Chapter 453 - The Letter from Mo Xueqiong (1/2)

Who would be in the mood to embroider wedding robes? He Yuxiu threw the threads and wedding robes onto the ground and said angrily, “Pick, pick, pick. What do you want me to pick? He’s a terrible person, what’s there to pick!”

“Oh, Second Sister, what’s the matter? Who doesn’t want to pick? Did the maids cause trouble and make you angry? I will tell Father and have him punish them.” A mirthful voice could be heard from the door. He Yufen, who was dressed in a flower-patterned dress entered with a bright smile.

He Yuxiu’s face paled with anger when she saw He Yufen entering.

He Yufen seemed not to notice He Yuxiu’s hateful gaze. She entered with a smile and picked up the wedding robe from the floor. Then, she put it against the light from the entrance and praised, “Second Sister, you’ve got great taste. The style that you chose is much better than mine. No wonder you are getting married first. I, as your elder sister, really can’t compare to you.”

She sounded as if she were mocking He Yuxiu. Coupled with her sickly sweet expression, He Yuxiu felt as if she had swallowed a fly. She recalled what happened in the palace. He Yufen had actually worked together with Consort Zhao to push all the blame to her. Her reputation had been utterly destroyed and she could not even reject her marriage to Yu Mingyong. When she thought of all that had happened, a hint of hatred flashed in her eyes.

She ripped the wedding robe from He Yufen’s hands and threw it onto the ground. She smirked and said, “Elder Sister, you must be kidding. Didn’t Sir Yu like you? You were so disobedient to Uncle and were determined to marry Sir Yu. Why are you suddenly attaching yourself to King Xuan all of a sudden? It is a pity that Cousin is so very handsome and his consort is beautiful. You are really not good-looking enough!”

She was making a jab at He Yufen for being fickle-minded and her wishful thinking. She humiliated He Yufen in front of all the maids and tore off the fake mask that He Yufen wore.

“You…” He Yufen’s gentle smile showed signs of shattering. She exhaled deeply and calmed herself down. She no longer pretended to be gentle and instead, said coldly, “Second Sister, are you dissatisfied with Father and Uncle’s decision then? Uncle even told me earlier before I came that if you are disobedient, there are many more obedient people out there. Any beautiful woman will be able to seduce Sir Yu. It is not difficult to have the family swap you out. Then, you won’t even have a place to cry.”

He Yuxiu paled when she heard that and fear flashed through her eyes. However, she gritted her teeth and said hatefully, “He Yufen, don’t be too proud yet. You have to see if you are lucky enough to become Consort Xuan. You might end up even worse than me.”

“Don’t worry, there are plenty of men out there like Yu Mingyong. Any man will be better than him. Second Sister, there are already so many illegitimate children in that family before you even marry him. When you are old and ugly, he will just get rid of you. If we want to compare who is worse off, you will be ten times worse off than me. What is it? Do you dare to compare yourself to me? Don’t come begging then. If you speak any more nonsense, I will go and tell Father that you do not want to marry. You know what will happen next.”

He Yufen held her head up high proudly as she mocked He Yuxiu. Her tone was threatening.

He Yuxiu was so angry she almost raged. She wrung her handkerchief tightly and glared at He Yufen hatefully. However, she did not say another word. She gritted her teeth tightly, the viciousness in her eyes glowed. However, she slowly hid the viciousness in her eyes. He Yufen, that s.l.u.t. One day, she would stomp on her.

Mo Xueqiong’s letter was sent by Mo Yan. Mo Xuetong removed the letter from the envelope and read it. The letter was simple and had only a few words on it. “Tomorrow. Puguang Temple at three, at the back door!”

“Is it appropriate for the Second Consort to go to the back door of Puguang Temple at that time? It’d be late then. Is she not going to return to the King’s Manor?” Mo Xuetong looked at Mo Yan, who knelt respectfully by the side and asked her with a vague smile on her face.

Mo Yan was dressed rather nicely today. She wore a light pink top with a plain and long blue dress. There was a hint of rouge on her face. She appeared rather charming and her long, almond-shaped eyes shone like pools of water in autumn. Her brows were artfully sculpted and her lips were red. She was like the suns.h.i.+ne in spring, beautiful and enchanting.

She was indeed a beautiful and charming woman.

Mo Yan was a few years older than Mo Xueqiong and was about 17 or 18 now. She was at the peak of her beauty and was slightly maturer than Mo Xueqiong. Mo Xueqiong was no match for her now and anyone would be able to see the difference between them. Mo Yan was also very intelligent and she easily thought of ideas to help Mo Xueqiong when Mo Xueqiong could not think of anything.

As such, she was the person Mo Xueqiong trusted the most!

“King Yan ordered the people at the temple early on and said that he would have dinner there. It will be getting late at that time but it is still not yet dinner time. Everyone will be resting or praying. No one will notice that Second Consort has gone missing. My Lady, you just have to be there to get the Second Consort then.”

Mo Yan replied, not missing a single beat.

Mo Xuetong did not ask any more questions. She picked up the letter and took a close look at it. She seemed rather confused. All was silent in the room and the maids stood by the side and did not say anything. Mo Yan, who stood in front of Mo Xuetong, looked up uneasily. She looked at Mo Xuetong’s expression and only relaxed when she saw that Mo Xuetong was behaving normally.

“Does King Yan really feel nothing for Fourth Sister?” Mo Xuetong suddenly asked thoughtfully.

“My Lady, you may investigate this but if His Highness still felt even a bit of love for the Second Consort, she would not have to resort to this. It is just… it is just that His Highness is too heartless to the Second Consort. The Second Consort cannot get anything she wants in the manor and even the servants bully her. There is no one who treats her like a proper mistress of the manor.”

Mo Yan sighed, sadness appearing in her eyes. She wiped her red eyes with a handkerchief, appearing to be very upset.