I haven't seen Mu Ci for nearly a month.
But during this month, Mu Ci would send people to deliver all the delicious food, good clothes and even fun things to Bai Luoxi's yard. Mu Ci even asked someone to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to send the little servant who had been serving Bai Luoxi to Bai Luoxi's yard.
In short, Bai Luoxi lived even more comfortably than before in the Prime Minister's Mansion. After all, there were all kinds of schemes by Bai Jiaxi and his son in the Prime Minister's Mansion before.
However, this situation made Bai Luoxi feel as if the other party was avoiding him. Although he seldom went out, they all lived in the same mansion. No matter how unlucky it was, he would probably meet her once in a while. But by such a coincidence, he didn't even see the corner of the woman's clothes.
Bai Luoxi was feeling a little anxious, but he didn't know what he was anxious about.
Bai Wu, the servant who was picked up from the Prime Minister's Mansion by Mu Ci to accompany Bai Luoxi, looked at his young master's angry, anxious and worried face and suddenly said, "Young Master, I heard that the Second Prince has been in Mrs. Lin's courtyard recently."
Hearing this, Bai Luoxi's hand holding the book froze for a moment, then he turned the page, seemingly not reading the contents, and asked in a pretended nonchalant manner, "Mr. Lin?"
Bai Wu: "Yes, Lin Bohan, Lin Cefu. It is said that this Lin Cefu is a zither player that the Second Prince met outside. The Second Prince fell in love with him at first sight and took him in as his concubine."
Bai Luoxi felt a little uncomfortable when she heard the words "love at first sight". So the sweetheart she mentioned that night was this Lin Bohan.
Bai Wu glanced at the book that hadn't been turned for a long time, then glanced at Bai Luoxi who was lost in thought, and continued, "It's just that this Mr. Lin seems to have no interest in the Second Prince. He plays the piano and composes music all day long, and has never given the Second Prince a good look."
Bai Luoxi breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.
Bai Wu added: "But recently, I have often heard people say that the Second Prince is often seen in front of Lin Xifu's yard."
So the reason why he couldn't see that woman these days was because she was always in someone else's yard and was deliberately avoiding him.
Bai Luoxi's face was a little gloomy, and he casually flipped through a few pages.
Bai Wu looked at the wrinkled hair on the corner of the book, his expression unchanged, and continued: "Sir, have you always liked playing the piano? Why not exchange some piano skills with Lin Chaifu? It would be a good idea. It's boring to stay in the house all the time. Sir, what do you think?"
Bai Luoxi was a little hesitant. Why was he going to find Lin Bohan? He decided not to go.
Bai Wu: "Go ahead, young master. It's a good opportunity to get familiar with the scenery and people in the mansion."
Bai Luoxi was a little annoyed by Bai Wu's pestering, so he stood up.
Seeing that he was about to leave, Bai Wu quickly shouted, "Wait, sir, change into some nice clothes before you leave. This one is a bit too plain."
Hearing him say this, Bai Luoxi froze for a moment. They were just going to take a look at Lin Bohan's yard, not to do anything. Why did they have to change clothes, and nice clothes at that.
It's not like I went to see that woman on purpose...
When Bai Luoxi followed Bai Wu to a place not far outside Lin Bohan's yard, they could already hear the melodious sound of the piano. It seemed as if the listeners received the same feeling in their hearts, which was a yearning for freedom.
Hearing this, Bai Luoxi suddenly felt that his trip was worth it. As he approached, he saw a scene that seemed particularly harmonious to him.
His steps paused slightly and he stopped right where he was.
I met this person in this yard whom I hadn't seen for nearly a month.
Under a weeping willow in front, a handsome man was sitting there playing a zither. As he had his head slightly lowered, it was difficult to make out the expression on his face.
However, the woman leaning on the stone table next to him happened to be facing Bai Luoxi sideways. Her posture was very casual, but even looking at her from a distance, one could feel that she had different thoughts about the man playing the zither.
Bai Luoxi suddenly regretted it.
He looked at the scene in front of him and found it inexplicably dazzling. The slight pain in his heart came over him again, and his face had already turned a little gloomy.
He turned around and was about to walk out, but Bai Wu behind him suddenly said, "Sir, why are you going back again? Did you forget to bring something? Hey, isn't that the Second Prince?"
His voice was clear and powerful, in short, quite loud. As soon as he said this, the "harmony" over there was instantly broken.
