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Chapter 4069: Exquisite Acting

A profound silence enveloped the surroundings, broken only by Qiao Mu's faint, questioning voice.

There was no other sound.

Inexplicably, many Mu family disciples seemed to subtly lighten their breathing.

They could genuinely feel that the little Crown Princess's emotions were surging like a furious storm.

Though her face still appeared expressionless, the depths of her apricot-shaped eyes were already tinged with an overwhelming fury.

Mu Qingya raised her tear-filled eyes, seemingly looking at Qiao Mu with great surprise, feigning ignorance, glancing left and right, adopting an expression that said, "Are you talking to me?"

"Clap! Clap! Clap!" Qiao Mu clapped her small, expressionless face forcefully. "It seems I was too naive, not knowing that such exquisitely skilled actors could exist in this world."

"Even the most famous actors in the most renowned opera houses of Imperial Capital City possess less than one-ten-thousandth of Madam Mu's acting ability."

"The first time you ordered the purge of the Mu family, you didn't get the talisman fragments, and you were quite unwilling, weren't you?"

"It's only been a few days, and here comes another wave." Qiao Mu shook her small head, her gaze fixed on Mu Qingya with a faint expression. "Did you think that after Granny Wang swallowed poison and died, this Crown Princess would be helpless against her?"

With a flick of her small hand, a faint wisp of a remnant soul was playfully caught in her grasp, tossed back and forth casually. "Madam Mu, do you still recognize this person?"

A collective expression of doubt and apprehension spread among the Mu family disciples as they looked towards Mu Qingya.

What was going on?

From the Crown Princess's words, it sounded like this disaster that befell their Mu family was actually...

Ordered by Madam Mu to search the Mu family for the talisman fragments?

What kind of status did Madam Mu have?

Who could she possibly order?

The people who had invaded their Mu family's old residence were from the Heaven's Will cult!

Could Madam Mu possibly...?

Everyone's gaze involuntarily narrowed, including Old Master Mu Cang, all looking at Madam Mu with an incredulous expression.

Mu Qingya's face couldn't help but turn pale, her body swaying slightly. "Qiao Qiao, what do you mean by this? Do you think I, a woman with no power, could issue any commands?"

Everyone immediately snapped back to reality upon hearing this.

Yes, Madam Mu was just an ordinary person, wasn't she?

A common woman from a secluded mansion, who could she command in Heaven's Will?

What abilities could she possibly have to do these things?

It seemed highly unlikely!

Could the Crown Princess have misunderstood something? Or... had she gotten the wrong idea?

The little Crown Princess clapped again, shaking the remnant soul of Granny Wang she held in her hand. "This is your subordinate, Madam Mu."

"You wouldn't tell me you don't recognize her, would you?"

Mu Qingya looked at Qiao Mu with a pained expression, tears uncontrollably falling. "Qiao Qiao, please believe me, I grew up in the Mu family, born and raised in the Mu family, eating and living in the Mu family. The Mu family's kindness to me is as heavy as a mountain; I could never betray the Mu family."

Old Madam Mu nodded, also trying to persuade. "That's right, Qiao Qiao, what do you mean by this?"

"The eldest daughter-in-law is merely a frail woman from the inner quarters. What commands could she issue, and whom could she direct to do things?"

"Husband." Qiao Mu rolled her eyes, looking as if she couldn't be bothered to say more to them.

Mo Lian couldn't help but want to laugh. He stepped forward and took her small hand.