Chapter 2643
2643 The Six Patrician Families
How could his wifey be so cute?
Crown Prince Mo couldn’t resist petting her head. In the next instant, Eunuch Hu and the others swarmed over and surrounded him. They forcefully herded him… and left.
The little fellow pouted as she looked at the empty room. There was truly no one else there now.
Forget it, she had better first go over to the old geezer’s and get back her deserved compensation.
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She had bestowed the compensation she got last time to Huifeng and his men. According to what the old sir said, this time’s compensation would certainly be more than before!
The little fellow skipped out the door.
Caixiu hastily asked when she saw this. “Crown Prince Consort, are you heading out?”
“I’m going out for a stroll. You two don’t need to come with.” Qiao Mu shook her head, indicating for Caixiu and Caiqi to stay behind.
She was just going to stroll about the Mu Estate. She really didn’t need people to wait on her.
The little fellow wasn’t very particular about these things. She didn’t need any of the pomp and ceremony those noble ladies flaunted when going out.
She rather got annoyed with more people.
After exiting Magnolia Court, Qiao Mu leisurely strolled along a path lined with flowers.
The old master’s True North Garden was located in the most inner part of the southeastern courts. It was separated individually from the residences of the Mu Clan sons and daughters.
The old sir was the patriarch of the clan. Normally, all the affairs of the clan were handled by his eldest son, Mu Jingfeng.
He was basically in closed-door cultivation during these past several years.
That was why the entire True North Garden was filled with verdant trees. The residence was quiet and secluded. There was also an emphasis on simplicity and magnamity in the construction design.
Qiao Mu just kept walking around. She did not walk fast and would occasionally stop to size up her surroundings. She wasn’t going to stop too long either.
The Mu Estate was a large residence constructed next to the winter forest. It could rival the princes’ residences in the capital.
The six great patrician families of the Divine Province were the pill alchemist patrician family, the Qin Estate; the concealed weapons patrician family, the Duan Estate; the talisman patrician family, the Mu Estate; the medicine patrician family, the Dou Estate; the smithing patrician family, the Long Estate; as well as the last-ranked smelting patrician family, the Shi Clan.
Among the six great patrician families, the Mu Clan had ranked third or fourth for many years. It was always competing against the medicine patrician family, the Dou Estate, for the higher rank.
Even their residence was considered to neighbor the Dou Estate’s residential compound.
After the Mu Clan constructed their residence in the winter forest, the Dou Clan constructed theirs on the neighboring eastern peak.
However, the Mu Clan’s rear gate was considered to be accessible to the imperial capital. The entire clan was just in the western suburbs of the capital city.
In contrast, the Dou Clan’s residence was a bit far away. It was practically beyond the capital city’s boundaries…
Considering just the location of their residential compounds, the Mu Estate had the upper hand!
Speaking of which, it could be said that Qiao Mu had contact with these six great patrician families early on. From how their branch families had established themselves in each of the large Lower Star Domains, it was evident that their influence indeed could not be understimated.
Qiao Mu suddenly stopped. She seemed to have sensed something and turned to look back.
There were just a row of short verdant shrubs behind her. There was nothing to be seen on the path that led straight to Magnolia Court.
Qiao Mu creased her brows. She reached out unconsciously and tugged at a piece of black hair that landed on her shoulder.
She turned around and walked several more steps. She suddenly turned around again with a sneer on her lips.
Being so sneaky and stealthy!
Qiao Mu turned back around and walked forward.
Suddenly, the little white squirrel bounced out without warning from the Paradise Planet. It squatted by her feet.
Qiao Mu was startled. She naturally stopped walking and looked down.
The little fellow was lying against her leg and waving its four furry tails.
