Chapter 65: The Fatty

Bai Mucheng had never been this angry before. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. His fists clenched. This shameless woman, when she wanted him, was willing to use drugs, but when he showed up at her door, she dared to reject him.

The prince was someone you could just take if you wanted and discard if you didn’t?

In his fury, he slapped the table, shattering it!

This frightened Zuo Zhengfeng. What was going on? Why had the prince suddenly gotten so angry?

Meanwhile, Tian Mi, after having finished her meal, took Xu Feiyan to look at stores, preparing to open a bookstore.

As they passed Miaomiao, her cousin saw her and called out, pulling her into the shop.

“Mi’er, we’ve struck it rich! A merchant from the south just bought all the medicinal herbs, even the loquat balm is gone. You need to hurry and make more!”

This was great news, but the family was also making soap and food, and there wasn’t enough manpower. It looked like she’d have to buy more workers from Old Madam Chen again.

Tian Mi nodded and wrote down the list of herbs, asking her cousin to arrange for them to be delivered to her house.

Then Tian Mi and Xu Feiyan continued to look for stores. In the end, they chose one in a busy area. With their money, they could afford to make it grand and luxurious. To attract more handsome young men to read, Tian Mi was determined not to mention printing techniques.

She didn’t even bring it up—hee hee!

They’d need to get some good books to open up the market, and young men who were talented and could write well—rich ladies and scholars were going to flood the bookstore!

Tian Mi was pleased with herself.

She left the later stage planning to Xu Feiyan, but the initial arrangements still had to be done by Qiu Yi and Xu Yunfei.

After agreeing with Xu Feiyan, Tian Mi told her to go and discuss it with Xu Yunfei to see if he had any good ideas.

Xu Feiyan, delighted, agreed. Afterward, she would let Chen Miaomiao accompany Xu Feiyan.

Tian Mi then went to buy more servants as her household was severely understaffed.

When Tian Mi arrived at Old Madam Chen’s place, as soon as Old Madam Chen saw her, her face immediately brightened into a smile.

“Your Highness! Oh my! Your Highness has come in person! You should have sent someone to let me know, I would have brought people to your house for you to choose!”

Tian Mi enjoyed the feeling of being a wealthy lady with noble aura—hee hee hee!

“Hehe, Old Madam Chen, you’re too polite. I need to buy a few more young girls.”

In the end, Tian Mi took seven girls, named Chun, Qiu, and so on, back to the mansion. She handed them over to Chun Yi to arrange and then went to see her two treasures, Minghui and Chun Er. Chun San was playing with the two children in the yard.

When the two girls saw her, they immediately told the children, “Mother is here!”

The children seemed to understand, looking around and calling out.

Just then, Yanzu flew down from the sky.

A chill filled the air!

It was summer, but there was an odd coldness! How strange!

Tian Mi took it in her hands and immediately grabbed some food from her bag to offer it. It whined but didn’t stop.

Something was indeed wrong? Now that she was the highest-ranking person in Qinghe County, what could possibly go wrong?

Just then, strange noises came from the house, followed by the sounds of commotion and fighting.

Tian Mi realized something was wrong. She immediately told Minghui and the two Chuns to hide inside, then went to grab her large axe and stood guard outside. She soon saw Bai Mucheng and his men break in. His people quickly took control of the mansion, and behind him were Tian Dabiao and Aunt Feng.

The two of them finally realized the person they had bullied was the prince and turned pale with fear.

Even Tian Mi, though clueless about the full situation, could guess what had happened.

Stay calm! Stay calm! Now I’m a newly appointed princess, still fresh from the emperor’s decree! He wouldn’t dare kill me.

As long as he didn’t dare to kill her, she could find a way to get out of this.

Tian Mi steadied her mind, gave a slight smile, and greeted them with respect. “Your Highness, Prince Ding, please forgive me for not welcoming you properly!”

Bai Mucheng glared at her with anger in his eyes. After a moment, his guards brought him a chair, and he sat down, coldly saying, “Dead fatty, you’re something!”

