Chapter 331: A Conspiracy
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Shi Qingxue was shocked by the news Wei Ziye had brought and couldn’t make a judgement.
She looked at Mo Junyang with her mind in chaos and wanted to hear what he would say.
Mo Junyang instantly gave her a smile to suggest that she should calm down. Then he asked Wei Ziye about the key point. “Do you know who has got this news?”
Wei Ziye replied, “Mr. Qu said that this news can’t be hidden. Even if those people didn’t know it when I came, the people who should know it must have known now.”
Shi Qingxue frowned and a premonition spread in her brain.
Earlier, she still wondered who had nothing to do and killed Shi Juncai. After hearing Wei Ziye’s last words, she understood that this murder case probably targeted her father Duke Shi.
Mo Junyang grabbed Shi Qingxue’s hand and ordered Wei Ziye, “I see. You go back first to tell Yuebai to pay attention to the situation in the capital city all the time and try to control the trend of the public opinion. If there is an accident, he can make decisions without asking for my permission.”
The hidden meaning was that their master still didn’t plan to return to the capital.
Wei Ziye silently stopped himself from revealing another purpose of his arrival, to persuade Mo Junyang to return to the capital. Then he answered, “Yes.”
After Wei Ziye left, Shi Qingxue was restless.
She looked at Mo Junyang and asked in a fret, “Junyang, do you know any more inside information?”
Mo Junyang shook his head. “No, I don’t, but I guess almost the same as you. Somebody purposely aims at your father.”
“Then we…” Shi Qingxue’s first idea was going down the mountain and returning home, yet before she got up, she stopped this irrational plan in time.
She gritted her teeth with the tip of her tongue against them and looked prepared but didn’t know what to do.
Mo Junyang looked at Shi Qingxue who restrained herself. She made him feel sadder for her than the girl who acted on impulse in the past.
He sighed deeply and reached out his hand to pull her into his arms. Feeling that Qingxue’s whole body was stiff, he caressed her and sighed. “Don’t be anxious. It is still controllable now. The murderer killed Shi Juncai and tried to frame Duke Shi, and he just wanted to make mischief.”
Shi Qingxue’s back relaxed and her face softened. She leaned against Mo Junyang’s shoulder and pursed her lips. Then she said, “The relationship between Grandma and Father can’t be worse, and they almost won’t visit each other all their lives, but after all, both of them are from the Shi family. If Grandma thinks that Father killed Shi Juncai, then…”
All people had seen how much Mo Shujun loved Shi Juncai. Even though he had murdered his brother, she still insisted on saving his life.
It was not exaggerated to say that Shi Juncai was Mo Shujun’s lifeblood.
Now she had lost her lifeblood, and if she thought that it was done by Shi Junhe, the consequence couldn’t be imagined.
Shi Qingxue didn’t fear Mo Shujun but even secretly hated her for being partial in the past, yet after the truth was revealed, she knew why the old woman was partial.
She didn’t suspect or complain anymore.
Shi Qingxue’s kinship and admiration for her grandma disappeared when Mo Shujun was indifferent and treated her badly, so she didn’t hate the old lady.
She just thought that Mo Shujun was pitiful and pathetic.
Qingxue showed a sad face and grasped Mo Junyang’s hand, speaking out her feelings without concealment. “Even though it’s laughable to mention the word kinship with Grandma, we have lived together for so long, and we still have feelings.
“I have feelings, so Father must be the same. Anyway, Grandma brought him up. He can hate Shi Juncai and be completely isolated from her, yet he is unable to be completely indifferent. I am afraid that Father will be hurt.”
After all, they didn’t want to be Mo Shujun’s enemies.
“No. Your father has his own opinion, and the Princess Royal’s influence is limited now, so she can do nothing to him.” Mo Junyang comforted Shi Qingxue in a gentle voice.
In fact, this was what confused Mo Junyang.
Duke Shi’s family was the focus of attention and related to King Rui’s family by marriage. Shi Junhe controlled the military power and won the emperor’s favor.
Even though Mo Shujun was a royal family member, she just enjoyed undeserved fame. She had some power, but she could do nothing to Shi Junhe.
So what was the point of sowing discord between Mo Shujun and Shi Junhe?
It wouldn’t make sense if they did that just to ruin Shi Junhe’s fame.
