For Mu Qingwu to say something like this, there was no doubt that this father and son pair knew about the betrayal of the Imperial Army.
Even though he didn't know the truth, Long Tianmo was even angrier. He slammed his fist on the table, "You! Good! Very good! "
He and Mu Qingwu had done so much and had gained his father's trust in the beginning. However, after his father summoned the Mu family to ask about the betrayal of the Imperial Army, everything began to change.
If it wasn't for the betrayal of the Imperial Army arousing his father's suspicion, things would not have developed to this point.
If it was before, based on his father's trust in the Mu family, he wouldn't have stripped them of their military power so quickly just because of the gunpowder explosion in the armory.
At least his father would still consider and hesitate. They could still fight for the time his father had to consider and hesitate.
But now, the entire court was laughing at the Eastern Palace!
Who didn't know that the emperor suppressing the Mu family was questioning the Eastern Palace?
Seeing that General Mu still didn't speak, Long Tianmo's face twisted in anger. He was about to flick his sleeves and leave when General Mu suddenly spoke up, "Your Highness, please calm your anger. This general has his own difficulties."
"Speak!" Long Tianmo forcefully suppressed his temper.
But as soon as Great General Mu uttered a name, Long Tianmo smashed the most precious gold-threaded cedar wood tea table in the general's estate with his fist.
This name was without a doubt … … Mu Liuyue!
Even though he was facing Mu Liuyue's father and brother, Long Tianmo couldn't help but draw his sword. "This prince will kill her!"
Mu Qingwu quickly stopped him. Actually, when he found out who the traitor of the Imperial Army was, he knew what was going on. That was why he didn't hesitate to kill him. As for the two captains in the Imperial Prison, they only obeyed and knew nothing, so they couldn't get anything out of them.
"Let go!" Long Tianmo's face sunk.
General Mu kneeled in front of him, "Your Highness, please calm your anger! My unfilial daughter has done such a ridiculous and muddle-headed thing. This general really has no face to face you. "
Long Tianmo snorted coldly. "You've kept it a secret until now. Do you still have any shame?"
Mu Qingwu sighed deeply and knelt down as well. "Your Highness, my sister deserves to die ten thousand deaths, but she is the crown prince's wife!"
Upon hearing this, Long Tianmo calmed down.
Crown Princess … How could he forget that Mu Liuyue had such a title?
The crown prince consort … his woman, the mistress of the Eastern Palace!
Mu Liuyue had committed a crime with such an identity, so it was destined that this matter had to be kept a secret. Otherwise, not only would the Mu family suffer, but even the Eastern Palace would suffer!
Imperial Father was already so suspicious. If she exposed Mu Liuyue, it would undoubtedly give Imperial Father the opportunity to suppress him.
"Your Highness, please don't lower yourself to Liuyue's level for the time being. When this matter is over, I will definitely teach her a lesson."
"Your Highness, the best thing to do now is to quickly find those crossbowmen. Otherwise, His Majesty will definitely pursue this matter."
The Mu family's father and son both earnestly advised. Mu Qingwu wholeheartedly protected the overall situation, and General Mu also had some selfish motives. He was reluctant to part with his daughter.
Long Tianmo fell to the side, his heart extremely uncomfortable. The thing he regretted the most in his life, but also the thing he couldn't regret the most, was marrying Mu Liuyue.
Of course, when he married Mu Liuyue, it was for the Mu family. Now that things had reached this point, it was time to let the Mu family play its true role.
After a long silence, Long Tianmo lowered his voice. "The two of you, rather than trembling in fear and being trampled on by others, why don't you …"
He didn't continue speaking, but made a motion of drawing his sword. Without a doubt, this was an attempt to rebel.
Mu Qingwu was shocked, but General Mu wasn't surprised. He had long guessed that this day would come, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.
Neither father nor son said a word.
Long Tianmo lowered his voice even further. "If we don't do it now, when will we? Once Imperial Father takes away all of your military power, it'll be too late for regrets. "
Unfortunately, the Mu family's father and son still remained silent. General Mu usually looked crude, impulsive, and had a bad temper, but he was still very cautious when it came to such important matters.
The Mu family had been through two generations of Tianning's monarchs. They had been able to maintain a neutral stance in the past, win Emperor Tianhui's deep trust, and control such a large military power. This was enough to prove that General Mu wasn't simple.
As for Mu Qingwu, his heart wasn't so complicated. He didn't want to be loyal to anyone but Tianning and the common people. Once there was internal strife, the ones who would suffer the most would be the innocent people.
Long Tianmo was well aware of the Mu family's attitudes.
He remained silent, but he didn't stay silent to the end. Soon enough, he left behind a few words and strode away.
He said, "Fine! Count it as this crown prince's loss this time. I'll put this debt on Mu Liuyue's head! "
Long Tianmo hadn't even left the courtyard when General Mu chased after him. "Your Highness Crown Prince! Your Highness Crown Prince, please wait! "
Mu Qingwu followed behind him, watching his father's once tall and sturdy figure become so haggard and old. A trace of sorrow rose in his heart.
He also felt that Mu Liuyue deserved to die for this matter. Unfortunately, he knew that his father wouldn't just sit by and watch.
Liuyue looked too much like his late mother. Moreover, no matter how much parents spoiled their children, it was still within reason. After all, they were blood relatives. Many times, Mu Qingwu would rather be born in a heartless and cold-blooded imperial family. That place didn't have the shackles of kinship.
As soon as General Mu chased after him, Long Tianmo knew he had a chance. He couldn't marry Mu Liuyue for nothing.
