Chapter 371 - Worries Aplenty, King Ning Takes a Consort (2/2)
She was from a family of warriors and generals and always spoke her mind. She did not mind marrying the King of Xian and was loyal only to the Emperor. It did not matter who the Emperor was for they all needed a loyal general. As such, even when they entered the capital, they did not interact with other officials lest the Emperor started to suspect them. They would not be involved in this matter where the princes tried to be the next in line of succession.
However, while she did not wish to be involved in the matter, the Empress Dowager was not of the same mind. The Empress Dowager had implied in all ways, openly or not, that she was interested in Lady of Xian’s niece. She had even summoned the girl away and not allowed the girl’s aunt to accompany her. Lady of Xian was worried and could only use the method King of Xian had sent in a letter a few days ago and tried to seek out the King Xuan’s Manor for help.
Even though she did not believe that the wild and unrestrained King Ning would have any ideas, much less the young and immature consort would know anything, she was at the end of her tether. She could only listen to her husband. After all, just like what King of Xian said, there would be a way out. She wondered if the little consort understood that she did not want to marry her niece to King Ning!
It was so worrisome!
Mo Xuetong watched as the horse carriage drew away before she entered the manor holding on to Mo Lan’s hand. As she walked, she instructed Mo Ye, “Go and see who the young ladies the Empress Dowager invited today are.” The Empress Dowager was finding people for Feng Yuzhen!
“Yes, I will go immediately,” Mo Ye answered before leaving through the side doors. She was just a maid and would not be able to leave through the maid doors if she was trying to buy some daily necessities for her mistress.
Mo Ye was very fast and she returned to the manor in less than two hours.
Mo Xuetong sat in her chair, pondering for a while after she heard the news that Mo Ye brought back. Then, she brought Mo Ye to Jinwei Pavilion. She had only entered when she saw a eunuch leaving. The eunuch was sweating profusely and when he saw Mo Xuetong, it was as if he had seen his savior. He stammered and ran up to Mo Xuetong with a brilliant smile.
“My Lady, you are here. His Highness was making a fuss, looking for you. He had only just woken up and he had not even taken his medicine before he started getting angry.”
The eunuch felt very anxious. When he entered the pavilion earlier, he heard that the first thing King Xuan asked for when he woke up was for his consort. They knew that the consort had gone out but did not know where. After that, the prince had kicked them. He did not even dare to wipe the mark off before he ran out hurriedly. How could he not feel as if he had seen his savior when he saw Mo Xuetong then?
Mo Xuetong’s gaze landed on the shoe print on the front of the eunuch’s robe, and then, looked at his bitter expression. Her lips curved slightly. She really did not know what to do with the man. He had managed to do something like that after speaking with his subordinates. It was as if he was afraid that others would not know that he was in a bad mood.
“You all can leave. I will serve His Highness medicine.”
“Alright, I will get all of them to come out.” The eunuch was relieved and excited. He turned around and yelled, “The Lady is here!”
His back was ramrod straight and he did not look at all like the lost and fl.u.s.tered man earlier.
The eunuchs inside hurriedly dealt with the prince. They all had shoe prints on their robes. The prince, whose leg was still extended, was not satisfied. He looked at them through his charming eyes, making them go all around the room to do his bidding. The prince found the pottery ugly, the curtains disgusting, the placement of the flowers wrong. He was so difficult to please!
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When they heard “The Lady is here!”, they all heaved a sigh of relief. They backed away respectfully and made way for the lady. The charming man lying on the bed lost all his frustration when he heard that Mo Xuetong was coming. He leaned backward and his beautiful eyes shone. His handsome lips curled up, expressing his joy. He did not look like he was upset and trying to make trouble anymore.
The people in King Xuan’s Manor had to admit that the new consort was really a good treatment for the prince who liked to make trouble. No matter what kind of mood the prince was in, he would feel happy and pleased whenever he saw the consort. It was an expression that the servants of King Xuan’s Manor had never seen before.
“What’s the matter? You’re making trouble again after just waking up. When will your injuries heal?” Mo Xuetong said, gently, pretending to be angry as she entered and glared at Feng Yuran. She looked at the medicine on the table that was still piping hot.
“I didn’t want to drink it when I woke up and didn’t see you!” Feng Yuran said glumly. He waved his hand and gestured for the eunuchs to leave.
The eunuchs were smart enough to understand and left. The last eunuch to leave even helped them to close the doors. They all knew that His Highness cared about this consort! The consort would coax the prince into drinking the medicine. The prince would not even drink a single drop of the medicine without the consort now.
Who would have thought that the scene playing out in the room was completely different from what they imagined?
The virtuous and gracious consort was throwing a tantrum. She did not want to take the medicine!
“Tong’er, quick, come here. It’s time to take your medicine!” Feng Yuran waved her over with a smile.
“No! It’s bitter!” Mo Xuetong pouted her pink lips, standing just out of Feng Yuran’s grasp. She looked at the piping hot medicine and sniffed at it. She refused to move and said despondently, “Yuran, I’m really not ill. I am very healthy. I don’t want to take the medicine!”
She was truly upset. She had been taking the medicine for so long. There was nothing wrong with her. Why did she have to drink it every day?!
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