Li Mu shook his head and said, "If that's the case, Mr. Wang, please leave. Last time, I've made it clear that I will never get involved in the political struggle of the royal family."
Wang Chen said, "Young Master Li, please listen to me. This time, it's not a power struggle, but a rescue mission. I think Young Master has already heard that the widow of the late founding general Tang Chong was sent to the Musical House in Chang 'an. Unfortunately, the loyal general died a tragic death, and his wife and daughter couldn't be saved. Her Highness wanted to rescue them, but she couldn't. So, Young Master Li, please help them once for the sake of the miserable fate of the widow and her son."
Li Mu was slightly stunned.
He suddenly understood a little.
No wonder there were so many experts in and out of Liufang Street tonight, and the army was secretly deployed. It turned out that someone wanted to rescue the widow and daughter of the late founding general, so they secretly made arrangements.
Moreover, although Wang Chen made it sound so easy, he was afraid that the so-called rescue mission had become the center of the struggle of many political forces. Since Wang Chen's party wanted to rescue the widow and daughter, there must be a force that didn't want them to do it. Moreover, the force that obstructed them was obviously much more powerful. Therefore, Wang Chen had to ask for help.
In this case, things were getting interesting.
In fact, Li Mu sympathized with the widow and daughter of the late founding general.
But he still shook his head and refused directly, saying, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wang. I can't help you."
Wang Chen's expression changed. He said, "Young Master, do you really have the heart to let a good minister who has made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty lose his wife and daughter in the brothel and can't rest in peace in the netherworld?"
Li Mu didn't want to say more, so he directly waved the guest off.
Obviously, Wang Chen couldn't accept this result. Unwilling to give up, he said, "Young Master, this is just a piece of cake for you. Why …"
"Mr. Zheng, see the guest off for me." Li Mu directly interrupted him.
Zheng Cunjian opened the door of the private room expressionlessly and said, "Mr. Wang, please."
Wang Chen's face lit up with excitement as he said, "Is Young Master Li really indifferent?"
Li Mu turned around and looked out of the window at the last famous prostitute who was performing on the main stage. Obviously, he did not want to say anything more.
"I didn't expect Young Master Li to be so cold-blooded and heartless. It's me, Wang Chen, who misjudged you …" Wang Chen was greatly disappointed. Such a result was completely beyond his expectation. Based on his understanding of Li Mu's style of doing things, he originally thought Li Mu would definitely take action. How could a hot-blooded county magistrate who killed his way into the headquarter of Shennong County for the sake of ordinary villagers in Taibai County be so indifferent to the plight of a loyal subordinate?
"Mr. Wang, your goading doesn't work on me. Please." Li Mu waved his hand without looking back.
At last, Wang Chen was asked to leave the private room by Zheng Cunjian.
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"Oh, did he refuse?" Princess Qin Zhen said expressionlessly.
Wang Chen's face was full of shame and self-blame. He said, "I misjudged him. Alas, I misjudged him … This Li Mu … Alas, let's not talk about him." For a long time, it was he who suggested to Princess Qin Zhen that they could hire Li Mu to work for them. He had been saying good things about Li Mu. This time, it was he who volunteered and boasted with certainty that he could definitely invite Li Mu to help them. However, he failed.
Until now, Wang Chen still could not figure it out.
He thought he knew Li Mu very well and had paid special attention to and studied him. But now, he was slapped in the face by Li Mu.
"Mr. Wang, don't blame yourself." Princess Qin Zhen said calmly, "Instead of pinning our hopes on others, we'd better figure out a way ourselves."
In her heart, she was definitely not as calm as she appeared on the surface. It was hard to tell what kind of feelings she had.
Was she happy? For one thing, because Li Mu's refusal proved her previous opinion and judgment of Li Mu.
Was she disappointed? For another, because before that, under the impact of Wang Chen's constant persuasion and all kinds of deeds about Li Mu, she actually had a little expectation of Li Mu's character and character.
"It's all my fault. I was too naive and pinned my hopes on a wrong person. Now that things have come to this, I've ruined Your Highness's plan." Wang Chen blamed himself.
Princess Qin Zhen said, "The situation is not that bad. I hope General Tang's spirit in heaven can bless our plan to succeed."
Wang Chen nodded. Then, he thought of something and was shocked. He said, "Li Mu won't … expose our plan, will he?" He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
Princess Qin Zhen shook her head and said, "No."
That was what her intuition told her.
And her intuition had always been accurate.
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The plan of Wang Chen and the others might not succeed.
That was Li Mu's judgment.
Because through the Third Eye, he saw too many experts lurking in the dark. Obviously, they were setting up an ambush, waiting for Princess Qin Zhen and the others to walk into the trap.
Once the battle broke out, Huaer might be in danger.
Li Mu thought for a moment, stood up, and said, "Let's go backstage."
He wanted to stay with Hua Xiangrong.
After tonight, he would help Hua Xiangrong redeem herself and leave the Musical House.
