. The people who had just accused Zong Yu with him were now all gone, hiding behind others. He could only force himself to appear calm and look at Fang Jinxiu steadily."I told you so! Again!""You're a...Zong Pingchuan gritted his teeth, if he didn't tell Mu Shi what he had just confessed, all his efforts would be in vain.

If she were to be told, this Fang Jinshu might not believe him and ease up on her guard either.

Just as he was hesitating, Fang Jinshu laughed scornfully.

"It seems Lord Zong doesn't care as much about his mother-in-law and her family as he claimed."

The simplest of prods, yet Zong Pingchuan fell for it. His face flushed red and white as he blurted out.

"I'm here to get you out of here. I've found a safe place where you can lay low for a while."

He glared at Fang Jinshu, "Do you know how much trouble you've caused in the capital by attracting so much attention How many people have you blocked from making money"

"Yuan Buyu is going to attack you. Zongbai and Yulian are my biological children after all, how could I bear to see them die."

"So get your things together and follow me quickly."

Upon hearing that the prime minister intended to take action against their family, Mu clutched his daughter-in-law's sleeve tightly, fear gripping him.

"Jinxiu, this, this."

She felt it was all her fault. If she hadn't insisted on going to Beijing to confront Zongpingchuan, none of this would have happened.

This also implicated Jinshu and Xiaoyue.

Fang Jinshu patted her mother-in-law's hand to comfort her not to be afraid.

"Mother, give it to me, it's alright, don't be afraid."

Zong Pingchuan let out a dismissive scoff.

"Handing it over to you"

"Do you think that by associating with King Jing, you can solve everything with just your looks"

King Jing is certainly not the kind of man to be blinded by beauty, even after all these years since Lady Jing disappeared. Many beautiful women have appeared beside him, yet he has not spared them a glance.

After all, he's royalty. Do you really think he would go against Yuan Buyu for you

Even if King Jing were willing, he wouldn't have the capability.

"So, you still pack your things and come with me. For now, I'm the only one who can protect you."

Fang Jinxiu wore a look of disdain.

"Is that so How do we know this isn't a trap you set intentionally After all, it's been your one-sided words all along. You say Yuan Buyu is going to attack us, what evidence do you have"

"If we truly followed you, trapped in the cage you prepared, unable to see or hear anything, knowing only what you told us, wouldn't it be that you say whatever you want"

"In the end, we still owe you a huge debt of gratitude. This is also a chance for you to clear up past grievances with your mother-in-law and then reconcile."

Fāng Jǐnxiù touched her chin and paced back and forth, casually guessing.

"Next, we should acknowledge you as our father with gratitude. However, since your grand scheme is not yet complete, I ask my mother-in-law to continue feigning a severed relationship with you publicly."

"In reality, she became an unnamed concubine you raised outside."

"Oh no, you wouldn't even need to be cared for. After all, with the current profits of Jinshiu Mountain Villa being so objective, we have acknowledged you as your father, and we might even have to use some of the villa's earnings to help you solve some problems in the officialdom."

"Did I guess correctly, Master Zong"

Opposite him, Zong Pingchuan's face had gone through every color of the rainbow, but his eyes were frighteningly deep and dark.

Mu heard Fang Jinshi's words, and cold sweat had already seeped out from behind her back.

She would naturally rather believe her daughter-in-law's words than the notion that Zongpingchuan had faked his death decades ago.

And, Jinxiu was right about everything.

If their family truly was saved because of Zong Pingchuan's report this time, and they owed him a favor, with her personality, she definitely wouldn't be able to bring up those past matters again.

A reunion might be unlikely, but she shouldn't stop him from acknowledging Zong Bai and Yu Lian.

What a terrible scheming, what a terrifying plot!

If she hadn't had the luxurious life, she definitely wouldn't have thought of so many things.

"You, until now you still want to use us as fools!"

Mu was particularly angry, pointing at Zong Pingchuan, making his heart sink with fear.

Now that things have come to this, how could he possibly admit he was wrong Fang Jinshu said the truth, even if he had to bite the bullet and deny it.

"Yun He, isn't what she said just one-sided It's all just her speculation."

"Well, since you don't believe Yuan Buyu is going to attack you, feel free to stay here."

"Do you think I took such a huge risk to be here You believe that little girl's story, but not mine"less trash."The Ministry of Rites doesn't raise useless things.The guards' faces turned pale, their pleas for mercy becoming more urgent and frantic.But Yuan Xiang and his son remained unmoved, their...