Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

After Ye Shangyuan finished speaking, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Mu Xue was stunned for a moment after hearing this. She suddenly looked up at Ye Shangyuan. Perhaps because she had often experienced various unfair treatments and unreasonable demands when she was young, she had long been used to it.

Hearing Ye Shangyuan's words, she suddenly had a feeling that Ye Shangyuan was speaking out against the injustices he had suffered over the years.

Not just Mu Xue's, but also her own.

At that moment, Mu Xue felt as if someone had gently plucked a string in her heart, bringing waves of emotion to her heart.

She smiled gently and said to Ye Shangyuan, "Alright, why are you being so childish? What's the point of arguing with an old man? Aren't you afraid of losing your dignity?"

Ye Shangyuan nodded seriously and said, "Yes, I will listen to Mu Mu. This king should indeed respect the elderly and care for the young."

Their conversation only further provoked Mu Qinghe.

A deep sense of powerlessness suddenly welled up in Mu Sheng's heart.

Mu Sheng suddenly felt that Mu Xue and Ye Shangyuan were destined to be a couple, and that they should be welded together.

A pair of despicable bastards!

Although what the two people said was true, look at your own father, he was so angry that his face turned black and white, then white and blue, almost like a color palette.

These two people really don't treat themselves like human beings!

Mu Sheng pulled Mu Qing to sit on a chair a little further away before he spoke softly, "Father, you said you were alright, so why were you arguing with the Regent?"

Mu Qinghe was anxious and tried to stand up again, but Mu Sheng pressed her down again.

Mu Qinghe had no choice but to sit down in the chair. He said, "The Regent and I had agreed that Mu Xue would stay in Yu Nan City. It's my fault for not explaining things clearly to your older brother. He didn't know about my and the Regent's plan before he returned to Yu Nan City. By the time I got back, Mu Xue had already disappeared."

This was the first time Mu Sheng had heard Mu Qinghe mention this matter. He glanced at Mu Feng, who was lying on the bed with his upper body bare, and asked, "When Father and the Prince discussed this matter, did they not tell my elder brother?"

Mu Qinghe shook her head and said, "Before he even had a chance, your elder brother was instigated to return to Yu Nan City."

Mu Sheng then asked, "Does Father know who instigated this?"

Mu Qinghe snorted coldly and frowned, saying, "Who else do you think could it be besides the An family member in the Mu household?"

Mu Sheng disagreed, saying, "Aunt An isn't that narrow-minded. Doesn't she always value the long term? Doing something like this won't do her any good."

He glanced at Mu Qinghe's face, which had softened, and continued, "But Mu Jiaojiao is a different story. When I came back, I heard that Mu Jiaojiao had caused a lot of trouble for Mu Xue in order to marry the Prince of Jing."

Upon hearing this, Mu Qinghe turned to look at Mu Sheng. He asked, "How come I remember you brothers really liked Xiao Liu when you were little?"

Upon hearing Mu Qinghe's question, Mu Sheng was taken aback at first, then smiled helplessly and said, "What are you saying, Father? My older brother and I are so much older than Mu Jiaojiao, how could we possibly play together with her? Saying that we're nicer to her is just being polite and courteous, after all, she's still my younger sister."

Seeing Mu Qinghe's skepticism, Mu Sheng continued, "Besides, back when we were still at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, the old lady would come to our courtyard every day to keep an eye on things. If anything displeased her, she would make things difficult for my mother and sister. So at that time, my eldest brother and I could only be nicer to Mu Jiaojiao. As for the third and fourth brothers, they were close in age and could play together, so they were considered to have a good relationship. My eldest brother and I just took care of her a little. Later, I don't know how, rumors started circulating that we brothers didn't like our own sister but were very good to our half-sister."

Mu Qinghe slammed his fist on the table and said, "It must have been Old Madam An who spread the word. That vicious old woman just can't stand to see our branch of the family doing well!"

Hearing the noise, Mu Xue and Ye Shangyuan simultaneously turned around with displeasure. Their expressions were exactly the same.

"Shh," Mu Sheng quickly grabbed Mu Qing's hand that was slapping the table, put his index finger to his lips, and bowed and apologized to Mu Xue and Ye Shangyuan.

He whispered to Mu Qinghe, "Father, keep your voice down. Can't you see that Mu Xue is giving my older brother acupuncture? Your slamming of the table and shouting might scare Mu Xue. What if her hand shakes and she inserts the needle incorrectly?"

"I just got carried away." Mu Qinghe realized his mistake and readily admitted it.

Mu Qinghe cautiously peeked in the direction where Mu Xue was. He tugged at Mu Sheng's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "You've been following the Regent all this time. Have you figured out what's going on between him and Xiao Wu?"

"It's nothing special!" Mu Sheng's eyes darted around. He picked up his teacup, blocking Mu Qinghe's gaze, and said in a low voice, "I think, no matter what the reason was for Brother driving Xiaoxue away back then, she has now decided that our Mu family is no longer her home. Father, shouldn't you think of a way to bring her home?"

Mu Sheng suddenly remembered the matter of Granny Kang. He put down his teacup and said seriously, "And what I mentioned to you yesterday, Granny Kang was killed and Su Su is missing. This is a big blow to Mu Xue. I guess she will probably blame it on my elder brother. After all, if they had stayed safely in the Mu family, nothing would have happened."

“If she hadn’t been so willful, how could Granny Kang have been killed, and how could Su Su have disappeared?” Mu Qinghe said.

Mu Sheng shook his head with a wry smile, and said earnestly, "Father, don't you understand? It was my eldest brother who insisted on driving Mu Xue away. How could she possibly stay? Besides, given her status, how could her pride possibly make her bow her head?"

Mu Qinghe suddenly realized that Mu Xue was no longer just the fifth young lady of the Mu family; she was now the ancient physician whom all forces fawned over.

Thinking back to the previous times Mu Xue visited the Mu residence, he remembered how he had always treated her with utmost respect.

Mu Qinghe couldn't help but look at Mu Xue again. It turned out that Wanwan's daughter had grown so powerful without anyone noticing!

He sighed and said, "Perhaps we were all wrong back then."

When Mu Sheng heard Mu Qinghe's sigh, he remained silent for a moment, but soon he said, "Father, while there is still time, everything can still be salvaged. We cannot make the same mistake again this time."

“Yes, Wanwan said she wanted to protect her Xiao Wu, but all these years we’ve ignored her. Is that really protecting her?” Mu Qinghe said, frowning.

Mu Sheng didn't know how to comfort his father at this moment. He could only say, "Actually, we can use the Regent to let Xiao Xue'er know what happened back then. That way, her resentment might lessen. She should know about her elder brother's matter, so she probably won't blame him too much."

"I hope so." Mu Qinghe never imagined that one day he would have to worry about how to get his daughter's forgiveness.