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Although the eldest prince wore a smile, Xiao Mu keenly sensed the sharpness hidden beneath it. His eyes flickered slightly, and he subconsciously glanced at his daughter. After weighing his options for a moment, he ultimately remained silent.

"Does Your Highness have something important to discuss with my father today? If so, I will not disturb you any longer." Xiao Ran bowed gracefully, her tone respectful, but she had already quietly moved her feet, wanting to escape this suffocating atmosphere as soon as possible.

However, how could Rui Chen let her have her way? He raised the corners of his lips slightly, and said with a half-smile, "As the saying goes, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. But what's interesting is that when I came to this general's mansion, it was as if I had become that local snake, and everyone avoided me like the plague."

His tone was casual, as if it were just a casual remark, but those words were like ice chilling Xiao Mu to the bone, causing his back to gradually become soaked with cold sweat, and even his breathing became a little lighter.

"Your Highness is joking."

Xiao Ran paused, lowered her eyes slightly, and spoke in a respectful yet distant tone, her voice so soft that it seemed as if a gust of wind could dissipate it.

Rui Chen glanced at Xiao Ran lightly, without making things difficult for her, and simply said, "Alright, I've finished talking with your father. It's getting late, so let's call it a day. But next time we meet, I, your savior, must have a good chat with you."

He paused slightly, a faint smile playing on his lips, and continued, "Today is the Little New Year, so I wish Miss Xiao a happy Little New Year."

As soon as he finished speaking, a meaningful glint flashed in his eyes. He then turned and left, leaving behind only silence in the courtyard and Xiao Ran's slightly furrowed brows.

It's "Miss Xiao" again...

He addressed her that way when they first met, and now it has truly come true; she has become the legitimate eldest daughter of this general's mansion. A faint sense of irony rose in Xiao Ran's heart, as if something was stuck in her throat, making her slightly uncomfortable. However, that emotion vanished in an instant, and she quickly composed herself, raising her eyes to look at her father.

Xiao Mu stood to the side, his brows furrowed, his expression complex, as if he had something to say but hesitated to speak. Seeing this, Xiao Ran understood and asked softly, "Father, do you want to ask how I met the First Prince?"

"No... Father didn't mean to ask that, Father just..." A hint of worry flickered in Xiao Mu's eyes, yet he didn't know how to begin. Finally, he simply sighed deeply and whispered:

"Let's talk inside."

After entering the house, Xiao Mu cautiously glanced outside the door a few times to make sure no one was following him before carefully closing the door tightly. He turned around, his face more solemn than ever before, and said in a low voice, "Daughter, the First Prince... is not someone to be trusted!"

“Now that the Crown Prince is immoral, it is still unknown who will become the heir apparent. If the General’s Mansion takes sides now, it will not be as simple as your father speaking based on military merit.” Xiao Mu frowned, his tone urgent and low. “Ran’er, you should understand the principle of ‘when the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked.’”

After he finished speaking, his gaze was fixed on Xiao Ran, his face full of anxiety and worry. Xiao Ran was stunned by her father's expression and stood there for a moment, her mind churning with thoughts.

In their previous life, the General's Mansion did not take sides; they simply devoted themselves to protecting the country for the emperor, yet in the end, they still suffered a devastating calamity.

Because they forgot that there was another potential candidate for the position of crown prince.

That was—Prince Yan, Nangong Jin.