Do you really want to tie the red string?

  At the sudden stop of the carriage, Lao Bai yelled while lifting the curtain: "Why have you stopped?! Is that scoundrel trying to harm me again?!"

  Leaning against the carriage, Bai Luli looked at Old White's sudden fluffing up and felt warmth in her heart. She then pulled Old White back to sit properly in his seat and asked coldly through the carriage curtains, "What happened?"

  "Returning to the young lady and old master, a young man suddenly rushed out from the side and blocked their way, forcing them to stop. The coachman was a stout and honest middle-aged man who had driven the White family's carriage for ten years. Although everyone feared Bai Liusi, he had always been respectful and had never been troubled by her. At this moment, hearing Bai Liusi's cold question, he didn't seem surprised or flustered, but instead jumped down from the step and respectfully said to the master in the carriage, "I'll go forward and ask him to leave."

  Bai Luli murmured a soft "en", and then heard the sound of a man's laughter outside, "Hey, isn't this the carriage of the White Manor? Which young master of the White Manor is sitting inside?"

  Wearing a purple long shirt with silver thread embroidery of large peonies, he smiled and walked slowly to the front of the carriage, pushing open the carriage door that had just been pushed in front of him, Tong Ya was still pale and hadn't come back to his senses due to the suddenness of the event, standing in the position where Tong Ya had just blocked the way of the carriage, smiling and looking in the direction of the carriage.

  The driver, who was about to drive Tong Ya away, saw Mu Ze suddenly appear and hesitated, not knowing whether to advance or retreat. Although he didn't recognize the young master in front of him, judging from his clothes and demeanor, he must be a rich and noble young master, someone that a small cart driver like himself couldn't afford to offend. For a moment, he was at a loss, sweating profusely as he tried to decide what to do.

  "Is the young master of Mu's household so idle that he has nothing better to do than interfere with other people's family affairs?" Bai Liusi didn't lift the curtain, but patted Bai Yue's hand to signal him to be quiet for now, and smiled lightly in response.

  Even if she had only seen Mu's young master, who never returned to the capital for four seasons, yesterday, it was easy for her to recognize his voice. Moreover, in this vast capital, except for Mu's young master, who dared to stop her carriage and ask such a weighty question, as if etiquette were dirt in his eyes, she feared that there would not be a second person like him.

  It was just that Mu Da Ye, who had already visited the White Manor yesterday, was now blocking her carriage again for some reason.

  And he must have known that the one sitting in the carriage was her, not Bai Zhenzhu. No one would take rash action when the situation is still uncertain. What he wanted to stop was indeed her, Bai Liuli.

  "Bai's hearing is really good, he can recognize Mu by just listening to his voice. I'm truly impressed." The smile at the corner of Mu's eyes deepened a little, but after yesterday's brief meeting, she could actually tell who he was.

  Bai Liuli... seems to have something worthy of the cold-faced man's marriage, but this alone can prove nothing, let's wait and see.

  "It's nothing." Bai Luli didn't show any humility, "If Young Master Mu has no other business, please step aside. I have something to attend to and won't be able to keep you company."

  Even if she didn't want to go to the Xiao family, it was just a matter of looking at Old Master's tense and intentional face, so she followed him along with his intentions. However, she had no interest in chatting idly with this Mu young master, and she still needed to hurry up and search for the medicinal herbs she required.

  "Not at all, not at all." Mu Ze didn't give way, but instead slowly walked closer to the horse carriage, gently swaying his folding fan. "Mu has something on his mind, and it's a big deal."

  Bai Yue, who was already impatient in the carriage, suddenly lifted the curtain and jumped out of the carriage. With a fierce gaze, he glared at Mu Zhuang, almost staring a hole through him. In a menacing tone, he growled: "You little brat, spit it out if you have something to say! My Luli doesn't have time to listen to your nonsense!"

  "Old master, I'm not talking nonsense." Mu Ze didn't get angry but instead smiled, closing the folding fan in his hand and shaking it back and forth in front of Bai Yue, saying "I really do have a big matter to discuss with Master Bai and Old Madam, and for Old Madam, it's absolutely a joyful thing."

  Mo Ze suddenly smiled mysteriously and leaned in close to Bai Yue's ear, whispering something that made Bai Yue's face light up with a smile.

  The white crystal in the carriage heard that Bai Yue suddenly became gentle, and knew that he must have listened to Mu Chen's good words. She couldn't help but smile wryly and said: "Since it's like this, then please let's talk at Mu young master's residence."

  Bai Luli said, lifting the curtain and getting out of the carriage. Mu Ze looked at the face behind the black veil, which was not very clear, and seemed to be saying without reserve: "Tsk, tsk, the White family's master has a ruined face that hasn't healed yet, but she dares to go out. If it were another woman, she might not dare to show her face in public for the rest of her life. The White family's master is indeed different from others."

  Mu Ze said with a "difference" that was neither praise nor criticism, but Bai Liuli didn't mind and replied calmly: "Beauty or ugliness is just a personal opinion. Since I don't care about my own beauty or ugliness, why should I be afraid of how others see me?"

  Bai Luli's words made Mu Nong involuntarily gaze at her for a moment, and then he smiled and praised: "Mu has never seen a woman who doesn't care about her appearance before, the host of the Bai family is indeed the first."

  "It's too kind of you." Bai Liuli remained noncommittal.

  Mo Xuan's smiling eyes changed slightly, and for the first time, he carefully examined Bai Liuli. This woman was not as arrogant and domineering as the rumors said, but rather seemed to be intentionally hiding something.

  At the time when Mu Ze was pondering White Lirio's thoughts in his heart, White Lirio was also thinking deeply.

  The Mu family, although one of the three major families along with the Bai and Xiao families, has little to no interaction with them nowadays. The occasional contact they do have is merely a formality. In reality, the true master of the Bai family, Bai Luli, doesn't manage the household, and even though Bai Zhenzhu is running the show in Ze Country, people are reluctant to associate with the Bai family due to Bai Luli's unpopular presence. The Xiao family currently holds the most power among the three families, which has led them to look down on others. Since White's death, they have had almost no interaction with the Bai family, and it doesn't seem strange that no one from the Xiao family attended Bai Zhenzhu's succession ceremony. As for the Mu family, their master is getting old and seems uninterested in worldly affairs. Due to Mu Yu not being interested in taking over as the new master, the household matters are currently managed by the old steward of the Mu family.

  If things go on like this, it's not hard to predict the relationship between the three major families and their status in Ze country. If that's really the case, what about the royal family Xiahou?

  Suddenly, a white light flashed in Bai Liusu's mind, linking together the fragmented memories and speculations within this body.

  The Xiahou clan, or rather the current Emperor Xiahou Yi, cannot have failed to notice the strange relationship between the three major clans of the Ze country and the power of Wu, yet he has not taken any measures to change the current relationship between the three major clans.

  What kind of person is the emperor who treats her like his own daughter?

  If everything goes as she wishes, improving relations with the Mu family at this time can ensure that the Bai family will not fall.

  So——

  Bai Liuli raised her eyes to look at Mu Zhen, who was standing beside her without knowing when he had arrived. Mu Zhen was also staring at her, and Bai Liuli suddenly smiled. Just then, a gust of wind blew by, blowing away the veil in front of her face. Mu Zhen clearly saw her face, which was covered with a layer of gauze, along with her lukewarm smile, making him look exceptionally eerie.

  Mu Ze's heart suddenly felt a chill, was he really going to personally tie the red thread between the cold-faced man and this ugly woman?

  Digression

  Uncle floated a pale and weak question: Is there anyone reading the article?...