Chapter 316: The Difference

On the eve of the Spring Festival in the forty-second year after the Mo Dynasty was established, Mo Xiangbin held a banquet and invited all the royal family members and noblemen to gather in the imperial palace.

As Shi Qingxue guessed, both King Rui’s family and Duke Shi’s family received the invitation.

Before the evening that day, Mo Junyang got things ready and prepared to go out.

As soon as he walked out of the Love Xue House, he happened to meet Mo Xiangrui and Qi Zhengdao.

Mo Xiangrui asked in surprise, “It’s still early. Where are you going, Junyang?”

Qi Zhengdao walked over and saluted him, greeting clumsily, “Your Excellency…Nice to see you.”

Although Mo Xiangrui had approved of his identity, it was difficult to be a king’s son, and he had to be approved by the royal family openly.

So Qi Zhengdao enjoyed the treatment as a respected guest in the mansion, and he could only call Mo Xiangrui Your Highness and Mo Junyang Your Excellency.

Mo Junyang nodded slightly and then ignored the boy.

He answered Mo Xiangrui, “I am going to pick up Qingxue in Duke Shi’s mansion first, which is farther away from the imperial palace, so I need to make preparations earlier.”

Mo Xiangrui stared at his son and stayed speechless for a long time.

He had known that Mo Junyang paid attention to Shi Qingxue wholeheartedly, yet when he saw the young man’s action, he couldn’t help but joke, “Others say that I have a son, but I know that a son is the same as a daughter.”

He laughed at Mo Junyang as the latter stayed in Duke Shi’s mansion all day long and was like a daughter who was going to get married and become a member of another family.

Mo Junyang was calm. He ignored Qi Zhengdao who looked him up and down, accepting Mo Xiangrui’s ridicule. Then he asked, “Father, do you have anything to tell me? If not, I am going to Duke Shi’s mansion now.”

After his son asked, Mo Xiangrui’s smile faded, and he looked embarrassed.

He paused for a moment and then thought that it was improper that he was timid in front of his son, so he hesitated for a while and then stated, “In fact, it’s no big deal. I want to ask if you are free to take Zhengdao into the imperial palace to enrich his experience at the banquet tonight.”

After hearing that, even Mo Junyang couldn’t help but feel surprised.

He hadn’t expected that Mo Xiangrui would support Qi Zhengdao to this level in only two days.

Mo Xiangrui asked Mo Junyang to take Qi Zhengdao to attend the banquet in the imperial palace, and he just wanted to announce Qi Zhengdao’s identity in another way.

This was a sign of letting Qi Zhengdao return to his ancestors, and he tried to lay a foundation for the boy to stay in the capital and at the imperial court in the future.

Mo Junyang saw that Qi Zhengdao looked happy at once and showed his emotions but soon controlled himself and lowered his head, pretending to be respectful.

He saw everything yet only kept his composure and replied, “I am afraid that I can’t fulfill your wish, Father.”

“Wh…why?” Mo Xiangrui knew that his request would make things difficult for Mo Junyang and even had prepared to talk about this matter with his son regardless of his identity, but he hadn’t expected that Mo Junyang would refuse so directly.

As a result, he didn’t know what to say.

Qi Zhengdao was stunned to hear Mo Junyang’s rejection.

Wasn’t Mo Junyang King Rui’s son? How could a son refuse to follow his father’s order?

Seeing that Mo Xiangrui stayed silent for a long time, he got anxious and couldn’t control himself but interrupted, “I know that I am lowly and the royal family members will look down upon me. His Excellency may have a breach of etiquette if he takes me into the imperial palace. Since he is unwilling to, please don’t force him, Your Highness.”

His words thoroughly showed that a concubine’s son felt grieved and couldn’t win his legitimate brother’s love.

If Qi Zhengdao were from an ordinary family, his performance would naturally be praiseworthy.

However, it was unpresentable in the royal family.

Didn’t he want to make Mo Xiangrui feel pity for him after he showed that he was weak and then make concessions in order to gain advantages, forcing Mo Junyang to take him into the imperial palace?

All people present were sophisticated and immediately understood Qi Zhengdao’s hidden meaning.

Mo Junyang certainly wouldn’t be irritated by Qi Zhengdao’s words. He just smiled faintly and stared at Mo Xiangrui till his old face turned red.

Then he responded unhurriedly, “I will accompany Qingxue at the banquet in the imperial palace tonight, so I can’t finish this job, Father.”

This reason…really made people have a complex feeling.

Mo Xiangrui looked at Mo Junyang hesitantly and wanted to speak when the young man continued, “I know that you want to approve of my younger brother’s identity. In this case, it’s better that you take him into the imperial palace, and then it will be more official.”

He clearly approved of Mo Xiangrui recognizing Qi Zhengdao. It was good news for King Rui who was at a loss for how to tell his beloved son and Qi Zhengdao who wanted to return to his ancestors.

Qi Zhengdao was so happy that he got dizzy after hearing Mo Junyang’s words “younger brother”, so he called, “Big brother.”

It seemed that he was already the second young master in King Rui’s mansion.

“How dare you!” Mo Xiangrui shouted in a braying voice and glared at Qi Zhengdao, rebuking, “Junyang is the first legitimate son and the heir titled by His Majesty in person. How can you cross the line?”

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A concubine’s son in a king’s mansion was like a servant and should call the successor Your Excellency to show respect, so he didn’t have the good fortune to call Mo Junyang brother.

