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For the first time, Mo Shujun asked to see Mo Junhao and requested that the place should be secret.
He almost instantly guessed her purpose and contacted a country house. Then he took Mo Shujun there secretly.
After seeing Mo Junhao, Mo Shujun showed her concern about him as a convention first, and he answered her.
They talked happily.
“Junhao, you told me that you wanted to marry a lady from my family in the past. What do you think now?” Mo Shujun kept her countenance and sounded him out.
Mo Junhao replied respectfully, “I don’t dare to keep it from you, Great-aunt. I want to marry a girl from Duke Shi’s mansion indeed. It would be helpful to me and Duke Shi’s mansion currently. Please make my wish come true.”
He just considered the interests and didn’t talk about his feelings, but it was easier to move Mo Shujun.
Mo Shujun nodded in secret and appreciated Mo Junhao as he judged the hour and sized up the situation.
She pondered for a while and then asked, “You want to marry a girl from the Shi family, and I have no objection, but there are many unmarried ladies in the family. Do you want to just be related to the Shi family by marriage or marry a certain lady?”
Mo Junhao didn’t expect that Mo Shujun would ask such a sharp question, so he was in a daze for a moment.
In his opinion, Duke Shi’s mansion could assure the prosperity now, which owed to Shi Junhe alone. The ladies from the second master’s and third master’s families were the legitimate daughters from the Shi family in name, but they couldn’t compare with Shi Qingxue.
Mo Shujun must be clear about this point, but she still pretended that she didn’t know anything and regarded them as being in the same category.
She perhaps wanted to sound him out.
At the thought that the outsiders gossiped that this Princess Royal didn’t love her eldest son but favored her youngest son, Mo Junhao felt nervous involuntarily. It appeared that Mo Shujun came to propose marriage for the third master’s family.
Mo Junhao hesitated for a moment. Although he was tempted by Mo Shujun’s support, he didn’t know what was stuck in his heart.
He expressed beyond his control, “Great-aunt, please observe clearly. I grew up with Qingxue since childhood and we love each other deeply. I hope that I can marry her. Please support us.”
After he said that, Mo Junhao realized whom he loved.
As expected, he still wanted to marry Shi Qingxue most.
Mo Shujun looked at Mo Junhao in silence, which made him feel restless and lower his head quietly. Then she suddenly asked, “Why did I hear that you gave Baoyou your jade pendant that you always brought with you?”
Mo Junhao was shocked once more.
It just happened one or two days ago, and he even repeatedly told Shi Baoyou not to tell anybody else or show the pendant to anybody, but she still told others unexpectedly.
As expected, all women were unreliable.
Mo Shujun waited for a moment but Mo Junhao didn’t answer, so she continued to question, “Did I slander you?”
Mo Junhao hurriedly softened and avoided Mo Shujun’s sharp eyes, mumbling, “No! I did give the jade pendant to Baoyou.”
Mo Shujun’s old face darkened instantly and she queried aggressively, “Since you want to marry Qingxue, why did you flirt with Baoyou? Do you think that the girls in my family are your concubines and you can be with anybody if you want?”
“I don’t dare to.” Mo Junhao lowered his head to apologize in a hurry, avoiding Mo Shujun’s gaze.
But Mo Shujun refused to let Mo Junhao go easily and sneered. “Why don’t you dare to? You are bold enough!
“I heard the servants in my mansion say that you came in a carriage to pick up Baoyou at the gate of my mansion almost every day recently. Do you think that nobody knows that if you and Baoyou don’t say?”
Mo Junhao was unable to reply.
He finally realized that Mo Shujun had known everything earlier and first intentionally lured him to speak out his true feelings. Then she talked about Shi Baoyou and forced him to be speechless.
At the moment, Mo Junhao regretted it a lot. Why did he get soft-hearted and give Shi Baoyou the jade pendant?
If she didn’t get that jade pendant, perhaps he had a chance to argue, but now…
The evidence was in the hands of the other party, so what could he say?
It was not a wise choice to irritate Mo Shujun at this critical moment.
Mo Junhao instantly gave up struggling and bowed to Mo Shujun, saying with a smile, “Great-aunt, you observed carefully. I don’t dare to tell a lie anymore. I like Baoyou indeed, but I love Qingxue, too…”
He changed the subject and smiled shyly and vaguely. “You are experienced and should know that men can’t resist the temptation in love relationship. I just made a mistake that all men in the world would make.”
