Mo Xueyan did not expect that joining this palace feast was one of the most correct decisions that she made.
She had successfully gotten married!
Even though she was married to You Yuecheng's brother and not His Excellency Ming General, he was still married into Mingguo Manor. Furthermore, she was married to a reputable aristocrat, someone she had never imagined herself marrying in the past. The only concern was that he was the son of a concubine.
However, that would not be the problem since she could enjoy all the riches in the world after she gets married into Mingguo Manor.
She felt herself being strangled by Ming General You Zi and felt herself falling into the lake and being saved by You Yuelin. In front of the crowd, You Yuelin saved her from the lake, hugging her tightly. As if she was dreaming, the Empress opened her mouth and spoke. Even though she did not directly order the marriage, she allowed the two to exchange to
"Daddy, Third Sister had been sending letters to someone, but yet she refuses to admit it. I showed you the letter just now, but she blames me instead!" Hearing Mo Huawen's voice coming from the doorstep, tears wailed up in Mo Xueqiong's eyes immediately. As if she had been wronged, she pointed at Mo Xuetong with teary eyes. "Third Sister scolded me for merely wanting to know who the man is." She decided to frame Mo Xuetong completely. "Fourth Sister, I wanted to ask you about the man, but you asked me instead. Didn't you receive the letter?" Mo Xuetong retorted coldly. Mo Xueqiong was a fool in daring to receive such a random letter so carelessly from the dangerous palace. If she was not careful, she could easily make trouble that results in her execution. Thus, Mo Xuetong did not want to linger further in this pointless argument with Mo Xueqiong. Hence, she turned and looked at Mo Huawen, asking. "Father, what is the letter about?"
Had she already engaged? Mo Xuetong froze on the spot. Whether in her previous life or this life, she had never thought that she would be someone that would set a marriage beforehand. If her marriage had already been set, then who was the other person? Why did he set her for marriage and yet not make a single move? In her previous life, her father forbidden her to marry into the Duke's manor, but because she was so determined to do it anyway, she let the cat out of the bag eventually. If she had a marriage set up for her, her father would use it to stop her from marrying Sima Lingyun. In that case, her father did not mention it, which meant that he did not know anything about it! But how could something like this happen? What was happening? Her mother promised her marriage to someone else, yet she did not inform her father! She had never thought that such a thing could happen. If it was real, then why did her mother have to do
"Tong'er, what's the matter?" Feng Yuran held her to his chest and asked urgently. He patted her back lightly. Mo Xuetong gradually came back to her senses as she heard the man's thick and gentle voice. She did not have the strength to push him away and grabbed his shirt instead. She did not know what she wanted at this moment and did not think to reject him either. She did not ask Feng Yuran why he was so daring as to come into her room in the middle of the day. She did not want to know anything, and neither did she want to ask any questions. She only knew that her heart hurt severely. There was a burning fire that tore through her heart. How could it be! How could it be! How could it be! "Tong'er, don't be afraid. I am here. Father has agreed to decree our marriage." Perhaps Feng Yuran could sense Mo Xuetong shaking fearfully in his embrace. He hugged her even closer to himself, his heart aching for her. He could sense that t
The edict from the palace came in the late afternoon. The little eunuch who delivered it first went to see Mo Huawen and then brought Mo Xuetong to the palace. It was rather awkward for Mo Xuetong because she had injured her leg. Fortunately, it was not obvious with the help of Mo Lan even though she was a little slow. A horse carriage was already waiting outside. Mo Xuetong boarded the horse carriage and went to the palace with Mo Lan. They entered through the main gates of the palace and went onto a palanquin that was set up for them especially. A eunuch holding a box approached them. This must have been the will of the consorts who were appointed at the banquet today, along with King Yan and King Chu's consorts. Palace maids followed along with nimble steps and the neat procession moved outwards. There were also some women who were destined to stay in the palace forever. When they arrived outside of Tianchen Palace, Mo Xueto
Fifth Princess did not know that she had almost died just now. "Greetings to Mother from Tong'er." Seeing that Princess Royal had arrived, Mo Xuetong moved forth to pay her respects. "What took Tong'er so long? I waited for quite a while already. Come, let me examine your foot." Princess Royale moved her glance from the beautiful face of Mo Xuetong to Bai Yihao. She squinted her eyes as a simmer of light flashed across her eyes, so fast that Mo Xuetong could not even tell the emotion they concealed. "Aunty, it's rare for me to meet Anping. Perhaps we can visit your palace? I heard that your plum wine is ready for consumption. Is it possible to gift one cup to Xueyu?" Fifth Princess blinked repeatedly with a pleading smile, completely different from her malicious expression just now. She had transformed into a naive and cute girl again. If Mo Xuetong did not see what had just happened, she would have been completely fooled by Fi
Even though she did not know what Bai Yihao was asking about, Mo Xuetong could not be too careful. She would not have so many unnecessary thoughts if she did not know about her mother's background. But now... she could not control herself. "That's right, many scholars were left out of the palace, a great loss to the imperial court. Do you wish to see some true scholars out of the court in the Qin Kingdom, Your Highness? True scholars always longed for freedom and you could be considered to be one of them. It will be a real pity if you do not join us." Bai Yihao smiled. "Just like the piece that the Empress Dowager praised." Bai Yihao seemed to be inviting her to participate in the Qin gathering, even threatening her. Involuntarily, Mo Xuetong lifted up the jade bowl beside her and sipped at the wine. Together with the warmth brought by the wine, her eyes became cold and unforgiving. "Thank you for your invitation, Sir Bai. My foot is injured
Within the Empress' Tianfeng Palace. The Empress sat high up with a cold and ugly expression. Beside her, Fifth Princess sat quietly, watching the servants walk in and out of the hall with pails of bloody water. Her face turned pale. Mo Xuetong sat below, squeezing Mo Lan's hand tight as she was a bit nervous. Her eyes turned misty and watery, making her look worried and helpless. Her fingers hooked on Mo Lan's hand as her knuckles were white from using force. However, from the corner of her eyes hid a slight tinge of coldness. "How is Beauty Liu?" Seeing that a servant had rushed in, the Empress asked. "I'm afraid that Beauty Liu's face..." The servant hesitated to choose her words but her meaning was clear. The Empress could not sit and wait anymore as Beauty Liu was a new concubine of the Emperor. She had to answer to the Emperor for damaging the face of his new lover. Standing up, she led the gro
Both the words of Beauty Liu and the actions of the Fifth Princess made all understood the truth of the matter, as none of the bystanders were fools. If anything was amiss, that would be the mistake in the execution by Beauty Liu. However, she shouldered all the responsibility herself. "Your Highness, do you have any other matter that requires Anping here? If not, I need to speak to her." Princess Royal spoke solemnly as she looked at Fifth Princess with a disapproving glance. That sharp glance made Fifth Princess shudder as she turned her head away, scared to speak. "Nothing. I merely asked Anping to come so we can get a complete knowledge of the situation. Since it was an accident, and that Beauty Liu has gone insane after injuring her face, the investigation will not lead to any more outcome. Please bring Anping back, Princess Royal. It must be quite a fright for a girl like her!" The Empress comforted Mo Xuetong as she walked up and looked at her with