The palace servants standing by and serving were probably wondering if they had heard something they shouldn't have heard, seen something they shouldn't have seen, and whether they would be beheaded.

Eunuch Li would secretly glance at the emperor from time to time, and silently said in his heart: If it weren't for you asking the prince to tell the truth, he would not be guilty.

Why is it strange again now?

It is true that the mind of the Son of Heaven is unfathomable. Don't try to guess what the emperor is thinking, as you will be wrong if you try.

However, this time the emperor was unexpectedly not as suspicious as before. Instead, he stood up and walked towards Mu Yunchen and said, "The answer sheet you mentioned that could be ranked first was from the head of the new scholar in Fanyang, the son of the Ouyang family in your mansion."

Hearing this, Mu Yunchen quickly raised his hand and tried to explain: "Father, I don't know..."

Before he could finish his words, Mu Yunchen's hand was held down by the emperor - "I know."

The two men looked at each other. At that moment, Mu Yunchen did not see any suspicion or vigilance in the emperor's eyes. It was very similar to the look on his face when his father went to the study to check his homework when he was a child.

There was only satisfaction and pride in his son in his eyes.

Mu Yunchen hadn't seen such a look in a long time.

When did it start? Probably from the day he became the crown prince, he lost his loving father and was left with only the emperor and father.

Is it true love or a pretense? At this moment, Mu Yunchen was a little dazed.

When Eunuch Li saw the emperor holding the prince's hand and preparing to pull him up, he hurried forward to help Mu Yunchen up.

"I feel very relieved to have someone like Ouyang Xuan assisting you and advising you at all times."

"Father, you..."

Mu Yunchen wanted to say something else, but he saw the emperor waved at him and turned his back.

"Let's go back."

Helplessly, Mu Yunchen had to take his leave, but when he reached the door, the emperor called him back.

"Chen'er, father is getting old. When will you give him a little grandson?"

Mu Yunchen:……

Well, I just gave you that little guy Mu Zhiyu, and now I’m in a hurry to induce the birth.

When Mu Yunchen walked out of the imperial study, he vaguely heard a few coughs coming from inside...

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"what?"

After hearing what Lu Xiaoyu said, Mu Yunyu was almost choked by anger.

The people he prepared for Liu Shengyong were all taken away by Lu Xiaoyu, a pervert who had no influence...

This is simply like associating with pigs, which can do nothing but cause trouble.

"What did Liu Shengyong say about this?"

Lu Xiaoyu hesitated for a long time before he explained the whole story.

"Minister Liu's intention is to give those two women identities as decent girls and take them into his palace as concubines, and the matter will be over."

"However, even if this matter becomes a handle in his hand in the future, I am afraid I will not dare to disobey him more or less."

Mu Yunyu now feels a headache when looking at Lu Xiaoyu. He originally wanted to use this to control Liu Shengyong, but he didn't expect that he would give someone else a handle instead.

The more Mu Yunyu thought about it, the angrier he became, and he looked at Lu Xiaoyu as if he wanted to eat her.

Yu Er immediately stepped forward and bowed. He knew his master's big plan very well and must not lose the big picture for the sake of small gains.

"My Lord, this isn't all bad."

Mu Yunyu raised his head in confusion, waiting for Yu Er's next words.

Yu Er bowed and continued, "At least now Wu Qing is openly staying at Minister Liu's residence. They are in the open, and we are in the dark. If they want to find out some information in the future, it will be as easy as taking something out of a bag."

Sure enough, after listening to Yu Er's words, Mu Yunyu's mood improved a lot.

"Forget it, you go back first. The results of the Spring Examination will be announced in the next two days. You should go back and behave yourself, and don't cause any more trouble for me."

After saying that, Mu Yunyu waved his hand towards Lu Xiaoyu with disdain, as if Lu Xiaoyu would dirty his palace if he stayed here for a moment.

Mu Yunchen felt a little uneasy all the way back home. His father seemed to be particularly different today, especially when he heard two coughs when he left the imperial study.

Perhaps at a certain moment, the emperor was just a father with gray hair.

But being born in an imperial family, it is impossible for me to enjoy the happiness of having children and grandchildren around me like ordinary people.

"Dad, you're finally back. Mom and I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Mu Yunchen's originally worried brow instantly relaxed when he heard the voice of little Mu Zhiyu.

Mu Yunchen picked up Xiao Zhiyu, then looked up and saw Mu Peiyun slowly walking towards him.

"Why did you take so long? The fried fish I made for you is almost cold."

Her words were full of concern. Ever since she had taken the opposite path from her previous life and married Mu Yunchen, it seemed as if everything was going in the opposite direction.

Just like she didn’t marry Mu Yunchen in her previous life, Mu Yunchen never married, and Mu Peiyao didn’t die...

Indeed, Mu Peiyao did not die in the previous life, but Mu Peiyun died. To some extent, there was only one daughter left in the Mu family.

Mu Peiyun vaguely remembered that in the previous life, the reason why Mu Yunyu was able to successfully seize the throne was not only due to the power of the Prime Minister's Office, but also the suspicion of the emperor. So when he saw Mu Yunchen coming back with a sad face just now, Mu Peiyun actually wanted to ask if his father was suspicious of him again.

But after all, they are the royal family. Although she is the royal daughter-in-law, she cannot talk about her father casually.

Mu Yunchen hugged Mu Zhiyu with one hand and walked back with Mu Peiyun with the other hand, and replied: "Then we have to walk faster. If it gets cold and we can't eat it, it will be a waste of Qingning's excellent cooking skills."

The two looked at each other, smiled, and then walked inside.

Lu Xiaoyu really behaved himself for quite a few days until the results of the Spring Examination were announced three days later.

Maybe he was too confident, so when Mu Yunyu ordered someone to call Lu Xiaoyu to go and see the list, Lu Xiaoyu looked down and was reluctant to go, as if this was some important list that required him to go and see it in person, which simply lowered his own value.

"Go back and report to your prince that I am definitely at the top of the list. I answered all the questions on the paper well."

Yu Er felt disgusted with Lu Xiaoyu a thousand times in his heart, but he still flattered Lu Xiaoyu on the surface. After all, the result was not out yet, so he let him be arrogant for a while.

If he really is at the top of the list, Prince Yu's plan will naturally be of great benefit to him. Otherwise, the knife in his hand will not let him go easily.

When Lu Xiaoyu finally finished packing and arrived late, he saw from afar that the place where the list was posted was crowded with people.

There was a person who was surrounded by a crowd of people. Amid the noisy voices, one could vaguely hear some words like "the top scorer in the imperial examination will be taken home to be one's son-in-law." What's even worse, there were people who had no daughter and wanted to forcibly adopt someone as their godson.

Lu Xiaoyu and Yu Er looked at each other and were both shocked. Could it be that there was someone else who topped the list of the Spring Examination?

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