Chapter 1197: Chapter 1197: Immortal, Can You Help Me Punish Bai Zhi’er?
Mu Xi had lost Bai Qiyang’s trust, and naturally Rui’s Mansion no longer welcomed her.
But Prince Rui’s family was kindhearted, and considering that Mu Xi had indeed taken care of Bai Qiyang for a while in the past, they gave her generous compensation.
First, Prince Rui gifted her two houses in the Capital, along with a total of thirty‑six maidservants and servants.
Princess Rui then personally gave Mu Xi one thousand taels of silver as savings.
As long as Mu Xi didn’t squander it, she could do nothing at all for the rest of her life and still live without worries.
Prince Kang’s family even wanted to help introduce a reliable man to her.
But Princess Rui helped stop that.
Feelings are a tricky thing; only if the introduction is good can it be called a destined match. If it turns out badly, wouldn’t that be ruining the girl’s life?
So they dropped the idea.
Mu Xi was unwilling to accept this, but Bai Qiyang simply refused to see her again, and spent every day in the palace with Zhi’er feeding pandas.
So when Mu Xi left Rui’s Mansion, she took that one thousand taels of savings and the land deeds for the two houses with her.
When she arrived at the empty, echoing house, the servants all busied themselves with tidying up.
Mu Xi sat in the main hall, her gaze empty and tear‑filled as she looked at everything around her.
How could this shabby place possibly compare to the Imperial Mansion?
She was so, so unwilling to accept this!
"Just two lousy houses and one thousand taels, and they think they can get rid of me? Bai Qiyang really has no conscience!" She wiped her tears and cursed.
Mu Xi had sharp eyes. When Bai Qiyang was first tied up and taken to the mountain village, she saw the gold and jade on him and knew at a glance that he had to be rich or noble.
So she deliberately got close to him. In the beginning, it wasn’t to rely on him to escape the mountain village, but to steal the jade pendant hanging around his neck.
She didn’t recognize the pendant; she only knew the pattern seemed to be a python. At that time, she didn’t yet know it was the symbol of the Princely Heir’s identity.
Mu Xi gave Bai Qiyang some of the food she had stolen for herself several times, and sure enough, she won his trust.
After a few conversations, Bai Qiyang finally mentioned that he was the Princely Heir who had been tricked into coming to the mountain village!
Mu Xi was both shocked and overjoyed.
She felt this was a chance granted by Heaven. She had lived her whole life lowly and humble; if she clung tightly to the Princely Heir’s thigh, there would surely come a day when she could hold her head high.
So she went all in, sneaking food to Bai Qiyang even more frequently.
She even used some of the money she had saved to bribe a small bandit to cooperate with her acting and slash her once.
Good thing it was just an act; otherwise that slash on her wrist could have chopped her hand clean off!
But Bai Qiyang’s eyes turned red with panic.
Mu Xi knew that people who valued feelings and righteousness were the easiest to manipulate!
Everything she had schemed for up to this point was nothing more than a bid for wealth and glory.
If Bai Qiyang never thought of marrying her, then she would just be his little sister instead!
But who could have expected that this time she’d end up being played by Bai Zhi’er!
Thinking of the reason for her downfall, Mu Xi gnashed her teeth. "Bai Zhi’er did it on purpose."
Otherwise, for no reason at all, why would she send over a box of jewelry?
The more Mu Xi thought about it, the more wronged she felt. Especially when she looked at the scar on her wrist, she lowered her voice and cursed again, "Bai Qiyang, you heartless bastard!"
She lay on the table and started to cry, and something slipped out of her sleeve.
Mu Xi turned her eyes.
It was that small wooden carving of Star Lord Yuan Qing!
She held it in her hand, eyes red as she choked out, "Immortal, can you help me punish Bai Zhi’er?"
"The one who bullied me, I want her dead!"
Mu Xi didn’t know whether it was just her imagination, but her vision flickered, and out of the corner of her eye she seemed to see a clump of black shadow suddenly fly into her sleeve.
But when she looked carefully, there was nothing there.
She had no idea whether this immortal was effective or not, whether he had heard her wish.
