Nearly half a month later, Mu Weiliang finally returned to India.
Before he could even drink a sip of water, he was summoned to the Imperial Study.
In the imperial study, Mu Yanzheng stood next to Emperor Mu Tianqi, looking at Mu Weiliang with schadenfreude.
As soon as she entered, Mu Tianqi threw an inkstone at her. Mu Weiliang flicked her sleeve, brushing the inkstone away, leaving a stain of ink on her sleeve.
Mu Weiliang raised her hand, unbuttoned her outer garment, and tossed it aside.
Seeing his natural action, Mu Tianqi was instantly enraged.
"You unfilial son, how dare you block my way?"
Mu Weiliang casually sat down on the chair next to her, not taking it seriously: "What, if I didn't block it, would you really hit me?"
Mu Tianqi glared at him: "I am your father, how dare you contradict me?"
"Tch, haven't you already gotten used to it?"
Mu Yanzheng said gloatingly, "Father, you see? He's so arrogant in front of you. It shows how he treats his son in the Azure Dragon Kingdom."
Mu Weiliang took a sip of tea: "Oh? How did I treat His Highness the Second Prince?"
"You had someone slap me and break one of my hands."
Upon hearing Mu Yanzheng's words, Mu Tianqi's anger flared up again: "Look at how you act as an elder brother! How could you harm your own brother? How can you be the crown prince?"
Mu Weiliang glanced at him and said, "Father, aren't you going to ask how your second son has treated me? Are you just listening to his side of the story?"
Mu Tianqi: "What can he do to you? You are His Highness the Crown Prince; you must be kind and compassionate to your brothers and sisters."
"Oh? Has your father been kind to your brothers and sisters?"
Mu Tianqi nearly vomited blood in anger: "You scoundrel, how dare you speak to me like that?"
Mu Weiliang: "Anyway, that's just how I am. Aren't you used to it? If you don't want to hear it, don't call me in. Just let your second son act silly in front of you."
Mu Tianqi slammed his fist on the table in a fit of rage: "Look at yourself! Do you still have any semblance of being the Crown Prince of Tianzhu?"
"If you want to replace me, that's fine too. I don't want to be the one anyway, so let's see if you can replace me."
Mu Tianqi felt that if he argued with him again, he would be driven crazy.
Mu Tianqi took a deep breath and continued, "I sent Zheng'er over to help you stir up trouble in Qinglong Kingdom, so why did you send him back?"
Mu Weiliang stepped forward and stared at Mu Tianqi: "Do you want him to cause internal strife, or to assassinate me, so that I will never come back?"
Mu Weiliang stared into Mu Tianqi's eyes and saw a fleeting look of anger and panic in them.
"Hmph, no need to say anything, I know. And I'm warning you all here: if you want to kill me, I'm ready. But if you dare implicate others, or if anyone else dies because of me, I'll kill everyone in the palace and raze the entire palace to the ground. Do you believe me?"
Upon hearing Mu Weiliang's words, Mu Tianqi was furious, pointing at him with trembling hands: "You...you...you..."
Mu Weiliang was very satisfied with Mu Tianqi's expression: "Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll go back and rest now."
After finishing her sentence, Mu Weiliang turned and left the Imperial Study.
Once outside, Chihiro quickly went to meet her.
"Your Highness, has the Emperor made things difficult for you?"
Mu Weiliang curled her lips: "I'm being lenient with him, how dare he make things difficult for me?"
Chihiro nodded: "That's right, Your Highness. Don't worry, if you really can't help it, just retort. We have your auntie here."
Mu Weiliang looked at Qianxun with amusement: "Do you think your great-aunt is a goddess? This place is far from the emperor's reach, so we should be careful. After all, danger lurks everywhere in this palace."
Chihiro immediately nodded: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I know."
"Let's go."
After Mu Weiliang left the meeting, only Mu Tianqi and Mu Yanzheng remained in the Imperial Study.
Seeing Mu Weiliang's arrogance in the Imperial Study, Mu Yanzheng quickly added fuel to the fire: "Father, you saw what he was like. Now you know how he treated me, right? I'm absolutely not exaggerating."
Mu Tianqi hadn't even set off yet when he heard Mu Yanzheng's words and raised his hand to slap him.
"Who gave you permission to assassinate the Crown Prince? Have you lost your mind?"
Mu Yanzheng covered his face: "Father, how could you believe him and not me? I only went there to stir up internal strife, I didn't have time to assassinate him!"
Mu Tianqi snorted: "Although the Crown Prince is always carefree and irresponsible, he would never fabricate something out of nothing. From now on, you better behave yourself. If any more news comes that you tried to assassinate the Crown Prince, your head will be off the hook. The suffering you've endured this time is what you deserve. You'd better watch yourself. Now, go down."
Mu Yanzheng lowered his head, gritted his teeth, and stared at the ground with resentment in his eyes.
A moment later, Xiang Mutianqi bowed and took his leave.
Mu Tianqi sighed as he watched Mu Yanzheng's retreating figure. His second son was still too impulsive; daring to act before fully understanding him was bound to lead to trouble. Although he disliked the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince was the heir apparent, and not just anyone could touch him.
Mu Yanzheng, who had just been slapped, rubbed his face as he walked out of the imperial study and spat on the ground.
Hmph, Mu Weiliang escaped punishment so easily. He won't let this go. As long as the old emperor doesn't find out, that's fine.
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