“Humph!” Mo Shujun snorted and didn’t say anything.
Mo Junhao explained and flattered her in a low voice at once. “What’s more, all the ladies you have raised are excellent. Even if I don’t want to be attracted, I can’t control myself!”
Mo Shujun’s lips curled up coldly, and there was no smile in her eyes. She just satirized indifferently, “You are honey-mouthed!”
Mo Junhao immediately said that he dared not.
But his attitude was shown. He wanted to marry Shi Qingxue and also be with Shi Baoyou.
Although it was too much to marry two sisters, there was precedent in the past.
In the history, Monarch Yao married his two daughters, Ehuang and Nüying, to a man, which was a story passed down with approval.
Moreover, Shi Qingxue and Shi Baoyou were just cousins, not as close as Ehuang and Nüying.
“You have a good plan!”
Although Mo Shujun understood that any man wanted to marry more than one woman, when it happened to her, and especially she was the two girls’ grandmother, she still felt unhappy after hearing Mo Junhao’s words.
After a moment of silence, Mo Shujun asked, “Since you like the two girls, do you plan to marry both of them?”
Mo Junhao smiled with shyness and prepared to nod, but Mo Shujun asked with a faint smile, “Do you think that with Qingxue’s character, would she agree to share her husband with other women?”
Mo Junhao’s smile was frozen on his face, and he couldn’t speak a word after a long time.
Maybe they didn’t know Shi Qingxue as well as before, but all people were clear about her stubbornness and arrogance.
If Shi Qingxue was pushed too hard, she would do something as an honorable death was better than a disgraceful life.
Mo Junhao was in a difficult position. Although the arrogance in her bone attracted him deeply, at the same time, it brought him much trouble.
He carefully observed Mo Shujun’s expression and said cautiously at the same time, “I also worry that something like this would happen, so I want to marry Qingxue first. Then…”
Seeing that Mo Shujun would get mad again, Mo Junhao explained at once, “Great-aunt, don’t get angry. It’s not that I don’t want to marry Baoyou, but the general trend forces me to, and I have no choice.”
Mo Shujun questioned coldly, “Oh? What’s the general trend? It makes you even unable to give a lady a title that should belong to her?”
As they talked about this, Mo Junhao set his mind at rest and said frankly to Mo Shujun. “I want to be related to your family by marriage because I want to shelters myself under your prestige and make Duke Shi and myself benefit each other.
“But all people can see that Duke Shi loves Qingxue. After I marry her, I will be his son-in-law, but if I want to marry Baoyou at the crucial time…
“I am afraid that we won’t be related by marriage but become enemies then.”
Probably because Mo Junhao was sincere and analyzed to the point, Mo Shujun’s anger faded gradually, and she didn’t push him anymore.
She pondered for quite a while and then asked worriedly, “When do you plan to marry Baoyou?”
Mo Junhao promised unhurriedly, “As soon as I get the power someday and can have a say in front of everybody, I will naturally give Baoyou a title and won’t let her nurse a grievance. Please trust me, Great-aunt.”
Mo Shujun didn’t trust Mo Junhao at all.
This man was too ambitious and wanted too much, but he was adaptable to circumstances.
Even though Mo Shujun had seen countless people, she was not sure about what Mo Junhao was thinking about.
But she didn’t speak out her worry and just gave a dispensable response, “I will wait and see.”
With that, she left with Leng Yan’s help.
In the carriage, Mo Shujun’s old face was tense, and she didn’t get relieved.
Seeing that Leng Yan respectfully sat on her knees and poured tea for her, she had an idea and asked all of a sudden, “Yan, I never keep anything from you. Do you think the fourth prince is reliable?”
Leng Yan’s hand trembled when she was pouring tea, but soon she calmed down and put the tea pot back on the table. Then she answered, “Princess Royal, I don’t think His Highness dares to cheat you. Moreover, even if he wants to break his word in the future, as long as you insist, would you fail?”
Mo Shujun’s face lit up with happiness because of this hidden flattery, and her depression and annoyance had gone.
She couldn’t help but pull Leng Yan to her leg and caress her hair, saying with a smile, “Kid, you are a nice talker.”
