Mu Zongping held the jade pendant in both hands and knelt on the ground.
After hearing what he said, Yuan Hao's expression turned extremely ugly. He didn't expect that the matter would involve him.
That Liu Lanxin was useless, he told her a thousand times to keep the secret, but she still confessed to him.
Really damn.
Yuan Hao was already furious, but he couldn't really punish Mu Zongping for his crime. If he had concealed it and not repaid him, he would have had reason to punish him, but now that he had confessed the truth, he couldn't punish him severely.
He took a deep breath and said angrily: "Is this still happening? If I remember correctly, the Liu lady you married is the old lady's niece, right?"
Mu Zongping said: "Exactly, but when Liu married me, the old lady had already severed the aunt-nephew relationship with her.
I was deceived by the Liu family because I didn’t know people well. She married me with someone else’s evil seed. When I was caught having an affair, I even bit your majesty to protect myself. I am incompetent in running my family. Please forgive me.”
Yuan Hao's face kept twitching. He endured his anger and said in a calm voice: "You are indeed guilty, but you are also a victim in this matter. I will fine you a salary for half a year and shut yourself up to think about your mistakes. As for Mr. Liu, send him to Dali
Temple, just let the people from Dali Temple handle it."
"Thank you Lord for your grace."
Mu Zongping kowtowed.
Yuan Hao said again: "Your son colluded with the deposed prince. He is not immune to the death penalty. However, he will be the late Queen Mother's birthday in a few days. I don't want to increase the number of killings, so I will spare his life. However, the death penalty can be avoided and the death penalty cannot be avoided."
, I fined him fifty pieces of board as a warning to others."
Hearing this, Mu Zongping burst into tears and knocked his forehead heavily on the ground: "Thank you so much for your kindness, Your Majesty. I cannot thank you enough and will bow to Your Majesty until I die."
"good."
Yuan Hao responded. Since Mrs. Liu and the child in her belly were dead, he could only save Mu Xingze's life to appease Mu Zongping so that he could do things for him.
He frowned and asked again: "I heard that General Mu's wife is pregnant, is it true?"
Mu Zongping replied: "Yes, my eldest brother sent me a letter from home a few days ago, which indeed mentioned that my eldest sister-in-law is pregnant."
Yuan Hao nodded: "This is a good thing, but the frontier is bitterly cold. It will be inconvenient for General Mu to march and fight with his pregnant wife. I will order someone to pick up Mrs. Mu and bring her back to have the baby."
Mu Zongping's eyebrows moved and he lowered his head and said, "On behalf of my eldest brother, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
Yuan Hao waved his hand: "Step back."
Mu Zongping placed the jade pendant on the dragon table, then took a few steps back and turned to leave.
As soon as he left, Yuan Hao picked up the jade pendant on the table and threw it to the ground. The jade pendant immediately shattered on the ground.
The chess piece he had planned and arranged so hard was gone, and Xin Ruyi was still pregnant with Mu Rufeng's child.
If Mu Yun'an hadn't caused trouble at that time, he might have obtained Xin Ruyi, and maybe the child in Xin Ruyi's belly now is his.
But as of now, nothing is left.
No, he still has it!
Yuan Hao thought of his and Mu Xuechu's child Rui Geer. If the Mu family had no descendants, then he could let Rui Geer be adopted into the Mu family.
Therefore, Xin Ruyi must not return to the capital alive!