Even the Kind Can't Be Easily Bullied

East side.

A courtyard slightly larger than Chen Mu's residence.

This is the courtyard where Ning Shi resides.

The courtyard was a cacophony of sounds, with crying and scolding mixed together.

Looking in the direction of the sound.

A little boy, about three years old, was wailing loudly. His forehead was broken, and blood was flowing down his cheek. His body was covered in dust, and his hands were scraped. He looked like he had fallen, and it was a bad fall.

Next to the boy was a woman, her face full of anger, scolding the nearby maids and wet nurses.

"How did you look after the young master? It's bad enough that you're idle all day, but you dare to be so perfunctory when looking after the young master? What use are you?!"

"Madam, please spare us. How dare we be negligent? It's just that the young master ran too fast..."

The maids and wet nurses kneeling on the ground were all terrified.

The woman, Wang Shi, was furious. She kicked a maid to the ground and said, "You still dare to shirk responsibility!"

While she was raging.

Ning Shi, who heard the commotion from the outer courtyard, walked out from the inner courtyard. Seeing the situation in the courtyard, she was slightly startled at first, then stepped forward and asked, "Sister, what is this? How did the young master fall like this?"

Wang Shi had married into the Xuanguo Estate a few years earlier than her. Her husband, Chen Xing, was a few years older than Chen Mu's elder brother, but they were of the same generation and one of the Xuanguo Estate's illegitimate sons.

Generally, illegitimate sons would move out of the Xuanguo Estate after reaching adulthood, but Chen Xing was outstanding in martial arts and had now become a Battalion Commander in the Kyoto Military Camp, a Sixth Rank official, thus he was allowed to remain in the Xuanguo Estate.

Ning Shi stepped forward to inquire, but Wang Shi glared at her fiercely.

"How do you discipline your servants? My son came to your courtyard to play, and your servants here didn't even keep an eye on him, letting my son fall and get injured!"

"That's right, you evil star who cursed your husband to death and can't bear children, so you're jealous and deliberately lured my son to your courtyard to play, trying to harm him, isn't that right?! How vicious and hateful!"

A barrage of curses rained down on her, instantly stunning Ning Shi.

After she came to her senses, tears welled up in Ning Shi's eyes. She covered her chest and trembled, "Sister, how can you say that about me? When have I ever done such a thing?"

"You haven't done it, so you've thought about it? You poisonous woman, if it weren't for the Old Madam's kindness, you should have been kicked out of the Xuanguo Estate long ago. There's no place for you here."

A fierce look flashed in Wang Shi's eyes. As she spoke, she stepped forward and shoved Ning Shi hard.

This push made Ning Shi cry out in surprise and stumble unsteadily. Just as she was about to fall, the maids behind her quickly stepped forward and supported her, preventing her from falling.

Seeing this, Wang Shi turned back and saw her son still crying, and the wound on his forehead still bleeding. Her heart was even more enraged, so she said, "Someone, seize this wicked woman. Today, I must teach her a good lesson."

Behind them.

The maids and wet nurses who had been kneeling on the ground trembling all looked at Ning Shi. A hint of fierceness appeared in their eyes, and they secretly rejoiced in their hearts.

If Ning Shi hadn't suddenly appeared and diverted Wang Shi's anger, this outburst of anger would have probably fallen on them.

With Wang Shi's command, the maids and wet nurses slowly stood up.

If it were other masters in the Xuanguo Estate, even with Wang Shi's command, they might not dare to act recklessly. However, Ning Shi had lost her husband years ago and had no children. The only close person she had left was her younger uncle, Chen Mu, who was also unremarkable, neither good at literature nor martial arts. Therefore, the maids and wet nurses were almost not afraid of Ning Shi.

Ning Shi's courtyard also had two maids and two wet nurses, but the number was much smaller than the people Wang Shi brought. At this moment, intimidated by Wang Shi's power, they were all trembling.

But at this moment.

A cold voice came from outside the courtyard.

"Who are you going to take?"

Everyone turned their heads to look.

They saw a figure appear outside the courtyard, walking in step by step. He was wearing a brocade robe and a fox fur cloak, his face cold. It was none other than Chen Mu!

That cold voice seemed to make the temperature of the entire courtyard drop several degrees, startling the many maids and wet nurses, who all stopped in their tracks.

