Chapter 107 - Trust (1/2)

Wenren Chi stayed silent for a long time. Nobody knew if he agreed with Mo Junjiu or still hesitated.

Not until Mo Junjiu looked impatient did Wenren Chi say gently, “That letter was only Mo Shujun’s intention, and it didn’t mean that Shi Junhe also wanted to harm my father. What’s more, I have a question to ask you, Your Highness.”

“What?”

“Since this letter is in your hands, can I ask how Shi Junhe would have killed my father according to the letter that year?”

Mo Junjiu was speechless and glared at Wenren Chi silently.

It seemed that Wenren Chi just asked the question and didn’t want the answer. He looked peaceful and stood up to say goodbye. “Your Highness, thanks for dinner today. I will think over what you said and investigate it.”

In fact, the questions he had mentioned and the contradiction were obvious, but he had been “driven away” from their mansion by Shi Junhe and then Mo Junjiu suddenly told him the “truth” of Wenren Bo’s death on the battlefield, so he harbored hatred toward Shi Junhe without thinking and put all the blame on him.

But now…

Wenren Chi gritted his teeth in secret and decided to talk about it after he found the truth anyway.

“Li, why are you standing at the gate?” As soon as Wenren Chi returned to his mansion, he saw that the butler Li was standing at the gate and seemed to welcome a guest.

Li greeted the young master and reminded him helplessly, “Lady Baoning came after you went out for dinner and waited for you in the living room. She left just less than thirty minutes ago.”

They could have met each other.

Wenren Chi was stunned for a while. “Oh.”

“Shall I send someone to chase her and get her back?” Li thought it was a pity for the unmarried couple to repeatedly miss the chance to see each other.

“No. I am a little tired.” Wenren Chi shook his head tiredly and went into the room.

Something occurred to him and he stopped all of a sudden, asking, “Li, you always stayed with my father before he passed away. How do you think of his relationship with my foster father?”

Li’s expression didn’t change, and he answered frankly, “His Lordship always took General Shi as his best friend when he was alive. The two were in close contact with each other and had a tacit understanding when cooperating.”

They were all words of praise.

Wenren Chi stared at Li in doubt, but Li stopped, so he had to ask, “But?”

Li looked confused. “What but? No but. Everyone knows the two generals were on good terms.”

Wenren Chi was unable to reply. He was clear about what everyone knew, but now he needed some different comments.

“What kind of person do you think my father was?”

Li was sophisticated. Even though he didn’t know what Wenren Chi was worried about, he knew it had something to do with Shi Junhe. He didn’t answer directly but said vaguely, “His Lordship had sharp eyes.”

Wenren Chi understood immediately. Right, if Shi Junhe was a bad guy, Wenren Bo wouldn’t have been his friend, even for more than ten years.

But what happened about Mo Shujun’s letter?

He mentioned his doubts in front of Mo Junjiu, but they were just doubts. Mo Shujun’s letter was not fake, and the Shi Family’s hostility to his father was true.

Wenren Chi was more confused. At the same time, the Shi Family was still preparing for Shi Baoning’s wedding in order.

Especially Shi Qingxue stayed at home these days and tried to finish the embroidery on time. She found different excuses to avoid meeting the guests.

“My Lady, Princess Yuzhen came here again. She mentioned you by name this time and wanted to see you.”

Shi Qingxue was using a needle. After she heard that, it stabbed her index finger by accident and she hurriedly withdrew her hand in pain. Dong Shuang who was next to her wanted to check her injury, but she just waved her hand. “It’s nothing serious. I just got stabbed.”

She paused for a while and saw that the Rank-2 maid was still standing at the door and waiting for her response. She had no choice but to reply, “Tell her that I am seriously ill and can’t see any visitors. After I recover, I will go to her mansion and apologize to her.”

“My Lady…” Xia Mang looked at Qingxue worriedly and advised in a low voice, “Princess Yuzhen has asked three times to see you, but you refused every time. You would be in trouble if somebody with evil intentions talks about it.”

Shi Qingxue bit her lower lip and hesitated. She knew that, but she just felt awkward. And she was afraid and unwilling to face Mo Yuzhen.

It seemed that as long as they met each other, she could see their gloomy future. It was no fun.

“Forget it. I won’t see anybody, and it’s not aimed at her only. Nobody can say anything.”

As soon as she stopped speaking, an arrogant woman’s laugh came from outside. “Yes, you are already a silkworm now. You won’t be a butterfly unless you break your cocoons, right?”

Mo Yuzhen pushed away the Rank-2 maid standing at the door and strode into Shi Qingxue’s bedroom, with a faint smile on her face.

Shi Qingxue had to conceal her complicated emotions and smiled at her friend. “Why did you come here?”

Mo Yuzhen didn’t answer but glanced at Xia Mang and Dong Shuang. Qingxue had to tell all the maids to leave the room and close the door. She poured a cup of tea for the princess and then asked the question again.

Mo Yuzhen still looked at her. After quite a while, she smiled suddenly. “Qingxue, are you unwilling to see me?”

“No. Why…” Shi Qingxue faltered and could hardly hide her panic. In front of somebody who she really cared for, she was not good at lying.

“If no, why is it more difficult to see you than to see His Majesty in the palace?” Mo Yuzhen asked aggressively. She could see Mo Xiangbin just after making an appointment, but Shi Qingxue turned down her invitation at first and next time refused to go out with her. Now she came to see Qingxue but the latter said she was ill and tried to avoid meeting her. She almost went crazy.