Chapter 12 Which place
"Gurgle, gurgle..."
Not long after they walked, Mu Xi heard the sound of horseshoes and wheels rolling behind her.
Before Mu Xi could turn around, Mu Xun jumped off the carriage and chased after her: "Brother... no... young master... no matter where you are going, please get in the carriage first."
Mu Xi then stopped in her tracks: "I've already gotten into the carriage, you're not going to turn around and take me back to the manor, are you?"
"Of course not," Mu Xun assured.
Mu Xi was somewhat skeptical, but she took another closer look at the carriage. It was made of blue brocade and was understated and simple, unlike the carriage the original owner had used when traveling.
A middle-aged man sat in the front cabin of the carriage; he looked more like a guard than a driver.
According to the original owner's memories, this should be someone close to Mu Xun, but the original owner never cared about outside affairs and therefore didn't know much about them.
Since the original owner didn't understand, Mu Xi had some concerns.
At this moment, Mu Xun spoke even more softly: "When have I ever lied to you?"
Mu Xi's heart skipped a beat; Mu Xun's gaze and voice were as clean and gentle as the night breeze.
but……
A cheap younger brother is a cheap younger brother.
According to the original owner's memories, Mu Xun and Mu Xi were born in the same year, with their birthdays only a month apart.
This means that Mu Xi's biological mother had been having an affair while she was pregnant, or even before that, with her scumbag father, Jin Fangjun Mu Zhen.
At that time, the Yu Kingdom had just been established, and the Mu brothers were vying for military merits and titles.
Mu Zhen was skilled in both literature and martial arts, and excelled in everything, except that he never had any children.
There are rumors that he was seriously wounded on the battlefield, which may have damaged his very foundation, and he was almost ostracized from the center of power because of this.
Fortunately, Mu Xi's mother was "timely" pregnant at the time. However, worried about not knowing whether the child would be a boy or a girl, she prepared a male infant in advance. If the child was a boy, the prepared boy would be taken as a servant; if it was a girl, the boy would be adopted and the family would lie to the outside world that they were twins.
Unfortunately, as expected, an accident still occurred. Mu Xi was born successfully, but the baby boy prepared in advance died.
With no backup plan available, they had no choice but to lie and claim that Mu Xi was a boy.
A year later, Mu Zhen brought home an illegitimate son—Mu Xun.
When Mu Xun was brought back, he was already a year old and his birth mother had passed away, so they had no choice but to take him into the household.
Mu Xi heard all of this from Doctor Luo later, and all the blame lay with Jin Fangjun.
Just now, if it were according to Jin Fangjun Mu Zhen's wishes, Mu Xi would have been locked up to avoid causing more controversy. According to the original owner's memories, Mu Xun was simply her scumbag father's "lackey," obeying his every word.
Now they've actually come all this way in a carriage. Does this mean they've received Mu Zhen's tacit approval?
Mu Xi felt a little pleased; it seemed that her strategy of controlling the situation to a certain extent had been effective.
In the matter of "a woman disguising herself as a man to become the heir of the Jin Fangjun family," they were in the same boat, sharing both glory and ruin.
Now that she, this "grasshopper," has suddenly become uncontrollable, Mu Zhen and Mu Xun, father and son, really can't do anything about her.
Thinking of this, Mu Xi smiled smugly: "Very well, let's go then."
Mu Xun helped Mu Xi into the carriage: "Where is the young master going?"
The moment Mu Xi climbed into the carriage, an idea popped into her head: "Go to the biggest entertainment venue in the city... the bigger the better, the more lively the better, and we need to be quick..."
The phrase "wealth and honor squander money" finally gave us direction.
She wasn't the original owner of this body after all; she had seen the world in her previous life.
In ancient times, such places, frequented by the wealthy and powerful, must have been ideal for making a name for oneself and for building a network of connections.
Moreover, she was extremely agitated and desperately needed a place to drown her sorrows and drown her guilt over "killing someone with her own hands."
This is killing two birds with one stone.
Mu Xun then came up, his calm and gentle eyes filled with surprise and bewilderment: "Is the young master sure he wants to go to 'that kind' of a place?"
"Which kind of place?" Mu Xi asked, realizing the implication as soon as she spoke, but she couldn't deny it. "Yes, I want to go to 'that kind of' place. Why can't I go to 'that kind of' place?"
"This...but..." Mu Xun was about to say something.
"Bang bang bang..." Mu Xi took the scabbard and tapped it against the carriage wall, urging the driver, "Hurry up, get moving, move..."
The carriage remained motionless.
Unable to suppress her rising anger, Mu Xi said, "I want to go to 'that kind of' place. If I can't enjoy beautiful women, can't I at least enjoy handsome men?"
“If Your Highness truly wishes to do so…” Mu Xun bit his lower lip, seemingly pondering something, and after a long while agreed, “Alright, then let me lead the way for Your Highness.”
Mu Xi rolled her eyes inwardly: "Stop nagging. I've already gotten into the carriage. All I need you to do is lead the way."
So Mu Xun turned his head, lifted the carriage curtain, and whispered a few instructions to the coachman.
The carriage started moving immediately.
Mu Xi appears strong on the surface, but once she calms down a little, she realizes just how terrible her current identity is.
Once her identity as a woman disguised as a man is exposed, even if it wasn't her own choice, she will definitely be implicated.
Even if her identity as a woman disguised as a man is not exposed, she is trapped in this identity. Her biological mother died early, her scumbag father doesn't love her, and her stepmother and brothers all have their eyes on her position as the heir. She is the little lamb surrounded by wolves, with no one to protect her. Apart from a false identity, she has no real strength or ability.
well……
Mu Xi became increasingly depressed as she thought about it, and couldn't help but lift the curtain of the car window to look outside.
The carriage continued on its way, and after several turns, Mu Xi's eyes suddenly lit up.
A street as bright as day came into view.
The streets were bustling with pedestrians, and vendors lined both sides of the road, hawking late-night snacks—a lively and peaceful scene.
The carriage slowed down and traveled through the streets.
The shops and pavilions on both sides were brightly lit, and from a few tall buildings came the sounds of drums and bells, with men's shouts and women's laughter intertwined.
Mu Xi looked around, expecting the carriage to stop in front of one of the largest restaurants, but to her surprise, the carriage showed no sign of stopping.
"Hey... Stop the car, I thought that one was pretty good." Mu Xi bared her teeth and brandished her claws, about to jump out of the car.
Mu Xun stopped him, saying, "Your Highness, while the restaurants on Gui Street are certainly lively, they are also a mixed bag."
"It's all about the mix of fish and shrimp, it's lively!" Mu Xi lost her balance and fell back into her seat.
The carriage showed no sign of slowing down; the driver clearly only listened to Mu Xun.
Mu Xun carefully protected Mu Xi, making sure she wasn't hurt at all, but asked, "Isn't the young master going to a place of extravagance and luxury? Extravagance and luxury have nothing to do with how lively it is."
"Uh... that makes sense, but..." Mu Xi felt like she was being tricked.
Before they could even finish their hesitation, the carriage had already left the bustling city, turned onto a side street, and sped up.
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