Mu Fengtang froze at the question for a moment before answering with a bitter smile, "Lord Chen, the clan has rules. I cannot reveal..."
"Fine, I understand." Chen Junwei waved a hand and asked with a smile, "Is your surname Su, Jiang... or Mu?"
As expected of a fellow member of the Aristocratic Families Alliance! Mu Fengtang cupped his hands and answered respectfully, "This junior is Mu Tang, from Tianfeng Commandery."
Chen Junwei paused, then laughed again. "I never expected that. I nearly punished a relative of Steward Mu..."
He knew that the Mu Family had a tradition of sending its descendants out to travel, though not every descendant had to go through it. In truth, he was not afraid of Steward Mu—the Mu Family would only make the Chen Family somewhat wary, far from fearful.
Nor was he afraid that punishing this man would make Steward Mu bear a grudge—he was merely an unimportant descendant. Even if he punished the Mu Family's legal heir, so what? As long as he had reason on his side, the Chen Family had nothing to fear.
But now, he had to say something. "I feel that you and Steward Mu... don't look very alike..."
See? I didn't recognize you as a Mu Family descendant, so you cannot blame me for being rude to you.
But Mu Fengtang knew his own worth—the other party had bluntly turned away even someone from Prince Qian's Residence.
They were merely giving him an out for the sake of that young servant woman.
So he cupped his hands again respectfully. "It was my fault. But the clan has rules, and I truly had no choice. Please forgive my offense."
"Fine." Chen Junwei waved a hand and looked at him with interest. "It had nothing to do with me