Chapter 311: An Illegitimate Son

Wei Zichao still didn’t understand how he had offended his master. He answered nervously, “Well…A servant in our mansion came to report that King Rui has returned to the capital city and wants to see you and…”

Wei Zichao hesitated rarely and glanced at Shi Qingxue cautiously before continuing, “And Lady Qingxue.”

“Me?” Shi Qingxue pointed at her nose and tilted her head in confusion.

She was wondering why King Rui Mo Xiangrui who always traveled around and stayed out of the state affairs returned to the capital unexpectedly, but it was understandable.

After all, the Spring Festival was around the corner.

Nevertheless, why did Mo Xiangrui want to see her?

Mo Junyang furrowed his dashing eyebrows and seemed to be puzzled, too.

However, he didn’t ask but waved at Wei Zichao, gesturing for the others to go away.

When they were left alone in the courtyard, Mo Junyang turned to Qingxue and smiled. “Although Father stayed away from the capital city, he didn’t leave everything in the capital behind.”

Shi Qingxue was confused for a moment and then realized that Mo Junyang explained why Mo Xiangrui knew her, so she nodded to show that she understood. “So you hope that I…”

She asked with uncertainty and looked hesitant.

Mo Junyang stated before she finished her words, “Forget it. It doesn’t matter if you are unwilling to go. I will explain to Father after going back. He will understand.”

According to feudal ethics and rites, it was improper that King Rui asked to see Shi Qingxue.

After all, Shi Qingxue hadn’t married into King Rui’s mansion, and they hadn’t discussed their marriage openly. If she went to the mansion to visit him, it was not proper.

People would comment on her inevitably.

Shi Qingxue hesitated, yet it was not because of what Mo Junyang thought about.

After he said that in frustration, she didn’t hesitate anymore but responded in a hurry, “It’s not that I am unwilling to! It’s just…”

“What?”

Even though Mo Junyang knew well about Shi Qingxue, it was impossible that he knew everything. He couldn’t guess what she was worried about except that she didn’t want to go to King Rui’s mansion.

Qingxue stuttered for a long time and couldn’t explain it clearly. In the end, she believed that her thought was improper, so she covered her mouth and stopped herself.

Then she turned to Mo Junyang and said seriously, “I am going with you to see King Rui now.”

In the beginning, Mo Junyang didn’t answer but stared at Shi Qingxue. After he confirmed that she didn’t force herself, he looked satisfied gradually. “Okay.”

Shi Qingxue pondered for a moment and then expressed, “I am going to tell Father first.”

Seeing her boyfriend’s parent was something significant, and she had to tell Shi Junhe in advance.

Mo Junyang agreed and even stated, “I am going with you.”

On the way to the East House, Shi Qingxue peeped at Mo Junyang several times. Then she couldn’t help but ask, “Are you happy because I will go to your mansion with you?”

Mo Junyang looked at Shi Qingxue deeply and explained softly at last, “In the previous life, my father knew my identity yet didn’t mind. He took me as his biological son, and he could be said to be the only person who was nice to me. Later, I had a chance to come to the capital city from Rui City, and he helped me a lot, although his purpose was to avenge my mother…”

His voice was low and vague, and he mentioned many key words ambiguously.

Shi Qingxue heard clearly with difficulty and finally understood his words later.

In fact, Shi Qingxue knew his “identity”.

In the previous life, when Mo Junyang was twenty-one years old, somebody said that he was a child of King Rui’s wife Qi Yue and Emperor Wen Mo Xiangbin with an illicit sexual relation when Qi Yue stayed in the imperial palace as a hostage.

The news didn’t bring glory and convenience to Mo Junyang who was a hostage, but he was still the target of the princes and they even bullied him more and got more alert to him.

At that time, Mo Xiangbin finally paid attention to this “hostage” who was bullied a lot, yet the first thing Emperor Wen did was title Mo Junyang as King Rui’s heir and send him to Rui City, King Rui’s fiefdom.

The emperor sent a child of King Rui’s wife to him, and this action was like provocation. He just sent Mo Junyang to a tiger’s mouth.

According to a normal person’s thought, he was kind enough as he didn’t secretly kill the son of his wife and his half-brother who had illicit intercourse, and he would never treat this insult well, not to mention that his half-brother even tried to let this son inherit his title of nobility.

It was so…

In the previous life, when Shi Qingxue heard about what Mo Xiangbin had done, she thought that it was excessive, yet it was the critical period for her to help Mo Junhao fight for the title of heir to the throne then, so she didn’t have extra energy to care about these “insignificant” things.

When she recalled it, she just felt sad and couldn’t help but grab Mo Junyang’s hand. “I am sorry. I…”

Mo Junyang reached out his hand and stopped her from saying more, responding with a smile, “Don’t need to apologize. You didn’t hurt me.”

As for everything in the previous life, even though he fell in one-sided love with Shi Qingxue and it ended up with a tragedy, it was just his one-sided wish.

Perhaps he had been treated unfairly in the previous life, but Shi Qingxue didn’t do anything unfair to him, while he would take revenge on all those who had treated him badly.

If there was something that made him regret in the previous life, it was only Mo Xiangrui.

