Chapter 428 - Persuasion, Pay a Visit to Lis Manor (1/2)

“Bo’an, you have to make it clear. Why did you ask me to be a witness for you? I know nothing about it.” Feng Yuran s.h.i.+fted off cleanly, shook the teacup in his hands, and continued to say disapprovingly, “Since I married Tong’er, I have never been to that place. So even if I want to prove for you, I can do nothing for you.”

What he meant was that he was incredibly pure now, and just wanted to sit by and do nothing!

Wasn’t he too mean?

Li Youmo looked at Feng Yuran pitifully. But Feng Yuran seemed to detach himself from the matter and even flatter Mo Xuetong by using Li Youmo, which made Li Youmo secretly scold Feng Yuran’s betrayal to friends. But now, Li Youmo was trying to beg Mo Xuetong to persuade Luo Mingzhu, so he did not dare to offend Feng Yuran.

“My Lady, please believe me. I didn’t really want to compete with Yu Mingyong. It was His Highness who asked me to pick up the famous prost.i.tute. Please… please don’t glare at me. I don’t mean you are going to do something. But that prost.i.tute is really useful.” Seeing Feng Yuran took on an innocent look, as if he had known nothing, Li Youmo had no way but to try hard to save himself.

Based on the principle that “being left in the lurch, I have to find a way out”, Li Youmo did not withhold any longer and told Mo Xuetong everything about the matter.

Speaking of this matter, it was not Li Youmo’s fault. The reason why the famous prost.i.tute could attract Feng Yuran’s attention was that she had a jade pendant, which Feng Yuran had seen on Consort Xian. But now the jade pendant appeared in a prost.i.tute’s hands. It was rather suspicious.

Therefore, Feng Yuran asked Li Youmo to take the woman away by visiting the brothel. But out of their expectation, Yu Mingyong took a fancy to the famous prost.i.tute. Then, the disagreement between Li Youmo and Yu Mingyong led to a serious fight. Although Yu Mingyong was defeated, Li Youmo’s dissolute fame became more despicable.

When he went back that night, Luo Mingzhu shut the door in his face. A few days had pa.s.sed now, Li Youmo was still staying in the study room. How sad and aggrieved he was! So Mo Xuetong’s voice made him pour out all he knew immediately.

How could Consort Xian’s jade pendant appear outside, and now in a prost.i.tute’s hands? Mo Xuetong was dumbfounded at that moment.

“My Lady, since you will hang around later, how about going to visit Mingzhu? These days, she has been in a bad mood and needs someone to talk with.” With an obsequious look, Li Youmo smiled sincerely.

Mo Xuetong was persuaded by his words. She had not seen Luo Mingzhu for many days, and missed her so much. With Luo Mingzhu’s straightforwardness, the misunderstanding of Li Youmo must make her heartbroken. So Mo Xuetong thought it was good to help them to explain it clearly. Then, she turned to Feng Yuran, only to see his blank look as if he did not understand it. Mo Xuetong knew that he was posing again. She pouted her tender pink mouth slightly, grabbed his hand which was holding her hand under the table and twisted it hard.

“Tong’er, is there anything wrong?” Feng Yuran asked with a blank look.

“He is really…” Mo Xuetong gnashed her teeth secretly, but had to put on a gentle smile, raised her charming little face, and asked sincerely, “Your Highness, You see?”

“I see it’s late, and it’s time for you to take a nap. Let’s go back earlier.” Feng Yuran thought for a while, stood up and answered seriously. He was posing to leave now.

“I’m not sleepy today!” Mo Xuetong said prettily. Li Youmo was still waiting beside with a poor look, but Feng Yuran seemed to ignore him totally.

“Even if you are not sleepy, you need to take a good rest, and your health is most important.” Feng Yuran looked unbending and held Mo Xuetong’s hand to go out.

“I am not sleepy!”

“Really not sleepy?”

“Yes!”

“Well, let’s leave now.” Feng Yuran was about to take her away again.

“No.” Mo Xuetong blinked her eyes and said without thinking. After that, she saw the banter gleaming in his beautiful eyes and realized that she was deceived. Mo Xuetong gritted her teeth with anger and reached out her hand to secretly twist her waist. When seeing his grimace in pain, she loosed her hand with satisfaction.

Mo Xuetong went to Li’s Manor by herself. Because the relations.h.i.+p between Feng Yuran and Li Youmo could not be exposed now, Feng Yuran told Mo Ye and other servants to take care of Mo Xuetong and then left with Li Youmo.

When Mo Xuetong’s carriage arrived at Minister Li’s Manor, Luo Mingzhu had got the message and waited at the door. When seeing Mo Xuetong, Luo Mingzhu just called, “Cousin Tong.” Then, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and was too sad to say more.

“Cousin, let’s go inside and talk. It is not appropriate outside.” Mo Xuetong warmly held Luo Mingzhu to walk in. It was at the gate. Luo Mingzhu was a new bride, so no matter what she did, it would be bad to spread to Old Madam Li. Besides, Luo Mingzhu shed tears at the gate. When the outsiders saw it, they might guess if Luo Mingzhu had any complaints about Li’s Manor.

Luo Mingzhu also knew that her state was extremely inappropriate. She sucked her nose, pressed down the grievance at the bottom of her eyes, held Mo Xuetong’s hand, and went to the upper room of the backyard together.

Mo Xuetong, accompanied by Luo Mingzhu, first paid a salute to Old Madam Li and Madam Li and had some chats with them. Mo Xuetong found the two Madams looked kind, and Old Madam Li seemed to pamper Li Youmo too much. It was rumored that Old Madam Li loved her grandson, Li Youmo, so deeply that even her son could not give a lesson to her grandson. Now, the rumor was proved true.

Li Youmo’s mother just complained with Mo Xuetong about her son’s mischievous behaviors a bit, and was interrupted immediately by the noise made by Old Madam Li who hit the ground with her stick angrily. Luckily, Mo Xuetong did not think that Li Youmo was a frivolous man, so she talked to Old Madam Li with some good words for Li Youmo, and Old Madam Li was so delighted at the words that she kept glancing at Madam Li to signal that, “Even the Lady agrees that Youmo is good. Why can’t you see that?”