My Lady Always Lacks Ambition
Chapter 293 - 292: Big Misunderstanding

Chapter 293: Chapter 292: Big Misunderstanding

Qin Liuxi stepped off the carriage, looked up, and then glanced back at Mu Xi, who had leaped down after him. Thanks to him, the governor’s mansion had actually opened its main gates to welcome them.

Xiao Zhanrui saw Mu Xi hopping down from Qin Liuxi’s carriage and twitched his eyelid, but forced himself to remain calm as if such a sight was nothing unusual.

Anyway, along the way, that Princely Heir had been following like a puppy, playfully clinging to Qin Liuxi’s side.

Housekeeper Jiang, at first, even thought that Qin Liuxi was Mu Xi, since she came out of the carriage first and Mu Xi immediately followed behind like a little brother.

Right, there was a rumor that Heir Mu was into men.

So these two?

Housekeeper Jiang felt he had discerned some indecent truth.

However, upon seeing Mu Xi, Governor Xiao hurriedly came out from the main gate, walked straight to Mu Xi, and declared with arms akimbo: "Young Master Heir gracing us with your presence truly brings glory to my humble abode."

Housekeeper Jiang: "?"

What, this gay, no, is this person draped with talismans the arrogant Little Overlord?

Mu Xi, who disliked pomp and circumstance, waved his hand and said: "Spare the formalities, they’re a nuisance. I’m just here for a visit."

Governor Xiao thought to himself that it would be best if this visit from Heir Mu could come and go without incident; otherwise, the lives of his entire family wouldn’t be enough to compensate for any mishaps.

Governor Xiao then looked over the entire entourage, not seeing any Daoists, and asked his son, "Where is the master?"

As for Qin Liuxi, who had an androgynous beauty, they simply assumed she was Mu Xi’s darling, given that the noble circle knew well of the Little Overlord’s sexual orientation, and with information at hand, those seeking to curry favor even purposely approached Mu Xi, trying to win a smile from him.

But wasn’t Heir Mu into the robust, sunny types? Yet this one looked somewhat feeble!

Could it be he’s changed his preference?

Governor Xiao surreptitiously thought that later on, he should have the servants in the guesthouse switched out for this kind of style.

Xiao Zhanrui brought Governor Xiao in front of Qin Liuxi and said, "Father, this is Master Buqiu."

Qin Liuxi turned around, looking at Governor Xiao with a half-smile.

Governor Xiao: "?"

Housekeeper Jiang: "!"

Had they misunderstood again?

This isn’t Heir Mu’s darling, but a Daoist from the Daoist Temple?

Is it that these days, to join a Daoist School and become a Daoist, one must also be young and concerned about having a good-looking face?

Does the image of being otherworldly and full of immortal aura no longer conform to public aesthetics?

"Mas- Master?" Governor Xiao was somewhat slow to grasp the situation.

Qin Liuxi nodded and acknowledged with a tone that carried the air of a lofty recluse.

Xiao Zhanrui stepped forward and suggested, "Father, let’s first allow the master and Heir Mu to settle in and refresh from travel."

"Ah, oh, right this way please, Housekeeper Jiang, hurry and have the distinguished guests taken to the guest quarters."

Housekeeper Jiang quickly stepped forward to lead Heir Mu and the rest inside.

"Shall we share a courtyard?" Mu Xi proposed to Qin Liuxi.

Everyone: "!"

So Heir Mu’s preference has turned out to be Daoists like this; the Little Overlord sure knows how to play.

Qin Liuxi glanced at everyone’s suggestive looks and said: "No need, I’ll be summoning ghosts tonight for some idle chit-chat, wouldn’t want to startle you!"

Mu Xi’s face turned green.

Divine indeed, casually chatting with a bunch of ghosts, what a novel way to decline, setting you apart from other little demons.

He snorted dismissively and left with a flick of his sleeve, declaring he wouldn’t stay where he was unwanted—who’d covet such hospitality?

Witnessing Qin Liuxi’s words, the onlookers were seized by a blend of terror and curiosity. What exactly did she say just now?

A host of ghosts?

