Ling Yongnian, who happened to be there, spoke in a gentle voice, "That day, it was indeed not Lord Mo's fault."

Mo Bilian looked up at Ling Yongnian with a puzzled expression, "Senior Brother?"

Her senior brother has always supported her.

When Mo Yunzhao became the city lord, he told her that she was the most qualified person to be the city lord.

Why are you speaking up for Mo Yunzhao after only a month back?

Ling Yongnian smiled elegantly, "I follow the law, not my relatives. That was the truth that day."

After saying that, he nodded and smiled at Mo Yunzhao, striking an elegant and graceful pose.

Ling Jingyu glanced down at Ling Yongnian's knees. "Four hours? Not enough?"

Nie You: "Should?"

"How about twenty-four hours?"

Mo Bilian's expression darkened slightly, her gaze shifting between Ling Yongnian and Mo Yunzhao.

Mo Bici's face flushed slightly. "Fine, then that day will be considered my father's..."

"Your father is the one who is guilty. Don't use the word 'even if' to make it sound like you're the ones who are wronged and we're the ones who are malicious." Mo Yunzhao interrupted her sharply.

Mo Bici choked with anger.

She originally intended to accuse Mo Yunzhao of heinous crimes such as patricide.

Unexpectedly, both the Crown Prince and the Third Prince sided with Mo Yunzhao.

She stared at Mo Yunzhao with hatred: "What happened that day had nothing to do with my second sister, so why did you remove her from the list?"

Mo Yunzhao spoke calmly, "The crime is a joint offense."

She turned to Mo Bilian with a smile, "If Second Cousin doesn't want to be implicated, why not sever your father-daughter relationship with Mo Jinghao? I, the City Lord, will then allow you to return to the Mo family and the City Lord's Mansion. What do you say?"

Mo Bilian twitched the corners of her mouth, then smiled: "The kindness of parents in giving birth to and raising children is greater than anything else, and the Mo family is also very good."

Mo Yunzhao turned to look at Mo Bici, "See, she refused herself."

Mo Bilian's smile began to falter.

What else could she do but refuse?

If she abandons her parents to return to the city lord's mansion, she will be branded as an unfilial son.

She looked up and stared at Mo Yunzhao suspiciously. She used to say such things without thinking. How come she's suddenly become so clever today?

Mo Bici: "My second sister returned to the City Lord's Mansion after coming back from the Holy Extreme Sect. She was unaware of her expulsion. Why did you hit her?"

"She led a pack of snow leopards, barging into the city lord's mansion with murderous intent. Shouldn't she have been attacked?"

Mo Bilian said softly and aggrievedly, "I didn't break into the city lord's mansion. I just felt that my third sister needed help, so I brought my junior brothers and sisters back to help her."

She brought people back to help, but they were beaten up.

This is Mo Yunzhao's fault, a huge mistake.

"However, we understand that Third Sister misunderstood, and we don't blame her."

The disciples nodded.

They can distinguish right from wrong and are reasonable.

This makes Mo Yunzhao appear to be abusing his power and being unreasonable.

Fu Liu exploded upon hearing this, pointing angrily at Fu Chun, "I was beating a traitorous slave! They're a bunch of outsiders who, relying on their numbers, bullied a mere fire-tending girl like me. Why don't you say anything about that?"

Fu Chun and his disciples' expressions changed.

Are you bullying a kitchen helper like her?

Who is actually being bullied?

Mo Bilian said softly, "Fuchun was a gift from my third sister, how can it be considered a betrayal of her slave?"

As for the incident where my junior brothers and sisters were beaten by Fu Liu that day, I'll avoid talking about it if I can.

A disciple of the top sect, the Holy Extreme Sect, was beaten to a pulp by a kitchen maid. She felt ashamed to even tell anyone.

Fu Liu snorted and stared intently at Fu Chun. "Tell me, what's the first rule that people whose names start with 'Fu' have memorized?"

Fu Chun's expression changed instantly.

Fu Liu urged in a crisp voice, "Go ahead and memorize it, go ahead and memorize it!"