Mu Qingge took two steps back. "Just passing by?"

She didn't believe Li Xiao at all.

However...

What did he just say? Did he say that he was watching a good show?

What kind of show was it?

Mu Qingge quickly came to her senses and asked, "Did you see what happened in the ancestral hall just now?"

"Yes."

He didn't deny that he really saw it.

"What do you want to do?"

Mu Qingge stared at Li Xiao. She had seen him twice before. The first time was in the dark guest room of the Princess's Mansion, and the second time was in the bamboo forest.

She had been in extreme panic and fear twice, and she had never looked at this man seriously. In this life, after her rebirth, she had repeated the same mistake and lost her virginity.

He was quite upright and had a good build.

Mu Qingge commented in her heart. His clothes, mask, hair crown, and the incense on his body were all exquisite.

Mu Qingge thought of some details that she had ignored before.

This man appeared in the Princess's Mansion yesterday because he suspected that she saw his face and wanted to kill her.

Therefore, his identity should be a little special.

Moreover, he should be rich, powerful, and influential.

While she was thinking, she noticed that the man's eyes fell on her flat belly.

"You may be pregnant, but why are you still taking such a risk?"

Mu Qingge narrowed her eyes slightly. Was he worried about the child in her belly?

Yesterday, she was just desperate to survive and shouted out those words, but he immediately let her go.

Now that he said that...

He seemed to care a lot about this non-existent child?

Mu Qingge suddenly came to her senses. If that was the case, she was safe for the time being.

And after what had happened in her previous life, she understood how important power and status were, and how important self-esteem was.

She didn't know what would happen in a month, but if she could make use of it now...

Mu Qingge touched her belly, bit her lip slightly, and looked like she was about to cry with grievance. "You should have investigated what happened in Princess's Mansion yesterday, right? You should have investigated me too, right?"

She was just trying to trick him, but Li Xiao did not refute her, as if he agreed with what she said.

"Since you've investigated it, you should know what my current situation is and what happened yesterday."

Mu Qingge raised her eyes, and her tears rolled down. "Father favored Aunt Liu and her daughter, but before that, my mother and I were still able to live our lives in peace and quiet. Although they occasionally made things difficult for us, we barely survived."

"However, never would I have imagined that they would be so ruthless."

"They have victimized my innocence and they want my mother dead."

Mu Qingge sighed softly. "I really have no choice. If I don't resist, I'm afraid that my mother and I, and even my newborn brother, will be killed by them sooner or later."

Mu Qingge looked at Li Xiao through the mist. Her eyelashes were wet with tears.

"After yesterday's incident, I plotted against Mu Yanjing and completely fell out with Aunt Liu and her daughter. They are going to frame me today. If I don't fight back, I will be finished."

She was waiting for Li Xiao to speak, but he just stared at Mu Qingge without saying a word. No one knew what he was thinking.

Mu Qingge silently clenched her fists, and her nails dug into her flesh. It was painful.

She lowered her eyes and walked up to Li Xiao step by step. She carefully grabbed his sleeve tentatively.

"But I've been locked up in this house for more than ten years, and I don't know anything. That's all I can do."

"But Aunt Liu has been in charge of the back house of the Mu family. It is too easy for her to deal with me and my mother."

Mu Qingge pleaded softly, "So... can you help me?"

Li Xiao saw all the small movements of Mu Qingge, and his eyes flashed with some interest.

Interesting, this woman.

After what happened yesterday and almost being killed by him, and yet she had the audacity to sell herself short in front of him and ask him to help her?

"Oh?" Li Xiao smiled. "Why should I help you?"

Mu Qingge fluttered her eyelashes slightly and said, "We've already had intimate contact. Moreover, I may be pregnant with your child. You said that you would bring a doctor to feel my pulse in a month to see if I'm pregnant. At least... let me live safely for a month, right?"

"Oh?" Li Xiao looked like he suddenly realized. "That's true."

"Then what do you want me to do to help you?"

Mu Qingge moved her fingers slightly.

She wanted a lot, but she also knew that she couldn't be too hasty. She had to take it slow.

"My only maid has been bribed by Mu Yanjing, so I can't use her in the future. I need a maid who can protect me, be loyal to me, and help me with something."

Li Xiao raised his eyebrows in surprise. "You're asking me for someone?"

"You dare to use the man I gave you?"

"Why not?" Mu Qingge wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and forced a smile. "At least I know that you won't kill me within this month."

"I don't dare to think too far ahead at the moment. Being able to guarantee my safety for a month is good enough."

The only person she could rely on now was her mother. She could ask her mother for help, but there were some things that she didn't want her mother to know.

Moreover, the people sent by her mother might not be able to meet her requirements..

It was the first time that Li Xiao had seen such a woman. After a long time, he couldn't help chuckling and said, "Okay, I'll find one for you. I'll send it to you tomorrow."

Mu Qingge was delighted. Without asking him how he did it, she quickly bowed and said, "Thank you..."

Halfway through her sentence, she paused. "I don't even know your name."

"My surname is Xiao."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Xiao."

As soon as Mu Qingge finished speaking, she heard faint voices coming from outside. Someone should be looking for her.

"Someone's coming." Mu Qingge bit her lip and said, "It should be because of the fire in the ancestral hall. I have to go back to my room. Mr. Xiao, goodbye."

After that, she turned around and ran back to the room in a hurry, as if she was not worried that he would be discovered at all.

"Mu Qingge." Li Xiao stood in the yard and murmured her name in a low voice. When he heard the footsteps outside getting closer and closer, he jumped over the wall and disappeared into the night.

As soon as he left, a servant rushed in and stood in the yard, shouting, "Miss, Miss! Something happened."