Quick Wear: The soft cannon fodder turns into a heartthrob and seduce

Inside the teahouse, Wang Chunling was still giving Mu Zhou a long lecture on how to manage servants.

Mu Zhou listened attentively, occasionally offering emotional support.

"Chunling is amazing, I've never heard of any of this before."

"I see. Chunling knows more."

Wang Chunling loves being praised, and now that Mu Zhou is staring at her with bright eyes, she's practically wagging her tail.

My mother always says that she doesn't understand anything, all she knows is eating, drinking and having fun. But looking at it this way, there are people even more naive than her.

She must teach Mu Zhou well, so that she won't be bullied after she marries into the royal family.

Mu Zhou smiled at her, poured her a cup of tea, and took her hand.

"Chunling, thank you."

"Why are you being so polite with me?"

Wang Chunling waved her hand dismissively.

However, when the topic of marriage came up, a hint of resentment appeared on her face.

"Many men in this world are fickle, and I don't even know if General Qin is a good man. You're so foolish, don't let him take advantage of you."

Mu Zhou lowered his eyes and gave a meaningful chuckle:

"General Qin is not that kind of person."

You can know a person's face, but not their heart!

Wang Chunling immediately retorted, saying indignantly:

"You know my cousin got married at the beginning of the year. Her husband is honest and simple, the most genuine person. But last night, he didn't come home. Nobody knows where he went all night. My cousin was so angry that she went to my grandmother early this morning to complain, saying that her husband might have stayed in a brothel."

Seeing her huffing and puffing, Mu Zhou held the handkerchief in his handkerchief, thought for a moment, and then comforted her:

"Look on the bright side, maybe they were robbed by bandits?"

"..."

Wang Chunling looked dazed.

At the same time, a chuckle came from another room separated by a wall, which then quickly fell silent.

Mu Zhou and Wang Chunling glanced in that direction, but seeing that there was no more sound, they quickly looked away.

Wang Chunling recalled Mu Zhou's chilling words and couldn't help but look at her, hesitant to speak.

How could someone with an innocent and naive face say something so astonishing?

But upon closer reflection, she realized that what Mu Zhou said... didn't seem to be wrong.

If you were robbed by bandits, at most they would take some silver and you would get injured.

Although there is a certain possibility that they will lose their lives...

But the bandits also knew that if they harmed an official of the imperial court, everyone would probably be wiped out that very day, so they were careful with their strength.

At most, I'll just lose some money and then recover from my injuries.

But if you really lose your life, then you can only accept your bad luck.

But if one frequents brothels, that is truly disgusting.

Thinking about it this way, Wang Chunling felt that Mu Zhou made sense.

Perhaps they really were robbed by bandits.

Meanwhile, in another room next door.

A man in fine clothes was clenching his fist and holding it to his lips to suppress a laugh, while using his other hand to beckon a servant to come forward and wipe the ground.

He had just overheard the woman next door spouting nonsense, and in a moment of carelessness, he sprayed all the wine he was drinking out of his mouth.

This drew a cold glance from his elder brother beside him.

He instantly suppressed his smile and, ingratiatingly, poured a full glass of wine and placed it in front of his elder brother.

His elder brother, Su Youbai, had been ruthless, cold, and stern since his time as crown prince, and had little human warmth.

Even though he was the youngest prince, Su Youze, who was favored by the late emperor and empress, he couldn't help but restrain himself in front of his elder brother, the emperor.

Fortunately, they were siblings from the same mother, so his elder brother naturally treated him better.

Hearing conversation coming from next door again, Su Youze whispered sarcastically:

“Brother, this woman is quite something. Most women hope their husbands are safe and sound, but she’s different. She actually sees his misfortune as a good thing.”

He shook the fan in his hand and couldn't help but chuckle softly a few more times.

interesting.

However, judging from the conversation between the two girls, the woman speaking must be General Qin's beloved.

It's a pity.

Such a special woman is already taken.

Su Youze remembered something and said:

"Brother, will General Qin depart the day after tomorrow?"

Su Youbai picked up his teacup, his expression calm:

"Yes, the Empress Dowager has already issued an imperial decree."

Su Youze frowned:

"It is no longer the time for the Empress Dowager to rule from behind the curtain. How can she bypass Your Majesty and issue an imperial edict directly?"

The emperor's elder brother, Su Youbai, ascended the throne a year ago, and the empress dowager should have relinquished power.

Unexpectedly, over the past year, she has continued to interfere in everything as before, refusing to relinquish any power.

He was completely ignorant of such a crucial matter as leading troops into battle.

Su Youze looked displeased:

"Your Majesty, you are the Emperor. Are you going to allow her to wield such power?"

Su Youbai curled his lips slightly, lowered his gaze, and casually stroked the teacup in his hand before replying:

"If she can't bear to part with it, then let her be."

"Brother Emperor..."

Su Youze couldn't understand. He wanted to help with the affairs of the court, but he was powerless to do so.

All he knew was that the current Empress Dowager had indirectly caused the death of their mother and was now trying to take away his elder brother's position as the ruler of the Great Xia Kingdom.

This forced his elder brother to spend his days wandering outside the palace to relieve his boredom.

He doesn't have the same composure as his elder brother.

So he could only sulk and poured himself two glasses of wine.

*

Just as Mu Zhou and Wang Chunling were about to leave, they saw the people in the next room also coming out.

Wang Chunling spotted the former Ninth Prince, now Prince Cheng, Su Youze, at a glance, and quickly pulled Mu Zhou to bow.

"Your Highness Prince Cheng."

Just as the door to the side room closed, Mu Zhou happened to look up and see the person inside through the crack.

The man was dressed in a black robe, his hair was tied up with a jade crown, and his face was handsome and cold. His phoenix eyes were slightly upturned. He had a charming and romantic face, but he was completely devoid of emotion.

His brows were filled with the indifference of someone in a high position, so cold that people dared not look him in the eye.

Their eyes met for only a fleeting moment before the door closed in the next instant.

Mu Zhou listened to the emotionless favorability indicator and silently lowered his eyes.

Su Youze told the two of them to stand up, his gaze lingering on Mu Zhou for a moment longer.

After everyone left, Wang Chunling pulled Mu Zhou aside and said:

"This Prince Cheng is young but has an outstanding appearance and extraordinary demeanor. No wonder he is so favored, and even the current emperor treats him very well."

The two walked and talked, and their voices soon disappeared.

Before getting into the carriage, Mu Zhou looked through the curtain towards Su Youbai's room on the second floor.

The doors and windows were tightly shut, and you couldn't see anything.

As expected, a single meeting had no effect on this cold-hearted emperor.

It doesn't matter, she'll eventually enter the palace.

There will be plenty of opportunities to get to know each other in the future.

She looked away, her mind wandering to other things.

Tomorrow, Qin Yansi will come to propose marriage.

*

Qin Yansi made a grand entrance on his way to propose marriage, with all the proper etiquette in place.

The loads of betrothal gifts attracted a large crowd, giving Mu Zhou and the Mu family a great deal of face.

After the noise subsided and Qin Yansi left, Mu Zhou stood in front of the box.

She picked up a bracelet.

But what he was thinking about was Luo Mengyao, whom he had seen at the rouge shop yesterday.