Leng Yan let Mo Shujun do whatever she liked and leaned against the old lady’s thigh like a kitten. Her obedience made Mo Shujun happier.
Mo Shujun didn’t hide anything from this maid and talked with her freely. She asked, “What do you think? Should I make Baoyou’s wish come true by letting her become the fourth prince’s wife or do the prince a favor and let him marry Shi Qingxue first?”
“Er…” There was hesitation on Leng Yan’s face with light makeup.
After a long time, she replied cautiously, “I think it’s better to marry Lady Baoyou to His Highness first.”
Mo Shujun raised her brows in surprise. Although she didn’t retort, she was curious about the reason why Leng Yan made such a conclusion.
Leng Yan pondered for a moment and then added in a low voice, “I said that because I made the judgement under the current situation.
“Think about it. You hope that Lady Qingxue would marry His Highness just because you want to seize the chance and stop His Majesty from suspecting the Shi family. The Shi family becomes the fourth prince’s follower instead of an identity with an unknown standpoint, which can make His Majesty rest assured, but the three brothers in the Shi family lived in the same mansion as a whole. In fact, the ladies in the family are the same. Can’t the Shi family be counted as the fourth prince’s follower after he marries Lady Baoyou? Wouldn’t Duke Shi support the third master’s career?”
“Of course not! How dare he?” Mo Shujun snorted coldly and put on her momentum.
It seemed that if Shi Junhe dared to refuse to help Shi Juncai, she could accuse Shi Junhe of disrespecting the elders.
Leng Yan was clear that the Princess Royal was partial, so she was sensible and didn’t tell the truth.
She echoed with a smile, “Princess Royal, you are right. Since no matter if His Highness would marry Lady Qingxue or Lady Baoyou, it would have the same effect when it benefits the Shi family, it is better for you if Lady Baoyou becomes the fourth prince’s wife.”
Mo Shujun paused for a while and her eyes were sharp. “Why did you say that?”
“First, Lady Baoyou is the third master’s eldest legitimate daughter, so if she makes something of her life in the future, she would help her father first. You also want the third master to have great attainments, right?”
Mo Shujun nodded and looked at Leng Yan, indicating that she should continue.
“Second, Lady Baoyou is obedient and listens to you all the time. She doesn’t dare to keep anything from you. Even if she becomes the fourth prince’s wife or even gets a higher position in the future, she doesn’t dare to disobey you. But if it is Lady Qingxue, she would…”
At the mention of this, Leng Yan didn’t continue, but she expressed what she wanted to.
Mo Shujun totally agreed with her. In the past more than one year, she felt that her control and influence on Shi Qingxue weakened gradually, and it was even uncontrollable.
Even though Mo Shujun thought that she was superior, she didn’t dare to be sure that she could restrain the willful girl in the future if she helped Shi Qingxue get a higher position.
By comparison, the soft Shi Baoyou was much better indeed.
But…
Mo Shujun’s eyes blinked, and she stared at Leng Yan, asking suddenly, “Besides these two points, there is another reason, right?
“Yan, why don’t you tell me what you are thinking about?”
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For the first time, Mo Shujun asked to see Mo Junhao and requested that the place should be secret.
He almost instantly guessed her purpose and contacted a country house. Then he took Mo Shujun there secretly.
After seeing Mo Junhao, Mo Shujun showed her concern about him as a convention first, and he answered her.
They talked happily.
“Junhao, you told me that you wanted to marry a lady from my family in the past. What do you think now?” Mo Shujun kept her countenance and sounded him out.
Mo Junhao replied respectfully, “I don’t dare to keep it from you, Great-aunt. I want to marry a girl from Duke Shi’s mansion indeed. It would be helpful to me and Duke Shi’s mansion currently. Please make my wish come true.”
He just considered the interests and didn’t talk about his feelings, but it was easier to move Mo Shujun.
Mo Shujun nodded in secret and appreciated Mo Junhao as he judged the hour and sized up the situation.
She pondered for a while and then asked, “You want to marry a girl from the Shi family, and I have no objection, but there are many unmarried ladies in the family. Do you want to just be related to the Shi family by marriage or marry a certain lady?”
Mo Junhao didn’t expect that Mo Shujun would ask such a sharp question, so he was in a daze for a moment.
