Chapter 119: Eccentricity
Mo Zhai, Mo Xinlan sat opposite her aunt Mo Shi, after a few days of recuperation, Mo Xinlan's energy was much better, but her face was slightly pale.
Mo Xinlan still respects her aunt Mo Shi very much, otherwise she would not let Mo Shi enter the door.
Listening to Mo Shi Dong Laxi talking a lot, Mo Xinlan asked directly, "Is there something wrong with my aunt?" β
Mo Shi shook his head at first, and then nodded awkwardly, "Seeing that your body is not very good, I didn't want my second niece to be annoyed." β
"The amount I can help my aunt is limited, if it's too difficult, my aunt had better tell my father directly, or go to find the ninth sister."
Mo Xinlan has recently cultivated her mind, and she has a taste of transcendence in her body, because of Lu Lingfeng, Mo Guanjie taught her a hard lesson again, and Mo Xinlan rarely went out in frustration, and she either played chess or read books all day to be a female celebrity, and even her grandfather and Mo Junyong avoided it.
"The ninth sister has Jiang Shoufu behind her, and she has to be cherished by her father and mother, and the third brother values it and will definitely be able to help her aunt solve her difficulties. Even if the person my aunt values is important, the ninth sister Xu can help my aunt say a few words of peace. β
"The second niece said that the person is the commander of the land?"
"He's no longer the commander of the North Town Fusi." Mo Xinlan reluctantly pulled out a smile, "Now his identity is not what it used to be, and he has become the righteous son of His Royal Highness King Qi." β
Mo Shi showed a look of surprise, King Qi? "Is it the prince's righteous son?"
Even she knew about it, but the Yanguo Mansion didn't get the news?
Does the princess of the town favor or ignore Yan Guogong?
"I may not be able to climb the king of Qi." Mo Shi tugged at the placket of his shirt in disappointment, wondering if he would be able to see him again after completing his mother's request?
In the imperial capital, the Mo family has also seen a lot of famous children, and with her identity, there are also men from famous families who have the heart to marry her as a stepwife. The person who is willing to marry her is old, his figure is out of shape, and he compares and compares, and Lu Tianyang is the best.
Mo Shi had a bitter mouth, "What's more, Lord Lu may be younger than me." β
"The ninth sister went to say it in person, there is no chance."
"Let's not talk about him yet."
Mo took Mo Xinlan's kindness to heart. for the future of their children. She could only be sorry for her second brother Mo Guanjie's family, and her apologies for using Mo Xinlan flashed very quickly in her heart, and she also begged her mother for her second brother. But the mother refused to let go, and it would be better to compensate the second niece in the future.
"I did not come today for myself. Sister Lan also knew that the Yanguo Mansion had been full of guests recently, and they were all powerful people. Entering and exiting as an official eunuch. Yan Guogong has not remarried his wife so far, and all the wives who came to visit were received by his sister-in-law and mother. β
Mohs is a little proud. "I can't bear my mother's tiredness, I have met several high-ranking wives, and I heard a message about your father during a casual conversation. My second brother's ...... Not very good news. β
Mo Xinlan unhurriedly refilled the tea for the Mo family, and hummed lightly, as if she was extremely uninterested in the bad news. I don't worry about my father's future.
"I've heard ...... Related to the conspiracy against the case. Mo patted his chest and said with palpitations: "Listen to that noble lady show a little tone." Xu is a big crime of copying and beheading. I wasn't so scared that I hurried over to inform my second brother and sister-in-law. β
"Father should be in the study, I'll ask Moxiang to send you over."
"Sister Lan!"
Mo Shi grabbed Mo Xinlan, who was light and light, and was otherworldly, "Why don't you understand this fool?" Even I can see that the second brother likes it more and values your stepmother more to give birth to Ah Jiu, if you don't strive for the love of the second brother, where will you still have your place in the house in the future? Your stepmother's fetus is said by many people to be a son, and with the status and power of the Jiang family, Brother Yong'er's position as the son may not be kept. The second brother is a real hereditary Hou Ye who can be hereditary for three generations, who is not blushing? β
"My mother is very good to me, and my father is a loving father even though he is strict."
