"I've taken care of your baby for such a long time, don't forget to compensate me." Heather winked at her.

Jiang Muyu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely compensate you."

"Mom!" Tangtang smiled and ran towards her.

"Tangtang." Jiang Muyu squatted down and hugged her tightly.

"Tangtang misses mommy so much."

"Mother misses you too, and He'er, are you doing well?"

Liang Jinghe said: "Everything is fine in the capital, please rest assured, mother."

"That's good."

After not seeing each other for a while, Liang Jinghe seemed to have grown a little taller. He was already half a head taller than Nanxing beside him.

Two little dolls came up to her together:

"The child has seen his mother."

"Nanxing has seen the Empress."

Jiang Muyu said, "No need to be polite, we are all family, let's go inside the mansion and talk in detail."

The group came into the main hall and sat down, then the maids came over to serve tea.

Heather picked up the teacup and drank it all, then stood up and asked, "Is there a room where I can sleep? I've been traveling a long way, and I haven't had a full night's sleep taking care of three children. I'm dying of exhaustion!"

"Don't you want to have lunch before going to bed?"

He waved his hands: "No appetite."

Jiang Muyu asked Yunyan to take Heather to the room in the east wing.

She and her three children were the only ones left in the main room.

Tangtang was the one who clung to her the most. She held her arm and was unwilling to let go. "It's been so long since Mom left. Tangtang misses you so much. I dream about you and Daddy every night."

"Mom misses Tangtang too." She said and kissed Tangtang on her little face.

Liang Jinghe seemed to hesitate for a long time before asking, "Mother, I heard that father... usurped the throne?"

"Yes." Jiang Muyu looked at him and said without intending to hide it, "Your father was originally the crown prince of Xuancang Country. Eighteen years ago..."

She told the whole story in detail, but omitted many details. Of course, she did not mention that they had known each other since childhood, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why she, a young lady from the Jing'an Marquis Mansion in Tianqian Kingdom, appeared in Xuancang Kingdom.

Finally, she said, "Your father has been lying in wait for the right time these years, making careful plans and waiting for the right opportunity. He has devoted a lot of time and energy. It cannot be said that he usurped the throne. He just took back what originally belonged to him."

Tangtang only understood half of what was said, but Liang Jinghe and Nanxing became more and more shocked as they listened.

Liang Jinghe frowned and said, "Dad has become the new emperor of Xuan Cang, so from now on, are we standing on the opposite side of Tian Qian?"

After hearing this, Jiang Muyu suddenly felt heavy in his heart and nodded solemnly: "Yes, from now on... we have become Xuan Cang people."

Liang Jinghe was a little bit overwhelmed for a moment, and after a long silence, he stood up, bowed, and asked in a low voice: "Mother, I want to be alone for a while."

Jiang Muyu nodded in understanding: "Go ahead, Yunyan is just outside the door, she will take you to your residence."

"I'll take my leave now." Liang Jinghe walked away with a disappointed look on his face.

Although Nanxing didn't say a word throughout, her eyes followed him unconsciously.

How could Jiang Muyu not notice it? He subconsciously glanced at Nanxing.

Tangtang was a little confused: "Mom, what happened to my brother?"

"He... just hasn't adapted to the situation yet. He'll be fine after a while." Then, she turned to Nanxing and said, "Nanxing, I have something to ask of you."

Nanxing immediately came back to her senses, lowered her eyes slightly, and asked, "Your Majesty, please feel free to speak."

"He'er may not be able to come to his senses for a while. Please help me persuade him to be more considerate of his father."

She pursed her lips: "Yes."

"Well, go ahead."

Nanxing also stood up and left.

Tangtang looked up at her and said coquettishly, "Mom, mom, I don't want to leave. I want to stay with you."

"Okay." Jiang Muyu touched her head and said with a smile, "Then Tangtang, come with me to the bedroom. I just got a piece of beautiful new cloth the other day, so I can measure your size and make you a new dress."

Tangtang was very happy to hear that there were new clothes to wear. On her way here, she saw that the clothes worn by the Xuancang people were different from Tianqian's, so she wanted to try them on.

…

In this room, Nanxing asked Yunyan and then went straight to Liang Jinghe's bedroom.

She walked right in.

Liang Jinghe looked up when he heard the noise, pursed his lips, and said unhappily, "Can you change your habit of walking in without knocking?"

"No." Nan Xing saw him scratching wood with a dagger, so he pulled a chair over and sat down opposite him, saying, "I will change when you get rid of the habit of becoming a carpenter when you are depressed."

Liang Jinghe paused for a moment before continuing, saying two words softly: "No change."

"Tsk..." Nan Xing leaned back lazily, raised his chin slightly, and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, you will soon be the crown prince of Xuan Cang Kingdom. Shouldn't you be happy?"

"What do you know? I was born and raised in Tiangan. My ambition is to build the court and serve the country."

His hand scratched the wood faster and faster, and his tone became more and more dull: "But one night I was told that the blood flowing in my veins destined me to be a member of the enemy country. Then what was the purpose of all my efforts and dedication in the past?"

"How could I not understand? I have even been stranded in a foreign country since I was a child. Forget about the so-called ambitions. Just being alive is the best I have done."

Liang Jinghe raised his eyes to look at her, but met her indifferent eyes. Her tone was usually calm when she spoke, and it always sounded like she was talking about other people's affairs.

"You are different from me," he said.

"It's indeed different." Nan Xing shrugged: "You look just like whining for no reason in my eyes."

Liang Jinghe frowned and was about to retort when she suddenly leaned over to him, instantly shortening the distance between them. He was stunned for a moment, and the words got stuck in his throat.

Her thin lips opened and closed as she spoke slowly, "Liang Jinghe, it's not easy for your father to get to where he is today. He has carefully planned for the past 18 years to carve out a space just for you and your sister.

If it succeeds, you will enjoy the good things together. If it fails, you will stay out of it. Your mother knew this and went to the border alone and then went all the way to the imperial capital. You are the least qualified to be sad here."

Having said that, she got up and left without stopping for a moment.

Liang Jinghe stared at her receding back, and he didn't look away until she disappeared around the corner. He gripped the dagger a little harder, and only realized that he had cut his palm when he felt the pain.

There was a deep cut, and blood slowly flowed out and dripped onto the floor, one drop, two drops... He looked at the bright red blood, and his eyes gradually turned red.

Yes, what qualifications does he have to be sad here?

My father bore the hatred of his country and family, and endured humiliation and lurking in the enemy country for many years before he finally achieved his wish. I don't know how many people died and how much blood was shed in the process.

He enjoyed peace and stability under the protection, but he still felt resentful? Compared with the hardships his father had gone through, what did he go through?