Mu Ci turned his head and looked over, his eyes fell on the tall man in blue and white clothes, and he was stunned for a moment.
Why did Bai Luoxi come here? She had been hiding from him for a month and never expected to see him here.
Bai Luoxi's body stiffened. He could clearly feel the gaze from the person behind him. He decided not to hide and just turned around and walked over naturally.
Bai Luoxi: "This person should be Lin Chaifu."
Lin Bohan stood up and bowed respectfully.
Seeing him like this, Bai Luoxi felt that Lin Bohan had some inexplicable hostility towards her, even though he had been polite.
After a brief greeting, Bai Luoxi sat next to Mu Ci.
"You... forget it, it's nothing." Mu Ci looked at Bai Luoxi, and the words that were about to come out of his mouth came to his lips, but he swallowed them back.
In fact, the Second Princess was so busy that she had already let go of the previous incident. After all, from Bai Luoxi's perspective, that reaction was normal. She didn't need to keep taking it to heart. After all, the relationship between the two of them was already like this, so there was no need to make it too embarrassing.
Mu Ci didn't think there was anything wrong, but Bai Luoxi felt uncomfortable when he saw her reaction just now.
Lin Bohan, who was standing aside, looked as if it had nothing to do with him and was just talking about his piano.
Mu Ci continued to play the role of a mindless admirer. What Bai Wu said before was true. It was indeed true. Whenever Mu Ci had some free time these days, he would go to Lin Bohan's place.
It was not out of love, but because she had to. Although Lin Bohan was a zither player brought into the palace by the original owner, he was actually on the empress's side. From the first time he met the second princess, he was half-heartedly married into the second princess's mansion. It was all for the convenience of monitoring Mu Ci's every move, so that he could report to the empress or even... the eldest princess at any time!
Mu Ci took advantage of the situation and showed his presence in front of him from time to time, deliberately delivering some wrong information in an attempt to confuse the two people behind him.
As for why Bai Luoxi and Lin Bohan were hostile to each other when they were talking just now, it was mainly because Lin Bohan was interested in the eldest princess, but the eldest princess liked Bai Luoxi, so the scene just now happened.
Mu Ci stared at Lin Bohan without blinking, but suddenly the voice of the mission announcement rang in his mind.
[Mission release: By expressing love and caring for Lin Bohan, you can strike down the male protagonist Bai Luoxi, make him firm in his determination to become stronger, and secretly help him establish his first power in the mansion. Failure will be punished randomly, please try again! Invincible!]
Mu Ci: “…”
It's still a day when I don't feel like doing any tasks.
She has been tired of visiting Lin Bohan these days, and it is really too much to ask her to say some offensive and malicious words now.
"054, don't be depressed or discouraged. They are just some cheesy love phrases. Don't worry. I will connect you to a powerful search engine right away. There are hundreds of cheesy love phrases for you to choose from. You can say whichever one you like."
After that, the system paused for a moment, then picked out a few sentences that it thought were good, and began to speak to Mu Ci in a serious tone: "Here, the first sentence: Even though life is not that easy, I still want to put you in the future, to live a happy life, and not be affected by the world."
Mu Ci: “…”
"I think this sentence is not bad. Come on, don't panic, there is the next sentence, this one is better, I think it can hit Bai Luoxi, and it will show your unique affection. I have placed you deep in my heart, new love and old love are both you. Whether it is the cool breeze on a summer night or the sweet dew in spring, whether it is the full moon in the sky or the wine in the glass, I think of them all as you. This is me thinking of you, whether you love me or not, I will hold you in my palm and provide for you all my life. How about it, not bad, this sentence is the best in my opinion." The system said proudly.
Mu Ci was merciless: "Why do I feel that there is something scumbag in these words, and it's also very... Ugh, I can't stand it. Just go away. Don't you think about it, although on the surface I like Lin Bohan, but according to the setting, how could I do such a greasy thing? This is really obscene. If I really said this to Lin Bohan in front of Bai Luoxi, then my image of being cruel and bloodthirsty would be directly transformed into a greasy and lustful second princess."
System: “…It seems to be roaring like this.”
"Nonsense!"
When the system stopped talking, Mu Ci considered for a moment and decided to start his performance.
She stood up and walked in front of Lin Bohan, then ordered the people around her, "Go and get Chun Shanqin."
The people around her had all received special training and were very efficient. Soon, they came over with a guitar and handed it to Mu Ci.
Mu Ci gently stroked the Chunshanqin, with deep reluctance hidden in his eyes.
