The night is deep.
It was so dark that the moon hid behind the dark clouds and was too lazy to show its face. The chirping of insects had long since stopped, and the night was extremely quiet.
It seems that the deeper and quieter the night, the more fragile people's hearts and souls become. Without any preparation, they are once again dragged into a dream within a dream, and along the long river of time, they are swept back to the deepest place in their memory, the point where their mind and soul are most impacted. It is both fragile and extremely strong, full of contradictions but it is the truest heart.
In that dream, I had been tortured to death by the so-called "mysterious disease" since I was 18, but I was conscious. Because I was conscious, I felt the pain so directly, whether it was real physical pain or the invisible pain that cut through my skin and heart. I felt it so deeply.
The female knight wielded a soft sword. He could not remember when she joined the battle. He only knew that his mother, who was seriously injured at the time, recognized the female knight's identity. Like a drowning man who suddenly saw a floating log in front of him, his mother grabbed the female knight's sleeve and begged her to protect Prince Kang at all costs.
The enemy continued to attack, and there were roads in all directions along the Sanchuankou River, but there was no way to survive.
The female knight was entrusted with a task and was loyal to the man she was entrusted with. She killed everyone with a soft sword. At that time, he was almost stiff due to a "strange disease" and lay on the back of a loyal servant, and was always protected by the female knight.
Finally, she led them to escape the pursuit and completed the chivalrous act, but the price was her own life.
The female knight was stabbed on her arms, legs and waist. Although she was not hit in the vital parts, the enemy's weapon was poisonous. As her true energy was consumed, the poison quickly spread into her body.
"Your Majesty's tongue is stiff and he can't speak, but I know... you can hear me, so please listen carefully."
The female knight's eyes were clear and intimidating. Although her face was pale and her lips were purple, her aura was still enough to intimidate the villains.
"When you recover and return to the capital, my Lord, please treat my Mu family as strangers. I helped you today and died here, but that was my own will. You don't have to accept this favor, and I don't want you to accept it either."
Black blood continued to flow from the corner of her mouth. The pain from the poison made her frown, but her eyes still stared at him without blinking.
"Your Kang Palace must not, under any circumstances, get involved with the Mu family... My husband... My daughter... My Weiwei... Weiwei... Stay away from them. The knife hanging over the head of the Crown Prince shouldn't be borne by the Mu family... shouldn't..."
Her eyes widened, tears of blood seeping out of them, and she asked in a clear voice:
"Fu Jinxi, you understand!"
The Li Wen in the dream seemed to be right in front of him. His left chest shook violently and his eyelashes suddenly raised.
wake up.
The room was utterly silent, as if even the moonlight hadn't bothered to enter. In the gloom, he slowly lifted the covers and sat up, wiping his face and taking a deep breath. "I understand. I've endured it again and again, even though it's unbearable. I've endured it until my internal organs are almost dislocated. But, Senior Lin, this Mu family daughter is truly... too devastating..."
He slowly clenched his hands into fists, tightening them again and again, and a crackling sound like popping beans came from between his knuckles, as if he was resisting the raging desire in his heart, or as if he was trying hard to grab something in the void.
It's so devastating...
The more Mu Kaiwei thought about it, the more he felt that he shouldn't have been so foolish as to get off the car yesterday.
When Prince Kang Fu Jinxi confided in her that he was an evil star that brought disaster to his father and mother, she should have skillfully used criminal investigation techniques, delved into the topic, and looked for clues. Perhaps she could have dug out more real clues about the Sanchuankou case from him, but she seemed to have become stupid at that moment.
Even after passively listening to his words, he quietly threw out a sentence -
"We have arrived at the Mu Mansion. You can get off now."
She actually did it.
It was not until she entered the house and sat on the armchair in the main hall in a daze for a while, and then came to her senses when her father called her, that she realized that she had completely forgotten what method she wanted to use to get Fu Jinxi to take back the emperor and the empress dowager to revoke their decision.
