Chapter 174 - 173: Let’s Go, Enjoy the Good Life with Me!
Mu Xi is indeed a playboy Little Overlord, but precisely because of his illustrious birth, he knows all too well what lines must not be crossed, lest even his uniqueness becomes worthless, potentially dragging down his entire family with a single misstep.
Like the trap Yu Changkong laid out, claiming that all lands under the sky belonged to the Mu Family—if he, in a moment of folly, agreed with it, any cunning person reporting it upwards would make Duke Cheng’en Mansion seem intent on rebellion. And once it reached the Holy Emperor, the brother-in-law, wouldn’t there be a seed of doubt and a sliver of suspicion sown, even if they were believed?
Once the seed of doubt is planted, watered a little each day, it will sprout and take root, growing into a sapling or even a grand tree. By then, both Duke Cheng’en Mansion and Marquis Wei Guo Mansion would be in grave danger!
Mu Xi isn’t particularly smart, but he isn’t completely foolish either. Though aware of the danger, he wasn’t scared yet; after all, if one were to rebel, there would be a reason. His sister, the Queen, has only birthed a Princess so far and is now over forty. Whether she can have a legitimate son or not is uncertain.
Without a legitimate son, the Queen’s position is steadier than many of the concubines with children; the Holy Emperor wouldn’t be too wary or suspicious of her family wielding power.
So his current annoyance at Yu Changkong’s smug face was twofold because he was indeed better looking than him.
When it came to the Yu Family, Mu Xi had to restrain his pettiness after hearing the praises and wary respect Marquis Cheng’en and Marquis Wei showed for them.
"Seeing how handsome you are, young master here won’t fuss with you, Mr. Changkong. Please step aside; I’m not here to find you," Mu Xi huffed.
Yu Changkong felt displeased and his face grew cold, about to speak when Qin Liuxi patted his arm.