Chapter 234 - Mo Junyang, a Child of Another Man (1/2)
Seeing the emperor’s old face wrinkled with a smile, Mo Junyang knew that Mo Xiangbin started to imagine too much again.
But he didn’t explain. His silence made Mo Xiangbin think that the young man had no choice but to give up Shi Qingxue because of him.
He had more love and guilt towards Mo Junyang.
“Junyang…”
Mo Xiangbin pondered for a while. Although he couldn’t say sorry, the emperor still expressed generously, “You don’t need to worry about Junjiu’s death. I will help you solve the problem.”
He offered an attractive compensation.
Mo Junyang nodded slightly. “Your Majesty, thanks for your kindness.”
Mo Xiangbin rarely showed his gentleness and closeness to Mo Junyang, but unfortunately, this man had no reaction at all, like the hardest stone on an iceberg.
The distance he showed in his tone was the same as when he knew their real relationship for the first time.
So many years had passed. Logically, even a stone should have been warmed, but Mo Junyang didn’t change at all.
Mo Xiangbin was guilty to this kid, so he didn’t mind Mo Junyang’s distant attitude.
He even once thought that Mo Junyang behaved well and nobody would suspect their relationship.
But hearing that this child still called him like an ordinary official, the emperor felt uncomfortable.
Anyway this was his child and he called another man father because he had no choice. Why wasn’t he close to his father in private?
Was he inferior to King Rui?
Mo Xiangbin thought with jealousy and refused to let Mo Junyang go in words. He complained with displeasure, “Kid, why do you always call me Your Majesty? There is no outsider here. Can’t you call me…”
“Your Majesty!” Mo Junyang suddenly interrupted Mo Xiangbin in a loud voice.
Meeting Mo Xiangbin’s unhappy eyes, he still said, being neither haughty nor humble, “Walls have ears. Your Majesty, you’d better be careful, in case that it causes unnecessary disturbances.”
Mo Xiangbin instantly came to his senses and realized.
He looked around subconsciously and then confirmed that there were only them two in the room, but he didn’t dare to say more. He just coughed twice and didn’t have the plan to pester Mo Junyang.
He waved his hand and sighed. “I have nothing to say. You go back first.”
“Yes.”
Mo Junyang bowed and said goodbye, and he didn’t change his attitude from beginning to end.
When he left, his straight back was in Mo Xiangbin’s eyes. The emperor’s expression was full of appreciation, but soon it turned into sadness and helplessness. At last, he sighed silently.
Why was such a good kid somebody else’s?
As soon as Mo Junyang walked out of the imperial study, he met a eunuch in the courtyard, who was from the East Palace.
“Your Excellency…”
When the young eunuch called, Mo Junyang shook his head at him and stopped him from continuing. He just stated impassively, “Today I haven’t paid respect to the crown prince. Please lead the way for me.”
The young eunuch was ordered by Mo Junyu to send a message to Mo Junyang and hoped that he would go to the East Palace right away. But before he finished his words, Mo Junyang expressed that he would go to the East Palace.
It made the new comer, the young eunuch feel that he was hit by a meat pie falling from the sky.
The fortune came all of a sudden, and he was in a daze.
Fortunately, at the crucial moment, he still remembered the crown prince’s order and hurriedly ran to be in front of Mo Junyang to lead the way.
Although he led the way, perhaps Mo Junyang had been to the East Palace more times than this new comer, and he quickly walked in front of the young eunuch.
He strode into the East Palace and then saw Mo Junyu who was sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard and making tea.
“Your Highness, nice to see you.”
Mo Junyu stood up and tried to support his hand with a smile. “We don’t need the mere courtesy. Come on. I have made tea. It’s the new tea sent from the south and tastes good. Have a try.”
The crown prince let Mo Junyang sit in the chair with enthusiasm and personally poured a cup of tea for him. He even gave the tea to Mo Junyang.
Anybody else might be scared by Mo Junyu’s hospitality to tremble.
But Mo Junyang’s expression didn’t change, and he unhurriedly picked up the tea cup, tasting it carefully. He made the tea fragrance circle around in his mouth and then nodded, praising, “It’s good tea indeed.”
“Aha! I know that you would like it. Come on and drink more. My subordinates sent me a lot. I will tell somebody to send two bags to your mansion tomorrow.” Mo Junyu waved his hand and gave Mo Junyang many rewards.
Although the tea was nothing, it meant that he favored and attached importance to Mo Junyang.
Mo Junyang expressed his thanks again. “Thanks for your kindness, Your Highness.”
What he said and did was as Mo Junyu expected. Mo Junyang accepted his rewards, but he didn’t change his attitude at all.
Even though Mo Junyu knew that Mo Junyang was distant and ignored his warmth, he still felt frustrated inevitably.
He pretended to be angry and spoke to Mo Junyang cautiously with displeasure. “Dude, we are brothers for so many years, but you never change your attitude. Somebody who doesn’t know might think that…you look down upon me.”
Mo Junyu asked the last words meaningfully. Too many things had happened these days. Even though he trusted Mo Junyang a lot, he had to be alert.
He stared at Mo Junyang all the time with his sharp eyes, as if he would make Mo Junyang’s heart have a hole, so that he could tell what was inside.
Was he loyal or not?
However, he didn’t have any kind of reaction as Mo Junyu expected.
Mo Junyang just lowered his eyes and kept silent.
His expression never changed. How would Mo Junyu make a judgment?
The crown prince was frustrated and gave up his plan to sound out. He asked directly, “Father told you to stay alone. Why?”