"Don't start to flatter me just yet. Because of you, my son has been entangled in this Jingdu scandal. He is going to be involved in trouble, not only because of his having dual roles to uphold, but also because of your endless commotions. He doesn't need to be facing all this drama, but now you have forced him to. If any bad things happen to him in the future, should I hold you accountable?"
Now that this turmoil has erupted, it will only intensify further down the road. It was impossible to put the brakes on now.
As the head of the Mu clan and the Young Commander of the military, there was no way that Mu Feichi wouldn't be implicated in this mess.
If he hadn't needed to consider all his responsibilities over all these years, he would have dealt with the Han family a long time ago. If he could have had his way, he certainly would not have waited all this while.