Mo Xuetong didn't know that Feng Juezhen had noticed her.
She was preparing dinner in the yard.
Xu's mother cooked it herself, frying it in oil, and the aroma filled the courtyard.
Most of the maids in Qingwei Garden were newly selected, and some were picked up by Mo Huawen from other places. They all seemed to be smart and capable people. They kept the garden clean and would not give orders like before. Going down, something unexpected happens.
Mo Huawen arrived a little late. When the envoy from the Yan Kingdom entered the capital, it was his job to protect him. He had to finish the official business no matter what. Besides, the eldest prince of the Yan Kingdom did not live in an inn.
When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, the sharp-eyed maid saw him and quickly ran in to report to Mo Xuetong.
Mo Xuetong led Mo Yu to the door.
This was the first time they met since the last time the two of them got separated because of Aunt Fang. Mo Huawen felt sorry for his daughter and didn't know how to deal with it. Seeing his daughter Yingying coming over, he said without any grudge: "Father, please come back." Come in quickly, it’s very windy and cold in the yard.”
The cowardice that could not be concealed in those raised eyebrows was as moist as water, and my heart ached, and I was speechless for a moment. I only waved my hand and took two steps forward. A little moistened unconsciously.
He didn't calm down until he sat down again inside.
"Father, who are the envoys from Yan State today? Did you bring anything interesting to present to the Emperor?" Mo Xuetong poured a glass of wine for Mo Huawen, raised his eyes and asked charmingly, as if There was no rift at all because of what happened a few days ago, she was still the innocent little daughter.
Seeing that his daughter was so careless and didn't feel aggrieved at all, Mo Huawen felt more and more sorry for his generous and lovely daughter. His heart felt warm and distressed. He took the wine glass and drank a few big sips. He was blown away by the wind. My cold body warmed up, my heart warmed up, and looking at my daughter's smiling face, the shadows of the past few days seemed to be swept away.
Hiding the emotion in his eyes, he pretended to be nonchalant and said: "Tong'er, the eldest princess's mansion is very lively today. My father can't attend the palace banquet today. I feel sorry for you."
It was suddenly decided that the envoy of Yan State would enter the city today. Calculating the progress, he thought he would rush into the city on the Lantern Festival. Unexpectedly, the eldest prince of Yan State said that he wanted to take a rest, so he decided to go to the city today. This also disrupted Mo Huawen's plan, his original intention was to take advantage of this time to do a good job for his daughter, and never let others underestimate Tong'er and make others feel that his daughter had climbed to a high tree.
But God's calculations are not as good as those of man, or in other words, there is no way to calculate them. The eldest prince, who is rushing to the capital slowly and hurriedly, will make an emergency stop at the gate of the city and forcefully stretch one thing into two days. How could Mo Huawen feel depressed? He thought that Tong'er would be sad when he came back today.
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Unexpectedly, what greeted him was his daughter's sweet and charming smile, with no grudges and joy between her eyebrows.
"Father, what are you talking about? Today, the envoy from the Yan Kingdom came to Beijing, and the emperor held a banquet in the main hall to entertain the envoy. If father could not attend, Tong'er would feel aggrieved." Mo Xuetong smiled sweetly, holding out her chopsticks. He put two dumplings on his plate, the ones filled with celery that his father loved most.
"Father, try this. It was packed when Tong'er came back. I don't know if it suits father's taste. Tong'er went out to watch the fireworks last night and didn't have time to have a reunion dinner with father. I'll make up for it today. Father is not allowed to say anything about Tong'er." My son is playful and dislikes Tong'er."
"It's delicious. The ones made by Tong'er are naturally delicious." Mo Huawen was moved and picked up one, without caring about the taste, he chewed it three times and swallowed it. He was greatly relieved and praised loudly.
"Father, haven't you been very busy these days? You haven't eaten well. You've lost weight. I need to eat more at Tong'er today." Mo Xuetong's eyes fell on Mo Huawen, only to realize that it had only been two days. When he disappeared, his father seemed to have lost weight. It was not just because of official business but also personal matters, and he felt a little sour in his heart.
"I was a little busy before, but it will be fine after the New Year. Among the cases of several government offices, the most troublesome one is the Ming government. Now I finally have some clues. I heard that someone saw her getting into the car with her maid. It's not like he was robbed by some thieves." Mo Huawen rubbed his forehead and said troubledly.
I thought that the young lady from the Duke of Ming Dynasty was also kidnapped. Taking away a woman and ruining a person's reputation was a big deal, not to mention that she was from the Duke of Ming Dynasty. You Yuecheng came to his yamen every three days. When asked for advice, he was asked a lot of questions. He sent a large number of people to investigate, and they searched again and again, but found such a result.
Women eloping with others is not something that the Ministry of Justice should deal with. Mo Huawen placed the confession file in front of You Yuecheng. You Yuecheng was speechless. This was already a problem for the inner court of the Ming Dynasty. Everyone knew it. He knew there was no need to make a big fuss. It was better to let the Duke Ming Government resolve some matters on their own, so as to save the Duke Ming Government from losing face.
After settling the matter in the Duke of Ming's Mansion, except for the aunt from the Duke of Ding's Mansion who occasionally asked people for advice, it was not an urgent matter. Mo Huawen finally felt that he could take a breather. He was really tired these days. It was a matter of public affairs and a matter of family. It was uncertain how he was known outside. He only slept for a few hours a day. When he stopped, he felt exhausted both physically and mentally.
