She looked at the lady in red and the other lady. They wore light blue robes and seemed young. They moved graciously and looked at Mo Xuetong somewhat intensely. Shew as two steps behind the lady in red in a show of respect but was still within hearing range.
Her eyes narrowed. If she was not wrong, it was her!
“Many thanks for telling me, Madam. I shall return home now.” Mo Xuetong sniffed and forced the tears back in her eyes. She was obviously very anxious but still bid the lady in white farewell with impeccable manners. She thanked her respectfully and then left with Mo Yu. Even though she looked anxious, her disposition was like that of a gracious noble lady.
The Third Young Miss Mo was very different from the rumors about her.
“My Lady, this Third Young Miss Mo is completely different from the rumors about her. Even though she was anxious, she still retained her image as a young noble lady. She did not get shocked or panic. She was very gracious. This is rare. Look at her, she is unlike the daughters from the other minor families. She seems more like a lady from a powerful family.” The lady wearing the light blue dress smiled and said. She was about 24 or 25 and her eyes followed in the direction the lady in red was looking. She looked at Mo Xuetong’s retreating back and smiled.
“There are some things that you have to see for yourself. The same rice can feed a hundred types of people. First Miss Mo is not bad but Third Young Miss Mo seems more outstanding. She is the main daughter after all. Even though she is a little young, her disposition is much better than the first miss’. However, she seems really familiar. Have we met?” The lady in red frowned in confusion as she spoke to herself.
“My Lady, how could you have met her before. You lived in the capital since you were a child but Third Young Miss Mo is said to have just returned to the capital. How could you two have met?”
“But I feel that she is really familiar. She looks like an old friend.”
“There are people who look alike, or perhaps she resembles someone you are close to.”
“That’s right. I just can’t recall who right now!”
On the other side, Mo Xuetong rushed out of the forest to discover that there was not a carriage to take her back!
Sima Lingyun’s invitation had been unexpected and she had not thought of how to deal with him. She had thought that she would take one step at a time, her thoughts completely focused on how to extricate herself from Sima Lingyun and Mo Xuemin’s ply. She had not considered that the forest was so far away from the capital. She feared that it would be difficult to find a carriage at this time.
Just as she was growing anxious, a luxurious carriage stopped in front of Mo Xuetong. The driver got off respectfully and opened the curtains. A beautiful face appeared. It was Luo Mingzhu.
“Cousin, why are you here? Quick, get on. I want to speak to you.” Luo Mingzhu did not say anything else but waved at her anxiously. One look at her and one could tell that she was worried.
Mo Xuetong did not say anything else. Mo Ye helped her onto the carriage before getting on herself. Luo Mingzhu held her hand anxiously and said, “Cousin, something happened. Your Fourth Sister and Sima Lingyun…” “They were discovered by someone on their horse carriage. I heard your Eldest Sister say that you had something to do with it. They have gone over to your place now. It’s hard to explain these things. Why don’t you go to my place to hide out for a while? Noble ladies implicated in this sort of matters cannot help but have their reputation suffer.”
Luo Mingzhu was truly anxious. Her carriage had just reached the edge of the forest when Mo Xuemin arrived. She was just about to get off when she heard Mo Xuemin’s piercing scream. Then, everyone saw her pulling down the carriage curtains. Sima Lingyun was hugging a girl whose clothes were in a mess. Sima Lingyun looked up and everyone saw her face. The girl hid herself in his embrace so no one saw her clearly.
Then, Mo Xuemin screamed, “His Excellency, Third Sister, you…”
Luo Mingzhu almost fell off her seat in her carriage. How would it be possible for her cousin to be involved with Sima Lingyun of the Duke’s manor!
And then, what happened after that had been very dramatic. The girl in Sima Lingyun’s embrace looked up. It was not Mo Xuetong, but Mo Xueqiong. Not only Mo Xuemin had been shocked, but everyone surrounding the horse carriage had been surprised as well.
Mo Xuemin only muttered, “Didn’t Third Sister come with you guys? Where is she now?” Then, she fainted. There were a few other noble ladies who had appeared with Mo Xuemin. The scene became chaotic as everyone saw what happened. Then, Sima Lingyun regained his wits and pulled down the curtains. He brought Mo Xueqiong with him and they left. It was said that they had gone to the Mo Manor.
Mo Xuemin was carried onto a carriage belonging to another noble lady. They drove their carriages to the Mo Manor as well.
Luo Mingzhu clearly heard what Mo Xuemin said in the end and saw what happened earlier. She knew what was happening and that Mo Xuetong was in the plum blossom forest. She was afraid that something would happen to Mo Xuetong which was why she got the horse carriage to wait there and sent people into the forest to look for her. She had finally found Mo Xuetong and pulled her onto the carriage hurriedly. She was afraid that Mo Xuetong did not know what happened and was anxious to fill her in.
Go hide out at the Luo Manor? If she did not go home today, the rumors would spread by tomorrow. Mo Xuemin would not allow such an opportunity to slip her by. A cold smile appeared by her lips. She looked up and patted Luo Mingzhu’s hand and comforted her with a smile. “Cousin Luo, I have nothing to do with this matter. It was Fourth Sister who was together with Sima Lingyun.”
“But you were implicated in this matter, and something is bound to happen.” Even though Luo Mingzhu was straightforward, she was not dumb. She knew that anyone who was involved in a matter like this would definitely be really unlucky. Even though it was not Mo Xuetong inside the carriage, the rumors might not be clear about who was inside. That was why she had been very anxious and stayed behind to find Mo Xuetong.