Mo Xinlan's face was not good-looking, she withdrew her hand from Mo's hand, the red mole between her eyebrows was as red as if oozing blood, and her transparent eyes were cold with a hint of warning, "Since my mother was pregnant, the people who said this to me before were kicked out by me, my aunt has a kindness to me, I don't want to do things badly, it will ruin the relationship between us, and now I will be an aunt." β
Mo Shi touched a soft nail, and his expression became more and more embarrassed and embarrassed, "Okay, you believe that your stepmother didn't take away the mind of your brother's son, you are a family, I am a wicked person, a wicked person who provokes your relationship, I am really kind to treat it as a donkey's liver and lungs, don't blame my mother and eldest brother's family would rather go to the Yanguo Mansion and live on the Yan Guogong than stay in the Hou Mansion and let the second brother be filial." β
"If your father is implicated because of the anti-poetry thing, don't blame me for not reminding you, the left and right mother relies on Yan Guogong, and we can't be implicated."
"Auntie...... Anti-poetry? β
Mo Xinlan shuddered, and the monstrous case of anti-poetry broke out? got up to keep the angry Mo, "My father has always been loyal to His Majesty, how can I write anti-poems, it must be who saw that my father was unjust and deliberately framed my father." β
"It's useless for you to tell me this, wait until the official comes to the door and see if the emperor will believe you."
Mo picked up the shelf and glanced at the neatly placed books on the shelf, "Reading too much is always easy for people to grab the handle, it is better to be blind and peaceful." β
"I don't believe my father is against the Empire." Mo Xinlan replied firmly, "The anti-poetry case will never fall on my father. β
"Originally, I didn't believe it, but I told my mother the news, and my mother wrote a lot of poems when she said that her second brother was in her hometown, and the Mo family was not having a good time at that time, and your father often drank and talked with madmen, so maybe he met the traitor to the empire."
"No, it won't."
"I brought the news anyway."
Mo Shi walked out angrily, Mo Xinlan stood in place and was stunned, with no intention of catching up, Mo Shi could only turn around by himself, and touched Mo Xinlan's forehead distressedly, "Poor Sister Lan, even if the second brother is innocent, it will be difficult for His Majesty to trust him in the future, in case the second brother is convicted, how can you still survive if you enter the Jiaofang Division with your posture?" β
ββ¦β¦ Aunt. β
Mo Xinlan burst into tears, no one knows better than herself how many people have been implicated in the anti-poetry case, and the most important thing is that the anti-poetry case is only the beginning of the turmoil in the imperial officialdom, and the red pill case implicated from this made Emperor Shenwu kill.
"Go and tell your father to be careful, and burn all the books in advance. It is better to be distant from the mad students who have befriended you before, especially the letters......"
Mo recounted the old lady's explanation, "The letter at the bottom of the box was burned, the letter paper turned to dust, and others could not recover the 'evidence' even if they had great ability. It's shrewd and capable. It is better to persuade the second brother to find a relationship in private and avoid this catastrophe, the second brother will be killed this year. Mother asked the monk to calculate for the second brother, and only when he went to the west could he have a way to live. β
West? Although the Western Qin Empire rose in the northwest, the northwest has always been desolate and dangerous.
Mo Xinlan is worried about the anti-poetry case. But I also sensed the malice of the old lady and others.
After sending Mo Shi away, Mo Xinlan sat in the house for a long time. "You're going to see where the Ninth Sister is?"
Recently, Mo Xiang is no longer Mo Xinlan's most trusted and proud person, she is still a big girl, but Mo Xinlan has promoted two more people. The authority in the hands of the name Moyi, Moshi, and Moxiang has been divided a lot.
"Second Miss Looking for Miss Nine, what's the matter? Shouldn't this matter be told to Master Hou? β
"The ninth sister is more knowledgeable than me."
Mo Xinlan knew that Mo Xiang was afraid that Ah Jiu would steal her limelight. Mo Xiang is flawed, but her thoughts for her own good have never changed. I can't expect the people around me to be very shrewd and a little more tolerant of Mo Xiang, "Aunt Xu is kind, and I believe in the ninth sister more than my grandmother." β
"Even if the old lady is eccentric, it won't hurt the Hou Ye."