In his opinion, Duke Shi’s mansion could assure the prosperity now, which owed to Shi Junhe alone. The ladies from the second master’s and third master’s families were the legitimate daughters from the Shi family in name, but they couldn’t compare with Shi Qingxue.
Mo Shujun must be clear about this point, but she still pretended that she didn’t know anything and regarded them as being in the same category.
She perhaps wanted to sound him out.
At the thought that the outsiders gossiped that this Princess Royal didn’t love her eldest son but favored her youngest son, Mo Junhao felt nervous involuntarily. It appeared that Mo Shujun came to propose marriage for the third master’s family.
Mo Junhao hesitated for a moment. Although he was tempted by Mo Shujun’s support, he didn’t know what was stuck in his heart.
He expressed beyond his control, “Great-aunt, please observe clearly. I grew up with Qingxue since childhood and we love each other deeply. I hope that I can marry her. Please support us.”
After he said that, Mo Junhao realized whom he loved.
As expected, he still wanted to marry Shi Qingxue most.
Mo Shujun looked at Mo Junhao in silence, which made him feel restless and lower his head quietly. Then she suddenly asked, “Why did I hear that you gave Baoyou your jade pendant that you always brought with you?”
Mo Junhao was shocked once more.
It just happened one or two days ago, and he even repeatedly told Shi Baoyou not to tell anybody else or show the pendant to anybody, but she still told others unexpectedly.
As expected, all women were unreliable.
Mo Shujun waited for a moment but Mo Junhao didn’t answer, so she continued to question, “Did I slander you?”
Mo Junhao hurriedly softened and avoided Mo Shujun’s sharp eyes, mumbling, “No! I did give the jade pendant to Baoyou.”
Mo Shujun’s old face darkened instantly and she queried aggressively, “Since you want to marry Qingxue, why did you flirt with Baoyou? Do you think that the girls in my family are your concubines and you can be with anybody if you want?”
“I don’t dare to.” Mo Junhao lowered his head to apologize in a hurry, avoiding Mo Shujun’s gaze.
But Mo Shujun refused to let Mo Junhao go easily and sneered. “Why don’t you dare to? You are bold enough!
“I heard the servants in my mansion say that you came in a carriage to pick up Baoyou at the gate of my mansion almost every day recently. Do you think that nobody knows that if you and Baoyou don’t say?”
Mo Junhao was unable to reply.
He finally realized that Mo Shujun had known everything earlier and first intentionally lured him to speak out his true feelings. Then she talked about Shi Baoyou and forced him to be speechless.
At the moment, Mo Junhao regretted it a lot. Why did he get soft-hearted and give Shi Baoyou the jade pendant?
If she didn’t get that jade pendant, perhaps he had a chance to argue, but now…
The evidence was in the hands of the other party, so what could he say?
It was not a wise choice to irritate Mo Shujun at this critical moment.
Mo Junhao instantly gave up struggling and bowed to Mo Shujun, saying with a smile, “Great-aunt, you observed carefully. I don’t dare to tell a lie anymore. I like Baoyou indeed, but I love Qingxue, too…”
He changed the subject and smiled shyly and vaguely. “You are experienced and should know that men can’t resist the temptation in love relationship. I just made a mistake that all men in the world would make.”
“Humph!” Mo Shujun snorted and didn’t say anything.
Mo Junhao explained and flattered her in a low voice at once. “What’s more, all the ladies you have raised are excellent. Even if I don’t want to be attracted, I can’t control myself!”
Mo Shujun’s lips curled up coldly, and there was no smile in her eyes. She just satirized indifferently, “You are honey-mouthed!”
Mo Junhao immediately said that he dared not.
But his attitude was shown. He wanted to marry Shi Qingxue and also be with Shi Baoyou.
Although it was too much to marry two sisters, there was precedent in the past.
In the history, Monarch Yao married his two daughters, Ehuang and Nüying, to a man, which was a story passed down with approval.
Moreover, Shi Qingxue and Shi Baoyou were just cousins, not as close as Ehuang and Nüying.
“You have a good plan!”
Although Mo Shujun understood that any man wanted to marry more than one woman, when it happened to her, and especially she was the two girls’ grandmother, she still felt unhappy after hearing Mo Junhao’s words.
After a moment of silence, Mo Shujun asked, “Since you like the two girls, do you plan to marry both of them?”
