You died to save me, I promise you a lifetime

Mu Tiange sneered.

"Even if they want to blame everything on me, they have to have a reason and evidence to make it count."

Having said that, Mu Yunge looked at Anton and asked, "Is Mu Qinxue back?"

Anton thought of the few people the prince had left in the forest and shook his head: "Not yet, maybe they were delayed on the way."

Annan was happy to watch the fun: "When she gets home, she'll probably cry and act pitiful. Anxi, how about we go watch the fun?"

"Okay, seeing how lively Mu Qinxue is, I won't be left out."

The Third Prince's Mansion.

Lin Xiuye, his wife, and Lin Jinhao hurried to the Third Prince's Mansion.

The servants led them to the study.

Zhao Hongyi looked at them in surprise. "Uncle, aunt, why are you here? Jinhao, didn't I ask you to go to the general's mansion and apologize?"

Lin Jinhao quickly explained: "I went there, and just after I knelt for a while, the spy we arranged outside the general's mansion found an opportunity to tell me that Mu Yunge hurried out of the mansion in a carriage and might have entered the palace.

I felt something was wrong, so I quickly went back to find my father, mother, and aunt, trying to stop her from going to the emperor, but it was too late.

"You mean, she had already met the Emperor when you went there?"

The Duke continued, "Not only did she meet the Emperor, she also received the decree to cancel the engagement. It was Old Master Mu who accompanied her into the palace.

The Emperor was furious and ordered us to reflect on our actions and to confine Jinhao to his home for three months. Your mother asked us to come to you to discuss countermeasures."

Zhao Hongyi remained calm after hearing this. "Once what happened last night, we should have been prepared to accept this outcome. Our plans have been disrupted, and some things need to be replanned."

Lin Jinhao said unwillingly, "So the General's Mansion is just abandoned like this?"

"For the time being, we can't make any moves. Let's withdraw our people. The General's Mansion is no longer a help to us. We have to focus our energy on Father, the eldest brother, and the second brother.

When we accomplish our mission, destroying the General's Mansion will be just a matter of a word from us."

"What about Xue'er?"

The Duke's wife was annoyed. "You worthless fellow, why are you still thinking about that shameless woman?"

"Mother!"

Zhao Hongyi sighed, "Once the great event is accomplished and the General's Mansion is destroyed, you can do whatever you want. Before that, it's better to have less trouble than more."

Lin Jinhao said unwillingly, "Even though Mu Yunge asked for permission to cancel the engagement, as long as we destroy her reputation, she will still have to marry me. From the perspective of outsiders, the General's Mansion will still belong to us.

It's not difficult for the Emperor to put me under house arrest. I can sneak out and still help you with your affairs."

Zhao Hongyi raised an eyebrow. "Ruin her reputation? What are you going to do?"

Lin Jinhao's face showed a sinister look, "Isn't it my aunt's birthday in a few days?

We've had palace banquets for Aunt's birthdays before. Let Aunt convince the Emperor to hold a birthday banquet. Once she enters the palace, won't we have the final say? "

Zhao Hongyi pondered the feasibility and said, "Then I'll send a message to Mother and tell her that we need to prepare for both scenarios. If this can be accomplished, then we won't have to change our plan.

However, I am warning you first, if you mess up again and ruin things, don't blame me, your cousin, for not being able to tolerate you."

Lin Jinhao raised his hand and swore, "I will be extremely cautious this time. If this approach doesn't work, then we will have no choice but to fight the First and Second Princes head-on."

"Well, it's good that you know the importance of this. In the battle for the crown prince, even the slightest mistake can cost you your life. If you want to survive and make a name for yourself, you have to take a long-term view."

"understood."

Several people discussed the next arrangements in detail.

Mu House.

The driver worked on it for over an hour and finally fixed the carriage. Mu Qinxue returned to the Mu Mansion at the end of noon.

Li was still unaware of what had happened in Puhua Temple and was very surprised to see Mu Qinxue.

"Xue'er, weren't you supposed to stay at Puhua Temple for a few days? Why are you back today? And you all look so pale, like frost-bitten eggplants. What's going on?"

Mu Qinxue dragged Li into her boudoir, while Xiao Cui and others drove the servants away.

Li looked at the expressions of the few people and was startled.

"Xue'er, please speak up. What happened?"

After returning to her own territory, Mu Qinxue finally couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into tears in Li's arms.

"Mom, Prince Lin came to see me last night, but I don't know who plotted against us, and we were seen by everyone..."

Mu Qinxue cried so hard that Li's head started buzzing.

"You mean, Ge'er also saw you running out of the house together?"

Mu Qinxue gritted her teeth, "Well, she slapped each of us, and An Xi, who was beside her, also hit and scolded me.

Mother, we have ruined the Third Prince's plan. What do you think we should do?"

Li was very annoyed, "Such a big thing has happened, and you ask me what to do, how should I know what to do?

Before you left, I tried to dissuade you. What did you say? You said Prince Lin had brought experts with him, so it was foolproof. But what happened? Is this your foolproof plan?

You could have endured for another two months and waited for things to work out, but now it's like this, what can I say to you?"

This time, Mu Qinxue cried even louder.

"I made such a fool of myself last night, being scolded and humiliated by Anxi, and now not only did you not comfort me, you also scolded me."

"You are totally unreasonable! Is this what I am talking about? I am worried about you. The eldest wife must hate us to death now. Who knows what trouble will come out of this."

Mu Qinxue cried for a while, then wiped away her tears. "How about I go to the General's Mansion and plead guilty, begging for forgiveness from my sister and aunt?"

"And then what? Get them to agree to you sisters marrying together? And you become a concubine?"

Li stared at Mu Qinxue, waiting for her reply.

"Keep her stable first, and when the big thing is done and we get married, that will be the day I turn things around."

Mrs. Li poured cold water on her, "Let's not even talk about whether they will agree given their bad tempers. You won't even be able to get past your great-grandfather."

Mu Qinxue's face turned even paler. "Grandfather is back?"

"We're back. We arrived yesterday evening. If we go to apologize, your great-grandfather might beat you to death given his temper."

Mu Qinxue completely collapsed. "This doesn't work, and that doesn't work either. What should I do?"

Li Shi calmed down at this moment, "Let's wait and see what Master Lin says."

Just when the mother and daughter were feeling anxious, Lin Jinhao sent someone to deliver a letter.

Mu Qinxue opened it and started crying and cursing, "Mu Yunge, you're so cruel that you asked for permission to cancel the engagement so quickly.

You want to get rid of us? No way. Once you lose your virginity and ruin your reputation, I wonder what you can still use to be arrogant? "

Li snatched the letter and patted her chest after reading it. "Judging from what Prince Lin said in the letter, His Majesty the Third Prince did not blame us."

He burned the letter and said, "In that case, let's do as Prince Lin said and go to the General's Mansion to apologize."

Mu Qinxue's eyebrows lit up with joy. "Well, the prince said that as long as we cooperate well, everything will go according to the original plan after the big thing is done."

"Mom, let's go and apologize now..."