Chapter 152 - The Collision in the Palace (2/2)
“We are going to Auntie Qing’s!” Auntie Mo turned to the left towards Auntie Qing’s Yuerong Garden. She waved at Qingxiang who was behind her and gestured for the other maids to return. Meanwhile, Qingxiang followed closely behind Auntie Mo.
The Empress Dowager’s grand banquet was different from the Hundred Flowers Banquet. This time, only the daughters of third-grade officials and above were allowed to attend. Since the Princes did not manage to select wives during the last Hundred Flowers Banquet, it was said that the selection might occur again this time. Of course, Mo Xuetong did not know this.
She followed Mo Huawen and Mo Yufeng to the palace. Mo Huawen and Mo Yufeng both rode horses while Mo Xuetong sat in a horse carriage that bore Mo’s emblem.
“Miss, I saw Mo Xiu. She’s at the wall near the main door and there were people with her wearing pink silk clothing. First Miss must be feeling very resentful.” The sharp-eyed Mo Ye was the first to discover Mo Xiu. She tugged on Mo Yu’s and pointed at the clothes. Mo Yu could not care that much. She secretly lifted the door curtains and looked in that direction while telling Mo Xuetong what she saw on the way.
“Mo Yu, put down the curtains. Eldest Sister has always had good eyesight. She might be looking at you right now.” Mo Xuetong flipped through a book casually, speaking without a care.
“Humph, so what if First Miss saw me? If she, a n.o.ble young miss doesn’t feel shame, why do I, a maid, have to fear?” Mo Yu wrinkled her nose and spoke with disdain. However, she still put down the curtains in her hand obediently. She was not worried that First Miss might see her, but she was worried that she might incur the wrath of First Miss. Even though, to be honest, everyone already knew that First Miss hated her mistress.
“Alright, remember to keep your mouth shut in the palace. The situation inside the palace is different.” Mo Xuetong looked up from the book in her hand and her glance swept Mo Yu slightly. “One wrong step and you might tread down on a path to no return.”
“Miss, rest a.s.sured. I will not say one word or make a sound in the palace. I will definitely not make things difficult for you.” Mo Yu could not help but cover her mouth with her hand when she heard the dangers that Mo Xuetong described. Mo Xuetong could not help but smile at her m.u.f.fled reply and funny expression.
“Mo Ye, I wonder how Eldest Sister will enter the palace?” Mo Xuetong looked at Mo Ye, who was also smiling brilliantly.
Mo Ye’s expression became serious when she heard that. She placed her ear against the carriage walls. She could hear Old Sir conversing with Young Master in the distance. Then, she reported softly, “First Miss definitely knows someone in the palace. I heard that she wants to borrow a palace carriage to attend the banquet. I still don’t know all the details right now, but First Miss is determined to go to the banquet this time.”
Mo Yu saw that the two were talking about serious matters, and she readily moved to the other side of the carriage. She did not play around anymore, instead, she focused on listening to her surroundings for any odd sounds.
“Miss, I heard that First Miss failed to seduce King Chu the last time and was thrown out of the palace. Then, she put all the blame on the maid called Mo Jin, and when she was sent out of the palace, the maid was never seen again. Is First Miss not afraid of something like that happening again? If it does, things would not be as simple as sending her out of the palace.” Mo Ye asked softly in confusion. She worked for Feng Yuran and knew about some things in the palace.
The incident had happened before she started working for Mo Xuetong. When she started working for Mo Xuetong, she heard about the incident from Mo Lan and Mo Yu. When she thought about it, she could not understand what Mo Xuemin wanted to do. Why would she go to the palace to be shamed? She did not think that the sly and vicious Mo Xuemin would do something so silly.
Mo Xuetong definitely did not believe that Mo Xuemin would do something like that. She leaned against the carriage walls and considered the situation carefully. Why was Mo Xuemin so confident that something like that would not happen this time when she entered the palace? Who was the person in the palace helping Mo Xuemin? What kind of person was that, and why did that person help Mo Xuemin enter the palace again and again?
The Empress Dowager, the Empress, Concubine Su, Concubine Yu…
All the other families would shun Mo Xuemin after what happened. Her father was not being biased, so why was Mo Xuemin angry? Mo Xuemin was sometimes very rational and had self-restraint. With just one look at how she still smiled at Mo Xuetong earlier this morning outside the Old Madam’s room, one could tell how terrifying and sinister she was.
Mo Xuetong was not afraid that Mo Xuemin would explode with anger, causing her to lose control over her emotions and behavior. She was afraid that Mo Xuemin would be calm and behave stealthily! She was like a poisonous snake that was hidden in the corner and waiting to prey on someone.
Mo Xuetong frowned because she could not understand what Mo Xuemin’s goals were. She closed her eyes and rested while reflecting on Mo Xuemin’s unusual behavior.
“Cras.h.!.+” The horse carriage seemed to have slammed into something and it tilted sideways before stopping. Mo Xuetong almost fell out of the carriage. Fortunately, Mo Ye acted quickly and pulled her back while holding on to Mo Yu, who was seated at the very front; and she steadied the two.
“Miss, someone’s carriage collided with others. The path is so big, so why didn’t they watch out? They knocked into us and Old Sir is about to go talk to them.” Mo Yu said angrily. She was seated nearest to the door. The door curtains flipped open when the collision happened. They could see a beautiful and luxurious horse carriage that was drawn by eight horses that charged towards them. If their driver had not reacted so quickly, they would have collided head-on.
Whose carriage was that for they drove so arrogantly in the palace?
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