"Imperial Brother, tell , if the common people around us knew the inside story of the heavy losses the Mu Family Army suffered this ti, what would they do?"
A slightly gloating voice suddenly sounded in Qin Jinxiu’s ear.
Qin Jinxiu’s expression changed, and he cast a harsh gaze at the speaker, Qin Jinhao, replying darkly, "This Crown Prince has no idea what you are talking about."
Qin Jinhao smiled playfully: "Oh? If Imperial Brother doesn’t know, then forget it."
After speaking, the corners of his mouth curved into a faint arc. It seed that the bigger the reaction from the common people, the happier he beca, as if he had another tool at hand to use against the Crown Prince.
"Old Lord, where is my son? Has he returned?"
An elderly man broke through the crowd, tears streaming down as he looked at Mu Xiong, his aged eyes full of hope.
Mu Xiong pressed his lips together in silence. He didn’t know if the old man’s son was still alive.
"Old Lord, what about my son!"
"Old Lord, my son is still alive, isn’t he?"
Inquiries arose around them. With the renowned na of the Mu Family Army, how many families’ children in Qin Country had joined them? Mu Xiong couldn’t know them all personally, but he understood their feelings.
He raised his hand to calm them: "Everyone, please don’t worry. Although we’ve lost many good sons this ti, many are still stationed at the Yi City border. Starting tomorrow, soone will contact everyone to ascertain your children’s current status."
Hearing Mu Xiong’s words, the crowd’s emotions gradually cald. They all hoped that their children were still alive, that the ones brought back in the urns were not theirs.
"This ti, there shouldn’t have been such heavy casualties." Just as the crowd’s emotions eased, a cool and slightly chilly voice suddenly interjected.
The surroundings quieted down again because of this sentence.
Mu Qingge rode out slowly on horseback, heading towards Crown Prince Qin Jinxiu.
"Who is that?"
"It seems to be the young lord of the Mu Mansion."
"What’s he doing here? Could it be that he also went to battle?"
"I’m more interested in the aning behind his words."
The crowd was abuzz with speculation.
But Qin Jinxiu’s heart grew tense due to Mu Qingge’s approach, and Qin Jinhao was delighted to watch Qin Jinxiu’s discomfort, so naturally, he kept silent.
At this mont, he looked at Mu Qingge with a hint of approval, as if this rabbit he had secretly admired was not so annoying after all.
Mu Qingge’s horse stopped in front of Crown Prince Qin Jinxiu, her clear eyes icy, her lips slightly curled in mockery: "Crown Prince, is there nothing you want to say?"
"Mu Qingge, what do you an?!" Qin Jinxiu was shocked, his voice harsh.
He seed to sense the suspicious glances from the surrounding commoners.
"Insolence!" the Crown Prince’s guard suddenly shouted.
Mu Qingge glanced lightly at him, her gaze returned to Qin Jinxiu, and her smile carried a chill: "Why such a strong reaction, Your Highness? This Lord rely wishes to ask whether the Crown Prince knows the whereabouts of Han Sheng."
"Isn’t Han Sheng the Crown Prince’s uncle?"
"Why is the young lord asking about the Imperial Uncle’s whereabouts?"
"Yeah! How did the Imperial Uncle get involved in this?"
The common people around were baffled.
However, the few people of noble status present understood the aning behind Mu Qingge’s words.
"What do you want from him?" Qin Jinxiu asked with a somber face.
Mu Qingge’s mysterious smile, though soft, reached the ears of the surrounding populace: "What this Lord wants from him is to inquire... while my Mu Family Army was desperately fending off the Beast Clan’s attack, what was this Lord Commander doing? Why were my Mu Family Army on the front lines fighting enemies, short of supplies, wielding blunt weapons against the Beast Clan?"
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