Chapter 142 - Rumors Were Sometimes Extremely Unreliable (1/2)

Chapter 142 Rumors Were Sometimes Extremely Unreliable

Mo Xuemin and the Old Madam returned together!

The Old Madam said only one thing to Mo Huawen. “The reputations of the Mo daughters must not be tarnished!”

Everyone understood what she meant. This was not just a matter that affected Mo Xuemin alone. If the eldest Mo daughter was a wanton, unfilial girl who might have had a dalliance with someone, others would doubt the breeding of the entire Mo family. No matter Mo Xuetong or Mo Xueyan, and even Mo Xueqiong, who was already promised to Sima Lingyun, their marriages would be cast with the same suspicion and they would not be able to marry into a good family.

This incident was not the same as Mo Xueqiong’s. At least, Sima Lingyun had truly saved her. He had pulled her out of the fire in public and what happened after had only been the result of the rush in saving someone. It was at the Mo family’s ancestral hall and was not really against anything. The incident between the two could not really be treated as a dalliance between the two. The incident had blown up because the Duke’s manor had been dissatisfied with Mo Xueqiong’s status as a concubine’s daughter. They had saved someone but had to marry the concubine’s daughter. No family would want that.

After that, the Mo family had promised Mo Xueqiong to Sima Lingyun as a concubine. That was considered as repayment for their kindness. While not dignified, they had to be flexible, and the matter pa.s.sed.

However, the situation Mo Xuemin was in right now was different. She appeared in Fragrance House and was on a bustling street. There were many different types of people there and it was not something that could be hidden. It had happened at night, and most importantly, Mo Xuemin had snuck out. Something so serious had happened to her mother in the day but she was still in the mood to sneak out at night.

This was a disgrace to a girl’s upbringing and had already implicated the reputations of the Mo daughters. This was something both the Old Madam and Mo Huawen did not want to see.

This was also what troubled Mo Huawen and he could not think of a solution.

He had considered Mo Xuemin’s suggestion, but it would not work. Since You Yuecheng was the one to inform Li Youmo of Mo Xuemin’s ident.i.ty, then he could not change that. How could he change his mind and say that the person that day was not Mo Xuemin? While the Four Great Manors of the court were all n.o.ble families, some of the newer factions were rising without them knowing.

Minister Li of the military department was a person like this. He was in charge of the military and while the Mingguo Manor might not be actively trying to pursue him, they did not dare to offend him either. Mo Huawen had been in the court for a long while, and Mo Xuemin, a girl raised in seclusion who was more emotional than rational, could not compare to him. You Yuecheng was a man with a good reputation. But he had grown up together with Li Youmo, who had a bad reputation, and they were friends. Even though the two do not interact much because of their reputations, they were still friends in private.

Since the upright You Yuecheng and Li Youmo had little common ground, why did they maintain such a close relations.h.i.+p then? Mo Xuemin did not understand, but Mo Huawen, who was politically sensitive, understood. He not only knew, but also a.n.a.lyzed this, and as such, felt even more disappointed by Mo Xuemin, who wanted to bribe You Yuecheng.

What right did the Mo Manor have to ask You Yuecheng to abandon the Li Minister Manor, whom he had always stood with?

In the past, he felt that his eldest daughter was wise and had a good character. He thought that she was sensible and that her status as a concubine’s daughter was holding her back. As such, he had been considering marrying Auntie Fang so that Mo Xuemin could be the main daughter. However, now that he looked at it, a concubine’s daughter was still a concubine’s daughter. She was still lacking in knowledge.

“Father, are you going to meet that Sir Li?” The study grew silent after the Old Madam left with Mo Xuemin. Mo Huawen frowned and Mo Xuetong finally moved from where she was standing and stood behind Mo Huawen. She reached out to help ma.s.sage his temples.

“Li Youmo?” Mo Huawen paused slightly and felt his headache intensifying.

“Father, don’t you think that Sir Li is the key figure in this? If he says that the girl wasn’t Eldest Sister that day, would His Excellency still say that it was Eldest Sister who was present that day?” Mo Xuetong’s eyes twinkled and she smiled. She was not familiar with You Yuecheng, but rumors said that he was a reputable man. However, she did not agree and looked down on him.

Mo Xuetong knew exactly what happened. A prominent figure like him had agreed to meet Mo Xuemin in private in Fragrance House. Even though they both seemed to be adhering to etiquette, Mo Xuetong despised them. Mo Xuetong knew what sort of person Mo Xuemin was. The pain of her past life and all the steps she had taken in this life showed that she was not kind at all. However, her reputation was still stellar in public.

What about You Yuecheng, who also had a good reputation? Why would he work together with Mo Xuemin and plot to use Li Youmo to destroy her? A person like this could not be considered to be righteous and reputable at all. Mo Xuetong even felt that You Yuecheng was even more despicable than Li Youmo, and that he was more hypocritical.

She believed that as long as Li Youmo changed his statement, the hypocritical You Yuecheng would not disagree with him or offend the Minister’s Manor. As such, the key personnel of this incident would be Li Youmo, whose bad reputation preceded him, and not the Ming Duke’s son, who was rumored to be reputable and responsible.

Rumors, were sometimes extremely unreliable!

And she would not trust these so-called rumors.