If the Queen Mother loves him wholeheartedly and is determined to find a strong "divine weapon to suppress evil" to be his principal wife, and if the Emperor is suspicious and tentative about the Prince Kang's Mansion and her mother's righteous deeds in the past, and really wants to use her to closely monitor the Prince Kang's Mansion, how can Fu Jinxi reverse everything?
She couldn't help but sigh, feeling that yesterday's move was a mistake. She should have asked for clarification. After finding out, it would be safer for the two of them to work together than for him to go it alone.
Her heart has changed.
There is no doubt that to her, Prince Kang has become a very special existence.
Because this was the person her mother risked her life to save!
What was bought with A Niang's life was so precious. She was not familiar with Prince Kang yet, but she absolutely did not want to see him fall into trouble and be hurt by the emperor's suspicion.
At night, some older maids came into the room carrying a basin of clean water. They saw the young lady, who had changed into her inner clothes and nightgown, sitting in front of a large bronze mirror. However, she was not looking at the petite beauty reflected in the mirror with self-pity. Instead, she was holding a sword in one hand and a clean cloth in the other, wiping the weapon carefully back and forth... The sword shone on the beauty, and the beauty was so fierce that she looked like a sword guard. Even though the knowledgeable maid had seen it countless times in private, every time she saw it again... she couldn't help but feel her scalp tingling.
"...Miss, let us help you comb your hair and loosen your scalp?" Although she felt numb, she had been the "roommaid" of the Lord Wing for many years, so she had to hold on.
"Well, okay, thank you for troubling Aunt Lan." Mu Kai raised his eyebrows and smiled, put away his weapons neatly, and sat down obediently, looking a bit gentle and graceful like a lady from a noble family.
Aunt Lan placed the basin of water on the shelf, came behind her, and untied the tendon bandage that had been tied on her for the entire day. She pressed her ten fingers on her scalp, kneading it lightly and heavily, while muttering to herself:
"Miss, you wear the same hairstyle all year round, a high ponytail. You don't need any hair accessories at all, just a cowhide ribbon. Hey, you've used this cowhide ribbon for two or three years without replacing it..." The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to cry. "Miss, I'm not much to brag about. The best thing I have is the hair-dressing skills my mother taught me before she died. Please do me a favor and let me show off my skills one day and give you a stunning hairstyle to show off in the capital, to comfort my mother's spirit in heaven."
Mu Kaiwei met Aunt Lan's gaze in the bronze mirror, revealing a smile that was a little apologetic and a little rogue.
"Aunt, there are so many things worth praising. Look, my scalp feels so comfortable when you massage it. Hmm... It feels so relaxed..." She closed her eyes and shook her head slightly, looking very intoxicated.
"What a character." Aunt Lan spat and poked her head lightly.
After relaxing his scalp and combing his hair, Mu Kaiwei was helped to wash up, then he obediently blew out the candle and went to bed.
She lay flat on her back within the curtains, her arms resting relaxedly at her sides.
Her mind was still spinning with some cases in the government office, and she was also thinking that her father and Prince Kang would not do anything to cancel the idea of the royal arranged marriage. Then she thought about herself...
As the saying goes, "Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough." She is not opposed to getting married, but she is already an older girl and works in the "Six Gates". She is the head of the wing and a third-rank official in the palace. If it were not for the royal family's marriage arrangement, no man would dare to come to her door to propose marriage.
The only person around her who was close in age and had a similar temperament to her and could be a good match for her was her eldest brother Meng Yunzheng. However, they had been together for so many years and their love for each other was pure. The thought of her marrying her eldest brother was enough to give her goosebumps and make her feel uneasy.
Eh...
After she let out a long breath in her heart, her consciousness gradually dissipated and she slowly fell into a dreamless sleep.
But suddenly, it became like a dream.
It was her sense of smell that called her out of her deep sleep.
She once again smelled that unique and unforgettable spicy and cool smell. As soon as it entered her nose, her mind suddenly became clear and she immediately realized that someone had sneaked in through the curtain.
She acted on instinct!
