Chapter 300 - In Ailing Health, Princess Royal Entrusted Her Wet Nurse (1/2)

Mo Yufeng didn’t marry that young miss from the Li family in the end; however, another affair surfaced. He didn’t dare to explain clearly and only knelt before Mo Huawen, wailing and trying to justify himself. Mo Huawen was so angry that he threw a paperweight at Mo Yufeng and injured his head. Then, Mo Huawen asked people to lock Mo Yufeng up in the yard.

Then, after sending people to investigate, he stormed back to the inner yard and asked Xu Yan to arrange Mo Yufeng’s marriage as soon as possible because it would be better if someone could control him.

Because of a series of incidents in Mo Manor, Mo Huawen felt so ashamed that he didn’t go out often except for the necessary gatherings.

At the same time, things were boiling up in Qin Manor as well. Qin Yufeng had kept a low profile and been considered a talent, but this time, he was also involved in the scandal. Though in the end, the woman retreated and confessed, people weren’t sure if there was untold truth or not.

After all, no matter how audacious she was, a woman didn’t dare to accuse someone of things like this so casually, plus Qin Yufeng had always been resourceful. How would he let things go just like this? Had the woman really just picked up a random scapegoat? Or was she telling the truth, only Qin Yufeng had been so smart to cover it up?

People couldn’t figure it out at the time being but were all discussing!

Things like this were, of course, humiliating, so people in Qin Manor seldom came out as well.

Another one which all the people were talking about was King Xuan, Feng Yuran. They heard that the pretty and rakish eighth prince was now still in a coma, drifting between life and death. Emperor Zongwen himself had personally visited him several times, but his son just lay on the bed, unconsciously, without even any responses, which disturbed the emperor so much that he looked for divine doctors all over the country. They said that as long as they could cure King Xuan, the emperor would give them anything, be it a position or fortune.

Mo Xuetong could only purse her lips at such rumors!

Fifth Princess’s banquet took place as expected.

On that day, Mo Xuetong first brought presents to the Princess Royal’s manor, ready to visit the royal place with the princess. However, when she arrived there, she learned that the princess had been ill for some time.

Mo Xuetong hurried in and the maidservant ushered her to the door of Princess Royal’s bedroom, and then the servant went in to report.

Mo Xuetong waited before the door with Mo Ye. Soon, the servant came back and curtsied to her. “Princess Anping, Her Highness wants you alone.”

“Yes!” Mo Xuetong let Mo Ye guard outside and lifted her dress to get in.

Walking past a ten-fold screen with inlays and floral and bird pattern, Mo Xuetong heard low coughs coming from behind the screen. Did Her Highness really fall ill?

After walking past the screen, Mo Xuetong saw the princess lying on the bed. Just after a few days, the princess should really lose so much weight, looking pale and haggard. She leaned on the headboard and appeared listless. An old nanny about the age of Nanny Ming was standing at her bedside, holding a bowl of herb soup. She was trying to make Princess Royal drink it but the princess just kept shaking her head with a frown.

Seeing Mo Xuetong enter, the nanny quickly put down the bowl, fetched a stool with inlays to put it at the bedside for Mo Xuetong, and then stood aside with hands on her both sides.

Mo Xuetong curtsied and pick up the bowl to blow on it. Carrying it to Princess Royal, Mo Xuetong said apologetically, “What happened, Mother? Why didn’t you tell me you’re ill? It’s my fault. I’ve been taking care of things in my family and didn’t visit you.”

The princess coughed a bit and smilingly pushed away the soup in Mo Xuetong’s hand. Her gentle gaze landed on Mo Xuetong’s face, and then she mildly said, “It’s not your fault. I’ve been having this disease for years and always cough for a while when spring comes. It’s no big deal. I’ll heal after some time and might as well skip the soup.”

Standing aside, the old nanny urged. “Your Highness, you have to drink it. You’ve had it for years and you can’t bear to suffer from it anymore.”

“You’re always worried.” Princess Royal smiled feebly and coughed again. Then, she pointed at her nanny and said while twisting around to face Mo Xuetong, “Tong’er, she’s Nanny Qin, my wet nurse. If something happens to me, I can only entrust her to you. For the sake of me, you have to look after her and make sure she lives well in her remaining years.”

The princess’s words startled Mo Xuetong, who immediately put down the bowl and curtsied to Nanny Qin, “I didn’t know you’re Mother’s wet nurse. Please forgive me for my rudeness.”

She was the wet nurse Princess Royal treasured in the last life. In her last life, the princess went against her grandfather’s family for the nanny’s son, which showed how much the nanny mattered to Princess Royal.

“I don’t deserve this. You can’t curtsy to me like this.” Nanny Qin, who was standing aside, fl.u.s.tered. She trembled and was about to kneel down to respond to her curtsy. No matter how much Princess Royal treasured her, she was still just a servant. How could she compare to Mo Xuetong, the Princess Anping promoted by the royalty?

Mo Xuetong was quick to stop her from kneeling.

By their side, the princess coughed again and the mildly said to Nanny Qin, “You don’t have to be so polite. I’m here today all because of you. In the future, if I’m gone, Anping can take care of you for the sake of me. Consider it what I and Sister Luo Xia should do for you.”

Her words came out too seriously, and Nanny Qin was immediately reduced to tears. She walked to the bedside and held the princess’s hand with her trembling hands, saying in a choked voice, “Your Highness, how can you say something like this? I’m still healthy when I’m so old. You’re still young, and how you can say something like this? How will, will I…?”

Unable to finish her sentences, she started to weep, her face covered in her hands.