Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

Yoruichi was aware of An Ruhai's plans. When she first heard the news, she was also very surprised. What kind of good girl would want to marry someone older than her own father?

An Ruhai's plan was too ambitious; he didn't even consider whether Mu Qinghe would agree.

Actually, it doesn't matter whether Mu Qinghe agrees or not. As long as it's in his own interest, An Ruhai will always find a way to get Mu Jiaojiao to marry him.

After shaking off Mu Jiaojiao, the two turned around and entered the entrance of Meishiju.

As soon as they stepped inside, Mu Xue and Ye Yi exchanged a glance, simply because Mo Shijie was right in front of them.

Since it was unavoidable, Mu Xue and Ye Yi chose to ignore him.

Unexpectedly, Mo Shijie was really shameless, actually stepping forward himself.

"Master Gu, it's truly fate that we meet here!" Mo Shijie greeted him with a smile.

With a cold expression, Mu Xue said indifferently, "Move aside, don't disturb my meal."

Mo Shijie's smile froze. In this Yu Nan City, the only person who had shown him such disrespect was the one in front of him.

He suppressed his anger and said with a smile, "It was my fault for disturbing Physician Gu's meal. How about I invite Physician Gu to dinner as an apology?"

"I don't want to eat with you, I'm afraid I'll throw up," Mu Xue said expressionlessly.

Upon hearing this, Mo Shijie's feigned smile vanished completely, replaced by a sinister glint in his eyes, as if he wished Mu Xue would disappear immediately.

Mo Shijie glared fiercely at Mu Xue, pointing at her and saying sternly, "You!! Who do you think you are?? How dare you talk to me like that?"

Just as he was about to step forward and reach for Mu Xue's neck, before he could get close to her, Ye Yi blocked his attack with his sword.

"Prince Jing! What are you trying to do?" Ye Yi said with a cold snort.

Mo Shijie abruptly pulled his hand back, as if afraid that if he was even a step too slow, he would be hurt by Yoruichi.

He glanced at Yoruichi with a subtle look. In his heart, he was very wary of the Regent and the people around him. In the Western Jade Kingdom, rumors about the Regent had never stopped.

Seeing how Yoruichi is protecting Muxue, it's likely that the Regent intends to recruit the ancient healer for his own purposes!

At this moment, he had other plans in mind, and his face immediately returned to the previous smile, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

"I wondered who it was, it's Lord Ye. It's all a misunderstanding. This young master just wanted to invite Physician Gu to a casual meal. I didn't expect Physician Gu to be so rude," Mo Shijie explained half-jokingly.

Ye Yi glanced at him without saying a word, but the invisible aura emanating from him made Mo Shijie very wary.

Mo Shijie was sweating profusely. He coughed lightly and asked, "I wonder if the Regent is also here?" He changed the subject, straightening his sleeves with his hand, trying to ease the awkwardness.

"The whereabouts of the Prince are not something that the Prince Jing's heir should concern himself with," Ye Yi said coldly.

"Hehe, yes, yes, it was I who overstepped my bounds. Please forgive me, Lord Ye. Since the Ancient Physician and Lord Ye have more to discuss, I will not disturb you any longer. Farewell." Mo Shijie tried to save face for himself.

Mu Xue didn't even glance at Mo Shijie before heading straight to the private room on the second floor. Ye Yi followed Mu Xue's footsteps, also without looking at Mo Shijie.

Before leaving, Mo Shijie turned his head and stared coldly at the door of the private room where Mu Xue had disappeared. He snorted coldly and left the gate of Meishiju with his guards.

As soon as he got into the carriage, Mo Shijie couldn't help himself and angrily swept everything off the coffee table.

"Your Highness, should we teach them a lesson?" Mo Yong, the guard who was closely following Mo Shijie, asked in a low voice.

Mo Shijie glanced at Mo Yong, pondered for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "Ye Yi is a guard by the Regent's side. You may not be his match. As for the ancient doctor, Mu Qinghe and Ye Yi are both in Yu Nan City right now. It's better to avoid trouble. If they discover anything, it will be troublesome for us."

"Should I take the ancient medicine?" Mo Yong asked, making a slashing motion with his hand over his neck.

Mo Shijie waved his hand, snorted coldly, and said to Mo Yong, "We can't touch her now. She's still useful to us. They specifically asked to see her."

“However,” Mo Shijie changed the subject, “since he’s so ungrateful, we don’t need to be polite. Let’s find an opportunity to bring him back to the Prince’s mansion.” Mo Shijie snorted coldly.

Thinking of the ancient doctor, and then of Mu Feng, he asked, "Liu Yi has already gone to the Mu residence to gather information, why hasn't any news come back yet?"

Mo Yong recalled the rumors from yesterday and said, "News has spread from the Mu residence that the ancient physician has begun treating Young Master Mu. The entire Mu residence is now under heavy guard. With Liu Yi's skills alone, he probably can't get into the Mu residence. I guess he's using other methods to gather information."

Liu Yi and Mo Yong both grew up in the Prince Jing's mansion and worked for Mo Shijie. One was always by Mo Shijie's side, while the other was specifically responsible for gathering information and passing on messages. Sometimes, the two would compete for the resources Mo Shijie provided, but they generally got along peacefully.

Mo Shijie frowned in annoyance and said impatiently, "This Liu Yi is becoming more and more unreliable these days. All he thinks about is indulging in pleasure. When you see him, tell him to hurry up, Father will be back soon."

Mo Yong nodded in agreement, then asked, "Does the young master really intend to marry Princess Changyu of Dongli?"

“My father’s arrangement is for me to marry Princess Changyu, which will greatly benefit our future plans,” Mo Shijie said.

"However, I've heard that Princess Changyu is cruel by nature, and her love for the second young master of the Mu family is common knowledge throughout the four kingdoms! Your Highness, how can such a woman be worthy of you?" Mo Yong told Mo Shijie what he knew.

Mo Shijie sneered and said sarcastically, "This woman is nothing more than a pawn on Father's chessboard. Her reputation doesn't matter, as long as she has some use to him."

In Mo Shijie's eyes, women are only divided into those who are useful and those who are not.

Mo Shijie wanted to cause trouble for Mu Xue, and Mu Xue was also very angry as soon as she entered the private room.

She gulped down a large mouthful of water, and as soon as Ye Yi came in and sat down, she began to complain incessantly.

"That Mo Shijie, he's got a real nose, he's everywhere, he's so annoying," Mu Xue said angrily.

Yoruichi also disliked Mo Shijie. He said, "The Prince of Jing's heir is already in an awkward position. It's one thing if he doesn't keep a low profile, but he's always trying to be competitive and show off. Why doesn't the old prince remind him?"

He had already heard from his own master that the Jing Prince's Mansion had been making some rather big moves lately, and it was almost reaching the limit of his tolerance.