Even though Mo Xiangrui knew that he was a result of Mo Xiangbin and Qi Yue’s illicit intercourse, he still took Mo Junyang as his biological son and protected him, while Mo Junyang had experienced the fickleness of human nature at an early age and remained unmoved when he faced Mo Xiangrui who got close to him, which made King Rui depressed.

So even though many things changed in this life and Mo Xiangbin treated him much better after knowing the truth, in Mo Junyang’s heart, only Mo Xiangrui was his father.

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Shi Qingxue pulled Mo Junyang’s hand which grabbed hers and raised her head to look at him, saying seriously, “I will be with you.”

She didn’t say why, yet her words were precious to Mo Junyang.

After they told Shi Junhe, they got into the carriage, heading to King Rui’s mansion.

When the carriage was about to reach King Rui’s mansion, the horse suddenly roared and the carriage rocked. Then it was stopped abruptly.

Shi Qingxue didn’t sit steadily, so she rushed into Mo Junyang’s arms, with her chin knocking on his shoulder heavily. It hurt her so much that she shed tears. “What…what’s wrong?”

Mo Junyang hugged her and rubbed her chin gently while shouting at the people outside.

Wei Zichao reported outside the thick curtain, “Master, a teenage boy who is about seventeen or eighteen years old stopped the carriage and said that he wanted to see you.”

“See me?” There was surprise in Mo Junyang’s cold voice.

He didn’t remember when he knew such a boy.

However, he frowned and lifted the curtain, seeing the teenager.

The boy was about seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in shabby clothes. He was dirty and thin. In cold winter, he looked thinner and more pitiful, like a beggar on the street.

Seeing the boy kneel in front of the carriage in silence, Mo Junyang asked coldly, “Who are you?”

The boy raised his head to glance at Mo Junyang cautiously and then lowered it again in a hurry after meeting Mo Junyang’s eyes. He answered obediently, “I…My name is Qi Zhengdao.”

Mo Junyang still looked at the boy with a frown and didn’t say anything.

He didn’t remember if he had heard of this name.

The boy was kneeling on the ground obediently for a while but didn’t hear Mo Junyang say anything. Then he mustered up his courage to raise his head and look at Mo Junyang.

He stated tentatively, “I…I have something to show you.”

“Bring it for me. I will check.” Mo Junyang nodded at Wei Zichao, who then walked to Qi Zhengdao immediately and received what he handed over before giving it to Mo Junyang.

In the beginning, Mo Junyang didn’t care at all, but his expression changed when he saw the jade pendant handed by Qi Zhengdao.

His eyes became sharp at once and he looked this thin teenager up and down carefully for the first time. Then he asked, “Who are you again?”

“I…My name is Qi Zhengdao,” the boy repeated his name.

“I didn’t ask about your name.” Mo Junyang stared at the boy once more.

The boy fell into silence. Nobody knew whether he didn’t understand what Mo Junyang meant or he didn’t want to answer.

Mo Junyang didn’t have the patience to waste time with him, so he continued directly, “If you don’t want to say anything, just go with this jade pendant.”

Perhaps it was the first time for Qi Zhengdao to see a person who was so impatient. He got nervous and replied in a hurry, “My father’s name is Mo Xiangrui.”

He was probably anxious and raised his voice, shouting.

As soon as he finished his words, people around gasped.

Qi Zhengdao seemed to finally realize that he had done something wrong, so he lowered his head instantly and stopped talking.

Mo Junyang looked peaceful and stared at Qi Zhengdao, asking calmly, “Since you gave the jade pendant to me. Do you want something from me?”

Of course, he didn’t believe that Qi Zhengdao just wanted to give something like a keepsake back to King Rui’s mansion on a whim.

If so, Qi Zhengdao should tell somebody to send it in secret instead of stopping the carriage on the street and saying that he was King Rui’s illegitimate son under the watchful eyes of many people.

Even though Qi Zhengdao didn’t force Mo Junyang, it was not simple.

As expected, as soon as Mo Junyang finished his words, Qi Zhengdao looked awkward and blushed on his ghastly pale cheeks.

He bit his lower lip hard and seemed to be embarrassed.

Nobody knew whether he couldn’t withstand the cold wind or he was stimulated by Mo Junyang’s words. His eyes rolled and he fell into a coma next to the horse in the end unexpectedly.

Wei Zichao hurriedly reached out his hand to feel the boy’s nose. Seeing that the boy was still breathing, he asked Mo Junyang, “Master, he is in a coma. How should we deal with him?”

His voice was indifferent.

However, it was not surprising.

Wei Zichao worked for Mo Junyang, and somebody suddenly showed up and claimed to be King Rui’s illegitimate son.

Even though Mo Junyang didn’t say anything, Wei Zichao would never like anybody who might threaten his master.

“Just take him to the mansion first.” Mo Junyang was still expressionless and made an arrangement impassively. Then he put down the curtain and motioned for them to drive the horse.

After he returned to the carriage, there were only two people inside, Mo Junyang and Shi Qingxue.

Mo Junyang’s face which was always expressionless looked serious. He raised his head and happened to meet Shi Qingxue’s eyes.

They noticed the doubts in the other party’s eyes.

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