Mu Qingge smiled and said, "Fatty, I didn’t expect you to have such awareness. However, I ca to see the Princess off rely out of past friendship. It’s not what you think."
"Boss, you don’t have to hide it from ." Shao Fatty didn’t believe it.
Unable to explain, Mu Qingge was too lazy to waste more words.
She looked down the official road on the mountainside, and the long procession had only its tail end left. Qin Yiyao’s carriage was long out of sight.
"Who goes there!"
Suddenly, the guard outside the Octagonal Pavilion issued a warning.
Mu Qingge and Shao Fatty turned around to see a tall and ethereal figure floating toward them.
Signaling the guard to stand down, Mu Qingge watched as the newcor walked into the Octagonal Pavilion.
"Fatty, go wait for outside." Mu Qingge commanded Shao Fatty while looking at the newcor.
Without further ado, Shao Fatty retreated.
In the pavilion, only Mu Qingge and the other person remained.
She curved her lips and smiled, "What special day is it today, to make the reclusive and frail Prince Xian climb the mountain for a stroll?"
"I’m here to see off an old friend," Qin Jinchen said calmly, his clear eyes betraying no emotion.
Mu Qingge didn’t need to ask to know who the old friend was in his words.
She smiled slightly and said with lowered eyes, "In that case, I won’t delay you, Prince Xian."
With that, she prepared to leave the Octagonal Pavilion.
However, just as she moved, Qin Jinchen suddenly said, "Are you preparing to make a move?"
Mu Qingge paused her steps, smirking aningfully, "It’s not making a move but so can’t hold back anymore. I’m rely upholding the Mu Family’s tradition of loyalty to the sovereign and love for the country."
"I won’t sit on that heartless and unfeeling throne," Qin Jinchen once again expressed his views.
Mu Qingge turned, looking at him indifferently, "Your choices are your own matter. I’m only removing all unstable factors for the Mu Family. Anyone can sit on that throne as long as they don’t provoke the Mu Family."
"Has anyone ever told you you’re very arrogant?" Qin Jinchen looked at her and said.
Mu Qingge shrugged indifferently, "So what?"
A response full of haughty defiance, an audacious gaze...
Qin Jinchen lowered his eyes lightly, saying softly, "What if I don’t take action..."
"In my plan, I never took you into consideration," Mu Qingge glanced at him, her eyes coldly cutting off Qin Jinchen’s words.
A bitter smile flashed across Qin Jinchen’s lips.
He seed to realize Mu Qingge’s intent.
Both Prince Rui and the Crown Prince would not treat the Mu Family kindly, so she let them bite each other and head toward destruction together. Ultimately, it did not matter who sat on that throne.
As she said, as long as it’s soone who doesn’t see the Mu Family as a thorn in their side.
So— was he the most suitable person in her heart? Qin Jinchen wasn’t sure if he should feel honored, but he clearly knew that this ti, he would disappoint her.
Because he had promised Consort Yun, his foster mother, that he would never fight for that throne, much less occupy it.
Raising his eyes slowly, Qin Jinchen saw there was no one there anymore.
The dazzling red cloud had long gone, leaving no trace.
A hint of confusion appeared in his eyes. Pressing his lips, he turned to leave.
...
The day after the Tu Country Delegation and the Princess’s escort team left Luodu, news spread that Emperor Qin was bedridden, overwheld by longing for his daughter.
Mu Qingge was invited to the Prince Rui Mansion by Qin Jinhao, who seed unable to wait any longer.
"Father has suddenly fallen gravely ill. The Empress, however, is holding the palace gates, preventing us Princes with established mansions from visiting him. She is even secretly guarding against my mother as well. It is likely that Father’s illness cannot be separated from the Han Faction. Qingge, analyze this for , could it be that the Han Faction can no longer hold back?" Upon eting, Qin Jinhao spoke candidly with Mu Qingge.
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