Before Mu Houchu could speak, Duan Lan gritted his teeth and said, "She won’t! In her whole life, she won’t compromise for anyone, just you wait and see!"
After speaking, he glared hatefully at Mu Houchu, then turned and spurred his horse to leave.
He had arrived too late, and the people he had arranged were already killed by Mu Houchu. He had no opportunity to recover, and on this trip to Yu State, he had lost miserably. He had lost to Mu Houchu and Ji Xinhe, and he had also lost his heart.
At the moment, there are many huge messes waiting for him in the capital. Mu Houchu has already eliminated his two confidants in the capital. The imperial court is now in great chaos, and countless people are eyeing the positions left vacant. When Duan Lan thought of all this, he felt almost entirely engulfed by dark clouds.
Mu Houchu remained in the same spot, not giving any orders, not even a word, not even changing his expression.
Duan Lan cannot die in Yu State, at least not this time. Duan Lan had openly announced his entire itinerary in Yu State. If he died in Yu State today, Mu Houchu would not escape the association. When the time comes, the Emperor will certainly not miss this opportunity, to take advantage of the situation to trouble Yu State and Mu Houchu.
Now is not the time to tear his face with the court, he needs to wait a little longer, wait a little longer.
Ling Feng tentatively raised his head to glance at Mu Houchu. Just with this look, he already felt as bold as brass. He is just afraid that his master would be angered by Duan Lan’s words before he left.
Who knew that Mu Houchu’s face was calm, without any trace of anger. The cold eyes swept over Ling Feng: "What are you looking at?"
Ling Feng felt a guilty conscience and couldn’t help saying: "Aren’t you angry about what Duan Lan said before leaving?"
Ling Feng felt it was unusual because whenever it came to matters involving the princess, Mu Houchu was particularly vulnerable to emotional involvement.
But this time...
Mu Houchu’s face was calm, "No."
"Huh?"
"That day will not come." Mu Houchu’s voice was soft, but carried an unprecedented firmness and determination. He stared into the distance as he said this, it’s uncertain who he was speaking to.
Because he also would not bear to, he would not be willing, to lock her in that golden cage. He was ultimately reluctant to do so.
Ling Feng felt a little confused, but these were the words of his master, and he dared not question them, so he simply shut up.
Mu Houchu looked at the sky, then said, "Return to the mansion." He then spurred his horse whip, and the horse ran out first like an arrow let go.
Ling Feng and the others quickly followed.
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Xin He was waiting quietly in the mansion at this time. The prior anxiousness and panic in her heart was gone, and instead, she was quite calm.
Perhaps because everything is already well arranged, and the rest, Mu Houchu would know how to do. No one in this world understood each other better than they did.
Therefore, Ji Xinhe was not afraid at all, nor was she in a hurry. She felt that there would be no big problems with anything today.
Little Firewood came back early. He had reported to Mu Houchu and then returned because Mu Houchu did not like him much. Little Firewood didn’t have much affection for Mu Houchu either. From beginning to end, he regarded only Ji Xinhe as his master, and worked only for Ji Xinhe.
So after Little Firewood had finished his errand, he came back.
"Have you taken care of everything?" Xin He asked.
Little Firewood nodded: "It is taken care of."
Xin He gave a smile: "You must have had a hard time today."
Little Firewood shook his head: "Not hard."
Xin He gave a helpless smile. This child spoke so little that one had no words to respond.
In a short period of time, Shulan rushed in and joyfully announced: "Princess, His Highness is back!"
Xin He’s face shaded with joy immediately. She got up to welcome him, but before reaching the door, Mu Houchu had already entered.
"You’re back?" Xin He quickly looked over Mu Houchu’s body first, and seeing he was uninjured, she was relieved. Flashing a smile, she asked, "Did you take care of everything smoothly?"
Mu Houchu gave a smile, pinching her chin he said, "With my wife supporting me from behind, how could I not succeed?"
Xin He was somewhat unnerved by Mu Houchu’s icy smile. She chuckled awkwardly and said, "Oh, really?"
Mu Houchu perceived this little woman to have a guilty look in her eyes. Without beating around the bush, he sternly spoke to her, "What instruction did I give before I left home? Did you forget all about it?"
Xin He quickly said, "I know you asked me not to leave the house and to stay obediently at home. But I was worried, I was afraid that Duan Lan would cause a lot of trouble for you. I can’t rest easy, so I went out for a trip. I just went to see Li Junyan, applied a small trick, there was no danger whatsoever. I didn’t even see Duan Lan today at all!"
While speaking, Xin He quickly pointed at Little Firewood and said, "If you don’t believe me, ask Little Firewood!"
Little Firewood stood no emotion static, head bowed.
Mu Houchu shot him a glance, then let Ji Xinhe go, "This will not happen again."
Today, nothing happened, and it’s for the best. But what if Duan Lan had calculated to force Ji Xinhe out of the mansion today, or do something to her, using her to threaten him? Mu Houchu didn’t dare imagine the consequences of this affair if allowed to continue.
Mu Houchu always takes great caution in dealing with matters related to Ji Xinhe. Today, since nothing happened, and thinking that his wife indirectly helped him, Mu Houchu was in a much better mood. He snorted, "I’ll let you go this time. If you dare to be disobedient again next time..."
Xin He quickly hugged his hand, grinning, "There won’t be a next time!"
As if!
Mu Houchu knew all her little schemes but he didn’t want to argue with her. He just smiled, "Fine, I’m going to bathe and change clothes."
He smelled of blood, and he didn’t want her to be discomforted by it.
"Okay!" Xin He cheerfully agreed. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
Mu Houchu left, and there was no reason for Little Firewood to stay. When he was younger, he could stay with Ji Xinhe, allowing her to teach him business management or literary studies. But now that he has grown up, he is very aware of his boundaries and knows not to stay too long, or speak too much, for fear that one extra word might reveal his heart’s secret.
It was his carefulness and respect for boundaries that enabled him to evade Mu Houchu’s suspicion and was one of the reasons why Mu Houchu could tolerate him for so long.
However, there is a thing called a man’s intuition, and Mu Houchu has it. And with Little Firewood’s growth, this intuition became increasingly strong.
He was running out of patience with him, even if Little Firewood didn’t cross any lines and always behaved properly. However, Mu Houchu’s strong possessive desire wouldn’t tolerate any man with mischievous intentions around Ji Xinhe, even if the man didn’t pose a threat at the moment.
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