Although the fact that Shi Juncai was Mo Shujun’s illegitimate son wasn’t revealed to the public in order to save the face of Shi Lei and Mo Shujun, anybody should and could know it had known it, so it wouldn’t affect Shi Junhe greatly.
What did the person behind the scenes want to do?
Shi Qingxue felt a little relieved.
She trusted her father’s moral quality, yet soon she pursed her lips and couldn’t help saying with a frown, “But if Father is unprepared, he will be harmed in secret easily. I need to send somebody to tell him this news and remind him to be careful, in case that somebody evil schemes against him.”
Mo Junyang nodded and knew that what Shi Qingxue considered was reasonable.
After all, they got the news so soon because Mo Junyang had subordinates in Beizhou, and they didn’t know when Shi Junhe could get the news and how much he would know.
“I will tell Zichao to send a letter for you.”
Shi Qingxue lowered her head and pondered for a moment. Then she shook her head and sighed helplessly. “I will tell the little monk in the temple to do it. Father and Mother know the people working here and will believe his words.”
Mo Junyang kept silent.
Looking at Mo Junyang who was expressionless and seemed to give tacit consent, Shi Qingxue knew that he didn’t give tacit consent but felt unhappy.
It was because of what she said just now.
Qingxue was surprised that Mo Junyang would get mad at her. This man was too cunning in the past, and he wouldn’t show his feelings clearly to let her notice it even if he was unhappy.
Did this show that Mo Junyang was closer to her?
Shi Qingxue wasn’t sure about it, yet she certainly wouldn’t let Mo Junyang continue to sulk in silence.
She hurriedly grabbed Mo Junyang’s hand and twined her fingers into his. Meeting the man’s deep eyes, she explained flatteringly, “It’s not that I don’t trust you, but if I tell your subordinate to send a letter to my family, it doesn’t make sense even though…we are engaged.”
Mo Junyang paused for a moment and then accepted Shi Qingxue’s explanation.
“I will prepare a horse for you.”
Shi Qingxue looked at Mo Junyang walking out of the room quickly like the wind, in a daze.
She seemed to have seen a suspicious red mark on Mo Junyang’s neck.
Was she dazzled?
Shi Qingxue shook her head and stopped herself from making blind and disorderly conjectures. Then she went to write a letter.
The little monk who would send the letter was less than twenty years old. He was bald at a young age, and the food was vegetarian in the family temple, so he looked thinner. When he stood at the door of the temple, the wind and frost were strong, as if he could be blown away in blizzard.
Shi Qingxue had told him everything that she should tell him, but seeing the little monk, she still couldn’t help asking worriedly, “It’s a long journey to the capital city. Are you okay with it?”
Only at this thought, she was worried.
The little monk saluted her in a Buddhist way. “Amitabha. Please don’t worry, Benefactor. I won’t let you down.”
“Thanks, Master. The weather is so bad now. After you send the letter, just stay in Duke Shi’s mansion and come back when it is warmer,” Shi Qingxue advised.
The little monk agreed in a hurry, and he couldn’t help but show a smile which couldn’t be concealed on his young face.
The noble families provided for the real monks and nuns in the family temples, yet they were not as strict as the Buddhist temples where the others cultivated in seclusion, and these monks and nuns couldn’t be void of vanities.
This little monk lived in the family temple since childhood and had never seen the prosperous capital city, and this job was assigned to him by his master specially because he was smart.
Thinking that he could finally see the bustling capital mentioned by others, the little monk couldn’t help but feel excited. He rode the fast horse and ran down the mountain.
Wei Zichao looked at this little monk’s rash actions and pouted involuntarily.
Dong Shuang saw that and asked with concern, “What’s wrong with you?”
“That little monk hasn’t seen the world obviously, and he is rash and unskilled. I don’t know if he can finish the job smoothly,” Wei Zichao commented coldly.
He still took it to heart as Shi Qingxue chose a little monk instead of him to send a letter.
Dong Shuang didn’t understand the masters’ scruple, either, while she had her own opinion.
She patted Wei Zichao’s shoulder and comforted him softly and quickly. “Because this job is easy, just to send a letter. They don’t need you to do it. You have more important jobs.”
As Wei Zichao heard that, his cold face softened a little, and he was finally comforted.
However, he still showed off his ability in front of Dong Shuang. “It’s such a simple job. If I whip the fast horse, it will take less than three days to go and come back.”
Dong Shuang didn’t doubt him. “Hmm, you are awesome.”
