Mo Junyang lowered his eyes, but did not say that he wanted to sleep on Shi Qingxue's bed. He just brought her to the bed and said calmly: "Go to sleep!"
He didn't mention what he wanted at all.
Shi Qingxue was helpless, how could she sleep like this!
Mo Junyang was too stubborn. If he really wanted to do something, Shi Qingxue couldn't do anything to him, so she had to lie on the bed obediently.
He closed his eyes, opened them again after a while, turned to look at Mo Junyang, and whispered: "Mo Junyang, I'm really fine..."
After a short pause, her voice was even lower and almost inaudible, "Don't be afraid, I won't die."
Mo Junyang was shocked, looked up at Shi Qingxue, and met her calm and direct gaze.
This kind of shock was indescribable, but after the shock, Mo Junyang felt more at ease than ever before, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up, making his usually cold expression much gentler.
Shi Qingxue smiled along with her, exhaustion came over her, she slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.
The next day, when Shi Qingxue woke up, Mo Junyang was no longer there, and before she could go to pay her respects to the Queen Mother, the servants said: The Queen Mother has decided to drive back to the palace at the last moment.
Efficiency has never been higher!
Xia Mang couldn't help but praise: "Prince Mo is really good at swaying the Queen Mother so quickly!"
Shi Qingxue glanced at Xia Mang and asked doubtfully: "How do you know it was him who did it? Isn't it possible that the empress wanted to go back?"
"It must be Prince Mo!" Xia Mang looked confident, and took yesterday's incident as an example, "Just like yesterday, Prince Mo will definitely be foolproof and clean in his work!"
When this was brought up, Shi Qingxue also became interested, "What happened to the man's body yesterday?"
Although she was not sure whether Mo Junyang killed someone at that moment, she was sure that the other party had not seen the sun today!
Xia Mang shrugged and said casually: "If you chop up that kind of scum and feed it to the dogs, the dogs won't eat it. Don't worry, Prince Mo will definitely not let that kind of bastard affect your reputation."
Facts have proved that one cannot be too stubborn.
Shi Qingxue returned to Shi Guogong's mansion and spent a few days quietly. Even Mo Junyang didn't come to see her. But at some point, rumors spread in Kyoto: Shi Guogong's little daughter was promiscuous and was in a Buddhist holy place. They all have affairs with men and ruin the purity of Buddhism.
The reason why a rumor is a rumor is that it does not require any evidence and can quickly sweep through the entire circle, leaving no one with a chance to refute it.
Even if the person involved has never done anything, people keep coming to ask about it.
Either straightforwardly or in a roundabout way, Qingxue gets very annoyed when asked.
As soon as Qingxue saw off a group of people, Dong Hui came and asked hurriedly: "Qingxue, what happened to you in Tranquility Temple? What's the mess going on outside?"
Shi Qingxue's face completely collapsed, and she sighed helplessly: "It's nothing, it's all spread by others, it's not true, don't believe it!"
Dong Hui's face remained anxious, but she became more and more uneasy, "It's all fake? How did it come to be like this? Could it be that you didn't pay attention and did something that was misunderstood and was seen by others? Or? …”
"Mom! What are you talking about?" Shi Qingxue's eyes widened, she couldn't believe that these were words Dong Hui could say!
Dong Hui knew she had made a mistake, and her face was a little embarrassed, but she still said sternly, "Qingxue, I know you haven't cared about this since you were a child, but a woman's reputation is too important, so you can't help but care."
Shi Qingxue couldn't refute Dong Hui's good intentions, so she suppressed her dissatisfaction, but her tone was somewhat nonchalant, "It doesn't matter, if someone really likes me, he definitely won't care about my reputation or reputation." of."
Seeing that Dong Hui wanted to lecture, she continued: "If someone is interested in someone other than me, then sometimes the reputation of the Duke's Palace will support it, and the quality of the reputation won't matter."
Dong Hui's eyes were wide open and she looked at Shi Qingxue in disbelief. Her mouth was open for a long time, but she couldn't say a word to refute.
Thinking about it, it seems that just as Shi Qingxue said, the identity of the second daughter of the Duke of Shi's mansion is there, and there are many people she wants to marry, but Shi Qingxue has no worries about marrying!
Dong Hui shook her head, getting rid of her inappropriate thoughts, and hummed with a straight face: "Don't tell me these nonsense. Haven't you ever thought about it, what if the people you love in the future know about your bad reputation? I don’t want to marry you anymore, what are you going to do?”
Shi Qingxue smiled slightly coldly and thought to herself: It’s okay if you don’t want a man like that!
He could abandon her once because of his reputation, and he could abandon her a second time because of other trivial matters.
But in this case, she couldn't tell Dong Hui directly, so she had to act coquettishly: "Mom, don't you know who I am? I'm innocent. It's okay for others to poke my heart and say bad things about me, even you. If you don’t trust your daughter, do you believe the rumors outside?”
Dong Hui quickly waved her hand and said no, "Of course I believe you won't do those dirty things, but..."
"The pure will themselves be clean. Whatever others say about things I didn't do cannot be true." Shi Qingxue forcefully stopped the topic, not willing to talk any more.
