Chapter 174 - Kidnapped. The Scuffle Outside the Palace (1/2)

“Be careful then. Come by and tell Grandmother immediately if anything happens. Don’t be softhearted again and be bullied.” Luo Mingzhu knew that it was against the rules as well. However, she had asked Mo Xuetong to go with her because she was angry and wanted the Mos to see the displeasure the Luos felt. When she saw Mo Xuetong smile in refusal, she knew that Mo Xuetong would not go with her. As such, she did not insist.

The Luo’s carriage was already nearby. Mo Xuetong smiled and agreed. She pushed Luo Mingzhu onto the horse carriage even though Luo Mingzhu still had things to say. Luo Wenyou got onto the horse as well. He did not spur the horse immediately. Instead, he looked at Mo Xuetong and said gently, “Come back if anything happens at the Mo Manor. The Luo Manor will forever be your home.”

Luo Wenyou did not say much and he spoke calmly as he usually did. He had only sought out Bai Yihao in a fl.u.s.ter the last time Mo Xuetong was ill. Otherwise, he was usually a calm person. Even though he did not say much, Mo Xuetong felt warm all over. What she wanted was a home filled with warmth, without any plots or schemes.

However, in her past life, her home had been ruined and her family had been killed!

Pain filled her heart. She bit her lips and hid the tears that welled up in her eyes. Her lashes fluttered and she looked up at Luo Wenyou with a smile. She said, “Rest a.s.sured, Cousin. Tong’er is a coward and will definitely complain to Grandmother if anything happens.”

“That’s good. Remember to come and wish Grandmother a happy new year the day after tomorrow.”

“Alright!” Mo Xuetong curtsied. Another horse carriage drew up at the entrance. The Luo carriage had no choice but to move forward. Most of the crowd had already left and there were not many carriages left behind. Mo Yu stood on her toes and looked around but did not find their carriage. She could not help but worry.

“Oh, I remember now. We took First Miss’ horse carriage here. She must have taken it when she left earlier. Won’t anyone pick Miss up after First Miss went home?”

Mo Xuetong did take Mo Xuemin’s carriage to the palace. But no matter what Mo Xuemin said after she returned to the manor, they would still send a carriage to pick her up. The Emperor and his officials had retired early. Her father would have already known what happened in the palace. How could he not send a carriage for her?

“Miss, quick get in. Old Sir told me to come and pick you up.” An inconspicuous horse carriage pulled up in front of Mo Xuetong just as she was thinking about it. Mo Xuetong found the driver somewhat familiar. He seemed to be from their manor. She had not gone out often after moving to the Mo Manor, so she did not recognize everyone working there.

Mo Huawen had given her her own carriage and she only recognized that driver. However, that carriage had been damaged and it probably could not be used in a while. That was why her father had sent such a small carriage to pick her up. The carriage looked ordinary and there wasn’t any emblem to signify that it belonged to the Mo Manor. If the driver had not looked familiar, she would not know that it belonged to the Mo Manor either.

“When did we have such a lousy horse carriage in the manor?” Mo Yu muttered to herself unhappily while she helped Mo Xuetong onto the carriage.

“It’s just a horse carriage, why do you have so much to say about it? Your tongue is really sharp.” Mo Xuetong did not mind because they were right in front of the palace entrance. She took Mo Yu’s hand and entered the carriage. The curtains lifted and Mo Yu had not gotten on when a hand emerged from the curtain. The hand caught hold of Mo Xuetong’s hand and tugged her into the carriage forcefully. Mo Xuetong lost her balance and fell into the carriage.

She reached out subconsciously to push herself up. She realized that she had fallen into a man’s embrace. The masculine scent of the man invaded her nostrils. The hand that wrapped tightly around her wrist had made her understand that the person was definitely a man. Who was trying to kidnap her!

“Miss!” Mo Yu who was outside the horse carriage realized that something was not right. She yelled shrilly.

“Mo Yu, it’s alright. Wait for Mo Ye. I shall leave first.” Mo Xuetong said calmly. Actually, she was fl.u.s.tered. She could not see who the other party was in the dark. She only knew that the man bore ill-intentions towards her. He was kidnapping her in front of the palace entrance in the middle of the night. She was in his hands and her reputation had been ruined. She forced down the fear she felt. The horse carriage had already started moving. If she left Mo Yu behind for no rhyme or reason, others would definitely find out about this.

She must not scream now. If she did and others found out that she had been kidnapped by a man, her reputation would be ruined if she were saved.

The horse carriage pulled away slowly. She could hear Mo Yu’s soft confused utterances. It would not startle those around her. Mo Yu should not be too far away. She warned herself not to panic. As long as Mo Yu informs Mo Ye, Mo Ye would definitely find a solution. Furthermore, Ying Jiu was hidden somewhere. There should not be any issues.

Even so, Mo Xuetong was still very nervous. She was soaked in cold sweat!

Fortunately, the person in the dark did not make any other moves. He only held her hand tightly, and his hand grabbed her soft slender wrist tightly with no intentions of releasing her. Mo Xuetong did not move. She could feel her body knocking onto the carriage walls. Her head hurt and her mind quickly ran through a list of people. She realized that there were not many who would do something like this.

She was just a daughter of the Mo Manor who had been abandoned in a small city by the countryside. Even if her father was promoted now, he was not a major figure. The person in the dark did not speak or move. If not for the soft breathing by her ear and the pain in her wrist, she would not have sensed him.

She had only just come to the capital and other than the mother and daughter pair, she had no other enemies. Who hated her so much that he would try to hurt her again and again? Mo Xuemin was in too much trouble to care about her right now. She did not have time to get someone to do this to her. Even if she wanted to, it was impossible. What happened in the palace was a chance occurrence that Mo Xuemin could not have imagined. It would be a rush for her to deal with it.

It was impossible that she had sent a horse carriage outside the palace beforehand to kidnap her.

So who was this person? He wanted to ruin her reputation and was someone she knew. That was why he did not speak. He was afraid that she might recognize him. Mo Xuetong’s mind quickly ran through a list of names. She realized that only Sima Lingyun would do something like this. Sima Lingyun did not become Duke Zhenguo. He was just a t.i.tled Marquess because of what happened today.