Damn it, it was bound to happen!

She wasn’t about to apologize, not in a million years. If she had to apologize in this situation, it would be meaningless. Instead, she’d remind him of her status and change the topic.

Tian Mi maintained her composure, pretending to be clueless, and said, “It’s not that impressive. It’s just that Prince Ding was lucky enough to catch the emperor’s attention and was awarded the title.”

Tian Mi had been appointed as the princess by Bai Mucheng himself, but now this woman was using this against him.

Bai Mucheng snorted coldly, saying, “A bunch of bandits. No matter what your status is, it won’t save you.”

Tian Mi chuckled and replied, “Your Highness, words must be backed by evidence. We’ve killed bandits, saved people captured by them, but we’ve never been bandits ourselves. No one in this world can call us bandits.”

Apart from Bai Mucheng, only Tian Mi knew that she had cleverly used the letter he had written, which he had chosen not to pursue. Besides, Tian Mi was betting he wouldn’t tell anyone what she had done to him.

A grown man wouldn’t want to tarnish his own reputation!

He had to care about his face.

Bai Mucheng snorted again!

“I am the witness!”

If Tian Mi were just a commoner, he could have killed her directly!

But Tian Mi still smiled and said, “Perhaps there’s some misunderstanding between us, Your Highness.”

Tian Mi took the letter from her bag and said, “Prince Ding has already stated that this matter is not to be pursued, so I thank you, Your Highness.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Mucheng grew even angrier. He slammed his hand down, smashing a wooden table in Tian Mi’s courtyard. He had forgotten about the letter and, in his fury, snapped, “Dead fatty, you dare scheme against me!”

Bai Mucheng wasn’t planning to kill anyone; he just wanted to vent his anger and make this “dead fatty” beg for mercy.

But she kept on arguing!

Huang Yuanying and Zuo Zhengfeng hurried over to the mansion.

“Your Highness, think carefully!”

“Your Highness, what happened? Is there some misunderstanding? We can investigate further.”

They were both clueless as to why Bai Mucheng had suddenly stormed into the mansion and started making trouble for Tian Mi.

Bai Mucheng no longer wanted to waste words with Tian Mi. He ordered his men to bring the people from the room out. Tian Mi had wanted to stop it, but she knew that Bai Mucheng couldn’t be deceived. No matter what, he would never harm her two children.

Soon, Minghui and Chun Er, along with Chun San, were brought out, holding the children.

Bai Mucheng stood up and walked over, looking at the two little treasures. These were his children, their faces bearing his likeness.

The two little treasures were eating their little hands, enjoying themselves. When they saw Bai Mucheng, they looked at him, and started calling out, “Ah! Ah! Ah!” showing their bright, toothless smiles.

In an instant, Bai Mucheng’s anger melted away!

He quickly regained control of himself.

“Dead fatty, I came here to cause trouble for you, to vent my anger,” he thought.

But now his anger was gone, and the trouble was still there!

So, he resorted to the method he used as a child.

With a stern face, Bai Mucheng said, “Dead fatty, wait for me! I’ll deal with you sooner or later.”

With that, he left with his men.

Huang Yuanying and Zuo Zhengfeng immediately followed. If this prince got really angry, he could probably kill everyone in the mansion, and no one would dare stop him.

Tian Dabiao and Aunt Feng were finally released. They were so frightened that they could barely move, lying on the ground.

Tian Mi rushed over to help them.

Aunt Feng, tearfully, said, “Mi’er, is Aunt still alive?”

Tian Mi quickly comforted her, “It’s fine, Aunt. It’s fine.”

Tian Dabiao asked, “Daughter, I struck him, but he won’t kill me, right?”

He remembered how none of them had treated Bai Mucheng kindly back then. Sigh!

“Father, Prince Ding has a magnanimous heart; he won’t kill us.”

Tian Mi reassured them, “At least he was once saved by us from the bandit’s den. He won’t kill anyone just to take revenge.”