Mo Junhao smiled with shyness and prepared to nod, but Mo Shujun asked with a faint smile, “Do you think that with Qingxue’s character, would she agree to share her husband with other women?”
Mo Junhao’s smile was frozen on his face, and he couldn’t speak a word after a long time.
Maybe they didn’t know Shi Qingxue as well as before, but all people were clear about her stubbornness and arrogance.
If Shi Qingxue was pushed too hard, she would do something as an honorable death was better than a disgraceful life.
Mo Junhao was in a difficult position. Although the arrogance in her bone attracted him deeply, at the same time, it brought him much trouble.
He carefully observed Mo Shujun’s expression and said cautiously at the same time, “I also worry that something like this would happen, so I want to marry Qingxue first. Then…”
Seeing that Mo Shujun would get mad again, Mo Junhao explained at once, “Great-aunt, don’t get angry. It’s not that I don’t want to marry Baoyou, but the general trend forces me to, and I have no choice.”
Mo Shujun questioned coldly, “Oh? What’s the general trend? It makes you even unable to give a lady a title that should belong to her?”
As they talked about this, Mo Junhao set his mind at rest and said frankly to Mo Shujun. “I want to be related to your family by marriage because I want to shelters myself under your prestige and make Duke Shi and myself benefit each other.
“But all people can see that Duke Shi loves Qingxue. After I marry her, I will be his son-in-law, but if I want to marry Baoyou at the crucial time…
“I am afraid that we won’t be related by marriage but become enemies then.”
Probably because Mo Junhao was sincere and analyzed to the point, Mo Shujun’s anger faded gradually, and she didn’t push him anymore.
She pondered for quite a while and then asked worriedly, “When do you plan to marry Baoyou?”
Mo Junhao promised unhurriedly, “As soon as I get the power someday and can have a say in front of everybody, I will naturally give Baoyou a title and won’t let her nurse a grievance. Please trust me, Great-aunt.”
Mo Shujun didn’t trust Mo Junhao at all.
This man was too ambitious and wanted too much, but he was adaptable to circumstances.
Even though Mo Shujun had seen countless people, she was not sure about what Mo Junhao was thinking about.
But she didn’t speak out her worry and just gave a dispensable response, “I will wait and see.”
With that, she left with Leng Yan’s help.
In the carriage, Mo Shujun’s old face was tense, and she didn’t get relieved.
Seeing that Leng Yan respectfully sat on her knees and poured tea for her, she had an idea and asked all of a sudden, “Yan, I never keep anything from you. Do you think the fourth prince is reliable?”
Leng Yan’s hand trembled when she was pouring tea, but soon she calmed down and put the tea pot back on the table. Then she answered, “Princess Royal, I don’t think His Highness dares to cheat you. Moreover, even if he wants to break his word in the future, as long as you insist, would you fail?”
Mo Shujun’s face lit up with happiness because of this hidden flattery, and her depression and annoyance had gone.
She couldn’t help but pull Leng Yan to her leg and caress her hair, saying with a smile, “Kid, you are a nice talker.”
Leng Yan let Mo Shujun do whatever she liked and leaned against the old lady’s thigh like a kitten. Her obedience made Mo Shujun happier.
Mo Shujun didn’t hide anything from this maid and talked with her freely. She asked, “What do you think? Should I make Baoyou’s wish come true by letting her become the fourth prince’s wife or do the prince a favor and let him marry Shi Qingxue first?”
“Er…” There was hesitation on Leng Yan’s face with light makeup.
After a long time, she replied cautiously, “I think it’s better to marry Lady Baoyou to His Highness first.”
Mo Shujun raised her brows in surprise. Although she didn’t retort, she was curious about the reason why Leng Yan made such a conclusion.
Leng Yan pondered for a moment and then added in a low voice, “I said that because I made the judgement under the current situation.
“Think about it. You hope that Lady Qingxue would marry His Highness just because you want to seize the chance and stop His Majesty from suspecting the Shi family. The Shi family becomes the fourth prince’s follower instead of an identity with an unknown standpoint, which can make His Majesty rest assured, but the three brothers in the Shi family lived in the same mansion as a whole. In fact, the ladies in the family are the same. Can’t the Shi family be counted as the fourth prince’s follower after he marries Lady Baoyou? Wouldn’t Duke Shi support the third master’s career?”
