After his wife and daughter died tragically, the scumbag prince's hair turned white overnight

Chapter 154: Withdrawal and Settlement

"Ashi."

Accompanied by the long-lost "Ashi" and the sudden fragrance of soft jade, a string in Gu Shi's heart suddenly broke.

He was just stunned for a moment, then hugged her back with great force.

"Mumu."

His voice was filled with suppressed excitement, and the strength with which he held her only increased, as if he was afraid that she would disappear in the next moment.

Shen Muxi kept holding his waist and sobbing softly in his arms until she got tired and then let go.

Gu Shi was afraid that this would arouse her disgust, so he quickly let go of the hand that was holding her.

Seeing her looking at him hesitantly, he finally lost his patience and waited for her to speak. "What's wrong? Tell me what happened. I'll help you solve it."

It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned this matter. As soon as he did, Shen Muxi's tears, which had already stopped, burst out again.

"Xiaoxiao...Xiaoxiao is missing."

The last few words were broken and disjointed.

Gu Shi's heart suddenly jumped, "What on earth is going on?"

Shen Muxi shook her head. "Today I changed the medicine for the old ancestor. I finally got some free time, so I thought about going back to Bishui Garden to look for Xiaoxiao. I didn't expect... I didn't expect..."

Gu Shi's eyebrows had already twisted into bitter melon lines. He was anxious, but seeing Shen Muxi's current appearance, he was reluctant to stimulate her again. "Tell her slowly, don't be anxious..."

Shen Muxi seemed to be comforted by Gu Shi's words and gradually calmed down. "Everyone in Bishuiyuan thought Xiaoxiao had been sleeping soundly in her room. Unexpectedly, when we went to look for her, the room was empty. Even the maid who came back with Xiaoxiao was gone. We only found this on the windowsill."

Seeing the blood-stained token that Shen Muxi handed to him with trembling hands, Gu Shi recognized it at a glance. It was something from the Su Mansion.

His eyes sank slightly, his thoughts already turning over and over again.

Shen Muxi pulled his broad sleeves with both hands and begged bitterly, "Ashi, Xiaoxiao is our daughter. If you really can't tolerate us, I can leave with Xiaoxiao. Please, don't be so cruel to me..."

"Mumu..."

Her crying was so contagious that Gu Shi couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.

He hugged her tightly in his arms again, took the token she handed over and held it tightly in his hand, "Don't worry, I will definitely find our daughter back."

Shen Muxi leaned in Gu Shi's arms, with a cold light in her eyes and a tearful voice, and said obediently, "Okay."

Gu Shi also wanted to take her back to the main courtyard to test Su Liuxi, but was rejected by Shen Muxi.

"The old ancestor's leg is the most important thing these days. I have to help her heal her leg. I...I still want to marry you, even if I am just a concubine in the eyes of others."

Since returning from Danyang, Gu Shi had not heard Shen Muxi express himself so bluntly for a long time.

The ecstasy of the chance for them to reconcile and the worry about Gu Xiaoxiao were intertwined in his heart, and in the end, reason triumphed over emotion.

"do not worry."

He solemnly made a promise to Shen Muxi.

"I will find Xiaoxiao safely."

When Xiaoxiao is found, that will be the day when he and she will reconcile.

Shen Muxi didn't say anything else, the trust in his eyes said it all.

Gu Shi tucked the loose hair on her temples behind her ears.

Just as he was about to place a kiss on Shen Muxi's forehead, Shen Muxi gently turned her head to avoid it.

As if realizing that her actions were inappropriate, she looked at Gu Shi timidly, "I'm sorry, Ah Shi, Xiao Xiao hasn't been found yet, I... I..."

When had Gu Shi ever seen this look on her face?

She has always been outgoing, enthusiastic and generous. When did she become so cautious?

As if deliberately trying to avoid thinking more deeply, Gu Shi just said "hmm", left a sentence "Leave everything to me", and left.

