"Junior sister, even though you were less than six years old back then and were just playing in the mud, I still didn't agree to it. Stop fooling around and hurry back to Kunlun. Otherwise, Master will get worried."
"No, I won't go back. I've come to find my senior brother; I want to marry him."
Fu Yunchen looked at her, remaining silent.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Meng Zhi understood what he meant. She wiped away her tears with her sleeve and said, "Since my senior brother won't marry me, I'll leave."
He picked up the short sword from the table and ran out.
When Mu Run heard the news, he came over and happened to run into Meng Zhi. He quickly said, "Is this Junior Sister? Welcome to Chongyang Mountain."
Meng Zhi stopped and looked Mu Run up and down. She saw that Mu Run was beautiful and charming, especially her full and high breasts, which were incomparable to her own plain appearance!
They immediately ran even faster.
"Junior sister, wait a minute," Mu Run called out.
Meng Zhi completely ignored Mu Run and continued running.
Mu Run asked Fu Yunchen, "What exactly happened?"
Fu Yunchen replied truthfully, "Twelve years ago, she was not yet six years old. While playing in the mud, she said she wanted to marry me."
Mu Run: "Six years old... This girl has such a good memory! You should go and check on her quickly, and it would be best if you could bring her back. It's dangerous for a little girl to be out there."
"There's not much to worry about regarding her safety. The fact that she was able to come all the way from Kunlun Mountain is enough to prove that she has the ability to protect herself."
"We can't let this go on, hurry up. Or you can take her home."
"Kunlun Mountain is about a half-month journey from here, are you sure?" Fu Yunchen asked with a smile.
Mu Run: "..."
The wedding is in two days.
"I'll go and bring her back so she can be your bridesmaid."
"Huh? This..."
Not only can she not marry him, but she also has to be his bridesmaid. Isn't that a bit too cruel and too hurtful to a young girl's heart?
"Take it easy, she's still young," Mu Run advised.
"Okay," Fu Yunchen replied, and went to chase after Meng Zhi.
Mu Run let out a soft sigh and turned to walk back. But after only a few steps, someone stopped her again.
Xue Niang looked at Mu Run with a haggard expression, "You've gone too far! Why won't you let me stay in Chongyi Hall? What did I do wrong?"
This morning, Fu Yunchen removed Xue Niang from her position as head of the Chongyi Hall and ordered her to move to the village immediately. Not only her, but all the other women were also ordered to do the same.
However, the other women reacted very well, as this would make it easier for them to find single men in the village. They could also go out to buy things and stroll along the mountain streams, which was much better than being confined to the backyard. So, as soon as they received the news, they started packing. But Xue Niang, used to being high and mighty, found it hard to accept.
Mu Run's gaze swept over her abdomen. "It took a lot of effort for me to get you the same treatment as everyone else. In his original intention, you should have been kicked out of Chongyang Mountain directly."
"What do you mean?" Xue Niang looked at her.
"Don't you know what's going on with the baby in your belly?" Mu Run's gaze fell on her waist, which appeared exceptionally slender as she tightened her belt.
Xue Niang's expression changed drastically. "What nonsense are you spouting? Don't slander me!"
Mu Run said, "How about we call the village doctor to come and take a look at you? If you're not pregnant, you can stay here. But if you are pregnant, you'll have to go back to the village."
A hint of resentment flashed in Xue Niang's eyes. "Why are you targeting me?"
“It’s not directed at you. It’s because I’m getting married, and I want my place to be clean and tidy. Even though you’re just decorations, I’m going to strip away those decorations.”
"You're so selfish!"
"So what if I'm selfish?" Mu Run looked at her calmly. "Everyone else is happy to leave."
"That's because they're all unfaithful and thinking about other men," Xue Niang said with disdain.
Mu Run looked at her belly and said, "You don't seem to have the right to judge others. Besides, in my opinion, they are much more virtuous than you."
Xue Niang's face turned pale instantly. "I'm not pregnant. Don't try to frame me."
Mu Run was too lazy to argue with her anymore. "Instead of wasting time, you'd better pack your things and sort out all the belongings you've accumulated over the years. Otherwise, when Steward Yang sends someone to take you away, you won't be able to take anything with you."
"You'll get your comeuppance!" Xue Niang glared fiercely at Mu Run before quickly leaving.
Qiao Dongzi came over, carrying a bundle in his hand. Seeing Mu Run looking at a woman's back, he glanced at her as well and immediately recognized who she was.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with Xue Niang? Did she make you angry?"
Instead of answering, Mu Run asked, "Do you know whose child she's carrying?"
Qiao Dongzi was surprised; he didn't know about this. "Xue Niang is pregnant?"
Mu Run nodded. "Yes. Your leader said that her child cannot be born in Chongyi Hall, so she moved her and the others to the village. She didn't want to leave and came to argue with me."
Qiao Dongzi understood, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "This child is most likely Liu Lao Er's. Because before Liu Lao Er defected, he had a relationship with Xue Niang."
"Liu Lao Er?" Mu Run was taken aback.
"Of course, it could be someone else's. If Xue Niang can mess around with Liu Lao Er, she can only mess around with Zhang Lao Liu and Feng Lao Ba. Only she knows for sure whose it is," Qiao Dongzi replied.
Mu Run was speechless.
Qiao Dongzi handed her the bundle in his hand, saying, "My family made some dowry for you, sister-in-law. I hope you won't mind."
"What are you saying? How could I possibly look down on you? I'm overjoyed that my third sister-in-law thinks highly of me. I'll let her come by herself later; I'll have some good tea for her."
"Okay, I'll tell her later. Sister-in-law is busy, I'll go check on the punishment hall."
"Okay, go ahead and get busy."
Carrying her things, Mu Run went to the teahouse first.
Seeing that Madam Cai was busy preparing tea for people to go out, I went over and said, "Sister Cai, you've worked hard."
"It's not hard work," said Madam Cai. "This is what Manager Hong wanted, and it's almost all gone. Moreover, many tea merchants have heard that we have fine tea and have come to buy it themselves."
Mu Run said, "After the wedding, let's go to other tea-producing areas and see if there's any better tea there."
After thinking for a moment, Madam Cai replied, "Madam could go to Minzhou to take a look, as most of the tribute tea comes from there. Manager Hong also mentioned earlier that he wanted to visit Minzhou."
Mu Run nodded, "Then it's settled, let's go to Minzhou together."
A hawk flew across the sky, swooped down, and disappeared into the jungle.
Mu Run looked at the eagle and it seemed familiar. "Isn't that Grey Grey?"
Madam Cai replied, "This servant sees it as gray. Usually, the appearance of gray indicates that something important has happened."
...
Warships, one after another, sailed along the Yingjiang Grand Canal from Xiangcheng toward Chongyang Mountain.
On the deck of one of the ships stood a man wearing an iron mask.
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