Chen Mu didn't even look at the maids.

He walked directly through the outer courtyard and came to Ning Shi's side. A faint, eerie light flashed in his eyes as he activated his Spirit Sight and carefully examined Ning Shi from head to toe. Seeing no signs of blood stagnation, he said:

"How is sister-in-law's health? Were you injured?"

"No, no."

Ning Shi felt a little relieved seeing Chen Mu and shook her head.

Chen Mu nodded, looked at the maids beside him, and said coldly, "What happened here? Who will tell me?"

In the oppressive atmosphere, the maids secretly glanced at Ning Shi, then at Wang Shi, who had a cold face on the other side. For a moment, they hesitated to speak.

At this time.

Ning Shi quietly pulled Chen Mu's sleeve and whispered, "It's nothing. It's just that sister's young master accidentally fell and got injured, and she was too angry for a moment, which caused the commotion."

As she spoke, she looked at Wang Shi again and said, "The young master was injured in my courtyard. I apologize to sister, but I truly had no intention of harming anyone."

Although she felt wronged and bitter at the moment, Chen Xing was after all a Battalion Commander in the Kyoto Military Camp, a truly powerful figure. Wang Shi was Chen Xing's legal wife. If the commotion continued and involved Chen Mu, it would be a disaster. A little grievance for herself was nothing.

"Hmph."

Wang Shi snorted when she heard Ning Shi's words.

Chen Mu's appearance also slightly quelled her anger. Although she was also a master, Chen Mu was a legitimate young master of the Xuanguo Estate. It was fine to order servants to take Ning Shi, but these maids and wet nurses would likely not dare to lay a hand on Chen Mu.

There was no benefit in continuing the fuss.

"Then let's leave it at that. Sister should be more careful when walking in the future, so you don't fall."

Wang Shi responded coldly, then prepared to leave.

But at this moment.

Chen Mu smiled slightly.

Although he had only seen half of it before, listening to the conversation between Ning Shi and Wang Shi, and the reactions of the nearby maids and wet nurses, he roughly knew what had happened.

Chen Mu first looked at the three-year-old boy who was still crying, walked a few steps forward, and said casually to a wet nurse, "He's still bleeding. Why aren't you taking him to get bandaged quickly?"

"Yes."

The wet nurse subconsciously responded. She had intended to look at Wang Shi, but inexplicably felt a chill all over her body and shivered involuntarily. For a moment, she couldn't think of any other action, so she stepped forward, pulled the still crying boy, and walked out of the courtyard.

Then Chen Mu turned his head, a faint smile on his face.

The numerous maids and wet nurses were still in a daze, but Ning Shi had a vague premonition and couldn't help but exclaim, "...Don't!"

But her words had just fallen.

Slap!

A loud and crisp sound echoed through the courtyard.

This slap directly made Wang Shi see stars. Her whole world spun for a moment, and she couldn't even let out a cry of 'ouch'. She spun in a circle and fell to the ground.

The entire scene was dead silent.

The maids and wet nurses nearby were so scared they were frozen, not even having time to step forward to help, watching as Wang Shi fell heavily to the ground.

Chen Mu stood there, looking at Wang Shi on the ground. The smile on his face had disappeared at some point. He said indifferently:

"Allowing your servants to commit violence, being arrogant and unreasonable, using malicious words... I'm too lazy to care what you show your son or what you teach him, but don't think that just because my sister-in-law is kind, she's easy to bully."

In the silence.

Wang Shi lay on the ground, slowly regaining consciousness. She covered her face blankly, only then feeling that her entire face was completely swollen, and touching it felt like being pricked by needles.

"Ah ah ah..."

It wasn't until this moment that Wang Shi finally let out screams and cries of pain. She struggled to prop herself up, her anger almost burning her brain. She stared fiercely at Chen Mu: "You actually, you actually dare..."

She was Chen Xing's legal wife!

Chen Xing was the son of the Xuanguo Duke, a Battalion Commander in the Kyoto Military Camp!

Among the people of the same generation in this Xuanguo Estate, besides the few favored illegitimate sons and the few legitimate sons and daughters, no one dared to easily insult her, let alone lay a hand on her!

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and come over! Xiao Yue, hold him down for me!"

Wang Shi covered the swollen half of her face, revealing a ferocious expression, and roared at the servants who were still in a daze beside her.