Mo Qi said that she somewhat regretted taking the antidote so quickly.

If he were poisoned by the young lady, she would probably trust his loyalty even more. Anyway, the poison doesn't hurt or itch, and he hasn't noticed any harm from it yet, so it probably won't kill him.

Su Xuening frowned at Mo Qi: "You really want to come with me?"

Mo Qi immediately prostrated himself and kowtowed to Su Xuening: "Yes, this servant is willing to follow Miss, please take this servant in!"

He was an orphan from a young age and had no relatives. From the time he was old enough to understand, he was constantly being sold from one place to another until he finally settled down in the Yong'an Marquis's mansion a few years later.

Now that the young master is dead, he doesn't know where he can go or what he can do outside.

He seems only capable of being a servant; rather than serving others, he'd rather follow the young lady.

The young lady is of noble status and is also kind and righteous. It's better to follow her than to follow a stranger.

Su Xuening carefully examined the ink chess pieces.

Mo Qi is clever, capable, and has some conscience. If he really wants to stay by her side, she wouldn't necessarily refuse to use him.

"You'd better think this through. If the Zhong family finds out you're staying by my side, they'll know you're mine, and they won't let you go!"

Given Zhong's nature, regardless of whether Su Linyuan's death was related to her or not, she would definitely pin the blame on her.

If she sees Mo Qi by her side in the future, she will definitely think that Mo Qi helped her kill Su Linyuan. Although that was indeed her plan at the time, Mo Qi did not poison Su Linyuan on the way to exile.

However, people like Zhong probably won't listen to Mo Qi's explanations, nor will they appreciate Mo Qi's kindness to Su Linyuan. They'll just blame everything on Mo Qi.

Mo Qi betrayed his master and caused Su Linyuan's death; how could the Zhong family possibly let him go!

Therefore, if he wants to stay by her side, he must be on guard against Zhong's hidden harm at all times.

Mo Qi had already thought about these things: "This servant has thought it through, this servant is not afraid!"

He wasn't afraid of the second wife, but he truly had a clear conscience. He hadn't killed the young master, and he had done everything he could for him.

If he were to die at the hands of the second wife in the future, he would accept it.

Su Xuening nodded silently: "Alright! In that case, you can stay by my side."

Since he wasn't afraid, she would accept this servant.

"Thank you, Miss. This servant, Mo Qi, pays his respects to you." Mo Qi was overjoyed again and immediately kowtowed to Su Xuening.

"Get up." Su Xuening raised her chin at Mo Qi: "Although you are not afraid, to avoid unnecessary trouble, you cannot stay by my side for the time being."

She didn't want to be targeted by the Zhong family so soon after taking on a new client.

Upon hearing this, Mo Qi was instantly disappointed and frowned, asking, "Then where should this servant go?"

"I'll take you somewhere tomorrow, you can stay there for a while and avoid trouble." Su Xuening had already decided where Mo Qi would go.

Seeing that Su Xuening had made proper arrangements, Mo Qi didn't say anything more and could only obediently accept it.

"Um..." Mo Qi hesitated for a moment before finally daring to ask Su Xuening, "This servant would like to ask Miss, where is Miss Jinzhu now?"

He had made a special inquiry beforehand, and some people said that Jinzhu was killed by Su Renyi, some said that Jinzhu ran away, and some said that Jinzhu had disappeared.

He knew that Jinzhu was the young lady's person, and given the young lady's great abilities, he always felt that Jinzhu wouldn't die so easily; Jinzhu must still be alive.

However, he had just arrived at the Holy King's Mansion and asked Bihe and Lülian. They both said that Jinzhu was not serving the young lady.

When he asked about Jinzhu, Su Xuening remembered how she and Jinzhu had plotted against him, and couldn't help but laugh and say, "It's kind of you to still care about Jinzhu. She's fine, she's safe now."

Knowing that Jinzhu was still alive, Moqi breathed a huge sigh of relief, then asked nervously and expectantly, "Where is she now? Can this servant see her?"

Thinking of Jinzhu, Su Xuening also missed her a little: "I sent her to do something very important. You won't be able to see her for the time being, but you will see her when she comes back."

She let Jinzhu stay with her mother, hoping that Jinzhu could go and avoid trouble. Jinzhu was clever and might be able to help her mother. But Jinzhu would probably come back sooner or later.

"Alright." Mo Qi was instantly disappointed that he couldn't see Jin Zhu for the time being.

Seeing the obvious disappointment on Mo Qi's face, Su Xuening suddenly asked him tentatively, "Do you like Jin Zhu?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Qi's face flushed red, and he said nervously, "This servant dares not."

Su Xuening wasn't stupid; she could easily see through Mo Qi's intentions.

Jinzhu initially seduced Moqi for their own purposes, but no one expected that Moqi would actually develop feelings for Jinzhu.

However, Mo Qi is a kind and righteous person, and his character is acceptable.

Su Xuening looked Jinzhu up and down carefully again and asked, "Do you want to marry her?"

Mo Qi became even more embarrassed, but despite his shyness, he still said generously, "Miss Jinzhu said that she would marry me after the young master's matter is settled. If Miss Jinzhu is willing, I would naturally like to marry her."

Su Xuening raised an eyebrow and deliberately asked, "But she was Su Renyi's concubine before, don't you mind?"

Without even considering it, Mo Qi shook his head: "This servant is just a servant. If Miss Jinzhu doesn't mind and is willing to marry this servant, how could this servant dare to mind?"

The girl Jinzhu is so beautiful, it's already a favor that she doesn't mind that he's a servant, so why should he care?

Moreover, he knew that Jinzhu hadn't willingly become the Second Master's concubine; she had been forced into it by the Second Madam and the Second Master.

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