Su Muge’s pupils shrank suddenly!
She instantly recalled what Xia Houkun had done to her in the county yamen.
She abruptly opened her mouth to bite Xia Houkun’s wrist.
“Ouch!”
With a groan, Xia Houkun immediately grasped Su Muge’s waist with the other hand and pulled her towards himself.
Damn it!
Su Muge stumbled into Xia Houkun.
That scent of rouge became even stronger, making her feel sick!
“Since then, I’ve found you special and been attracted by you.”
“Let me go! You disgusting pervert!”
Su Muge suddenly leaned back and hit Xia Houkun’s chin.
Xia Houkun was really hurt this time and had to release Su Muge.
Su Muge pushed him away severely, turned around, and ran out of the waterside pavilion.
Watching her running away, Xia Houkun let out a dismal sneer. “Run away? In my zone, where can you run?! Come on, catch her and take her here!”
“Yes.” The guards guarding outside rushed towards Su Muge. And Su Muge kept running and hiding from those people.
Su Muge wanted to run back, but the way had already been blocked by the guards. So she could only change her direction. However, she was unfamiliar with the road here. As a result, she accidentally ran into a dead end with no way ahead!
The guards surrounded Su Muge against the wall, and Xia Houkun walked over quietly.
“Run?! Let me see where else can you run!”
“Xia Houkun, what the hell do you want to do?!”
Xia Houkun smiled. “I just want you to be my woman. Follow my order obediently. Don’t mess around.”
“No way!”
Xia Houkun withdrew the smile on his face. “It’s not wise to refuse my offer when I’m still kind to you. Arrest her!”
“Yes.”
Su Muge clenched her fists tightly. Her dagger had been taken away before she entered the palace. Now she could only defend herself with the ten silver needles!
“What are you doing, second brother?”
Just as Su Muge was about to fight back, she heard a low and cold voice, which was undoubtedly the most beautiful sound for Su Muge!
Hearing the voice, Xia Houkun narrowed his eyes slightly. “Why do you come here, ninth brother?” After speaking, he stared at his guards who hurriedly followed behind Xia Houmo.
“Useless things! How dare you not report to me about the arrival of the King of Jin?”
The gasping housekeeper felt so wronged. How could they keep up with the King of Jin?! How could they stop the King of Jin?!
“Why is Miss Su here with second brother?”
“I feel unwell, so I ask Miss Su to come and see me. Why? Ninth brother, you’re unwell too? Do you want Miss Su to see you?”
Xia Houmo kept his countenance without revealing any of his emotions. “Before I left the palace just now, Father was still wondering if Miss Su had returned home. I didn’t expect her to be here with second brother.”
Xia Houkun snorted slightly.
“Miss Su, have you finished your consultation?”
Su Muge nodded with her lips tightly closed. “His Royal Highness has recovered very well. As long as he takes a good and quiet rest, he’ll be fine!”
“Now that you have finished, let’s go.”
Su Muge stepped forward but was stopped by Xia Houkun’s guards who had no intention to give way.
Xia Houmo put on a slightly cold face. “Why? Is there any other severe patient in your mansion, second brother?”
Xia Houkun gritted his teeth. “No! Step aside!”
The guards finally gave way.
“Farewell.” After finishing his words, Xia Houmo turned around to leave, and Su Muge hurriedly kept up with his pace.
Xia Houkun looked at the leaving back of the two and gritted his teeth. “Damn it! Xia Houmo, how dare you ruin my plan?!”
Xia Houmo and Su Muge went out of Second Prince’s Mansion.
Seeing Xia Houmo’s dark carriage, Su Muge felt her nervous heart inexplicably calm and stable.
“Get on.”
Without a word, Su Muge obediently climbed into the carriage and found a corner making her feel safe to sit down.
“Your Royal Highness.” Donglin led a horse over, but Xia Houmo waved at him to let him retreat. He lifted his black robe and followed Su Muge to get into the carriage.
Su Muge felt a slight shimmer before it went dark again in the carriage.
She held her knees with her arms to make her feel at ease.
Although Xia Houmo kept silent in the carriage, his existence couldn’t be ignored anyway.
“Thank you so much for helping me in time, Your Royal Highness.” She didn’t want to think about why Xia Houmo appeared timely at this time. Anyway, he had saved her again!
“Scared?” In the limited space, his low voice was particularly clear.
Su Muge closed her lips tightly with no reply.
Was she scared?
In fact, she was a little scared. Xia Houkun’s purpose was so clear; he wanted to get her with value in use.
If Xia Houmo hadn’t appeared today, she could absolutely imagine her ending.
Of course, she could spare no efforts to fight against him, but what could she do after that?
Would Zhao and little Wenmo get involved? Moreover, the Emperor would never kill his son who had desperately saved him for her sake.
