Mo Xiangbin's cold attitude suddenly relaxed, he nodded appreciatively to Mo Junyang, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay! I know you will always be loyal to me!"
As soon as Mo Junyang saw the other party's old face turned into a wrinkled chrysanthemum, he knew that the other party was starting to think too much again.
However, he did not explain, and his silent attitude made Mo Xiangbin feel that it was because of his helplessness that he had to give up Shi Qingxue for his own sake.
The love and guilt for Mo Junyang in my heart was even greater.
"Yang'er..."
Mo Xiangbin pondered for a moment. Although he could not say an apology, His Majesty the Emperor still said generously, "You don't need to worry about Jiu'er's matter anymore. I will settle it for you."
This compensation condition is quite generous.
Mo Junyang nodded slightly, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
It was rare for Mo Xiangbin to show some tenderness and intimacy to Mo Junyang. Unfortunately, this man was like the hardest rock on the iceberg and had no reaction at all.
The indifference and alienation shown in the words was exactly the same as when he first learned about their true relationship.
After so many years, it stands to reason that even the stones should be heated, but Mo Junyang really hasn't changed at all.
Mo Xiangbin felt guilty about the child, but he didn't mind the other party's cold attitude.
He even thought that Mo Junyang behaved well so that no one would doubt their relationship.
But now that he hears this child still calling him the title of an ordinary minister, His Majesty the Emperor feels a little uncomfortable.
After all, he is still his child. There is nothing he can do about recognizing someone else as his father. Why don't he get closer to him as his 'father' in private
Could it be that he was worse than a mere king of auspiciousness
Mo Xiangbin thought sourly, and refused to let Mo Junyang go verbally, complaining unhappily: "You kid, you always say 'Your Majesty'. There are no outsiders here, so you can't call..."
"Your Majesty!" Mo Junyang suddenly interrupted Mo Xiangbin loudly.
Meeting Mo Xiangbin's displeased gaze, he still said in a neither humble nor condescending way: "Walls have ears. Your Majesty, it's better to be careful to avoid causing unnecessary trouble again."
Mo Xiangbin's rationality returned to his brain instantly and he reacted immediately.
He subconsciously looked left and right, confirming that there were only two of them in the room, but he did not dare to say any more. He just coughed twice and had no intention of holding on to Mo Junyang anymore.
He waved his hands and sighed: "It's okay, you can go back first."
"yes."
Mo Junyang bowed and resigned, his attitude never changed.
Looking at Mo Xiangbin's eyes as he left with an upright back, His Majesty the Emperor's expression was full of appreciation, but soon turned to sadness and helplessness, and finally turned into a silent sigh.
How come such a good child can only belong to someone else’s family in the end
——
As soon as Mo Junyang left the imperial study, he met an eunuch in the courtyard, who was from the East Palace.
"Your Majesty..."
As soon as the little eunuch shouted, Mo Junyang shook his head at him and stopped him from continuing. He only said lightly: "I haven't paid greetings to His Highness the Crown Prince today, and I bothered my father-in-law to lead the way."
The little eunuch was originally sent by Mo Junyu to send a message to Mo Junyang, hoping that Mo Junyang would go to the East Palace immediately. As a result, before he could say anything about the investigation, Mo Junyang took the initiative to request to go to the East Palace.
This made the young eunuch feel like he had been hit in the head by a big pie falling from the sky.
The happiness came so suddenly that he was a little dizzy.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, he still remembered His Highness's order and hurriedly ran ahead to guide Mo Junyang.
Said to be a guide, Mo Junyang might have been to the East Palace more times than this newcomer, and he walked in front of the young eunuch in a few steps.
He strode into the East Palace and saw Mo Junyu sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard making tea.
"I have met His Highness."
Mo Junyu stood up, held up his hand, and said with a smile: "There is no need for such false gifts between you and me. Come on, Gu Gang has made some tea. It is a new tea sent from Jiangnan. It tastes good. Please try it quickly." "
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince enthusiastically placed Mo Junyang on his seat, poured tea for him with his own hands, and even handed it to him.
Any other person would probably be frightened by Mo Junyu's solicitude.
But Mo Junyang's expression remained unchanged, he calmly picked up the teacup, sipped it carefully, and let the fragrance of tea circulate in your mouth before nodding and praising: "It is indeed a good tea."
"Haha! I knew you would like it. Come and drink more. The people below have sent a lot of gifts. I will ask my servants to send two packages to your house tomorrow." Mo Junyu waved his hand and the rewards kept coming.
Although this little bit of tea is nothing, the meaning of grace and favor in it is not light.
Mo Junyang thanked him again: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your generous gift."
Everything he said and did was exactly what Mo Junyu expected - Mo Junyang accepted his reward - but Mo Junyang's attitude did not change at all.
Even though Mo Junyu knew that Mo Junyang had a cold temperament and had a hot face against a cold butt, he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.
He said to Mo Junyang, half dissatisfied and half tentative: "You boy, we have been brothers for so many years, but your attitude has not changed at all. For those who don't know, I thought... you look down on Gu!"
Mo Junyu's last sentence was very meaningful. Too many things had happened these days. Even though he trusted Mo Junyang, there were some things he had to guard against.
He kept staring at Mo Junyang closely, his gaze as bright as a torch, as if he wanted to dig a big hole into Mo Junyang's heart so he could figure out what was going on inside.
Loyal or traitorous
However, none of the reactions Mo Junyu expected appeared.
Mo Junyang just lowered his eyebrows and remained silent.
It remains unchanged, how to judge this
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was discouraged, gave up on the idea of probing, and simply asked directly: "What were you doing when my father left you alone just now?"
