"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
"Why? How did you become so excited when you just met me a while ago?" Feng Yuran gave a sly smile as he hugged Mo Xuetong tight. His profound smile hid a tinge of seduction as he whispered to her, grabbing her by her slim waist. "What happened, Miss?" Hearing the voice of in the carriage, Mo Lan asked anxiously. "Mo Lan, I'm alright." Mo Xuetong became conscious of the situation as she struggled out of Feng Yuran's hug, staring at him fiercely in the process. Sitting aside, she found the man inching nearer to her. She then pushed him out of embarrassment and annoyance, "Go... go away!" "Tong'er, you are already my lady wife, don't be so polite." Feng Yuran smiled as he focused his gaze on the beauty in front, extremely delighted. "Who is your lady wife? I have nothing to do with you. The royal family knows only to order others and to lie, treating others' lives as nothing. They are self-centered, killing and disfiguring others
When arriving at the manor, Mo Xuetong happened to see Old Madam storming out, taking her son and granddaughter to Yushui Street. She looked as if they would never return. Mo Huawen coldly saw them off at the gate. After such a thing, though they didn't talk about it straightforwardly, they all knew it perfectly well in their hearts. People weren't necessarily unaware of something even though they didn't discuss it openly. Yu Mingyong's confession was presented on her father's desk. For only an invitation to the royal banquet, Old Madam should want to destroy her, which was too vicious. It made sense that Father would drive her away. Mo Xuetong got off the carriage and waited aside with hands on her both sides. When Mo Huayan walked past her, supporting Old Madam, she only politely curtsied. Old Madam frowned and didn't even look at Mo Xuetong. She strode past the latter, putting on airs, as if she weren't driven away but walked out on Mo Hu
Mo Huawen was the lord mayor and was in charge of the security of the capital. If he did not manage to find out that King Ning, Feng Yuzhen, had secretly returned to Qin, and the matter was discovered later, the Emperor would be enraged. Her father would be the first to be implicated. As such, Mo Xuetong revealed the matter to him in a subtle manner. Her father had not thought of it for the time being. But he would definitely be able to find out if he were to put his mind to it! Furthermore, the relationship between Grand Secretariat Wang and Feng Yuzhen was known to all. His daughter was really close to Feng Yuzhen right now. When more time passed, they would definitely make a mistake. While Grand Secretariat Wang, the Empress Dowager and Feng Yuzhen were all smart and sly, Wang Xiuxiu was not yet at that level. One could tell that she was still a little lacking from how she had violently reacted the last time. Mo Xuetong was a hundred perc