Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

Chapter 10: Those Who Cause Trouble Block the Gate

Some of the rumors and secrets are not entirely unfounded, so it's best to remain cautious and observe some information.

Rumors circulate that Regent Ye Shangyuan is ruthless, a mass murderer, and has coerced the young emperor to seize control of the court.

In Mu Xue's view, he only killed those who deserved to die, and the notion of ruthlessness was utter nonsense. The current emperor was still young, and without Ye Shangyuan's support, he would probably be long gone. In the great vortex of the court, only those who act for themselves would be doomed.

Shen Ji is the young marquis of Dingbei, yet he was able to come to Yu Nan City with Ye Shangyuan.

Although Yunan City is not far from the capital, it still takes three days to get there.

It's unclear why these two people came to Yunan City.

Although Mu Xue could guess that the man in the brocade robe was Regent Ye Shangyuan, she didn't want to waste her brain cells wondering why the two of them had come to Yu Nan City, and she figured it had nothing to do with her.

Outsiders call this Zhenguo Duke's Mansion in Yu Nan City the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, but in fact, this mansion is just the ancestral home of Mu Xue's grandfather. The plaque hanging on the gate is the Mu Mansion.

Because Mu Xue's mother, Princess Shengping, was not in good health after giving birth to Mu Xue and needed to recuperate, Mu Qinghe, who was then just a young general, moved his entire family here. Later, Princess Shengping passed away, and Mu Qinghe requested permission to guard the border for eight years without returning, which led to Mu Xue being alone in this mansion facing Aunt An and the others.

"Actually, he probably resents me," Mu Xue murmured as she closed the book in her hand.

In the past few days, she had learned about the story of the original owner's parents from Granny Kang, and she was filled with sorrow.

Back then, Princess Shengping, knowing the danger, still gave birth to the child when her body was at its limit in order to protect the original owner. This damaged her very foundation, leaving her exhausted and dying.

Mu Xue thought to herself, "Mu Xue, you should have been reunited with your mother by now. You will be alright. I will avenge you. From now on, I am Mu Xue of the Mu family."

These past few days, Mu Xue had been staying indoors reading and hadn't gone out, so she was unaware that what happened at Meiweiju that day had been deliberately distorted and spread around. By the time Granny Kang returned with the news, it had already become the talk of the town.

“Miss, this matter was spread by Mu Jiaojiao. Now it’s all over the place. Although the fifth young lady of the Duke’s mansion is no longer stupid, she is cruel and ruthless, no less so than the Regent.” Kang Mama reported everything she had heard to Mu Xue.

"Tch," Mu Xue scoffed. She walked to the chaise lounge and plucked at a peony in full bloom with her slender, jade-like fingers. "How could I, a powerless and lowly commoner, be worthy of being compared to the Regent?"

“Miss, you must not belittle yourself. You are the daughter of Princess Shengping and the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion. It is appropriate for you to be granted the title of County Princess. The Empress Dowager said when you were born that she would issue an edict to confer the title when you came of age. However, you suffered an unfortunate event when you were five years old, and you have not been in the capital for the past few years…” Kang Mama spoke cryptically, but Mu Xue understood.

I'm afraid there are people in the capital who don't want her to have an easy time.

"Don't worry, Granny. I won't fight for what isn't mine, but if it's mine, no one can take it away," Mu Xue said confidently. Before, she didn't know the facts and didn't dare to act rashly. Now she has figured out the intricacies of the situation.

They're all just clowns.

“Miss is now extremely intelligent, so this old servant has no worries. However, Aunt An’s years of winning people’s hearts cannot be overthrown overnight. I just want to remind Miss to take care of herself.” Kang Mama was overjoyed with Mu Xue’s current performance. Mu Xue was now as cunning as a fox and extremely intelligent, surpassing even the once famous Princess Shengping, a talented woman. In fact, Mu Xue was more composed and shrewd.

Although Granny Kang had her doubts about Mu Xue now, she still recognized the child she had raised. It was good that her personality had changed; Mu Xue was fine now. As long as Mu Xue was still Mu Xue, nothing else mattered.

"Miss, Miss." A soft, soothing voice rang out from outside the door.

"Come in, what's the matter that you're so flustered?" Kang Mama said to Susu outside the door after Muxue gestured for her to come in.

"Miss, Mr. Jiang from Baifu Tea House is causing trouble at the main gate," Su Su said hurriedly before she could catch her breath.

"Oh? Baifu Tea House?" Mu Xue put down the peony in her hand, turned around and looked at Su Su for a moment, thinking: "Mu Jiaojiao's follower, Jiang Xirou's family?"

“Yes, it’s the Jiang family.” Su Su could tell from Mu Xue’s calm demeanor that she was unaware of what had happened that morning: “Miss, the Jiang family’s young lady was found dead in her room this morning. Now, Boss Jiang has come to demand an explanation from her.”

"What?" Granny Kang was alarmed when she heard this. What did the death of Miss Jiang have to do with her own young lady?

"Dead?" Mu Xue was also a little surprised. Several days had passed, so why was the person still coming to haunt her now that he was dead?

"Miss, what should we do?" Granny Kang asked anxiously.

"Granny Kang, let's go see what's going on. We can't let outsiders laugh at us." With that, Mu Xue led the way towards the door.

Before I even reached the gate, I could already hear the mournful cries outside, so desolate.

"My poor Rou Rou, how could you be murdered at such a young age!" Boss Jiang howled, putting on quite a show.

"Since someone has died, why don't you report it to the authorities instead of making a scene at the entrance of my Mu residence?" Mu Xue said lazily.

The onlookers also noticed the person coming out of the door.

Today, Mu Xue was wearing a light blue long dress with a matching light-colored outer garment. The cinched waist design made her already slender waist look even more delicate. Her face was free of makeup, her lips were naturally red, and her bright eyes were clear and radiant, exuding an otherworldly aura.

In the past, Mu Xue always wore brightly colored clothes and her face was heavily made up like a palette, making her unlikable. The common people's impression of her was always of her chasing after Prince Jing's son, which was really hard to connect with the bright-eyed and white-toothed girl she is now.

"It's you! You're the one who killed my Rou Rou! I want your Duke's Mansion to pay with your lives!" Boss Jiang recognized Mu Xue and, with a flick of his eyes, his fat body lunged at her.

Mu Xue's eyes flashed. At the entrance of the Mu residence, were they really demanding the Duke's family pay with their lives? Interesting.

"Ah!" Before the obese body could pounce, it was kicked away by a young man dressed as a guard at the door.

"Whoa!" Mu Xue looked at the body that flew up and crashed down heavily, staring at the guard in surprise, and then gave him a thumbs up.

Wow, my buddy!

"Boss, boss."

"Boss, how are you?"

"boss."

The servants who had come with Boss Jiang to cause trouble stepped forward. Seeing this, the common people all took a step back; this guy's leg strength was truly impressive.

Mu Xue knew that this was a world that valued strength, but wasn't it a waste of talent for a guy with such leg strength to be a gatekeeper?

Kang Mama noticed Mu Xue's confusion and leaned closer to her, whispering, "Miss, this is Mu San. He is a guard that the General assigned to serve you, but Aunt An found fault with him and punished him by making him guard the gate here."