“If I were to be implicated, won’t Eldest Sister be implicated as well? If she really does not care about the reputation of the Mo Manor, I would be willing to play along.” Mo Xuetong smiled lightly. Her gaze which was looking out of the window was icy cold. The sun shone upon her, but it made one feel cold for some reason!
She had not expected that Mo Xuemin would still not let her go even at this stage. Mo Xuemin insisted on dragging her into this and had said something like that to confuse others. However, she had still underestimated Mo Xuetong. She had returned to this life for revenge. How would she let Mo Xuemin off easily? At most, she would go down together with her.
This was a price she could pay.
Mo Xuemin, however, could not afford to pay. Mo Xuemin was determined to marry up. However, her status as a concubine’s daughter was too low. At most, she could only become a concubine of the son of a wealthy family. How could the proud Mo Xuemin bear this? Just like the duchess of the Duke’s manor who was unwilling to allow a concubine’s daughter to become her son’s wife despite their family having fallen. As such, she had to do it well. Very well!
As such, nothing could happen to the Mo Manor. If the incident was resolved secretly, it would be easy. But if someone blew up the matter then perhaps not. Mo Xuemin would not dare to blow the matter up. Her goal was to marry into a noble family. How would she allow the Mo Manor to become the focus of gossip and be looked down upon? It was alright if only one daughter of the Mo family were to get into trouble. But if two got into trouble, the reputation of the daughters in Mo family would be ruined.
Mo Xuemin would not dare to gamble!
When Luo Mingzhu heard Mo Xuetong’s decisive words and the calm expression on her face, she relaxed. However, she still asked worriedly, “It’ll be fine?”
“It’ll be fine! Cousin, don’t worry.” Mo Xuetong’s eyes flashed when she saw Luo Mingzhu’s worried expression. She asked, “Will you come to look for me tomorrow?”
“Alright, I will definitely visit tomorrow.” Luo Mingzhu was truly worried and she answered steadily.
“Remember to come visit me!”
“Rest assured, I will!”
When Mo Xuetong hurried to the Old Madam’s courtyard, she was, just as she expected, stopped at the door. It was very quiet inside as if there weren’t many people inside. However, she knew that the Old Madam, Mo Xuemin and Mo Xueyan, who had always watched them as if she was watching a show, was inside.
“Third Miss, please enter.” The door curtains lifted and a nanny who served the Old Madam came out. She glanced at Mo Xuetong coldly and then invited Mo Xuetong in. She turned to the side, only leaving a small space for Mo Xuetong to pass. She did not look at Mo Xuetong with an ounce of respect.
Mo Ye, who was behind Mo Xuetong was angry and wanted to say something to the nanny. However, she was stopped by Mo Xuetong who tugged on her sleeve.
Inside the room, the Old Madam sat at the head seat and looked at her with sharp eyes. Her cold gaze landed on Mo Xuetong’s face. Mo Xueyan sat at a table in a relaxed manner. She fiddled with a needle and thread in her hands, only looking up occasionally. Her eyes would glint with interest and she seemed extremely pleased.
Her father was just a businessman, which was why Mo Xueyan was jealous of the three sisters. She was especially jealous of Mo Xuetong, the main daughter of the Mo family. They were both main daughters, but Mo Xuetong was nobler than her. She was naturally filled with schadenfreude when she saw that Mo Xuetong was in trouble. She was sitting there just to watch the show!
Mo Xuemin hurried to welcome Mo Xuetong when she entered. She held her hand in concern and said, “Third Sister, where did you go? Why did you disappear after getting there with Sir Sima? Everyone is really worried about you!”
Worried? Mo Xuetong laughed coldly to herself. The entire house was quiet. It seemed that they had planned this. They did not think about how to deal with the situation now that it had happened, or consider protecting the reputation of the Mo Manor. Instead, they were focused on an unimportant person like her. Mo Xuemin could still say that and had even linked her together with Sima Lingyun in all that she said.
Something like that had happened to Sima Lingyun, but Mo Xuemin still did not forget to plot against her. She was truly “considerate” towards her!
“Many thanks for your concern, Eldest Sister. The carriage broke down after you left us. Fortunately, Sir Sima’s carriage arrived shortly after that. Sir Sima said that you told him to get me and Fourth Sister there first and that you will follow shortly. Then, Fourth Sister and I went with His Excellency. When we got there, I got off the carriage first to look for you but did not find you. When I went to find Fourth Sister, His Excellency’s horse carriage had disappeared as well. So I hurried back after that. Eldest Sister, did something happen?”
Mo Xuetong hid the coldness in her eyes and looked anxious as if she was afraid that something had happened. She turned around to hold Mo Xuemin’s hand worriedly.
The Old Madam who was seated in the tall seat in front frowned surreptitiously. Even though she still looked at Mo Xuetong darkly, she also gave Mo Xuemin a few extra glances as well.
Since Mo Xuemin was pretending that nothing had happened, then she would pretend not to know anything. Mo Xuemin wanted to drag her down but Mo Xuetong would not let her off so lightly. Mo Xuemin had said that she was together with Sima Lingyun, then Mo Xuetong would say that Mo Xuemin had been the one to organize the matter. If they were to really discuss the matter, it truly had everything to do with Mo Xuemin.
“Third Sister, how could you get off the horse carriage first and leave Fourth Sister. His Excellency was on the carriage as well!” Mo Xuetong blinked innocently and placed all the blame on her. Mo Xuemin lowered her head slightly to hide the hatred in her eyes and stomped her feet. She blamed Mo Xuetong and said, “Fourth Sister is the youngest and she likes getting into trouble. I always take care of her when she goes out. How could you not take more care and get her into so much trouble? Third Sister, you are in deep trouble.”
She got Mo Xueqiong into trouble? How dare Mo Xuemin say that!
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