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Chapter 3929 4.1529 With All Due Respect

Outsiders only know of the Talisman Aristocratic Family, a millennium-old lineage, certainly a very formidable family.

Outsiders all covet the talisman art in their hands, thinking of seizing it by force.

But they have no idea that the extent of the profoundness of the talisman art controlled by the little Crown Princess is simply vaster than their family's entire inheritance.

Qiao Mu looked up at the Old Master.

The Old Master coughed dryly. "Although that's true, most of us did quite well when the crisis arrived. We didn't lose the Mu family's face."

Qiao Mu simply hummed, noncommittal.

The Old Master felt awkward again, weakly looking at his granddaughter. "Of, of course, they still need continuous tempering. But, but Qiao Qiao, on the matter of the Heavenly Fortune organization, our Mu family's stance will definitely, definitely be consistent with yours."

"Right!"

"Right!" The Mu family brothers nodded and spoke one after another.

Mu Jingyuan looked at his little niece with a smile. "Qiao Qiao, over the years, the Mu family has indeed produced many who disappointed Ancestor Chaoyang, but in essence, we still have many excellent and aspiring young generations."

"Like your fifth sister, Rouqin, although she is frail and has shallow cultivation, she played a very good leading role during this sudden incident."

"Right, right, right, Rouqin's performance this time truly surprised me. Fourth Brother, you really have a good daughter," Mu Jinglao praised.

The fourth son, Mu Jingxiao's solemn face showed a faint smile. He shook his head and said, "Rouqin is also a member of the family; this is what she should do."

Everyone nodded frequently. The Qiu family sat there, looking as if they were a segregated family. Watching the brothers praise each other so harmoniously, the Qiu family's faces showed a hint of thinly veiled anger.

Mu Rouxian couldn't help but let out an angry snort. "In the end, in the passage, if it weren't for my second brother helping the elders to push up the stone door, who knows what situation we'd be in now!"

Madam Qiu swept a triumphant glance at Mu Jingxiao and the others. She didn't speak, but the smugness in her eyes was unmistakable.

Mu Erxue, mentioned by Mu Rouxian, raised his eyes quite calmly, looking indifferently at the Mu family elders.

Mu Jinglao's expression was rather awkward. He gave a forced laugh and said, "Erxue certainly has real talent and ability."

"However..." He paused, then suddenly said in a deep voice, "The day Heavenly Fortune broke in, the Second Branch was responsible for the entire Mu family's security."

Madam Qiu couldn't help but explode in anger. "Sixth Brother, what do you mean by that?"

"Are you implying that our Second Branch is colluding with the Heavenly Fortune organization??"

"Second Sister-in-law, I didn't say that. I just find it a bit strange," Mu Jinglao pouted.

Madam Qiu angrily shouted, "Saying that is like throwing a pile of dung on my Second Branch's head!"

She certainly couldn't admit to this. Otherwise, if the entire Second Branch were merely expelled from the Mu family, it would be a minor issue. But if such an accusation were leveled against them, the entire Second Branch could be annihilated.

Qiao Mu looked at the Second Branch Madam with suspicion, then coldly instructed Li Ye beside her, "Go bring out the Second Branch Master, and first examine his condition."

Madam Qiu couldn't help but be furious. "Crown Princess, what do you mean?"

Qiao Mu stared at her enraged eyes, and said coldly, word by word, "It means suspicion."

The conversation continues with Qiao Mu implicitly showing her power and influence over the Mu family. While the Mu family elders try to gain her favor by praising their family members, the Second Branch remains an outlier, their self-serving attitude evident. The tension escalates when Mu Jinglao brings up the Second Branch's responsibility for security during the Heavenly Fortune attack, leading to Madam Qiu's furious denial of any collusion. Qiao Mu then directly asserts her suspicion by ordering the examination of the Second Branch Master.