Chapter 27 Plot Within a Plot. Using Her Illness to Plot (2/2)
”What's the matter?” Mo Huawen asked.
”Father, it is nothing. Perhaps I am a little tired.” Mo Xuemin said, her face pale. Mo Jin helped her into the study and she curtsied to Mo Huawen again.
Mo Huawen looked at his obedient eldest daughter and the doubts in his heart faded. He put down the official doc.u.ments in his hand and asked, ”Min'er, why have you come?”
”Firstly, I have come to ask Father to review the Cla.s.sics for Women I copied. Next, I am really worried for Third Sister. She has gone to pray for blessings for mother. I am afraid that she has just arrived and would not know what to do. I would like to ask Father to allow me to fetch her. We can help each other out if anything happens.” Mo Xuemin said with a gentle smile and looked at Mo Huawen sincerely.
She looked like a kind elder sister who was afraid that her younger sister might get into trouble. The last bits of doubt Mo Huawen had disappeared completely.
”Don't worry. Even though Tong'er is young, she is very sensible. Nothing will happen.” Mo Huawen comforted her gently.
”No, I would still like to go. I can seek blessings for mother as well. The blessing is something that Min'er has prayed for from Buddha. If I don't go, it would be disrespectful towards Buddha. Now that Third Sister is here, I can go and place a stick of incense before mother together with her. Mother will definitely like that.” Mo Xuemin said persuadingly.
Mo Huawen felt sad for some reason as he looked at his sensible eldest daughter and thought of his deceased wife, Luo Xia.
”Old Sir, bad news. Third Miss fell ill at the Repayment Temple. She sent news that she won't be able to return today.” The servant ran inside to report.
”Tong'er is ill?” Mo Huawen stood up suddenly. He naturally knew that Mo Xuetong's health had always been poor. However, he did not expect her to fall ill after two days in the mountains.
”Father, Min'er has to go now. Third Sister is alone on the mountain and is ill. There is no one to look after her. Shall Min'er go to take care of her?” There was a trace of satisfaction in Mo Xuemin's eyes. According to the plan, Mo Xuetong had already met Sima Lingyun. People had seen her meeting up with Sima Lingyun last night. Mo Xuetong would not be able to refute that no matter what.
She was definitely thinking of a plan on the mountain. She had to hurry up there before Mo Xuetong thought of something. Then, the matter between Mo Xuetong and Sima Lingyun would not be able to stay hidden no matter what. This was the reason why she wanted to head to the mountains.
”Alright!” Mo Huawen answered quickly. This made the hatred in Mo Xuemin's eyes grow.
The carriage was already waiting at the back door. She could leave when Mo Huawen agreed.
”Miss, should we take the maid along?” Mo Jin pointed at the maid standing by the door as she helped Mo Xuemin up the carriage.
”That's the maid that sent the message?”
”Yes, she only said that Third Miss returned really late last night and then something serious seemed to have happened inside the master bedroom. There was someone crying and then it was really busy. She and the other maid that Auntie Fang sent were led to another room and were locked inside. They don't know what exactly happened. They only saw that the lights in the Third Miss's room were lit all night. Then, Third Miss's personal maid told them this morning that she was ill and told them to report it to the Manor.” Mo Jin already knew that Mo Xuemin was going to ask about this and had asked about it beforehand.
”Useless, she can't even find out clearly about such a small thing. Just let her stay here.” Mo Xuemin waved her hand impatiently, a vicious look crossing her eyes.
The horse carriage traveled quickly, leaving behind the maid called Qiu Ling where she had been standing earlier.
Mo Xuemin hurried to the Repayment Temple in four hours. She got off the horse carriage hurriedly and hurried inside. She even knocked into a man on her way in. Luckily, Mo Jin reacted quickly and helped her so she did not fall to the ground. The man apologized profusely. Mo Xuemin was focused on Mo Xuetong that she did not even bother with the person and did not even look at him before going to the guest house of the temple with the help of Mo Jin.
”What's the matter? Did you do it?” A flippant looking young man appeared when Mo Xuemin neared.
”How can I not get things done when I do them?” The person who had knocked into Mo Xuemin was a somewhat sly looking man. He held up a pouch and shook it in his hands, looking satisfied.
”Alright, give it here.” The flippant man reached out to take the pouch.
The pouch was jerked back into the sly looking man's hands. He said, ”We talked about this. Give me the money and you'll get the goods. 20 taels of silver and no less.”
”Relax, who would skim your money. Here. 20 taels of silver. Quick, give it to me.” The flippant looking young man took out the money from his sleeves and handed it over impatiently. Then, he s.n.a.t.c.hed the pouch over.
The sly looking man smiled happily when he received the silver. He nodded and said, ”Many thanks, Sir. If you have such business again in the future, look for me.”
”Scram!”
”Yes, I'll scram immediately. Give me a shout when you eye another young miss in the future.” The sly looking man smiled brilliantly and fled from the temple, disappearing without a trace.
The flippant looking young man kept the pouch in his chest. Then, he turned to follow Mo Xuemin to the temple courtyards.
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