"No, that’s not the case. There were only pigs for eating and pigs for selling, and they were handled at a proper slaughterhouse. Otherwise, the house would be too unbearable, you know," Mu Anxiao waved her hand. "Pigs are very dirty."
"That's true," Sister-in-law Mu Xiang nodded and smiled, then turned to the maidservant attending her. "Take this rich lady to a room to wash up and change into master's new clothes."
"Madam."
"Hurry up," Sister-in-law Mu Xiang interrupted.
The maidservant, upon hearing this, responded helplessly, "Yes." She looked at Mu Anxiao. "Rich lady, please." She sidestepped and extended a hand.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao felt a surge of satisfaction. She then glanced at Mu Xiang and Wan Sha and stepped forward first.
A Long followed Mu Anxiao.
A moment later, Wan Sha and Mu Xiang followed their sister-in-law to the reception hall.
Mu Xi, who had now become Mu Long, was seated in the place of honor. He looked at Mu Xiang, who had returned, with a smile and said, "You're back." As he spoke, he stood up and walked to Mu Xiang's side without any trace of a limp.
However, Mu Xiang's gaze was fixed on the legs of the fake Mu Long, Mu Xi. She was stunned.
Seeing that the fake Mu Long was not a good person, Wan Sha deliberately nudged Mu Xiang's arm. "Your brother is talking to you."
Upon hearing this, the fake Mu Long looked at Wan Sha and smiled. "Miss, who are you?"
Wan Sha had met Mu Xi before, and she was very familiar with the demonic energy emanating from him. Therefore, seeing his pretense now, she only felt discomfort. However, she had no intention of exposing him. "Oh, I'm your sister's friend."
"Sister," the fake Mu Long smiled, "you have friends now."
Previously, Mu Xi had possessed Mu Yu for a full year, and Mu Yu was the grandfather of Mu Xiang and the others. Therefore, he knew everything about Mu Xiang.
Thus, he naturally became Mu Long.
Mu Xiang looked at the fake Mu Long's gentle demeanor towards her and couldn't help but recall her grandfather, Mu Yu, who had been very kind to her over the past year. She then thought about Mu Yu's situation and realized that this Mu Long before her was not the real Mu Long. If she wasn't mistaken, he must be... Mu Xi, who had previously possessed her grandfather?
As she thought this, she swallowed and her gaze once again fixed on the fake Mu Long's legs.
The fake Mu Long said, "Sister, you are quite ruthless. My perfectly fine legs," he possessed all of Mu Long's memories, "were brutally broken by you. But fortunately, the injury wasn't severe, and they've healed now."
Not severe?
Mu Xiang had used all her strength to break Mu Long's leg yesterday, and now the fake Mu Long claimed the injury was not severe. Listening to him, she suddenly felt afraid of the fake Mu Long before her!
"..."
Wan Sha knew that Mu Xi was a soul who particularly disliked being doubted, and Mu Xiang's current behavior clearly conveyed suspicion.
Therefore, she began to smooth things over. "Mu Xiang has always felt guilty towards you. She thought you were dead just now and cried. She," she glanced at Mu Xiang, "truly doesn't know how to face you."
Upon hearing this, the fake Mu Long's stiffened expression relaxed. "Is that so?"
Wan Sha: "..." She nudged Mu Xiang's arm as if reminding her.
Mu Xiang glanced at Wan Sha's deliberate reminder and quickly assumed a natural demeanor. "Yes, it was wrong of me to break your leg, but what I want to say is," she said, steeling herself, "Brother, I don't want to marry a fool."
"A fool?" The fake Mu Long didn't react immediately.
Then, Mu Xiang's sister-in-law said excitedly, "Husband, you're talking nonsense. Who said Xiang'er's husband is a fool? Why can't you be more tactful?" She nudged the fake Mu Long.
Hearing this, the fake Mu Long showed an embarrassed expression. "Did I say that?" He remembered Mu Long had said it, but he hadn't intended to admit it to maintain a good relationship with Mu Xiang.
Mu Xiang nodded.
The fake Mu Long smiled. "Then Brother truly misspoke. If you don't want to marry," he said, "then you won't."
Upon hearing this, Mu Xiang's sister-in-law became agitated. "Husband, how can that be? This matter has already been decided. How can we go back on our word? If we go back," she frowned, "our Mu family will have to pay compensation."
"What do you mean by that?" The fake Mu Long looked at his wife.
Mu Xiang's sister-in-law said, "We've already received the betrothal gifts from them. Moreover, they explicitly said they would come to pick her up today. If you go back on your word now," she said with concern, "they will have made a wasted journey. And they said that if the engagement is broken, we'll have to pay double the compensation."
"You're essentially selling her," Wan Sha couldn't help but say.
Mu Xiang lowered her eyelids.
Mu Xiang's sister-in-law said, "Not exactly. This is the custom. Which parents don't accept betrothal gifts when their daughter gets married? You, young lady, speak in a very interesting way," she said seriously.
Wan Sha didn't understand the customs of mortals.
But seeing Sister-in-law Mu Xiang's avarice, she felt genuine pity for Mu Xiang. "Then, do you know what kind of person the other party is?"
"I..."
What kind of person was the other party? How could Sister-in-law Mu Xiang possibly know? But as Mu Xiang's sister-in-law, she should be managing these matters, and the marriage must proceed.
As for Wan Sha's question, it had truly stumped her.
"I'm asking you..."
Wan Sha had only spoken half of her sentence when Mu Xiang's eyes darkened. She said, "Alright, let's go back to the room." She looked at Wan Sha.
Wan Sha was taken aback. "You're giving in already?"
Mu Xiang remained silent, deciding to discuss it with Mu Anxiao later.
Hearing Mu Xiang speak, Sister-in-law Mu Xiang immediately put on a smile. "Young ladies should be obedient. Go back to your room and get ready. Later, you'll know what your future husband is like." After she finished speaking, she thought, the other party must not be a fool, right?
The fake Mu Long remained silent, his gaze fixed on Sister-in-law Mu Xiang.
In the blink of an eye.
Wan Sha followed Mu Xiang to the guest room where Mu Anxiao was staying.
The maidservant said, "Miss." She was relatively polite to Mu Xiang.
Mu Xiang nodded. "Alright, you can go."
"Miss, you..."
"She's my friend, and I have something to discuss with her. You can go."
"But..."
"Go," Mu Xiang said firmly. "Don't tell Sister-in-law or Young Master that I came here, or else you'll be in trouble." She pointed at the maidservant.
Wan Sha glared at the maidservant.
Seeing the looks from Mu Xiang and Wan Sha, the maidservant was frightened. "Yes, Miss." She then left.
Inside the room.
Mu Anxiao had changed into Mu Long's new clothes and stood before the bronze mirror. While listening to the sounds outside, she tied her hair up tightly with a rope, thinking: Wan Sha probably won't kick the door open, will she?
As she was thinking this, before she could even look at the door, it crashed down onto the floor with a thud.
Then, Wan Sha brushed the dust off her hands and stepped over the threshold first, entering the guest room. She looked at Mu Anxiao, who had turned towards her, and said, "You've finished washing." She sounded disappointed.
"..." Mu Anxiao crossed her arms. "That's really quite blatant. Whose is this door?" She pointed at the door leaf at Wan Sha's feet.
Wan Sha lowered her head and looked at the door leaf she was stepping on, a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth. "Of course, it's yours." She pointed at Mu Anxiao.
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