"Father, did the young lady from the Duke's Palace of the Ming Dynasty go with someone else? How could it be possible? She, a young lady from the inner palace, usually doesn't see many people. How could she just run away with someone casually and not be afraid of being deceived by others? Let her go." Mo Xuetong stood up and asked strangely.
This question reminded Mo Huawen a little. He took another dumpling and chewed it slowly before saying: "This is really strange. Ordinary men can't enter the inner courtyard at all. This kind of aristocratic family Unless you have some friendship with someone, you can only meet their daughter."
"Is it possible that a young man from aristocratic family fell in love with the young lady from the Duke of Ming Dynasty and was afraid that his family would disapprove, so..." Mo Xuetong blinked twice with watery eyes and asked with a smile.
This is the only way everyone can explain this kind of family. The woman in the Ming Dynasty's palace is a concubine. If you really like a noble person and want to become the main wife of the family but can't, you can simply do it privately. Escaped, but something like that happened again later. If the two phases are connected, this is by no means a simple elopement incident.
"Those young ladies who are locked up in their boudoir usually don't know what to think about, so they don't want to read more about women's rings." Mo Huawen understood what Mo Xuetong meant, shook his head and stretched out his chopsticks to pick up Mo Xuetong's rings. Ordered some dishes.
An idea formed inexplicably in his mind, but he found it annoying. He shook his head and shook the idea away, and then told Mo Xuetong what happened at the palace banquet today.
It turns out that the eldest prince of the Yan Kingdom came here for the purpose of marriage. He wanted to find a beautiful wife like a flower and create a good relationship between the two countries.
This kind of thing should be married to a daughter of the clan, preferably a princess. I don’t know what Emperor Zongwen thought. He didn’t say anything explicit. He only said that the eldest prince of Yan State should choose a beautiful woman. For Qin Despite the country's indifference, the eldest prince of the Yan Kingdom didn't say anything and thanked him on the spot.
Even if the matter is settled, a banquet will be held in the palace three days later. All boudoir ladies above the age of thirteen who are officials of the fifth rank must attend this banquet.
"Father, do I want to go too?" Mo Xuetong wanted to talk about some happy things with her father, but she didn't know that this matter also involved her. Her long eyelashes flashed, and her dark eyes raised.
"Of course I have to participate in everything." Mo Huawen felt a headache when he thought about Mo Xuemin's involvement in this matter.
A 13-year-old boudoir lady who is above the rank of fifth-rank official. Unfortunately, all three of her daughters are among them. Mo Xueqiong's unattractive appearance, and Mo Xuemin's reputation of being invisible to others has been ruined today. Except for her third daughter, He really couldn't do anything about it, but thinking that this was a young lady to be selected for the eldest prince's marriage, Mo Huawen was unwilling to let Mo Xuetong participate.
Looking at his daughter's plump and beautiful eyebrows, Mo Huawen felt more and more worried. No matter what, he couldn't let the eldest prince pick Tong'er away. She was the only decent daughter in his family now, and besides, in the Yan Kingdom In the land, far away from the Qin Dynasty, and married into the royal family, I can only suffer any grievances I suffer in the future, and there is no one to help me.
Thinking that Tong'er might be chosen, Mo Huawen's heart felt uncomfortable.
His greatest wish now is for Tong'er to be happy, find a husband who loves her, and live happily.
"Father, if something happens, can you not participate?" Mo Xuetong's watery eyes flashed, and he caught the flaw in Mo Huawen's words and asked.
Seeing that his daughter was so alert, Mo Huawen became more determined in his decision. No matter what, he would never let this daughter marry to Yan State.
After thinking about it, Mo Huawen asked hesitantly: "Tong'er, why don't you pretend to be sick?"
Mo Xuetong looked at him in astonishment, and suddenly burst into laughter. Then looking at her serious father, she laughed even harder and couldn't raise her head. She never thought that her serious and steady father could be so childish and say something like this. His words were taken as a matter of course, without any hint of coyness.
Being laughed at by his daughter inexplicably, Mo Huawen couldn't react for a moment and didn't understand where he went wrong.
"Father, if most of the young ladies choose this for this reason, would anyone in your palace agree?" Mo Xuetong smiled for a long time, then took Mo Lan's handkerchief and covered her mouth, panting. .
If I were the person hosting the banquet in the palace, I would naturally not believe in this excuse for pretending to be ill. I believe that not many people would be willing to marry far away from the Yan Kingdom. The eldest prince of the Yan Kingdom is not the prince, and there is Bai Yihao who is holding his hand on him. , from now on he will be just an idle prince with no real power.
With such an identity and background, who would be willing? This is why the emperor did not directly agree to marry the princess!
The princess is the daughter of the emperor, so she must feel sorry for her, but who doesn't feel sorry for their daughter who is as beautiful as a flower? The one the eldest prince can choose must be a beautiful daughter in the family. With such a daughter, she will be married to the Prince of Yan's Palace and the Prince of Chu's Palace. , wouldn’t it be more beneficial than marrying far away from Yan State
There must be many people with such thoughts. When Mo Huawen came to his senses, he realized that many people would use this reason to avoid the Qin prince's selection of concubines in Jie Shi. In the end, the palace would definitely go to all the troubles and reject all of them.
Mo Huawen would never have made this kind of mistake before. He was able to be reused by Emperor Zongwen just because he was careful and considerate. When did he come up with such a superficial reason? It was indeed a confusion of concern, and his lips couldn't help but He showed a wry smile: "Tong'er, you are thinking about your father."
If this problem could be solved simply, when I left the hall just now, I wouldn’t have seen so many colleagues with sad faces... (To be continued)