During the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, the family and the country celebrate together. The emperor holds a palace banquet and invites ministers and their families to have fun together.
When Shi Junhe was still fighting in the northwest, Mo Shujun and his entire family participated in the Duke's Mansion.
Shi Qingxue didn't want to go. She originally wanted to pretend to be sick, but was forced to go by Shi Baoning.
"It's such an honor for the emperor to hold a palace banquet, but Sixth Sister's expression doesn't look like she's attending a wedding banquet, but rather like she's going to a funeral." Shi Baojin suddenly sneered, the sarcasm palpable.
These days, Shi Baojin seems to have taken a bullet. He will lash out at anyone he sees unhappy. He is not as open and covert as before. He will say all unpleasant things directly. Of course, Shi Qingxue is the one who suffers the most.
Others may not know why Shi Baojin suddenly became like this, but Shi Qingxue guessed the reason for Shi Baojin's bad mood and didn't bother to argue with him.
Pulling Shi Baoning to sit on the other side of the carriage, he was obviously saying: If I can't offend you, why can't I hide from you
Shi Baojin's "victory" was not satisfied yet, and he wanted to chase after him.
It was Mo Shujun who snorted coldly: "Sanniang, haven't you had enough trouble at home? What kind of place is this, where you make so much noise?"
Shi Baojin had no choice but to shut up angrily and glared at Qingxue unwillingly, full of resentment.
Shi Qingxue was stared at inexplicably, thinking to herself, have I really provoked you? Why are you staring at me? Neuropathy!
But the palace was about to arrive, and she couldn't help but think too much. The person to greet her had already arrived.
"Auntie the Emperor, my father ordered Jun Hao to wait here for a long time, and please ask the Auntie the Emperor to get off the carriage." A clear male voice sounded, and the eyes of the ladies and ladies fell on Shi Qingxue.
Taking advantage of her good relationship with Qingxue, Shi Qiniang and Shi Baochun pushed Qingxue with her elbow and smiled mischievously, "Sixth Sister, the Fourth Highness is here!"
Shi Qingxue looked back calmly and said calmly: "What do you care about me?"
"Isn't he your brother Hao?" Shi Baochun laughed even harder and lost his manners in his speech.
If it had been the past, Shi Qingxue would have blushed and gone to talk to Mo Junhao shyly.
But now she just looked at Shi Baochun indifferently, until his smile froze on his face, and then she smiled slightly, "It's not good to criticize the prince, be careful of grandma punishing you!"
She put her slender index finger gently on her lips to make a silent gesture, and then she followed Mo Shujun out of the carriage.
When Mo Junhao saw Shi Qingxue, his eyes lit up and he hurriedly came up to meet her, calling softly: "Sister Xue, you are here too."
Is not this nonsensical? Everyone is already standing here.
Shi Qingxue rolled her eyes secretly. If she hadn't been concerned about etiquette, she would have just rolled up her sleeves and left.
He reluctantly bowed and said, "Qingxue has met His Highness the Fourth Prince. If he doesn't have any advice, then Qingxue will not disturb His Highness."
After saying that, without giving Mo Junhao any time to beep blindly, he directly pulled Shi Baoning and followed Mo Shujun.
Mo Junhao didn't even have time to say a word of love, so he could only look at Shi Qingxue's back and choked speechlessly.
How is this going
He eagerly asked for an errand from the emperor. He wanted to have a good exchange of feelings with Shi Qingxue, whom he hadn't seen for many days, but he was abandoned like this
This routine is wrong!
"Your Highness, why are you here?" As soon as Qin Yanyan, the Fifth Lady of the Qin family, got off the carriage, she saw Mo Junhao standing in front of the palace gate. She was overjoyed and ran to meet him.
Thinking that his sweetheart was here to pick him up, Qin Yanyan didn't mention how beautiful he felt. He smiled as brightly as a flower, pulled Mo Junhao's sleeves and swayed slightly, and said sweetly: "I haven't seen you for a few days, your highness. I miss you, why doesn’t Your Highness come to the house to play with my eldest brother?”
Qin Yanyan, the daughter of Mr. Qin, the Prime Minister Zuo, was also the only legitimate daughter. She was doted on by the whole family, and she developed a coquettish and willful character, which made her very difficult to deal with when she was young.
Although Prime Minister Qin also secretly expressed his loyalty to Mo Junhao, in comparison, Mo Junhao obviously preferred the military power of the Duke of Shi, and naturally he was more inclined to Qingxue when it came to treating the daughters of the two families.
He just smiled perfunctorily at Qin Yanyan, "My studies have been heavy recently, and my father asked me to enter the court earlier. I hope you will forgive me for any neglect."
Of course, Qin Yanyan waved her hands and said no, holding her red cheeks in her hands and acting coquettishly, "Brother didn't say anything, it's just that Yanyan misses Your Highness!"
After saying this, Qin Yanyan probably felt that he was too bold, so he ran back to hide behind his mother.
Mo Junhao showed a kind smile to Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin, but he disliked Qin Yanyan in his heart: What is it? Do you think you can seduce him by pretending to be shy? It's really a shameless imitation!
Of course he knew that Qin Yanyan's behavior was all copied from Shi Qingxue's, but they all learned it to be coy and artificial, without any of Qingxue's natural charm, let alone Qingxue's unique cheerfulness and liveliness.
But for the sake of the Qin family, I can coax people first, and in the future, I can coax people by giving them the position of concubine, but I am afraid it will not be easy to explain to Shi Qingxue.
