Mo Huawen didn't know what Lan Xinru was thinking. He thought that she was a boudoir girl after all, and she had to pay attention to her face. Now that the old lady had spoken, of course she no longer dared to shamelessly pester him. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and told the old lady. The wife said a few more domestic things before leaving, while Lan Xinru stared at him closely, her affectionate eyes were really too much for him.
Mo Xuetong was not in the mood to chat with them, so she took the opportunity to leave as well.
The father and daughter then walked out of the old lady's yard together.
"Father, what happened to the eldest sister?" Mo Xuetong asked softly after going out. She looked carefully and saw Mo Huawen coming out of the old lady's yard. She couldn't help but glance at Fuqingyuan and said softly He sighed, knowing that he still couldn't let go of Mo Xuemin. He had always loved this gentle and generous daughter for so many years, so how could he really abandon her because of this incident.
Moreover, Mo Xuemin's reasons were quite sufficient. Even though Mo Huawen was so angry that he couldn't listen to anything, after calming down and thinking about it, he still felt that what his daughter said was reasonable, so he immediately poured out all his anger on Aunt Fang's only complaint was that it was her fault.
Mo Xuemin unconsciously slowed down his attitude towards Mo Xuemin, and with Li Shangshu's personal visit, he talked things out of the way. The reputation of the other daughters was not affected, and Mo Huawen's anger towards Mo Xuemin was unconsciously reduced to half. I just felt that Mo Xuemin was just implicated by Aunt Fang, a poisonous woman, rather than really having anything to do with anyone.
It was just bad luck that she met Li Youmo, a libertine. After listening to Mo Xuetong's slightly concerned words, a smile appeared on her face. She raised her hand and waved, following the boy nearby. He and the maid both took two steps back to make it easier for them to talk.
"Tong'er, your eldest sister didn't mean to go out... Because she heard that Aunt Fang was in poor health, she went out to look for medicine... She just ran into Li Youmo for some reason. She caused such a thing and almost damaged the reputation of your sisters. It was not her intention." Mo Huawen sighed and said with some guilt.
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He loves Mo Xuemin because she is a sensible and well-behaved daughter, and he loves Mo Xuetong because she is the child of his beloved woman. But no matter what, they are both his daughters. How could he want to see the rift between their sisters.
"Father, you don't need to say anything. Tong'er understands the heart of the eldest sister. The eldest sister was born by Aunt Fang. Of course she will consider Aunt Fang in her heart and worry about Aunt Fang's injury, so she ignores her father's order. Tong'er understands that Ruoniang If her son is not good, Tong'er will go outside to find good medicine to cure her mother." Mo Xuetong obediently followed Mo Huawen's instructions and said with a gentle smile. She knew that speaking ill of Mo Xuemin at this time would make Mo Hua Wen wouldn't listen, so he could only start with Aunt Fang to put another thorn in his father's heart.
My father's liking for Mo Xuemin did not happen in a day, so he would not hate her to the extreme because of one thing. All he had to do was to put a thorn in his father's heart from time to time. As time went by, Mo Xuemin's true face will be exposed, and her father will no longer protect her.
Hearing Mo Xuetong compare Luo Xia with Aunt Fang, and then remembering that Mo Xuemin went against her will for Aunt Fang, and then thinking of the seal of Sima Lingyun placed in a sachet embroidered with mandarin ducks under Aunt Fang's pillow, Mo Hua Wen's face darkened, and he suddenly felt as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly.
One is his beloved woman and his wife, but the other is a concubine with evil thoughts who makes him cuckold. How can it be the same! Thinking about it, I suddenly felt that Mo Xuemin didn't understand the general situation. An aunt is an aunt after all, so there was no need for a daughter like her to run out in the middle of the night and cause such a big trouble.
It seems that there is indeed something wrong with Aunt Fang’s upbringing!
