Chapter 94 - What If You Love Her? (1/2)

Ten days later, Mo Junyu finally found Mo Junyang who was travel-worn at the gate of King Rui’s mansion.

“Junyang, where have you been these days?”

Mo Junyang’s eyes were darkened and he looked exhausted. He waved his hand. “Let’s talk inside.”

Mo Junyu followed him in. For the first time, he saw Mo Junyang so tired, so he was curious.

“Where on earth did you go?”

“What happened in the capital city?”

They asked at the same time.

Mo Junyang rubbed his forehead and repeated his question.

Mo Junyu was curious but had to tell Junyang about the conversation between Ling Ruiyin and him and what he had guessed. Then he expressed firmly, “I definitely don’t love your girlfriend Qingxue. Don’t get me wrong.”

Mo Junyang cast a sidelong glance at him and smiled faintly. “What if you love her? She would never take a fancy to you.”

Mo Junyu was unable to reply.

The crown prince almost spat blood. He managed to swallow it back but couldn’t control himself to complain, “It’s another problem if Qingxue would take a fancy to me. But now, my grandma would either marry her to me or make her engaged to my brother Junzhan. She didn’t even consider you.”

Mo Junyang was surprised. “Mo Junzhan?”

Mo Junyu was waiting for Mo Junyang to be choked or to retort him, but he took another point. He was stunned and then replied, “Yes. My grandma wants Qingxue to be the wife of her grandson, either me or Junzhan. If you don’t figure out a way soon…” She would really make it!

“No way!”

Mo Junyang interrupted Junyu forcefully and didn’t give him a reason.

The crown prince was speechless for the silent attitude of his most capable counselor and then said after quite a while, “Figure out a way. Now my grandma has brought her into the palace.”

It was said that they wanted Shi Qingxue to talk with the empress dowager to kill time, but the truth was plain. Mo Junyu didn’t dare to return to his residence the East Palace in the past ten days for fear that something wrong would happen.

However…

Mo Junzhan went to visit the empress dowager frequently these days, more times than he did in the previous year. He would greet her once in the morning, at noon and in the evening and sometimes after lunch. If Mo Junzhan was not too young, Junyu would think this little brother who didn’t fight for the throne had some secret thought about Shi Qingxue.

He was just a kid, and it must be impossible for him to…

“Junyang, are you all right?” As Mo Junyu spoke, Mo Junyang’s face got darker. He didn’t dare to tell Junyang that Junzhan shamelessly got close to Shi Qingxue every day.

He doubted that if Mo Junyang knew that, Mo Junzhan’s good days would end.

Mo Junyang shook his head silently, as if lost in thought. After a while, he asked, “What happened at the imperial court in the past ten days when I was away?”

Mo Junyu was surprised at Junyang’s sensitiveness and answered honestly, “During the Qingming Festival, Duke Shi asked my father to grant a marriage.”

Mo Junyang nodded. “The marriage of Shi Baoning and Wenren Chi?”

“How did you know it?” Mo Junyu thought he had many spies but he got the news just a few days ago. Mo Junyang was out of the city, and how did he know it as soon as he got home?

It appeared that Junyang knew more than him!

The crown prince was unhappy at this thought…

Mo Junyang replied casually, “I guessed.”

“… Eh.” Mo Junyu hadn’t expected such a perfunctory answer.

Mo Junyu couldn’t complain, and Mo Junyang didn’t want to explain but asked, “So? His Majesty wouldn’t agree so easily, would he?”

Fine, he guessed right again.

Mo Junyu didn’t want to ask how Mo Junyang guessed that and said powerlessly, “Correct. My father found several excuses to delay it. The best reason is that Wenren Chi is already a Rank-4 general, but he is not good enough to deserve Infanta Baoning, so they will talk about it after Wenren Chi wins several battles and gets promoted to higher ranks.”

Mo Country didn’t like to start a fight. Could they fight a battle easily? It was obviously an excuse to delay.

Mo Junyu’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he said mysteriously, “But you know what? Then…”

“Then someone suggested the Shi Army go to the battlefield?” Mo Junyang took a sip of tea leisurely.

Mo Junyu’s eyes widened and almost popped out. His expression showed, “How the hell did you know it?”

Mo Junyang shrugged and asked calmly, “Who?”

Mo Junyu snorted with displeasure. “Can’t you guess?”

Both of them fell into silence and looked at each other for quite a while. Mo Junyu admitted defeat and responded, “Mo Junjiu suggested. You know about the bandits on the Qingluo Mountain. They have made trouble for several years. Although they don’t influence a lot, the government can’t defeat them after attacking for a long time and feels embarrassed.

They don’t need to go to the battlefield to suppress bandits, but if the Shi Army can take back the Qingluo Mountain, they would perform exceptionally meritorious services. They are surely to get promoted. Then my father can’t find a reason to refuse to grant Wenren Chi’s marriage.

My brother Junjiu always wants to please Duke Shi. This time he has found a good chance!”

“Yes?” Mo Junyang gave an indifferent response, with a peaceful expression.

Mo Junyu felt it strange. “What do you mean?”