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Previously, when they were teaching Shen Tianba and the others a lesson, Qin Tiansei and the Shen Fei were obviously protecting Shen Tianba. Lu Jinfeng had always been present, and he was such a smart person.

Thus, Chen Mu Mu wasn't too surprised by Zhang Xuan's ability to guess at this matter.

"He did mean it."

They were all on the same boat, and they had a right to know about everyone's safety.

Lu Jinfeng stared at her for a good while, then asked: "You agree?"

"Can I disagree?" Chen Mu Mu asked.

Lu Jinfeng was silent.

They were people, and Qin Tianshui was of the imperial family. The disparity in their strength was too great, and they had no way to resist.

Qin Tianliang ordered or threatened to silence them. Other than compromising, they didn't do anything else.

This was the nobility of power. In front of power, people were like ants.

However …

"Qin Tiansei is here to discuss with you. I'm afraid that he's already fallen for your trap?"

Chen Mu met his gaze, and smiled: "That's right, he has something he needs to worry about, so he exchanged a condition for Shen Tianba's life."

"Oh?" Lu Jinfeng looked at her with a faint suspicion in his eyes, "What condition?"

"A blank condition." "In other words, he owes us a favor. As long as this favor is within his capabilities, no matter what he does, he will definitely help us."

Lu Jinfeng muttered to himself for a bit: "That's a good thing."

With Qin Tian Hai's identity, he could do anything without discussing with them. Even if he were to let Shen Tianba go, their group would probably be angry but not dare to say anything. But now, if they could get a promise from Qin Tianshui, they should be satisfied.

After all, the promise of a prince was extremely precious. It goes without saying how much help he had given them.

"However, Chen Mu Mu, you should have dealt with all of the worries, right?"

Chen Mu Mu nodded his head: "I have told him clearly, this kind of thing can only happen once, and he can only protect that surnamed Shen once. If there is a next time, no matter how we treat Shen Tianba, he has nothing to say."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "I guess that Qin Tianshui does not really want to save Shen Tianba. His goal was just to make his mother feel better."

Lu Jinfeng's eyes flashed as he muttered to himself, "So that's how it is."

Qin Tianshui's mother, Shen Fei, was surnamed Shen after all.

"Rest assured, I will convince the other people in the room."

Chen Mu Mu smiled. "You've worked hard."

"There is no need to be so courteous between you and me." Lu Jinfeng shook his head and walked towards his own room, "You should go back and sleep first.

"You too." Chen Mu spoke to his back.

Lu Jinfeng slightly paused in his steps, turned around and glanced at her. His lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, met her gaze, and then quickly withdrew himself. He opened the door and entered, and closed the door behind him.

Chen Mu Mu Mu was startled, Lu Jinfeng today seemed to be a little strange.

The Madam Li in the room had not completely fallen asleep yet, when he heard the door opening, he sat up and asked: "You're back?"

"Yes." Chen Mu replied.

"Then I'll go to sleep. It's been a long time since I've worked on so many things." Surprisingly, Madam Li did not ask any further.

Chen Mu Mu Mu's eyes flashed, he walked forward and took the initiative to brief Madam Li on his conversation with Qin Tianshui.

Madam Li did not seem to be surprised, he only said: "From the first time I saw the Shen Clan, I felt that her actions were extraordinary. Since she's Young Master Qin's mother, it wasn't wrong of you to give them face."

After saying that, the Madam Li looked deeply at Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu, "Actually, the identity of the Shen Shi and Young Master Qin shouldn't be simple, right?"

Chen Mu and Lu Jinfeng were both extremely stubborn people, and would definitely take it lying down after being tormented by Shen Tianba. However, since they both agreed to Qin Tianshui's request, then there was naturally a problem with Qin Tianshui's identity.

Sooner or later, the Madam Li would need to know. Seeing that she had her suspicions, Chen Mu Mu decided to no longer hide it, "Qin Tianshui is the current Li King, and Lady Shen is the Li King's mother, the Empress. That Qin Muxu should be a princess."

Originally, Qin Tianshui had belonged to the prince. However, at the end of the year, when the emperor died, the empress dowager helped him ascend to the throne. Thus, Qin Tianshui was now the emperor's brother.

"So their identities were actually this respectful? We were really blind to not recognize Mt. Tai previously. " Madam Li's tone was somewhat terrified and surprised.

Chen Mu Mu Mu raised his head and glanced at her before lowering his eyes.

Madam Li was surprised, but her eyes were calm and clear. She should have already guessed the identity of Qin Tianshui and her two sons.

This Madam Li was a little different from the honest woman she had imagined, especially since there had been a lot of changes recently.

The thoughts in Chen Mu Mu's mind flowed, but he didn't show it on his face.

After the Madam Li sighed, he saw that she was still in a daze, so he urged her, "Let's not talk about it anymore, let's just go to sleep first. So what if it's the Crown Prince's wife?

Hearing Madam Li's words, Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu's mouth twitched, and said: "Mother, you should just pretend that you don't know anything."

The Madam Li was puzzled, "Why do you have to pretend that you don't know? This is a great disrespect to the prince and his descendants.