Or was this some tantalizing new ruse of rejection and invitation?

"How did it come to this? With these two?" Governor Xiao frowned, questioning his son.

Xiao Zhanrui explained, "Master Buqiu and Heir Mu have a past, and Heir Mu is quite submissive to her."

"Could it be that they...?"

Xiao Zhanrui shook his head, "It doesn’t seem to be that sort of relationship. Instead, it’s the Little Overlord who appears interested in Master Buqiu. On the journey here, he’s been like a servant at her beck and call." Pausing, he corrected himself, "Even without summons, he’d still follow. Father, we must not underestimate Master Buqiu; she appears to have some genuine abilities."

"How so?" Governor Xiao asked, squinting his eyes.

Walking beside him, Xiao Zhanrui recounted his experiences from visiting Qingping Temple to invite Qin Liuxi to the present, sparing no detail.

However, curiously, he omitted the part about Qin Liuxi paying respects en route; for some reason, he found himself unable to speak of it.

Upon hearing this, Governor Xiao’s expression turned cautious. If that’s the case, could it be possible Master Buqiu had cast some sort of evil spell on Heir Mu?

Otherwise, how could Heir Mu, who feared neither heaven nor earth, be so compliant and infatuated with her?

Qin Liuxi barely stifled a laugh when she overheard such gossip through the house ghost, glancing at Mu Xi.

The latter, looking utterly bewildered, asked, "What are you looking at?"

"Some think I’ve bewitched you with evil magic, compelling you to follow me incessantly."

Mu Xi’s ears flushed with heat: "Nonsense. I most certainly have not!"

Qin Liuxi’s smile turned devilishly charming, causing Mu Xi’s heart to race tumultuously.

He was doomed!

Yet Qin Liuxi turned her head away and dropped the smile, her gaze narrowing as she looked in the direction of a faint scream.

Towards the west of the back house, in the depths of the courtyard, stood a solitary small building, but now, it was enshrouded with a sinister aura.

Qin Liuxi glanced at the trembling house ghost beside her, formed a barrier with her hands, and inquired, "What’s this, has Miss Xiao been possessed by something rather than just being maddened?"

The house ghost, lingering in the Xiao Family for many years, guarding and protecting the household, was extremely familiar with the premises.

Hearing Qin Liuxi’s question, it responded with fear, "Your insight pierces the veil, my lord. The young miss was obsessed with theater, and two months prior, a theater troupe named Mosheng Pavilion arrived in Prefecture City. After attending a banquet at the Zeng Family in town and watching a performance, she became enchanted with a leading actress seductively named Fusheng..."

"You’re not about to tell me the official’s daughter desperately longed for the actor, and Governor Xiao meddled to thwart their love, leading Miss Xiao to succumb to madness due to her longing, are you?" Qin Liuxi interrupted the house ghost’s tale.

"You’re truly perceptive beyond measure, my lord."

"Perceptive my foot, isn’t that what all the popular stories are about? Could it be that Miss Xiao read too many such tales, and now she’s doused herself in a melodrama?"

The house ghost replied sheepishly, "A young girl in the throes of her first love is easily moved, especially since Fusheng is exceedingly handsome."

"No matter how handsome, the difference in their status renders it an everlasting impossibility. The fact that her heart stirred for Fusheng is to send him straight to doom," Qin Liuxi sighed, then continued, "Did Governor Xiao have Fusheng killed?"

The house ghost nodded: "Martyred cruelly, at that."

"How ferocious. Did Miss Xiao overstep her bounds with Fusheng?"

The house ghost quickly shook its head, "No, that would be unfathomable."

"Why would it be unfathomable?" If there were no transgressions, why would Governor Xiao be so enraged?

"That leading actress is a woman."

Qin Liuxi was taken aback!

Looking at Mu Xi instinctively, she thought back to when he had caught a female vixen for the sake of a man, providing her with quite the spectacle. Now here was a Xiao Family lady crazed for a woman actor—thoughts in Da Feng were indeed transcending the conventional norms!

Mu Xi felt her gaze colored with various nuances, uncertain of their exact meaning.