Mu Chenyan knew a thing or two about the topic of their discussion.
Back when she used to mingle around in the Yuan Family, she picked up on the surging undercurrent underneath the calm surface of the Yuan Family.
In the early years, Yuan Xuan was still young. Add this to his many years studying abroad, and there were very little opportunities for the pair to meet, so their conflicts were not that apparent.
However, after Yuan Xuan returned home, he boldly built his own enterprise. Only then did Yuan Tangzhong realize that this nephew of his was now ready to take on the world.
The main problem with this was that Yuan Tangzhong himself was psychologically unstable!
He might have held an impressive position in society, but until then, he had more or less rode on his deceased brother's coattails. Without Yuan Tangbai's legacy in the military, his journey in politics would not have gone so smoothly.