Dong Hui had no choice but to shut her mouth angrily. After thinking about it, she whispered: "If you really haven't done those things, we can't let those rumors spread. This is not only..."
"Okay, I get it, I'll take care of it."
Shi Qingxue responded impatiently and turned away from talking to Dong Hui.
It's not that she doesn't understand good people, but the things she can't explain one after another really annoy her, not to mention she has never been a patient person.
If it was in the past, if someone questioned her about such unreasonable matters, she would not even bother to explain, she wouldn't even pay attention to them!
Dong Hui sighed and left.
Shi Qingxue became more and more angry as she thought about it.
From the first moment the rumor spread, Qingxue guessed who the initiator was.
It's just that Mo Junyang said to leave it to him, so Shi Qingxue just turned his back and ignored it! Anyway, Mo Junyang will definitely not let her suffer.
Unexpectedly, this matter became more and more serious, and even Dong Hui began to become suspicious. One can only imagine what the people outside would think.
Shi Qingxue really didn't care about reputation, but that didn't mean that she was willing to be slandered.
"Liu Niang, do you need a slave to send a message to Prince Mo to let him handle this matter?" Xia Mang suggested in a low voice when he saw Shi Qingxue's face was unhappy.
Shi Qingxue pursed her lips and said unhappily: "Do you think he doesn't know about the things that have been spread throughout the city? Either he has nothing to do now, or he is dealing with it, so there is no need for us to bother with this kind of thing anymore. Him."
Xia Mang raised his eyebrows in surprise and looked at Shi Qingxue without saying anything for a while.
Perhaps Shi Qingxue herself didn't pay attention. In addition to revealing her understanding of Mo Junyang, her words also implied her complete trust and dependence.
Xia Mang had never seen Shi Qingxue trust and rely on someone to this extent, not even Mo Junhao before. Although Prince Mo is very strong, this trust comes at a bit too strange a time.
Xia Mang almost thought that someone was pretending to be her master while she was not paying attention. Of course, this was impossible to happen.
Shi Qingxue didn't know the strange thoughts in Xia Mang's mind. When she mentioned Mo Junyang, her mood suddenly became lightened and she couldn't help but smile: "Don't worry! That guy Mo Junyang is full of evil and evil. He is a master who does not want to suffer losses, he will not sit still and wait for death, maybe he has already begun to hatch some plan!"
Xia Mang frowned and reminded in a low voice: "Prince Mo is the crown prince appointed by the emperor, why do you call him by his first name?"
Shi Qingxue paused and seemed to realize his gaffe. He scratched his head in annoyance and said sheepishly: "I'm used to it."
She didn't know that Mo Junyang was reborn before, so she pretended to call him his identity politely. Now that the secrets are out, she becomes even more lazy about pretending to treat Mo Junyang.
"Liu Niang, do you like Prince Mo?" Xia Mang suddenly asked.
Shi Qingxue choked at these words, coughed violently, looked at Xia Mang in disbelief, and exclaimed: "Xia Mang, what are you talking about?!"
Xia Mang's eyes were bright and he said calmly: "If you didn't like him, how could you allow him to get close to you like this?"
Shi Qingxue sighed helplessly, "Isn't that what he has to do?"
In fact, she had planned to avoid Mo Junyang from a distance early on. As long as she kept a distance, no matter how profound the love was, it would be worn away by time and distance. What's more, she didn't think that Mo Junyang, who had been canonized as the crown prince, would be so in love with her. Little brat.
But Mo Junyang is too stubborn to be stubborn. What's more, this stubborn Mo Junyang is still the same Mo Junyang as before. This also means that Mo Junyang's feelings for her are not a temporary love, but an indelible love that lasts for years. Obsession, this makes it even more difficult for her to handle!
Xia Mang looked at Shi Qingxue, who was in a dilemma, and pointed out in a sharp tone: "If you didn't like him, how could you allow him to get close to you?"
Xia Mang saw how ruthless Qingxue was towards her admirers in the past, and would never give the other party a chance, so how could she give the other party the time to obsessed over her.
Shi Qingxue was stunned and looked at Xia Mang blankly, suddenly remembering the time she spent with Mo Junyang.
It’s just too much of a line crossed!
Shi Qingxue's eyes dimmed, and after a long time she said in a low voice: "I know."
Xia Mang didn't know what Shi Qingxue was referring to, but Qingxue didn't give her a chance to ask questions, and said, "Okay, will you send someone to see the third sister later to see what she has been doing recently?"
Xia Mang knew this without having to ask, so he quickly answered: "I heard that the third lady has been running away a lot recently and has close contact with the wife of the Minister of Household Affairs."
"Huh? There has never been any contact between the Duke of Shi and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and hasn't the third uncle always been close to the Fourth Prince's Party? Why is the Third Sister going to interact with the people of the Third Prince's Party?" Shi Qingxue frowned, could it be Shi? Bao Jin is so capable, how can he win over the courtiers for Mo Junhao
Xia Mang curled his lips disdainfully and said concisely, "The second son of the household minister's family is currently unmarried."