The initial impression of her words seed innocuous, but upon closer examination, they felt off no matter how you looked at them. First of all, what kind of friendship could there be between Qin Country and Tu Country? The two nations had been at war for years, with countless deaths, fostering only enmity, not friendship. Furthermore, killing a young expert from Tu Country, quashing their arrogance, brought honor to Qin Country. Clearly a hero of Qin Country, so why must the Crown Prince insist on killing them? Lastly, has Mu Qingge or the Mu Family beco an eyesore for the Crown Prince? Has he already started to target the ritorious families even before ascending the throne?
Any one of these points is enough for Qin Jinxiu to have a lot on his plate to drink.
The most critical thing is that it can successfully trigger Qin Cang’s suspicious nature.
"Mu Qingge, cease your nonsense! Slandering the Crown Prince is a grave offense!" the Empress Han hastily scolded, unaware that her anxious attempt to protect her son’s reputation appeared as a feeble disguise in the eyes of many.
Qin Cang gave her a deep look and suddenly said in a solemn voice, "Enough. Let this matter cease here." Then, looking at Helian Ba, who was still dissatisfied, he said, "Barbarian King, the duel was your suggestion. Now that the samurai from your esteed country was not as skilled and died in the ring, there’s no one else to bla."
Originally, these were words he prepared to comfort Mu Xiong, but he did not expect to use them on Helian Ba instead.
Seeing this, Helian Ba also suppressed his anger and sat back down.
Being in Qin Country, persisting further would not end well. He could already feel the cold gaze coming from Mu Xiong. Although he sat down, the anger in his heart had not dissipated.
Losing a Blue Realm expert was as if his flesh had been gouged out.
"Didn’t you say he was only at the Initial Rank of the Green Realm?" Helian Ba lowly questioned Qin Jinxiu beside him.
Qin Jinxiu was already so furious that he almost crushed the wine cup in his hand. If not for taking his father into consideration, he would have already ordered soone to capture Mu Qingge and take her life.
At this mont, hearing Helian Ba’s question again, he replied displeased, "You ask the Crown Prince, who should the Crown Prince ask?"
The two who were secretly conspiring imdiately parted on bad terms.
Mu Qingge, having completed the ’task’ given by Qin Jinxiu, flicked her sleeve and turned back to her seat.
The music once again started, and the dancing girls gracefully resud their dance.
However, the mood of appreciation was no longer the sa.
After the banquet ended, Mu Qingge left the Imperial Palace with her grandfather and aunt. At the mont she exited the palace gates, riding on the Black Fla, she turned back to take a look at the sinister palace gates, resembling the gaping maw of a monstrous beast.
The tempests within were no longer her concern; she rely awaited the best opportunity...
In the following three days, information leaked from the palace that the Crown Prince was punished, the Emperor was displeased with the Crown Prince and fault-finding. Conversely, Prince Rui gained favor with the Emperor, frequently accompanying and entertaining His Majesty.
The change in the attitude of the sovereign led to shifts in the entire court.
For a ti, rumors of the Crown Prince being neglected and Prince Rui being favored spread from the palace, gradually reaching the public.
Eventually, it evolved into news that the Emperor intended to depose the Crown Prince and replace him with Prince Rui as the Crown Prince, making the Crown Prince’s faction nervous.
During these three days, Mu Qingge seed uninvolved, either staying in the Mu Family Army camp or mingling with Shao Fatty in the city, seemingly reverting to her forr wanton ways.
Today marked the third day since the court banquet ended and the day the Tu Country Country Delegation was set to return.
Early in the morning, Mu Qingge called on Shao Fatty to go mountain climbing outside the city.
’Huff~! Puff~!’
Shao Fatty climbed, his entire body steaming with sweat, his brocade robe as wet as if he’d just been fished out of water.
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