All in all, she was still too weak in this world of imperial power, so weak that she could be trampled upon by those people!
“Scared, but not scared of death. However, I don’t want to die like this.”
“What a stubborn girl.”
Su Muge slightly raised her eyes to look towards Xia Houmo. In the swaying carriage, his figure seemed to be so unreal.
“Your Royal Highness, have you been scared? Are you afraid of anything?”
“Afraid?” Xia Houmo seemed to be in a trance.
After Su Muge finished her question, she realized her inappropriate statement and rapidly changed the topic. “Do you like the milk tea, Your Royal Highness?”
“It’s tasty.”
“If you like it … I can write the recipe of the milk tea for you.”
Xia Houmo raised his eyebrows. Did he look like a greedy person?
“No need. You can just send it to me.”
“…”
After chatting with Xia Houmo for a while, Su Muge felt her mood much better and more grateful to Xia Houmo in her heart.
“Your Royal Highness, here we are.”
“Okay.”
Xia Houmo lifted the carriage curtain and jumped down, while Su Muge also moved to the curtain. As she was about to get down, she saw Xia Houmo standing beside the carriage.
She jumped off the carriage and grinned. “Your Royal Highness, with your tall figure and handsome face, you look really good in anything. Please excuse my departure.”
After that, she ran away like an escaping bunny, leaving Xia Houmo, who hadn’t yet reacted, standing still.
Tall and handsome, looking good in everything!
Xia Houmo gradually revealed a faint smile on his face. She was really undisciplined and bold!
However, it sounded good.
“Donglin.”
Donglin hurriedly walked over.
“Your Royal Highness.”
Xia Houmo glanced at him. “Where’s the horse?”
“…” Didn’t he have a good time in the carriage just now?!
“Yes, I’ll lead it to you.”
Su Muge trotted all the way into Su Mansion and didn’t stop until she rested assured.
“The eldest Miss, pay my respects to you.”
After An was sent away and Su Jingwen went to An Mansion, the servants in Su Mansion seemed to have sensed the changed situation and became much more respectful to Su Muge.
“Okay.”
Su Muge trotted towards Peachblossom Courtyard and couldn’t help touching her hot cheeks on the way.
“I’m crazy, so crazy. Will he think me shameless to say those words? Forget it! I’ve already said, and I couldn’t take them back anyway.”
She had no idea what was wrong with her. Why did she say those words to Xia Houmo? Was she flirting with His Royal Highness?
“Miss, you’re back. Oh! Miss, why is your face so red? Are you sick?” Seeing Su Muge’s face, Xinlan was frightened and yelled out. Hearing her yell, Yueru and others who were sorting things inside immediately rushed out.
“Miss, I’ll find a doctor for you.”
Su Muge grabbed Xinlan. “What doctor do you want? I’m a doctor. I’m not sick. It’s just too hot outside. Well, make me a pot of tea. I’m so thirsty.”
“Oh, oh, I’ll go right now.”
Su Muge entered her room and patted her face with cold water. Only then did she feel her face a little bit cooler.
“By the way, Miss, a maid has just been sent to measure you, saying that a new dress will be made for you before the Mid-Autumn Festival.” Xinlan came in with hot tea.
“What dress are they going to make? There are so many clothes in my wardrobe that I have never worn yet.” Su Muge liked to wear lighter dresses for convenience.
“That’s not the same. It is our first Mid-Autumn Festival in the capital, and My Lord has asked people to pick up the old lady.”
The old lady…
Su Muge immediately started to search in her memory. Soon, a vague portrait appeared in her mind.
The old lady Xinlan mentioned was Su Lun’s mother, who had endured all kinds of hardships to raise Su Lun at that time as a widow.
Her grandmother, Old Lady Su, seemed to be a daughter of a decadent scholar. Later, she married her grandfather, who passed away early due to illness. And Su Lun was raised by Old Lady Su alone.
Su Lun was also filial. After he became an official, he wanted to pick up Old Lady Su to live with him. But Old Lady Su had been used to living in the farmyard all the year round and didn’t like the life in a big mansion, so she continued living in the old house of the Su family.
She hadn’t heard much of Old Lady Su before. She wondered how she agreed to come to the capital this time.
Without many impressions of Old Lady Su, Su Muge only remembered that it was Old Lady Su who had provided the traveling expenses for Zhao to come to find Su Lun in the capital.
“Do you know when my grandmother will arrive in the capital?”
“I don’t know. I heard from the people in the front yard that My Lord has sent people there. It’s estimated that she will arrive before the Mid-Autumn Festival.”
“Does the eldest Madam know this?”
“Yes, the eldest Madam has made people clean up the courtyard. As soon as Old Lady Su arrives, she can settle down.”
Su Muge nodded with a frown.