Wei Zichao’s tense face started to get red suspiciously, and he lowered his head in silence.
Dong Shuang didn’t notice it but continued, “However, this job is not urgent. Didn’t Lady Qingxue say that the little monk didn’t need to come back in a rush? She just told him to send the letter in safety to Duke Shi’s mansion, right?”
“Who knows if he can finish such an easy job?” Wei Zichao snorted and tried to distract his attention to lower the temperature on his face.
“It’s not dangerous all the way. Can he freeze to death on the way?” Dong Shuang replied casually and didn’t take it seriously.
They didn’t know that her casual words came true.
There was still snow falling on Tan Mountain, yet it was much lighter than that when Mo Junyang and Wei Zichao came up the mountain.
There was a series of indentations left by a horse’s hooves on the mountain path covered with white snow.
They were going down from the mountaintop. Near a cliff, they became a lot of messy prints of the horse’s hooves with scratches spreading to the cliff.
The horse seemed to have been lingering here for a long time.
Then the prints of the horse’s hooves went down to the foot of the mountain.
However, if people observed carefully, they could find that the steps of the horse were different from the previous ones and more orderly with a greater distance between them.
It seemed that somebody else who was more skilled in horsemanship rode the horse.
Nevertheless, nobody found this incident. Duke Shi’s mansion in the capital far away had got the news that Shi Juncai died of an illness. Then somebody came to report that the Princess Royal Mo Shujun fell sick.
Shi Junhe knew what Shi Juncai meant to Mo Shujun, so he instantly sent for a doctor and rushed to her residence.
He didn’t know that a letter which was supposed to be from Tan Mountain to his mansion didn’t arrive after a long time.
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Shi Qingxue was shocked by the news Wei Ziye had brought and couldn’t make a judgement.
She looked at Mo Junyang with her mind in chaos and wanted to hear what he would say.
Mo Junyang instantly gave her a smile to suggest that she should calm down. Then he asked Wei Ziye about the key point. “Do you know who has got this news?”
Wei Ziye replied, “Mr. Qu said that this news can’t be hidden. Even if those people didn’t know it when I came, the people who should know it must have known now.”
Shi Qingxue frowned and a premonition spread in her brain.
Earlier, she still wondered who had nothing to do and killed Shi Juncai. After hearing Wei Ziye’s last words, she understood that this murder case probably targeted her father Duke Shi.
Mo Junyang grabbed Shi Qingxue’s hand and ordered Wei Ziye, “I see. You go back first to tell Yuebai to pay attention to the situation in the capital city all the time and try to control the trend of the public opinion. If there is an accident, he can make decisions without asking for my permission.”
The hidden meaning was that their master still didn’t plan to return to the capital.
Wei Ziye silently stopped himself from revealing another purpose of his arrival, to persuade Mo Junyang to return to the capital. Then he answered, “Yes.”
After Wei Ziye left, Shi Qingxue was restless.
She looked at Mo Junyang and asked in a fret, “Junyang, do you know any more inside information?”
Mo Junyang shook his head. “No, I don’t, but I guess almost the same as you. Somebody purposely aims at your father.”
“Then we…” Shi Qingxue’s first idea was going down the mountain and returning home, yet before she got up, she stopped this irrational plan in time.
She gritted her teeth with the tip of her tongue against them and looked prepared but didn’t know what to do.
Mo Junyang looked at Shi Qingxue who restrained herself. She made him feel sadder for her than the girl who acted on impulse in the past.
He sighed deeply and reached out his hand to pull her into his arms. Feeling that Qingxue’s whole body was stiff, he caressed her and sighed. “Don’t be anxious. It is still controllable now. The murderer killed Shi Juncai and tried to frame Duke Shi, and he just wanted to make mischief.”
Shi Qingxue’s back relaxed and her face softened. She leaned against Mo Junyang’s shoulder and pursed her lips. Then she said, “The relationship between Grandma and Father can’t be worse, and they almost won’t visit each other all their lives, but after all, both of them are from the Shi family. If Grandma thinks that Father killed Shi Juncai, then…”
All people had seen how much Mo Shujun loved Shi Juncai. Even though he had murdered his brother, she still insisted on saving his life.
It was not exaggerated to say that Shi Juncai was Mo Shujun’s lifeblood.
Now she had lost her lifeblood, and if she thought that it was done by Shi Junhe, the consequence couldn’t be imagined.
