Chapter 241 - King Xuan Meeting a Beauty at Night (1/2)
Chapter 241 King Xuan Meeting a Beauty at Night
That night, moonlight shone into the gardens of Qingwei Garden. It seemed especially silent.
Most of the servants and maids had already been beaten and sold. There were not many left. Mo Xuetong would pick a few that she liked tomorrow.
Only the original cast was left in Qingwei Garden. Mo Yu and Mo Ye swept up the garden while Mother Xu prepared a few dishes in the side kitchen. Mo Lan packed up the room. It was as if they were back in the Qin Manor. Back then, the people in the manor had all looked down on Mo Xuetong.
Mo Xuetong did not have money and was not doted on. She was also a guest staying with the Qins. Even the servants could not be bothered with her. As such, Mo Xuetong’s servants had done all the tasks around the house!
Mo Xuetong sat before the window. She was not reading as she usually did and had gotten Mo Lan and the others to leave the room. She still felt sad when she thought of what happened in the day. She looked out of the window and at the sky that shone with silvery light. From her corner, she could see the s.h.i.+mmery lights in the sky. There was not a trace of dark clouds in the sky and the moon could be seen clearly.
The smile on her lips froze and tears slowly slid down her cheeks.
On the night of the silvery moon, it was so quiet it felt as if she were the only person on earth. She did not know why the sounds of the works on the ancestral hall that she could hear from time to time in the back courtyard were now gone. The entire world was so silent that she could hear her breathing and the sounds of her heart beating.
Everyone said that her mother and father loved each other deeply. Even the Princess Royal had once thought that her mother had married a good man. She said that her mother was blessed even though she pa.s.sed away early. The painting in the study was done by her father. In the painting, her mother appeared to be young. She smiled coyly and her beautiful eyes shone. She looked full of life.
One could tell that her mother was happy then. You could see the smile lurking beneath the corners of her eyes.
A corner of the painting showed slight signs of age. It was evident that someone would look at the painting from time to time. Who else could it be other than her father!
But, since this was so, why didn’t her father seek revenge for her mother? Instead, he had let that woman off lightly.
What happened to Mo Xuetong in her past life was the best answer to how evil that woman was.
Mo Xuemin was very pleased then. She had told Mo Xuetong how her mother had killed her mother in detail. They had tortured her for their own pleasure. The amount of guilt and hate she felt now was the amount of pain she felt then. Her mother had trusted that woman so much. She had allowed the woman to serve her. However, who could have imagined that she would be so vicious? Shouldn’t a woman like that die?!
Was it not enough for her to die to avenge her mother?!
Why was the woman’s punishment for killing her mother just being sent to the Yu’s? Why did Mo Xuemin escape even though she was the one who had instigated everything? She continued to be the gentle and virtuous First Miss Mo. Mo Xuetong hated her. She hated her so much! She had died in the flames in her past life. Her body and soul burned in agony.
Her heart burned with a searing pain these days. The fire burned within her, almost wanting to burst forth! She knew that that was hatred. It was a deep burning hatred that cannot grow anymore! In the hands of the evil mother and daughter pair, the innocent Mo Xuetong had died. She had been reborn as a vengeful Mo Xuetong.
She looked up at the sky as tears rolled down her cheeks. She had once sworn during her rebirth, that she would make those who hurt her cry!
There was a slight rustling in the courtyard. Mo Xuetong looked over and saw a figure in purple under the round moon. He jumped off the walls and landed onto the ground silently. A handsome young man appeared under the moon with a devilish smile on his face. His smile was extremely seductive. Dark black hair complemented his pale face that was parallel to none.
It was Feng Yuran!
Who else other than him would dare to go to a woman’s courtyard at night? He was indeed a philanderer.
The man had come into her courtyard again and again, not afraid that he would cause her reputation to be ruined.
Feng Yuran walked up to her windows and knocked on the half-opened windowpanes. Then, he swiftly flipped over the windows and entered the room. He walked up to her confidently with a slight smile. His eyes were as clear as the waters in spring. He did not speak and just looked at her fixedly. There was a curious fire in his eyes.
Unable to bear his heated gaze, Mo Xuetong avoided him and stood up. She walked up to the table and poured herself a cup of tea to hide the redness in her face. She took a sip of it and then said impatiently, “You came here so late. Are you here for something?”
Even though the relations.h.i.+p between the two was not simple, nothing was happening right now. How could he enter her room again and again at night?
“Can’t I come if nothing’s the matter?” Feng Yuran raised his eyebrows. His eyes shone under the bright light of the moon. He lowered his head and looked at her without any hesitation. “I guess we can consider thinking about you these days a matter!”
“Your Highness, if there is nothing else, please leave.” Mo Xuetong felt rather annoyed after being looked at by him. Her jade-white ears were blus.h.i.+ng lightly. This man was inappropriate. He had come to her room in the middle of the night to say something like this. She had, in recent times, thought that his frivolity was just an act.
Feng Yuran smiled lightly. He was in a good mood. It was as if he had not noticed the shyness and anger she felt. He said, “Aunt took you as her G.o.ddaughter and even asked for status for you today.”