Chapter 258 - The Negotiation (2/2)

The tense atmosphere in the room relaxed immediately, and they talked in peace, almost as harmonious as before.

Mo Shujun suddenly asked, “Junhe, you have finished everything these days, and you should put something on the agenda, right?”

The smile on Shi Junhe’s face faded. “Mother, what do you mean?”

“Have you forgotten that you promised me that you would marry Leng Yan?”

Since Mo Shujun said that, she wasn’t afraid that Shi Junhe would be unhappy, and she continued unhurriedly, “At that time, you said that you would go to Yang City to settle the rebellion and you didn’t have time to consider this matter, so I agreed with you, yet now the problem in Yang City has been solved. Would you want to break your word again?”

Shi Junhe finally found an excuse then that he would go to settle the rebellion to avoid marrying another woman. However, he could avoid it for a moment but not for a lifetime. He couldn’t escape from this thing.

At this time, Duke Shi couldn’t help but want to curse Mo Junyang.

That bloke had promised to handle this matter. However, a reason that he would settle the rebellion was not enough.

Now Shi Junhe was forced by Mo Shujun to this level, yet he was unwilling to surrender.

He gazed at Mo Shujun and begged seriously, “Mother, please observe clearly. I really don’t want to marry Leng Yan. Hope that you won’t make things difficult for me.”

Shi Junhe feared that he would make Mo Shujun angry because he was against her will, so he hurriedly added, “Mother, if you really care about Leng Yan, I can look for a good husband for her. It would be much better than marrying me, an old man anyway.”

If she sincerely considered for Leng Yan, she wouldn’t refuse Shi Junhe’s offer.

It was better to be a poor man’s wife than to be a rich man’s concubine.

Moreover, the family that Shi Junhe would introduce wouldn’t be too bad.

However, Mo Shujun wouldn’t think so. She was determined to marry Leng Yan and her baby to Shi Junhe.

Obviously Shi Junhe’s decision made her lose face. She stared at him with displeasure and looked cold, asking while stressing each word, “What if I insist?”

“Mother…” Hearing that Mo Shujun mentioned her identity again, Shi Junhe felt a chill and then sighed helplessly, “Why?”

Mo Shujun sneered and questioned, “I will ask you once more. Will you marry her or not?”

Shi Junhe was pushed in this way repeatedly and got furious. He showed a cold face and shook his head, refusing in silence.

“Great, great!” Mo Shujun burst into laughter but soon her face darkened all of a sudden, and she stated gloomily, “Then we will talk about what Dong has done.”

Shi Junhe got nervous yet restrained his restlessness, pretending calm while asking, “What did Hui do to make you unhappy?”

Mo Shujun didn’t beat around the bush and stared at Shi Junhe sternly with her sharp eyes. “I won’t say anything pointless to you. Dong Hui is not loyal as your wife and doesn’t respect her mother-in-law. She is not gentle to her children. I want you to divorce her!”

“Mother, you…” Shi Junhe was anxious and wanted to defend Dong Hui.

However, Mo Shujun directly waved her hand and interrupted him, asking coldly, “Or do you want me to spread the news all over the city that she secretly dated another man in the Valentine’s Pavilion at midnight and make her and her family unable to keep a foothold in the capital city?”

Shi Junhe’s breaths paused and he had never expected that Mo Shujun would be so heartless.

Nevertheless, Mo Shujun told him in a cold voice, “If you don’t believe it, you can see whether I would do that.”

Shi Junhe couldn’t reply.

It was because the expression on her face told him that she would really do that.

Then, even if Shi Junhe could resist the pressure from the public opinion and insist on refusing to divorce his wife, probably the saliva of the noblemen in the capital could drown Dong Hui.

Moreover, if he didn’t satisfy Mo Shujun, perhaps she would cope with Dong Hui in a worse way.

For example, she might accuse Dong Hui in front of the emperor and the Empress Dowager, and then Dong Hui would be doomed eternally.

Shi Junhe was scared with sweat by his imagination and looked at Mo Shujun, with bitterness and helplessness in his eyes. “Mother, you know that Hui is innocent. Even if you are mad at me, why would you aim at her? Would you be happy only after ruining her?”

“I don’t want to ruin anybody, but somebody insists on refusing to satisfy me. Then I won’t make him live in peace,” Mo Shujun replied distantly.

She looked at Shi Junhe and snorted. “It’s not too much to deal with somebody like he deals with you. What’s more, both of us know if Dong Hui is innocent. Do you joke around when you don’t talk with her these days?”

Shi Junhe was rendered speechless, feeling anxious and helpless. At last, he just sighed.

He gave up in the end. “What do you want me to do? Just tell me.”

Mo Shujun nodded with satisfaction and didn’t keep him in suspense. She stated, “I have said earlier that as long as you marry Leng Yan, I can let it pass. Moreover, even if she gets married and moves to the East House, she is a concubine and won’t shake Dong’s position. Is she so jealous that she can’t even accept a concubine?”

“It’s none of her business. I don’t want to have a concubine.” Shi Junhe defended Dong Hui by instinct, while Mo Shujun laughed at him.

He shut up resentfully.

Then Mo Shujun responded, “Since it’s your business, you can decide if you will marry her. Give me a definite answer today!”

Shi Junhe was forced to a corner. He was unwilling, but thinking of Dong Hui, he had to surrender.

“I am willing to marry Leng Yan…”

Mo Shujun was overjoyed. However, before she “praised” Shi Junhe as he was sensible, he added unhurriedly, “But, I have a request.”