The dilapidation of the house was beyond Mo Xiangrui's imagination.
A simple table with a broken leg was placed in the middle of the room.
The triangular table is in danger of falling down.
In the corner was a large bed less than five feet wide, and lying on the bed was a woman as breathless as a gossamer.
The woman was covered with a dirty and heavy quilt, revealing only a small face as big as a palm.
There was no makeup on her face, but her frailty made her look even more frail.
However, the woman was holding her lips and coughing heartbreakingly, and her whole face was distorted in pain.
It doesn't look ugly, but adds a bit of weird beauty.
Mo Xiangrui recognized the woman the first time he saw her. He immediately rushed to the bed and shouted excitedly: "Ruyue."
The woman who was called 'Ruyue' seemed to have just realized that there was an uninvited guest in the room, and she looked up suddenly.
When she saw Mo Xiangrui clearly, her pupils suddenly widened with disbelief in her eyes.
The next moment was beyond all expectations.
She suddenly lifted the quilt again and wrapped her whole body in the quilt, leaving nothing leaking, as if no one would be able to discover her existence.
However, her physical illness did not understand her master's good intentions at all, and there was a muffled coughing sound coming from the quilt.
It looked eerie in this dilapidated, drafty house.
Mo Xiangrui was also confused by the woman's subconscious behavior, but then he understood why the other party behaved like an ostrich
Sure enough, Qi Zhengdao rushed to the bedside eagerly and began to pull the woman's quilt, and kept saying: "Mom, your illness is cured. Who do you think I brought here? Come out quickly!"
The quilt was still tightly covered and motionless, and only the woman's dull voice could be heard, "I don't want to see him, you let him go, I don't want to see him!"
This was the first time Qi Zhengdao saw his mother yelling with such a loss of grace, and he was a little stunned for a moment.
He looked at the bulging quilt and then at Mo Xiangrui. He couldn't understand why his mother, who missed his father day and night, was so resistant to seeing his father when he arrived.
Qi Zhengdao couldn't understand, but his worry about his mother's condition still prevailed. He urged anxiously: "Mom! Come out quickly! If your illness is not cured, it will be too late. I'll beg you as my son, okay?"
There was no sound in the quilt, and she refused silently.
Qi Zhengdao didn't know what to do, but Mo Xiangrui strode up, pulled Qi Zhengdao away, and stood in front of the bed.
He stared at the arched mass, pursed his lips, and felt his voice was hoarse, "Ru, Yue."
The person in the quilt seemed to be frightened and shook violently, but he hid in the quilt and refused to come out or make a sound.
Mo Xiangrui was also anxious, and took it upon himself to pull the dirty quilt that he would never touch on ordinary days, and kept shouting: "Ruyue, I know it's you, come out quickly and let me see you. I, the king, want to see you!"
I don't know if his last sentence, 'I want to see you', had an effect. The quilt that was originally tightly covering him was actually able to move.
Mo Xiangrui was overjoyed. He pulled open the dirty quilt with his big hands and looked inside. The woman turned pale and fainted.
"Mother, mother, what's wrong with you? Don't let anything happen to you!" Qi Zhengdao also turned pale with fright, and he rushed up to hug the woman.
Qi Zhengdao's face was full of panic, and he kept shaking the woman's body, trying to wake her up, and his tears kept falling.
Mo Xiangrui was so frightened at first that he stared at the woman on the bed, motionless.
It was Mo Junyang who reminded him at the right time: "She probably just fainted."
Only then did Mo Xiangrui react. He completely lifted the quilt and picked up the woman without feeling dirty. At the same time, he shouted loudly: "Come here, please go to the palace and invite the imperial doctor. At the same time, Let Divine Doctor Shen wait for orders in the mansion."
After giving the order, the guards waiting in the room did not respond for a long time. Instead, they all looked at Mo Junyang in embarrassment.
In fact, the first order is okay. It is not difficult to find an imperial doctor in the palace. The palace still has this authority. The problem with the second order is...
Doctor Shen Luo nominally lives in Prince Rui's Mansion, but in fact no one knows that he is from Prince Mo.
It would be okay if the prince himself saw a doctor, but now Prince Rui directly instructs Shen Luo to treat a person who may become Mo Shizi's little mother in the future, without asking Mo Junyang at all. Isn't this a slap in Mo Junyang's face in public?
The relationship between father and son is in danger!
Mo Xiangrui realized this only after he said the words, and his face suddenly changed.
He looked at Mo Junyang awkwardly, but when he touched Mo Junyang's eyes, he looked away guiltily.
"Jun Yang, this king..."
Prince Rui wanted to explain with guilt and shortness of breath, but he didn't know how to speak. He hesitated and didn't have a decent explanation.
Mo Junyang was as calm as ever, and arranged without changing his expression: "Why don't you hurry up and follow the prince's instructions."
After thinking for a moment, he added: "Looking at that woman's frail condition, I'm afraid she will need to stay in the mansion for a while to recover. You go back and let the servants clean up Qingshui Garden so that they can move in easily."
This arrangement was thorough and extremely courteous. It was completely arranged from Mo Xiangrui's point of view, and even arranged things that Mo Xiangrui didn't have time to do.
