Chapter 302 - Bai Yifeng Uses Her as a Chess Piece (1/2)

Consort Yu was not angry after being rejected by Mo Xuetong. She looked at Mo Xuetong gently and smiled warmly, saying, “Anyway, it was my brother’s fault. I apologize to the Mo Manor on behalf of my younger brother.”

Then, she took a ruby hairpin from her hair and handed it to Mo Xuetong. She said, “I don’t have anything to express how sorry I am. I shall give this to Your Highness. Your Highness, please take this and let the Mo Manor forgive my useless younger brother.”

The hairpin was very beautiful and the rubies on it glittered brightly. One could tell from a single look that it was not an ordinary item. The style was new, as was the craftsmans.h.i.+p. It was indeed a precious item. If it had been any other time, Mo Xuetong would not take anything from Consort Yu. But this hairpin was really quite familiar. Mo Xuetong smiled and accepted it graciously.

“Many thanks, Your Highness. I thank you. This was just a misunderstanding and the Mo Manor knows that too. I thank my father on his behalf for your kind understanding.” Mo Xuetong smiled lightly and stood up. Then, she curtsied to Consort Yu again. She picked up the hairpin and looked at it under the sunlight as if she liked it very much. The glittering rubies shone brightly under the sunlight and blinded Consort Yu.

Consort Yu closed her eyes and laughed coldly to herself. Mo Xuetong was indeed uncultured. She could not hide her shabbiness even after she became a princess. She had only received the hairpin and already looked so pleased. She was making a fuss out of a molehill.

She was so pleased that she did not realize that the light cast off the s.h.i.+mmering precious stone onto a few young masters and ladies not far away. Their gazes followed the light and turned upon Consort Yu and Mo Xuetong.

They went up and said, “Your Highness, your clothes are a little plain today and match this perfectly. Put it on and try it!”

Then, she took the hairpin from Mo Xuetong and helped her to put it in her hair. She picked up a mirror that was left beside her and let Mo Xuetong take a look at her reflection. Mo Xuetong accepted the mirror and looked at it. She smiled and thanked Consort Yu, saying, “This is beautiful. Many thanks, Your Highness.”

A palace maid suddenly approached while they were speaking. She spoke with the palace maid standing outside and the maid entered hurriedly. She reported to Consort Yu, “Your Highness, Her Majesty is looking for you. She would like for you to reply to her immediately.”

“Alright.” Consort Yu nodded. She turned to smile at Mo Xuetong and said, “Princess, you look beautiful wearing this hairpin. Leave it on for today. This is a token for how guilty I feel. I am going to leave now and I will see you at the Princess’ banquet later.”

“Your Highness, this is a token of your affection. Of course, I will wear it. Please hurry!” Mo Xuetong smiled slightly and nodded.

Consort Yu laughed coldly to herself even more so when she saw how certain Mo Xuetong’s reply was. She did not say anything else but left hurriedly with her palace maid.

“Miss…” Mo Ye said uneasily when she saw the hairpin on Mo Xuetong’s head.

“Is it pretty?” Mo Xuetong removed the pin from her hair and looked at it in her hand as if she liked it very much so. She looked into the mirror at her reflection again. With the mirror and Mo Ye blocking her, she quickly slid the pin into her sleeve and took out a similar pin to put in her hair.

Mo Ye saw all of that and was delighted. She did not say anything else and went to help Mo Xuetong do her hair.

Mo Xuetong left with Mo Ye. After their short stop, there were a few other young ladies on the way who were late. They walked in together.

Mo Xuetong’s lips curled up slightly with laughter as she heard the other young ladies chatting and laughing. She did not speak. Instead, she seemed relaxed and amiable and left a good impression.

Suddenly, someone pointed up in front of them and called out in surprise, “I didn’t expect Sir Bai and the First Prince of Yan Kingdom to both be here.”

Mo Xuetong followed their gazes and saw a few formidable men on the path. The person in front was tall and slender and wore simple white robes. He wore a dark jade pendant at his waist and his black hair was tied up in a jade cap and flowed down his shoulders like a waterfall. His eyes were like stars and he was as handsome as a fairy. He glowed brightly and his aura was magnificent. He was incomparably handsome.

He was Bai Yihao and the person behind him looked a lot like him. Even though he was not as ethereal looking, he was also very handsome. Accompanying them was You Yuecheng. He glanced at Mo Xuetong indifferently with his beautiful eyes. His dark gaze settled on her for a few minutes before he turned to leave.

“It’s Sir Bai!”

“It really is Sir Bai!”

“I heard that he and the Fifth Princess were childhood sweethearts. It’s really true.” Someone sighed.

There were even more people who looked at the beautiful young man who was n.o.ble and elegant with admiration. They followed them subconsciously. Even though there wasn’t anyone who went up to speak with them, the soft voices of young ladies could be heard from time to time.

It seemed that there was more than one n.o.ble young lady who was interested in the Crown Prince of Yan.

Bai Yihao, who was walking in front, saw Mo Xuetong and slowed down. He turned to look at Mo Xuetong softly. When she approached, he smiled and said to her, “Your Highness, you must have come today to partic.i.p.ate in the Fifth Princess’ banquet. We are headed the same way.”

Mo Xuetong took two steps back, wary of his behavior. However, she still appeared gracious on the surface. She said with a smile, “No wonder the Fifth Princess spoke of Sir Bai the day before. She said that you will definitely be here. I thought that Sir Bai would bail just like you do usually, but it seems like it is true.”

“You will definitely come for the Fifth Princess’ banquet, so I should come even more.” Bai Yihao turned to look at her with a smile. His intentions were not clear and his words seemed rather flirtatious.

Mo Xuetong was startled. She hid the anger in her eyes. This person was too much. He wanted to drag her into the cesspool of trouble from time to time and kept wanting to involve her in his matters in everything he said. She really did not know how she had caught his attention for him to keep getting her into trouble.

“Sir Bai, you are kidding. I would not dare to miss the Fifth Princess’ banquet. However, I heard that sir Bai has never cared about other banquets. Why are you paying so much care to the Fifth Princess’ banquet?” Mo Xuetong was furious and her words were not friendly. Even though she did not seem to be backing down, her expression was one of distaste. It was as if she had been very annoyed by how Bai Yihao tried to pretend that they were close.

Bai Yichen noticed everything and he grew even more interested. Judging by how Princess Anping was behaving, the two were not close at all and she did not seem to like Bai Yihao. He could not help the cold smirk that appeared on his lips. Bai Yihao was determined to draw his attention to Princess Anping. He had intentionally said those seemingly mushy words so that Bai Yichen would mistake Princess Anping for someone Bai Yihao was in love with. Then, Bai Yichen would ask to marry Princess Anping. This was such a good idea!