Look at the exquisite workmanship, with all kinds of complicated patterns on it, the strings, the carvings, and the feel are all of top quality. She felt it was not worth giving it to this wild man who cheated on her and whose mind was on other women all the time.
But for the mission, it's just a broken piano. With her current status and ability, she can easily get hundreds of broken pianos.
Mu Ci gathered his thoughts on walking further and further away, and then handed it to Lin Bohan, saying with a serious face: "This is the Chunshan Qin that I found for you when I returned victorious from the battle. Now I am giving it to you."
Chunshan Qin, everyone who knows about the instrument knows about it. It should even be said that every instrument player has dreamed of having a Chunshan Qin. The tone and melody it produces are extremely beautiful. However, what Lin Bohan did not expect was that this instrument would be played by the person in front of him whom he hated the most.
Lin Bohan looked at the piano with a complicated expression. He froze there for a moment, without any reaction. He just stared at the piano.
He started to dislike the Second Princess Feng Muci from the moment he received the mission. He was originally just a zither player traveling around the world. He met the First Princess by chance and was attracted by her charm. The two of them got along very well and he thought he had met the soulmate of his life, but he didn't expect that the other person's identity was beyond his reach.
Can't let go, can't forget. As long as I help her supervise someone, I can see her again.
Lin Bohan agreed, and under that man's deliberate calculation, he became the concubine of the second princess.
Lin Bohan seemed to be still in a state of confusion. This was what Mu Ci saw, so she spoke again: "Your Highness knows what you want, but this is the only thing Your Highness cannot satisfy you. Your Highness will not allow you to leave here. No matter who you are thinking of in your heart, you have to remember that since you have married into the Second Princess's Mansion, you should never have the thought of leaving again!"
Mu Ci's face became more and more gloomy. She spoke in a low voice with a sense of anger and dominance. She put the Chunshanqin in her hand into Lin Bohan's arms, then turned and left without even looking at her, including Bai Luoxi who was sitting on the other side and seemed to be equally stunned.
As soon as Mu Ci left Lin Bohan's yard, a reminder sound of mission completion rang in his mind.
[Mission accomplished! The male protagonist seems to have been hit hard, and the mission was accomplished very well. Please keep up the good work and continue to complete the mission beyond the standard!]
Mu Ci: “???”
A big blow? Exactly?!
How could a line that he just freely expressed based on his character setting have such a big impact on the hero? But what's so shocking about this? Doesn't Bai Luoxi like the eldest princess?
Thinking of this, Mu Ci suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. Perhaps it was because she had been through so many worlds before, and to a certain extent, she had developed some feelings for this man who had been through ups and downs with her. She could not deny this because her heart could not deceive her.
But she always kept in mind her principles and bottom line as a tasker. No matter how much influence this man had on her now, in the end, she would completely erase this feeling. After all, when the entire world was completed, the man's memory of these worlds would also be erased.
On the other side, in Lin Bohan's yard.
Bai Luoxi sat there, looking at the fine Chunshanqin, feeling very upset. But he didn't know why he was so jealous.
She had seen the woman's attitude towards Lin Bohan just now. Since the first day she entered this mansion, she had never seen her be so patient with anyone.
He knew how hard it was to find a Chunshan Qin, because he also loved the Qin when he was young. Of course, like almost all the Qin players in the world, he hoped to have a Chunshan Qin that could produce more beautiful tones and melodies. Now that he saw this Qin, it was under such circumstances.
Thinking of what happened just now, Bai Luoxi's heart tightened and he suddenly realized.
Would that woman do the same thing as Lin Bohan? Would she also show such a vulnerable posture under this man?
Just like on their wedding night, when he couldn't control himself and just wanted to violently invade her, would her moans and cries be seen by this man?
The more Bai Luoxi's thoughts turned, the gloomier his face became. His usual gentleness and elegance disappeared at this moment. He suddenly didn't want to see the zither anymore. He even felt a little disgusted with it, just like the hatred and disgust he suddenly developed towards Lin Bohan.
When he came out of Lin Bohan's yard and returned to his own yard, Bai Luoxi realized belatedly his rude behavior. At the same time, he was frightened by the strong possessiveness and dark thoughts that suddenly emerged in his mind.
How could he suddenly have such thoughts about that woman? They had only met a few times and had not even spoken to each other for a few words. But by some strange coincidence, that kind of thing happened. How could he... How could he...
