Transmigrated as the Villainess, She Made the General Blush - Chapter 28

“Do you know which way Sister Wangshu went?”

A young girl dressed in pale yellow held a pearl butterfly in her hands, leading a group of Matrons and Maids, circling around the corridor again and again.

The Matrons behind her couldn’t stop laughing, saying, “Little Miss! The garden is so big, how would we know which way Fourth Miss Xiao went? Let’s go back, it’s getting late and the Old Madam will start to worry.”

Their Little Miss was truly clever for her age.

She had even told the Old Madam that her legs were numb and she wanted to take a walk, but it was obvious she had snuck out to play with the Miss from the Xiao Family!

“I don’t want to go back. I don’t know any of the ladies in Grandmother’s courtyard.” Gu Yongjia pouted, speaking as she continued to look out beyond the corridor.

After a while, not seeing any sign of Xiao Wangshu, she said again, “Matrons, take some people and look elsewhere. If we split up, we’ll find her faster.”

The Matrons behind her looked troubled, saying, “Little Miss, how can we not serve you by your side? What if someone careless bumps into you…”

“That won’t happen. All the Maids in the garden are from Gu Mansion, they know me.” Gu Yongjia said with certainty, nodding seriously as if to make her words more believable.

The Matrons were amused by her. Thinking about it, it was true-today, Maids and Guards were everywhere in the mansion, ready to guide guests.

There wasn’t a single servant in the mansion who didn’t recognize Little Miss Yongjia, so nothing should happen.

With that in mind, the Matrons obediently followed her instructions and took the Maids to search elsewhere.

Gu Yongjia, with her two personal Maids, continued searching nearby, hoping to create a chance encounter with Xiao Wangshu.

…

On the other side, after leaving Xiao Wangshu and Fang Qiluo, Mu Caiqing’s impatience became more and more obvious, and she directly let go of Mu Xiaoxiao’s hand.

Mu Xiaoxiao looked at her innocently, a bit confused.

Mu Caiqing said, “Can you stop acting like that? Why are you chatting with people from the traitor’s side? Our Mu Family is loyal to the Emperor, and you walk with them-if you don’t feel embarrassed, I do!”

That Xiao Wangshu, isn’t she just arrogant because she has a traitor for a father!

Just wait until her father falls from power, then see how she begs the Mu Family for mercy!

Mu Caiqing’s voice was not quiet, and several young ladies from the Prime Minister’s faction turned their heads to look at them.

“But Fourth Sister, I really just like the straightforwardness of the Xiao Family’s younger sister, and I also like Sister Fang’s gentle and generous nature.” Mu Xiaoxiao’s tone was full of sincerity.

Listen, she simply likes their personalities-what does that have to do with factions?

At this moment, Mu Caiqing hadn’t noticed the change in the expressions of those around them, and impatiently ordered, “Anyway, don’t let me see you mixing with them again, or I’ll tell Father and Second Brother!”

“I…” Mu Xiaoxiao was very aggrieved, tears welling up in her eyes.

Mu Caiqing couldn’t stand seeing Mu Xiaoxiao like this, so she flung her sleeve and left.

Mu Xiaoxiao’s personal Maid hurried forward, handing her a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

Mu Xiaoxiao took the handkerchief and covered her eyes, her shoulders shaking twice, sobbing softly before gradually calming down.

Many of the young ladies from official families around them exchanged glances and came forward to comfort her.

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After flinging her sleeve and leaving, Mu Caiqing felt no remorse at all, only annoyance toward Mu Xiaoxiao and contempt for Xiao Wangshu.

“Isn’t she just relying on her traitor father!”

Mu Caiqing plucked a flower at hand and crushed the petals to bits.

At this moment, another young lady from an official family spotted her from afar and walked over with her Maid.

“Mu Family sister!”

The young lady greeted Mu Caiqing with a pat on the shoulder, and without caring whether Mu Caiqing was in a bad mood, started talking on her own: “Just now I saw your Second Brother again, he even smiled at me from afar!”
She had met Yunze Gongzi of the Mu Family several times, and every time he saw her, he smiled like a spring breeze-clearly, he had feelings for her…

Thinking of this, the official’s young lady blushed shyly, her cheeks tinged with rosy clouds.

