"Back then..." Mu Yi lowered his gaze. "I refused."
"So what?" The Ninth Emperor turned to Mu Yi. "It was all there and done. There is no need to mention that again."
The Ninth Emperor did not tell Mu Yi that on the very same night, Old Lady Mu had brought people over to kidnap her, forcibly wanting to sell her as a concubine.
So she escaped.
That night, she finally understood that the Mu family, who said they wanted to help her, were ruthless.
To her, it was useless to talk about this now.
From then on, she had no more relationship with the Mu family.
"Little Nine! How could you bear to watch Qingya die?" Mu Yi said painfully. "I'm telling you this because I just want you to know that I never did anything to hurt you. I disagreed with my mother back then! Why can't you forgive Qingya this time for the kindness I once gave you while raising you back then?