“Of course not! How dare he?” Mo Shujun snorted coldly and put on her momentum.
It seemed that if Shi Junhe dared to refuse to help Shi Juncai, she could accuse Shi Junhe of disrespecting the elders.
Leng Yan was clear that the Princess Royal was partial, so she was sensible and didn’t tell the truth.
She echoed with a smile, “Princess Royal, you are right. Since no matter if His Highness would marry Lady Qingxue or Lady Baoyou, it would have the same effect when it benefits the Shi family, it is better for you if Lady Baoyou becomes the fourth prince’s wife.”
Mo Shujun paused for a while and her eyes were sharp. “Why did you say that?”
“First, Lady Baoyou is the third master’s eldest legitimate daughter, so if she makes something of her life in the future, she would help her father first. You also want the third master to have great attainments, right?”
Mo Shujun nodded and looked at Leng Yan, indicating that she should continue.
“Second, Lady Baoyou is obedient and listens to you all the time. She doesn’t dare to keep anything from you. Even if she becomes the fourth prince’s wife or even gets a higher position in the future, she doesn’t dare to disobey you. But if it is Lady Qingxue, she would…”
At the mention of this, Leng Yan didn’t continue, but she expressed what she wanted to.
Mo Shujun totally agreed with her. In the past more than one year, she felt that her control and influence on Shi Qingxue weakened gradually, and it was even uncontrollable.
Even though Mo Shujun thought that she was superior, she didn’t dare to be sure that she could restrain the willful girl in the future if she helped Shi Qingxue get a higher position.
By comparison, the soft Shi Baoyou was much better indeed.
But…
Mo Shujun’s eyes blinked, and she stared at Leng Yan, asking suddenly, “Besides these two points, there is another reason, right?
“Yan, why don’t you tell me what you are thinking about?”
For the first time, Mo Shujun asked to see Mo Junhao and requested that the place should be secret.He almost instantly guessed her purpose and contacted a country house. Then he took Mo Shujun there secretly.After seeing Mo Junhao, Mo Shujun showed her concern about him as a convention first, and he answered her.They talked happily.Junhao, you told me that you wanted to marry a lady from my family in the past. What do you think now? Mo Shujun kept her countenance and sounded him out.Mo Junhao replied respectfully, I don't dare to keep it from you, Great-aunt. I want to marry a girl from Duke Shi's mansion indeed. It would be helpful to me and Duke Shi's mansion currently. Please make my wish come true.He just considered the interests and didn't talk about his feelings, but it was easier to move Mo Shujun.Mo Shujun nodded in secret and appreciated Mo Junhao as he judged the hour and sized up the situation.She pondered for a while and then asked, You want to marry a girl from the Shi family, and I have no objection, but there are many unmarried ladies in the family. Do you want to just be related to the Shi family by marriage or marry a certain lady?Mo Junhao didn't expect that Mo Shujun would ask such a sharp question, so he was in a daze for a moment.In his opinion, Duke Shi's mansion could assure the prosperity now, which owed to Shi Junhe alone. The ladies from the second master's and third master's families were the legitimate daughters from the Shi family in name, but they couldn't compare with Shi Qingxue.Mo Shujun must be clear about this point, but she still pretended that she didn't know anything and regarded them as being in the same category.She perhaps wanted to sound him out.At the thought that the outsiders gossiped that this Princess Royal didn't love her eldest son but favored her youngest son, Mo Junhao felt nervous involuntarily. It appeared that Mo Shujun came to propose marriage for the third master's family.Mo Junhao hesitated for a moment. Although he was tempted by Mo Shujun's support, he didn't know what was stuck in his heart.He expressed beyond his control, Great-aunt, please observe clearly. I grew up with Qingxue since childhood and we love each other deeply. I hope that I can marry her. Please support us.After he said that, Mo Junhao realized whom he loved.As expected, he still wanted to marry Shi Qingxue most.Mo Shujun looked at Mo Junhao in silence, which made him feel restless and lower his head quietly. Then she suddenly asked, Why did I hear that you gave Baoyou your jade pendant that you always brought with you?Mo Junhao was shocked once more.It just happened one or two days ago, and he even repeatedly told Shi Baoyou not to tell anybody else or show the pendant to anybody, but she still told others unexpectedly.As expected, all women