Mu Caiqing was still angry at Xiao Wangshu’s arrogant attitude and replied offhandedly, “Of course our Second Brother is a rare and elegant gentleman, but that Xiao Wangshu dares to covet him, relentlessly pursuing him-she’s simply shameless!”

Hearing this, the official’s young lady who had just fallen in love couldn’t help but chime in.

“How could she do such a thing! Your Second Brother clearly has no interest in her. She’s the daughter of a traitorous minister-how could she possibly be worthy of the radiant and noble Yunze Gongzi!”

Mu Caiqing, hearing this, immediately felt she had found a kindred spirit. Grabbing the official’s young lady’s hand, she hurriedly said, “Xu Tian, you truly understand me. What good could possibly come from someone raised by the Xiao Family! Even my Fifth Sister keeps trying to get close to them-it’s so embarrassing!”

Xu Tian nodded repeatedly, agreeing, “You’re absolutely right, the Xiao Family is not to be befriended! By the way, what’s really going on between your Second Brother and that Xiao Wangshu? Can you tell me more in detail?”

“What could possibly be going on? Xiao Wangshu shamelessly chases after him, and my Second Brother, seeing that she’s a woman, can’t bear to reject her outright, that’s all.”

Mu Caiqing wore an expression of “I really don’t want to talk about this,” but Xu Tian kept clinging to her arm and pestering her, so she ended up talking for quite a while.

In her telling, Xiao Wangshu was nothing but a shameless, relentless woman, coveting Mu Yunze, even going so far as to lie naked on Mu Yunze’s bed-a wanton woman without dignity.

Xu Tian listened, indignant, as if the purest part of her heart had been defiled by another.

…

“Why aren’t Ah Qu and Ah Li back yet? Maybe I should go ask someone?” Gu Yongjia sat under the corridor, holding a pearl butterfly, swinging her little legs in the air.

Just as she was about to slip off the bench, a whistle sounded behind her, startling her into turning around.

She saw a young boy walking toward her with a bright smile, asking, “Whose little miss are you, sitting here all alone?”

This little girl was quite pretty, and judging by her clothes, she didn’t look like a Maid. He wondered whose young lady she was-he hadn’t seen her before.

If her status wasn’t high, he’d just tease her for fun!

“You…” Gu Yongjia frowned, sizing up Mu Chengyang for a moment, and asked in her soft voice, “And whose Young Master are you, daring to trespass in the back garden?”

Looking closely, it was easy to see that the hand holding the pearl butterfly had tightened considerably.

“Who am I?” Mu Chengyang repeated, then lifted his chin and said, “I am the Tenth Young Master of Mu Mansion. You must have heard of me-my father is Mu Han, the Central Secretariat Director!”

Gu Yongjia’s frown deepened. Clearly, she had been well protected by Old Master and Old Lady Gu, and knew little of matters outside Gu Mansion.

Upon hearing Mu Chengyang’s introduction, she only gripped the pearl butterfly tighter, accidentally flicking its wings.

Seeing Gu Yongjia silent for so long, Mu Chengyang pressed, “And you? I asked earlier-whose young lady are you?”

His attention was drawn to the butterfly wings fluttering in Gu Yongjia’s hand, and he asked again, “What’s that you’re holding? Let me see.”

As the legitimate young master of Mu Mansion, Mu Chengyang had been spoiled by his mother and three older siblings since childhood-he got whatever he wanted in Mu Mansion.

Over time, he developed the habit of reaching out for whatever caught his eye, even outside Mu Mansion.

But Gu Yongjia was also someone who had never had anything snatched from her.

“This was given to me by Sister Wangshu, and I don’t want to give it to you.” Gu Yongjia hid the pearl butterfly behind her back.

Her grandmother had told her: if she wanted to give something, she could; if she didn’t, no one could take it from her.