Chapter 92 Mo Huawen’s Promotion (2/2)

However, the two families had not come to an agreement yet. The Mo Manor wanted the Duke's Manor to make Mo Xuemin His Excellency's main wife while the Duke's Manor only agreed to make her a concubine. As such no one suppressed the rumors. The Mo Manor did not have anyone in charge and really could not do anything. The Duke's Manor remained silent and those curious about the matter discussed about it fervently.

Because the rumors had not been suppressed, they circulated and grew more and more outrageous. It became more and more unfavorable to the Mo Manor. After all, the Great Qin had always been stricter towards women than men.

Luo Mingzhu went to the Mo Manor early in the morning, but the person at the door had only informed her coldly that Third Miss was ill and wanted to make her leave. Luo Mingzhu thought of what Mo Xuemin had said yesterday and pulled out the General's Manor name before barging into the Mo Manor with her maids and servants.

When she arrived at Mo Xuetong's Qingwei Garden, she discovered that Mo Xuetong had been made to copy scriptures all night as punishment. She had not slept at all. When she saw Luo Mingzhu enter, she fainted before she could say much.

Luo Mingzhu grew angry then. She sent someone to inform her grandmother while helping Mo Xuetong settle into bed. Then, she called for a physician. This made the already chaotic Mo Manor even more chaotic. The old madam had been called into Qingwei Garden early in the morning in a rush and before she could even sit, Old Madam Xu arrived, furious.

Old Madam Xu was t.i.tled while the old madam did not. She could not sit if Old Madam Xu did not allow her to. Nanny Hua stood with her, placating her with niceties.

Nanny Hua explained that everything started yesterday when Third Miss left the ancestral hall without permission. Then, the incident had happened. Old madam was so angry that she ordered Mo Xuetong to copy scriptures right there and then.

Then, because of what happened between First Miss and the d.u.c.h.ess, she had been in a bad mood. She was old and had forgotten that Third Miss was still copying scriptures. Of course, even if she had thought of Third Miss, she would not let her stop either. She did not expect Third Miss to be so weak that she would faint again after copying scriptures for an entire night.

Now that something like that had happened, causing the General's Manor to come to find out what exactly happened, the old madam felt embarra.s.sed and angry for she had been ignored despite her old age. She almost fainted. Fortunately, Mo Xuetong regained consciousness then and told the old madam to sit. She comforted the Old Madam in gentle tones, saying that she was fine and took the blame for the entire matter obediently which was why the Old Madam had not gotten angry right there and then.

However, even so, Old Madam Xu did not make things easy for old madam Mo. She complained that Mo Xuetong was a child no one loved and in the end, she chatted with old madam Mo with a sour expression. Her intentions were clear. If the Mo Manor bullied the motherless child again, the Luo Manor did not mind raising the child for them.

This was something old madam Mo could not accept. If outsiders found out that the Mo Manor could not even afford to raise their main daughter, it would be an embarra.s.sment to the entire Mo Manor. Mo Xuetong going over to the Luo Manor to stay earlier could be explained by the fact that Old Madam Xu had missed her granddaughter whom she had not seen in a long time. If Mo Xuetong went to stay for another few weeks, the Mo Manor would be too embarra.s.sed to a.s.sociate with the other families.

She guaranteed then and there that something like this would never happen again. After her many a.s.surances, Old Madam Xu finally brought Luo Mingzhu with her and left the manor, satisfied.

Mo Huawen returned to the manor in the afternoon. He visited the old madam in the back courtyard, but before they could speak much, the imperial edict came. Mo Huawen immediately went to the front to receive it.

The imperial edict was calm and peaceful. It stated that Mo Huawen loved his country and had contributed to it very much over the years. He was a capable man that His Majesty trusted. As such, he was to be promoted three ranks from a Fifth-grade officer to a Third-grade officer. He would also be named the capital's governor.

Being promoted three ranks at one go and being named governor at the same time was an honor no one had ever received before. Mo Huawen was not just a third-grade officer. In the Qin Empire, there were many first and second grade officers, being a third-grade officer was not a high post. However, being promoted three ranks in a row and granted a post with true power meant a lot.

Mo Huawen used to be a fifth-grade officer and was not considered anyone powerful in the capital. However, he was a subject trusted by the Emperor. It was said that Mo Huawen was a man of Emperor Zongwen even before he had taken the throne. He had always been trusted and thought highly of by Emperor Zongwen. Even as a fifth-grade officer, he was different from other fifth-grade officers.

Emperor Zongwen would always call on him if there was anything.

He had even been given the special honor of being promoted three ranks at one go now. The smarter ones had gone to the Mo Manor to congratulate Mo Huawen immediately after the imperial edict was released. Mo Huawen was very busy. He set up a huge banquet for it. The Mo family and servants had never experienced such a bustle and everyone was busy with this matter.

The rumors were suppressed unintentionally, but the matter boiled and bubbled beneath the surface!

Qingwei Garden

Mo Xuetong sat up in her bed. She squinted as she looked out of the window. The weather was good for it was sunny even on this winter day. She touched her head. She still felt slightly dizzy. Even though she had recuperated for some time in the General's Manor for some time, she was still weak and could not even hold on after one night of punishment.

”Miss, you are awake. Does your head still hurt? Should we get a physician?” Mo Yu lifted the curtains and entered. She was holding onto a basin of warm water. She hurriedly put it down when she saw Mo Xuetong sitting up with her head in her hands. She approached and touched Mo Xuetong's head.

”Don't get the physician. I am just a little tired. It's no big deal.” Mo Xuetong smiled slightly. Her complexion was a little pale.

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