This was too absurd. He had no other thoughts about the eldest princess, with whom he had grown up, but how could his feelings for Feng Muci, whom he had only met a few times, come so suddenly and intensely?
He wanted to get close to Mu Ci, wanted to press her under him, wanted to enter her, wanted to penetrate her, wanted to see fragile but sincere tears on that cold face, wanted to see her crying and begging for mercy, wanted those cold eyes to only look at him, wanted to scold her harshly, ask her why she liked others but not herself, why she didn't come to see him for so long and even avoided him, wanted...
Bai Luoxi thought about it and didn't dare to think about it anymore.
He quickly took out a book and began to read, trying to suppress all the crazy thoughts and ideas in his mind. However, after a long time, the servant Bai Wu behind him saw that his master was staring at that page of the book for a long time without turning the next page, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.
Bai Luoxi's ears were stained with a bright color at some point.
After returning from Lin Bohan's yard, Mu Ci followed the system's prompts and immediately began to prepare for Bai Luoxi to take over the management of her mansion. After all, her mansion was a novice village for the male protagonist, and she wanted to secretly help him establish Bai Luoxi's first force, so that the male protagonist would be able to deal with her better and more easily in the future.
I feel a little happy just thinking about it...haha.
Mu Ci immediately called his capable butler, told him some things, and instructed him to assist Bai Luoxi in managing the Second Princess's Mansion. Of course, if there were some complicated things that needed to be taken care of, he should not bother Bai Luoxi, and he should just do what he wanted.
After listening to Mu Ci's words, the butler felt that his master, who had been a stone for thousands of years, was finally moved. He was immediately relieved. He decided that in the future he must help his master create more opportunities to be with the eldest son of the Bai family.
Isn't that what it means for a couple to deepen their relationship?
She will make good preparations for her master.
Bai Luoxi was still a little stunned when he received the news. He never thought that Mu Ci would hand over all management of the mansion to him in less than a month.
Soon Mu Ci came directly to his house to answer his questions.
"I have entrusted all matters of the palace to you. I hope you can take good care of Bai Han. Just give him whatever he needs."
Oh, I feel like a scumbag.
Mu Ci sat aside, poured himself a cup of tea, and spoke lightly.
Lin Bohan, it's Lin Bohan again. Bai Luoxi's heart, which had been slightly lifted, instantly fell to the bottom.
"Your Highness, please take care of your own people. I'm sorry that I can't obey your order." Bai Luoxi was neither humble nor arrogant. He was openly going against Mu Ci anyway.
Mu Ci had never expected him to agree to this speechless request. After all, she had been using this as an excuse to secretly help him grow. However, she had not expected that he would refuse so straightforwardly. After all, Lin Bohan was not a threat to him, unless he, Lin Bohan, was having an affair with the eldest princess and regarded him as his rival in love.
But... Bai Luoxi should not know about this. Then why, judging from the rejection he just said, Bai Luoxi seems to be so hostile towards Lin Bohan?
Just ignore it, she didn’t want to care about Lin Bohan too much. Mu Ci waved her hand casually, explained the matter, and planned to leave.
Bai Luoxi's face darkened when she saw that she had just come to tell him this specifically.
When Mu Ci stepped out of the room, he walked up to her with his long legs, grabbed her arm and pulled her back. Mu Ci was not paying attention and was pulled back suddenly. When she turned around, she almost fell into Bai Luoxi's arms. She was surprised for a moment. Where did Bai Luoxi get such great strength from?
"What are you doing? If there is anything unclear, the butler will tell you." Mu Ci felt that Bai Luoxi's eyes were a little dangerous, and he inexplicably wanted to stay away from him subconsciously.
"Your Highness."
Bai Luoxi called her with a cold and clear voice, but with a slightly hoarse voice. The voice seemed to be right next to her ear, and it was very pleasant to the ear, even with a kind of magnetism and a hint of tenderness.
Mu Ci kept whispering in her ear. She felt like...she was pregnant and her face suddenly turned red.
Her heart was beating like a drum. Mu Ci was a little panicked and subconsciously pushed him back. Since Bai Luoxi was still holding her other arm with his other hand, Mu Ci didn't push him away at all. She even didn't know whether the other party pulled her into her arms intentionally or unintentionally.
"Your Highness, I was indeed wrong that time. I apologize to you. I'm sorry."
Bai Luoxi felt a little uncomfortable seeing her evasive gaze, but when his eyes touched the other's red ear tips, his throat tightened and his eyes darkened.
There is an inexplicable impulse.
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