Shi Qingxue didn’t fear Mo Shujun but even secretly hated her for being partial in the past, yet after the truth was revealed, she knew why the old woman was partial.
She didn’t suspect or complain anymore.
Shi Qingxue’s kinship and admiration for her grandma disappeared when Mo Shujun was indifferent and treated her badly, so she didn’t hate the old lady.
She just thought that Mo Shujun was pitiful and pathetic.
Qingxue showed a sad face and grasped Mo Junyang’s hand, speaking out her feelings without concealment. “Even though it’s laughable to mention the word kinship with Grandma, we have lived together for so long, and we still have feelings.
“I have feelings, so Father must be the same. Anyway, Grandma brought him up. He can hate Shi Juncai and be completely isolated from her, yet he is unable to be completely indifferent. I am afraid that Father will be hurt.”
After all, they didn’t want to be Mo Shujun’s enemies.
“No. Your father has his own opinion, and the Princess Royal’s influence is limited now, so she can do nothing to him.” Mo Junyang comforted Shi Qingxue in a gentle voice.
In fact, this was what confused Mo Junyang.
Duke Shi’s family was the focus of attention and related to King Rui’s family by marriage. Shi Junhe controlled the military power and won the emperor’s favor.
Even though Mo Shujun was a royal family member, she just enjoyed undeserved fame. She had some power, but she could do nothing to Shi Junhe.
So what was the point of sowing discord between Mo Shujun and Shi Junhe?
It wouldn’t make sense if they did that just to ruin Shi Junhe’s fame.
Although the fact that Shi Juncai was Mo Shujun’s illegitimate son wasn’t revealed to the public in order to save the face of Shi Lei and Mo Shujun, anybody should and could know it had known it, so it wouldn’t affect Shi Junhe greatly.
What did the person behind the scenes want to do?
Shi Qingxue felt a little relieved.
She trusted her father’s moral quality, yet soon she pursed her lips and couldn’t help saying with a frown, “But if Father is unprepared, he will be harmed in secret easily. I need to send somebody to tell him this news and remind him to be careful, in case that somebody evil schemes against him.”
Mo Junyang nodded and knew that what Shi Qingxue considered was reasonable.
After all, they got the news so soon because Mo Junyang had subordinates in Beizhou, and they didn’t know when Shi Junhe could get the news and how much he would know.
“I will tell Zichao to send a letter for you.”
Shi Qingxue lowered her head and pondered for a moment. Then she shook her head and sighed helplessly. “I will tell the little monk in the temple to do it. Father and Mother know the people working here and will believe his words.”
Mo Junyang kept silent.
Looking at Mo Junyang who was expressionless and seemed to give tacit consent, Shi Qingxue knew that he didn’t give tacit consent but felt unhappy.
It was because of what she said just now.
Qingxue was surprised that Mo Junyang would get mad at her. This man was too cunning in the past, and he wouldn’t show his feelings clearly to let her notice it even if he was unhappy.
Did this show that Mo Junyang was closer to her?
Shi Qingxue wasn’t sure about it, yet she certainly wouldn’t let Mo Junyang continue to sulk in silence.
She hurriedly grabbed Mo Junyang’s hand and twined her fingers into his. Meeting the man’s deep eyes, she explained flatteringly, “It’s not that I don’t trust you, but if I tell your subordinate to send a letter to my family, it doesn’t make sense even though…we are engaged.”
Mo Junyang paused for a moment and then accepted Shi Qingxue’s explanation.
“I will prepare a horse for you.”
Shi Qingxue looked at Mo Junyang walking out of the room quickly like the wind, in a daze.
She seemed to have seen a suspicious red mark on Mo Junyang’s neck.
Was she dazzled?
Shi Qingxue shook her head and stopped herself from making blind and disorderly conjectures. Then she went to write a letter.
The little monk who would send the letter was less than twenty years old. He was bald at a young age, and the food was vegetarian in the family temple, so he looked thinner. When he stood at the door of the temple, the wind and frost were strong, as if he could be blown away in blizzard.
Shi Qingxue had told him everything that she should tell him, but seeing the little monk, she still couldn’t help asking worriedly, “It’s a long journey to the capital city. Are you okay with it?”
Only at this thought, she was worried.
The little monk saluted her in a Buddhist way. “Amitabha. Please don’t worry, Benefactor. I won’t let you down.”
