Chapter 159 A man disguised as a woman
“Madam Dai…” Mu Xi, dressed as a maid, walked out from the crowd. It was the first time in both her lives that she had seen a woman with such a strong sense of murderous intent.
The middle-aged woman froze, and when she recognized Mu Xi in women's clothing, her pupils contracted sharply. She couldn't believe her eyes—this "woman" dressed as a maid, yet exuding a completely different aura, with such striking features...
Instantly, disbelief turned into contempt, disdain, anger, and disdain... a whole host of complex emotions surged up.
"Hehe, Madam Dai... Am I right?" Judging from her aura alone, Mu Xi was almost certain that this was Madam Dai, the daughter of a military family.
It's just unclear why Bai Su's emotions fluctuated so drastically.
"Hmph..." The middle-aged woman snorted coldly, tacitly acknowledging her identity, but her emotions ultimately lingered on the shame and anger of being utterly fooled. "What a Jin Fang prince... I never expected him to be... to be neither male nor female..."
The word "also" is quite subtle.
Mu Xi didn't care. Instead, she was quite pleased with her brilliant plan to "disappear into thin air": "Oh dear, blame it on Madam Dai's subordinates for not being careful enough. There were originally four men and three women in this courtyard. They couldn't even recognize it just because it became three men and four women?"
"Hmph, Prince Jin Fang has a clever mind, but unfortunately he's neither male nor female, unlikely to achieve great things. If I had known you had this quirk, I wouldn't have gone through all this trouble." Madam Dai's face turned from green to white, then from white to red, and after her disdain, she turned to leave.
Mu Xi smiled slightly, not annoyed at all: "Madam Dai, you have quite the methods. You managed to quietly kidnap me, the 'Envoy of Pingnan,' and bring me to this godforsaken place. You even specially assigned female soldiers to guard me. What is the reason for this?"
Madam Dai turned away, no longer willing to look directly at Mu Xi, this "transvestite," and forced herself to suppress her surging anger: "Hmph, no wonder you volunteered to come to the Southern Border to quell the bandits, and even boasted that you wouldn't bring a single soldier. So you're just a 'womanizer.' I'm afraid you don't care about the current situation in the Southern Border, so why waste your breath? Just stay here, I won't take your life for now, but don't try to be clever again."
What's the meaning.
Mu Xi didn't understand at all, but she didn't forget to retort: "Is Madam Dai trying to turn the tables? What a clever way to shift the blame! I am the Crown Prince of Jin Fang, personally appointed by the King as the 'Envoy to Pacify the South,' ordered by the King to quell the maritime threat in the southern border. You, as the wife of the General Who Guards the South, have kidnapped me here. What is your intention? Could it be that Dai Rong and Madam have betrayed Yan Sheng and colluded with the pirates, plotting something sinister? You who lead troops into battle, when there's no trouble, you all claim to be loyal and virtuous for generations, but when war comes, you become cowards. I'm afraid you've been secretly colluding, raising bandits to enhance your own power. Otherwise, the southern border wouldn't have fallen so quickly. It's a pity that I've fallen into the hands of such villains and haven't been able to catch you in the act of treason. Otherwise, Heaven will bear witness, I would have you torn to pieces."
"You're spouting nonsense..." Madam Dai was completely enraged by Mu Xi's barrage of accusations, including calling him a "transvestite." She suddenly drew the sword from her waist. "I, Bai Su, am an upright man. How could I collude with those pirates to ambush you? If I wanted to kill you, why would I wait until today? In this courtyard, taking your life would be as easy as turning my hand."
In Yansheng, colluding with pirates is the greatest sin, bringing shame to one's ancestors and bringing misfortune to one's descendants.
Madam Dai's original name was Bai Su.
Bai Su was so angry that he trembled all over, and his voice changed. He really looked like he had been wronged, not like he was faking it.
She brandished a steel knife, but Mu Xun stepped in front of her, saying, "Madam Dai, please restrain yourself."
Bai Su was furious, but unwilling to look Mu Xi in the eye, he simply plunged the tip of his knife into Mu Xun's chest: "Imprisoning you is to prevent you arrogant and ignorant brats from plunging headlong into the murky waters of the Southern Territory and ruining my grand plans. It is clearly Zhu Mingjun who is colluding with pirates and causing chaos in the Southern Territory, it is clearly you kings..."
No matter how agitated you are, when you get to the crucial point in your rant, at least try to control yourself.
"Your important matter?" Mu Xi, unwilling to let Mu Xun take the knife for her, walked around and gripped the back of the blade with her hand. "What important matter could you possibly have that's more important than imprisoning the imperial envoy to pacify the south, more serious than seizing military power, plunging the people into misery, and refusing to help those in need? Or are you planning to establish yourselves as kings in the southern border?"
"No... I didn't, we've been doing this in secret..." Bai Su had unconsciously shifted from contempt for Mu Xi to defending himself, his momentum faltered, and the steel knife in his hand loosened.
Mu Xi, after all, wanted to negotiate rather than provoke, and seeing that Bai Su seemed to have something difficult to say, she pulled and tugged at him to slow him down: "Could it be that I have wronged you? If so, why did you kidnap me?"
Bai Su's chest heaved violently, and his raging anger gradually subsided under Mu Xi's calm and composed gaze.
Although he was still unwilling to look Mu Xi in the eye, his anger finally turned into a desperate resolve: "Enough, this place is too crowded and noisy to talk. Since Your Highness wants to know, I may tell you. Let's go inside and talk."
"Very good." Mu Xi nodded, her goal further achieved.
Mu Xun, however, was still worried: "She can't go alone. She has a knife and knows martial arts. I must accompany her."
"The second young master of Jin Fang Mansion?" Bai Su gave Mu Xun a serious look, then looked down on him. "I heard you are quite skilled in martial arts? But I didn't expect you to look so refined. You don't look like someone who can go to the battlefield."
After saying that, he turned around and threw the steel knife to his follower behind him: "I won't carry a knife, is that alright?"
Mu Xun didn't dwell on it, but was worried about Mu Xi: "That's not good either, you rough woman just now couldn't control your emotions..."
"What's wrong with being a woman? Can't women be rough? Can't women have emotions? Why can't they control themselves?" Bai Sulun was a head shorter than Mu Xun, but he raised his head and fired off a barrage of questions, showing no less imposing manner. "Speaking of which, I'm a woman and I don't carry a knife. He's still a man, so why is he so afraid?"
"..." Mu Xun was speechless for a moment.
Mu Xi suddenly felt a sense of goodwill towards him, pulled Mu Xun aside, and said to Bai Su, "Yes, no problem, let's talk alone."
Bai Su had been unwilling to confront the issue of "a man dressed as a woman" since earlier, but now that he had decided to talk about it privately, he couldn't help but ask: "Does the young master always dress as a woman and never change his clothes?"
"No need to change, let's get down to business." Mu Xi chuckled inwardly and couldn't help but crack a joke, "Don't you think I look better in women's clothes? Just treat me like a woman."
"Pah..." Bai Su was not polite either. The original hierarchy could not overcome his contempt for the "transvestite". "I have seen many 'actors' who are prettier than the prince when he dresses as a woman. You are still a bit lacking."
Before Mu Xi came, he had heard about the saying that the customs of the Southern Border had been corrupted by Zhu Mingjun, and he was even happier: "If that's the case, then I'm even less likely to change it. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Let's do it this way for now."
"To willingly degenerate..." Bai Su made no attempt to hide his contempt, stepping into the house first. "Then, Your Highness, please..."
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