When you attack, first grab the opponent's hand that is under the nose, pull it closer suddenly, then elbow the opponent in the chest and use the force to sit up.
The man let out a low "hmm" and dodged in a somewhat awkward manner, as if he had not expected her to wake up at all, but he was also able to exchange and counter her moves very quickly.
So, without a word spoken within the small bed curtain, the two figures sitting opposite each other fought back and forth, attacking and defending, with four hands changing their moves again and again to grab and grapple, and after who knows how many moves they exchanged, the two finally held each other's wrists and tightened each other's fingers, and the silent and fierce battle finally paused.
Mu Kaiwei relied on his excellent sense of smell and sharp eyesight to recognize the person.
"Mr. Hei San has become a flower thief? You are so brave that you stole flowers from me." An ordinary girl would have been terrified and trembling at this moment, but Mu Kaiwei was not like that. Her aura burst out and she pressed directly against her opponent. Even though she was only wearing a thin nightgown in front of the "flower thief", she was still very open and confident.
It was the uninvited male guest who felt uncomfortable.
He really didn't dare to look at her slightly open collar for even half a second. Hei San's face, covered by a thin leather mask, was tilted to one side. His two exposed eyes flickered again and again, and his gaze was fixed directly on the orchid embroidery on the curtain.
"What... what flower thief? What nonsense! Are we that vile?" Hei San refuted her harshly. He glared at her and quickly pulled away. Suddenly, he muttered to himself, "Spring hasn't arrived yet, and even if it did, it would still be very cold. Aren't you afraid of catching a cold belly if you sleep in such thin clothes?"
Although he was talking to himself, he was so close and there was no one else or other noise to interfere, so Mu Kaiwei listened carefully and replied, "I am strong and healthy, with a natural furnace constitution. No matter how thin I wear, it is not a problem for you, Third Master. But spring has not yet arrived, and even if it did, it would be very cold. Third Master, you are still running out to pick flowers in this cold weather. You must be extremely hungry and thirsty, right?"
Hei San was furious. "Just say you're not a flower thief!"
"No... then why did you come here to visit me at night?" As if afraid that he would escape, Mu Kaiwei increased his strength to hold down his wrist and palm.
Hei San's breath was slightly disordered, but he soon regained his grip. "Let go, and I'll tell you."
"Why don't you tell me first, Third Master? I'll let you go after you've heard it." Mu Kaiwei refused to give in.
"Hey, I don't want to make a big noise, but it's not that I can't break free or fight. You know it very well. Don't try to get ahead of me. If I make a fuss, I, I... I'll tear down your bunk bed!"
Mu Kaiwei's eyebrows twitched. "Really? I'm not afraid of a big fuss, I'm just afraid it's not big enough. Third Master has the guts to tear it down." As she finished speaking, she couldn't see how she was operating the mechanism, but a wide-open net of string suddenly fell from the top of the bunk bed.
Heisan was shocked to find that he was right under the net. Without even having time to curse, he dragged Mu Kaiwei, who was still pestering him, out of the bed curtain.
He took the opportunity to shake her off, and just as he took a big step away, his ankles were bound by a soft whip.
The other end of the whip was in Mu Kaiwei's hand. She pulled it suddenly, and he lost his balance and fell to the ground instantly.
But Mu Kaiwei didn't expect him to break free so quickly. Before she could tighten the whip, he had already broken the whip rope and jumped up.
Mo San dodged her attack while shouting in a low voice, "Okay, let me tell you, the reason I sneaked into the mansion tonight was because I heard that a lot of valuable things were seized in the Baohua Temple, and I felt bad about it. That night, the Dali Temple prison deliberately let the serious criminal go so that you could follow the clues and find the thieves' den. After all, I, Hei San, also put in some effort, didn't I? The emperor rewarded this and that, why didn't he reward me? I came here tonight just to ask what Lord Zhangyi said. Tell me, are you doing me justice? You... Wow! What what?" He caught it again and again, and it was actually two heavy hearts of iron!
