"Although you don't want to fight, others are plotting against you! Believe it or not, if you don't resist, within three months, your ancestral home will be occupied by the Xiao family!"

In order to please Xiao Ruge, Mu Bo broke down everything and told her everything.

When Xiao Ruge heard this, it seemed as if he suddenly understood.

"But how can a little girl like me fight against my great-grandmother? If she puts the hat of filial piety above everything else on me, I will be in big trouble!"

After saying that, Xiao Ruge gave a bitter smile, seeming to accept his fate.

Mu Bo saw this and thought, this won't work! If you accept your fate, how can I take this opportunity to win you over?

So he said to Xiao Ruge earnestly, "To be honest, ever since the second Miss Xiao returned to the capital, I have developed a crush on you, and I am even more in love with you after seeing you today."

Xiao Ruge's face was filled with panic. She quickly distanced herself from the two of them and waved her hand, saying, "Fifth Prince, don't say that! If someone hears this, it's fine for you as a prince, but how am I supposed to live as a girl in the boudoir?"

Although the people of the Dalong Dynasty were not particularly conservative, if a woman was reported to have problems with her conduct, it would have an impact on her future life.

Even if Mu Bo was not here today, Xiao Ruge could still make a big deal out of this matter on her own. She didn't want to get on board Mu Bo's pirate ship just for this.

"Miss Xiao, there is no need to rush to refuse. What this prince said today is known only to heaven and earth, you and me, and definitely not to a third person."

Seeing that Xiao Ruge had calmed down a little, Mu Bo put on an admiring expression and said, "I am expressing my feelings to you today, but I don't have to ask Miss Xiao Er to express her feelings. I just want you to know that you are not alone, you still have me!"

Xiao Ruge almost vomited after hearing this.

He thought that if he really agreed, when he had used him up, he would kill him as soon as possible, just like Lu Yu did!

Seeing that Xiao Ruge didn't say anything, Mu Bo said sternly: "Don't worry, I am not seeking repayment for a favor. Even if Miss Xiao doesn't choose me, I will tell my father what the Xiao family did!"

As he said that, he stood up and walked towards Xiao Ruge, reaching out to pull her sleeve.

"You don't have to be afraid, my prince..."

"It's water! It's water!"

Before Mu Bo could finish his words, he was interrupted by shouting outside. Then he saw thick smoke rising out of the window, which was very choking.

At this time, Mu Bo's guards also rushed in and bowed to him, saying, "Your Highness, there is a fire in the backyard of the teahouse. For safety reasons, we'd better leave here quickly!"

Mu Bo was a prince after all, and he was afraid that someone was trying to assassinate him under the pretext of arson, so he told Xiao Ruge about it and wanted to take her away with him.

Xiao Ruge cleverly dodged his hand by rushing out, and the few of them left the private room.

But before leaving, Xiao Ruge looked up subtly and saw that the gap in the roof had returned to its original state.

Thick smoke billowed from the backyard of the teahouse, and customers ran out one after another, leaving the street in chaos for a while.

Xiao Ruge took advantage of this opportunity and quickly slipped into the crowd and disappeared. When Mu Bai came out, she was nowhere to be found.

"Your Highness, let's go back as soon as possible!"

With the advice of the guards around him, Mu Bai did not stay outside for long. He looked around the crowd angrily before turning around, getting on the carriage and leaving Mingxiang Teahouse.

Xiao Ruge stood at the corner and saw all of this. Thinking of Mu Bo's expression just now, she couldn't help but sneer.

Suddenly, she felt a force approaching from behind. Without thinking, she kicked behind her, but the kick was caught by someone.

She turned her head and saw Mu Gu looking at her with amusement in his eyes, holding her kicked right foot in his hand.

"I really didn't expect that Miss Xiao Er would have such a bad temper."

Xiao Ruge frowned, pulled back her feet, and glanced at Mu Gu coldly.

"Who are you?"

Mu Gu smiled, "I was always with Duanmu Ling before, don't you know who I am?"

"do not know!"

Xiao Ruge didn't want to waste time here with Mu Gu, so she turned around and wanted to leave.

Who knew that Mu Gu would hold her back.

Xiao Ruge responded by using her left hand as a knife and swept it horizontally towards Mu Gu's throat.

Mu Gu quickly dodged, exerted force with his hands, and pulled Xiao Ruge into his arms.

Xiao Ruge took advantage of the situation and bent her knees to push towards Mu Gu's face. Mu Gu had no choice but to let go of her wrists and raise his arms to block.

The two of them exchanged several moves in a short while, which made Mu Gu frown more and more.

Taking advantage of Xiao Ruge's kicking action, he quickly retreated and said in a hurry: "Second Miss Xiao, I don't mean anything else. I just want to remind you that the Fifth Prince is not a good man. You must not be deceived by his disguised appearance!"

Xiao Ruge turned sideways and sneered at him, "What does this have to do with you?"

"I……"

Mu Gu was choked.

Indeed, this was the first time he and Xiao Ruge had spoken formally.

Thinking of what happened last time in the mountains, he bowed solemnly to Xiao Ruge.

"I haven't thanked you for the medicine you gave me last time!"

Xiao Ruge looked him up and down and chuckled, "You got the wrong person!"

After saying this, he no longer cared about Mu Gu and turned to leave the alley.

Mu Gu frowned and looked at Xiao Ruge's leaving back, clenching his fists.

For some reason, he always felt that Xiao Ruge was deliberately distancing herself from him. This feeling was very strange.

Just like Lu Yu whom he met that day, he was inexplicably hostile to him. Even though he concealed it well, he still noticed the jealousy and hatred hidden in his eyes.

"master."

At this time, Mo Yi jumped down from a high place and landed silently beside Mu Gu.

From the strong smell of smoke on him, it was not difficult to guess that he must have set the fire just now.

"Is there any news from Lu Yu?"

"All we can find out now is that he lived with his mother since he was a child, and later joined the army. Because he had some abilities, he became a small general."

Although Mo Yi said this, Mu Gu just felt that Lu Yu was weird.

There must be more to him than just that!

"Keep checking!"

……

What Mu Bo said to Xiao Ruge that day turned out to be true. The next day, someone reported that Xiao Mingzhi had embezzled General Xiao's property.

Some people also took this opportunity to report that he had accepted bribes while in office, the amount of which was as high as one million taels of silver.

Xiao Mingzhi was immediately confined to the palace, and then a team of capital guards surrounded the Xiao Mansion and prohibited Xiao family members from entering or leaving.

When Xu heard about this, she was so frightened that her eyes rolled back and she fainted. After she was rescued, she immediately took Xiao Mingyue to Ronghui Hall.

"Mother-in-law! You must find a way to save my husband! Who did we offend? Why did we suffer such a disaster?"

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