Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

“As long as Jiaojiao’s status is noble enough, what does it matter if there’s an age difference? Besides, although His Highness Prince Yi is a few years older than you, the older ones will love you more,” Aunt An said.

Upon hearing Aunt An's words, Mu Jiaojiao became extremely anxious. It was clear that Aunt An had made up her mind to marry her off to Prince Yi.

Mu Jiaojiao's tears fell instantly. She cried out to Aunt An, "Mother! How old is Nana?! If he were a few years older, he could be my father!! I don't want to marry Prince Yi. Go marry him yourself!!"

After saying that, Mu Jiaojiao ran out crying.

Seeing Mu Jiaojiao run out crying, Aunt An was both angry and anxious. She hurriedly called out, "Shishu, Shihua, quickly follow the Sixth Miss! Don't let her get into danger."

Shi Shu and Shi Hua bowed and took their leave, then ran off in the direction Mu Jiaojiao was heading.

The farce here had just ended, and Mu Hu saw that he couldn't find out anything from Aunt An either, so he turned around and walked towards the guest courtyard where Zhu Zhiyue was. He had previously asked Mu Qi to follow Xiao Chun, but he didn't know how things were going.

As soon as Mu Hu stepped out of the back wall of Furong Garden, he saw Mu Qi gesturing to him from a short distance away.

"What's going on?" Mu Hu asked.

"Third Brother, this is what I got while following Xiaochun. Show it to Fifth Miss later." Mu Qi mysteriously took out something wrapped in white silk and handed it to Mu Hu.

Just as Mu Hu was about to open it, Mu Qi stopped him, explaining, "I saw Xiao Chun holding her breath while she was doing it, so I suspect there's something strange about this thing. It's best if Third Brother doesn't smell it."

Mu Hu looked at Mu Qi with approval and said, "Little Qi has really grown up. I will hand him over to the master. You must be careful in everything you do."

Mu Qi continued, "Xiao Chun has already returned to her room in the guest courtyard. I noticed that neither she nor Miss Zhu came out, so I came to find you. Third Brother, should we continue to keep an eye on Xiao Chun?"

Mu Hu pondered for a moment and said, "No need. Master said that Xiao Chun should be a master of poisons and told us to be careful, so it's best for us to avoid contact with her as much as possible."

Mu Qi nodded in agreement. While waiting for Mu Hu, he couldn't help but sniff the silk cloth out of curiosity. After just one sniff, he felt his mind go blank for a moment. This thing was really powerful.

Mu Qi asked, "Third Brother, if we give this to Fifth Miss, will she be in trouble?"

Mu Hu shook his head and said, "How could that be? Master is the Ancient Physician!"

Mu Qi thought that Mu Xue reminded them to be careful of Xiao Chun because Xiao Chun's poison skills were very powerful, and he was also afraid that Mu Xue would not be able to handle it.

"Little Seven, you should get ready too. I'll take you to see the master later." Mu Hu patted his head and said.

"Third Brother, are you serious? That's wonderful!" Mu Qi was so excited she almost jumped up.

"You go back and rest first. I can keep an eye on things here by myself." Mu Hu sent Mu Qi away and then went out to find Mu Jiaojiao.

Based on past experience and his understanding of Mu Jiaojiao, he figured that if she ran away from the Mu residence now, she would most likely go to Prince Jing's residence to find Mo Shijie.

Mu Xue had mentioned to him before that on the day she left the Mu residence, the Jing Prince's Mansion sent out a lot of people to search for her. Fortunately, she had disguised herself beforehand with Su Su and Granny Kang.

Sure enough, after chasing after the Prince Jing's residence for a short while, they saw Mu Jiaojiao walking while crying.

Shi Shu and Shi Hua followed closely behind her.

The maidservant whispered, "Miss, please stop crying. It won't sound good if people see us crying!"

Shi Hua quickly added, "Yes, Miss, you've finally come out. Don't cry and ruin your makeup. How will you face Prince Mo then?"

Shi Shu took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped away the tear stains on Mu Jiaojiao's face.

Mu Jiaojiao resembled Aunt An more; she was delicate and charming, and when she cried, her face was like a pear blossom in the rain, making her even more pitiful. Along the way, several young masters had already sized up Mu Jiaojiao.

Mu Jiaojiao sobbed, "I... I'm at such a beautiful age, how... how could I possibly marry someone who could be my father?"

At this point, Mu Jiaojiao suddenly felt extremely wronged. She thought that if she had grown up in the capital, she would have been engaged to a proper marriage like her cousin Mu Caishi.

In her opinion, she and her mother were forced to come to Yu Nan City entirely because of Mu Xue's mother, Shen Wan, and Mu Xue herself; otherwise, she would have ended up like her cousin from her second uncle's family.

As long as she can grow up in the capital, she is confident that she will become a famous talented woman in the capital, and how many talented young men will fall at her feet!

She felt even more hatred towards Mu Xue.

Mu Jiaojiao grew angrier the more she thought about it, and before she knew it, she had arrived at the gate of Prince Jing's mansion.

She stopped, glanced at Shishu, who understood and went to knock on the door.

Shi Hua, with her keen eye, stepped forward to tidy up Mu Jiaojiao's somewhat messy hair and wiped away the makeup that had been smudged by rain and sweat.

The gatekeeper opened the door a crack and asked, "Who is knocking? Do you have a visiting card?"

Shi Shu stepped forward and said ingratiatingly, "Young man, the lady outside is the sixth young lady of the Mu family. Please inform Young Master Mo."

The gatekeeper glanced at where Mu Jiaojiao was, waved his hand impatiently, and said, "Get out of the way, is that young lady walking here? You all get out of the way right now. Otherwise, I'll have to call the guards."

The maidservant hurriedly said, "Young master, my young lady is indeed the sixth young lady of the Mu family. You can find out by simply going to inform her."

"Get out of here, don't waste my time." After saying that, he slammed the door shut without listening to what Shi Shu was saying.

Mu Jiaojiao noticed that the door was slightly ajar, but then closed again. She asked Shishu curiously, "What's going on? Why did you close the door?"

Shi Shu returned to Mu Jiaojiao's side and said, "The gatekeeper said that without a visiting card, they would not allow us to pass through."

"What?" Upon hearing this, Mu Jiaojiao was so angry that she jumped up and down. When had she ever had to present a visiting card before?

The maidservant whispered, "Miss, why don't we go to a teahouse or restaurant to rest first? You can write a small note, and I'll pass it on to you, asking Young Master Mo to come and fetch you. Is that alright?"

Upon hearing that she was to see Prince Mo, Shi Hua couldn't help but tremble.

Last time, it was this Mo Shizi Wu Yizong who praised her, saying, "A beautiful woman with a wonderful voice." As soon as she returned to the Mu residence, Mu Jiaojiao found an excuse to beat her so badly that she couldn't get out of bed for more than half a month. Even she herself thought she wouldn't be able to endure it.

Fortunately, just when she was about to give up, a maid named Xiaotao secretly brought her medicine, which helped her pull through.

She lowered her head, trying her best to make Mu Jiaojiao not notice her presence.

Shi Shu also thought of this, and she intentionally or unintentionally attracted Mu Jiaojiao's attention, preventing her from having a chance to recall what had happened before.