Xiao Yuxi held her brother's hand tightly, not daring to let go for a moment, as if she was afraid that her brother would disappear if she let go.

However, at that moment, Brother Potato suddenly stopped without warning. Little Yu Xi was completely unprepared and her body lurched forward due to inertia.

She tried to stop herself, but it was too late. With a thud, she crashed heavily into Potato Brother. The impact sent a sharp pain through her, and her eyes immediately welled up with tears that streamed down her face like broken beads, her expression filled with grievance and pain.

Mu Yunchen stood there, his gaze fixed on the group of tall boys in front of him, when a fragment of memory suddenly flashed through his mind. He realized with a start that he seemed to have forgotten something important.

Before his rebirth, he had offended many people...

Mu Yunchen frowned, gently rubbing his temples, inwardly groaning. Faced with these fierce-looking people, he instinctively took a step back, shielding Xiao Yuxi behind him.

"Hey, Mu Laosan, finally you're not hiding anymore! You stripped me naked in front of everyone back then, and I haven't settled that score with you yet!" One of the boys, who was in the lead, glared at Mu Yunchen with anger and resentment.

Mu Yunchen tried hard to recall what had happened. Gradually, the scene in his memory became clearer. It turned out that at the banquet in the palace that day, this person had just finished composing a poem and was reveling in the praise of everyone. But Mu Yunchen, on a whim, couldn't resist the urge to do it and actually pulled down his pants in front of everyone, and even deliberately lifted up his shirt.

Recalling the scene at that time, Mu Yunchen couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself, wondering why he had acted so impulsively.

"You can't blame him," Mu Yunchen thought to himself. "This guy is just too cocky, and I just can't stand it."

Yeah, this guy definitely can't beat me, there's absolutely nothing to be afraid of...

Another boy next to him gritted his teeth and said, "Last time, you actually put so much croton oil in my food! It gave me diarrhea for three days straight! If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'm not Liu!"

Oh, so he's the young master of the Minister of Rites.

Thinking about it carefully, it does seem to be true.

He had secretly added a significant amount of croton powder to this man's tea at his birthday banquet. But you can't entirely blame him; after all, how could he have known that the powder was made from ground croton seeds?

I just grabbed it and poured a whole bag of it into my teacup.

Hmm, it seems like we can't really blame him for this, can we?

What household would just leave a packet of croton powder on the table for no reason...?

"And last time we went to the hot springs together, you took my clothes and chased away all my maids, didn't you? You made me run out of the pool naked to find someone to help me! You really went too far!"

Hearing this, Mu Yunchen couldn't help but scratch his head guiltily.

Mu Yunchen's lips twitched slightly as he pondered to himself, "That hot spring in the villa?"

I've done so many things that I can't recall any specific details right now...

At this very moment, a dozen people stood there, fiercely condemning and criticizing the evil deeds Mu Yunchen had committed. They were all indignant and impassioned, as if they were the embodiment of justice.

The others watched silently, and no one dared to speak up to offer advice or dissuade them.

After all, in such a situation, who would dare to offend the Mu family?

These people only dare to speak so recklessly within the National Assembly. If they were outside, their parents would probably immediately cover their mouths to avoid causing trouble.

After all, it would be unwise to do anything that would displease the Muslim family during this sensitive period.

You should know that recently, the second young master of the Mu family, along with his henchman Xie Shaoqing, has been frantically searching and confiscating the homes of many officials.

The prison is now overcrowded, to the point that it cannot accommodate any more prisoners. Normally, these prisoners would have to undergo a trial period before being exiled, but now there is no time to wait, and large groups of prisoners are exiled almost every so often.

Moreover, this raid covered a very wide area and involved an astonishing number of items.

Which official hasn't embezzled even a little bit?

As a result, the entire capital city is now trembling with fear and trembling with apprehension. The Mu family is the only ones who can do what they say. Whenever someone is investigated, they can't wait to hand over their account books and firmly declare their honest, upright, and law-abiding attitude.

What's even more terrifying is that, in a way that's hard to understand, the Emperor personally led the expedition, and instead of entrusting the affairs of state to the Empress Dowager or the court officials, he gave full authority to the second son of the Mu family.

Has the imperial power truly fallen into the wrong hands?

Aren't you worried that these members of the Mu family might rebel?

Little Yu Xi cautiously peeked her head out from beside Potato Brother, blinking her big, watery eyes as she looked at them very obediently.

These people are all so fierce, they must all be bad guys!

Xiao Yuxi directly labeled them as "bad people," completely unaware that there was anything wrong with her third brother's actions.

This was also their first time meeting this cousin from the Mu family, who was said to have caught the Empress Dowager's eye. Suddenly, some unpleasant words stuck in their throats, and they couldn't bring themselves to say them.

After all, this was a despicable thing that Mu Laosan did, and there was really no need to tell a pure and innocent little girl about it.

Mu Yunchen felt that what they were saying was nothing serious. In fact, these people could only talk the talk; they wouldn't dare to lay a hand on him.

But now, as he carefully recalled what had happened in the past, he realized that he used to be somewhat disliked by people, even dogs would dislike him.

Mu Yunchen felt a wave of helplessness and couldn't help but shake his head. Although he believed he hadn't done anything wrong, being able to anger so many people was a unique skill in itself.

Mu Yunchen took a small step forward, and then bowed deeply without hesitation.

The group of boys who originally wanted to teach him a lesson, upon seeing this scene, instantly swarmed away like startled bees, standing far away and staring at him in terror.

Mu Yunchen actually bowed to them?

And he's so polite? How is that possible! He must be up to some kind of trickery, trying to take advantage of them when they're off guard.

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