For Mo Junyang, a guy whose mind is more tortuous than his intestines, going straight is always more effective than going in circles.
For the former, at least if Mo Junyang wants to say it, he will tell you; but if you go around in circles, he will always go further than you, and then you will never get the information you want from him.
"Your Majesty told me about the Third Highness and the Shi family." Mo Junyang really answered the question directly as Mo Junyu thought.
What he said was all true.
Mo Junyu frowned and said unhappily: "The third child is already dead, why do you still mention him? Is it possible that you still think that the capital has not been harmed enough by him?"
Although the rebellion lasted for a few days and was suppressed, the rebels burned, killed, and looted when they entered the city, and the people suffered a lot.
What the common people couldn't accept the most was that the people who bullied and harmed them were members of the Mo family. This was the most fatal blow to the common people.
The people they once believed in and even supported turned against them, and no one could accept it.
Kyoto is still in chaos now!
So Mo Junyu was very dissatisfied with Mo Xiangbin still thinking about Mo Junjiu, and he didn't even hide it in front of Mo Junyang.
Mo Junyang shook his head and explained: "That's not the case. Someone spoke to me in front of His Majesty, saying that I killed the Third Highness, and hoped that the Emperor would punish him severely, and the Queen..."
He didn't say any more, but his message was clear enough.
"Oh, so that's what happened!" Mo Junyu understood, but suddenly remembered something, and when he looked at Mo Junyang again, his eyes were a little hesitant.
After a long time, he asked hesitantly: "There are so many things going on these days, Gu has never had time to ask you, what happened when you were chasing the third child that day? Why did the third child die? Could it be that someone did something? Hands and feet?"
In the royal family, many people did not believe in the so-called coincidence from the beginning.
However, Mo Junyu did not turn his suspicious eyes to Mo Junyang. He really knew this man too well, and Mo Junyang would not do this at all.
Even if Mo Junyang really wanted to kill Mo Junjiu, with his intelligence, he would definitely be able to come up with hundreds of the most secretive ways to kill Mo Junjiu, and no one would be able to find out.
It will definitely not be like now, because of Mo Junjiu's death, making himself the target of public criticism.
Mo Junyu's eyes were full of worry, and he was very worried about Mo Junyang's current situation.
Mo Junyang's expression was cold, and his deep eyes were raised to look at Mo Junyu. His eyes were full of complexity and piercing that others could not understand.
"What, what's wrong?" Mo Junyu felt a little uncomfortable, rubbed his hands, then picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Nothing." Mo Junyang looked back.
Lowering his eyes, he slowly spoke again: "Your Highness's guess is correct."
"What?"
Mo Junyang curled his lips coldly, half-smiling but not smiling, "The Third Highness did not die in an accident, but someone killed him."
"How could that happen?" Mo Junyu's eyes widened in surprise.
He frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and muttered to himself: "It's impossible, right? You were at the scene at that time, how could someone get past you and kill the third child?"
Mo Junyang shook his head and briefly explained the scene at that time.
Mo Junyu said more confidently, "It does look like an accident. No one else can do anything! Unless someone poisoned him early, but that's impossible. Didn't Divine Doctor Shen say that? Is it an acute poison that will cause death soon after being poisoned?"
He thought about it but still couldn't figure it out. It seemed that this incident could only be attributed to an accident and there was no other explanation.
"When His Highness was hit by an arrow and fell to the ground, I was not the first person to approach him." Mo Junyang said calmly.
Hit the nail on the head.
Mo Junyu suddenly realized it, but immediately denied it, "It's still wrong. The people who can be with Lao San in the end must be his loyal followers who have been carefully cultivated by him. How can they harm him in turn?"
Mo Junyang looked at Mo Junyu with a half-smile, and asked calmly: "How is it impossible? Cao Qicai is also a very trusted aide of His Highness, so he has defected to His Highness."
Mo Junyu's face stiffened, and his neck turned red, straight up to the top of his head.
Cao Qicai was the undercover agent he arranged next to Mo Junjiu. He buried this 'foreshadowing' for many years before using it until the end. The effect was remarkable, but he never mentioned it to Mo Junyang.
Unexpectedly, Mo Junyang had already noticed it, which immediately made him ashamed.
After a long while, he reluctantly said: "This, I'm just... just in case of emergency."
Afraid of Mo Junyang's wild thoughts, he quickly grabbed it and said, "This time it was Cao Qicai who grasped the opportunity well and gained the trust of the third child, so he was able to save Shi Qingxue unscathed!"
When Mo Junyang mentioned Shi Qingxue, Mo Junyang did not say any more. Instead, he nodded to Mo Junyu seriously and said, "Thank you very much."
Mo Junyu originally just wanted to change the subject, but instead received such a solemn thank you from the other party, and couldn't help but feel guilty.
"Haha, we brothers don't talk about such nonsense.
But if this thing is really as you guessed, does that mean someone killed the third child and deliberately framed you? This man's heart is so vicious! "
Mo Junyu realized the seriousness of this matter, and his expression suddenly became solemn.
"Tell me, who is this person? Will he be the fourth child, or..."
Mo Junyang shook his head and said nothing.
I don’t know if I really don’t know or if I just don’t want to say anything.
"Others have bullied you, why are you still like this? I'm so anxious!" Mo Junyu was anxious, and his tone of voice was a bit harsh.
Mo Junyang was still indifferent, but Mo Junyu almost went crazy, and then he explained helplessly: "What's the use of being anxious? If the other party dares to do this, then he must be sure that we can't catch him."
"But we can't just do nothing and let him wrongly accuse you, right?" Mo Junyu just couldn't stand Mo Junyang's attitude of always staying out of the matter.
This time he had to force Mo Junyang to listen to him!