Halfway through dinner, Mu Chenfeng rushed back, exhausted. When he saw me, his eyes lit up: "Sister is back! Come, let your brother take a good look at you!"
"Nonsense." Mu Anguo stopped him: "Have you settled the Wang family's affairs?"
Mu Chenfeng had no choice but to put down his arms that were about to hug me and sat down at the dining table: "Well, my wife and children have returned to their hometown in Xunyang. They are well-liked in Xunyang and have an old house. They should be able to make a living."
"Okay then." Mu Anguo took a sip of wine and sighed deeply.
Suddenly, a maid came to the door and reported: "Master, Captain Zhao has sent someone to deliver eggs again!"
Mu Anguo frowned and said angrily, "Take it back! In the future, just let them go and don't report it again!"
"Yes." The maid retreated cautiously. Zhuang patted Mu Anguo on the shoulder and said, "Master, don't worry. It's not worth getting angry about this kind of thing!"
Why was he so resistant to an egg as a gift? I swallowed the scrambled eggs with green peppers in my mouth and blinked at my brother curiously.
"Oh!" Mu Chenfeng laughed, "It's you! We all heard that the emperor dotes on you, so we all come here to curry favor with our Mu family!"
I tried my best to force a smile: "Sending eggs isn't about currying favor with me, is it?"
"They say it's eggs, but who knows what's in the basket!" Mu Chenfeng raised his eyebrows at me and was about to continue, "Okay, stop talking." Mu Anguo interrupted, stood up and glanced at me: "Come with me."
Zhuang patted the back of my hand encouragingly, and I nodded. I knew that my father was an upright and generous man who loved his wife and children. Even though he was angry with me this time, I respected him from the bottom of my heart.
After entering the room, he turned his back to me and looked at an ink painting of mountains, rocks, pines and cypresses on the wall: "Shuang'er, tell me honestly, is the emperor good to you?"
No way, so amazing? You can tell we're acting out in the harem from across half the imperial city? I looked at his back, swallowing my saliva and replied, "Okay, okay, of course."
"The current emperor is a good emperor," he sighed, "but he is a good emperor, you have to understand him... Alas!"
He turned around and looked at me lovingly: "Poor my son."
"What is Dad talking about?" I looked at him obediently: "The child is so happy!"
I understood what he hadn't finished saying: He was a good emperor, but you must understand that he wouldn't make a good husband. My father also understood that the emperor favored me only because he needed my help to shake up the Hua family. Knowing his daughter was being manipulated and kept in the dark, his heart must have been clenched with pain.
"I understand, Dad, don't worry." I looked at my father, who looked a little vicissitudes of life, sincerely. "Two years ago, I was angry and entered the palace, which hurt my parents' feelings. I already feel guilty. Now that I have got what I wanted, Dad, even if you punish evil and eliminate traitors in the court, I am willing to help you and will never make trouble again!"
His eyes lit up for a moment, and he immediately stretched out his big hand and patted my shoulder: "My son has grown up. It's great. My son has grown up."
"It's just..." He hesitated. "Even a tree that stands out in the forest can be destroyed by the wind. Now that you are deeply favored, you must be even more careful in everything you do."
"If possible, Father actually..." He finally spoke, "Actually, I don't want you to be favored. Do you blame Father for saying this?"
I shook my head. I knew he wanted the best for me, wanted me to stay away from the disputes in the harem, and wanted me to not become a tool in the struggles of the previous dynasty. "Father, I really understand everything. Now that I have made this choice, I will not regret it. Don't worry, Father!"
"Ah..." He sighed, "Well, the frost has grown. It's getting late, you should go and rest."
"Okay, Dad, you should go to bed early too." I retreated respectfully and suddenly turned around when I reached the door: "Dad, you will always be the hero in Shuang'er's heart!"
This is what is in my heart. I think this is also what the original owner did not say before he died. This is also what the father in front of me, with tears in his eyes, has been looking forward to for a long time.
"Okay..." The censor who dared to contradict the powerful and impeach important officials in the court was now choked with sobs and could not utter a word.
The thin clouds dispersed, the moonlight was clear, and there was a crisp sound of water drops dripping from the eaves onto the stone slabs.
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