Chapter 29 - The Matchmaking (1/2)

Crown Prince Mo Junyu was the future Emperor of the Mo Dynasty. If she married to him as his wife, she was really fortunate, just like a bird flew up to the branches and suddenly became a phoenix!

Hearing that, Mo Shujun’s pupils suddenly were constricted, and she became speechless for a long while.

She did not expect that Empress Dowager would put Shi Qingxue in such a high position. It was really…

No!

Suddenly Mo Shujun felt surprised, and remembered one thing that Ling Ruiyin was also from the family of Crown Prince’s mother. According to the genealogical tree, she was Mo Junyu’s great-aunt.

Maybe what Ling Ruiyin fancied was not simply Shi Qingxue, the powerful Shi Family was the key point!

Mo Shujun took back her smile, and said helplessly, “Ruiyin, you must be kidding! If any prince is fond of Qingxue, it should be her fortune. How could she be picky?”

“So you agree?” Ling Ruiyin was pleased immediately.

“No!” Mo Shujun saw Ling Ruiyin misunderstand, she quickly waved her hands, explaining with embarrassment, “It’s not me who don’t treasure such an opportunity. But Qingxue is the apple in Junhe’s eyes, and he cherishes her a lot. I can’t decide on her marriage alone.

Now that Junhe is in the frontier far from here. It’s not good to determine Qingxue’s marriage right now. Please forgive us.”

Ling Ruiyin was stunned. She didn’t think of it. She said in disappointment, “Sure, Xue’s parents shouldn’t be ignored when it comes to her marriage.”

“Exactly! Qingxue is still young, and it’s not yet in a hurry. But Baoning is eighteen years old this year, and her marriage makes me concerned.” Mo Shujun also tried to change the subject.

Although Ling Ruiyin also thought Shi Baoning was a good child, she didn’t have the same interest as she had when they were talking about Shi Qingxue. In addition, she was so exhausted that day. She didn’t care much when they were discussing, and she only said, “Ning is also great. And you give the position of the Infanta to her. There will be a lot of men who want to marry her in the future.”

Mo Shujun showed a look of pride and was not that humble, “There are plenty of men who want to marry her, but I still feel they are not good enough no matter what families they are from. I just can’t be satisfied with any of them!”

“That’s because you are being too picky. Of course you can’t be satisfied with them.” Ling Ruiyin could understand Mo Shujun’s thoughts very well.

She laughed, “I was also like this when I chose the husband for Crown Princess before. I was picky and I either felt that they were not good enough for Yuyao, or was afraid that they were too capable that they would make her feel wronged. I felt it extremely difficult at that time.”

Mo Shujun didn’t take it seriously. She thought, “Crown Princess Mo Yuyao was the Deceased Empress’s daughter, and you certainly cared much for her. You were not that concerned when Second Princess got married. Didn’t you just pick one noble man for her?”

Of course, she just thought it in her heart, and she should still pretend to agree with Ling Ruiyin’s words

The two chatted casually for a while, and there was still no conclusion, and they just let go of it.

—–

Shi Qingxue couldn’t refuse Mo Yuzhen’s invitation and lived in Yuzhen Palace.

The two friends always had endless topics to talk about. Especially when they were at the proper ages, and their marriages were considered.

“Qingxue, do you know? My marriage is settled.” Mo Yuzhen whispered suddenly.

Shi Qingxue’s smile faded, and then she shook her head, “With whom?”

“The eldest son of Minister She of the Ministry of Personnel. His name seems to be She Chang whatever.” Mo Yuzhen who used to be carefree was lack of enthusiasm when she talked about this, which made Shi Qingxue feel sad for her.

The son of Minister She of the Ministry of Personnel, She Changfeng, Third Princess’s future husband.

Shi Qingxue actually knew about this earlier, but in her previous life, she and Mo Yuzhen had already broken up their relationship at this time, so she was unfamiliar with Mo Yuzhen’s future husband.

She couldn’t help but ask, “Don’t you like him?”

Mo Yuzhen chuckled and made an indifferent look, “It has nothing to do with whether I like him or not. The husband my mom chooses for me won’t be bad.”

“But you…” Shi Qingxue saw that Mo Yuzhen couldn’t even remember the name of him, so it was really hard to believe that she was fond of She Changfeng.

“Qingxue, I have been envious of you since I was young, and I have been envious of you for more than ten years!” Mo Yuzhen suddenly said in a sad tone, and the words showed her bitterness, “Maybe I will still envy for my whole life! Because you can choose to be together with the man you love, and you can choose to live a life you want.”

You didn’t need to be envious, because I lived my previous life like you said, but it had been miserable.

Shi Qingxue silently replied in her heart and then she also became sad. But she still looked positive to encourage Mo Yuzhen, and smiled, “Don’t be so pessimistic! If you don’t like him, you can refuse! Your mother cares for you anyway!”

“Yeah, she cares much for me!” Mo Yuzhen seemed to be smiling, and said, “But the person she cares about the most is always my good brother. Because my brother can make her reach her dreaming position. As for me, my function is only to marry a man for his family’s power.

If I can’t even do this well, what value do I have?”

Like her mother had said, she had been willful for small part of her life, and her mother had permitted her to do whatever she wanted. And at present, her mother was just about to make a decision on her marriage, and if she was unwilling, a dog kept by her mother would even be better than her as a daughter!

Mo Yuzhen’s eyes looked confused, and she was even not sure about her future.

Was it real that she could be a good daughter only when she married She Changfeng according to Liang Jingxian’s request, and sought for a solid strength for her brother to thrive for the throne?

“Don’t say that.” Shi Qingxue didn’t expect that her friend had experienced such a distress.

She had really been a jerk. It was ashamed of her that she was Mo Yuzhen’s best friend, but when she needed her most, she abandoned their friendship just because of her occasional alienation.