you don't open the door, we'll come in!"
Mu Xingchen calmly took a high-collared jacket and put it on to cover the bruises on his neck. Just as they were about to break in, the door opened.
"Excuse me, what happened?" Mu Xingchen asked nervously and fearfully.
Seeing her like this, the person outside the door said with a look of contempt: "Miss, the head of the family wants to see you."
They said, how could the person who stole the medicine be the eldest daughter? Not only was the eldest daughter unable to practice spiritual cultivation, she was also a weak-willed coward. How could she have the courage to steal the medicine and not be discovered?
Mu Xingchen sighed in her heart. Her courtyard was located in the most remote corner of the Imperial Teacher's Mansion. Normally, no one would come to disturb her, and no one would serve her closely. But today, this remote courtyard was surrounded by people, which was enough to show how big a commotion this time was.
"Let's go, Miss."
Mu Xingchen followed them and arrived at the main courtyard a quarter of an hour later.
She scanned the room, and it was packed with people. Everyone in the mansion must have arrived. It had been six months since she arrived at the Mu Mansion, and she had been recuperating in Mu Qing's courtyard. She had only been out for a short time today, when she came to the Seven Star Tower, and had run into that man. This was her first time meeting anyone from the Mu Mansion.
Xiao Qi introduced these people to her one by one using her mind. Sitting on the steps were the imperial teacher Mu Qi and his second wife Ge Yun. Next to Mu Qi stood Ge Yun's son and daughter, Mu Qingtian and Mu Lin. Next to Ge Yun stood people from the second and third wives.
Everyone stared at Mu Xingchen as he walked over. The guard stepped forward and said respectfully, "Return to the master. The young lady is here."
Mu Qi hummed, looked down at Mu Xingchen, and then asked, "Did you know that something was lost in the mansion today?"
Mu Xingchen lowered her head, her whole body trembling and timid as she said, "My daughter...I don't know..."
At this moment, a clear "puff" of laughter was heard: "Uncle, I said it couldn't be her who stole it. She is so timid, what could she steal?"
Mu Xingchen raised his eyebrows subtly, then asked in his mind, "Who is this person?"
Xiao Qi explained: "The one speaking is the third wife's legitimate son, Mu Futian."
Mu Futian? His words just now didn't seem like an excuse for her, but a genuine mockery.
At this moment, a voice with a smile and contempt rang out: "Fifth Brother, you're speaking too early. We've checked everyone present, and the only one left is this person. If it's not her, who else could it be?"
Xiao Qi flipped through Mu Qing's memories again, "This man is the second son of the second wife, Mu Feitian."
Mu Feitian? This man looked like he had a crooked face and a slanted mouth, with a pair of slanted eyes that were higher than the sky. No wonder he was called Mu Feitian. The contempt and disgust in his eyes seemed even more obvious than Mu Futian's. The Mu family was full of hostility towards Mu Qing.
Mu Qi glanced at the doctor beside him calmly. The doctor nodded and walked towards Mu Xingchen. He asked, "Miss, let me take your pulse."
Mu Xingchen lowered his head and stretched out his right hand tremblingly. The doctor took his pulse for a while, then shook his head at Mu Qi.
"Could it be that the thief flew away?" Mu Futian shook his fan and asked in surprise.
"I didn't take the medicine, but who knows where it is? Uncle, our residence has been searched thoroughly. It would be unreasonable for my sister not to check it." Mu Feitian said sarcastically.
Mu Qi waved his hand, and immediately the housekeeper and his men headed towards Mu Xingchen's yard.
"Xingchen, what should we do! The person is still in the house!" Xiaoqi said anxiously.
Mu Xingchen said firmly: "Don't be afraid, he won't be caught." If the person is caught, he will be useless and it will be in vain to save him.
However, Mu Feitian has always been targeting her. "Does Mu Qing have a grudge against Mu Feitian?" she asked.
Xiao Qi replied, "Because Mu Qing has no spiritual power, she is often bullied in the mansion. Mu Feitian is one of them. On the contrary, this stepmother and her children have always ignored Mu Qing."
To turn a blind eye is equivalent to indulgence. However, if we have to say who is the real culprit, it is undoubtedly the old man mentioned above. It was the father's inaction that led to his daughter's death.
A quarter of an hour later, the housekeeper returned with his men. He respectfully said to Mu Qi, "Master, there is nothing unusual in the eldest lady's room."
Mu Xingchen's lips curled up imperceptibly. This butler was a top-notch master in the mansion. The people he brought with him were all top-notch secret guards trained by the Imperial Master's Mansion. They were particularly sensitive to smells and were not discovered. This meant that he not only left no trace when he left, but also cleaned up all traces of his presence.
"Who is this person? Such a strong smell of blood can be dissipated in just a moment." Xiao Qi exclaimed in amazement. You know, for a spiritual cultivator, the higher his cultivation level, the stronger his five senses are. Especially those who often train in fighting are more sensitive to the smell of blood. The reason why he was not discovered when those people went to invite Mu Xingchen just now was because those who went just now were all family servants, but those who went this time were all secret guards.
The mansion fell into silence at this moment. Everyone looked at each other with confusion on their faces. It was impossible that the medicine really disappeared.
Suddenly, a burst of applause came from above, "Wonderful! Really wonderful!"
Everyone looked towards the sound and saw Mu Feitian slowly walking up the steps to Mu Xingchen. He smiled broadly and said, "Sister, you're truly amazing. You seem timid on weekdays, but you're a master at stealing medicine. The house was surrounded inside and out, and the housekeeper and his men searched everywhere, but they couldn't find any medicine. Sister is so thoughtful that she even knew not to hide the medicine in her own yard."
Mu Xingchen was immediately shocked and said, "I don't know what my cousin is talking about. It's all made up. Why is he blaming me?"
Xiao Qi was shocked and said, "Xingchen, how could he know?"
Mu Xingchen's heart also sank: "When I came back today, I didn't notice anyone nearby." She was seriously injured today and her five senses faded, but based on Mu Feitian's cultivation level, it was impossible for her to be completely unaware if he was nearby.
"Come out, Prince Yan."
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