Mu Jinyuan nodded, acknowledging the silence.
Xiao Shuning shook her head, finding it all ridiculous. Her surprise was not feigned; she genuinely had not expected Mu Yunyuan to be so reckless. Cheating in the imperial examinations was, without a doubt, sending the entire Mu family to the executioner’s block.
"How could this be... how?" the Old Madame muttered, repeating herself.
"Yunyuan would never do such a thing. He has been framed. And the Master would never embezzle funds—it’s impossible..." Wan Niang tried to soothe her.
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