Chapter 187 The Skirt Looks Good
“Then…” Mu Xun stared at Mu Xi, not as if he was thinking, but rather as if he was still thinking.
Mu Xi sighed repeatedly: "Alas... So, it's not advisable to stay in Moyang City for long. The 'Spring Hunting Sacrifice' is an excellent opportunity. Perhaps we can use this 'Spring Hunting Sacrifice' to find a chance to ask the King for permission, or even force him to agree, so that we can return to the Western Territory legitimately. Once we're in the Western Territory, the world will be wide open, and we'll have plenty of time and ways to plan our next move."
Mu Xun pretended to think hard: "So you want to cooperate with Lord Shen for the time being?"
Mu Xi slapped her thigh: "That's right, that's what I mean... Let's cooperate with Lord Shen first. He wants to restore Dayan, and I want to rightfully regain my identity. There's some truth to that. In fact, if we cooperate well, one day he could help me become a female feudal lord, and it wouldn't be impossible for him to restore Dayan."
Mu Xun's eyes flickered, clearly not believing that these two things could be accomplished simultaneously.
Mu Xi said this, but she didn't really have any hope in her heart: "Well, no matter what, cooperating with Lord Shen for the time being and using the strength of the Yongguo Marquis's Mansion to counter Grand Marshal Gao is the best option right now."
Mu Xun swallowed a sip of tea and nodded silently in agreement.
After Mu Xi convinced Mu Xun, she asked a question that had been on her mind: "Do you know that Lord Shen doesn't come to Moyang often, and the Shen family's ancestral home is in the 'Dounan' region? Why is it that he can still influence the King of Yu to hold this so-called 'Spring Hunting Sacrifice'? Why have I never heard of him having such influence in front of the King of Yu before?"
"I only heard about many things about Lord Shen by chance when I was in Hunan..." Mu Xun thought for a moment and carefully chose his words, "There are some things that you can probably tell even if I don't say them. As for the Prince of Yu... he has a high opinion of himself and looks down on the Grand Preceptor."
Do you look down on the Imperial Advisor?
Mu Xi hadn't noticed at all.
But Mu Xun continued: "In the Yan Sheng shamanic tradition, women have always been revered, so the national advisor has always been a woman. It's not that there haven't been men who served as national advisors in history, but they were all in the minority. The reason why King Yu looks down on the national advisor is not because the Great Shaman Xianling is bad, but probably just because she is a woman. He has no choice but to let her occupy the position of national advisor."
oh……
Mu Xi understood immediately; this meant that King Yu, Mu Ji, simply looked down on women.
Therefore, the position of female general that she obtained today through "pardon" was well worth it.
Mu Xi felt completely relieved at once.
Unaware of this, Mu Xun continued his narration while still considering the matter: "In private... no monarch throughout history has ever refrained from taking elixirs of longevity. King Yu was no exception, but he didn't trust the Imperial Advisor and instead sought out Marquis Shen."
"Um?"
In Yansheng, people are superstitious about witchcraft, and it's not surprising that they also believe in elixirs.
What's strange is that King Yu went to great lengths to find Shen Lun, even though the Guanlan Palace and the Imperial Advisor were already there.
Mu Xi had to ask, "How did they make this connection?"
Mu Xun was not quite sure: "I only heard rumors that Tao Jin had been searching for longevity elixirs everywhere, and then Lord Shen got in touch with Tao Jin and gained the trust of Prince Yu through Tao Jin. Not only that, the reason why Zhu Ming Pavilion was able to have the Imperial Observatory as its backer and develop so rapidly in various parts of Yan Sheng was also because it had been given the right to speak openly to Prince Yu."
"This..." Mu Xi was beginning to admire Shen Lun's methods. This was indeed the key to expanding business. However, "Since Lord Shen can refine pills for Prince Yu, why not just use some 'strong ingredients' and deliver the pills without anyone noticing? Wouldn't that be cleaner and more efficient? Why drag it out for so many years, leaving the Prince with a regretful wish even on his deathbed?"
"Well..." Mu Xun hadn't expected Mu Xi to ask such a question, so he had to analyze it on the spot, "It's probably because the ingredients in the pills aren't added randomly. After all, Prince Yu is a cautious person, and there are physicians in the palace..."
Mu Xi disagreed: "As long as he's ruthless enough, even sacrificing one of his own to achieve..."
"You're oversimplifying things. Lord Shen's considerations are likely far more profound than yours or mine." Mu Xun suddenly thought of some other possibilities. "Lord Shen has come this far because every step he took was meticulously planned. Simply poisoning Mu Ji and the other heirs of the Mu family wouldn't solve the fundamental problem. Furthermore, if he fails, the remnants of the previous dynasty will become targets, hunted down and eliminated by various forces. I suspect that Lord Shen is planning this gradually, needing substantial evidence to overturn the legitimacy of the Mu family's rule in one fell swoop."
“What you say makes sense. But the so-called ‘legitimacy’…” Mu Xi said this, but still scoffed, “I’m afraid Lord Shen is being overly cautious. History is written by the victors, and no one can have ‘legitimacy’ before they succeed.”
The rules of this world are never written in yellowed old papers, waiting for celestial signs to reveal their truth.
So-called orthodoxy is nothing more than a footnote written after the fact when the victors inscribed their epitaphs with blood and sword.
Before they successfully climbed over mountains of corpses and seas of blood to sit on that chair, which one of them was a 'born' orthodox?
Those so-called "righteous principles" are nothing more than elaborate lies used by the winners to whitewash the corpses and fool the world.
Mu Xi kept the rest of her words to herself.
This is the real reason why Mu Xi never sympathized with Dayan and did not want to associate with Shen Lun.
The wheels of history never stop turning because of individual will, and all an individual can do is try to make their struggle as comfortable as possible within the wheels of history.
Mu Xun naturally had no objection, but he always considered Mu Xi's feelings: "I will not stop you from doing whatever you want, but you must be careful when dealing with Lord Shen. After all, he is your uncle. In the end, you should not damage the relationship between uncle and nephew."
"Yes, don't worry." Mu Xi agreed verbally, but in the end, she didn't feel any affection for him.
Since it was still early before dinner, Mu Xi saw Mu Xun off.
Mu Xun walked to the door, hesitated, and turned back: "Your dress..."
"I know, it will be replaced and destroyed in a moment. I won't do anything stupid before my identity is officially restored." Mu Xi truly had a string that was always taut in her mind, and she wouldn't allow herself to make any low-level mistakes.
“That’s not what I meant…” Mu Xun suddenly pursed her lips. “I meant you look very good in a dress…”
"Hmm?" The voice was too soft for Mu Xi to hear clearly.
After saying that, Mu Xun quickly turned around, opened the door, fled, and closed the door...
Mu Xi was still in a daze, still in a daze.
Did Mu Xun blush just now?
Mu Xi, a straightforward and honest woman, could perceive that even such minute details represented the odds of winning the lottery. Next, she needed to gather her spirits and visit her "uncle."
I appear weak to others, but I am not truly weak.
True strength lies in becoming stronger when facing stronger opponents.
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