As expected, General Mu murmured, "Your Highness Crown Prince, this soldier will remember this matter in my heart. But the current imperial guard …"
Before he could finish, Long Tianmo laughed coldly. "Many of the imperial guards were promoted by your Mu family troops. Moreover, aren't the cannoneers in the Ministry of War's hands?"
The wisest thing Emperor Tianhui had done in his life was to seize the chance to take back the cannoneers from General Mu's estate. This was something he'd wanted to do for a long time.
But the stupidest thing he'd done was to hand over the cannoneers and gunpowder stores to the Minister of War.
After all, the Minister of War had long been Long Tianmo's man!
When Chu Qingge had received a squad of archers as her dowry, it was the Minister of War who'd suggested leaving them at the borders under the command of the cavalry general Great General Ning.
After the Minister of War's suggestion, the crown prince wanted to follow suit, but it was General Mu who told him to avoid suspicion.
General Mu nodded helplessly, but he still couldn't make up his mind. "This is a serious matter, and it's come so suddenly. I ask that Your Highness give this soldier some time to think it over."
Long Tianmo nodded. "Fine! This crown prince will give you time, but … you should make your preparations by now. "
Everything had happened too suddenly. He never expected his imperial father to be so suspicious, but since his father would rather believe an outsider like Chu Qingge than him, then he shouldn't blame him for abandoning their father-son relationship!
When the emperor had used his life to deal with the Duke of Qin and Qin Wangfei, he'd forgotten about his imperial father in his heart!
Just like that, the Eastern Palace and General Mu's estate began to make their preparations.
The heavy responsibility of hunting down the archers fell to the new commander of the imperial guards, Meng Zhan. This man was loyal and devoted to Emperor Tianhui, and was known to be strict with his new post. He started a new round of manhunts that left everyone on edge.
Emperor Tianhui doted on Chu Qingge again. He was already prepared for this, so after a round of pillow talk from Chu Qingge, he finally gave the imperial guards a special order to search the residences of the various members of the imperial clan. After all, the imperial guards were limited in their search of the various residences before this.
Once the news spread, all of the upper-class nobles were thrown into an uproar.
Meanwhile, the Duke of Qin's estate was the quietest. Wangfei wasn't at home, while His Highness Duke of Qin was in closed door cultivation. Su Xiaoyu had returned because Pill Fiend Pharmacy had stopped working. She spent all day with Zhao mama, the two of them looking at each other in silence.
As for the Han Estate, Han Yunxi hadn't said a word for days. To outsiders, it looked like she was hiding in her rooms to sleep, but in reality, she'd locked herself up in the large space of the detox system.
Back in the black market, she'd mixed Perplexing Butterfly Illusion and Beauty's Tears into the poison pond before leaving them in the detox system.
She was supposed to hide in there for some peace and quiet, but discovered that the three poisons seemed to be reacting with each other. Although she wasn't sure what was going on, she could sense that the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion's corrosive properties were weakening.
Of course, there were plenty of other things she could do in the detox system, such as manually organizing the massive storehouse of medicinal ingredients.
In the past, she'd make herself busy whenever she was in a bad mood. She'd be very busy, but the busier she was, the better she felt. That was why she couldn't care less about her moods.
But dammit, why did she keep making mistakes this time? She'd actually messed up the orderly storehouse until it was a complete mess. In the end, she had no choice but to waste her brain power to have the system tidy things up.
After that, she'd start messing around again … mhm, messing things up.
If Long Fei Ye found out one day that she was hiding in the Han Estate, what would his reaction be?
Today, Long Fei Ye emerged from his closed door cultivation, half of his injuries healed.
As soon as he emerged, Chu Tianyin came with news. "Your Highness, as you expected, the Chu Clan has made their move."
"Are you done packing?" Long Feiye asked mildly.
"Everything's been packed, just …" Chu Tianyin didn't dare to continue. Without a doubt, everything under His Highness's name had been taken care of except for one woman.
It wasn't clear whether Long Fei Ye knew what he meant, but he only said Coldly, "You should make preparations as well. Your lordship will leave the city tonight."
Alright, Chu Tianyin could only pretend he hadn't said a word.
That night, something big happened at the general's estate. The commander of the imperial guards led a group of men to personally search the estate and found dozens of crossbow archers hiding in an abandoned latrine in the rear courtyard. Of course, the archers had fled, but Meng Zhan had personally shot two of them.
News of this sent the entire city into an uproar!
Meng Zhan sent men to chase after the archers while surrounding General Mu's estate. Emperor Tianhui was furious. That very night, he issued orders to strip the Mu father and son of their authority as generals, take back all command tokens, and imprison them in the justice courts to await trial.
But just as the Mu father and son were being escorted to the imperial prisons, three cannon blasts came from outside the city. The cannoneers had rebelled first!
For a moment, the entire capital city was thrown into chaos. The Mu father and son had no choice but to join forces with the old imperial guards and officially raise their troops on their way to the imperial prisons.
When there was a mutiny in the capital, attacking the imperial palace was their first priority!
Emperor Tianhui spat out a mouthful of blood in his imperial study. Fortunately, more than half of the imperial guards were on hand to hold back the enemy.
Chu Qingge never expected things to get so serious, while the hidden Chu Tianyin was even more surprised. Everything had gone according to plan, but Long Tianmo's move had ruined all of his efforts!
Everyone fled in the chaos of the night, but the Han Estate had long been deserted …
Where was everyone?
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