But he stopped caring. He figured Yan Jiu would find out sooner or later anyway, and he could use it to get closer to her.
"That's right, it's a protective charm. That secret edict is the Chu family's protective charm. If his descendants are good to the Chu family, that's fine. But if they have murderous intentions, the Chu family can use the secret edict to command the three armies. Unfortunately, he probably didn't expect that his son would be so suspicious."
Xia Yixin sighed inwardly. If the new emperor could trust the Chu family, Chu Mubai might become his ally and help Nan Yu achieve unification. Unfortunately, the new emperor tested the Chu family again and again.
And when he said he could say these things to "him," it was actually because he trusted "him," right? Xia Yixin couldn't help but relax a little more, not noticing the shrewdness that flashed in the eyes of the man opposite her.
Chu Mubai was very good at judging people. He could tell from the beginning that even though Yan Jiu seemed unwilling at the start of the cooperation, "he" had a strange trust in him and a sense of familiarity between them.
Moreover, Chu Mubai had an extraordinary sense of smell, and he noticed the faint fragrance on "him" the first time they met.
How could a man in the desert have a fragrance that only women have?
Moreover, he was very familiar with the scent.
If he hadn't been certain that "he" didn't have a strap across his chest, he would have almost suspected that "he" was a woman disguised as a man, but that fragrance... could it be some kind of sachet unique to the desert?
Otherwise, it doesn't make sense...
Chu Mubai was deep in thought when the man opposite him suddenly asked a question.
"Since you don't want to be a marquis or a prime minister, what do you plan to do if Zi Linglong becomes empress?"
The darkness concealed Chu Mubai's slightly deep eyes.
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