A moment later, led by Zheng Cunjian, Li Mu came to the backstage of the main stage and found the tent of the Holy House.
Li Mu thought of something again. He looked back and said to Zheng Cunjian, "Go to the manager of the Musical House and help Miss Hua and Xin 'er redeem themselves tonight."
"Yes, sir." Zheng Cunjian turned around and went to do it.
In his view, it was a simple matter. Even if he didn't use Li Mu's name, he could do it with his power and status in Chang 'an.
Then, Li Mu knocked on the tent door and walked in.
"Brother Mu?" Hua Xiangrong was treating Xin 'er. Seeing Li Mu come in, she jumped up excitedly and asked, "Why are you here?"
Only in front of Li Mu, this beautiful girl who was as ethereal as a fairy would show such a girlish attitude.
Li Mu touched her hair and said with a smile, "I came to see my stunning beauty with a dance." The action was a little intimate. After these days of contact, to be honest, Li Mu gradually began to accept Hua Xiangrong. Such a charming and beautiful woman like a fairy in the Toad Palace had completely fallen in love with him. Li Mu was not a plant, so how could he be emotionless? How could he not be tempted?
When a man chased a woman, there was a mountain between them, and when a woman chased a man, there was a layer of gauze between them.
Hua Xiangrong's tenderness and sweetness finally infected Li Mu and touched his heart.
"Brother Mu …" Hua Xiangrong held Li Mu's shoulder and blushed a little.
Li Mu sniffed the fragrance of her beautiful hair, and his eyes fell on Xin 'er's face. When he saw a palm print, he asked, "What happened? Who bullied my Xin 'er? "
Xin 'er recounted everything that had happened before in a wronged manner.
She felt wronged not because she was slapped, but because she felt that her master was humiliated. She wanted to fight for her master because the people of the Yi Cui House had gone too far.
"I didn't know such a thing happened. Don't be angry. I'm going to kill everyone in the Yi Cui House." Li Mu pretended to be angry.
"Ah, don't …" Hua Xiangrong hurriedly stopped him, but when she saw Li Mu's expression, she understood that Brother Mu was teasing her, so she said softly, "Brother Mu, you are so bad."
Li Mu was shocked.
"What does it mean when a woman says you are bad?"
He thought of some classic jokes on Earth.
While they were talking, the door of the tent swung open. Bai Xuan stormed in from the outside and said, "This is too brazen! This is too much, too much …" As she spoke, she looked up and saw Li Mu was also there. She was instantly taken aback and swallowed what she was about to say.
"Young Master Li." Bai Xuan hurriedly said.
Li Mu said, "What happened? What's going on? "
Bai Xuan hesitated and said, "Hua 'er didn't enter the top three according to the ranking of the celebrities in the VIP seats."
She held a list in her hand and handed it to Li Mu, which showed the ranking of the 30 famous prostitutes after the first round of performances. The first was Lu Hongxiu of the Yi Cui House, the second was Si Yuhua of the Soft Jade House, the third was Xue Rui, a famous foreign prostitute, and Hua Xiangrong of the Alluring Dance just ranked 21st.
Even a pig of the Musical House, after watching this performance, would understand that there must be something shady behind it.
After the score of the celebrities and the score of the flower basket were combined, Hua Xiangrong just fell out of the top three in the overall ranking.
"Someone is targeting Hua Xiangrong?"
Li Mu frowned, anger rising in his heart.
Bai Xuan said, "The Top Beauty Competition held by the Musical House has always been fair, so it has a good reputation. The famous prostitutes and brothels in the surrounding provinces are also willing to participate. But this time, it's obviously fake. Someone wants to deliberately suppress Hua 'er." She was very angry.
As she said, there was a knock on the door.
"Young Master." It was Zheng Cunjian's voice.
Li Mu said, "Come in."
Zheng Cunjian walked in with an awkward face and said, "Liu Chenglong, the director of the Musical House, refused to go through the registration procedures for Miss Hua and Miss Xin 'er." He had thought that this matter would go smoothly, but he had hit a wall. He said some harsh words, but to no avail. Later, he realized that something was wrong and immediately sent people to investigate, but there was no clear information.
"Liu Chenglong seems to have someone to rely on." Zheng Cunjian said.
Li Mu thought for a moment and immediately understood. "The second prince."
The one who secretly obstructed them was probably the second prince who seemed to be polite to the wise.
Just now, Hua Xiangrong said that Liu Chenglong, the director of the Musical House, had come. It seemed that he came to help her and Xin 'er, but in fact, he came to invite Hua Xiangrong for a so-called nobleman. He also said that the nobleman was a powerful figure in the entire Western Qin Empire and there was nothing that the nobleman couldn't solve.
If what Liu Chenglong said was true, the nobleman must be the second prince.
Except for the second prince, no one could reach such a level.
Even Li Gang, the local tyrant of Chang 'an, was a little far from that level.
So, it was the second prince who coveted Hua Xiangrong's beauty.
How dare he think!
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