Mu Rong thought it over and more or less understood her intentions.
"Your Highness, then I'll go make the arrangements."
Su Qiao waved her hand. "Go!"
*
After leaving the study, Mu Jin grabbed Mu Rong.
"Why is Your Highness entangled with Shang Shuheng?"
Mu Jin had never really understood it from beginning to end.
But she had one good trait: most of the time, she would not ask on the spot. She would only ask Mu Rong about it privately afterward.
Mu Rong gave her a brief explanation.
"Your Highness is amazing. This isn't just killing three birds with one arrow anymore."
Making Prince Ye jealous, driving a wedge between the Little Emperor and Prime Minister Shang, preventing Shang Shuheng from marrying the Little Emperor, and, at the same time, infuriating That One in the Palace to death.
What a brilliant plan.
Once she was no longer bewitched by That One in the Palace, her prince's wisdom and brilliance had indeed returned.
"I was worried that Your Highness would keep being bewitched by That One in the Palace. Even if she took the throne, he might still lead her around by the nose. Now I can finally relax."
"She won't. Her Highness is clever and wise. Even if she was temporarily bewitched because she still cherished their childhood bond, she wouldn't remain bewitched forever."
Mu Rong had always harbored a blind admiration and confidence in her prince.
"People's hearts are made of flesh. Even the deepest feelings will gradually be worn away by deception and exploitation."
"Besides, Your Highness is an exceptionally astute person. In the past, she simply didn't want to admit that the person she had once loved could actually be like this."
"Now That One in the Palace is truly doomed." Mu Jin began gloating.
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