Chapter 307 - Stopped after the Princess Banquet (2/2)

“Your Excellency, did you come to tell me that? Are you going to teach me how to behave! We are not related at all, so I won’t trouble Your Excellency.” Mo Xuetong said lightly.

“Mo Xuetong, you are too much. How dare you plot against your sister!” You Yuecheng shouted angrily.

“Plot against her sister!” A dark look appeared on Mo Xuetong’s face. She looked up and said coldly, “Your Excellency, aren’t you meddling too much? That sister and auntie of mine tried to kill my mother and ruin my reputation. If I were not as lucky, I would have been stomped on firmly by them. Having a sister like that is truly a lucky thing. I wonder if the young ladies in the Mingguo Manor are like that!”

She did not expect You Yuecheng to be so biased against her. Mo Xuemin had been the one who hurt her first. He had worked together with Mo Xuemin to hurt her and yet, he seemed so righteous right now berating her. She truly did not know whether her own thinking was too old-fas.h.i.+oned or if he was too evil.

You Yuecheng’s expression changed the moment he heard that!

You Yuecheng had heard what happened that day and even had someone investigate it especially after the matter happened. He knew very well that Mo Xuemin was not as gracious as she appeared to be. It was not her first time trying to hurt Mo Xuetong either. However, the issue was that Mo Xuemin had gotten what she deserved. Why did he have to be implicated? He vented all the anger he felt on Mo Xuetong.

“Mo Xuetong, so what if I stop you here today? Do you think His Majesty will think that something happened between us and bestow a marriage upon us?” He said angrily, narrowing his eyes and looking at the calm young woman.

You Yuecheng was certain that Mo Xuetong would not dare to do anything to him. Mo Xuetong looked around her. It was obvious that some of the young ladies and masters were shocked by what happened. They were all looking at them. Mo Xuetong had been blocked by a man at the entrance of the palace because he was certain that there was no one to protect her. The Princess Royal was ill and the Fifth Princess held enmity against her. The Luo siblings were not there either.

He had behaved so wildly, and might even really have the intention to make Mo Xuetong marry into the Mingguo Manor. Mo Xuetong did not think that You Yuecheng had done this because he wanted to marry her. It was because he wanted her inside the Mingguo Manor so that he could deal with her.

Her clear eyes shone with a deep dark look. It was as if there were embers of flame dancing within them. She curled up her lips coldly and said, “Your Excellency, do you think that no one will deal with you if you behaved so flagrantly at the entrance of the palace? Even though the Empress might have power over the women in the palace, she is not the most powerful woman. The Empress dowager is the true ruler of the palace. Your sister is about to become King Yan’s consort. If something were to happen now, it would definitely implicate King Yan. Do you think that my mother is so ill and cannot get up that she cannot help defend me?”

“You…” The words caused an impact on You Yuecheng. He had only found out about the chasm between the Empress and the Empress Dowager recently. She naturally knew that the Empress Dowager had something on the Empress. If he really did anything inappropriate today, the Empress dowager would definitely use Yue’e to implicate King Yan.

He bit out viciously, “Do you think the Empress Dowager will believe you!”

“How would we know whether the Empress Dowager will believe me or not? In any case, it would just ruin my reputation, but for you and King Yan…” Mo Xuetong relaxed slightly and she smirked coldly. Her beautiful lips curled up with a hint of ridicule. It would be fine as long as You Yuecheng had something to hesitate about!

The Empress Dowager had remained hidden behind the scenes partially because Emperor Zongwen was not her biological son and also because she wanted to keep a low profile. If she had the chance, who knew how she would react? You Yuecheng did not dare to make the wager. If the insignificant matter today caused the fight between the Empress and the Empress Dowager, it would be more of a loss than a gain.

Anyway, he had a plan and she could not escape from his grasp. A cold expression appeared on his handsome face. He said, “Princess Anping, you had best think carefully. You can enjoy endless glory and wealth if you were to marry into the Mingguo Manor. Will you not consider it?”

“Many thanks, Your Excellency, for your affections. The glory and honor are not something that I can afford to enjoy.” Mo Xuetong knew that what she had said had worked. She said, with a mocking jeer in her voice, “I trust that you are even more sure of what happened exactly that day. Why do you think that I will sit there and allow her to hurt me without retaliating? This is how the daughter of a n.o.ble family should behave!”

You Yuecheng’s ridiculous enmity frustrated Mo Xuetong. She did not even deny that she had plotted against Mo Xuemin. Her gentle and beautiful eyes were frozen and there was undisguised anger in her tone. What right did he have to think that she should be hurt by Mo Xuemin? The hatred of her past life crashed around her and the color of blood appeared before her.

In her past life, she had been forced into a corner by Mo Xuemin and had been killed. No one had spoken up for her. Why were there so many people who could not resist jumping out to blame her loudly when she had only just caused Mo Xuemin her reputation? They seemed righteous as if they were going to bring her to justice. Did they think she was someone they could easily bully and that anyone could stomp all over her?

The intensity of her att.i.tude shocked You Yuecheng. He paused for a moment. He did not expect Mo Xuetong to have such a huge reaction and that she would be so sharp with her words, not even allowing him anywhere to back into. However, he had been threatening as well and had not allowed her anywhere to back into. He had laid things out in the open. Mo Xuemin’s reputation had been affected after she was found that day. But if he were to be discovered with Mo Xuemin, her reputation would be completely ruined.

Some of the young ladies and masters seemed to have seen the fight then. They were strolling casually towards them.

You Yuecheng gritted his teeth. He did not dare to truly tear through the veneer of civility in the end. He calmed down and said to Mo Xuetong coldly, “Princess Anping, you’d better watch out! See you!” Then, he pulled the horse reins and the horse turned around. It lifted its front legs and sped away, leaving a trail of dust behind it.

He would return to the manor and have his First Uncle go to the Mo Manor to ask for Mo Xuetong’s hand. He wanted to see what reason the Mo Manor would use to reject him!

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