Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

Ye Shangyuan explained it clearly, and Mu Xue roughly understood the ins and outs of the matter after hearing this. She continued Ye Shangyuan's words and said, "Princess Changyu was rescued by Mu Sheng and fell in love with him at first sight, so she wanted to marry him."

Mu Xue thought to herself, this is a classic example of a hero saving a damsel in distress and falling in love at first sight.

To everyone's surprise, Ye Shangyuan shook his head again and said, "At the time, Princess Changyu felt that even without Asheng's help, she could escape on her own. And, most importantly, she actually told Asheng the same thing. As a result, as you can imagine, given Asheng's personality, during the brief respite when the two of them were exhausted from running, he brought over those who wanted to capture her and told her to escape on her own this time, and that he would not interfere."

Mu Xue was stunned. She really didn't expect Mu Sheng to be like this!

She couldn't help but say, "Mu Sheng is definitely a titanium alloy straight man."

"A titanium alloy straight man?" Ye Shangyuan didn't hear what Mu Xue said clearly, so he asked, "What did Mu Mu say?"

"Oh, no, no, please continue. What happened next?" Mu Xue asked.

"Later, those people from Shanghai tried to capture Su Yueran and take her back. Naturally, Su Yueran refused to give up and fought with them. In the end, she risked serious injury to kill those people. During the fight, A Sheng really didn't help Su Yueran at all. Su Yueran was also stubborn, and only when she couldn't hold on any longer and was about to faint did she beg him for help. Only then did A Sheng save her." Ye Shangyuan finished speaking and waited for Mu Xue to ask questions.

Mu Xue lived up to expectations and asked, "So, Mu Sheng took care of Princess Changyu until she recovered?"

"Yes, Su Yueran's internal injuries were indeed very severe. It wasn't until a month later that she was able to get out of bed and move freely. It's possible that during that month, I don't know what Mu Sheng did, but Su Yueran developed feelings for him. After returning to Dongli Kingdom, she inquired about him everywhere. When Mu Sheng returned and learned that she was looking for him, he didn't even have time to go back to Yu Nan City to see you before immediately running off to Nan Yue Kingdom for refuge. I thought Su Yueran would give up after a month or two, but after half a year, she actually found out about him. That's how you got this letter," Ye Shangyuan said.

Mu Xue leaned back in her chair, seemingly lost in thought. Ye Shangyuan wasn't in a hurry and simply sat down to wait for her.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Mu Xue suddenly asked Ye Shangyuan, "Did Princess Changyu come to Xiyu Kingdom this time to see Mu Sheng? Does she know that Mu Sheng has returned?"

This question surprised Ye Shangyuan as well; he hadn't expected Mu Xue to have such a unique perspective on things.

He shook his head, then nodded, and just as he was thinking about how to answer the question, Mu Xue spoke first.

She asked, "What does it mean when you nod and shake your head?"

Ye Shangyuan spoke gently, chuckled, and said, "Mu Mu says that A Sheng is just a stranger, but she still cares about him a lot, doesn't she?"

Mu Xue's face flushed at his words, and she said coquettishly, "Ye Shangyuan, you're so shameless, can't you speak properly?"

Just then, Leng Quan, who happened to be standing outside the door, was about to knock when he heard Mu Xue's words. He couldn't help but burst out laughing.

This earned him a sharp glare from Ye Shangyuan. He quickly composed himself and, as if trying to salvage the situation, pretended to knock on the door with a blank expression.

With the arrival of the cold spring, the temperature on Mu Xue's face finally dropped a lot. She couldn't help but think that Ye Shangyuan really enjoyed teasing her more and more.

As Leng Quan entered, he said, "Your Highness, a letter has arrived from the capital."

Ye Shangyuan took the letter with some impatience, and said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Why is this letter coming after me when I've only been here for a day?"

Leng Quan said, "Ye San received news on the very night we set off that Princess Changyu of Dongli Kingdom had arrived three hundred miles from the capital. Considering the journey, Princess Changyu should have arrived in the capital by now."

"This Shen Ji is getting more and more useless. This Princess Changyu is here, but can't he even handle things properly?" Ye Shangyuan muttered in dissatisfaction.

Leng Quan glanced at Mu Xue, somewhat hesitant.

Ye Shangyuan glanced at him and said, "Just say whatever you want. Mu Mu isn't an outsider."

Leng Quan bowed and apologized, saying, "Yes, Your Highness. Ye San received news that Mo Cheng'an was also traveling to the capital with the Dongli Kingdom's troops."

Upon hearing Mo Cheng'an's name, Mu Xue immediately became interested and asked, "Shouldn't Mo Cheng'an be staying at the Jing Prince's residence?"

"Ye Ling'er was sent back to the hometown of Princess Jing by Prince Jing's uncle for burial. As the prince consort, Mo Cheng'an should have been guarding her grave for three years. It's normal for him to come back now, but he's getting involved with Dongli Kingdom. Heh." Ye Shangyuan sneered.

“Isn’t Mo Shijie’s greatest source of confidence the Prince Jing’s Mansion, or Mo Cheng’an? He also has dealings with the Dongli Kingdom!” Mu Xue said with certainty.

Ye Shangyuan gave Mu Xue an approving look and said, "Previously, Ye San had been investigating the Jingwang Mansion, but Mo Shijie's connections with the capital were very limited. After hearing what you said, he started to pay attention to An Rudie. However, Mo Shijie's relationship with An Ruhai was just a cooperation, and he didn't seem to have much sincerity. Now that Mo Cheng'an has appeared, I'm certain of one thing."

Mu Xue asked, "What was confirmed?"

Leng Quan said, "It's like this, Your Highness. The Prince said before that the Jing Prince's Mansion must have connections with the Dongli Kingdom. We also found that the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Dongli Kingdom had dealings with Yu Nan City, but we have never been able to find the source. It was only when you mentioned An Rudie's problem that we remembered that in addition to the Prince Jing and the Crown Prince, there is another Prince Consort in the Jing Prince's Mansion who is not in the mansion."

Mu Xue understood, and then asked, "The Prime Minister's residence of Dongli Kingdom?"

Given Mo Cheng'an's arrogance and pride, Mu Xue didn't believe that Mo Cheng'an would cooperate with the mere Prime Minister's Mansion.

Thinking this way, she asked the same question.

Ye Shangyuan nodded and said calmly, "Mo Cheng'an chose to become the son-in-law of the Prince Jing's mansion, thus losing his chance to enter the court. With his ambition, he was naturally unwilling, but what could he do? If you want to take a shortcut to become a superior person, you have to give up some things."

"A son-in-law who lives with his wife's family? If he's a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family, shouldn't Mo Shijie have the surname Ye?" Mu Xue asked curiously.

Leng Quan, who knew these gossips best, replied, "Back then, the surname was supposed to be Ye, but the late emperor was reluctant to issue an edict. Prince Jing petitioned several times without success, and the matter was left unresolved."

Seeing Ye Shangyuan's indifferent expression, Mu Xue suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "It's you who didn't let him have the surname Ye!"

"Yes, my Mumu is smart." Ye Shangyuan readily admitted.

Leng Quan continued, "My prince was still young at the time, but he said, 'Ye Nai is the royal surname. How can we let outsiders take that surname so easily?'"