Chapter 327 - Mo Xuemin Returns to Her Mothers Home and Plots Again (1/2)

Mo Xuetong cleaned up and went to Xu Yan’s Yanyu House with Mo Xueqiong.

They only sat for a while when they heard someone announce that First Miss and First Sir were here. Old Sir would like the two young ladies to greet them.

Mo Xuetong and Mo Xueqiong left together.

In the study, Sima Lingyun’s expression was one of defeat and his eyes were cold. He was newly married and should be energetic and happy. However, his smile seemed forced for some reason. It did not look like it was sincere at all. He glanced at Mo Xuemin and there was a flash of disgust in his eyes. Mo Huawen saw that and his eyes darkened.

“Father, I heard that you are having a slight cough. Mother told me to bring this hundred-year-old ginseng. She said that one will catch a cough and hurt the lungs easily during this season. You have to be careful.” Mo Xuemin said in concern with a gentle smile on her face. She seemed not to have noticed Sima Lingyun’s forced look as he sat beside her.

If not for the blue swelling at the corner of her eyes, everyone would feel that the two newlyweds were very happy.

Mo Huawen could not help but look at the corner of her eyes. There was a flash of anger in his eyes. Mo Xuemin’s appearance was different as well. Her thick fringe was combed above her eyes. Even so, one could see a large scar on her forehead when she turned.

“I heard that Your Excellency is not satisfied with this marriage?” Mo Huawen pushed away the ginseng Mo Xuemin brought him and spoke coldly to Sima Lingyun.

No matter how bad Mo Xuemin was, she was still his daughter. She had been beaten up by the Duke Zhenguo’s Manor and still had to plead to return home. Sima Lingyun had yet to bring up anything about the wedding. Mo Huawen hated Sima Lingyun even more. While Mo Xuemin was vicious, what about Sima Lingyun? Mo Huawen balled up his hands tightly into fists when he thought of the relations.h.i.+p between Sima Lingyun and Auntie Fang.

Sima Lingyun paused for a moment when he heard Mo Huawen speaking to him in an angry manner. He could not react in time. Mo Huawen had always been friendly for as long as he could remember. He had never seen Mo Huawen like this.

“Your Excellency, if you do not wish to marry my daughter, please go to the palace and ask the Empress for a separation.” Mo Huawen slammed his hand heavily on the table. He stood up and pointed at Sima Lingyun furiously.

“Separation? Ask the Empress?”

Sima Lingyun s.h.i.+vered. He only recalled then that the Empress had bestowed the marriage upon them. If he asked for separation only a few days after their union, this would be an embarra.s.sment to the Empress. He paled immediately and stood up hurriedly, saying, “Father-in-law, why would you think so? Min’er and I grew up together, how can I be dissatisfied with this marriage? What happened on the wedding day was just an accident.”

“Your concubine caused trouble at your nuptials on the day of the wedding. She infuriated the legal wife so much she wanted to teach the concubine a lesson. She miscarried in the chaos and then you make the legal wife kneel in the ancestral hall for an entire night. Your Excellency, that was a great means, you have truly brought honor to the Empress. The Empress even told me that I found a good son-in-law that night!” Mo Huawen did not intend to let Sima Lingyun off.

The Duke Zhenguo’s Manor had not been the only one to be embarra.s.sed by the farce that was the wedding. Mo Huawen had not gotten even on behalf of Mo Xuemin on that day because Mo Xuemin was a disappointment. Furthermore, it was a marriage bestowed upon them by the Empress. It would not be to anyone’s benefit if the matter were to be blown up. As such, Mo Huawen decided to let the matter calm down before he dealt with it. However, he did not expect the Duke Zhenguo’s Manor to be so unreasonable to shame and bully Mo Xuemin.

No matter how bad Mo Xuemin was, Mo Huawen would not allow Sima Lingyun to bully and shame her like so.

“Father, it is not Lingyun’s fault. I was at fault too. I caused Younger Sister Yun to miscarry when we jostled around…” Mo Xuemin looked upset. She stood up as well and started to cry before she could speak. She bit her lips and swallowed. Her face, which was red and swollen but covered with white powder, looked pitiful.

Sima Lingyun sweated when Mo Huawen brought up the Empress once more. Mo Xuemin suddenly appeared to help him out, so he could not care less about how he and Mo Xuemin did not get along. He hurriedly smiled and said, “Father-in-law, it was my fault that day. I did not notice that Mother stated the rules to Min’er because I was settling the matters regarding my concubine’s miscarriage.”

No one could say that it was wrong for a new wife to be taught rules by her mother-in-law. While it was a little early, it was also because of the incident that had happened suddenly. As Mo Xuemin’s father, Mo Huawen truly could not make a fuss because of this.

A cold smirk appeared in Mo Xuemin’s eyes. Was kneeling in the ancestral hall also called being taught rules? That s.l.u.t Yun Yiqiu was in the wrong for having a concubine-born eldest son. Sima Lingyun had been seduced by that woman on their nuptials night. Was that right?

However, this was not the time to be fighting about this. Mo Xuemin had other goals today. As long as she could accomplish those goals, she would be able to live in great fortunes in the future. As such, she could bear with it. She must not only not fight, but she also had to appear virtuous, intelligent, and gracious. In this way, others would not suspect her after the incident happened. Of course, she was very much willing for Mo Huawen to berate and shame Sima Lingyun.

“Father, Min’er was wrong. Mother was right in teaching me and she did not hit me intentionally.” Mo Xuemin pretended to lower her head sadly. She looked frightened and tearful. Inside, she was pleased. Her father would not just abandon her. As long as she seemed weak, her father would stand on her side.

As long as her father stood on her side, Duke Zhenguo’s Manor would not be able to do anything to her!

Sima Lingyun and that s.l.u.t dared to create trouble for her on her wedding night. She would not let the s.l.u.t off easily. Furthermore, that person had promised that as long as she killed Mo Xuetong, he would take her away from Duke Zhenguo’s Manor. She would no longer have anything to do with the b.a.s.t.a.r.d that was Sima Lingyun.

“Hit you? Did someone hit Eldest Sister?” Mo Xueqiong’s surprised voice could be heard from the door.

The three turned around to see Mo Xuetong and Mo Xueqiong at the entrance.

“Eldest Sister, you were beaten. Who beat you?” Mo Xueqiong entered, making a fuss. She yelled out loud when she saw the injuries on Mo Xuemin’s face as if she had been shocked. This made Mo Xuemin ashamed and angry. Her face became mottled. She had never been so pathetic, having been mocked at by her concubine-born sister whom she had always looked down on.

She gritted her teeth with hate and in secret but smiled gently. “Third Sister, Fourth Sister, you are here. Qiu Qiao, bring the bolts of cloth I brought for the two ladies here.”

“Yes!” Qiu Qiao, who was standing behind Mo Xuemin, quickly presented the cloth she held in her hands.

There were six bolts of beautiful cloth in total. It was obvious at one look that the cloth was the most fas.h.i.+onable Sunset Cloud Cloth from the palace. The beautiful patterns were paired with the colors of the clouds at sunset. It was so bright it blinded Mo Xueqiong. Greed flashed in Mo Xueqiong’s eyes.