After making sure there was no one around, Gu Jiangyue knocked on Mu Xia's door, two light knocks followed by one heavy one, just as usual.
Inside the room, Mu Xia was stunned for a moment when she heard the knocking. Since Xie Chengrui brought her here, she hadn't seen anyone else. Xie Chengrui told her to wait patiently for their wedding day, but Mu Xia knew that the position of a concubine was just a way to placate her.
"Is it the Second Prince?" Mu Xia walked to the door and asked. Apart from Xie Chengrui, she couldn't think of anyone else who would come here.
Gu Jiangyue didn't answer. Instead, she reached out and knocked on the door again. Seeing this, Mu Xia didn't ask any more questions. She originally didn't plan to open the door. If Xie Chengrui's main wife came, she would be in big trouble.
"Miss Mu Xia, it's me," Gu Jiangyue saw Mu Xia's caution and whispered. When Mu Xia heard this all - too - familiar voice, her body froze. Then she walked straight to the door and opened it without hesitation.
"Sir, why are you here? Come in quickly," Mu Xia let out a sigh of relief when she saw Gu Jiangyue. It was the first time she had seen someone in so many days since she was brought here. She was a bit surprised and immediately led Gu Jiangyue into the room.
After entering the room, Gu Jiangyue sat opposite Mu Xia. She first sized Mu Xia up. Mu Xia was still wearing a red dress, but she no longer had the previous flamboyance. Her willow - like eyebrows unconsciously frowned slightly, showing a bit of a bitter look.
"Sir, what do you want to talk to me about?" Mu Xia poured a cup of tea for Gu Jiangyue and forced a smile on her lips. It wasn't that Mu Xia trusted Gu Jiangyue that much. It was a critical moment now. She had already lost the position of the main wife. If Gu Jiangyue exposed her, she might not even be able to become a side concubine and could end up in a hopeless situation.
"Miss Mu Xia, why are you here? It took me quite a while to find you," Gu Jiangyue said, with a hint of probing. She still trusted the words from the person herself more.
Hearing Gu Jiangyue's words, Mu Xia's expression stiffened for a moment. Then she said helplessly, "Sir, Mu Xia may not be able to serve you anymore. I can't get the position of the main wife, and Xie Chengrui doesn't care about me now. He is completely focused on his main wife."
Gu Jiangyue already knew this, but she still pretended to be surprised. She frowned and asked, "I've also heard about this. But Miss Mu Xia, didn't you say before that you were sure to become the main wife? Why is it like this now? Could it be that there is really some magic about Xie Chengrui's main wife that can make him fall in love so quickly?"
Gu Jiangyue placed her hand on the teacup and turned it slightly, subtly leading the topic to what she wanted to know.
When the main wife was mentioned, Mu Xia's expression obviously turned gloomy. She sighed and said, "Xie Chengrui was going to take me back, but the main wife stopped him outside the door. I was so angry that I went up to confront her directly. She just slapped me. Sir, look, my face still hurts."
Gu Jiangyue looked in the direction of her voice. Sure enough, she could vaguely see a palm print on Mu Xia's face. It seemed that the slap was quite hard.
"So domineering. I don't know which family's young lady she is," Gu Jiangyue muttered in a low voice. This was deliberately said for Mu Xia to hear, and Mu Xia indeed picked up the conversation.
Mu Xia looked extremely angry. She snorted and said unhappily, "Who knows what dirty things she has. She always wears a veil. I didn't see her face clearly. I only caught a glimpse when she slapped me. She looks very familiar. I always feel like I've seen her somewhere."
Saying this, Mu Xia lowered her head and thought. Her words also caught Gu Jiangyue's attention. It seemed that the main wife was an acquaintance.
Mu Xia thought for a while. She even looked up at Gu Jiangyue in the middle. Finally, Mu Xia's eyes lit up as if she had thought of something. She said, "I remember. She looks a bit like you, sir. But she is more like the young lady of the Gu family whom I haven't seen for a long time. Her name seems to be Gu Zhengwan. She seemed to have an engagement with Xie Chengrui before, but the Gu family said that she was going to practice in seclusion, so the engagement was postponed. I don't know if she's back."
Gu Zhengwan?! When Gu Jiangyue heard this name from Mu Xia's mouth, she was a bit dazed. Gu Zhengwan was disfigured by Ji Yunsheng. She should be dead. It was really lucky for her to survive.
But soon Gu Jiangyue figured it out. Since Xie Yuwen, the son of the former leader of the Medicine King Valley, was by Gu Zhengwan's side, it proved that it was very likely that Gu Zhengwan had come back and even married Xie Chengrui.
"Sir, sir, what are you thinking?" Mu Xia saw that Gu Jiangyue didn't respond for a long time, so she simply reached out and touched her. Gu Jiangyue then came back to her senses.
"Nothing. Are you sure it's Gu Zhengwan?" Gu Jiangyue's eyes showed a bit of solemnity. She stared straight at Mu Xia, which made Mu Xia a bit scared. Mu Xia slowly shook her head and said, "No. She wears a veil and refuses to show her face. I can only see a general outline. Why, sir, do you have any connection with Gu Zhengwan?"
Gu Jiangyue withdrew her gaze and forced a smile on her lips to avoid arousing Mu Xia's suspicion. She made up an excuse casually to prevaricate Mu Xia, "No. Isn't Gu Zhengwan the most beautiful woman in the capital? I'm just worried that if Miss Mu Xia marries into the family, she will be neglected by Xie Chengrui. Between you and Gu Zhengwan, I'm naturally on your side."
Gu Jiangyue spoke sincerely. Only then did Mu Xia understand that Gu Jiangyue was worried that she couldn't get Xie Chengrui's favor and couldn't help her make money and gather information.
"Sir, what should I do? Now Xie Chengrui doesn't care about me at all. He listens more to that woman's words and just threw me here. He hasn't come to see me even once," Mu Xia said.
Gu Jiangyue sneered in her heart. In her previous life, Xie Chengrui relied entirely on her, Gu Jiangyue. In this life, he had attached himself to Xie Yuwen. Relying on the relationship between Xie Yuwen and Gu Zhengwan, how could Xie Chengrui side with Mu Xia?
Xie Chengrui was willing to give Mu Xia the position of a side concubine only because he believed in Mu Xia's astrological skills. He locked her up here just to prevent her from running away. In Xie Chengrui's eyes, love would always be less important than power.
"You just stay here quietly. I'll help you after your wedding," Gu Jiangyue first deceived Mu Xia. After all, before the wedding, Gu Jiangyue was going to kill Xie Chengrui to avenge all the innocent souls who died unjustly in her previous life.
Seeing that Gu Jiangyue was going to help her, Mu Xia also showed a happy expression and asked, "Sir, are you going to help me deal with the main wife together?"
Gu Jiangyue nodded with a smile and replied, "Yes, I will definitely help you."
Gu Jiangyue was going to get rid of everyone around Xie Chengrui. No matter whether that person was Gu Zhengwan or not, Gu Jiangyue was not afraid. The matter would soon come to an end.