After everyone greeted each other, they sat down. Qu Moying asked someone to serve tea. Seeing that Mo Yixuan still looked depressed, she knew that he must have been wronged in the Qu Mansion. She had fought with this adoptive father several times, so she naturally knew what kind of person he was.
How could a person like him really feel sorry for his son, especially when he knows that his son is useless
"What did Minister Qu say?" Although Lady Yuguo felt sorry for her daughter, she also felt sorry for her son. This son had grown up by her side since he was a child and was a filial and sensible child. How could she bear to return her son to the Qu family
She had the same idea as Duke Yuguo. She wanted her daughter to come back, and she didn't want to let her son go.
But in the end, he still listened to Qu Moying's words and let Mo Yixuan make his own choice. Now seeing him go to Qu's house and looking much more depressed, he hurriedly wiped his tears and asked with concern.
Mo Yixuan did not hide anything and recounted the entire conversation between Ji Hai and Qu Zhizhen when they went to Qu's house. After he finished, he lowered his head.
Although he is sensible, he is still a teenager after all, so how could he not feel depressed.
Qu Moying smiled, "Second brother, you don't have to be like this. He has always been like this. He didn't treat me as his own daughter at the beginning, but now you see... he feels particularly pity for me, and only hates that I am not his biological daughter, right?"
Mo Yixuan thought about it and nodded, “Indeed, he would mention my sister from time to time, as if my sister was someone he had carefully nurtured and raised.”
Everyone in the capital knew how unfairly Lord Qu treated his legitimate daughter. Not only did the concubine kill the wife of the principal wife, but he also threw the daughter that the wife had risked her life to give birth to far away. Moreover, because the servants did not take good care of her, she injured her eyes. It sounded like she had no talent, no looks, and was blind.
The situation at that time was really bad.
Mo Yixuan felt that even if it was him, he might not be able to rise in that situation.
A blind son and a blind daughter. In fact, the daughter may be of some use. After all, she is good-looking and can be used for marriage. It is not like a blind son. He is really blind and just makes way for Yu's son.
Thinking about it this way, he was lucky in a sense.
"Sister, I'm sorry!" Mo Yixuan stood up and bowed deeply to Qu Moying. From this point of view, the sister in front of him had endured the suffering that he should have suffered in his childhood.
He had always had a good life in the Yuguo Mansion. There were special people to take care of him. Even when his mother was sick, she did not ignore him. His father was wholeheartedly cultivating and educating him.
Qu Moying smiled and waved his hand, motioning him to sit down and talk.
"These things are not your fault. Mother has been very kind to me. If she hadn't protected me and was willing to take me in, or if I had been thrown away by him, with his character, how could he have adopted a baby girl who was nothing? It's hard to say whether she could survive."
After hearing this, Lady Yuguo's eyes became red again and she secretly wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.
How could her daughter, the daughter she had given birth to at great pains, have such a miserable life
Fortunately, Xiao Yue was a good person, but it was a pity that she did not survive, otherwise her daughter would not have had such a hard life in her childhood, and her eyes were almost ruined.
"Mother, don't be sad... It's all in the past. Now the most important thing is my brother's matter."
Even if the two are not biologically related, they were raised by their adoptive mothers separately, so they are not much different from biological siblings. Both of them recognize the status of siblings.
"Don't go back to the Qu Mansion. With such a father, he will exploit you and push everything onto you. You don't even know when you will be sacrificed. After all, he really doesn't lack a son. He has raised his good son by his side since he was a child. It will be useless for you to go back."
Lady Yuguogong wiped her tears and advised.
"You stay here. You know what kind of people father and mother are. You are our son and will always be... From now on, everything in the Yuguo Mansion will be yours."
She really didn't want her son to go back. Her son... had always been so good, why should he be given to Qu Zhizhen, who was always calculating about his children.
Mo Yixuan lowered his head and then shook his head.
"Xuan'er, don't you miss your father and mother?" Lady Yuguogong was heartbroken.
"Mother, let my brother speak for himself. He must have made up his mind." Qu Moying comforted her softly and let Mo Yixuan finish what he was saying.
She had been observing this younger brother for some time in the past few days and found that he was a man of his own ideas and not the kind of person who would just follow the crowd.
His father originally wanted to raise him to be a general. As a general, he would listen to his staff, but he also had to have his own ideas. He could not just believe what others said, but had to have his own strategies in mind.
Letting him follow Ji Hai to see it with his own eyes was also to make him clear about what to do next and to let him see clearly what kind of person Qu Zhizhen is.
Otherwise, I would be deceived by Qu Zhizhen in the future.
