The guard swallowed hard and glanced at Su Mu. Seeing that Su Mu's expression was normal, he continued.
"Moreover, King Yi would have someone prepare special meals and send bath water with added fatigue to Princess Yun's tent every day, which seemed to show her great care."
Hearing the guard's words, Su Mu slowly picked up a cup of tea, skimmed off the tea dust with the lid, blew on it, took a sip, and then slowly put it down without saying a word.
The kneeling guard felt a cold sweat break out on his back as Su Mu remained silent. He suddenly realized he had been too talkative, as this was, after all, a royal secret, and Su Yi and Mu Jin hadn't done anything out of line.
Just as the guard was filled with fear and unease, Su Mu asked, "Does Mu Jin know all that Yi'er has done for her?"
"No, no, Princess Yun never knew that it was Prince Yi who prepared it. Moreover, she seems to dislike Prince Yi. Every time Prince Yi greets Princess Yun, she pretends not to see him."
"Seems? Ha~ So, all of this is just your guess?"
As soon as Su Mu finished speaking, the guard hurriedly kowtowed and replied, "It was just my wild guess, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Get up. Continue to follow me. Do not hand me over to anyone else. I will only state the facts. Do not bring up any more speculations to me. You may leave."
After the guard left, Su Mu asked Jin Zhong, "What that man just said meant that Yi'er has fallen for his sister-in-law?"
Jinzhong quickly replied, "That person also said that it was just his own speculation. How could King Yi do something so unethical?"
Su Mu snorted coldly: "If so, that person cannot be kept alive."
The question posed to Jinzhong was whether the person in question was the guard from before, Mu Jin, or both. Upon realizing this, Jinzhong was startled.
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