Mu Jin had considered that Su Yuntian might use his power and royal status to make things more difficult for the Mu family in Dongyue Kingdom, but she never imagined that Su Yuntian would have the audacity to plot a coup.
Su Yi nodded and said, "Yes!"
Mu Jin said, "In that case, if he succeeds in usurping the throne, the entire Mu family will surely perish."
Mu Jin grew increasingly anxious. She looked at Su Yi: "Then can I write to my father and brothers and ask them to leave the capital?"
Su Yi shook his head: "If General Mu could leave, it wouldn't be your turn to write a letter before leaving. The fact that they are still in the capital proves that they cannot leave."
Mu Jin hurriedly asked, "Why can't we leave?"
"The Mu family is a large clan. General Mu cannot only think of himself, but also the safety of the Mu family's relatives."
"After all, Mu Yan is still a member of the Imperial Guard. Leaving the capital in private is a serious crime that would implicate other members of the Mu family clan."
Mu Jin said anxiously, "This won't work, that won't work, then what should we do?"
Su Yi smiled, seemingly serious but actually feigning, and said, "How about I help you eliminate Su Yuntian, then you won't have to worry about the safety of your father and brothers."
Mu Jin stared into Su Yi's eyes for a moment and then said, "What will it take for you to help me destroy Su Yuntian and get my Mu family out of this predicament?"
Su Yi said, "Are you trying to make a deal with me?"
Mu Jin said, "Then are you willing to discuss this deal with me?"
Su Yi smiled and said, "Tell me about it."
Mu Jin emphasized, "It's a deal. Once you resolve this predicament for my Mu family, I will naturally pay you the corresponding reward."
"Reward?" Su Yi said nonchalantly, "Even if you sold your entire Mu family, you still wouldn't have as much money as me."
Mu Jin gritted her teeth and said, "As long as you don't offer yourself in return, you can name your terms."
Su Yi looked at her with a grin and sighed, "But what can I do if I want you to repay me with your body?"
Mu Jin sneered and stood up.
"You've reminded me that you're not the only one who wants to make a deal. It's not impossible for me to go back to Dongyue and make a deal directly with Su Yuntian."
After Mu Jin finished speaking, she said to Qing'er, "Let's set off now."
When Su Yi heard Mu Jin say she was going back to find Su Yuntian, she suddenly felt a pang of sadness and grabbed Mu Jin's hand tightly.
"Ah Jin, are you kidding me?"
Mu Jin looked directly into Su Yi's eyes and said, "Do I look like I'm joking with you?"
Su Yi looked directly into Mu Jin's eyes, his emotions unclear, but in the end he was defeated.
He pulled Mu Jin into his arms and whispered in her ear, "You know how I feel about you. How could I ignore your affairs? Why do you always bring up other men and make me feel bad?"
Mu Jin struggled hard, but failed to break free from Su Yi's embrace.
Su Yi said, "You're the one who suggested the deal. If we're going to make a deal, you can only do it with me. Besides, saving your father and brothers is a small matter for me. I won't make things difficult for you. The reward is simple."
"What do you want?" Mu Jin asked.
Su Yi smiled slightly, like a faint crescent moon, and chuckled softly: "As my fiancée, stay with me in this Southern Shu Kingdom. I promise you, at the latest, within two months, I will accompany you back to the Eastern Yue Kingdom and ensure the Mu family's eternal glory and peace."
Mu Jin said, "A fake fiancée."
Su Yi said, "None of that matters, as long as we don't give ourselves away in front of outsiders."
Mu Jin scoffed, "You want me to help you deal with those beauties?"
“Yes!” Su Yi said, “You know how irresistible my charm is. Wherever I go, there’s always a group of women surrounding me, wanting me to marry them. It’s so annoying.”
Mu Jin gave a cold laugh.
Su Yi said, "You don't believe me? You'll understand when you come with me to the Lin residence tomorrow to learn from them."
Mu Jin asked, "Lin Yueru's home?"
Su Yi hummed in agreement.
