Chapter 593 - Each Peoples Plan, the Crown Princes Fate (1/2)
In another house of the outer yard, Crown Prince Xieyue was sitting under a tree. The autumn wind was blowing, making him feel cold. The loose robe on his thin body made him look thinner and taller. He had just taken a shower, and his long hair was still wet and loose on his back, without being tied up.
The wind lifted the hem of his clothes, making him have an elegant bearing.
A guard stood beside him and reported to him, “Your Highness, I just asked Sir Mo. He does have a third daughter, Third Young Miss Mo. And she is not yet 15 years old.”
The fact that she was not yet 15 years old meant she had not gotten married. Crown Prince Xieyue could not help smiling slightly. The somewhat cold girl in his mind would always appear in his dream. If he took her away this time, it would not bad. It would be the fulfillment of his recent wish.
“Your Highness, you came to the Qin Kingdom to seek help. In order to stop you from coming to the capital, the Empress and the Third Prince didn’t hesitate to try to kill you on the way. Your Highness, you can’t lose the main goal because of small gains.” Perhaps because the smile on the Crown Prince’s face was too gentle, the guard tried to persuade him after thinking for a while.
They were all loyal subordinates of Crown Prince Xieyue, afraid that the Crown Prince would lose his goal for a woman. If he could marry the princess of the Qin Emperor this time, they would get the best chess piece. With the support of the Qin Kingdom, they would secretly suppress the power of the Empress and the Third Prince. Besides, there was Princess Caifeng.
Princess Caifeng came to the Great Qin for the sake of marriage to consolidate the connection between the Great Qin and the Southern Barbarian Lands. Although Princess Caifeng was not the biological daughter of the former Empress of the Southern Barbarian Lands, since her mother was the former Empress’s palace maidservant and had a good relations.h.i.+p with the former Empress, she was in one camp with the Crown Prince. If the Crown Prince married the daughter of the Qin Kingdom’s Emperor and the Princess married the son of the Qin Kingdom’s Emperor, then the position of the Crown Prince in the Southern Barbarian Lands could be considered solid.
“Don’t worry. I won’t act rashly.” Crown Prince Xieyue smiled slightly and narrowed his eyes, looking at the dark night sky in front of him. Of course, he would not act rashly now. But when the Princess married him, the one going with her could be the daughter of a minister. Even though Mo Huawen was the lord mayor, his rank was not high.
He tapped the stone table a few times with his pale fingers and asked leisurely, “Only the Sixth Princess is the dignified Princess of the Qin Kingdom, who is about to marry, isn’t it?”
“The Sixth Princess was born by Imperial n.o.ble Consort Wen. It is said that Imperial n.o.ble Consort Wen is very favored in the palace. There has not been any rumor of her falling out of favor for so many years. She also has a good relations.h.i.+p with other concubines. The Sixth Princess is virtuous and gracious. She is not an arrogant and rude girl. She is gentle to people and has a decent att.i.tude. She is the most sensible one among the princesses.”
The guard sorted out the information he got and reported. He was relieved because of the Crown Prince’s answer. It seemed that the Crown Prince was just asking about Third Young Miss Mo. After all, she had saved the Crown Prince’s life. When they were about to return to their country one day, they needed to prepare a good gift.
As long as the Crown Prince didn’t take a fancy to her, that would be all right.
Although the lord mayor was not a high-ranking official, he was a person with real power, who was in charge of the public security of the whole capital city, so he could not be reckoned with.
“The rumors about the Sixth Princess are so perfect that it is rare among princesses.” Crown Prince Xieyue smiled and praised her softly. He was a Crown Prince, so of course he knew the princess’s character. They were all conceited and thought that they were great. He did not expect that the Sixth Princess of the Qin Kingdom had such a good reputation. It seemed that she had both good conducts and was worthy of him.
If the Crown Prince’s wife was kind and generous, it would benefit his reputation a lot.
“Princess Caifeng must have taken a fancy to King Xuan. You go and inquire about Consort Xuan later. It would be great if Caifeng could become King Xuan’s wife. I heard that King Xuan is the most doted on by the Qin Kingdom’s Emperor. He is usually lawless. But now, it seems that he is not so simple.”
If Caifeng could become Consort Xuan, it would be good for him. Crown Prince Xieyue certainly hoped that his brother-in-law was important in the Qin Kingdom and hoped that the current Consort Xuan would not get in the way.
“Yes, Your Highness. I’ll check it out right now.” The guard bowed and left.
The wind blew up the corner of Crown Prince Xieyue’s clothes, and a faint osmanthus fragrance came from the wind. Crown Prince Xieyue narrowed his eyes and the beautiful girl came to his mind. Her hand was gently placed on his wrist, which was so soft, almost like the hand of his mother in his dream.
He met such a beautiful woman! It could be said that they were fated to meet. In the future, he would give her all the good things except status. Since the Sixth Princess had such a reputation, she would not be harsh to her. At that time, he could go forward with her hand in hand and watch the world with a smile…
He thought about it carefully and coughed a few times while covering his chest. He no longer felt that life was miserable. With such a beautiful woman, no matter how hard it was, he would not be so tired!
While Xieyue thought about Mo Xuetong and could not fall asleep, he stayed in the yard alone for a long time before returning to the room to rest after the servants’ persuasion. There was also another person who was thinking about Mo Xuetong and could not fall asleep. However, when she thought of Mo Xuetong, she gritted her teeth and felt resentful.
You Yue’e was seated in her own courtyard. Her feet were carefully placed on a round chair by the maidservant. Her broken foot had been tied up, and the imperial physician said that it was not serious. It had almost recovered recently. If she did not use too much strength, she looked no different from how she usually did. However, You Yue’e was in a bad mood when she thought that this matter had something to do with Mo Xuetong. She suddenly picked up the teacup beside her and threw it onto the ground.
The tea cup’s fragments. .h.i.t the maidservants who could not dodge in time. The two maidservants could not stand still under You Yue’e’s fierce glare. They knelt down one by one. One of them pressed against a porcelain shard, and her body tilted as she screamed.