Mo Xiangrui felt even more guilty, and praised Mo Junyang's generosity endlessly. He only shouted excitedly: "Yang'er."
The guards couldn't help but praise him, "Your Majesty is so kind," and went off to do their work.
After Mo Xiangrui put the woman on the carriage, he stiffened and pulled Mo Junyang, as if he wanted to speak but couldn't.
Mo Junyang patiently stood with Mo Xiangrui outside the carriage.
After a while, he raised his head and looked at the sky, and said warmly: "Father, it's getting late. This woman's condition may become more serious the longer it goes on. Let's go back home as soon as possible!"
The voice was calm and gentle, without any hint of embarrassment.
Qi Zhengdao on the side couldn't help but feel secretly happy and worried when he heard that Mo Xiangrui cared so much about his mother.
He knew that his status as an illegitimate son would not attract the attention of other people's legitimate sons. He was not even as good as a favored servant in the palace. If there was anything Mo Junyang didn't like about him, it would be enough to make him famous in the entire Kyoto, and even The entire country of Mo cannot survive.
But he was really desperate, so he had no choice but to come to ask for help. He only hoped that Prince Mo would be able to help him a lot and give him a way out.
Now that Mo Junyang has no resentment, it's just what he wants. He doesn't care much and begs eagerly: "Father, please save my mother quickly!"
Facing Qi Zhengdao's plea, Mo Xiangrui had no choice but to hold back even if he had a thousand words to say. He first put the woman into the carriage and rushed to the palace quickly.
Shi Qingxue watched the whole process and witnessed with her own eyes how important and caring Mo Xiangrui was to that woman. She was surprised and asked in a low voice: "Who is that woman? Why is she so valued by the prince?"
Did you really leave Mo Junyang aside
Well, so what if Mo Junyang acquiesces to the purpose of 'saving people is the most important thing'
Mo Junyang's statement is one thing, but what should Mo Xiangrui do is another
Even if the situation is urgent, Mo Xiangrui's move will bring disgrace to Mo Junyang.
Mo Junyang still looked indifferent, shrugged and said slowly: "This woman looks very much like Princess Rui who died of illness."
"Huh?" Shi Qingxue was stunned for a moment before she realized what she was doing, but the expression on her face became even weirder.
Princess Rui Qi Yue, she also has another identity as the subjugated princess of the former Qi Kingdom.
But when the Qi Kingdom fell, she was just an infant. Remembering her young age, the late emperor not only did not embarrass her, but also made her a princess and raised her in the palace together with the princes and princesses.
When he grew up, he saw that Qi Yue and Mo Xiangrui were in love, so he set them against each other.
Rumor has it that Princess Qiyue was a famous beauty in Kyoto when she was still in the boudoir, but her beauty was unlucky and she died of illness not long after giving birth to Mo Junyang.
Shi Qingxue has never met Qi Yue, but she can't help but wonder, if Princess Rui lives longer, will Mo Junyang's life be smoother
She pondered what Mo Junyang had just said, and finally figured out what the problem was. She couldn't help but asked in shock: "She is your mother-in-law, why do you just call her Princess Rui?"
They are so unfamiliar, but they don't look like mother and son at all.
"It's nothing, I'm used to it." Mo Junyang avoided Qingxue's gaze and tried to speak as lightly as possible.
However, Shi Qingxue could hear the sadness at once, and couldn't help but approach Mo Junyang, holding his hand and apologizing: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't ask these things."
Mo Junyang shook his head and didn't care, and continued to explain: "My father is free and easy by nature, and he is always worried about Princess Rui. Although there are several concubines in the house, they are just playthings and cannot be brought to the stage. He I never cared. But this one...well..."
He remembered that Mo Xiangrui called the woman 'Ruyue', and also thought about the young man's surname 'Qi', and he suddenly understood.
There was a sneer on the corner of his mouth, "'Qi Ruyue', what a good name, it's like the compensation prepared by God for my father!"
After he said it, Shi Qingxue also understood what was going on.
I couldn't help but frown, "That Qi Zhengdao..."
Having it delivered to your door like this really makes people doubt the intentions of those people.
For example, Qi Ruyue may be real, but this eldest son who appears suddenly is...
Mo Junyang shook his head and said calmly: "Not sure yet. But they know that Shen Luo is in Prince Rui's Mansion, and yet they dare to enter the Prince's Mansion openly to recognize their relatives. I'm afraid they are inseparable."
Moreover, Qi Zhengdao's appearance is about 60% similar to Mo Xiangrui's now. When he grows up, he might even look more like Mo Xiangrui than Mo Junyang!
"However, these two people have impure motives. If they are allowed to live in the palace, it will be easier to invite the gods than to send them away." Shi Qingxue couldn't help but worry.
Although there were constant fights among the wealthy families, there was only one Prince Rui in the former Prince Rui Mansion. No matter how many fights there were, they would not be able to do anything to Mo Junyang, let alone shake Mo Junyang's status.
Now that these two people have entered the palace, they must have some plans.
I just don’t know how much they are planning
Is it just a matter of acknowledging the ancestor and returning to the clan and occupying a place in the palace, or does it mean the position of Prince Rui's heir apparent