Su Muxue watched as Qing'er spoke to her, but she remained dazed and blank, as if she hadn't come to her senses. It wasn't until she saw Mu Jin being woken up by Qing'er entering the room that she slowly got up, walked directly to the bedside, sat down, and reached out to take her pulse.
"Is there anything wrong with your body?" Hearing Mu Jin ask her this, Su Muxue seemed to wake from a dream and asked tentatively, "Ah Jin?"
Mu Jin smiled slightly and replied softly, "It's me."
Seeing Mu Jin respond, Su Muxue finally realized she wasn't dreaming. She quickly sat up and asked Mu Jin, "Ah Jin, have you returned to the capital?"
Mu Jin's gaze faltered slightly, then she took a cup of warm water from Qing'er and handed it to Su Muxue, gesturing for her to drink it. After drinking the water, Su Muxue felt her throat become much moister, and she felt slightly more awake.
"Princess, this is Bianliang City in Southern Shu," Mu Jin said softly.
"Bianliang?" Su Muxue was startled. She gently rubbed her still slightly dizzy head and asked Mu Jin in confusion, "How did I end up in Bianliang? I was just in Shuyu Tower a moment ago. Where is Zhao Yefan?"
As Su Muxue spoke, she suddenly seemed to remember something important, and her expression turned panicked.
She suddenly reached out and grabbed Mu Jin's hand tightly, speaking urgently.
"Ah Jin, did my brother come back with you? If he's already back, please take me to him right away! Father... Father..."
Before she could finish speaking, Su Muxue's voice began to choke, and tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.
When her father was mentioned, Su Muxue's expression was filled with worry and fear.
"Ah Jin, take me to see my brother the Emperor quickly. Su Yuntian is a wolf in sheep's clothing. He wants to seize the throne and has even joined forces with the people of the Nangong Divine Sect to murder Father."
Seeing that Mu Jin's eyes seemed to be evasive and she did not respond to her, she said anxiously.
"Ah Jin, hurry and have your brother bring his Moon Shadow Guards to the palace with me to see Father. The old physician said that Father's health is probably failing, and if we delay any longer, he might really not make it..."
After Su Muxue finished speaking, she hugged Mu Jin and cried sadly.
Mu Jin was not used to being held so tightly, but when she saw Su Muxue crying so heartbrokenly, she couldn't help but feel a pang of pity, so much so that she didn't even have the thought of pushing her away.
After a slight hesitation, she slowly raised her hand and gently patted Su Muxue's trembling back, hoping to offer her some comfort.
However, Mu Jin really didn't know how else to talk to Su Muxue, since news from the capital indicated that Su Mu had died at the hands of Su Yuntian, and that Su Yuntian had rightfully ascended the throne in Dongyue Kingdom, becoming the youngest emperor in the history of Dongyue Kingdom.
"Ah Jin, please take me to my royal brother."
"Princess, King Yi is currently in the palace and will likely be back later," Mu Jin said with difficulty.
Upon hearing that Su Yi was in the palace, Su Muxue hurriedly wiped away her tears and asked happily, "Has my brother gone to the palace to see my father?"
Looking at Su Muxue like this, Mu Jin was reluctant to speak, but she was not the kind of person who would procrastinate, so she paused for a moment before speaking to Su Muxue.
“Princess, what I’m about to say may be hard for you to accept, but I don’t want to lie to you. This is the Princess’s residence in Bianliang City, a residence bestowed upon your mother by Emperor Gaozong before her marriage.”
A month ago, Prince Zhao, fearing a change in the political situation in Dongyue, sent you to Nanshu. You only arrived here yesterday.
Su Muxue shook her head in disbelief and said, "Impossible. If Zhao Yefan sent me here, how could I have been completely unaware of anything for the past month?"
Mu Jin sighed heavily: "Young Master Zhao knew that you would not want to leave Dongyue, so he ordered people to prepare a calming soup. Therefore, since you came to Nanshu a month ago, you have been as if you were asleep and have no consciousness."
Upon hearing this, Su Muxue's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly asked, "How could Zhao Yefan do such a thing? Father is in trouble, how could he send me out of Dongyue Kingdom? So how is Father now? Ah Jin, do you know Father's whereabouts?"
Mu Jin whispered to Su Muxue, "Princess, please accept my condolences."
Upon hearing this, Su Muxue was struck dumb, standing there in shock. After a moment, she came to her senses, tightly gripped Mu Jin's hand, and asked with tears streaming down her face.
"Ah Jin, what exactly did you mean by what you just said?"
Mu Jin said, "Before you were even sent to Bianliang, your elder brother received a message from the capital by carrier pigeon. Now Su Yuntian has ascended the throne and become the new emperor of Dongyue Kingdom."
"And~" Mu Jin was a little reluctant, but still continued to Su Muxue in a low voice: "And on the night Su Yuntian ascended the throne, the funeral rites were sounded in the palace of Dongyue Kingdom - your father passed away."
Mu Jin spoke slowly, each word striking Su Muxue's heart like a heavy hammer. Su Muxue felt dizzy and her vision went black.
"Impossible...this can't be!" she muttered absentmindedly. "It must be fake, it's all a scam!"
Mu Jin helped Su Muxue up, looking at her with concern.
"Princess, please accept my condolences..."
"I don't believe it! I want to go back to Dongyue Kingdom and ask them face to face!" Su Muxue suddenly muttered to herself as she hurriedly tried to get out of bed.
Mu Jin pulled Su Muxue back: "Princess, the situation in Dongyue Kingdom is unclear right now. If you go back rashly, wouldn't you be walking into a trap?"
"Then I must go back! I refuse to believe that Father Emperor has left like this. Maybe it was Su Yuntian who deliberately spread false information!" Su Muxue said through gritted teeth, tears streaming down her face.
Mu Jin hurriedly advised Su Muxue: "If that's the case, wouldn't the princess's return to the capital at this time be exactly what Su Yuntian wants? Why don't we wait here for a while, and when your brother returns from the palace later, I believe he will definitely work with you to find a solution."
Su Muxue knew full well that Mu Jin's words were true; returning to Dongyue Kingdom on her own would be tantamount to walking into a trap. Thinking of this, she finally slumped down like a deflated balloon, silently shedding tears.
Seeing this, Mu Jin couldn't help but feel sad. The letter she received from the capital a couple of days ago, besides mentioning Su Yuntian's ascension to the throne and Su Mu's death, also said that her father, brothers, and the entire Mu family had been imprisoned by Su Yuntian.
At that time, her heartbreak was no less than that of Su Muxue now. However, she was no longer as impulsive as before. Perhaps it was because of the many changes she had experienced, or perhaps it was because Su Yi had promised her that within half a month, after he had eliminated those ambitious people in the Southern Shu Kingdom, he would definitely take her back to the Eastern Yue Kingdom to rescue her father and brothers.
In the past, Mu Jin never placed her hopes on others. Perhaps it was because Su Yi's gaze was so sincere that day that her restless heart was gradually calmed down.
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