Jiang Yanqin got the hint and a sly smile spread across his face. "Sure thing! I guarantee I can pry even the tightest lips open!"
He deliberately walked up to the servant and cracked his knuckles. With a slight curl of his lips, he swung a punch. Before it even touched the servant's face, the servant quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Spare me! Spare me! I was just doing someone else's bidding. I didn't do anything! Please spare me!" The servant knelt there, constantly pleading.
Seeing this, Jiang Yanqin and Mu Fengqie exchanged a knowing look and a smile appeared on their faces. "Doing someone else's bidding? Who told you to do something to the courier station?"
After being intimidated by Mu Fengqie and Jiang Yanqin, the servant became much more obedient and told them everything he knew. "It was Concubine Rou from Lord Niu's family. I'm a servant in Lord Niu's mansion. Concubine Rou told me to set fire to the courier station. I'm a coward... I was discovered before I even got the chance to act."
Hearing this, Mu Fengqie couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that this time he was telling the truth. But what had she done to make Mu Xingrou go to such extremes and try to destroy her courier station?
Fortunately, Mu Xingrou had a poor eye for people and had found such a coward. Otherwise, her courier station might be in ruins by now.
Jiang Yanqin had been with Mu Fengqie for several days and had heard a thing or two about her affairs. Naturally, he knew that Mu Xingrou was Mu Fengqie's elder sister.
"How should we handle this?" Jiang Yanqin asked.
Mu Fengqie was stunned for a moment. Her flawless little face was filled with uncontrollable joy. "Since she's being heartless, I won't be kind either. Let's return like for like! Are you confident in handling this?"
Hearing this, Jiang Yanqin's deep eyes kept spinning. "Brilliant! You can trust me. As long as I, Lord Jiang, take action, there's nothing I can't accomplish!"
Mu Fengqie and Xiao Qing both burst out laughing. She was very relieved to leave this matter to Jiang Yanqin. Although Jiang Yanqin had been a good - for - nothing in the past, he was quite meticulous. Most importantly, he was bold and wouldn't be caught before even taking action like this servant.
"I trust you. Follow me and you'll surely have a good life!" With that, Mu Fengqie laughed.
The sunlight shone through Mu Fengqie, making her already fair skin look even whiter. Her beautiful little face was natural yet stunningly beautiful. Her clear and bright eyes were like two shining pearls. Jiang Yanqin stared at her blankly. Time seemed to stand still at this moment, and he could clearly hear his own heartbeat.
"Hey! Miss has given you a task. Hurry up and do it. What are you staring at our miss for, you lecher!" Xiao Qing glared at Jiang Yanqin angrily.
Xiao Qing's words woke Jiang Yanqin up. He glared back at Xiao Qing unwillingly and then ran out. Mu Fengqie shook her head looking at the way they were bickering. They were really just like children.
At Lord Niu Tiesheng's mansion...
"My lord hasn't come to see me for a month. Has he already forgotten about me?" Mu Xingrou coquettishly pleaded, looking at Niu Tiesheng with a smiling look in her eyes.
Niu Tiesheng had collected a lot of rent and was in a much better mood. Under Mu Xingrou's teasing, he also got interested. His big hands kept roaming on Mu Xingrou's waist. Just as they were about to get carried away, their mood was completely ruined by the shouts of the servants.
"Fire! Fire! Come quickly!"
The two quickly put on their clothes and rushed out. But as soon as they opened the door, an arrow shot over. They hurriedly dodged and only then noticed the note on the arrow.
By now, Mu Xingrou was so scared that she slumped on Niu Tiesheng. Niu Tiesheng also tremblingly went to pick up the note. However, the words on the note enraged Niu Tiesheng.
He pushed Mu Xingrou off him and slapped her across the face. Angrily, he said, "Slut! You've caused all this trouble! I'll beat you to death, you little slut!"
Mu Xingrou covered her face aggrievedly. Although she was used to Niu Tiesheng's mood swings, she didn't understand what trouble she had caused.
She covered her face, pouted aggrievedly, and sobbed continuously. "My lord has wronged me. I don't know what's going on. My lord mustn't wrong me~"
Niu Tiesheng snorted. His whole body exuded a threatening aura. "Slut, look at the good things you've done. I'll let you die knowing why."
As soon as he finished speaking, Niu Tiesheng threw the note in his hand at Mu Xingrou's face. Mu Xingrou bit her lips tightly and picked up the note on her face with both hands. The two flamboyant lines of words came into view.
Mu Xingrou has offended someone she shouldn't have. This is the price. If she doesn't behave next time, it won't be as simple as just burning the house!
These words made Mu Xingrou's black eyes gradually turn cold. She didn't even need to think to know who was behind today's incident. Good for you, Mu Fengqie! She had fallen into Mu Fengqie's hands today, but in the future, she would surely make Mu Fengqie pay a hundredfold.
I don't know how long it took. Maybe Niu Tiesheng was tired of beating and finally stopped. He snorted and left Mu Xingrou's courtyard. Mu Xingrou tightly wrapped herself in her clothes. Anger welled up in her eyes and she kept screaming shrilly.
As a concubine, she had no choice. Even though she knew that Niu Tiesheng's temper was unpredictable and that he would take his anger out on her from time to time, for the sake of survival, she had no choice but to endure.
She trembled and sobbed. Her hands were tightly clenched into fists until her knuckles turned white. With blood - shot eyes, she looked into the distance. If this plan didn't work, there were other ways. She didn't believe that Mu Fengqie could solve everything.
Xiao Qing happily told Mu Fengqie what had happened at Niu Tiesheng's mansion. The mistress and the maid were drinking tea and laughing. Mu Fengqie was regretful that she hadn't witnessed it with her own eyes. She guessed that Mu Xingrou's face must have been quite a sight.
"Open the door! Open the door quickly! You quack doctor, open the door!"
At the same time, the noisy voices outside the medical clinic caught Mu Fengqie's attention. From the voices, she knew that there were people causing trouble. She was also a bit angry.
She took Xiao Qing and opened the door of the medical clinic. It was already past the consultation time. Looking at the few strangers holding weapons in front of her, her gaze became vigilant.
"Who are you? This is a medical clinic, not a place for you to cause trouble!" Mu Fengqie shouted loudly.
"Stop talking nonsense, you quack doctor. My elder brother died after taking the medicine you prescribed. What kind of divine doctor? You're just a murderer! Today I'll tear down your medical clinic!"
The voices of the few people were very loud and soon attracted a lot of onlookers. Seeing that more and more onlookers were gathering and had surrounded the entrance of the medical clinic tightly, some people were even whispering to each other.