The candlelight flickered inside the room. Although Lord Mu still had a furrowed brow, he had somewhat restrained his anger and imposing manner. The atmosphere in the room seemed to have eased, and it was no longer as oppressive and gloomy as before.
Lord Mu sighed deeply once again and finally spoke to Mu Chenshuang, "I've thought about it too. If you really want to know, given your temperament, if you can't get the answer from me, you will definitely go and find it yourself."
"Rather than letting you learn about what happened back then from elsewhere, I'd rather tell you myself today." Lord Mu narrowed his eyes as he looked at Mu Chenshuang.
His eyes held a complex emotion, as if he hoped that his next words would put her at ease and prevent her from seeking any further details about the matter.
"But before that, I want you to promise me that you will not be impulsive or reckless. The time is not ripe yet. It is not the best time to take revenge and bring this person to justice. I am not the cowardly person you say I am. I am just waiting for an opportunity."
Lord Mu's earnest words made Mu Chenshuang nod.
She wasn't impulsive, and naturally understood Lord Mu's good intentions.
Seeing this, Lord Mu, whose heart was filled with mixed feelings, softened his expression, but his sadness and heartache deepened. He gestured for Mu Chenshuang to sit down and listen.
Mu Chenshuang obediently sat down on the chair to his left, and saw that Lord Mu had raised his head, staring ahead, somewhat lost in thought, as if recalling the scene from back then.
"To trace back, this matter is deeply related to the fact that the Prince of Libei was wrongly accused of treason." As he said this, Lord Mu seemed to see the tragic scene from back then again. He couldn't help but take a deep breath, his eyes darkened, and his voice became hoarse.
Lord Mu paused for a moment, as if organizing his thoughts. Mu Chenshuang did not urge him, but her mind was working very fast.
If Xie Changqing's actions were related to this matter, then the Chengtianjian (Imperial Observatory) must have been involved behind the scenes. Could it be that the last person Madam Mu met before leaving the capital was someone from the Chengtianjian? Who could that person be?
As she was thinking, she heard Lord Mu speak slowly again.
"Actually, the reason why our Jingbian Marquis's mansion has been able to remain safe until now is not as glorious and indestructible as it appears on the surface." Marquis Mu gritted his teeth, as if the anger, resentment, and dissatisfaction that had been suppressed in his heart for many years were about to burst forth.
"In your eyes, you think your father seems a bit cowardly, indifferent to the world, and afraid to speak his mind. That's because you don't know that when the Prince of Libei got into trouble, it already involved our Marquis's mansion."
"For so many years, the Jingbian Marquis's mansion has been walking through mountains of knives and seas of fire, fearing both the establishment of outstanding merits and the inability to achieve them."
Lord Mu thought of Emperor Feng Guche's aloof and even somewhat capricious face, and suddenly felt irritated.
"Back then..." Lord Mu paused for a moment, seemingly hesitating about how to bring up Xie Changqing's matter, "Your mother, for the sake of our Marquis's mansion, went to plead with the Inspector of the Imperial Observatory..."
At this point, Lord Mu suddenly lost his confidence, unsure of how to continue the conversation in a way that would both cover up the truth and make the matter seem plausible.
Seeing that Lord Mu had fallen silent again, Mu Chenshuang finally couldn't help but ask, "Did Mother go to Zhu Qin for help back then?"
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