Song Chaoyu frowned slightly, and couldn't help but speak, "Sister is the King's beloved, how can I compare myself to Sister? Your Highness, please don't flatter me. What do you want to do with me by bringing me here?"
"Brought?"
Mu Hansu was not angry, but instead laughed, "Why does the Chang Wang Fei speak so unpleasantly? I invited you here, not brought you here."
He stood up and circled Song Chaoyu, "Chang Wang Fei, how do I look?"
What did he mean by this?
Song Chaoyu's frown deepened, and she did not answer Mu Hansu's question.
Mu Hansu's face remained smiling, "Perhaps I was too abrupt today, which is why Chang Wang Fei is so confused. How about this, I'll be more clear. Sister, how do you think I compare to His Highness Prince Chang?"
Naturally, not even a thousandth as good!
Song Chaoyu had already mocked Mu Hansu a thousand times in her heart: What can you compare to Mu Changxi?
But on the surface, Song Chaoyu still had to feign ignorance, "Your Highness Ning Wang knows best, there is nothing to compare between you two."
Mu Hansu only thought Song Chaoyu was praising him, "Yes, I don't want to say anything about Prince Chang. But his legs will never be like those of a normal person in this lifetime. You must be very distressed to marry someone like him, right?"
The way he called her "Sister" made Song Chaoyu extremely uncomfortable.
Thus, Song Chaoyu's frown deepened.
Mu Hansu, however, did not notice, and continued on his own, "Sister is also different from what I thought. If I had known Sister's temperament earlier, I wouldn't have let go today and would have insisted on bringing you and your sister to Ning Wang's manor. I only thought Prince Chang was pitiable and let you go to him. But now I feel it's too much of a waste for a woman like you to be by his side every day."
That's right, he had originally intended to have Song Chaoyu enter Ning Wang's manor as his concubine.
Song Chaoyu had heard some of these rumors.
Unexpectedly, Mu Hansu said these things to her directly today, which only made her feel utterly ridiculous.
Recalling many things from her previous life, she now felt the absurdity.
She looked at Mu Hansu coldly, "So what does Your Highness Ning Wang want?"
Mu Hansu's eyes were always smiling, "Actually, you understand what I mean. I followed you all the way here and went to great lengths to bring you here, naturally I hope you will come to my side."
He slowly approached Song Chaoyu, his eyes becoming more ambiguous, "Actually, what good is it for you to be by Prince Chang's side? He can't give you the good things now, nor can he give you the good things in the future. He is just a cripple with broken legs, and a stubborn cripple at that. One day, he won't be like he is now, and then what will you do?"
He reached out his hand, about to caress Song Chaoyu's cheek, "It's a pity for such a beauty like you, are you really going to perish with him? It would be better if you followed me now. I don't want you to do anything else. You just need to tell me everything he does daily, and I will not only grant you a lifetime of wealth and honor, but also give you what a real man can give you, wouldn't that be better?"
Disgusting!
Song Chaoyu's heart held only these two words.
The phrase "insatiably greedy" probably described people like Mu Hansu.
He had made himself clear enough, and Song Chaoyu understood his intentions. She narrowed her eyes and dodged his outstretched hand, "I really didn't expect Your Highness Ning Wang to have such thoughts! I am Chang Wang Fei, your brother's official wife!"
"So what?"
Mu Hansu sneered, "Let alone the secrets hidden in noble families, even ordinary families have many such things, don't they? Don't you know who is the best person to follow? I am giving you an opportunity now, don't miss it!"
He called this an "opportunity"?
Song Chaoyu also understood why he had brought her here today.
Perhaps there was another purpose, which was to let Mu Changxi know? When the husband and wife had a rift, regardless of whether Mu Changxi "exposed" the matter or not, both Song Chaoyu and Hu Jing would never have a good outcome.
Mu Hansu could then "take advantage of the situation," and wouldn't she become Song Chaoyu's reliance?
Song Chaoyu closed her eyes, feeling a little worried.
This matter would surely not be hidden from Mu Changxi, and Song Chaoyu did not want to hide it from him.
If he knew she had been alone with Mu Hansu for so long, what would he think?
Would he... dislike her?
Song Chaoyu clenched her fists at her side, and she looked at Mu Hansu, "I really didn't know that Your Highness Ning Wang thought this way. But I am also curious, why would Your Highness Ning Wang fancy me? I am just an illegitimate daughter raised on a manor by the Song family, I'm afraid I won't be of any benefit to what Your Highness Ning Wang is planning for the future? Also... does my sister know about this?"
She was trying to get information out of Mu Hansu.
Mu Hansu was too "confident" and answered Song Chaoyu without any scruples, "Your sister naturally doesn't know. Her jealous temper is like a shrew. If she knew, would you still have your life?"
He sighed and extended his hand to Song Chaoyu again, "But don't worry, even if she finds out later, as long as you are obedient, I will protect you! You are so good, unlike your sister who always makes me unhappy! I remember the first time I saw you, you were standing so obediently at the back of everyone. I saw you at a glance, and my heart ached for you!"
"Ah—"
However, as soon as Mu Hansu finished speaking, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in the palm of the hand he had extended towards Song Chaoyu—
Song Chaoyu would never give him a chance to touch her. She was still wearing the long hairpin that Mu Changxi had given her!
As the hairpin, sharp as a dagger, pierced deeply into Mu Hansu's palm, causing him to cry out in pain, he couldn't understand why the woman before him was so fierce!
"Your Highness, what's wrong?!"
Xiao Zhangzi outside heard Mu Hansu's cry and hurried into the room, only to see Mu Hansu's palm bleeding profusely.
Xiao Zhangzi drew the sword at his side and pointed it at Song Chaoyu.
In Song Chaoyu's eyes, however, there was only composure.
Even if she couldn't escape unscathed today, she would never let Mu Hansu off easily!
Mu Hansu, however, stopped Xiao Zhangzi, and then looked up at Song Chaoyu in anger, "Tie her up and send her to the bedroom in the back!"