were unreliable.Mo Shujun waited for a moment but Mo Junhao didn't answer, so she continued to question, Did I slander you?Mo Junhao hurriedly softened and avoided Mo Shujun's sharp eyes, mumbling, No! I did give the jade pendant to Baoyou.Mo Shujun's old face darkened instantly and she queried aggressively, Since you want to marry Qingxue, why did you flirt with Baoyou? Do you think that the girls in my family are your concubines and you can be with anybody if you want?I don't dare to. Mo Junhao lowered his head to apologize in a hurry, avoiding Mo Shujun's gaze.But Mo Shujun refused to let Mo Junhao go easily and sneered. Why don't you dare to? You are bold enough!I heard the servants in my mansion say that you came in a carriage to pick up Baoyou at the gate of my mansion almost every day recently. Do you think that nobody knows that if you and Baoyou don't say?Mo Junhao was unable to reply.He finally realized that Mo Shujun had known everything earlier and first intentionally lured him to speak out his true feelings. Then she talked about Shi Baoyou and forced him to be speechless.At the moment, Mo Junhao regretted it a lot. Why did he get soft-hearted and give Shi Baoyou the jade pendant?If she didn't get that jade pendant, perhaps he had a chance to argue, but nowThe evidence was in the hands of the other party, so what could he say?It was not a wise choice to irritate Mo Shujun at this critical moment.Mo Junhao instantly gave up struggling and bowed to Mo Shujun, saying with a smile, Great-aunt, you observed carefully. I don't dare to tell a lie anymore. I like Baoyou indeed, but I love Qingxue, tooHe changed the subject and smiled shyly and vaguely. You are experienced and should know that men can't resist the temptation in love relationship. I just made a mistake that all men in the world would make.Humph! Mo Shujun snorted and didn't say anything.Mo Junhao explained and flattered her in a low voice at once. What's more, all the ladies you have raised are excellent. Even if I don't want to be attracted, I can't control myself!Mo Shujun's lips curled up coldly, and there was no smile in her eyes. She just satirized indifferently, You are honey-mouthed!Mo Junhao immediately said that he dared not.But his attitude was shown. He wanted to marry Shi Qingxue and also be with Shi Baoyou.Although it was too much to marry two sisters, there was precedent in the past.In the history, Monarch Yao married his two daughters, Ehuang and Nying, to a man, which was a story passed down with approval.Moreover, Shi Qingxue and Shi Baoyou were just cousins, not as close as Ehuang and Nying.You have a good plan!Although Mo Shujun understood that any man wanted to marry more than one woman, when it happened to her, and especially she was the two girls' grandmother, she still felt unhappy after hearing Mo Junhao's words.After a moment of silence, Mo Shujun asked, Since you like the two girls, do you plan to marry both of them?Mo Junhao smiled with shyness and prepared to nod, but Mo Shujun asked with a faint smile, Do you think that with Qingxue's character, would she agree to share her husband with other women?Mo Junhao's smile was frozen on his face, and he couldn't speak a word after a long time.Maybe they didn't know Shi Qingxue as well as before, but all people were clear about her stubbornness and arrogance.If Shi Qingxue was pushed too hard, she would do something as an honorable death was better than a disgraceful life.Mo Junhao was in a difficult position. Although the arrogance in her bone attracted him deeply, at the same time, it brought him much trouble.He carefully observed Mo Shujun's expression and said cautiously at the same time, I also worry that something like this would happen, so I want to marry Qingxue first. ThenSeeing that Mo Shujun would get mad again, Mo Junhao explained at once, Great-aunt, don't get angry. It's not that I don't want to marry Baoyou, but the general trend forces me to, and I have no choice.Mo Shujun questioned coldly, Oh? What's the general trend? It makes you even unable to give a lady a title that should belong to her?As they talked about this, Mo Junhao set his mind at rest and said frankly to Mo Shujun. I want to be related to your family by marriage because I want to shelters myself under your prestige and make Duke Shi and myself benefit each other.But all people can see that Duke Shi loves Qingxue. After I marry her, I will be his son-in-law, but if I want to marry Baoyou at the crucial timeI am afraid that we won't be related by marriage but become enemies then.Probably because Mo Junhao was sincere and analyzed to the point, Mo Shujun's anger faded gradually, and she didn't push him anymore.She pondered for