Chapter 74 - He Needed a Wife (1/2)

Unexpectedly, Mo Junyang did not refuse Zeng Zhi’s invitation. After frowning, he nodded at Zeng Zhi instead, and said gently, “Then I shall bother you.”

Zeng Zhi was still astonished when he left, as if he were hit by pennies from the heaven and lost his consciousness.

Qu Yuebai couldn’t hold it back and teased him in a low voice, “If the Crown Prince knows that you are so considerate and kind to scholars for his great cause, he will definitely wake up laughing.”

Although he said it, Que Yuebai didn’t believe that Mo Junyang really came a long way to Yecheng County just in order to motivate a county magistrate for Mo Junyu’s business at all.

Probably even the Left and Right Prime Minister couldn’t succeed in inviting this god!

As for the reason why Mo Junyang was willing to come, it should be too easy to guess.

Mo Junyang glanced at Qu Yuebai and said indifferently, “Are you idle?”

Qu Yuebai shut his mouth in a hurry and made a gesture of sealing his mouth, indicating that he wouldn’t say another word.

Since then, Qu Yuebai had always been quiet. He didn’t follow Mo Junyang to attend the banquet of the Zeng Family. He didn’t have his position as a staff in such a situation, and he didn’t care about it.

While everyone was having dinner, Qu Yuebai and Wei Zichao quickly made an assessment of the entire Zeng Family. Any dangers and uncertainties were under their control.

In a small county like Yecheng, Mo Junyang’s identity was enough to amaze many people. The Zeng Family spared no efforts in serving him. They almost consecrated him as if he were their ancestor.

Compared with him, Shi Qingxue was treated much worse.

However, Shi Qingxue didn’t mind it at all. She watched the Zeng Family flatter Mo Junyang with great interest, thinking that this time he suffered a lot!

With Mo Junyang’s temperament, he would never deal with others courteously but without sincerity. Once he became impatient, he could instantly kill them. But at this time, he had to pretend to be calm and listen to Madam Luo of the Zeng Family, Shi Baojing’s aunt, praising her own daughter.

Accompanied with the shy and timid appearance of her daughter, the intention to match them together was obvious.

But Shi Baojing became more and more anxious. When Mo Junyang frowned again, she finally couldn’t help but say, “It is the first time that Your Excellency has come to Yecheng County. Let me show Your Excellency around.”

Mo Junyang raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn’t speak yet, when Zeng Yi, Shi Baojing’s cousin, said hurriedly, “How can Baojing be more familiar with Yecheng County than me? Let me go with Your Excellency!”

Mo Junyang didn’t even look at Zeng Yi, and said straightforwardly, “There’s no need. I am exhausted, so I shall go back to the room and rest first.”

Zeng Zhi grabbed Zeng Yi, who still wanted to say something, and said quickly, “In this case, we will not disturb Your Excellency. If there were any need, Your Excellency could order us again.”

Mo Junyang nodded, and glanced at Shi Qingxue before he left.

As he left, Zeng Yi immediately became unhappy. She pouted her mouth and complained, “Dad, it is rare for His Excellency to come here. Why do you let him go? I haven’t talked with him yet! In this way, when will he fall in love with me?”

“Ahem!” Shi Qingxue coughed twice before reluctantly holding back the laughter that had reached her lips.

Zeng Yi glanced at Shi Qingxue strangely and asked in doubt, “Qingxue, are you sick? Why do you cough?”

Shi Qingxue waved her hand and pressed her voice, saying, “I’m okay. I was just choked by water. You go on. Don’t mind me.”

“Okay!” Zeng Yi believed it. Her attention was not on Shi Qingxue at all. She complained again, “Dad, I don’t care. Tomorrow you must make His Excellency hang out alone with me, so that he can know how good I am.”

After that, Zeng Yi nodded seriously, as if Mo Junyang would definitely fall for her as long as they spent time alone together.

Zeng Zhi looked serious and reprimanded loudly, “Nonsense. How great His Excellency is! Who are you to match with him? You’d better dispel this unrealistic idea as soon as possible. I will find you a marriage with an appropriate family next year. You won’t be wronged.”

As soon as Madam Luo heard this, she became unhappy, “Zeng Zhi, what do you mean? What is our daughter weak in? Why doesn’t she deserve His Excellency?

In my opinion, our daughter is pretty and intelligent. She can be elegant outside and be virtuous inside. She is too qualified to be the wife of King Rui’s eldest son! If you were not that useless, she would be in the palace and become a noble concubine!”

Well, Shi Qingxue finally knew why Zeng Yi was so confident.

Qingxue turned her head around and saw Shi Baojing’s embarrassed look, and silently held back her laughter. She pretended to be sleepy and yawned, “Uncle, Aunt, I am a little sleepy. I shall go to rest first.”

Zeng Zhi also didn’t want this awkward thing in his own family to be seen by others, so he quickly responded, “You have a good rest. If you need anything, feel free to tell me.”

As soon as Shi Qingxue left the living room, Zeng Zhi became strict again and reprimanded unhappily, “What nonsense are you talking? If the junior heard it, how bad it would be!”

Madam Luo was not afraid of him. She raised her eyebrows and said, “Huh! Who do you blame for your being useless? I must be blind so that I married you. I thought you had a sister who married to the Shi Family, and then your family would be prosperous. After I married you did I know that your sister was just a concubine of the second son in the Shi Family, who didn’t have a title and was short-lived…”

“Luo Jiaoniang!” Zeng Zhi yelled with anger and subconsciously turned to look at Shi Baojing.

Shi Baojing kept her head down, as if she hadn’t heard the dispute between the seniors.

Nevertheless, Zeng Zhi still felt embarrassed. He said irritably, “If you talk nonsense again, don’t blame me for divorcing you.”