“Thanks, Master. The weather is so bad now. After you send the letter, just stay in Duke Shi’s mansion and come back when it is warmer,” Shi Qingxue advised.
The little monk agreed in a hurry, and he couldn’t help but show a smile which couldn’t be concealed on his young face.
The noble families provided for the real monks and nuns in the family temples, yet they were not as strict as the Buddhist temples where the others cultivated in seclusion, and these monks and nuns couldn’t be void of vanities.
This little monk lived in the family temple since childhood and had never seen the prosperous capital city, and this job was assigned to him by his master specially because he was smart.
Thinking that he could finally see the bustling capital mentioned by others, the little monk couldn’t help but feel excited. He rode the fast horse and ran down the mountain.
Wei Zichao looked at this little monk’s rash actions and pouted involuntarily.
Dong Shuang saw that and asked with concern, “What’s wrong with you?”
“That little monk hasn’t seen the world obviously, and he is rash and unskilled. I don’t know if he can finish the job smoothly,” Wei Zichao commented coldly.
He still took it to heart as Shi Qingxue chose a little monk instead of him to send a letter.
Dong Shuang didn’t understand the masters’ scruple, either, while she had her own opinion.
She patted Wei Zichao’s shoulder and comforted him softly and quickly. “Because this job is easy, just to send a letter. They don’t need you to do it. You have more important jobs.”
As Wei Zichao heard that, his cold face softened a little, and he was finally comforted.
However, he still showed off his ability in front of Dong Shuang. “It’s such a simple job. If I whip the fast horse, it will take less than three days to go and come back.”
Dong Shuang didn’t doubt him. “Hmm, you are awesome.”
Wei Zichao’s tense face started to get red suspiciously, and he lowered his head in silence.
Dong Shuang didn’t notice it but continued, “However, this job is not urgent. Didn’t Lady Qingxue say that the little monk didn’t need to come back in a rush? She just told him to send the letter in safety to Duke Shi’s mansion, right?”
“Who knows if he can finish such an easy job?” Wei Zichao snorted and tried to distract his attention to lower the temperature on his face.
“It’s not dangerous all the way. Can he freeze to death on the way?” Dong Shuang replied casually and didn’t take it seriously.
They didn’t know that her casual words came true.
There was still snow falling on Tan Mountain, yet it was much lighter than that when Mo Junyang and Wei Zichao came up the mountain.
There was a series of indentations left by a horse’s hooves on the mountain path covered with white snow.
They were going down from the mountaintop. Near a cliff, they became a lot of messy prints of the horse’s hooves with scratches spreading to the cliff.
The horse seemed to have been lingering here for a long time.
Then the prints of the horse’s hooves went down to the foot of the mountain.
However, if people observed carefully, they could find that the steps of the horse were different from the previous ones and more orderly with a greater distance between them.
It seemed that somebody else who was more skilled in horsemanship rode the horse.
Nevertheless, nobody found this incident. Duke Shi’s mansion in the capital far away had got the news that Shi Juncai died of an illness. Then somebody came to report that the Princess Royal Mo Shujun fell sick.
Shi Junhe knew what Shi Juncai meant to Mo Shujun, so he instantly sent for a doctor and rushed to her residence.
He didn’t know that a letter which was supposed to be from Tan Mountain to his mansion didn’t arrive after a long time.
