Chapter 258 - Disturbances Arose and the Marriage to Unite Two Countries (1/2)

Chapter 258 Disturbances Arose and the Marriage to Unite Two Countries

Mo Xuetong did not know that she had been targeted by Feng Yuzhen.

At the moment, she was preparing dinner in the yard.

Mother Xu personally cooked, including frying and boiling. The yard smelled delicious.

Most of the young and old maids in the Qingwei Garden were newly chosen, and some of those maids were deployed by Mo Huawen from other places. They were all smart and capable, keeping the garden clean and tidy. The previous situation—the servants received their master’s command but did not carry out—never happened again.

It was a little late when Mo Huawen came. The Yan Kingdom’s envoys came to the capital, and he had to arrange for an escort to protect them. Anyway, he had to finish his business before he came back. Besides, the First Prince of the Yan Kingdom didn’t live in the posthouse.

As soon as Mo Huawen arrived at the gate of the yard, a young maid with sharp eyes saw him and ran in quickly to report to Mo Xuetong.

Then Mo Xuetong took Mo Yu to the gate to meet him.

It was the first time they had met since they were estranged because of Auntie Fang. Mo Huawen felt sorry for his daughter and did not know how to face her. However, his daughter came up to him lightly, and said, bearing no grudge, “Father, please come into the house. It’s windy and cold in the yard.”

Mo Xuetong looked up at Mo Huawen, with the respect that could not conceal in her eyes. Her eyes were moist like water that stirred. Mo Huawen felt a twinge of pain in his heart and couldn’t speak for a moment. He only made a wave and walked on, his eyes somehow watery.

It was not until he reached the house and sat down that he calmed down.

“Father, who are the people from the Yan Kingdom today? Have they brought anything interesting to the Emperor?” Mo Xuetong poured Mo Huawen a drink and looked up at him. She did not seem at all angry with her father for what had happened a few days before, and she was still his innocent daughter.

Seeing that his daughter was so schemeless and did not feel sad, Mo Huawen felt more and more sorry for his generous and lovely daughter. A warm current ran through his heart, but he still felt sorry for his daughter. He took the cup from Mo Xuetong and took a few gulps. His body, chilled by the wind, warmed, and so did his heart. He looked at the smiling face of his daughter, feeling as if the haze of the past few days had been swept away.

Hiding the emotion in his eyes, Mo Huawen pretended nothing had happened and said, “Tong’er, Princess Royal’s Manor is bustling today. I’m sorry I couldn’t come today because of the palace banquet.”

The envoys of the Yan Kingdom entered the city today on a temporary basis. According to their schedule, Mo Huawen thought that they would enter the city on the Lantern Festival. Unexpectedly, the First Prince of the Yan Kingdom said he needed a rest, so those envoys entered the city today. This disrupted Mo Huawen’s plans. He had planned to make his daughter look good this time so that no one would look down on Tong’er and think that she had been promoted to a higher cla.s.s by someone else.

However, man proposes, G.o.d disposes. Or, in any case, Mo Huawen didn’t expect the First Prince, who was rus.h.i.+ng into the capital, to spend two days on a matter. How could Mo Huawen not be depressed? He thought that Tong’er would be sad when he came back today.

To his surprise, he was greeted by his daughter’s sweet smile, and his daughter had no grudge against him, her eyes full of joy.

“Father, please don’t say that. The Yan Kingdom’s envoys entered the capital today, and the Emperor held a banquet for them in the main hall. I should be worried if you couldn’t make it,” Mo Xuetong said with a sweet smile. She lifted her chopsticks and placed two of her father’s favorite celery dumplings on his plate.

“Father, taste this. This is what I made when I came back. I wonder if it’s to your taste. I went out to watch the fireworks last night and didn’t have time to have a reunion dinner with you. So I make up it. Father, you must not say I am too fond of play or dislike me.”

“It’s delicious. What you made is, of course, delicious.” Mo Huawen was moved to pick up a dumpling. He did not even sample it carefully and just chewed a few times and swallowed. He felt very comforted and praised Mo Xuetong loudly.

“Father, have you been busy these days? You must have not eaten well. You look thinner. Eat more at my place today.” Mo Xuetong’s eyes fell on Mo Huawen, only to find that her father seemed to have lost weight when she had not seen him for only two days. She guessed that it was not only because of business but also privacy, and felt a little bitter.

“Yes, I’ve been a little busy lately, but I’ll be a lot more relaxed after the Spring Festival. Among those cases, the case of the Mingguo Manor is the most troublesome. Fortunately, we’ve got a lead. It is said that she was seen entering a carriage with her maid, so she wasn’t robbed,” said Mo Huawen in obvious annoyance, rubbing his forehead.

Mo Huawen had thought that the lady of the Mingguo Manor had been robbed. It was a big deal for a bad man to take away one’s daughter and ruin her reputation. Moreover, the girl was from Mingguo Manor. You Yuecheng went to his office every now and then to inquire about that, which annoyed him a lot. He sent a lot of people to investigate it and finally got such a result.

Investigating elopement didn’t belong to the jobs of the Ministry of Justice. As Mo Huawen put the confession file in front of You Yuecheng, You Yuecheng immediately went speechless. This was a private matter for the Mingguo Manor. They knew that there was no need to make a big deal out of it. It would be better for You Yuecheng to solve the matter by himself, so as not to embarra.s.s the Mingguo Manor.

After settling the affair of the Mingguo Manor, the others were nothing urgent, except that the woman of the Ding General Manor occasionally sent someone for inquiries. Mo Huawen finally felt he could slow down. He was really tired recently. After all, he had to juggle palace and family affairs. Who knew how outsiders talk about him? He could only sleep a few hours a day and felt exhausted while resting.

“Father, do you mean that the young lady of the Mingguo Manor went away with someone else? How come? She is a young lady in the inner manor, so she has no chance to meet outsiders. How could she go off with anyone? Is she not afraid of being deceived?” Mo Xuetong put her hand on the table, propped herself up and asked in confusion.

Her question reminded Mo Huawen. He picked up another dumpling into his mouth and chewed slowly. Then he said, “Well, that’s truly strange. The average man can’t get into the inner yard at all. It is not possible for others to see the daughter of such a large family unless one is the family’s acquaintance.”