Seeing Mo Huawen's face darken, Mo Xuetong changed her tone, pulled Mo Huawen's sleeve and asked with a smile: "Father, how long has Miss Lan lived in our house? Tong'er remembers that she also lived in our house two years ago. I came to our house when my mother was ill and Tong'er was still young, so I don't remember clearly. I only heard people say that Miss Lan and her mother were pretty good friends at that time. Just now, at my grandmother's place, both her grandmother and her second sister asked Tong to take care of her. My name is aunt!"
Her little face was exposed in the morning sunlight, with an innocent and carefree smile. Her long eyelashes flashed, showing a bit of coquettishness, as if she was just asking a random question, looking at her daughter's smiling face that didn't know what sadness was. , there was a sense of depression and annoyance in Mo Huawen's heart. He had always understood what the old lady meant. She had always had this idea before Luo Xia, who wanted him to marry a daughter of the Lan family.
Although he was grateful to the old lady, he didn't want to let others decide the matter. After meeting Luo Xia by chance, he wanted to marry Luo Xia. Later, Luo Xia fell ill, and Lan Xinru always appeared in front of him dressed like that. He also kept the old lady's face in mind and didn't say anything. Now that he saw that his cute and cute daughter was being set up by the old lady for this matter, how could he not feel resentful in his heart.
Let Lan Xinru be your aunt, which means that you want to use this name to live in your own home forever, and to become your wife. How can a woman like Lan Xinru, who is so smoky and flirtatious, become the wife of your Mo family? The hostess, Mo Huawen felt his forehead beating wildly and blue veins standing up when he thought of the words of admiration she had just shamelessly said in front of the whole room.
He is the head of the family, and even though he is grateful to the old lady, he will not use his marriage as an excuse.
I had a decision in my mind.
"Your grandmother is celebrating the New Year and will go back in the spring. Miss Lan will naturally go with her. Your grandmother is also confused. Your aunt should be discussed from the Fuguogong Palace. How can it be discussed from our own house? On the other hand, if your grandmother says something like this in the future, don't pay attention to it. Maybe the customs in the place where your grandmother lived are different from those here." Mo Huawen thought for a while and explained tactfully.
He made up his mind to find time to communicate with the old lady. Even if the old lady was unhappy, he had to speak clearly, so as not to call Tong'er Lan Xinru's aunt and suffer the cold shoulder from the old lady. In the past, Luo Xia had disobeyed her. The old lady doesn't like what she wants. Tong'er has already suffered so many grievances, but she can no longer suffer such grievances.
"It turns out that Miss Lan is leaving at the beginning of the new year! But when they heard that Miss Lan was going to stay for a long time, Grandma Ming and the others specially cleared out the most beautiful courtyard. Do you still remember, father? It's right next to the hanging flower gate. That courtyard, yes, is the closest to my father’s study. Grandma also thinks it’s very suitable to organize that courtyard for Miss Lan to live in.”
Mo Xuetong said without any intention, as if she was just chatting with her father casually. Her voice was soft and sweet, and her eyes as clear as spring water had a smile as bright as the sun. The wind blew over and lifted her up. A wisp of emanation gave her a pampered childishness in her innocence.
It's just a daughter who is unconsciously close to her father.
Mo Huawen couldn't help but stand still, reached out and gently touched his daughter Bizhi's head on the shoulder, with obvious affection: "Let Aunt Ming and the two aunts worry about these things first. Tonight, Gong There is a banquet here to celebrate the Queen Mother’s birthday, and the family members of third-rank officials and above are allowed in. As a father, I think you can go alone with your father.”
After saying that, he saw his daughter looking at him with wide-open watery eyes in astonishment, and added with a smile: "Tong'er, if you want to take care of the family affairs, that's fine. After the New Year, the four major Dukes and aristocratic families will have separate banquets. Tong'er You can privately learn from Grandma Ming how to be the head of the house, and take advantage of the banquet held by the four princes to become proficient in it yourself."
