Chapter 329: The Pleasant Surprise from Afar

As soon as Mo Xiangbin’s imperial edict to grant the marriage was announced, all people had different reactions.

When the person concerned Shi Qingxue received the imperial edict, she stared at it all the time.

She was…in a daze unexpectedly?

Quan waited for quite a while and didn’t hear Shi Qingxue’s voice, so he couldn’t help but remind her softly, “My Lady, it’s time to express your thanks to His Majesty!”

Shi Qingxue kept silent.

“Ahem!” Quan coughed hard and tried to attract Shi Qingxue’s attention.

Shi Qingxue suddenly awakened and looked at Quan, saying in a hurry, “Thanks to His Majesty. I am greatly appreciated.”

She told Xia Mang to give Quan a bag of gold.

Quan beamed with happy smiles in an instant and wasn’t stingy to say lucky words.

Then Xia Mang and Dong Shuang led him to give the rewards from Mo Xiangbin.

Shi Qingxue sat in the room alone and still had the imperial edict with sincere words in her hands.

She unfolded the imperial edict and stared at the beautiful praising words, gently stroking it with her fingers.

Her dull face turned blank slowly, but there was still a strong feeling of loss.

All people guessed that she must be surprised and overjoyed with tears as her wish came true, yet it wasn’t shown on her face.

It wasn’t in her heart, either.

It was not that Shi Qingxue was unwilling to marry Mo Junyang, but what she had hoped for long suddenly came true.

The joy became unreal because it happened all of a sudden.

Qingxue subconsciously raised her head and looked around. When she didn’t find the familiar figure, she suddenly woke up.

Mo Junyang was not here.

It turned out that all her negative emotions emerged because of this.

Shi Qingxue always thought that she had stayed with Mo Junyang as a soul for so long in the previous life, so she must have been used to living alone.

However, when she came to live a life in the family temple, she finally realized that some things had changed.

For so long, she was used to Mo Junyang’s companion, so when he was not around her all of a sudden, she couldn’t adapt herself.

“I don’t know when I can see you.”

Shi Qingxue murmured and stared out of the window. There was heavy snow outside, and everything around seemed to have become quiet with loneliness.

She sat for a long time till Xia Mang and the others returned after seeing the guests off. Xia Mang reminded in a soft voice, “My Lady, it’s time to take a bath and burn incense.”

After lunch every day, Shi Qingxue would have a bath and burn incense. Then she would play the zither in the room where Kwan-yin was worshiped to pray for Dong Hui.

She did it every day.

Therefore, Shi Qingxue had to hold back the complex thoughts and get up, going to take a bath in the back room.

After Dong Shuang knew that her lady’s marriage was granted by the emperor, she was excited all the time, as if revealing Shi Qingxue’s joy that she didn’t show.

However, when she returned to the bedroom after seeing Quan off, she finally realized something wrong even though she was not smart.

When Shi Qingxue was bathing, Dong Shuang pulled Xia Mang aside and asked in a low voice, “What’s wrong with Lady Qingxue? Didn’t His Majesty grant her marriage to His Excellency? Why can’t I see that she is happy?”

She was unhappy and even disappointed and disconsolate seemingly.

It was surprising. Was the man their lady loved not Mo Junyang? Did they guess wrong all the time?

As soon as she had this idea, she shook her head and got rid of it.

It was not a play. How could it be so dramatic?

Moreover, although Shi Qingxue didn’t express her feelings directly like Mo Junyang did, it was obvious, and at least as her personal maids, they could see it clearly.

Xia Mang had found something.

She made a gesture of shushing and pulled Dong Shuang far away from the bathroom before whispering, “Perhaps it’s because of His Excellency.”

Dong Shuang blinked in confusion and obviously didn’t understand what Xia Mang meant.

Xia Mang knocked at Dong Shuang’s brainless head and sighed helplessly. “You idiot. Lady Qingxue misses His Excellency. He didn’t come but only an emotionless imperial edict and some rewords of no significance came. Do you think that she will be happy?”

This first-rank maid of Shi Qingxue had seen a lot following her, so she wouldn’t be blinded by the few rewards like the short-sighted maids.

So she could naturally guess most of her lady’s feelings.

Dong Shuang was open-mouthed while listening and looked at Xia Mang in a daze.

Xia Mang asked with a frown, “Don’t you understand?”

“Yes…I understand.” Dong Shuang nodded hesitantly.

Xia Mang asked, “What else confuses you?”

It was harder for Dong Shuang to speak.

She looked at Xia Mang for a long time with hesitation and then asked in a low voice, “Although I know that our lady has a lot of rewards from the royal family, is it all right when you mention the rewards from His Majesty with disdain?”

It was not that Dong Shuang thought too much, but any maid would have an urge to beat Xia Mang to death after hearing these words.

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Even though Shi Qingxue didn’t care indeed, judging from Xia Mang’s tone, she seemed to be flaunting wealth.