Mu Jin asked, "Is this also part of the scope of what a fake fiancée has to cooperate with on a daily basis?"
Su Yi laughed and said, "Yes, this is what you, as my fiancée, do on a daily basis."
Mu Jin replied, "A fake fiancée."
Su Yi chuckled softly but did not answer.
"I'm telling you, how long are you going to keep hugging me? There are no outsiders here, no need to put on an act," Mu Jin said, frowning.
Su Yi remained silent.
Mu Jin asked him again, "Do you want to start another fight?"
Su Yi smiled and released Mu Jin, his gaze towards her becoming somewhat intense.
Mu Jin couldn't stand Su Yi's gaze, so she looked away, sat down at the tea table, poured herself a glass of water, and said...
Tell me about the Lin family.
Su Yi said, "The current head of the Lin family is Lin Heng. He is the eldest son of Wen Hui and the former General Lin. He has now inherited his father's position and his status is equivalent to that of your Mu family in the Eastern Yue Kingdom. He is the Grand General of the Southern Shu Kingdom."
Mu Jin raised an eyebrow. So this was a family that held military power. No wonder Lin Yueru was so arrogant and spoiled.
"There are very few military generals left in the Southern Shu Kingdom. The Lin family and the Xie family each control half of the country. In addition, the old witch Wen Hui is interfering in the situation, which is why the Lin family has become more and more audacious in recent years."
As Su Yi said this, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
Mu Jin asked, "Are you referring to the Lin family hunting you down?"
Su Yi said coldly, "That's not all. Wen Hui, that old witch, has another son, Lin Huai Ren, who serves as the Minister of Revenue. In this way, the Lin family, one civil and one military, controls the government."
Mu Jin frowned: "How did the emperor of Southern Shu agree to this? Isn't this just handing over half the country to the Lin family? Can't there be any checks and balances?"
Su Yi shook his head helplessly: "General Lin once helped my maternal grandfather seize the throne, and he was assassinated by people from the enemy country when Wen Hui gave birth to her second son."
"After all, General Lin died in battle in the Southern Shu Kingdom, and my grandfather could not bear to be cruel to his eldest sister who was widowed at a young age."
"So over the years, the old witch Wenhui has taken advantage of my grandfather's soft heart towards her. Whenever he doesn't get what he wants, she throws a tantrum and threatens to hang herself. My grandfather knows that this will lead to disaster, so he tries to suppress her, but he has to do it slowly."
Mu Jin said, "The Lin family has a very deep foundation over the years. If we were to uproot them, it would probably shake the foundation of the Southern Shu Kingdom. Moreover, your maternal grandfather has no children, which is why they dare to act with such impunity."
Su Yi gave a bitter smile: "Who says it isn't?"
Mu Jinxin had doubts. If, as Su Yi said, Wen Hui could influence the decisions of the Southern Shu Emperor, then Emperor Gaozong of Southern Shu must be an indecisive person.
A person who is indecisive is absolutely unfit to be an emperor, for the heart of an emperor is the coldest. Furthermore, the fact that the Southern Shu Kingdom is so prosperous and has been free from war for so many years further demonstrates Emperor Gaozong's governing prowess.
What Mu Jin couldn't understand was that since the Lin family had spared no effort in pushing Emperor Gaozong of the South to the throne from the very beginning, they should have done their best to assist him afterwards.
Why are they so ambitious now? Could it be that this disloyalty comes from Wen Hui, or from Wen Hui's sons, one scholar and one warrior?
Mu Jin felt that the royal family of the Southern Shu Kingdom was not as simple as Su Yi had described.
Thinking about the internal strife within the country, I suddenly found it somewhat laughable. In Dongyue, the Mu family had always been honest and law-abiding, but the emperor was suspicious. Even after she and Su Yuntian separated, the emperor still tried his best to suppress them.
In the Southern Shu Kingdom, the situation was exactly the opposite: powerful ministers were arrogant, and the royal family had no choice but to obey their every whim.
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