Shen Muxi stood there, watching his back as he left until he was completely out of sight. Then she wiped the tears from her face with a cold face and whispered to the lush lotus leaves, "Everything can move now."

The lotus leaves swayed gently for a few times and then became silent.

...

The next day, the news that Gu Shi had broken into the Su Mansion the night before spread throughout the capital.

Kang only learned the news after dawn.

When she found out that Gu Shi went to make trouble in the Su Mansion because Shen Muxi told him that Gu Xiaoxiao was captured by people from the Su Mansion, she almost devoured Shen Muxi alive.

"He's crazy. He actually offended the Su family for the sake of that lowly commoner's child?"

Although the Su family has not been able to cover the sky with one hand in the court in recent years, they have had close ties with various high-ranking families. Now that he has made such a fuss, he has offended at least half of the people in the court.

"If some political enemies file an impeachment petition during this period, the good days of our Rongjunwang Mansion will be over."

In just an hour or so, Kang's anger had caused a series of blisters in her mouth.

Just then, Shen Muxi came with red and swollen eyes to change her medicine.

She was so angry that she knocked over Shen Muxi's tray, "It's all your fault."

Shen Muxi didn't dare to resist, so she could only speak hoarsely with red eyes, "Xiaoxiao is my child..."

Just then, a little maid came into the room.

"Grandfather, someone came from the princess's side and said she wants to see Miss Shen about something."

"What does Su want her to do?"

Kang's eyes swept over Shen Muxi, which made Shen Muxi feel uneasy.

"Grandpa...Grandpa, I don't want to go to the main courtyard."

Shen Muxi seems to be very afraid of Su Liuxi now.

A twisted sense of satisfaction welled up in Kang's heart. "Go ahead. In the Rongjun Prince's Mansion, she will definitely not let you suffer any harm that you don't deserve."

Anyway, she was upset seeing that Shen was also upset, so she might as well give Su a hard time first.

As if seeing through Kang's plan, Shen Muxi quickly spoke, "Grandpa, the medicine for your leg injury hasn't been changed yet. Su Liuxi is not as simple as we thought. I'm worried that if I go there..."

Can't come back.

"Just go as you are told, there is so much nonsense."

Kang didn't let Shen Muxi finish her words and let the maid take Shen Muxi away.

Mrs. Su looked at Kang's legs worriedly. "The princess seems to dislike Miss Shen very much. If something unexpected happens..."

"This is the Prince Rong's Mansion. Could it be possible that the Su family could still kill her?"

Kang didn't care.

She had been too nice to Shen these days, which gave this little bitch the courage to challenge her.

"Go to Su's place and suffer some hardship, then she'll cling to me."

Mrs. Su sighed silently, still praising the Kang family, "The old ancestor is wise."

...

Shen Muxi left with the little maid.

The two did not go to the main courtyard, but headed towards the back door of Prince Rong's Mansion.

Hongdoulvye had already parked the carriage and was waiting.

"Miss, the main courtyard has made all the arrangements. By tonight at the latest, Prince Rong will know that you are missing as well."

The carriage moved slowly.

Shen Muxi asked while changing clothes, "Are you sure everything is OK at Mulan Mountain?"

"The Rong Junwang Mansion and the Pei Mansion attacked at the same time, and the Su family is now unable to take care of themselves. If it weren't for Miss wanting to avenge your friend, even if Su Yong was dead, the people in the Su Mansion would not be discovered in the short term."

"That's good," Shen Muxi nodded and asked again, "How are the cleanup arrangements going?"

Hongdou replied, "The servants have already communicated with Miss Heyue. We will then set up a revenge operation to remove the suspected spies who have been used and are now suspicious, and send in a new batch of replacements."

After all, after returning to Nanyuan, they will still have to come back.

"Okay." Shen Muxi closed his eyes with satisfaction and rested.

It was worth it for her to endure humiliation these days.

When the time came to reckon, she couldn't wait to tear Su Yong into pieces.