The way the iron gall bladder was thrown was quite peculiar. The later one actually arrived first, causing him to be in a panic to catch it and break out in a cold sweat.
"Do you want a reward, Third Master? Very well, then follow me to the Imperial Court, and I will ask for it on your behalf."
"Wait! What's that this time?" He saw Yinhui rushing towards him from the corner of his eye, and he barely avoided it. "Rope? Where did it come from? Wow! It's coming again!"
One end of the rope was wrapped with a dart blade, which could be quickly retracted after being released, and then the rope dart could be thrown out again by utilizing the movement of various joints in the body. Mu Kaiwei's main purpose was to catch someone, and she did not want to hurt him, so although weapons and hidden weapons were used repeatedly, the lethality was not fully exerted.
"You are a girl, but you have so many messy things in your boudoir. You, you are sleeping in an armory, right...Iron Fan!" After finally taking away her rope dart, a dark folding fan came towards him. It opened with a "swish" sound. If he hadn't been wearing a mask, the force of the fan would have cut off half of his eyebrow.
"No, no, if we go any further we're going to capsize. Sorry."
Hei San suddenly turned from defense to offense and grabbed Mu Kaiwei's arms with lightning speed.
Shaking off the iron fan with its sharp blades, he laughed, "Master Wing Commander, are you planning to drag me here and cause a big commotion, so that old Master Mu, who sleeps in the other courtyard, and the servants and maids in the mansion can rush over to help? That won't work. We can hear footsteps outside. We have to retreat. See you later... Ouch! It hurts!"
Mu Kaiwei's hands were restrained and she could no longer attack, but she still had her legs. She attacked him with a scorpion kick that caught him off guard and hit him hard on the forehead with the sole of her foot.
"You are so...really...how could you be so...so..." His eyes were unusually bright and his breathing was unstable.
Mu Kaiwei thought he was going to continue, but what she heard was a deep sigh, as if he was surprised and unexpected, helpless and conflicted, but also happy and gentle... She didn't understand.
The next moment, she was pushed back several steps by a powerful force.
"Heisan!" She released the force and stabilized herself, then quickly rushed to the window. The figure that flipped out of the window just disappeared over the wall. "Bang", the door was pushed open with force!
"Wei'er!" Mu Zhengyang arrived at this moment and looked around quickly. He saw that the room was in chaos. Even the net mechanism installed on the top of the bed had been activated, indicating that the thief had really touched his daughter's couch.
This is intolerable, what is not? His angular face suddenly turned dark, and wrinkles formed between his brows.
"I'm glad you're okay. Dad will be relieved if you're okay... Your uncle Gui, uncle Fu and uncle Lu have caught up with him. Let's see if the other party can escape from the combined efforts of the three of them." Xu's deep voice made those who heard it gasp.
"Dad, wait!" Seeing his father's face look so grim, and he was about to leave after saying that, clearly in a hurry to catch someone, Mu Kaiwei quickly stepped forward to hold him back, "Dad, it's okay, it's really okay, don't be angry! That... the person who broke in tonight must be related to the old woman who returned my mother's ashes and relics that year. She has done a great favor to our family. Uncle Gui and the others... shouldn't be too harsh!"
Damn it!
He seldom swore, but after encountering this situation tonight, he had already cursed three hundred times in his heart.
The combined age of these three old guys might be over 200 years old, but their methods are extremely cruel!
As soon as he climbed over the outer wall of the Mu Mansion, he was entangled by three people. Judging from their posture, they were well prepared and must have been lying in ambush as soon as they heard any movement.
One of them used a hunting knife, one used poison, and one fired hidden weapons continuously. The three coordinated their movements like flowing water, and their lethality was astonishing. What was even more outrageous was that the old guys' moves were completely unconventional and without any regard for face. They used all kinds of dirty tricks such as poking the crotch, poking the eyes and pinching the breasts, using poison needles, poison powder and venom, etc., and they did it so smoothly and skillfully that he almost blushed for them.
If he had not swallowed a special elixir made by the female elder beforehand, he would have most likely capsized in the gutter and been caught unconscious in some dark alley by dirty tricks.
