Chapter 155: The Shi Family’s Fame and the Token Granted by the Emperor

In no more than two days, the news that Shi Qingxue had woken up spread all over the capital city.

Then it was said that Duke Shi came to King Rui’s mansion to take his daughter back home but he was rejected. At last, somebody solemnly revealed that he had seen that the smart and talented girl Shi Qingxue had become a fool who couldn’t recognize anybody or even speak.

For a time, it was spread everywhere in the capital city. With Mo Junyang’s shocking act that he went ballistic because of the beauty, when it was rumored that Shi Qingxue became a fool, many people secretly laughed at Mo Junyang and thought that he did everything in vain and lost more than gain.

Somebody with evil intentions guessed that it was a rumor that Duke Shi came to pick up his daughter and was rejected. The fact was that the Shi Family had abandoned Shi Qingxue who was good for nothing.

However, before the rumors to the disadvantage of Shi Qingxue caused a temporary clamor, they disappeared soon.

In less than one day, nobody dared to say that Shi Qingxue was a fool. Everything spreading was about her good moral quality. Somebody spread the story that Shi Qingxue went to the Qingluo Mountain alone to help her father kill the bandits and saved his life, and soon the Shi Army confirmed it.

The common people spoke highly of the Shi Army. After knowing that Shi Qingxue was Elder Duke Shi’s most favored granddaughter and General Shi’s youngest daughter, they praised her highly and nobody spoke ill of her anymore.Read more chapters at Lisnovel.com

Later, the servants from King Rui’s mansion disclosed that King Rui’s heir doted on Shi Qingxue and would give her anything she wanted. He even swore that he would love her only all his life and he wanted to marry nobody but her.

The woman was talented, beautiful and patriotic, and the man was powerful and deeply in love with her. They were a perfect match.

All the talented men and beautiful women in the capital city took the couple as their idols or the model of their future husband or wife. Nobody dared to say anything unpleasant about them because the public would criticize.

What? They lived together before getting married?

The wind was strong. Nobody could hear that.

In Duke Shi’s mansion, Zhou Ruyu witnessed that the public was partial to Shi Qingxue again, and her elder daughter was cursed after dying. And even her younger daughter was implicated and suffered a lot. She couldn’t bear it and hurriedly ran to Mo Shujun to exaggerate embellishment to the rumors.

Of course she expressed that Shi Qingxue was an unmarried woman but lived in a man’s mansion with no sense of shame, and the news even spread all over the city. It ruined the fame of the Shi Family and embarrassed the other ladies in the family in the noble circle.

“Mother! Shi Qingxue is shameless and lives with a man without telling her parents, but Baoyou is dignified and virtuous, with a beautiful face and outstanding moral quality. She can even be the empress…”

While speaking, Zhou Ruyu got excited and praised Shi Baoyou, forgetting everything.

Mo Shujun glanced at her coldly. “How dare you? What are you talking about? Don’t you think our family’s reputation is bad enough? And do you want the outsiders to think that our family is conceited and covets the position of the empress?”

Zhou Ruyu finally realized that she said something wrong and admitted her mistake. “No, I didn’t mean that. I just think Baoyou doesn’t deserve to be cursed and I am worried about our family’s reputation. Mother, please figure out a way. Otherwise, when our family’s fame is ruined by Shi Qingxue, it would be too late!”Read more chapters at L isnovel.com

Nobody knew if Zhou Ruyu had persuaded Mo Shujun, whose face was serious. After a long while, Mo Shujun stated leisurely, “Junhe has gone to pick up Qingxue. Why are you anxious?”

Zhou Ruyu heard that and turned pale with fear, thinking that if Shi Junhe took Shi Qingxue back home, wouldn’t her plan be in vain?

She didn’t care if she looked too anxious and expressed directly, “Shi Qingxue has stayed in King Rui’s mansion for so long. It can be said that nobody would believe that she is still a virgin. Now he has gone to take her back home. Wouldn’t it give the outsiders more reasons to curse our family?

Mother, don’t let Shi Qingxue come back.”

“Ridiculous. Shi Qingxue is a member of our family. Where can she go if she doesn’t come back here?” Mo Shujun pounded the armrest and stared at Zhou Ruyu coldly, asking.

Zhou Ruyu trembled with fear but then thought she was reasonable. She straightened her back and responded, “Are you going to let her ruin our family’s fame?”

Mo Shujun just looked at her silently, which made Zhou Ruyu shrink back repeatedly.

At last, Zhou Ruyu pondered for a while before speaking in a low voice. “Even if we won’t stop Shi Qingxue, we should take back the token granted by the Emperor, right? She is not in our mansion now. Do you want her to give the token to somebody else?”

The token granted by the Emperor was a life-saving token for a large family. Even though Zhou Ruyu didn’t qualify to keep it after it was taken back, she coveted it.

If it were given to Shi Juncai, the outsiders would look up to the third master’s family even when they had it and did nothing.

“The token granted by the Emperor…” Mo Shujun pondered for a minute and looked hesitant.

