At the same time, Song Xu opened his eyes, looking confusedly at the wine pot shattered by his hand, and asked hazily, "What happened to me?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao was not startled. Instead, she walked gracefully behind Song Xu and said, "Your tolerance for alcohol is too poor." She squatted down and took Song Xu's arm.
Immediately, Song Xu stood up with the strength Mu Anxiao gave him and said, "The wine you bought must have a problem." He pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao supported Song Xu's arm, looking at the troublemaker Song Xu with a helpless expression, and said, "You have such a low tolerance for alcohol, yet you blame me for buying the wine. You're something else," she said, glancing down at the shattered wine pot fragments scattered on the floor, "Look, I'll have to find someone to clean this up later. What a hassle."
"You're the one who brought me here," Song Xu was still complaining about Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Song Xu and said, "You drunkard, I won't argue with you. I won't let the matter of A Chu go." After speaking, she supported Song Xu and walked out of the pavilion.
Not long after.
Mu Anxiao brought Song Xu to the courtyard where the servants lived. Song Xu, looking dazed, asked, "Where is this?"
Since Mu Anxiao was not very familiar with the mansion, she could only bring Song Xu here.
Therefore, hearing Song Xu's question, she had no choice but to lie, "Guest room."
"Guest room?" Song Xu said, leaning forward to look at the courtyard gate and then laughed, "Are you kidding me? Guest rooms are so shabby."
"Yes, all the guest rooms here are like this. You'll have to make do," Mu Anxiao said, pulling Song Xu towards the courtyard.
Following them, a servant came out of a room and saw them. "Cao Gen, what are you doing?"
Mu Anxiao deliberately said, "General Shen said that this is his friend and wants him to be arranged in a guest room. You, find him a room now and let him rest." As she spoke, she led Song Xu to the servant.
Hearing this, the servant looked at Song Xu's fine clothes and said indifferently, "So that's how it is. Then follow me."
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao deliberately said, "I have something else to do. He is in your care." As she spoke, she glanced at Song Xu who was tilting his head as if 'sleeping'.
The servant already knew about Mu Anxiao's situation, so he did not dare to say anything more. He stepped forward and took Song Xu from Mu Anxiao's hand.
Thus, Song Xu was taken away.
Mu Anxiao stood in the center of the courtyard, let out a long sigh, and then turned to see the woman from the stable.
"Why are you here?" she asked.
The woman smiled, "If that guy knows you're lying to him and wakes up, what will happen?" As she asked, she came before Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao looked at the woman, frowning slightly, "You've come to find Lin Zhao again."
"That has nothing to do with you," the woman said, her face darkening. "What I need now is your reply. If you keep changing the subject, I'll get angry." After speaking, she widened her eyes.
Mu Anxiao replied, "If you do nothing wrong, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking at your door. I'm not curious about how he will be after he wakes up. On the contrary," she said, "I'm very curious now, why are you here?"
"I'm waiting for Lin Zhao."
"You still want to torment him."
"You truly have a poor memory. When you left through the back door, I already said I was looking for Lin Zhao. It's quite amusing that you're still asking," the woman said and disappeared.
Listening to the woman's words, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but recall the promise she made to Lin Zhao. She then frowned slightly, looked down at the ground, and decided it was better to find Lin Zhao's room first.
Thinking this, she turned back to the approaching servant and asked, "I want to ask you a question?"
At the same time, the servant walked up to Mu Anxiao and said, "What question? Tell me."
"Where does Lin Zhao live?" Mu Anxiao asked in a low voice.
"Over there." The servant immediately pointed to the room on the left with his finger.
Then, Mu Anxiao followed the servant's finger and glanced at the door, nodding and saying, "Got it. Thanks."
The servant said, "You're welcome," and walked away.
Mu Anxiao glanced at the servant's departing figure, then turned and walked to the door. After confirming it was safe, she reached out and held the door, attempting to cast a spell on it, thinking that it would be safe.
Unexpectedly, just as Mu Anxiao finished this action, Lin Zhao returned. "What are you doing?" he asked impolitely.
"Nothing," Mu Anxiao feigned composure, lowered her hand, looked at Lin Zhao, and deliberately asked, "Is this your room?"
At the same time, when Lin Zhao saw Mu Anxiao, his attitude instantly changed. "It's you. Are you looking for me?" he smiled.
"No, I'm here to find a place for the general's friend to sleep. Speaking of which," Mu Anxiao glanced at Lin Zhao's face, "Is the kitchen cleaned up?"
"Yes, it's clean."
"Did they make things difficult for you?" Mu Anxiao asked casually.
Lin Zhao hesitated upon hearing Mu Anxiao's question. "Uh, I don't know. Do you remember what you promised them?" he asked, frowning.
Mu Anxiao had completely forgotten about the kitchen. So, hearing Lin Zhao's words, she was bewildered. "What promise?"
"You forgot?" Lin Zhao was surprised.
Mu Anxiao blinked her eyes and said, "Could you remind me what it was? I've genuinely forgotten everything."
Lin Zhao was speechless for a few seconds upon hearing this and said, "You said you'd give them two taels of silver."
"Two taels..." Mu Anxiao repeated a few times, her eyes widening. "Oh dear, I did forget about that, but that's not right. Didn't I already give it?"
"You didn't," Lin Zhao said softly, not daring to offend Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao laughed upon hearing this. "Oh my, look at my brain. I don't remember anything all day long," she said, touching the money pouch at her waist and shaking her head. "No, I can't give it."
The reason Lin Zhao returned from the kitchen was due to their cold treatment. After telling Mu Anxiao about this matter, he was relieved.
Who knew that she would go back on her word at this crucial moment.
It seemed he was afraid, not for any other reason than he was afraid of leaving here.
"Why?" he dared not offend Mu Anxiao, becoming very cautious.
Mu Anxiao looked at Lin Zhao calmly and said, "I'm going to talk to Shen Moyun about this. Or, we can add it to their wages. What do you think?" she said, ignoring Lin Zhao's feelings, "How about this plan?"
Lin Zhao smiled and nodded after hearing this. "Whatever you decide is fine." He was relieved again.
Mu Anxiao also nodded. "Alright, I'll go find Shen Moyun now. Please take care of the people in that room," she said, pointing to the room where Song Xu was.
Lin Zhao followed Mu Anxiao's gaze to that direction and agreed, "Okay."
Mu Anxiao nodded after listening and left.