"The ignorant are innocent." Chen Mu Mu Mu repeated her words, "It's not that we don't recognize Li King and the rest, it's just that Qin Tianli wanted us to pretend that we didn't know their identities, so that we wouldn't be able to reveal their identities."

Wouldn't it be better to be a good boy and bow down to others? Madam Li wanted to find trouble, she had not eaten her fill, and did not want to hang on.

"Why isn't it beautiful?" The Madam Li still didn't understand, "When we see the people from the royal family, we should have respected them."

"Because of the private visit, things must be hidden. If we jump out to expose them, we will be speaking in a good way with respect towards the royal family. If we speak in a bad way, we will bring trouble to them and even kill them."

"..." I see. " Chen Mu Mu Mu explained again and again, but Madam Li finally understood and promised, "I won't disturb Li King."

With Madam Li's words, Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu's heart calmed down a little.

After the Madam Li made up his mind, he no longer cared about her and fell asleep with his blanket covering his head.

Chen Mu Mu Mu was filled with suspicions, she turned out the light and lied down, but was unable to fall asleep, only when it was close to dawn did she slowly wake up. Chen Ergou had already knocked on the door and woke her up.

The Madam Li beside her was no longer there. She rubbed her sleepy eyes as she opened the door, a little angry: "Knock on the door early in the morning or something. I didn't sleep enough after making such a ruckus last night."

He didn't have enough sleep, so he got up and pissed her off.

Chen Ergou knew her temper, but he could do nothing about it: "There's nothing I can do, something happened."

Chen Mu Mu's expression remained impassive as though nothing had happened. "What happened?"

Chen Ergou stared at her expression, and said hesitantly: "Shen Tianba is gone, last night he was still safely tied up in the first floor's hall, and when he woke up on the second day, he had already disappeared." Seeing that Chen Mu Mu's expression didn't change, he paused before continuing, "The assassins that followed him are all dead."

"Silence him?" Chen Mu Mu Mu's expression finally changed as a cold glint flashed past his eyes.

So the treatment that Qin Tiansei had mentioned was to silence those people who had accompanied him?

To sacrifice so many people for Shen Tianba, he truly was a ruthless person.

"I don't know." Chen Ergou shook his head, some thoughts flitting past his eyes, "The officials have come, and brought all the dead with them. I don't know what Qin Tianshui told them, but the officials do not hold us responsible."

Of course they wouldn't be held accountable. After all, they didn't talk about the victims. They obviously didn't do anything.

However, since Qin Tiansei had said that they would do well, he naturally wouldn't drag them down with him. Right now, he couldn't wait for them to meet the people from the government.

Moreover, as the imperial brother, the government had to give him face no matter what.

Chen Mu Mu Mu pondered for a while, before replying, "The government didn't look for us to say anything, and just left?"

"Qin Tianli spoke up for us." Chen Ergou said.

It made sense. With an assassin rushing forward, it was easy for the prince to draw enmity with the commoners. It went without saying. Although Shen Tianba's group of people were here for them, Qin Tiansei said that he was here for them.

Chen Mu Mu's eyes flickered as he replied, "We'll ignore them and pretend that we don't know anything."

"This is going too far." Chen Ergou still felt that it was unfair.

"It's just the law of the jungle, how can there be absolute fairness in this world? If one day you also stand at the top of the food chain, you too will do the same." Chen Mu Mu yawned, "Don't be so conflicted. We've already agreed to his conditions, so we have to keep our promises and act as though nothing happened."

"What if that Shen guy comes to kill us again?"

"He wouldn't dare." The corners of Chen Mu's lips curled up as an ice-cold glint of light could be seen in his eyes. "If he really comes, I'm not afraid."

If that happened again, she would definitely not show mercy. If she died, no matter who begged for mercy, it would be useless.

Chen Ergou nodded his head: "I'm not afraid either."

At most, they would just have to give it their all. After all, they couldn't be passive at all times.

While he was speaking, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from his stomach, causing Chen Mu Mu to look over in surprise.

Chen Ergou held his stomach with one hand and blushed. "You drank a bowl of porridge this morning, so it's possible that you haven't finished cleaning up last night …"

Before he could finish his words, his expression drastically changed as he looked at Chen Mu Mu Mu. "I'll go to the toilet. I'll talk to you when I get back."

Before Chen Mu Mu Mu could reply, he had already pulled up his legs and ran off, as though there was something behind him chasing after him.

Chen Mu Mu's eyes flickered, "Just now, that voice..." Seems like it's not just about the stomach. He should be suffering today. "

If she didn't guess wrongly, she seemed to have taken some medicine to aid her excretion?

Chen Mu Mu Mu didn't think much on it and stretched and went back to his room to clean himself. Madam Li Xu Yu pushed open the door and brought out a bowl of rice porridge and a stack of pickles, saying, "I saw you sleep soundly just now, so I didn't wake you up. Xiao Feng and I have already eaten together with you, this is yours."

Other than his cowardly nature which occasionally dragged them down, Madam Li was actually a good person.

Chen Mu Mu Mu stared pensively at the bowl of congee on the table, and the corners of his mouth curled into a slight smile of unknown meaning.