In the imperial study of Tianchen Palace, Lead eunuch Liu Xi stood outside the door, wearing the uniform of an ordinary eunuch. However, the three gold stripes on the edge of his sleeves showed that he was the lead eunuch of Tianchen Palace. Liu Xi only had one master in the palace and that was the current emperor, Emperor Zongwen.
Of course, most of the people in the palace were all polite. They would always bow respectfully when they saw Emperor Zongwen's personal eunuch and greet him. Even the Empress would ask after the Emperor respectfully when she saw him. As such, Eunuch Liu Xi was also another word for power in the palace.
Of course, this did not apply to King Xuan!
It was almost time for dinner but King Xuan was still not done. He was still talking in the imperial study and it seemed that the matter would not cease if Emperor Zongwen did not agree. Liu Xi did not dare to slip away while the two were speaking, so he stood outside the
"Elder Sister He Xia, are you feeling better?" Mo Xuetong held her hand and took her pulse. "I am fine, Miss. I need to see Madam immediately. I have something to tell her." He Xia said firmly. Then, she sighed heavily and slowly calmed down. "Elder Sister He Xia, Mother has already passed away." Mo Xuetong said slowly, rubbing He Xia's icy cold hands as she looked at her. Her mother had already been dead for two years. He Xia had never returned to the manor but had drifted about outside. Why was this so? "Madam is gone?" He Xia was stunned. It was as if she could not understand what Mo Xuetong had said. She held Mo Xuetong's hand and asked her the same question repeatedly. "My mother passed away two years ago. She passed away shortly after you left." Mo Xuetong's eyes filled with sadness. She could almost see her mother's smile when she looked at her mother's ex-maid. She bit her lips softly as tears filled her eyes.
Mo Xiu left from the back door late in the afternoon. Everyone in the manor knew that First Miss was feeling poorly these days and needed medicine from time to time. The physician prescribed a medicine that was out of stock in the medicine halls. The shopkeepers only said that the medicine was arriving but they did not know when. As such, Mo Xiu would go to the shops every day to ask about it. Mo Xiu arrived at Renan Hall and spoke with the shopkeeper before going to the back. Most of the medicine was placed at the back. There were small rooms there where different medicines were stored. The shopkeeper lifted the curtains of one of the rooms and invited Mo Xiu in politely. There was a woman seated inside who turned around when she heard their voices. "Mo Xiu, why did you only come now?" She looked rather anxious and she frowned unhappily when she saw Mo Xiu. "Miss made Old Sir unhappy recently and everyone is making things diff
The Duke Zhenguo's manor carriage traveled along the streets. Sima Lingyun, who was seated in it, looked awful. He thought about how he had been looked down upon in the Mingan Duke's manor and how he had been teased. His handsome face twisted slightly and he clutched at the soft seat cushion beside him. He clamped down viciously on the roar in his heart. One day, he would show those people that he was not that useless. The horse carriage seemed to have hit something and stopped suddenly. "What's the matter?" Sima Lingyun asked coldly. He forced down the urge to pick up a teacup and throw it outside. "Your Excellency, the horse carriage hit a girl." The driver answered respectfully. Hit someone? Sima Lingyun frowned and released his hold on the teacup. He lifted the door curtains and walked out. Duke Zhenguo's manor was the subject of gossip recently. How dare he create any trouble? "Miss, Miss, how are you? Is eve
He Xia was sent away early in the morning. Mo Yu led her out from the back door because they were afraid someone would see her. Mo Xuetong woke up, did her ablutions and went to greet the Old Madam. Mo Xuetong stood in the cold for an hour before the Old Madam got up. The Old Madam sat on the heated stove-bed and grew tired after they exchanged a few words. She then chased Mo Xuetong out. "Miss, put on more clothes when you come to do your greetings. The winter wind is really cold and you might fall ill." Mo Ye glared at the Old Madam's courtyard. The female servants told them to wait where the wind was coming in. Mo Xuetong was so cold her face and lips were pale after standing in the cold wind for an hour. Her hands and feet were icy cold. The handwarmer had long turned cold. Mo Xuetong had always been poorly. She had only stayed in the warm room for a while before being chased out and could only walk with the help of Mo Ye.
"That slut Mo Xuetong is so smart. She didn't even leave us any cracks. I haven't even spoken to the eunuch from the Empress' palace before she came and she even makes Father give me a scolding." Mo Xueqiong entered huffily and sat on a chair. She picked up the tea Mo Xiu poured for her and took a sip. "Father only cares about her. You'd better be more careful. So what if you send word to the Empress? Father will still only dote on her. Don't do something like that in the future. Your situation will get worse if Father finds out." Mo Xuemin looked up. She put down the embroidery she was doing and comforted Mo Xueqiong with a smile. However, Mo Xueqiong felt that Mo Xuemin's smile was as if she was mocking her and she grew angry. She stood up furiously and pointed in the direction of Qingwei Garden. She said, "It can't just end like that. She messed up my marriage and made Father plan to send me to the old manor in Cloud City. She's ruling th
"Your mother said that the Princess Royal is nobility while she is the eldest legitimate daughter of the Fu General Manor. Their close relationship would only draw attention. That's why your mother remained low-key and never mentioned this to anyone else since we moved to Cloud City." Mo Huawen frowned and a bitter smile appeared on the corners of his lips. He still remembered the loneliness on her beautiful face when she explained this to him. All his confusion had turned into gentleness. And ever since then, she had not mentioned it at all. However, he knew that she jolted awake from her nightmares in his arms, and there were many times she called out the Princess' name, "Elder Sister Mingzhu." She had called the Princess by her name. His wife was that close to the Princess Royal! They were not just regular friends. But now, he could not tell his suspicions to Tong'er. There were some things that Luo Xia had not said, and she must have had
Yu Feng arrived early the next morning, and Mo Huawen received him in the living hall. Mo Huawen looked up, only to find an old eunuch sitting beside Yu Feng, thus, he smilingly greeted them by asking, "I'm wondering which palace you come from." The old eunuch slightly raised his head and glanced at Mo Huawen, answering, "Consort Yu of Caiwei Palace sent me to see her long lost older sister. Will you do me that favor?" "As expected, Consort Yu sent him." Mo Huawen coldly smiled. Since taking office, he had been smooth in handling all kinds of affairs, therefore, he immediately saved the guest's seat for the old eunuch and seated himself in the place of the host. Yu Feng directly cut to the chase, ignored the manners, and rudely put his teacup on the table. "Sir Mo, you haven't elaborated on the thing about my younger sister yet. My sister has always been nice, and how could she be so cruel to hurt her baby? A woman relies heavily on her chil
Mo Huawen had been sitting coldly by the side as if he had been an outsider. At this time, he looked up with a blank face. He knew Yu Feng was suppressing him with Consort Yu's power, however, he had to kowtow to that power because he wasn't a royal officer. Consort Yu was a consort in the palace, and now, she considered Auntie Fang from her parents' home. If something bad really happened to Auntie Fang, Consort Yu would definitely demand an explanation. Mo Huawen didn't believe Auntie Fang's words in the least. He was on the scene that day and saw how Auntie Fang pretended to be drunk, how she defended herself, and how she pushed the blame onto a maidservant. She did those without the slightest hesitation. This time, she brought this up because she estimated that he couldn't possibly shun from the incident. Hence, right now, he hated Auntie Fang very much. Yu Feng, too, stepped forward and sincerely stared at Mo Huawen. "Sir Mo, anyway, since such a thin