Shi Qingxue was shocked by the news Wei Ziye had brought and couldn't make a judgement.She looked at Mo Junyang with her mind in chaos and wanted to hear what he would say.Mo Junyang instantly gave her a smile to suggest that she should calm down. Then he asked Wei Ziye about the key point. Do you know who has got this news?Wei Ziye replied, Mr. Qu said that this news can't be hidden. Even if those people didn't know it when I came, the people who should know it must have known now.Shi Qingxue frowned and a premonition spread in her brain.Earlier, she still wondered who had nothing to do and killed Shi Juncai. After hearing Wei Ziye's last words, she understood that this murder case probably targeted her father Duke Shi.Mo Junyang grabbed Shi Qingxue's hand and ordered Wei Ziye, I see. You go back first to tell Yuebai to pay attention to the situation in the capital city all the time and try to control the trend of the public opinion. If there is an accident, he can make decisions without asking for my permission.The hidden meaning was that their master still didn't plan to return to the capital.Wei Ziye silently stopped himself from revealing another purpose of his arrival, to persuade Mo Junyang to return to the capital. Then he answered, Yes.After Wei Ziye left, Shi Qingxue was restless.She looked at Mo Junyang and asked in a fret, Junyang, do you know any more inside information?Mo Junyang shook his head. No, I don't, but I guess almost the same as you. Somebody purposely aims at your father.Then we Shi Qingxue's first idea was going down the mountain and returning home, yet before she got up, she stopped this irrational plan in time.She gritted her teeth with the tip of her tongue against them and looked prepared but didn't know what to do.Mo Junyang looked at Shi Qingxue who restrained herself. She made him feel sadder for her than the girl who acted on impulse in the past.He sighed deeply and reached out his hand to pull her into his arms. Feeling that Qingxue's whole body was stiff, he caressed her and sighed. Don't be anxious. It is still controllable now. The murderer killed Shi Juncai and tried to frame Duke Shi, and he just wanted to make mischief.Shi Qingxue's back relaxed and her face softened. She leaned against Mo Junyang's shoulder and pursed her lips. Then she said, The relationship between Grandma and Father can't be worse, and they almost won't visit each other all their lives, but after all, both of them are from the Shi family. If Grandma thinks that Father killed Shi Juncai, thenAll people had seen how much Mo Shujun loved Shi Juncai. Even though he had murdered his brother, she still insisted on saving his life.It was not exaggerated to say that Shi Juncai was Mo Shujun's lifeblood.Now she had lost her lifeblood, and if she thought that it was done by Shi Junhe, the consequence couldn't be imagined.Shi Qingxue didn't fear Mo Shujun but even secretly hated her for being partial in the past, yet after the truth was revealed, she knew why the old woman was partial.She didn't suspect or complain anymore.Shi Qingxue's kinship and admiration for her grandma disappeared when Mo Shujun was indifferent and treated her badly, so she didn't hate the old lady.She just thought that Mo Shujun was pitiful and pathetic.Qingxue showed a sad face and grasped Mo Junyang's hand, speaking out her feelings without concealment. Even though it's laughable to mention the word kinship with Grandma, we have lived together for so long, and we still have feelings.I have feelings, so Father must be the same. Anyway, Grandma brought him up. He can hate Shi Juncai and be completely isolated from her, yet he is unable to be completely indifferent. I am afraid that Father will be hurt.After all, they didn't want to be Mo Shujun's enemies.No. Your father has his own opinion, and the Princess Royal's influence is limited now, so she can do nothing to him. Mo Junyang comforted Shi Qingxue in a gentle voice.In fact, this was what confused Mo Junyang.Duke Shi's family was the focus of attention and related to King Rui's family by marriage. Shi Junhe controlled the military power and won the emperor's favor.Even though Mo Shujun was a royal family member, she just enjoyed undeserved fame. She had some power, but she could do nothing to Shi Junhe.So what was the point of sowing discord between Mo Shujun and Shi Junhe?It wouldn't make sense if they did that just to ruin Shi Junhe's fame.Although the fact that Shi Juncai was Mo Shujun's illegitimate son wasn't revealed to the public in order to save the face of Shi Lei and Mo Shujun, anybody should and could know it had known it, so it wouldn't affect Shi Junhe greatly.What did the person behind the scenes want to do?Shi Qingxue felt a little relieved.She trusted her father's moral quality, yet soon she pursed her lips and couldn't help saying with a frown, But if Father is unprepared, he will be harmed in secret easily. I need to send somebody to tell him this news and remind him to be careful, in case that somebody evil schemes against him.Mo Junyang nodded and knew that what Shi Qingxue considered was reasonable.After all, they got the news so soon because Mo Junyang had subordinates in Beizhou, and they didn't know when Shi Junhe could get the news and how much he would know.I will tell Zichao to send a letter for you.Shi Qingxue lowered her head and pondered for a moment. Then she shook her head and sighed helplessly. I will tell the little monk in the temple to do it. Father and Mother know the people working here and will