Are the four major princely families going to have separate banquets? Why
"Father, why haven't you heard that there will be a feast in the palace tonight? Why are the four princes holding banquets one after another? Is there some good news in the palace?" Mo Xuetong asked in confusion, tilting her head to the side. I really didn't know anything about it, it had never happened before. The four great princely families were the four most powerful families in the Qin State.
Normally, it would be a big deal to get invitations from one family for a banquet. But when the four families took turns to have a banquet, it was as if they were queuing up to wait for the banquet. Their fingers unconsciously stroked back and forth on the handkerchief. In the past life, She had heard of this incident, but it had happened long before she returned to the capital.
Because it was nothing to do with her, she never asked her about it carefully. The only time she heard Mo Xuemin proudly talk to her about the decorations and clothes she wore when she went to the four mansions. Every one of them was gorgeous and unparalleled. This was Mo Xuemin's biggest highlight. Several times, this further solidified Mo Xuemin's reputation as a talented and beautiful woman.
"The banquet in the palace was only announced by the emperor when he went to court this morning. The banquet in the four princes' palaces was proposed by several princes as a joke. King Chu mentioned it, King Yan also said so, and the ministers in the court also felt If the four princes took turns holding banquets, today's New Year would be considered a very meaningful event." Mo Huawen laughed, but there was no smile in his eyes, and there was a hint of gloom and heaviness.
The banquet at the Four Dukes' Mansion was proposed by King Chu. What was rare was that King Yan, who had always been the enemy of King Chu, actually agreed. This matter was not that simple anymore. Seeing the heaviness in his father's eyes, Mo Xuetong was even more puzzled. However, he knew that even if he asked again, he wouldn't be able to figure out the reason, so he simply put aside the topic, pulled the corner of Mo Huawen's clothes and said awkwardly: "Father, Tong'er doesn't have any new clothes. If you go into the palace like this, will you?" If I don’t want to lose my father’s face, why not let the eldest sister go..."
"Your eldest sister has been in the spotlight these days. Besides, last time in the palace... forget it, she won't go to the palace banquet this time, so Tong'er will go alone. Tong'er is the legitimate daughter of Mo Mansion. Of course it can represent the Mo Mansion. You don’t have to worry about the clothes. Father has already asked Aunt Mo to make a few sets of clothes for you. When you return to the yard in a while, the clothes may be brought. Let’s dress up our Tong’er. , what a little beauty!”
Mo Huawen teased Mo Xuetong, secretly making up his mind that Min'er must not enter the palace. Something like that happened at the palace banquet last time. If he goes in again, nothing will happen again. Mo Huawen I still remember that when I returned home that day, Miner's personal maid was missing. Then I asked again, but there was no clue at all. It must have been wiped out by someone with power in the palace.
Min'er didn't know who she had offended in the palace. If she went into the palace again, she would be unprepared for what kind of enchantress would appear. Enough things had happened to Min'er these days. If she was caught by someone in the palace again, If you offend someone, it will be a fatal disaster. After all, the palace banquet will be the banquet of the four princes. Then Min'er will be allowed to attend.
"But, father, Tong'er is still in the period of filial piety..." Mo Xuetong said in embarrassment. During the period of filial piety, there is usually no chance of happiness, and one can only participate in festive banquets sparingly, otherwise it would be unfilial.
"It's okay. My father has already told the emperor that there is only one legitimate daughter in the family. Necessary entertainment is still needed. Besides, this is not a festive banquet. It is the Queen Mother's birthday and it is taboo to say nothing." Mo Hua Wen touched her head lovingly, thinking that she was young and misunderstood, so he felt pity for her even more. Moreover, for such an important banquet, it was really unseemly to have all the concubines and concubines present, and the Mo family only had one legitimate daughter. , how can you really not attend an important banquet because of filial piety!
The dilemma is that I only have one bastard, so I have no choice but to take him with me first! (To be continued)