Chapter 49 You Will Sing While I Enter the Stage. Its All an Act (1/2)

Feng Yuran stood up, his purple robe with gold collars s.h.i.+mmered. He spoke with the two eunuchs beside him with a smile and turned to walk away. The two eunuchs walked away in a different direction. If one looked carefully, the would notice that he was heading in the direction where Mo Xuemin went earlier.

This was the first time Mo Xuemin was seeing the elegant and gentle King Chu up close.

His warm dark eyes looked as if they were smiling, making one feel as if they were bathed in the spring wind. He looked very friendly. Mo Xuemin keenly sensed that King Chu treated her differently from the others. His eyes would sweep past the flower racks and the pots of flowers. Even though it did not look as if he was doing it intentionally, his gaze would stop on her for a few more moments.

This discovery had pleased Mo Xuemin greatly. She was excited and her heart beat quickly. She sat there and tried her best to show off how gentle and delicate she was. King Chu was indeed interested in her. That person had not lied to her. This knowledge excited her so much that she could not sit still after Mo Xuetong left. She felt that King Chu, Feng Yuxuan's eyes seemed as if he had many things that he wanted to say to her.

You Yuecheng had already been long abandoned by her. Could the Ming Duke family be n.o.bler than King Chu?

The good fortunes had come to her too quickly, and was such a huge piece of luck. Mo Xuemin could not even be bothered to fight with Mo Xuetong. She hurriedly brought Mo Jin with her to the pavilion. King Chu had only brought with him a eunuch and no one else. How could Mo Xuemin give up such a rare opportunity!

She had always been very pleased with her appearance. She had been in the capital for more than a year, and she was the most beautiful among the other ladies.

It was a pity that her status was lowly. She was not only a concubine's daughter. Even if she was the main daughter, she would just be the main daughter of a fifth-grade officer. The difference between their status was like heaven and earth. How would she get an opportunity to meet the princes? There was no way for her to get to know them even if she wanted to. Among the other n.o.blemen, only You Yuecheng, who was handsome and n.o.ble, seemed to be interested in her. As such, Mo Xuemin had always followed him around.

Feng Yuxuan could not be compared to the Ming Duke. Sima Lingyun was not even worthy of helping King Chu carry his shoes.

”Miss, it's over there. Are we really going over there?” Mo Jin grew nervous when they reached a door opening. She turned around and tugged on Mo Xuemin uneasily.

”What are you afraid of? Let's go!” Mo Xuemin frowned unhappily.

Mo Jin shuddered in fear when she saw Mo Xuemin looking at her coldly. She did not dare to say anything else. She lowered her head and took a few hurried steps forward, avoiding her mistress' cold glare.

They pa.s.sed through the door. Not far away, under an osmanthus tree, was a youth wearing blue dragon-print robes. It was evident that he had drunk too much. He covered his face with his sleeve, looking as if he was about to fall asleep. It looked like it was King Chu, Feng Yuxuan. The little eunuch had disappeared, leaving behind the sleepy King Chu!

Mo Xuetong's heart beat sped up. The opportunity was right before her.

”Isn't that your eldest sister? Third Miss Mo, does First Miss Mo have someone she likes? That's great. We can ask the Empress to bestow marriage upon First Miss Mo.” The ladies brought Mo Xuetong through the door to see Mo Xuemin and a man wearing luxurious robes. The impolite jibing began immediately.

What right did a concubine's daughter have to ask the Empress to bestow marriage?

Mo Xuemin had always been proud. She always thought that she would definitely marry well since she was beautiful and talented. She only sucked up to the ladies from powerful families and could not be bothered with ladies with family backgrounds like hers. The ladies present today all had fathers who were mid-ranking officers like Mo Huawen. They did not like Mo Xuemin usually and would not let go of an opportunity to get her into trouble.

”The Mo Family has such good teachings. Their eldest daughter is having a private dalliance with someone. It is fortunate that this is a Flower Appreciation Banquet organized by the Empress. If they were out there, they would have to...”

”A concubine's daughter is a concubine's daughter. She's a country b.u.mpkin. Does she really think the Empress will bestow marriage upon a concubine's daughter?” This statement made by a lady on the left gained the approval of everyone present. Even though the Empress said that she would bestow marriage on those who liked each other, this was on the premise that they were both children from the main branch of their families. The Flower Appreciation Banquet was for children of main branches and Mo Xuemin's appearance was already against the rules. Was she going to bring it up in the open and have the Empress break the rules as well?

This was a slap to the Empress' face!

With this thought, the ladies started to engage in schadenfreude. They mocked her, looked at her in disdain, spoke sharply and meanly...

If this matter blew up, it would embarra.s.s the Mo Family. No matter First Miss Mo or Third Miss Mo, the reputations of the Mo daughters would be ruined in the future. The ladies looked at Third Miss Mo's young but beautiful face and thought about First Miss Mo's attractive features and burned with jealousy. They would not give up an opportunity to cast stones at them.

”That's not for sure. I heard that First Miss Mo's Auntie will become the family matriarch soon. Then, she would become a main daughter.”

”When will that be? I heard that First Miss Mo can only come out of grieving in more than a year. She would be about 17 by then and would be an old spinister then. She can't get married only then, could she?”

”That doesn't matter as long as the other person is willing to wait. If that person drags it out, then it would fit First Miss Mo's plan. The two of them are both willing, so it wouldn't matter for them to wait a year or two. Look at her...”

Mo Xuetong had been brought there by the other ladies. While she listened to their mocking jibes, she had been focused on Mo Xuemin. She looked at the two people in the pavilion with deep dark eyes.

It was no wonder others were suspicious. The way they were seating was really weird. Mo Xuemin was seated near the railings. Her body was slightly tilted and she was leaning on a pillar. Her entire body was leaning against the railing. The person was standing above her, bowing slightly as if he wanted to see her clearly. One of his hands was placed behind his back while another was in front of him.

The angle looks extremely intimate.

As the footsteps grew closer, the intimate poses seemed to grow different.

The sarcastic and insulting ladies who were chattering sensed that something was wrong. A few of them covered their mouths in shock. The man was wearing a dragon-embroidered robe. It was not a robe anyone had the right to wear. The princes at the banquet today were the main focuses of the ladies present. Everyone who had powerful families all knew that the Flower Appreciation Banquet this time was different from the ones in the past.

They heard that there would be a dinner banquet later. However, not all ladies would attend. The Empress would give out invites later and only the ladies whom the princes liked would be asked to stay. It was said that the Flower Appreciation Banquet was to find wives and concubines for the princes. The ladies had all focused their attention on the three princes because of this matter.

This clothing, this straight and broad back. It was King Chu, Feng Yuxuan!