Mo Junhao didn't realize that the little girl who used to chase him and call him "Brother Hao" had already seen his true face, and she was still dreaming about the blessings of being together!
Shi Qingxue ignored Mo Junhao and followed Mo Shujun to sit down in her seat.
The Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet is not like the Qiqiao Palace Banquet, which requires the ladies of the aristocratic families to compete in performances. Everyone just sits in their own seats, eats and drinks, chats, and watches the performances. Basically, they don’t have to do anything.
It's just that many people are keen on socializing during this period, especially those who want to flatter and climb high, and are looking forward to this opportunity to build relationships with the powerful.
After Shi Qingxue dealt with the two groups of ladies who came to answer the question, she lost all interest. Seeing Shi Baoning on the side still concentrating on dealing with them, she yawned delicately and held her head up to watch the song and dance in front of her.
"Sixth sister, looking at your lack of interest, you don't seem to like this performance very much?" Shi Baojin suddenly came forward and said something.
Qingxue glanced at her, managed to cheer up and smiled: "How could it be? I just didn't sleep well last night and was a little sleepy."
Shi Baojin also smiled, and held Shi Qingxue's arm affectionately, and said with a smile: "In that case, why don't we go for a walk in the yard outside to relieve our fatigue?"
"It's not that we're very tired, and now that the banquet has started, it might not be good for us to leave privately." Shi Qingxue declined politely.
She wasn't stupid. She knew that Shi Baojin had ill intentions toward her, but she still stayed alone with him
Shi Baojin immediately showed a disappointed look and even sobbed, "I think Sixth Sister dislikes me. She is not even willing to accompany me for a walk outside. This really makes me sad."
If he was a loser, he would probably be moved by Shi Baojin's words, but Shi Qingxue never softened his heart and just smiled and said nothing when faced with Shi Baojin's show of weakness.
Shi Baojin cried for a long time without getting a response and found it boring, so she stopped crying and her expression suddenly became cold, "Since the sixth sister doesn't want to, then I won't bother you."
Shi Qingxue nodded and turned to watch the performance, so she didn't see Shi Baojin sneaking into the courtyard alone when everyone was not paying attention.
"How's it going? Has she promised to come out?" Shi Baojin just hid in the corner when she was startled by the sudden appearance of a male voice.
She hurriedly patted her chest and said angrily: "Your Highness, you almost scared me to death!"
Mo Junhao didn't have time to play tricks with her, so he asked again in a cold voice: "Where is Qingxue?"
"Hmph! Qingxue Qingxue, you two know Qingxue, what's so good about her!" Shi Baojin couldn't help complaining angrily, his words full of jealousy towards Shi Qingxue.
"Of course she is excellent, I can't help you making irresponsible remarks here!" Mo Junhao didn't want to hear Shi Baojin slander Qingxue, and just as he was scolding her, he suddenly heard her voiceover.
He raised his eyebrows and asked urgently: "Who else is interested in Qingxue?"
With these words, it was as if Qingxue was already his property.
"Who else could it be? It's just..." Shi Baojin was about to blurt out, suddenly remembering Mo Junyang's methods, his heart suddenly tightened, and he closed his mouth again.
If Mo Junyang knew that she had leaked his secret, would he use those perverted methods to treat her again
"who is it?"
Faced with Mo Junhao's aggressive questioning, Shi Baojin couldn't help but think that this Mo Junhao seemed to be quite capable. If he was allowed to deal with Mo Junyang, wouldn't he be able to avenge himself and stay out of it
Anyway, no one else would know that she told Mo Junhao!
Malice overflowed in his heart, and Shi Baojin spoke quickly and said directly: "It's not that Prince Mo, he has found some excuse to live in the Duke of Shi's mansion, isn't he just looking forward to my sixth sister?"
"Him?" Mo Junhao's only impression of Mo Junyang was that this man was the prince's companion and was unknown at all times.
"The toad wants to eat the swan, don't worry." Mo Junhao thought to himself for a while, then forgot about the person, and continued to ask: "I asked you to ask Qingxue out, where is she?"
When talking about this, Shi Baojin looked angry, "She doesn't want to come out. What can I do?"
"It's useless. In the end, His Highness still has to take action." When Mo Junhao was unwilling to make an appointment in his own name at first, Qingxue was afraid that others would see his 'ambition'.
But Shi Qingxue was obviously no longer willing to talk to Shi Baojin. It seemed that he didn't care so much anymore. Otherwise, if the matter dragged on for a long time, something might happen again.
Mo Junhao made up his mind, took off his jade pendant, handed it to his attendant, and explained a few words.
Seeing Baojin still standing there with a twisted look on his face, he snorted again: "Okay, if you have nothing to do, go back! What are you doing standing here stupidly?"
Shi Baojin felt aggrieved, but due to the identity of the other party, he had to hold it in, said goodbye, turned around and left.
After turning the corner, she couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "What's the air of not being the emperor yet? What's the point of marrying Shi Qingxue? Sooner or later, the position of Duke Shi will belong to my father. When the time comes, there will be people like you." When a bunch of guys were kneeling and crying begging to marry me!”
On the other hand, Mo Junhao thought about meeting Shi Qingxue, so he picked a bouquet of Xia Jin flowers, hoping to please the beauty later.
I don’t know how happy Qingxue will be when she hears his confession later
With Qingxue's wantonness, she would probably jump directly into his arms, right
Mo Junhao thought very beautifully.