Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

Chapter 18 Cang Lin Appears

"Miss, the Jiang family was destroyed overnight, it's really pitiful!" Su Su sighed.

Mu Xue smiled and said, "Yes, it is pitiful, but there must be something hateful about a pitiful person."

Seeing Su Su's confused expression, Mu Xue nodded her head and continued, "If Jiang Xirou hadn't intended to harm me, she wouldn't have been used, she wouldn't have died, and there wouldn't have been the incident of Boss Jiang being bribed to frame me. If I'm safe and sound, he wouldn't be safe and sound either."

“Yes, Miss is right. Anyone who tries to hurt you is not a good person. They don’t deserve any sympathy,” Su Su said earnestly.

"Yes, come on, Susu. I'll take you to Meishiju for some delicious food," Mu Xue said with an approving smile.

"Miss, could we have two servings of Eight Treasure Duck?" Su Su's eyes lit up.

"no problem!"

"Miss is so good to Susu!"

......

After Mu Xue and Su Su walked away, a man in dark red brocade robes appeared on the wall they had just passed. It was Cang Lin, the one who had brought Mu Xue out of the forest.

"Hehe, this little girl is doing quite well." Cang Lin smiled as he watched Mu Xue walk away.

He jumped off the wall and followed Mu Xue at a distance.

Because of a sudden message from Shanghai, he had to go back to deal with things. He hadn't expected that the little girl would change so much in just one month.

As for his aura, he had already entered the city yesterday and heard about Mu Xue being framed. He originally wanted to sneak into the government office at night to talk to the prefect, but as soon as he got near the morgue, he saw a dark figure disappear into the morgue. Judging from his style, this person was highly skilled in martial arts, on par with him. Out of curiosity, he concealed his presence and carefully followed him. He discovered that the dark figure was also there to help Mu Xue, so he did not rashly intervene.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the regent Ye Shangyuan's secret guard.

When did this little girl get involved with the Regent? Cang Lin couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed.

Ye Shangyuan's identity is very sensitive, and it's hard to say whether getting entangled with him is a good or bad thing. He is somewhat worried about the little girl's safety.

Forget it, there's no use thinking about it too much. At worst, I'll just take the little girl to Shanghai and live a carefree life.

Cang Lin followed Mu Xue and the others all the way to Meishiju. As soon as he stepped through the door, he saw Mu Xue leaning against the door, looking at him with a mocking smile: "You're here."

The expression seemed to say, "Oh, you've arrived, sir."

Cang Lin was surprised by the girl's keenness. He had only been following her from a distance and hadn't even noticed the expert guard from last night, yet she had discovered him.

Yoruichi: Give me a critical hit.

Cang Lin awkwardly touched his nose, only to find his hand was ice-cold. He chuckled and said, "Little girl, I just happened to be passing by and saw you, so I came in to take a look."

Mu Xue did not accept this reason, and the expression on her face seemed to say: I'm watching, keep making things up.

"Well, you call me uncle, so as an elder, I should at least show you some concern," he said.

Cang Lin tried to adopt the airs of an elder, but it was clear that Mu Xue was ignoring him.

She didn't even glance at Cang Lin, turned and walked away. After a few steps, she realized he hadn't moved. She looked at him, puzzled, and asked, "Aren't you coming with me?"

"Okay." When Cang Lin saw Mu Xue call him to follow, he immediately followed her up to the second floor. He glanced discreetly at the dark corner.

"Don't worry about it, it's just a friend's sentiment," Mu Xue said.

She discovered two people hiding in the shadows in the morning. At first, she thought they were sent by the Prince Jing's mansion to monitor her. Later, she found that the two people had the same aura as the guard next to Ye Shangyuan, so she concluded that they were protecting her and were also secretly monitoring her.

Regardless, she still has value to Ye Shangyuan, and she believes that Ye Shangyuan will not easily abandon her, and that is enough.

The hidden guard: Should I show myself or not? Should I tell my master?

When Su Su saw that her young mistress had brought in strangers, she didn't say much and quietly ate the eight-treasure duck in front of her.

"Wow, you little maid has quite the mouth!" Cang Lin teased, seeing that a plate of eight-treasure duck was almost empty and there was another plate right next to it.

"Please sit down," Mu Xue said to Cang Lin.

Cang Lin sat down gracefully. Seeing the extra tableware, he knew that this set was prepared for him. He took the chopsticks without ceremony and started eating.

Seeing that Cang Lin looked like he hadn't eaten in centuries, Mu Xue sighed, unable to bear it any longer: "How long has it been since you last ate?"

Looking at the cherry meat in his mouth, Cang Lin said, "We've been traveling day and night and haven't had a proper meal in the last five days."

It was only then that Mu Xue noticed that although his clothes were wrinkle-free, the dust clinging to the hem was unmistakable, and she knew that what he said was true.

"They came for me." Though it's a question, it's a certainty.

Cang Lin clicked his tongue twice, and his body suddenly relaxed: "You are indeed as intelligent as your mother."

Mu Xue was somewhat surprised. It seemed that Cang Lin knew his mother, Princess Shengping.

"Do you know my mother?" Mu Xue asked.

The original owner's memory of her mother was very faint; she couldn't even remember what her mother looked like. All she remembered was that she was a bright and proud woman, always bedridden, her pale hand holding the original owner's small hand with a smile.

Cang Lin did not answer Mu Xue's question immediately. He seemed to be recalling something, and after a long while, he slowly said, "She is a gentle, noble, and stunningly talented woman, whose courage is in no way inferior to that of a man."

Mu Xue listened to Cang Lin's voice, which sounded like that of a young man, but the tone of his voice seemed to be very familiar with her mother.

Cang Lin seemed to have thought of something, and he suddenly smiled: "You look a lot like your mother, but your personality, tsk tsk~, I'm not saying this to be mean, but you two are completely opposite."

But they were all equally resourceful and extremely intelligent. However, Cang Lin did not say these words aloud.

When Su Su heard the man in red mention Princess Shengping, she glanced at him curiously and slowed down her eating.

"How did you meet my mother?" Mu Xue asked, very curious.

"Does the little girl really want to know?" Cang Lin asked, keeping everyone in suspense.

"Fine, don't tell me then. I don't necessarily need to know." Mu Xue wasn't fooled.

Cang Lin: ......

Seeing Mu Xue calmly drinking her tea, he sighed. This girl is really troublesome.

"Alright, since you're so eager to know, I'll tell you in a good mood." Cang Lin patted the remaining crumbs on his hands, giving himself an out.

Mu Xue said, "Thank you, but there's no need for that."

"Your mother was once the most famous beauty in the Western Jade Kingdom, and ranked third on the list of beauties of the four kingdoms. I still remember that year when the peach blossoms were in full bloom, famous scholars from all over the world gathered in the capital of the Western Jade Kingdom just to catch a glimpse of your mother's beauty. I was also curious, so I went to the capital with my elders. At the Peach Blossom Banquet hosted by the Duke of Anning, I saw your mother for the first time. I still remember that glance to this day."

Seeing Cang Lin lost in his memories, Mu Xue did not disturb him. Although her appearance had not yet fully matured, Granny Kang had said that she resembled Princess Shengping by seven points, which was enough to imagine how graceful and beautiful she must have been back then.