If he really fell into such a situation, he would be too ashamed to face the female elder who taught him martial arts but refused to accept him as her disciple. If he died, he would not be able to face his father and mother.
Fortunately, he had good internal strength and excellent lightness skills, and finally succeeded in breaking away from the three people and returning home safely.
At that moment, the big brazier in the secret room was burning again because of the thin leather mask he threw in and the night suit covered with poison powder and venom. The flames illuminated his handsome face and warmed his originally cold skin.
He quietly looked at the dancing flames, holding a small purple bottle in the palm of one hand, and stroking it subconsciously, his expression dazed, as if his thoughts were far away.
He had ruined the purpose of tonight's visit by himself.
Tonight, he sneaked into the bed curtain of the tough girl from the Mu family. His goal was clear and his purpose was simple, which was to flick the powder in the purple bottle into her nostrils while she was sleeping.
The dosage does not need to be large, just a tiny amount can make her sleep deeply.
According to the elderly woman who prepared this powder, if she didn't have her own unique antidote, the powder in the purple bottle would make a person sleep until the end of time, until the body naturally decayed and died due to the passage of time.
Of course, he did not want to harm the girl from the Mu family, but if she could fall into a deep sleep and not wake up for the time being, it would solidify his reputation as the "evil star" and allow him to seize this excuse to personally kowtow and apologize before the Queen Mother and the Emperor, begging them to give up the idea of arranged marriage. After giving her peace and quiet, he would naturally sneak up on her and use the elder woman's unique antidote to detoxify her.
He had done this twice before, which had ruined his two previous arranged marriages. He didn't want to commit a sin and didn't want to involve innocent people in this situation full of connections and dangers.
This is the third time.
Anyone who has broken his arm three times can become a good doctor, so of course he can do it well and handle it cleanly and properly... However, it was not until he reached her bedside that he realized how hesitant she was.
The words her mother told him to listen to before she died were still fresh in his mind. He shouldn't have been involved with her, but the situation created such an opportunity for him to let her come to his side... Tonight, holding the small purple bottle, his palms were sweating. He stared at her sleeping face in the darkness, and the heat rolled under his skin.
He... couldn't bear to miss her.
He is selfish and just wants to be close to her. If he can have her accompany him on this road that leads to nowhere, he will not feel lonely even if he has to walk to the end in the dark.
After changing into clean clothes, he returned to his bedroom through the secret passage. When he pushed open the wall decorated as an antique shelf, he saw the old loyal servant of the house waiting there again.
Fu Jin couldn't help but sigh. "Old Xue, go to bed early next time and don't wait for me at the door. I'm not a three-year-old kid. I won't get lost if I go out for a walk."
"I have to make sure that Your Highness has returned home, so that I can feel at ease. Besides, I am used to sleeping late, and Your Highness wants me to go to bed early, which is really tiring."
Back then, a group of people from Prince Kang's Palace were robbed at Sanchuankou. The person who carried the Crown Prince Fu Jinxi all the way and escaped with the help of Lin Gengzhen was Old Xue. At that time, he was in his prime and was a good horse breeder in the palace. Now, seventeen years have passed, and he has become a short and strong old man in his sixties.
The way Fu Jinxi treated him was naturally very different from the way she treated other servants. Their friendship was so deep that they were like family.
On this side, Old Xue closed the mechanical wall and turned around to face Fu Jin, who was illuminated by the single fire. His two gray eyebrows raised, and he gasped in surprise and asked, "Master, why did you get beaten again?!"
Fu Jin gave a wry smile at the thick finger pointing at his forehead, raising his hand and pressing it lightly. "Yeah, I got beaten again. A beautiful scorpion kick from someone's foot left me with a bruise."
Old Xue swallowed hard, "Then... the person who beat me up this time is the same one as last time?"
Before Fu Jinxi could react, the elder woman's slightly sharp sneer was heard softly.
"Fool, is there any need to ask this question? Look at his face full of lust, and he looks so willing to be beaten. If it wasn't that girl who did it, who else could it be?"
