Chapter 562 - The Appearance of the Mysterious Woman (1/2)

Hearing Mo Xuetong’s words, no matter how much Mo Yarui wanted to argue, she immediately gave up. Anyway, she was King Chu’s second consort. She could not stop an unmarried young lady and ask for money. Furthermore, Mo Xuetong seemed to have no intention of helping her. She could only nod. “It’s all up to Consort Xuan.”

“Second Consort Mo, you’re wrong. This is a matter of King Chu’s Manor. I’m the first consort of a different manor. How can I make the decision? Second Consort Mo, you’d better take care of it yourself,” Mo Xuetong refused with a smile. As Consort Xuan, she should not care too much about the matters of King Chu’s Manor. The matter that happened in the palace had not been settled yet. Even though there was no rumor about it, what if there were more rumors about it now!

“Yes, I’m in charge. I lost my mind just now.” Mo Yarui immediately understood what Mo Xuetong meant and knew that what she said earlier was inappropriate. She hurriedly apologized.

Mo Xuetong smiled and shook her head, indicating that she did not have to be so polite.

Mo Yarui turned her head, restrained the anger in her eyes, and said with a smile, “Since you didn’t take enough money today, please send it to King Chu’s Manor tomorrow. Somebody, take this old woman away and clear the embroidery. Don’t neglect this distinguished guest.” She displayed her n.o.ble manner, which made the young lady opposite her look more arrogant and unreasonable.

The lady did not seem to have expected Mo Yarui to let her go so easily. She was stunned, but then, she was overjoyed. She did not really want to offend King Chu, Feng Yuxuan. She said those words because she just had a loose tongue, and could not afford to embarra.s.s herself. Now that Mo Yarui was very gracious, she certainly nodded.

“Okay, that’s it.” Pointing to the maidservant in yellow by the side, she proudly said, “Go and settle the account, so that they will not think that we are greedy for such a few taels of silver.”

What she said was so sharp that Mo Yarui’s face darkened. She forced down the anger in her eyes, and not wanting to say anything else to her, she left with Mo Xuetong.

Mo Yarui was still in charge of the affairs of King Chu’s Manor, so she left first. It was rare for Mo Xuetong to come out, so she was not in such a hurry to go back. Thinking for a while, she asked the coachman to drive to the bookstore. She was reading a medical book these days, but there were some points that she couldn’t figure out. She wanted to find some similar books and comprehended it as an a.n.a.logy.

The carriage stopped in front of the bookstore, and Mo Xuetong got off. Before she steadied herself, she saw Mo Yu before who was in front of her startled. The maid pointed at a figure not far away and yelled in a low voice, “Miss… My Lady…”

“What’s wrong?” Mo Lan patted her shoulder and followed the direction where her eyes were looking. But she only saw people coming and going and did not notice anything odd. She turned around and asked Mo Yu curiously, “What did you see?”

Mo Yu’s face was slightly pale. She blinked and looked ahead. The familiar figure had disappeared and she muttered to herself, “It’s impossible, impossible. I made a mistake. I made a mistake!” It could not be her. How could it be her? How could she appear before her perfectly?

She must be wrong. Absolutely!

“No… nothing!” Hearing Mo Lan’s question, Mo Yu did not dare to speak nonsense because she did not see clearly earlier. She hurriedly put on a smile on her face and replied, “I thought I saw an acquaintance. I did not expect that I was wrong.”

“Even the wrong person startled you. Are you seeing a ghost?” Mo Lan teased. Then she lifted her dress and followed Mo Xuetong into the store. As a few maidservants getting off the carriage, and they were all well-dressed, the shop a.s.sistant knew that they were from a wealthy family. He came at once and served them respectfully.

Mo Xuetong entered the bookstore with Mo Lan and Mo Yu. Mo Ye also entered after telling something to the coachman.

The bookstore was rather big. There were two floors up and down. Mo Xuetong walked through the first floor and took her maidservants up the second. The books below were all ordinary while a few books on the second floor were of high quality. There were also books that were expensive but had no buyers.

Mo Xuetong found a few books and sat on a chair to flick through them. Her maidservants accompanied her, and when they saw that there were no other people, they also picked up the books by their side and started reading as well. Mo Xuetong’s maidservants were all able to read. When she was in the Qin Manor, Mo Xuetong had nowhere to go, and she taught her maidservants to read in the yard.

Mo Lan and Mo Yu were both studious and knew all the commonly used words. Although they could not read the complicated words, all the words they knew were enough for them to read books. Mo Ye had been a secret guard since she was a child, and thus she knew how to read and write. At the moment, the three maidservants gathered around Mo Xuetong, picked up their own books, and flipped through them casually.

A woman came into the bookstore from outside. Regardless of the shop a.s.sistant’s question, she went to a bookshelf. The bookshelf was full of articles by the top three talents of contemporary society. Wondering if the little woman could understand, the shop a.s.sistant shook his head. As she didn’t pay attention to him, he went to greet other guests.

The woman looked up and narrowed her eyes. She was standing right below Mo Xuetong. Through the cracks between the wooden floors, she could see clearly that Mo Xuetong’s face was so beautiful that it made people dizzy. She did not expect Mo Xuetong to be more beautiful after not seeing her for a few months.

As she looked at her stunning face, the woman’s eyes flashed with cold jealousy. She reached out to touch her face, and her eyes were full of hatred…

Mo Xuetong, who was seated upstairs, might have felt that someone was watching her as she looked up to her left. The woman downstairs hurriedly lowered her head and did not dare to peek at Mo Xuetong again. When she sensed that Mo Xuetong lowered her head in confusion, the woman looked at her viciously again. This time, she did not make any delay. She picked up a book by her side and hurried to the counter of the store. She paid the bill and held the book in her hand before leaving.