Seeing the female guard chase after her, Mu Jin quickly walked to the window, only to see a magnificent carriage disappear around the street corner in the distance.
Seeing Mu Jin standing thoughtfully by the window, Su Muxue stepped forward and asked, "Ah Jin, have you discovered something?"
Mu Jin shook her head, turned to look at the assassin lying on the ground, and quickly considered who might be the one to attack her.
As Su Yi's fiancée, she appeared in front of aristocratic families many times, so it's unlikely that Su Yi's political enemies ordered her to be killed.
After all, someone who can be Su Yi's political enemy and the assassin by his side must be quite skilled in martial arts. If Su Yi's political enemy wanted to kill her, why would they send someone with such poor skills to attack her?
Unless, of course, the assassination attempt here was just a random incident, a sudden whim by someone who hastily ordered someone to attack her.
Su Muxue stepped forward and leaned against Mu Jin, her right hand naturally grabbing her arm, her eyes fixed on the dead assassin on the ground with a hint of disdain.
"Ah Jin, you haven't been in Southern Shu for long, how did you manage to provoke these people who want to take your life?"
Mu Jin's lips curled slightly, and she let out a cold laugh: "Perhaps it's your imperial brother's romantic entanglements that have implicated me!"
Upon hearing this, Su Muxue looked at Mu Jin with a puzzled expression.
Inside the carriage, a maidservant said to Lin Yueru with a worried expression, "Princess, we rashly sent someone to kill Mu Jin just now, and now we've failed. Will she trace it back to us? If the young master finds out, he'll probably blame Miss again."
"A bunch of useless trash! They can't even handle a woman. What's the point of the Lin family supporting them all this time?" Lin Yueru's face turned ashen with anger as she cursed viciously.
"What do I, a princess, have to fear? That vile woman is dead and has no way to prove anything. Even if she finds out that I was the one who ordered it, so what? Does she dare to come to our Lin residence and cause me trouble?"
Today, Lin Yueru was traveling by carriage to the Treasure Pavilion to retrieve a set of precious jewelry. During the journey, the autumn wind blew, causing the carriage curtains to flutter, and she happened to catch a glimpse of Mu Jin and a woman entering "Xiangmingju".
Lin Yueru immediately ordered the carriage to stop. She then summoned the guards and ordered them to go to "Xiangmingju" and kill Mu Jin.
After all, ever since Mu Jin came to Southern Shu, she not only stole Su Yi from her, but every time she tried to make things difficult for Mu Jin, she would be scolded by her brother.
Normally, whenever she thought of Mu Jin, she felt an urge to devour her flesh and drink her blood. Now that she had encountered Mu Jin today, if she were to let Mu Jin go so easily, then she would not be the vengeful Lin Yueru she was.
To her surprise, one of the two guards who were ordered by her to enter "Xiangmingju" to assassinate Mu Jin fled from the rooftop of "Xiangmingju" like a frightened bird shortly after entering. Several female guards followed closely behind him.
Seeing this, the maid beside her hurriedly urged the coachman to speed towards the Lin residence. Lin Yueru had repeatedly tried to make things difficult for Mu Jin, but all her attempts ended in failure, leaving her furious.
In the evening, several female guards returned to the Princess's residence to report.
“Miss Mu, today we followed that assassin. To avoid our pursuit, he circled around Bianliang City several times. Later, we pretended to lose him, but followed him from a distance. When it got dark, the assassin entered from behind the Lin residence.”
Mu Jin sneered: "Just as I thought, she's one of Lin Yueru's people. Sure enough, a brainless person will have just as useless people around her."
Upon hearing this, Su Muxue asked Mu Jin with great interest, "Does Mu Jin know the person behind the assassin?"
After dismissing the female guards, Mu Jin turned to Su Muxue and said, "Of course! That person is, in principle, your cousin, isn't she?"
"Cousin?" Su Muxue asked in confusion, "When did this princess acquire such a vicious cousin?"
Mu Jin picked up her teacup from the table, took a sip, and slowly said, "This person is the granddaughter of your maternal grandfather Emperor Gaozong's eldest sister. Her name is Lin Yueru. According to seniority, she should address you as 'cousin' when she sees you."
"Then why did she want to kill you?" Su Muxue asked, but Mu Jin couldn't help but frown and show displeasure.
"It's all because of your royal brother's machinations. He made me pretend to be his fiancée in the Southern Shu Kingdom. Lin Yueru is extremely infatuated with your royal brother. Perhaps she just happened to run into me today and wants to get rid of me as soon as possible."
"However," Mu Jin sneered, her tone laced with sarcasm, "she was unaware that I was skilled in martial arts and dared to think that any random man could easily kill me. This time, not only did she fail, but she also lost a guard. Given Lin Yueru's temperament, she must be furious by now."
"I see." Su Muxue nodded, but then seemed to suddenly remember something and quickly approached Mu Jin to ask.
"Ah Jin, did my imperial brother ask you to pretend to be his fiancée in the Southern Shu Kingdom?"
When Mu Jin saw Su Muxue asking her with a meaningful smile, she nodded awkwardly and replied, "Yes."
Su Muxue said with a smile, "My brother has become quite clever this time, actually knowing how to use a roundabout method. On the surface, he's having you pretend to be his fiancée, but actually..."
Su Muxue chuckled twice, the meaning of her words already self-evident.
Mu Jin pretended not to understand and took another sip of her tea. However, Su Muxue clearly had no intention of letting her off the hook.
"Ah Jin, my royal brother treats you so well, have you ever felt even a little bit of attraction towards him?"
Mu Jin's gaze faltered upon hearing Su Muxue's question. Thinking of everything Su Yi had done for her, she lowered her head, concealing her inner thoughts.
At this time, her father and brothers were suffering in Dongyue, so how could she care about her personal feelings?
"No!"
"No? You're not still thinking about your little guard, are you?" Su Muxue asked.
Mu Jin said without changing her expression, "My relationship with your royal brother is merely a cooperative one. His kindness to me, and our pretense of affection for each other in front of outsiders, are all just a transaction between us."
Upon hearing that Mu Jin actually regarded Su Yi's kindness to her as a transaction, Su Muxue hurriedly defended Su Yi, saying, "That's not how it is, Mu Jin. How can my royal brother's kindness to you be measured by a transaction?"
"Although there are rumors that he enjoys seeking pleasure, I never believe them. He may smile at other women, but those smiles are devoid of emotion. However, his smile towards you is warm and doting, overflowing with love."
"Alright, Princess, let's not talk about this anymore." Mu Jin interrupted Su Muxue and continued, "Right now, I don't want to discuss personal feelings."
“But…” Su Muxue wanted to continue to argue, but then she saw Su Yi, whom she hadn’t seen for several days, walk in from outside the door.
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