Qi Zhengdao shrank his neck after being reproached by Mo Xiangrui and admitted his fault obediently.

Mo Xiangrui didn’t look at Qi Zhengdao anymore but said to Mo Junyang, “I was thoughtless. Zhengdao hasn’t been registered in the pedigree or changed his name. If he is taken into the imperial palace recklessly, it is against the rules even if others won’t say anything.”

He pondered for a moment and ignored Qi Zhengdao who was open-mouthed. Then he stated, “Zhengdao, just stay in the mansion and take care of your mother today. After the Spring Festival, I will report to the Imperial Kinship Bureau and change your family name. Then we will talk about anything else.”

He said decisively and didn’t give Qi Zhengdao a chance to retort.

It looked logical, while others knew Mo Xiangrui’s attitude after hearing that. He would recognize this son, yet he was merely a concubine’s son and would never be superior to the heir.

The successor of the mansion was still Mo Junyang.

Mo Xiangrui considered for Mo Junyang openly and then asked him intimately, “Junyang, I haven’t talked with you for a long time. How about we enter the imperial palace together?”

Mo Xiangrui felt guilty to his first son since Qi Ruyue and her son entered the mansion, so he wanted to take this chance and improve their relationship.

However, Mo Junyang didn’t satisfy him but replied unhurriedly, “It’s still early now. You are honorable and don’t need to enter the imperial palace hurriedly. Please have a rest in the mansion first.”

His hidden meaning was that he didn’t plan to enter the imperial palace with Mo Xiangrui, while he said that just to consider for his father.

Even though Mo Xiangrui knew that Mo Junyang wanted to go to Duke Shi’s mansion and pick up Shi Qingxue, he couldn’t blame the young man but had to watch him swagger off.

When Mo Junyang reached Duke Shi’s mansion, Shi Qingxue happened to walk out of the gate.

They looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

They didn’t need to say more words, and Shi Qingxue let the maids help her get into the carriage.

After the servants got ready, the carriage headed to the imperial palace.

“I saw Shi Baoyan just now. Are you going to take her into the imperial palace?” Mo Junyang asked.

As soon as Shi Qingxue got into the carriage, she forgot her manners and leaned against Mo Junyang lazily while yawning. “Hmm, Father told me to take her with me. Anyway, she is a member of our family and of marriage age. She should come out of the mansion and have social intercourse.”

Although the young ladies in Duke Shi’s mansion didn’t need to worry about their marriage and many men wanted to marry even a concubine’s daughter in order to flatter Duke Shi, Shi Junhe always hoped that his daughters could find good husbands.

Mo Junyang held Qingxue in his arms at his convenience and furrowed his cold brows. “That’s what your father should worry about, and at least your mother will deal with it. Why was this job given to you?”

Shi Junhe was a man and couldn’t lower himself to ask a matchmaker to take care of his daughter, but wouldn’t Dong Hui do that?

Dong Hui was Shi Baoyan’s mother in name and should arrange for the marriage of a daughter of her husband’s concubine, and a legitimate daughter would never make a match for her half-sister.

“Mother is unwilling to,” Shi Qingxue answered casually.

She didn’t mind but continued, “I can see that she is well-behaved recently, and even if I take her into the imperial palace, there must be nothing wrong, so I didn’t refuse.”

Mo Junyang didn’t want his sweetheart to tire herself, but seeing that Qingxue didn’t care, he didn’t bother about it anymore. He just expressed, “I will tell somebody to follow her after we enter the imperial palace, and you don’t need to worry too much about her.”

His words showed his strong desire to be in possession.

He didn’t want Shi Qingxue to give a lot of care about anybody else or anything or fix her eyes on anywhere else except him.

Shi Qingxue thought that Mo Junyang had solved a big problem for her. She didn’t like to talk with those people, so she had been worried earlier about how she would introduce Shi Baoyan to others. Then she smiled at Mo Junyang and said sweetly, “Junyang, I know that you are the best. You even consider that for me.”

Mo Junyang pursed his lips and calmly accepted Shi Qingxue who threw herself on him.

“Many things have happened recently, and the banquet today must be not easy. Just follow me after you enter the imperial palace. I won’t let anybody make things difficult for you,” Mo Junyang reminded unhurriedly.

He was so garrulous and careful, as if Shi Qingxue were good for nothing. It was not what he would do at ordinary times.

However, Shi Qingxue knew the man’s kindly feelings and didn’t think it improper that the man gave her extra consideration. She accepted it happily and said obediently, “Don’t worry. I will stay with you all the time like your tail after entering the imperial palace, and you can’t drive me away, okay?”

Qingxue made a pledge without hesitation and then asked hurriedly, “Let’s stop talking about this matter. You haven’t told me what happened in your mansion these days. What does your father plan to do to Qi Zhengdao and Qi Ruyue?”

Mo Junyang shrugged. “Anyway he is Father’s son left in society and a royal family member, so he will naturally be recognized.”

“What about Qi Ruyue? What’s your father’s plan?”

Don’t say that Qi Ruyue was just a woman and wouldn’t affect anything.

On the contrary, Qi Ruyue was the key.

The identity King Rui would give Qi Ruyue would affect Qi Zhengdao’s status.

If Qi Ruyue was just an ordinary concubine, Qi Zhengdao would be only a concubine’s son in the mansion, yet if Mo Xiangrui planned to marry Qi Ruyue as his second wife, Qi Zhengdao might become the second legitimate son in the mansion.

Then he would even have the right to inherit the title.

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