“Mother… Don’t worry, I won’t leave the mansion for the time being.” Sure enough, when Mo Yixuan raised his head again, there was already a decision in his eyes.
“You…you will…” Lady Yuguo was very excited, but still worried.
“We’ll talk about the future later… Mother, when the opportunity is right in the future… I will still return to my roots. Even if I don’t miss him, I have to miss mother. She only has me as her son, and I can’t let her be alone in the afterlife.” Mo Yixuan’s eyes were red.
The mother he was never destined to be with was also a pain in his life.
He may not care about his father, but he cannot ignore his mother.
Like Qu Moying, he also called his biological mother "mother". She was his biological mother, but he felt resentful because of his father who died in the end.
He actually doesn't want to acknowledge this biological father.
"Don't worry, mother. I will make great achievements on my own in the future and will never let father and mother down." Seeing that the wife of Duke Yuguo still wanted to persuade her, Mo Yixuan stopped her softly.
He doesn't want anything in the Yuguo Mansion. That belongs to his mother and father. He will fight for everything he wants in the future.
Seeing him like this, Lady Yuguo was heartbroken again.
I finally have a son and a daughter, but my son is leaving.
"Mother, don't be sad. My brother knows that it's not appropriate now, and he will find a better opportunity in the future. Mother, please take my sister for a walk first, and I will talk to my brother."
Seeing that the wife of Duke Yu was very sad, Qu Moying smiled and waved to Ji Yanyue who was standing beside him.
Ji Yanyue stood up obediently and helped the wife of Duke Yuguo to go out for a walk to relax.
"Brother, what are you thinking?" Qu Moying said with a serious face after the wife of Duke Yuguo left. Her mother was there just now, and there were some things she couldn't say too clearly for fear that her mother would worry.
Mo Yixuan should also have this reason.
When the two looked at each other, they saw what was in each other's eyes. Although they were not biological siblings, they were both determined and intelligent, and they understood each other's thoughts.
"Sister... does he... want something else?" Mo Yixuan asked after thinking about his words.
"That should be the case. Actually, I can't see through him. He seems to have done nothing wrong, but the people around him keep making mistakes, whether it's the Yu family in the past or the Xie family now... Are they really that stupid?" Qu Moying was silent for a moment and then said, "He doesn't really care about Qu Mingcheng that much, especially when he kept getting into trouble. At the time... he was his only son."
In this era where offspring are important, it is not a big deal for a son, and the only son at that, even if he makes mistakes.
But Qu Moying always felt that Qu Zhizhen didn't care that much about his only son.
At first, he raised his son in the East Palace, which showed his dedication. But after Yu's incident, Qu Mingcheng's status seemed to have declined. Now, it is said that he basically ignores him. If Qu Zhizhen still had a son, it would be understandable.
But he clearly didn't know about Mo Yixuan, so why didn't he care
Something flashed through my mind, but it was gone in a flash. I didn’t grasp the essence of it. I just felt that it was crucial…
“Sister… could he have other sons?” Mo Yixuan asked casually, his words were not very respectful, and even contained a bit of resentment.
“This… shouldn’t be possible!” Qu Moying shook her head, thinking that Mo Yixuan’s idea was really childish. “What he cares about most is probably his official position. With these, having children shouldn’t be a problem.”
Qu Zhizhen is not old, and Mrs. Xie is not infertile. Maybe there will be a new son born next. Thinking about it this way, there is really no need to worry about having only one son. If this son is not good, just have another one...
"Maybe! Sister... I can't take the position of the crown prince. Without it, I can better trace my ancestry. Otherwise... it won't be good for the Yuguo Mansion." Mo Yixuan didn't say it in anger. He didn't care after he said it and told Qu Moying about his plan.
Only after officially dating this sister did I realize how wrong the rumors outside were.
She said she was weak and helpless, and could only obey her mother's family; she said she was not favored by the King of England, and in his eyes, she was just a lucky person who could ward off evil...
Mo Yixuan felt that those people were really blind. How could other women feel if the Princess of England had to be weak and helpless
My sister is clearly a person of great wisdom.
"You don't want the position of the crown prince? My father and mother meant... that the position of the crown prince is reserved for you." Qu Moying tried to persuade him to stay.
“Sister… I really can’t accept the position of the crown prince. My father and mother raised me, which is already a great favor. How can I ask for so much? Besides, I have to go back eventually. Even if my mother is not here… I still have my grandmother…” Mo Yixuan thought of the way the lady hugged him and cried, and his voice became low. “I can disown him as my father, but I can’t disown my grandmother.”