Chapter 483 - The He Sisters Background (1/2)

Mo Xuetong put the teacup she was holding onto the table heavily. He Yuxiu, who was fake crying, was startled. She could not help but look up at Mo Xuetong. Mo Xuetong’s expression was dark and sharp. Her clear and beautiful eyes were as cold as ice.

“Second Miss He, keep your cleverness to yourself. I do not care if I am called a jealous woman and I don’t care if people think that I am selfish. Don’t waste your efforts acting in front of me and telling me tales. I will have someone escort you out of the manor later. If that does not work, I will ask His Highness to inform His Majesty to let you out lest you come up with something and implicate the King’s Manor.”

Mo Xuetong sounded cold and vicious. Her att.i.tude toward He Yuxiu had taken a complete turn. She did not try to save face for He Yuxiu at all. Mo Xuetong did not think it was necessary to save face for this shameless woman who wanted to steal Feng Yuran from her.

The satisfied look that was appearing in He Yuxiu’s eyes froze!

She paused for a moment. Why were all the topics used in fights between women that she was familiar with being stopped by Mo Xuetong so decisively? Instead, Mo Xuetong changed the topic to facts that she found difficult to accept.

“Have Feng Yuran bring up the matter to His Majesty and ask His Majesty to let her leave the manor?”

If this matter were really revealed, not only would the Her brothers take her life, even Consort Zhao would not let her off. Her Yuxiu’s heart turned cold when she recalled what Consort Zhao and the He brothers could do. Sweat ran down her back and soaked her clothes. She yelled urgently for real this time. “My Lady, My Lady, I really did not mean to plot this. The He family will definitely kill me.”

He Yuxiu spoke urgently. Her face was pale and she did not dare to address Mo Xuetong as her cousin-in-law.

Mo Xuetong smirked coldly. “I will only give you one chance. Will you tell the truth?”

Sweat started to bead on He Yuxiu’s forehead. She kowtowed frantically, saying, “My Lady, this is the truth. I am not lying to you. If you do not believe me, you can send someone to check on He Yufen…”

Mo Xuetong suddenly stood up and walked into the room. She said, “Mo Lan, send Second Miss He to the door later and have His Highness deal with her once he is done with his business. Second Miss He needs not to enter the manor in the future.”

“My Lady… My Lady… I, I’ll tell you…” He Yuxiu caught Mo Xuetong’s leg when she saw that Mo Xuetong was really about to leave. He Yuxiu sweated profusely and the expression on her face was one of immense fear, so much that it twisted her face. Images of the ferocious smiling faces of the He brothers ran through her mind. She would die without the protection of King Xuan’s Manor.

She felt truly regretful at this moment that she had been too heartless. Mo Xuetong was such a difficult person to understand.

She had gone to eavesdrop on the He brothers in her pursuit for the truth. She had even deliberately made noise to startle the He brothers. The He brothers had sent men out and she had left tracks leading to King Xuan’s Manor. The guards outside King Xuan’s Manor had seen her pursuers when she reached the manor earlier.

If she were to be chased out of King Xuan’s Manor, she would die for sure.

She had originally thought that Mo Xuetong would surely be grateful to her for bringing her the news. She thought that Mo Xuetong would definitely pity her and allow her to stay. Then, she would be able to make use of the tea leaves she had gotten from He Yufen and seduce Feng Yuran. However, she did not expect Mo Xuetong to chase her away so heartlessly. As such, He Yuxiu was extremely frightened. No matter how much she had plotted, she was at her wits’ end now.

“Second Miss He, do not force yourself if you do not wish to say.” Mo Xuetong pretended not to care and made a move to leave. Mo Ye, who was standing next to her immediately squatted down and twisted He Yuxiu’s wrist. He Yuxiu felt an immense pain rus.h.i.+ng up her hand and cried out painfully. She could not help but loosen her grip on Mo Xuetong’s leg.

“My Lady, I really did not plot against you all. It was the He brothers. They wanted to plot against His Highness.” He Yuxiu lifted her head and spoke urgently. She did not hesitate any longer this time for if she did not speak up, she would have to die!

Mo Xuetong paused and asked somewhat interestedly, “Hmm, explain yourself.”

“My Lady.” He Yuxiu gritted her teeth, desperation flas.h.i.+ng through her eyes. “Both He Yufen and I are not biological daughters of the He family. The daughters of the He family are all not good-looking and a prince will not be interested in them. The He family wanted their daughters to become consorts of the princes and found outstanding girls elsewhere many years ago. They took the girls back to their manor and raised them. He Yufen and I were picked from that batch of girls.”

He Yuxiu did not dare to withhold anything. She was covered in sweat and felt that the beautiful pair of eyes in front of her could see through her as if they could see everything. It was obvious that the woman was intelligent and was not someone she could lie to. As such, He Yuxiu could only look at Mo Xuetong woefully.

She was frightened and afraid and her mind was empty. She could only think of how she was going to get herself out of this cesspool of trouble. All that wealth and glory were not as important as her life.

He Yufen and He Yuxiu were not biological daughters of the He family. The He family had tried to plot against Feng Yuran and they still did not know what the He family had planned. No wonder Feng Yuran would treat the He family like how he did in Mo Xuetong’s past life. The He family had done their best to plot against Feng Yuran and did not care at all that they were distantly related.

A flash of coldness appeared in Mo Xuetong’s eyes. She sat down once more in front of the table and said with an icy glare, “He Yuxiu, have you thought carefully whether you want to live or die?”

“My Lady, I… I want to live. I will do everything that you ask.” He Yuxiu stuttered.

“Do you think you can still return to the He family at a time like this?” The corners of Mo Xuetong’s lips lifted into a faint smile. However, in He Yuxiu’s eyes, Mo Xuetong’s smile was as cold as ice.

“No… I, I will not go to the He’s… I can’t return. My Lady, they will kill me. They’ll really kill me.” He Yuxiu shook, withdrawing into herself while shaking her head and crying messily. Mo Xuetong had seen through her and she would do everything Mo Xuetong told her to do.