Mu Anxiao watched Zhao Xiang turn towards her and asked, "What? Do you think I'm wrong?"
"Did I speak to you?" Zhao Xiang asked stiffly.
Mu Anxiao smiled, "Look at how you treat A Mei. You still say you're not motivated by love turned to hate. I think," she raised an eyebrow, "you love her down to your very bones."
"I don't."
"If you don't, then let go of her hand," Mu Anxiao said, teasing Zhao Xiang.
Zhao Xiang frowned.
Mu Anxiao peeked at Zhao Xiang's defiant expression, a smirk playing on her lips, "What? You don't think I'm right?"
"This has nothing to do with you," Zhao Xiang said coldly.
Mu Anxiao pursed her lips and continued, "This is a maid from Shen Moyun's estate. He has now entrusted her to me, so your current actions are equivalent to snatching someone from my hands. I won't allow that to happen," she said, "Let go."
"You little vixen, you..."
"Zhao Xiang, mind your words," Feng Qishi interrupted in a low voice.
Hearing this, Zhao Xiang immediately turned his face to Feng Qishi, "Moyun, what do you mean?"
"I don't mean anything. I just feel this girl is ill-mannered. If she were to go with you," Feng Qishi glanced at A Mei, who was trying to break free from Zhao Xiang, "she would certainly disgrace me."
"Moyun, you didn't care about appearances before."
"You've only seen me on the battlefield. How do you know I didn't care about appearances before?" Feng Qishi said calmly.
Zhao Xiang said earnestly, "I can read people. Your face clearly shows you're not the type to care about appearances. The way you are now," he frowned, "makes me think you're deliberately making things difficult for me."
"Zhao Xiang, you're wrong about this," Feng Qishi feigned concern and said seriously, "Look, she's a maid from my estate. If I give her to you, it's your business if you don't care, but others will definitely talk. As the saying goes, good deeds don't go beyond the gate, but bad deeds spread for a thousand miles. She, alone, represents everyone in my estate. How will others see my servants, and how will they see me?"
"Aren't you making a mountain out of a molehill?" Zhao Xiang laughed.
Feng Qishi: "Ah, it's really not me making a mountain out of a molehill. Jin Cheng has rules. A girl brought with someone is definitely your wife. A Mei is a maid from my estate, and you're taking her from my estate. If people see this, they will gossip and say that the maids from my estate are immodest. My reputation will be ruined."
"You care so much about these things?" Zhao Xiang said, looking serious.
Feng Qishi nodded.
Mu Anxiao watched the earnest Feng Qishi with composure and couldn't help but chuckle.
A Mei dared not speak and continued to struggle.
Under A Mei's struggle, Zhao Xiang could do nothing to her and, in his helplessness, he let go.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi's eyes lit up, "You've let her go."
"I'm letting her go, only..."
Zhao Xiang said half a sentence, and A Mei quickly ran to Feng Qishi's side.
Zhao Xiang was startled, glanced at A Mei, and continued, "However, it's only temporary. Moyun, please prepare a guest room for me."
"What?"
"We brothers haven't gathered for a long time. I didn't intend to stay, but," Zhao Xiang's gaze locked onto A Mei again, "since A Mei needs to learn rules, I'll reluctantly stay with you for a while."
"No one is forcing you to stay here, as if they really want you to," Mu Anxiao said with a look of disdain at Zhao Xiang.
Then, Zhao Xiang looked at Mu Anxiao, who was butting in and disrupting his plan, with the same disdain, saying, "You little brat, what business is it of yours here? You should just shut up."
Mu Anxiao shrugged, "I didn't say it was my business." With that, she rolled her eyes at Zhao Xiang and turned away.
Zhao Xiang shot Mu Anxiao a glare, then turned back with a smile to Feng Qishi, "Please arrange a guest room for me, thank you."
Seeing Zhao Xiang like this, Feng Qishi nodded helplessly.
A Mei thought Feng Qishi would not agree, but unexpectedly, Feng Qishi agreed. She eagerly tilted her head up to look at Feng Qishi and gently tugged at his arm.
Feng Qishi was stunned, lowered his head to look at A Mei, and asked, "What is it?"
A Mei glanced at Zhao Xiang and shook her head slightly.
Feng Qishi understood what A Mei meant, then looked back at Zhao Xiang, who was watching them with a smile, and laughed, "This... I can't help you."
"Young Master, save me. I don't want to go with him," A Mei said, her voice trembling.
"..." Feng Qishi looked troubled, pushed A Mei's hand away, and said, "I'm handing you over to her now. If you have anything, speak to her." He pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Then, A Mei followed Feng Qishi's gesture and looked at Mu Anxiao, "..." She then thought about Mu Anxiao's defiant stance against Zhao Xiang and her eyes lit up. She immediately ran towards Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao heard Feng Qishi's words, sighed softly, and as soon as she turned around, A Mei stood in front of her. Before she could speak, A Mei greeted her warmly, "Miss."
Feng Qishi was speechless when he saw A Mei affectionately call her 'Miss'. He hadn't expected A Mei to reject Zhao Xiang so vehemently.
Zhao Xiang looked at A Mei's attentive attitude towards Mu Anxiao and frowned, thinking, Damn it, how could A Mei agree to be her servant? How can I get close to A Mei?
However, Mu Anxiao heard Zhao Xiang's wicked thoughts again, so she deliberately said, "Follow me from now on, and I guarantee no one will be able to contact you." Then, she patted A Mei on the shoulder, "I don't like people calling me Miss."
"Then what should I call you?"
"Hmm... Master," Mu Anxiao said with a smile.
If it were any other time, A Mei would not have agreed to Mu Anxiao's request, but the situation was different now. She had no choice but to suppress her reluctance and said, "Alright then, I'll call you Master."
Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiang was displeased, "You're just teaching her rules, and you want her to call you Master. What is that?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao withdrew her hand and pointed beside her.
A Mei understood Mu Anxiao's meaning, and since she didn't want to face Zhao Xiang directly, she stood behind Mu Anxiao.
Then, Mu Anxiao glanced at Zhao Xiang, "What's it to you?"
"You..." Zhao Xiang stopped himself, turned to Feng Qishi, "Her doing this, isn't it inappropriate?"
"It's just a title, why bother?"
"This..."
"That's enough," Feng Qishi interrupted.
Zhao Xiang knew that A Mei was a maid from Feng Qishi's estate, and offending Feng Qishi at this moment would not end well for him. Therefore, he stopped talking and turned his gaze towards Mu Anxiao.
Conversely, Mu Anxiao didn't even glance at Zhao Xiang and said, "We're leaving now." She looked at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi nodded, "Let's go."