The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 284 She is patient with others

In the Weiyuan Marquis's mansion, Mu Rong was in his room, closing his eyes and regulating his breathing.

He had just taken a medicinal bath, and there was still a trace of moisture on the ends of his hair, but that moisture soon condensed into frost.

Fortunately, he was the only one in the room and no one else noticed.

Mu Rong's trusted subordinates were all standing guard outside the door. Knowing that their master was recuperating in the room, no one dared to disturb him.

After a long time, the door finally opened slightly, and Mu Rong's deep voice came from inside: "Come in."

Mu Lu outside the door heard this, looked at Mu Yi, and pushed the door open.

Inside the room, Mu Rong sat at the table, his bowl filled with a thick, black medicinal concoction that Shu Qing had specially prepared for him. He picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp. Then, looking up, he saw Mu Lu standing silently beside him. His brows furrowed slightly, "Why are you here? Is there something wrong with the young lady?"

Mu Lu hurried forward and gave a brief account of what he had seen today.

He was ordered by the Marquis to protect Xu Rongrong's safety. He would never dare to make the same mistake as Mu Ai before, so he kept a close eye on her at all times and did not dare to let his guard down. It was also because of this that Xu Rongrong's two confrontations with Princess Lingxi and her encounter with Xiao Ling'er were all recorded without any mistakes.

"...Miss Xiao cried for a long time, and Miss Xiao comforted her for a long time." Mu Lu concluded.

"She is very patient with others." Mu Rong squeezed his stiff palm.

"What did the Marquis say?" Mu Lu didn't hear clearly.

Mu Rong looked up and glanced at him.

Mu Lu quickly fell silent.

"What happened at the Xiao Mansion?" Mu Rong asked calmly. The Mu Clan's forces had infiltrated the residences of officials of all ranks in the capital, so Mu Lu and the others had long heard about the Xiao Mansion's affairs. However, these matters had no connection with the Marquis's plans, so Mu Lu had not reported them. Now, seeing the Marquis's inquiries, he explained in detail: "Mrs. Xiao had just arrived in the capital and was eager to build connections for Master Xiao, but she didn't want to offend her family, so someone took advantage of her. Someone from the second house embezzled hundreds of thousands of yuan in the capital, and they were also involved with people like Mr. Liu, who came from a shabby family. I'm afraid this won't be resolved soon."

Mu Rong narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did the eldest lady give any advice to the girl from the Xiao family?"

"I think so. Miss Xiao looked happy when she left the teahouse. I guess she got some advice from Miss Xiao."

Mu Rong's lips curled up into a faint smile: "She puts so much thought into other people, but she won't give even a little bit to me..."

This time, Mu Lu heard it clearly.

But what could he say? He could only pretend to be deaf: "What did the Marquis say?"

Mu Rong glanced at him again and said, "When Doctor Shu comes tomorrow, have him check your ears."

Mu Lu: “…”

Blame me?

But he dared not speak out his inner complaints, so Mu Lu could only pretend to be deaf and dumb and asked, "Then, will the Marquis take any action on the young lady's side?"

Mu Rong shook his head. "That's not necessary. Just be careful not to let anyone hurt her. As for the rest...if she wants to play, then she can play."

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Although it was late in the Xiao Mansion, there were no lights on anywhere in the house.

As soon as Xiao Ling'er returned, the nanny beside Madam Xiao came over to greet her: "Where have you been, sister? You came back so late, you must have worried Madam!" "I saw Sister Xu and chatted with her for a while." Xiao Ling'er took off her cloak and handed it to the maid beside her. "Why aren't the lights lit yet?"

The nanny looked back towards the inner courtyard and said, "Yes... Madam won't allow it."

Xiao Ling'er said with a smile, "Wait a minute! How can the residence of our dignified Minister of Rites be so dark all day long? I'll go talk to mother myself."

After saying that, she picked up her skirt and ran away.

Leaving behind the bewildered nanny.

Fortunately, she was smart and quickly grabbed the maid who followed Xiao Ling'er out of the house: "What happened to the young lady?"

The maid pursed her lips and pondered for a moment before saying, "The eldest lady became more cheerful after meeting the Princess Ping'an."

There was a strong smell of medicine in Mrs. Xiao's room. She was half leaning on the bed, wearing a headband on her head, and looked sick.

The door was pushed open, and she stood up in surprise. In the moonlight, she saw that it was her daughter who came back, and she felt relieved.

"Why are you back so late?" she asked.

Xiao Ling'er didn't answer, but used a tinder to light the lamp in Mrs. Xiao's room.

The sudden light was a bit dazzling, and Madam Xiao quickly shielded her eyes with her hands: "It's... too bright."

Xiao Ling'er walked to Madam Xiao's bedside and pulled down her mother's hand that was shielding the light. "Mother, our house has always been this bright. You haven't seen it in a long time, so you're not used to it... From now on, our house will be brightly lit every day!"

Madam Xiao didn't react for a moment. She looked at her daughter with round cheeks in front of her. Her bright and lovely smile made her even more dazed: "Ling'er?"

"Mother! We haven't done anything wrong, so there's no need to be afraid of them! Let them come and make trouble if they want!"

"But... these neighbors... it's such a disgrace to your father," Mrs. Xiao murmured. "No," Xiao Ling'er laughed. "Mother, you've forgotten that besides ours, this street is mostly occupied by merchants and officials stationed in Beijing. Even if they knew, what would happen? How could they just pass the news to the Ministry of Rites?"

Madam Xiao was slightly startled when she heard this: "It seems... it is really like this."

What she was most worried about before was the impact of this incident on her husband, but she overlooked the fact that if Xiao Pingyang, a minister of this term, were placed among thousands of officials in the capital, not many people would know him. Naturally, people would not pay too much attention to the gossip of strangers. There were so many interesting things in the capital, who would pay attention to a stranger?

This principle is not difficult to understand, but she was too nervous before and ignored it.

So she asked, "How did Ling'er figure it out?"

Xiao Ling'er leaned on her mother's shoulder, smiling broadly. "I met Sister Xu today, and she told me this. She said that merchants are profit-driven and won't say a word about anything that doesn't benefit them, let alone offend their neighbors for someone they don't want to do. And as for those officials who have been sent out to other places, they've already reported on their duties and returned to their respective regions. The only ones left in the capital are some unfavored women and servants, who dare not say anything either. So she told me not to worry, and that as long as I'm upright, I shouldn't worry about these things."

Madam Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. She stroked Xiao Linger's hair and said, "The county lady is a very insightful person, but..."

Xiao Ling'er raised her head: "Just what?"

"But I'm afraid that the wife of the official, seeing she can't make any progress here, will go to the Ministry of Rites and cause trouble," Mrs. Xiao murmured. "If that happens, your father's official reputation will be completely ruined."

"Don't worry, mother. The county lady told me how to control Mr. Liu's family!" Xiao Ling'er arched her brows and leaned into Madam Xiao's arms again. "Tomorrow, when the wife of Mr. Liu comes again, I'll teach her a lesson!"