On the eve of the Spring Festival in the forty-second year after the Mo Dynasty was established, Mo Xiangbin held a banquet and invited all the royal family members and noblemen to gather in the imperial palace.
As Shi Qingxue guessed, both King Rui’s family and Duke Shi’s family received the invitation.
Before the evening that day, Mo Junyang got things ready and prepared to go out.
As soon as he walked out of the Love Xue House, he happened to meet Mo Xiangrui and Qi Zhengdao.
Mo Xiangrui asked in surprise, “It’s still early. Where are you going, Junyang?”
Qi Zhengdao walked over and saluted him, greeting clumsily, “Your Excellency…Nice to see you.”
Although Mo Xiangrui had approved of his identity, it was difficult to be a king’s son, and he had to be approved by the royal family openly.
So Qi Zhengdao enjoyed the treatment as a respected guest in the mansion, and he could only call
Mo Junyang knew what Shi Qingxue was thinking about. He rubbed her nose and said with a smile, “Don’t worry. No matter how much Qi Ruyue is like King Rui’s late wife, she is just an imitation, and he won’t make her his wife.”Shi Qingxue pouted. “But your father changes his attitude too quickly, and others can’t see through him.”“It doesn’t matter…” Mo Junyang told Shi Qingxue what had happened in his mansion just now.Shi Qingxue was stunned after hearing that and then couldn’t help but get happy. “Is your younger brother stupid? He just came to your mansion only a few days ago. Even though King Rui treats him specially, he is just an illegitimate son. However, he intends to shake your position and fight for your father’s love unexpectedly…”If Qi Zhengdao was smarter, he should know his position, love his father and respect his elder brother, trying to make a favorable impression on them. Even if he was stupid, he should
Shi Qingxue looked Shi Baoyan up and down, who stood there and let her look.They looked at each other for quite a while, and then Shi Qingxue showed a smile and grabbed Shi Baoyan’s hand. “Since you still call me sister, we are sisters. Let’s forget everything in the past.”Shi Baoyan’s eyes lit up at once, with tears in them.“Qingxue…” Shi Baoyan called in a sobbing voice and couldn’t say anything else.She turned away, as she didn’t want Shi Qingxue to see her embarrassment.Shi Qingxue considerately leaned aside and pretended that she didn’t see Shi Baoyan’s tears.After a while, she spoke as if nothing had happened. “The banquet is going to start. I will take you to greet the members of the aristocratic families on good terms with Father.”Qingxue didn’t plan to take this job, but she had nothing to do as Mo Junyang was not here, and since she accepted Shi Baoyan’s request to make
All people turned around after hearing the voice. A charming young lady dressed up beautifully rushed to stand between Shi Qingxue and Mo Junhao.She elbowed out Shi Qingxue and grabbed Mo Junhao’s arm without shyness, saying in a sweet voice, “Junhao, I miss you. Do you miss me?”Hearing the bold voice to play the woman, Shi Qingxue had goosebumps. Then she shook her arms and checked carefully before recognizing this girl.This was Feng Mei, the first legitimate daughter of the Minister of War, Feng Jifeng.Shi Qingxue always thought that this woman was too affected, so she seldom had contact with her. Unexpectedly, when they saw each other again, the woman surprised her.Gee, she firmed her determination to stay away from Feng Mei.However, on second thought, Shi Qingxue was happy to see Feng Mei show up here.Feng Mei pestered Mo Junhao and didn’t let him go, so he wouldn’t have a ch
It was still the banquet, but Feng Mei shouted that she would compete with Shi Qingxue on shooting.Logically, it was against the rules.However, it was surprising that nobody stood out to stop her.Most people wanted to look on, and even Mo Xiangbin didn’t say anything after seeing that.Shi Qingxue secretly pondered for a moment and then understood the superiors’ thoughts, so she set her mind at rest and followed Feng Mei, walking to the competition area.It was also in the imperial garden and took up a large open area, but it didn’t affect the singers and dancers at the banquet.However, under the situation, perhaps not many people still paid attention to the performances.Feng Mei took the bow first yet still turned to Shi Qingxue hypocritically. “How about you shoot first? I don’t mind.”Although she said that she didn’t mind, she grasped the bow all the time.
Mo Xiangbin’s deep eyes fell on Shi Qingxue again, and he looked her up and down.This time, he finally attached more importance to this young lady who was less than eighteen years old in front of him.Earlier, even though he knew that Shi Qingxue was the woman Mo Junyang wanted to marry and he had agreed, he controlled himself all the time and didn’t speak it out because he didn’t think highly of her. He just thought that this girl was willful, naughty and lovely, but she was not enough to be the wife of King Rui’s heir.In the past two years, Shi Qingxue was more reserved even though she had been showy before.However, in this case, he thought that Shi Qingxue had become a canary kept in a cage because Mo Junyang protected her and that she looked beautiful but was good for nothing.Till now, Mo Xiangbin surprisingly found that Shi Qingxue was never a canary. She was dazzling in the past because she was really
Shi Qingxue was dumbfounded by Mo Junhao and almost worshiped him.This man could be so shameless at any time, and it was his ability, right?She sneered and uplifted her brows with a snort. “This path leads to the harem, so how is it improper that I walk past here? But Your Highness, since you want to gossip, you should find a quiet place where there is nobody else.“Otherwise, if the people that you talk about hear you and meet you by chance, it will be embarrassing. Do you think so?”Mo Junhao was stunned and soon understood what Shi Qingxue meant.Feng Mei had cursed Shi Qingxue just now with some dirty words, and even he felt unhappy to hear that. Since the victim heard that, even if Shi Qingxue didn’t care, she was certainly unhappy.Moreover, judging from Shi Qingxue’s expression, it didn’t look like she didn’t care.Mo Junhao coaxed her humbly at once like he did to Feng Mei and
Mo Xiangbin’s eyes fell on Mo Junyu for only a short while and made his heart beat fast, with cold sweat on his head. Then he looked away as if nothing had happened.He turned to Ling Ruiyin and asked in a hoarse voice, “What happened?”Ling Ruiyin wiped her tears and replied in a sobbing voice, “Your Majesty, Doctor Shen said that you were poisoned because you ate the damned elixir. I have told you before that the stuff came from nowhere and you couldn’t eat it. If you had listened to me, something like this wouldn’t have happened today.”Ling Ruiyin complained and felt sad for her son.What she said was sincere and made him feel sorrowful.Even though Mo Xiangbin wasn’t used to being rebuked to his face since long ago, in front of Ling Ruiyin, he wasn’t displeased but moved.Although he was blinded by the elixir-refiner because of oversight, he was not stupid.Now he was feeble, and i
Mo Junyang’s eyes stiffened, and everything around became solemn seemingly, like his face.It was Mo Xiangbin’s first time to talk about the successor with him in all sincerity and frankness instead of beating around the bush.“Junyang, why don’t you speak?”Perhaps because Mo Junyang stayed silent for too long, Mo Xiangbin couldn’t help but ask.Mo Junyang replied flatly, “Your Majesty, what do you want me to say?”Mo Xiangbin was speechless.Probably nobody was more skilled in rendering others speechless than Mo Junyang.Mo Xiangbin glared at Mo Junyang in frustration and asked crossly, “Haven’t you heard what I said?”Mo Junyang answered, “Yes, I have.”Mo Xiangbin was about to say more, while Mo Junyang continued in an indifferent tone, as if it was none of his business, “But you are on the throne, and you can give it to anybody as you like. Why do you need