The carefree sixth prince, my father respectfully invites me to ascend the throne.

Chapter 300 Doing Good Deeds Without Leaving an Anonymity

"This……"

Mu Ya looked at the silver notes in Yang Ling's hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided not to accept them: "Young Master Yang, you misunderstand. I just want to buy some medicinal herbs. This is enough."

Her gaze swept over the pills on the table, and her eyes darkened.

It turns out that the Yang family's pharmacy also sells some common pills.

However, these pills had no effect on the Yang family.

"Young Master Yang, I am in dire need of money right now, and I hope you will return these silver notes to me."

Mu Ya pursed her lips and said.

“Miss Mu,” Yang Ling paused, then asked, “which family does Miss Mu belong to?”

“I am not from Nanxian City,” Mu Ya said with a pained look in her eyes. “Because my mother died in childbirth, I left Nanxian City alone and came to seek refuge with my brother.”

These words sound like they might actually be true.

only……

Yang Ling always felt that Mu Ya wouldn't lie to him. He still remembered that when they first met, Mu Ya's temperament was so proud, as if no one in the world was worthy of her. But in this brief contact, he could tell that Mu Ya's temperament was very gentle and soft.

Perhaps she lied to avoid being misunderstood.

“Miss Mu, may I help you? Although I am of lowly status, I am still a direct descendant of the Mu family, and the Mu family will not go so far as to kill me.” Yang Ling sighed, seemingly with some regret.

Mu Ya bit her thin lips, tears almost welling up in her eyes.

“Young Master Yang, thank you,” she smiled, “Actually, I came here this time to ask Madam Yang to make the decision for me.”

"Oh?" Yang Ling raised an eyebrow. "Miss Mu, please tell me if you have any grievances. As long as it is within my power, I will do my best to help."

“My brother and sister-in-law…” Mu Ya’s eyes were red, she lowered her eyes, her voice choked with sobs, “My brother and I depend on each other for survival, and it was only with great difficulty that we finally found a place to live.”

"The second wife of the Mu family wouldn't allow my brother to study at the academy, and even forced my sister-in-law to hand over the house deed. My brother had no choice but to move out of the Mu family with my sister-in-law and rent a dilapidated thatched hut in Nanxian City. Every night, my brother and sister-in-law slept in the thatched hut, while I curled up in the corner and peeked at them..."

Yang Ling's heart clenched painfully. He reached out and pulled Mu Ya into his arms, gently stroking her soft, dark hair.

"From now on, I will take care of you siblings."

"Ah."

Muya's eyes welled up with tears.

Her eyes were filled with tears, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall, only letting them slide down her cheeks.

She knew that such a move was foolish, but who could understand the sorrow of an orphan?

"Oh, right." Yang Ling suddenly loosened her embrace. "You said you came to find your brother and sister-in-law? Where are they?"

Mu Ya looked up at Yang Ling, her lips moved, and finally she spoke.

"My brother's name is Mu Ling, and my sister-in-law's name is Lin Rong. They moved away from the Mu family a long time ago, and I don't know exactly where they live."

Back then, she and Mu Ling were kicked out of their home and had nowhere to go but to wander the streets until they met Mu Yun, at which point she finally had a place to stay.

Mu Yun once said that he would take her back to the Mu family when she turned sixteen.

But Muya was too young; she dared not gamble.

"Lin Rong?" Yang Ling was taken aback. "I remember Lin Rong's father's surname is Zhao. How come you said Mu Ling's surname is Mu?"

“The Zhao family is an appendage of the Mu family,” Mu Ya wiped away her tears. “I also heard my brother mention that Lin Rong’s mother was a daughter-in-law of the Zhao family.”

"I see."

Muya gave a wry smile.

It's thanks to Mu Ling's thoughtfulness that she was able to share such crucial information, even such trivial matters.

"Then I will send people to find your brother and sister-in-law. As long as they are willing to come back, the Mu family will definitely take them in."

Muya shook her head: "My brother won't agree unless you can promise me one thing."

"You said."

"Could you ask the Mu family patriarch to take in my brother and sister-in-law and let them return to the Mu family?"

Yang Ling narrowed his eyes slightly: "Miss Mu, your brother and sister-in-law made a mistake first, and I should punish them in principle. But Miss Mu also knows that I am of lowly status and cannot interfere in this matter. However... if Miss Mu is willing to marry me, then I have the right to make a decision for you."

Mu Ya paused for a moment, then quickly regained her composure: "Young Master Yang, I appreciate your kindness, but I will make my own decisions about my marriage!"

After saying this, Mu Ya bowed again and quickly left the Yang residence, heading towards the medicine hall.

Watching Mu Ya's departing figure, Yang Ling fell into deep thought. After a long while, he slowly closed his eyes.

He had a feeling that... Muya was hiding something from him.

……

At this moment, several figures gathered outside the pharmacy.

This group of people were all dressed in fine clothes, with arrogant and disdainful expressions.

Surrounded by a large number of people, they dared not criticize them in the slightest.

The Yang family's influence is among the top in the entire Nanxian City.

Even if they are from a collateral branch, they are still not people these commoners can afford to offend.

The name of the eldest son of the Yang family has spread throughout the entire Nanxian City.

The patriarch of the Yang family doted on his grandson, so even among the collateral branches, no one in Nanxian City dared to offend them.

But today, the Yang family has come to cause trouble.

“Sir,” the Yang family servant said with a fawning smile, sweating profusely, “that woman just now said that her brother and sister-in-law live in this pharmacy.”

"A pharmacy?" The head guard scoffed. "The Yang family's mansion is located here. Are you sure those two people live in the pharmacy?"

The Yang family wielded immense power in Nanxian City, and these guards dared not offend them, hence their patient questioning of the Yang family servants.

"no no."

The servants of the Yang family hurriedly waved their hands: "The Yang residence is on the other side. That is the most prosperous restaurant in our Nanxian City. The Mu family are merchants. How could they possibly live in the pharmacy?"

"If that's the case, do you have any witnesses?"

"This..." The Yang family servant hesitated for a long time before saying, "We are servants of the Mu family, so we don't count as witnesses, do we?"

These words darkened the face of the leading guard: "You mean, the Mu family isn't the Mu family? Then which Mu family is this?"

The servant of the Yang family trembled a few times in fright: "This..."

“If you don’t cooperate, we can’t investigate properly,” the head guard waved his hand. “Arrest him!”

"No, no, no!" The Yang family servant was so frightened that he wet himself and knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly. "I'll tell you everything!"

"Say it!"

The servant of the Yang family had a mournful face. He turned around and glared fiercely at the maid behind him.

The maid was terrified by the gaze of the Yang family servants. Her lips trembled as she stammered, "I...we are slaves of the Mu family..."

Yang Ling was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

He wasn't mocking the maids.