The Empress Dowager thought that this birthday banquet was nothing special, just listening to music and watching dances, or watching plays, the same thing every year, so she said, "I am tired, so I will go back first."
Feng Guche and everyone on and off the stage immediately stood up and bowed.
"Respectfully seeing off the Empress Dowager."
After the Empress Dowager left, Feng Guche's smile vanished completely. He didn't want to stay any longer, so he said, "I'm tired too, I'll go back to the palace first."
Everyone held their breath, watching Feng Guche leave with Cang Xixue in his hand. Shen Biyun looked in the direction they left with a slightly different expression.
As soon as the Empress Dowager and Feng Guche left, everyone present felt much more relaxed.
Shen Biyun said, "Let us all have our meal."
Shen Biyun gave a look to the eunuch serving beside her, who immediately ordered the musicians to play music in a high-pitched voice and the dancers to begin dancing.
Although the atmosphere at the scene had eased considerably, Prime Minister Shen and the others still had furrowed brows, each preoccupied with their own thoughts.
Zhu Qin looked at Feng Mo Ran with concern, but Feng Mo Ran was enjoying the delicacies with a relaxed expression, seemingly unconcerned about how troublesome the matter he was about to investigate was.
Although neither the Empress Dowager nor the Emperor were present at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, it continued until it was completely dark and the palace was brightly lit.
When the banquet ended, everyone left.
Taking advantage of the darkness of the night, Feng Mo Ran slipped a note into Mu Chun Xi's hand as she passed by.
Mu Chunxi was startled and subconsciously clenched her hands. She quickly looked around and thankfully, it was dark and no one noticed her.
Having received the note, Mu Chunxi said nothing and quickly walked towards the palace gate.
Mu Chenshuang was already sitting in the carriage. Mu Chunxi, with a dark face, got into the carriage without saying a word. The note she had been holding in her hand had already been stuffed into her sleeve pocket.
Mu Chenshuang was taking a nap against the carriage when, in that instant, Mu Chunxi's murderous gaze fell upon her face.
Feeling a chill, Mu Chenshuang slowly opened her eyes, but she couldn't meet Mu Chunxi's murderous gaze, as Mu Chunxi had already looked away.
Mu Chenshuang hesitated, pondering what had caused Mu Chunxi to no longer bother to pretend in front of her.
She knew that Mu Chunxi was Lu Wei's daughter after all, and that she had been hostile to her from the beginning. But when Mu Chunxi first came back, she could still talk to her properly, even if it was just an act, and it wasn't as obviously hostile as it was now.
The only thing Mu Chenshuang could recall was that Mu Chunxi's attitude towards her changed around the time Fu Junheng left the capital. Could this be related to Fu Junheng?
Thinking that Feng Anxue's hatred stemmed from her unrequited love for Fu Junheng, and that she turned to resentment towards him, could Mu Chunxi be doing the same thing?
Mu Chenshuang lowered her eyes and began searching her mind for all the fragments related to Mu Chunxi and Fu Junheng.
Mu Chunxi once said that her master could freely enter and leave Xiyue Kingdom, and she was naturally acquainted with Fu Junheng.
Moreover, Mu Chenshuang recalled that when Fu Junheng was in the capital of Tianzhao Kingdom, after Mu Chunxi returned, the two had met several times, and it was always Mu Chunxi who took the initiative to talk to Fu Junheng.
Although Fu Junheng's attitude remained cold, Mu Chunxi's gaze towards him was certainly not innocent.
It's a pity that I was so focused on Fu Junheng before that I didn't notice him.
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