Wan Sha stood beside Mu Xiang, deeply sensing the fear in Mu Xiang's heart, and then asked dismissively, "Mu An Xiao, what do you mean by doing this?" She turned her head to look at Mu An Xiao.
Mu An Xiao said, "I think, you know, you didn't kill anyone, and you just came back to notify us," she ignored Wan Sha and stared at Mu Xiang, "You don't need to be so nervous."
"..." Mu Xiang cast a pleading glance at Wan Sha, knowing that Mu An Xiao wouldn't listen to her.
Wan Sha glanced at Mu Xiang and was about to speak when the door opened.
Hearing the creak of the wooden door opening, Mu Xiang's heart sank. She slowly turned her head to look over, it was her sister-in-law.
But, unlike what she expected, her sister-in-law did not have a sad face. On the contrary, she was all smiles, walking up to her without a trace of sorrow, "You're back."
Mu Xiang was stunned.
Her sister-in-law: "Your brother said you'd be back soon, I didn't believe it at first, you..."
"Sister-in-law..." Mu Xiang interrupted, her eyes flickering, "I have something very bad to tell you, which is... your brother, he... is dead." She felt that all of this was her sister-in-law's delusion, so she decided to pull her sister-in-law out of it.
Mu An Xiao was originally just wondering if Mu Xi, who had transformed into Mu Long, would return here. So she just wanted to bring them back to see if this was the case.
Of course, if the situation was bad, she would just take them and run.
Who knew that she had actually guessed Mu Xi's thoughts correctly, and she couldn't help but admire herself.
"Xiang'er, what did you say?" Her sister-in-law was not surprised. Instead, she put on an expression as if she had misheard something.
Mu Xiang looked at her sister-in-law's expression and said through gritted teeth, "Didn't you say that Mu... my brother was captured? Just now, I and..." she glanced at Wan Sha, "went to see him. My brother is already dead, and his body is gone." After speaking, she lowered her head.
"..." Her sister-in-law was dumbfounded.
Wan Sha: "She told us." Sensing something was wrong, she decided to let Mu An Xiao take the blame. Because she knew that with Mu An Xiao's ability, she could definitely handle this kind of thing.
Immediately, her sister-in-law looked up at Mu An Xiao, who was standing behind Mu Xiang and the others, and asked, "You're saying my husband is dead?"
Mu An Xiao knew that Wan Sha would push all the blame onto her at the last minute, so she had already thought of a countermeasure, "I said it, but... that was just," she grinned, "my guess. Who told you your husband suddenly disappeared, so... I thought he was dead, and then I brought them back to tell you this news. Now you say your husband is back, that's truly great." After speaking, she suddenly realized... Mu Xiang's sister-in-law looked somewhat familiar.
Sister-in-law: "Is that so? My husband is back." Her tone was stiff.
"It's good that he's back, it's good that he's back." Mu An Xiao said with a cheeky smile, glanced at A Long, then looked at Mu Xiang and Wan Sha, who were staring at her, and said, "Then it's fine, we can go in now, right?"
Mu Xiang's sister-in-law was a lady from a good family, and she had always disliked dirty people like Mu An Xiao. Now looking at Mu An Xiao's smug face, she was also enraged, "Do you think you are worthy?"
"..." Mu An Xiao gave an awkward laugh, "How am I not..."
"Your body," the sister-in-law swept over Mu An Xiao with a disdainful gaze and asked, "What are all these things on you? Is that pig's blood?" She pointed at Mu An Xiao's skirt hem.
Mu An Xiao heard this, looked down, and suddenly remembered that she had completely neglected her appearance since returning from the past. Her face, shoes, and clothes were all extremely dirty. Especially her skirt hem and sleeves, and even the clothes were stained with the blood of Xin'er and Mu Xi.
Thinking about it, she really regretted not finding a place to wash herself before coming.
However, as things stood, she could only accept her sister-in-law's disdain, "It's pig's blood. I just... went to the slaughterhouse to watch pigs being killed."
"Are you sure you didn't go there to steal pigs?" The sister-in-law took a step back, afraid of Mu An Xiao staining her clothes.
Mu An Xiao did not intend to step forward, and gave a dry laugh, "I don't have the habit of stealing things. I am a businessman who does legitimate business."
"You are a businessman?" The sister-in-law questioned.
Mu An Xiao smiled, "Yes, I am a businessman. I do some business involving meat. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone to the slaughterhouse to watch pigs being killed, would I?"
"What about the mud on your clothes?"
"Mud..." Mu An Xiao repeated the word in her mouth, looked down at her clothes, and laughed, "To be honest, I rushed back from another town before dawn. Last night, it rained, and my damned servant caught a cold. I, seeing that the distance was not far, abandoned my servant and came alone with an umbrella. However," she looked at her shabby clothes and continued to make up a story, "I didn't want others to know I was doing business, as that would attract thieves too much. So I bought a set of clothes from a beggar in front of the city gate, smeared dirt on my face, and then the blind butcher didn't see me, so blood splashed on my clothes. Don't you think I'm unlucky?" She spread her hands.
Listening to Mu An Xiao's long and flawless explanation, Wan Sha and Mu Xiang exchanged glances. Mu Xiang turned her back, took out a notebook from her懷, and began to write: Mu An Xiao, habitually lies, deceives women. After writing, she quietly put away the notebook and glanced at Wan Sha without speaking.
Wan Sha looked with satisfaction at Mu Xiang, who was diligently and dangerously trying to catch Mu An Xiao's slip-ups, and smiled.
At the same time, A Long walked up to Wan Sha, "What are you smiling about?"
Upon hearing this, Wan Sha glanced at A Long and said nothing.
A Long frowned.
Mu Xiang's sister-in-law was also a very pragmatic person. After listening to Mu An Xiao's series of heartfelt explanations, she was moved, "You are truly young and promising."
"So-so."
"This selling of pork must be very profitable, right?"
"Also so-so. In a year," Mu An Xiao paused as if thinking, and said, "it's several hundred million taels of silver."
Several hundred million – this number was something they had never heard of. So, the moment Mu Xiang's sister-in-law heard Mu An Xiao say this, she exclaimed, "Then your house must be as big as the imperial palace!"
Imperial palace?
Mu An Xiao had never been there, but she had seen the full view of the imperial palace in TV dramas in her previous life. Now, hearing Mu Xiang's sister-in-law say this, she realized that what she had said might have been a bit exaggerated!
However, the boast had already been made, and there was no reason to take it back, so she continued, "Oh, not really. The court still deducts money. My family," she thought for a moment, "is about the size of your two towns. We have dozens of latrines and several hundred rooms. If you have time, you can come to my house for a visit."
"Does your house have a slaughterhouse?" Mu Xiang's sister-in-law completely believed Mu An Xiao's words.
Mu An Xiao took a sharp breath, "This, yes."
"Are there many pigs?"
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