"You don't understand."
"What if Miss Nine tells Master SΓΉ about this? Don't Hou Ye value her more? Where is there a place for you in this house? β
"My father can be safe, the Mo family is peaceful and rich, and I don't ask for anything else."
Mo Xinlan is not without regrets, her confidence was greatly frustrated at this time, for fear that she would be used by someone to hurt her father again, she did not protect her father to resolve the crisis, and she was not sure that the inevitable anti-poetry case would still happen.
The situation in the world has been too different from Mo Xinlan's memory, and several setbacks have made her realize that the more she does, the greater the change.
"Second Miss ......"
"If I act rashly, it's okay, but if I fail again, my father will be even more disappointed in me, dragging down the third brother, and I will feel even more guilty."
"Miss Nine is in Hou Ye's study, the slave maid inquired, Hou Ye is reminiscing about the days when he studied together with Lord Xu in the past, and Miss Nine also stroked the piano for them."
Mo Yi replied to Mo Xinlan about the news he had inquired about.
"Lord Xu?"
Mo Xinlan's heart sank, and she hurriedly asked, "Lord Xu Weixu?" β
No, she had to go and see for herself, Xu Wei was finally cut by a thousand knives, and he implicated many innocent people in order to reduce his guilt.
Rushing to the door of the study, Mo Xinlan saw an even more shocking scene, Mo Guanjie took Ah Jiu to personally send Xu Wei out, and Xu Wei handed the scroll to Mo Guanjie.
Mo Xinlan's heart sank to the bottom in an instant, even if the scroll sent by Xu Wei was just an ordinary thing, once the anti-poetry case broke out, the scroll would be the Mo family's talisman, and no one could escape, and the angry Shenwu Emperor would not give anyone a chance to quibble at all.
When Xu Wei turned around, he happened to meet Mo Xinlan's eyes full of hatred, as if there was an unforgettable hatred between them, and couldn't help asking, "Are you Brother Mo's daughter?" β
Ah Jiu stepped forward with a smile, "Uncle Xu, this is my second sister." β
"A pair of sisters, or Brother Mo is blessed."
Xu Wei smiled heartily, not caring much about Mo Xinlan's hatred.
"Where, where, let Brother Xu smile." Mo Guanjie said to Mo Xinlan: "Why don't you hurry up and see your Uncle Xu?" β
Mo Xinlan got Ah Jiu's hint and bent his knees.
Mo Guanjie's face was even more unbearable, and Ah Jiu said with a smile: "I happen to have a song that is accidentally smooth, Xu Bo help me." β
The pretty little girl is delicate and cute, with a pleasant voice, Xu Wei has a good impression of Ah Jiu, and he is also very optimistic about Ah Jiu's attainments in music and rhythm, so he nodded and said, "Brother Mo will let Ah Jiu's niece send me." β
Mo Guanjie gave him away, seeing Ah Jiu and Xu Wei discussing the rhythm while walking out, judging from Xu Wei's laughter, this old brother was not angry because of Sister Lan.
"Father, can you show me this painting?"
"No."
Mo Guanjie hugged the scroll tightly, carefully put it in the bag, and carefully handed it to Xiao Zhuzi, "Put it together with the letter that Brother Xu gave me." β
"Why don't you show me?"
"You don't understand, Sister Lan. When you understand, I'll give you an appreciation. β
Mo Guanjie asked, "What is the matter with you coming to the study?" β
"Master Hou, are Miss Jiu's calligraphy and painting utensils put away?" The scholar who served pen and ink in the study asked.
"No need, I'll have to teach Ah Jiu to splash ink in person in a while."
Mo Guanjie's proud appearance of being a woman deeply stung Mo Xinlan, she couldn't even look at the paintings, but the ninth sister could be taught by her father personally, which was too partial.