believe his words.Mo Junyang kept silent.Looking at Mo Junyang who was expressionless and seemed to give tacit consent, Shi Qingxue knew that he didn't give tacit consent but felt unhappy.It was because of what she said just now.Qingxue was surprised that Mo Junyang would get mad at her. This man was too cunning in the past, and he wouldn't show his feelings clearly to let her notice it even if he was unhappy.Did this show that Mo Junyang was closer to her?Shi Qingxue wasn't sure about it, yet she certainly wouldn't let Mo Junyang continue to sulk in silence.She hurriedly grabbed Mo Junyang's hand and twined her fingers into his. Meeting the man's deep eyes, she explained flatteringly, It's not that I don't trust you, but if I tell your subordinate to send a letter to my family, it doesn't make sense even thoughwe are engaged.Mo Junyang paused for a moment and then accepted Shi Qingxue's explanation.I will prepare a horse for you.Shi Qingxue looked at Mo Junyang walking out of the room quickly like the wind, in a daze.She seemed to have seen a suspicious red mark on Mo Junyang's neck.Was she dazzled?Shi Qingxue shook her head and stopped herself from making blind and disorderly conjectures. Then she went to write a letter.The little monk who would send the letter was less than twenty years old. He was bald at a young age, and the food was vegetarian in the family temple, so he looked thinner. When he stood at the door of the temple, the wind and frost were strong, as if he could be blown away in blizzard.Shi Qingxue had told him everything that she should tell him, but seeing the little monk, she still couldn't help asking worriedly, It's a long journey to the capital city. Are you okay with it?Only at this thought, she was worried.The little monk saluted her in a Buddhist way. Amitabha. Please don't worry, Benefactor. I won't let you down.Thanks, Master. The weather is so bad now. After you send the letter, just stay in Duke Shi's mansion and come back when it is warmer, Shi Qingxue advised.The little monk agreed in a hurry, and he couldn't help but show a smile which couldn't be concealed on his young face.The noble families provided for the real monks and nuns in the family temples, yet they were not as strict as the Buddhist temples where the others cultivated in seclusion, and these monks and nuns couldn't be void of vanities.This little monk lived in the family temple since childhood and had never seen the prosperous capital city, and this job was assigned to him by his master specially because he was smart.Thinking that he could finally see the bustling capital mentioned by others, the little monk couldn't help but feel excited. He rode the fast horse and ran down the mountain.Wei Zichao looked at this little monk's rash actions and pouted involuntarily.Dong Shuang saw that and asked with concern, What's wrong with you?That little monk hasn't seen the world obviously, and he is rash and unskilled. I don't know if he can finish the job smoothly, Wei Zichao commented coldly.He still took it to heart as Shi Qingxue chose a little monk instead of him to send a letter.Dong Shuang didn't understand the masters' scruple, either, while she had her own opinion.She patted Wei Zichao's shoulder and comforted him softly and quickly. Because this job is easy, just to send a letter. They don't need you to do it. You have more important jobs.As Wei Zichao heard that, his cold face softened a little, and he was finally comforted.However, he still showed off his ability in front of Dong Shuang. It's such a simple job. If I whip the fast horse, it will take less than three days to go and come back.Dong Shuang didn't doubt him. Hmm, you are awesome.Wei Zichao's tense face started to get red suspiciously, and he lowered his head in silence.Dong Shuang didn't notice it but continued, However, this job is not urgent. Didn't Lady Qingxue say that the little monk didn't need to come back in a rush? She just told him to send the letter in safety to Duke Shi's mansion, right?Who knows if he can finish such an easy job? Wei Zichao snorted and tried to distract his attention to lower the temperature on his face.It's not dangerous all the way. Can he freeze to death on the way? Dong Shuang replied casually and didn't take it seriously.They didn't know that her casual words came true.There was still snow falling on Tan Mountain, yet it was much lighter than that when Mo Junyang and Wei Zichao came up the mountain.There was a series of indentations left by a horse's hooves on the mountain path covered with white snow.They were going down from the mountaintop. Near a cliff, they became a lot of messy prints of the horse's hooves with scratches spreading to the cliff.The horse seemed to have been lingering here for a long time.Then the prints of the horse's hooves went down to the foot of the mountain.However, if people observed carefully, they could find that the steps of the horse were different from the previous ones and more orderly with a greater distance between them.It seemed that somebody else who was more skilled in horsemanship rode the horse.Nevertheless, nobody found this incident. Duke Shi's mansion in the capital far away had got the news that Shi Juncai died of an illness. Then somebody came to report that the Princess Royal Mo Shujun fell sick.Shi Junhe knew what Shi Juncai meant to Mo Shujun, so he instantly sent for a doctor and rushed to her residence.He didn't know that a letter which was supposed to be from Tan Mountain to his mansion didn't arrive after a long time.