Xia Mang rolled her eyes and goggled at Dong Shuang. “I am not in the mood to joke with you. Anyway, since you understand, show more concern to Lady Qingxue in the future and tell her not to think so much, in case that it ruins her mood.”

Dong Shuang sighed sadly. “I don’t know where His Excellency is now. He has become Lady Qingxue’s fiance, and even if he comes to Tan Mountain, nobody will gossip. Why didn’t he come?”

Xia Mang didn’t even want to roll her eyes this time. She spat without mercy. “Didn’t you hear Lord Quan’s words? He was anxious to return. Otherwise, when the snow blocks the mountain path, he can’t go back.

“So even if His Excellency wants to come to Tan Mountain, perhaps he is powerless.”

The two maids looked at each other and then lowered their heads, sighing at the same time.

At this time, a manservant from the outer room knocked at the door in a hurry. “My Lady, I have something important to report to you.”

All the trees on both sides of the path on Tan Mountain were covered with white snow and connected to the boundless ground.

There was heavy snow with a depth of about fifteen centimeters on the ground, and the carriages couldn’t move on the path.

The snow blocked the mountain path, and it was silent, with nobody around. Only the north wind was still blowing. The flying white snow made people unable to see anything.

Only less than three meters away could be seen.

In such a poor environment, there was a row of horse’s footprints on the path of Tan Mountain from the foot to the top. In no time, the heavy snow which was falling without a stop covered them.

The new footprints still emerged persistently.

Looking down from the upper air, people could see that two small figures on horseback urged the horses and rushed to the mountaintop.

They were Mo Junyang and Wei Zichao.

“Master, the snow is too heavy. If we move on, we will probably be in danger. Let’s pause for a while and continue after the snow is lighter, okay?” Wei Zichao’s sight was blocked under the heavy snow, and he almost couldn’t see anything clearly, so he had to beg in a low voice.

The north wind still blew continuously and swept them in their faces, making it more difficult for them to move on.

Mo Junyang’s horse walked more and more slowly, and he had to stop in the end and look around.

There was no sign that the heavy snow would stop, and the visibility became worse. If they continued to hurry on with their journey, perhaps they would be buried in the wind and snow before they reached the destination.

“Let’s wait for a while.” Mo Junyang helplessly drove the horse to an open space.

Wei Zichao followed him instantly and then got off the horse’s back before Mo Junyang ordered.

He used his long sword to draw a big circle in the open space covered with white snow and then wipe the snow in the circle away. Later he brought some branches and piled them up.

Under such cold weather, the snow didn’t melt, while the branches were dry and could be burnt easily.

The two stayed around the fire and warmed themselves, while the snow was still falling constantly like a ferocious devil which wouldn’t stop until the knights were swallowed.

Mo Junyang sat next to the fire but looked up at the mountaintop.

He looked serious yet absent-minded.

Wei Zichao murmured several times, but there was no answer. It was different from the situation that Mo Junyang didn’t answer him in the past. This time, Mo Junyang seemed to haven’t heard his words.

Of course, Mo Junyang didn’t care about Wei Zichao’s mutter.

The only things that he considered were when the snow would get lighter and whether he could reach the destination in time today.

It was a complicated process to take a bath and then burn incense.

After Shi Qingxue finished everything, two hours had passed. She sat in front of the table with water vapor, letting Xia Mang comb hair for her.

She just had time to receive a simple wooden hairpin from Xia Mang to fix her hair. Before the maid said anything, the room door was pushed open.

The north wind poured into the room at once, and Shi Qingxue and Xia Mang turned to have a look at the same time.

Mo Junyang wrapped a big coat around him and stood at the door with cold air. His eyes were sharp and fierce, like a pool of cold water.

They were cold and piercing yet fixed on somebody.

Shi Qingxue stared at Mo Junyang as soon as she saw him.

She hadn’t realized what happened, but she ran to the door and hugged the man from afar.

“Junyang, you are here.”

Her voice was timid and low, lasting a long period of time.

All her emotions of missing, grievance, hope and disappointment were expressed in this sobbing voice.

Mo Junyang subconsciously hugged this petite girl tightly who rushed into his arms.

Then he answered gently, “Yes, I am here.”

They hugged each other closely.

The cold air from Mo Junyang attacked Shi Qingxue and made her tremble.

Mo Junyang instantly felt it and planned to push Qingxue away, shouting helplessly and anxiously, “I am cold now. Stay away from me.”

However, Shi Qingxue stood on tiptoe and stubbornly hugged Mo Junyang’s neck. She buried her head in his arms and murmured, “No.”

Her face clung to Mo Junyang’s cold face which had been exposed to the wind and snow, and she felt cold and quivered, but she still subconsciously rubbed his face and tried to get close to him silently.

Although Mo Junyang told Shi Qingxue to stay away from him, he didn’t push her away as she refused him. He conveniently carried her up and supported her butts, like picking up a baby. Then he carried her into the room.

The others were sensible and left after considerately closing the door for the young couple who hadn’t seen each other for many days.

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