Suppress the dissatisfaction in your heart. Mo Xinlan said: "Father is the same as Xu...... Uncle Xu is very familiar? β
"He's my old friend. When I was in my hometown, I had a drink with him, and after we separated. Brother Xu has pointed out to me in letters several times, and I can have Brother Xu's help today, and I respect him as a half-teacher. "Mo Guanjie's respect for Xu Wei is by no means fake," Sister Fang Cailan was too unkind to Brother Xu. Not in the future. β
If you are too polite with him, you will harm the entire Mo family!
Mo Xinlan saw that the scholar in the study put the scroll and the letter in the box and placed them in the safest place. "Father, you can't ask for these things."
"Nonsense!"
Mo Guanjie blocked Mo Xinlan and said sharply: "The study is heavy, I can't let you mess around, Sister Lan." You go back first! β
"I'm good for my father, Xu Wei...... Xu Wei has an anti-Empire against him, and his aunt just said it. The emperor has already noticed Xu Wei, and if you leave a letter or painting, it is equivalent to leaving a handle. His Majesty will not forgive the traitor. β
"I have been friends with Brother Xu for many years, and his loyalty to the empire is far greater than mine."
"Father!"
"You go back first, and I'll talk about it later."
"You only believe in the ninth sister, but not me, I am also your daughter, looking forward to the peace and prosperity of the Mo family."
Mo Xinlan had long forgotten her plan before she came, "You taught your ninth sister to paint, compose poems, read, and practice calligraphy, but you don't even get tired of listening to me?" Let me read those sour texts that are used all day long, do you want to teach me to be a beautiful girl? Are you afraid that I will steal the limelight from my stepmother and your sweetheart? β
"Daddy!"
Ah Jiu's voice successfully prevented Mo Guanjie from slapping Mo Xinlan.
Holding Mo Guanjie's arm, Ah Jiu turned around and said: "It is impossible for Uncle Xu to have different intentions for the empire, without His Majesty, there would be no Uncle Xu today, and His Majesty has the grace of reinvention for Uncle Xu." β
"When the catastrophe comes, let's see if you will say the same."
Mo Xinlan turned around and left the study.
"Ah Jiu ......"
"Second sister, she still hasn't been able to come out, the more severe you are, the more extreme her words and deeds are."
For the sake of safety, Ah Jiu read all the letters and painting scrolls, and Mo Guanjie sat on the chair alone and sulked, not because he didn't hurt Sister Lan, but because the painting had not been repaired, Sister Lan's state of mind was not suitable for reading this painting.
"Am I wrong?"
He didn't want Mo Xinlan to be inferior, and there was no possibility of improvement in his paintings.
Ah Jiu also grew up doing the homework he arranged, without a solid foundation, how could he have a smart and intelligent mind?
Mo Guanjie's talent is not high, but he has knowledge that is not weaker than a genius with his hard work.
Try to make a bowl of water even, or even more inclined to Mo Xinlan, Mo Guanjie's hard work has been misunderstood several times, and no matter how loving a father is, he will be sad for his children to be ignorant.
"I see that you and the second sister have some problems in communication, and the second sister is too reasonable, she doesn't believe you in her heart, the more you have, the easier it is for her to think about it."
"What do you think I'm going to do? You can't watch her think about it. β
No matter how sad Mo Guanjie is, he has to take care of Mo Xinlan.
Ah Jiu frowned in embarrassment, "You don't care about the second sister, she will think that you ignore yourself and are very partial, you teach the second sister to teach me differently, after all, I grew up beside you since I was a child, and I know that you are for my good." You and your second sister have been separated for more than ten years, you missed her growth stage, and you married my mother again, she is too thoughtful...... I think it's better to talk to Fuguo Gong, the second sister and grandfather have a good word, she won't believe it. β
Mo Xinlan is wary and suspicious, and if she is treated differently, she will think about it.
Ah Jiu has tried his best to avoid it, but things have happened repeatedly, and Ah Jiu really has no heart to snatch his father's love with Mo Xinlan and rush to get ahead.
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"Second Miss, don't cry."
Mo Xiang comforted Mo Xinlan and said distressedly: "Master Hou just didn't know your filial piety for a while. β
"No matter how eccentric he is, he is also my father. I can't watch him get implicated. (To be continued) R580