Chapter 458 - The Path in the Bamboo Forest, A Second Consort Asked for Help (1/2)
Mo Ye reached out to stop her.
Mo Xuetong looked the woman up and down again, gently pushed Mo Lan’s hands away, stepped forward and asked softly, “Who are you? Why did you find me? Lady, I don’t know you, so what can I help you? Or do you get separated from your maidservants and nannies? Should we help you find them?”
The woman raised her eyes, looked at Mo Xuetong with tears in her eyes, and said, “Your Highness, I am a concubine of the King Chu’s Manor.”
Of King Chu’s Manor? Mo Xuetong was surprised and frowned slightly. King Chu, Feng Yuxuan, was so cruel and merciless that he had framed Mo Xuetong more than once. In the last life, Mo Xuetong’s tragic fate was mostly due to Feng Yuxuan who incited Qin Yufeng to support Mo Xuemin and Sima Lingyun to gang up against Mo Xuetong, making her fall into a miserable end.
In this life, Feng Yuxuan also snared Mo Xuetong many times. Especially that time, Mo Xuetong was sent to King Yan’s Manor, and almost was destroyed by him.
Now, what trick did he want to play?
Mo Xuetong’s eyes became stern and looked at the woman. She contemplated for a while and said to Mo Lan, “Mo Lan, you and others stay here. Mo Ye and I will go there.”
Watching the woman in front with vigilance, Mo Lan persuaded anxiously, “My Lady, as for such a woman of dubious background, you’d better not go with her. No one knows if there is any trick set up. We just ignore it. Otherwise, if you touch the matter, it will be possible that you will fall into others’ traps.”
“It’s okay. I know.” Mo Xuetong said softly, “I’ll just have a word with the woman beside. Accompanied by Mo Ye, I will be fine. Or dare the woman to a.s.sa.s.sinate me?”
The sadness and eagerness in the woman’s eyes could not be concealed. The sorrow and despair reminded Mo Xuetong of who she used to be.
Then, Mo Xuetong said to the woman, “Come with me.”
Then, Mo Xuetong walked down towards a tree on the other side. Mo Ye followed her with an alert, separating Mo Xuetong from the woman.
The woman was surprised, and then wiped the tears on her face, and followed hurriedly.
Mo Xuetong stood well under the tree and asked softly, “You are the servant of Consort Chu, so you should find King Chu to deal with your matter. Even if you don’t find him, you should find Consort Chu. Why did you come to find me instead?”
The affairs of King Chu’s Manor should be handled by Feng Yuxuan and Ling Rui’er. Mo Xuetong did not understand why a concubine of King Chu’s Manor came to find her, as she had no connections with the people of King Chu’s Manor and wasn’t on good terms with Ling Rui’er. Therefore, even if there was something terrible, Mo Xuetong could not lend a hand in. In this regard, how could a concubine ask her instead of them for help?
The woman asked tearfully, “My Lady, have you remembered Mo Yarui, the daughter of the a.s.sistant Minister’s Manor?”
Mo Yarui, the daughter of the a.s.sistant Minister’s Manor? Mo Xuetong went blank for a while and remembered who Miss Mo was. At the banquet prepared by Princess Royal, Mo Yarui had some interactions with Feng Yuxuan. At that time, it seemed that Miss Mo would have the opportunity to enter King Yan’s Manor. Later, Ling Fengyan fell, and Ling Rui’er entered the Manor. Miss Mo seemed to enter the manor and became Feng Yuxuan’s second consort when Ling Fengyan was still the mistress.
Mo Xuetong asked frowningly, “The second consort of His Highness, King Chu? What happened to her?”
“My name is Mei Yu, a concubine of King Chu. I used to be Second Consort Mo’s close maidservant, and followed Second Consort into the manor. However, His Highness did not like our Second Consort and seldom came to her place. Several days ago, our Second Consort found that she was pregnant, but was discovered soon by Her Highness. So when Second Consort paid respects to Her Highness, Her Highness asked someone to hit Second Consort and made her miscarry. What’s worse, with the excuse that Second Consort offended Her Highness with rude remarks, Her Highness did not allow a doctor to check Second Consort.”
“This time, I took the opportunity of praying for His Highness to come out, but no matter how hard I tried, I could not find a chance to send a message to the a.s.sistant Minister’s Manor. Your Highness, could you give a hand to send a message to a.s.sistant Minister Mo? Otherwise, our miss, no, Second Consort will die.”
Mei Yu knelt in front of Mo Xuetong and cried sadly.
Mo Xuetong asked softly, “Shouldn’t you go to find His Highness King Chu? Isn’t he supposed to handle it?”
“His Highness… His Highness only bestows favors on Her Highness and follows every word she says. Even if His Highness knows it, he may not necessarily care about it. Besides, with my humble status, I am not qualified to see His Highness. Your Highness, please save our miss, and send a word to our old sir.”
Mei Yu choked with sobs, and her words were not as coherent as before. She called Second Consort Mo as Miss, and a.s.sistant Minister as Old Sir, as if Second Consort Mo were still a girl unmarried. Mei Yu did not regard herself as a concubine of Feng Yuxuan, which showed her disapproval of Feng Yuxuan in her heart.
“Will a.s.sistant Minister Mo save your Second Consort?” asked Mo Xuetong.
a.s.sistant Minister Mo was an a.s.sistant minister of the Ministry of Works, and now was working with Lian An around Feng Yuran to repair the Qiming Pavilion. Mo Xuetong once saw a.s.sistant Minister Mo in the yard who was talking about how to repair the Qiming Pavilion with Lian An, even argued with him. a.s.sistant Minister Mo did not cower, instead, he tried to convince Lian An on just grounds, who left a good impression on Mo Xuetong.
“His Excellency will surely save Second Consort, as she is his only daughter. But for Second Consort’s love for King Chu, His Excellency would not have allowed our miss to marry him. But no one had ever expected that not long after the marriage, Second Consort lost the favor, and now she could hardly keep herself alive. Your Highness, please, please save our miss.”