Zhou Ruyu knew that she had a chance to win and continued to advise. “I understand you are unwilling to abandon any member of our family, but you can’t indulge them when they live on you while helping others secretly! And now Qingxue…”

She pointed at her head and intentionally lowered her voice. “There is something wrong with her. I hear that she doesn’t know anybody but only listens to His Excellency. What if he covets our token? After he coaxes her, wouldn’t our treasure go to him?”

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She expressed with certainty and her worry was not groundless, which exposed what Mo Shujun cared most about.

With her face turning cold, Mo Shujun sprang from her seat and roared. “How can our family’s treasure be given to somebody else? Ruyu, go to the Luotong Boudoir with me. We can’t let her be cheated out of the token granted by the Emperor.”

“Yes!” Zhou Ruyu replied in a hurry.

The news that Princess Royal and Third Madam led a group of servants to the Luotong Boudoir spread soon in the East House.

When Dong Hui and Shi Baoning arrived, Mo Shujun had told some people to search everywhere in the Luotong Boudoir.

Dong Hui’s face darkened, and she asked with displeasure, “Mother, what are you doing? The Luotong Boudoir is Qingxue’s residence. Even though she hasn’t come back, you can’t ruin her boudoir, right?”

Mo Shujun looked at Dong Hui arrogantly and responded in a cold voice, “How can you comment when I do something? Anyway, I want to get back the token granted by the Emperor, and it’s natural to check everywhere in the Luotong Boudoir.”

“The token granted by the Emperor?” As Shi Junhe’s wife, even if she had never seen that stuff, she knew that it was priceless. So she asked, “It’s what Father gave to Qingxue when he was alive. Mother, why are you looking for it at this time?”

“What do I want or think about? Do I need to report to you in advance?” Mo Shujun leered at Dong Hui and declared loftily, “Dong, it’s me who gave you the position of the mistress in our family. If I want, I can take it back at any time. You’d better think it over.”

She obviously warned Dong Hui not to mind her business.

Dong Hui felt humiliated, but Mo Shujun’s status was above hers. If she spoke more, Mo Shujun would accuse her of disrespecting the elder and make her unable to turn the table.

She was clear that this time, they couldn’t save the token granted by the Emperor, so she stopped Shi Baoning who wanted to defend her and let the servants from the Shou’an Hall and South House search the Luotong Boudoir.

The servants in the Luotong Boudoir knelt on the floor and cried to beg for mercy, but they could only watch the precious paintings and rare stuff that Shi Qingxue loved very much being damaged by the searchers.

However, after they checked every corner of the Luotong Boudoir, they didn’t find the token granted by the Emperor, as if it disappeared in the void.

Zhou Ruyu saw Mo Shujun frown and offered another suggestion. “It’s said that the servants in the Luotong Boudoir are most loyal to their master. Maybe it is hidden in one of them. How about letting me send people to seek again?”

Mo Shujun watched coldly and nodded.

Zhou Ruyu immediately told her people to press the servants in the Luotong Boudoir on the ground in the courtyard and take off their clothes in public, no matter if they were men or women. As she explained, only in this way could they prevent something omitted.

But anybody could see that Zhou Ruyu just wanted to insult the people in the Luotong Boudoir to provoke Shi Qingxue.

The cries in the Luotong Boudoir were deafening. Shi Baoning couldn’t bear to see that and stepped forward to ask. “Aunt, you came to the Luotong Boudoir all of a sudden, and everybody was caught off guard. How could they hide the token granted by the Emperor? What’s more, the token is not a small thing to be put in the pocket. You can find it after taking off their coats. Why do you bother to embarrass them more?

The servants are people. It the news spreads, the outsiders would think our family doesn’t treat the servants as human beings. Can you take the blame?”

Then she bowed to Mo Shujun and begged in a lower voice. “Grandma, you are kind-hearted. Please leave the servants in the Luotong Boudoir alive.”

Mo Shujun glanced over the servants on the ground coldly and then looked at Shi Baoning. After a long while, she agreed. “That’s all for today.”

“Mother!” It was rare for Zhou Ruyu to come here and she was unwilling to give up unless she got what she wanted. She suddenly stated, “One servant is not here. I remember that Shi Qingxue has a Rank-1 maid called Dong Shuang. She is absent now, and it must be her who hides the token granted by the Emperor.”

Otherwise, could such a big thing fly away?

Speak of the devil. As soon as Zhou Ruyu finished her words, her people caught Dong Shuang at the door who tried to sneak into the crowd.

Mo Shujun told somebody to bring Dong Shuang and then asked in a deep voice, “Where is the token granted by the Emperor?”

“I don’t know what the token granted by the Emperor is or where it is. Princess Royal, please show mercy and pardon me,” Dong Shuang stuttered. She looked guilty like a thief and almost admitted that she had taken it.

Zhou Ruyu smiled slyly and pointed at Dong Shuang. “Mother, it must be hidden by this maid, but she is stubborn and wouldn’t confess until she is beaten up. How about you leave her to me? I will do it for you…”

“No need!” Mo Shujun interrupted Zhou Ruyu coldly and ordered her Rank-1 maid, Zhu, “Take her to the Shou’an Hall. I will interrogate her with torture in person!”

Zhu answered and then told several guards to take Dong Shuang to the Shou’an Hall.

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