Seeing the elder woman leisurely enter the room, Old Xue jumped up and down, "What do you mean by 'lust'? It's not as vulgar as you say. It's called... something like 'Mu Shao Ai'. Our prince is in love with that beautiful young lady. He is in love with her."
As soon as the elderly woman entered the room, she found a chair to sit on and poured herself some tea.
She snorted at Lao Xue, clearly showing an attitude of "not getting entangled with villains". She glanced from the rim of the cup to Fu Jinxi, whose handsome face was slightly flushed.
"You're not feeling well tonight, are you? You're stained with quite a bit of poison, hmm..." The elder woman closed her eyes and breathed quietly, analyzing the mixture. "At least six kinds of poisonous herbs were used. It won't kill you immediately, but without my panacea, you probably won't be able to escape unscathed tonight."
As she spoke, she suddenly laughed, not sneer but genuinely amused, because she caught sight of a large bruise on his forehead.
"She is indeed the daughter of Lady Lin. She doesn't hold back when it comes to teasing men. Very good."
"You're happy to see me make a fool of myself, right?" Fu Jinxi wiped his face and spread his hands.
"Seeing you, Your Highness, embarrassed by that girl, well, yes..." the elder woman nodded, "I was quite happy."
Old Xue, who was standing by, became unhappy again after hearing this and was about to fight back, but Fu Jinxi spoke first.
"Well, I'll welcome that girl home, and make a fool of myself in her presence every day to amuse Senior. This will be considered as repaying Senior for saving my life and for all the teachings he's given me over the years."
His tone was calm, and when these words came out, Old Xue was dumbfounded.
Old Xue's breathing was unsteady, and he asked in a trembling, hoarse voice, "Master...you, you are finally willing to get married? Good...that's good, that's right...the dignified and hereditary Prince Kang can't remain a bachelor forever. We have to live our lives. Getting married is good. With a princess to look after the family, life will be more fulfilling. That...that will surely bring prosperity to our family and clan. Everything will be fine."
"Yeah. It will be fine." Fu Jinxi responded with a smile.
"Really? So, Your Highness intends to ignore Miss Lin's dying warning?" The elder woman's expression had returned to her usual calmness.
"That's absolutely not the case." Fu Jinxi couldn't help but remain silent after solemnly denying it. He seemed to have thought about it again and again, and finally raised his head resolutely.
"I'll protect her and give her my life."
Hearing this, Old Xue clutched his sleeve and wiped away his tears. The elder woman stared at the young prince, whose heart was already tormented. She stared at him silently for a long time, and finally gave him a cold snort, "Wait, go to my place and soak in a medicinal bath before you rest on the bed. Ugh, your stinky smell is really unbearable."
After saying that, the elder woman stood up and walked out, not taking the "Prince" seriously at all.
"...Master, it seems that she doesn't object, right?" Old Xue sniffed and asked in the direction where the female elder left.
"Hmm." Fu Jinxi sighed inwardly, and the invisible rock finally fell.
When Lady Lin was dying of the poison, the elder woman was by her side.
The elder woman had clearly heard those words of warning that Prince Kang's Mansion should not have any relationship with the Mu family. If she tried to stop him in order to protect the last wish of Lady Lin, the situation would be harsh. However, she did not object, but only questioned him. Afterwards, she changed the subject and gave that irrelevant response... Was it because of him, Fu Jin? Poor guy, right?
He smiled, faced the door where the elder woman was leaving, placed his hands on his chest and bowed, and spoke slowly and clearly -
"Thank you, senior."
On the other side of the capital, at the Mu Mansion, the young lady and her master's courtyard lit up again in the middle of the night.
Uncle Gui, Uncle Fu and Uncle Lu have already returned home, but they came back empty-handed. When the three old men came to report to Mu Zhengyang, they either frowned deeply or their faces turned red with anger.