quite a while and then asked worriedly, When do you plan to marry Baoyou?Mo Junhao promised unhurriedly, As soon as I get the power someday and can have a say in front of everybody, I will naturally give Baoyou a title and won't let her nurse a grievance. Please trust me, Great-aunt.Mo Shujun didn't trust Mo Junhao at all.This man was too ambitious and wanted too much, but he was adaptable to circumstances.Even though Mo Shujun had seen countless people, she was not sure about what Mo Junhao was thinking about.But she didn't speak out her worry and just gave a dispensable response, I will wait and see.With that, she left with Leng Yan's help.In the carriage, Mo Shujun's old face was tense, and she didn't get relieved.Seeing that Leng Yan respectfully sat on her knees and poured tea for her, she had an idea and asked all of a sudden, Yan, I never keep anything from you. Do you think the fourth prince is reliable?Leng Yan's hand trembled when she was pouring tea, but soon she calmed down and put the tea pot back on the table. Then she answered, Princess Royal, I don't think His Highness dares to cheat you. Moreover, even if he wants to break his word in the future, as long as you insist, would you fail?Mo Shujun's face lit up with happiness because of this hidden flattery, and her depression and annoyance had gone.She couldn't help but pull Leng Yan to her leg and caress her hair, saying with a smile, Kid, you are a nice talker.Leng Yan let Mo Shujun do whatever she liked and leaned against the old lady's thigh like a kitten. Her obedience made Mo Shujun happier.Mo Shujun didn't hide anything from this maid and talked with her freely. She asked, What do you think? Should I make Baoyou's wish come true by letting her become the fourth prince's wife or do the prince a favor and let him marry Shi Qingxue first?Er There was hesitation on Leng Yan's face with light makeup.After a long time, she replied cautiously, I think it's better to marry Lady Baoyou to His Highness first.Mo Shujun raised her brows in surprise. Although she didn't retort, she was curious about the reason why Leng Yan made such a conclusion.Leng Yan pondered for a moment and then added in a low voice, I said that because I made the judgement under the current situation.Think about it. You hope that Lady Qingxue would marry His Highness just because you want to seize the chance and stop His Majesty from suspecting the Shi family. The Shi family becomes the fourth prince's follower instead of an identity with an unknown standpoint, which can make His Majesty rest assured, but the three brothers in the Shi family lived in the same mansion as a whole. In fact, the ladies in the family are the same. Can't the Shi family be counted as the fourth prince's follower after he marries Lady Baoyou? Wouldn't Duke Shi support the third master's career?Of course not! How dare he? Mo Shujun snorted coldly and put on her momentum.It seemed that if Shi Junhe dared to refuse to help Shi Juncai, she could accuse Shi Junhe of disrespecting the elders.Leng Yan was clear that the Princess Royal was partial, so she was sensible and didn't tell the truth.She echoed with a smile, Princess Royal, you are right. Since no matter if His Highness would marry Lady Qingxue or Lady Baoyou, it would have the same effect when it benefits the Shi family, it is better for you if Lady Baoyou becomes the fourth prince's wife.Mo Shujun paused for a while and her eyes were sharp. Why did you say that?First, Lady Baoyou is the third master's eldest legitimate daughter, so if she makes something of her life in the future, she would help her father first. You also want the third master to have great attainments, right?Mo Shujun nodded and looked at Leng Yan, indicating that she should continue.Second, Lady Baoyou is obedient and listens to you all the time. She doesn't dare to keep anything from you. Even if she becomes the fourth prince's wife or even gets a higher position in the future, she doesn't dare to disobey you. But if it is Lady Qingxue, she wouldAt the mention of this, Leng Yan didn't continue, but she expressed what she wanted to.Mo Shujun totally agreed with her. In the past more than one year, she felt that her control and influence on Shi Qingxue weakened gradually, and it was even uncontrollable.Even though Mo Shujun thought that she was superior, she didn't dare to be sure that she could restrain the willful girl in the future if she helped Shi Qingxue get a higher position.By comparison, the soft Shi Baoyou was much better indeed.ButMo Shujun's eyes blinked, and she stared at Leng Yan, asking suddenly, Besides these two points, there is another reason, right?Yan, why don't you tell me what you are thinking about?
