Chapter 19: Meeting the Mu Family Again

Ruijin Tower is the largest jewelry store in the capital, and Mu Ling came today to buy some beautiful jewelry for Xiao He. As soon as the two entered, they saw a few “old acquaintances”: Su San, Mu Fuxing, and Concubine Lan.

Oh, what a coincidence!

Xiao He felt scared and tugged at Mu Ling’s sleeve, speaking in a low voice, “Miss, why don’t we look at clothes first? Let’s pick the jewelry after they leave. I… I’m afraid they’ll make things difficult for you again.”

Mu Ling sneered, “This shop isn’t theirs; what are we afraid of? Don’t worry; your young lady is no longer that disaster star who submits to everything!”

The shop assistant saw the customers arrive and hurried over, “Ladies, what jewelry do you want to see? The jewelry on the first floor is a bit more ordinary; the second floor has all the latest styles…”

Without thinking, Mu Ling told the shop assistant, “We’ll go to the second floor.”

“Alright, I’ll take you there right away.”

Perhaps they heard Mu Ling’s voice, as Mu Fuxing turned her head and saw the disaster star, Mu Ling.

“Oh, isn’t this my sister? How come my sister doesn’t need to take care of His Highness the Crown Prince anymore?” She said this while swaying her hips and walking over, blocking Mu Ling’s path.

“Move aside!” Mu Ling snapped.

“Sister, isn’t our mother over there? Don’t you want to greet her?” She raised her voice a bit, attracting attention from people in the store.

Mu Ling really had no mood to play along. She coldly asked, “Mu Fuxing, are you moving aside or not?”

“Sister, why have you changed so much?” With tears in her eyes, she put on a pitiful look as if she had been bullied.

“You disaster star, your sister is talking to you because she looks up to you,” Su San rushed over like a mad dog, pointing at Mu Ling’s nose and yelling, “Disaster star, apologize to your sister! Otherwise…”

“Apologize, is it?” Mu Ling shot a cold glance at Su San.

“Are you trying to rebel? Now that you’ve married the Crown Prince, you’re starting to show off, huh? Don’t you think about how long you can bully others? Once the Crown Prince…”

“Slap!” Three consecutive slaps landed on Su San’s face, “Once the Crown Prince what?! Marquis Madam, haven’t you heard the saying ‘disaster comes from the mouth’? Have you forgotten what happened yesterday in the Eastern Palace so quickly?”

Su San covered her face and cursed, “You, you, you disaster star, you dare to hit me? I’ll kill you today! I want to see how you can still show off. Come, someone, beat this disaster star to death!”

Hearing Su San’s shrieks, several guards rushed in, and upon hearing her order to beat Mu Ling to death, they unhesitatingly moved to attack.

Mu Ling instantly produced several silver needles in her hand. To deal with these thugs, silver needles were enough; she didn’t even need to bother herself.

Su San, in a hysterical tone, ordered, “Beat her to death! Hurry! Whoever hits the hardest will be heavily rewarded by the Marquis Madam!”

Behind her, Mu Fuxing looked gleeful; she was happy. As long as she stirred the pot a little, this foolish woman would definitely fall for it. Haha, the disaster star is about to suffer!

However, what she didn’t expect happened. Several black-clothed figures suddenly appeared, and in an instant, those thugs were knocked to the ground, and their limbs were broken…

The people in the store were so scared that they hadn’t had a chance to react before the black-clothed figures disappeared. Their skills and speed left even Mu Ling astonished.

“Miss, miss, who are they?” Xiao He’s voice trembled as she spoke. Mu Ling returned to her senses and murmured, “They… must be the Crown Prince’s hidden guards. But they are too impressive!”

Su San was evidently frightened, no longer the arrogance she had just displayed, now hiding behind the shop assistant.

Seeing her cowardly appearance, Mu Ling sneered, “Marquis Madam, today I’m busy, so I don’t have time to deal with you. You… take care of yourself!”

After saying that, Mu Ling didn’t look at them again and took Xiao He to the second floor.

Once Mu Ling’s figure completely disappeared, Mu Fuxing began her act again. She stepped forward, linking arms with Su San, and sobbed, “Mother, please don’t be angry; my sister doesn’t recognize you now that she’s married to the Eastern Palace, but I will always recognize you. Oh, I don’t know why my sister has changed so much? How could she hit her own mother? Also, they…”

Mu Fuxing pointed at the thugs who were groaning on the ground, “They are all people from our Marquis Mansion. How could sister be so ruthless? Look at their limbs; they are all broken. What will we do? They must be in so much pain, right?”

Her performance gave a feeling of both filial piety and kindness; you see, she is so nice to the servants, how could she not be good-hearted?

The shopkeeper, who had been watching coldly, finally couldn’t take it anymore. He had seen everything clearly; first, this Fuxing blocked the young lady’s path, and then this mother was shouting to kill her own daughter, even offering rewards for the one who hit the hardest. Was this something a mother should say?!

Now that the young lady didn’t want to deal with them, how could they still shamelessly put on this act?

“This kind-hearted young lady, you should hurry and take these thugs to the medical center. What’s the use of being pained here? Since you’re so kind, you should first cure them. Oh, by the way, there’s a medical center next door; the doctor there is very skilled, especially in setting bones, but their consultation fees are very high. But that’s only natural; who told them their medical skills are excellent?”

The shopkeeper rattled on, and in the end, he kindly asked, “This young lady, if you agree to take them to the medical center, I can send someone to help. How about it?”

All eyes turned to Mu Fuxing, who was urged by everyone, “Quick, take them to the medical center! The shopkeeper has offered to help; what are you hesitating for?”

“Exactly, you just expressed concern for their pain. Now you want to take them to the medical center, but why are you unwilling?”

“Ha ha, who can’t pretend? Some things can be acted out, but if it costs her real money, then she won’t want to!”

Mu Fuxing’s face turned from red to white as she was berated, looking toward Su San for help. Su San certainly understood her meaning, but with the mansion just robbed, the little money they had for buying jewelry was from selling shops. How could they have spare money to treat the servants?

Su San decided to let it all go, telling Mu Fuxing unhappily, “What do you want me to do? If you want to treat them, take them to the medical center yourself. I don’t have spare money for them.”

“But mother, where am I supposed to get the money? How about… we take them back to the mansion? At least they can recuperate there.”

The shopkeeper sneered, knowing they weren’t so kind-hearted. Forget it, he wouldn’t play along with them anymore; he needed to get back to business.

“Ladies, whether you take them to the medical center or back to the mansion, please hurry. I’m running a business here, and having these people lying on the ground groaning is not good for my business! Hurry up and move them!”

While they were still arguing, Mu Ling and Xiao He came down from the second floor, holding a large bag of jewelry, with the shop assistant following behind, grinning from ear to ear. After all, he had just made a big sale, selling Mu Ling more than thirty thousand taels of jewelry. For such a large order, how could the shop assistant not be smiling?

The shopkeeper could see from the assistant’s expression that these two were probably big customers, and he had just heard that this so-called disaster star had married the Crown Prince. Even if the Crown Prince was sick now, he was still their eternal god of war. This young lady could marry the Crown Prince under such circumstances; she was definitely a girl with feelings and righteousness.

“Ladies, if you come to my store again in the future, I’ll give you an 80% discount.”

Mu Ling slightly bowed to the shopkeeper and smiled back, “Thank you; it’s not easy for you to run a business. No need for a discount. However, if you could let me know first when new jewelry arrives, I would be extremely grateful.”