Mu Zhengyang naturally would not blame the three elders. The thieves sneaked into the Mu Mansion without making any noise, which should not be underestimated. Although the old servants in the house were brave and experienced, they were all old. In the end, they lacked internal strength and let the other party escape, which was understandable.
After repeated consolation from the Mu family father and daughter, the three old men finally felt relieved and went back to their rooms to rest.
At this moment, Mu Kaiwei had reported to her father Mu Zhengyang about her first fight with Hei San and everything she had done later to track him down outside the high walls of Prince Kang's mansion.
Mu Zhengyang, who was sitting in the small hall, was thinking with his brows down, when he heard his daughter say -
"Father, it's very likely that we can find the whereabouts of that female elder from Hei San. He seems to be involved with Prince Kang's Palace. I want to go into the palace and investigate secretly." She sat up straight and took a deep breath. "The Empress Dowager has granted me marriage, and the Emperor has asked for me to accept and thank her. Wei'er is willing to marry."
Mu Zhengyang slapped the armrest of his armchair, his eyes piercing, "Are there other ways to investigate Prince Kang's mansion? Does it have to be Prince Kang?"
Mu Kaiwei shook his head and smiled, saying softly, "It is indeed necessary to marry. Father has been slow to give the Emperor a 'command'. If it goes on like this, it will be seen as our family looking down on the imperial family of the Celestial Empire, and we will disdain and refuse to agree to this marriage."
By then, the emperor would be furious, and the empress dowager would feel humiliated, so it is not impossible that she would fabricate some false accusations against the Mu family.
Her father couldn't possibly not understand, but he was still worrying about her future.
Her father couldn't bear to leave her, and she couldn't bear to make him worry like this.
“但女儿愿嫁，除了因皇家赐婚以及欲进康王府探查，还有一个很大的原因。”一顿，她两颗黑葡萄般的眸珠淘气地溜了溜，“就是那位康王瞧起来手无缠鸡之力，文弱得很，女儿一旦成了康王正妇，往后只有我欺负他、教训他的分儿，他要想还手，女儿折了他双臂，他若还不肯乖，女儿再折断他两腿，若他也学起其它皇亲国戚有了正妻还敢讨小，女儿按三餐加夜宵，准要揍得他连他的太后奶奶都认不出。”小下巴傲然翘起。
"Father is worried about the Emperor's intentions, thinking that Prince Kang is not a good match for me. I understand that, but Father, why don't we 'use harm to benefit'? Mother accidentally interfered with the Emperor's private affairs, and died in a foreign land. I don't know who to avenge this. Since I've been driven into this trap, I might as well find a way out of it."
She smiled, her eyes moist. "My father and my uncles taught me that even if I fall, I have to grab a handful of dirt. I don't want my fall to be in vain, right?"
"You kid..." Mu Zhengyang's usually tough and calm expression suddenly cracked, and his eyes became a little moist.
The girl talked about how she was going to punish Prince Kang just to make him happy, but he really felt happy when he heard it.
Is it a case of using harm as a benefit? Yeah, that's what I think.
With her daughter's temperament, how could she tolerate a man having three wives and four concubines? If she married Prince Kang as his principal wife, she would be able to "dominate" the entire Prince Kang's Mansion without any suspense.
Furthermore, his daughter still has an unresolved obsession with her mother, which is a knot that he, as a father, cannot untie no matter what. He will not give up unless he lets her go ahead and investigate.
After wiping his face and sighing deeply, Mu Zhengyang finally compromised.
"Then marry me. No matter what the world throws at you, as long as Dad is here, you'll have someone to lean on. Even if Dad is gone, your senior brothers and uncles will be able to hold up half the sky for you." He paused, then suddenly smiled. "No, you don't need to rely on anyone to support you. You're Dad's good daughter, and you look so much like your mother. Even if the children of our Mu family are at a disadvantage, they have the ability to turn things around. Dad... believes in you."
Believe in her and I will protect her silently.
Mu Kaiwei felt it, and suddenly two lines of tears flowed from her eyes. She grinned with a childlike face and said in a nasal voice -
"Thank you, Dad."
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