Chapter 329

Mu Jinyuan and Xie Jiayan exchanged a glance. Since the Empress had opened the floor, they knew they no longer needed to be overly reserved. Mu Jinyuan pondered for a moment. Although the Empress had invited her to request a reward, she knew she could not be so arrogant as to make an outlandish demand. "This subject's daughter dares not covet any grand rewards," Mu Jinyuan began cautiously. "My mother and I currently rely entirely on the shelter of my grandfather and grandmother; otherwise, we would be adrift in the world. As my grandfather is now advanced in years and my uncle is often away, I only hope that should the State Protector Estate ever commit an error, the Empress might show mercy and grant the estate a single chance for forgiveness."