Chapter 519: Has Fifth Brother ever asked you for anything over the years?
Mo Jinchuan's face suddenly darkened, "Song Yanxi, how dare you!"
Song Yanxi: "Then Your Majesty, please take a good look and see if I dare or not."
As she was about to stand up, someone grabbed her wrist.
Mo Jinchuan exerted a little force on his hand and pulled her hand forward, forcing her to move closer to him.
Just when Dehai couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to warn her, he opened his mouth and bit off the pill that Song Yanxi was holding with her fingertips.
Feeling the wetness on her fingertips, Song Yanxi's heart trembled slightly, and then she quickly pulled her hand back as if she had been burned.
She lowered her eyes, suppressed the emotions surging in her eyes, and said as calmly as possible: "The prince was punished because of me today, so I should accompany him."
Hearing the barely perceptible tremor in her voice, Mo Jinchuan curled his lips in good spirits, not looking like he was being punished at all.
If he was not still kneeling, people watching nearby would probably think that he had just come out of the imperial study to receive his reward.
Recalling the bitter taste of the pill, Mo Jinchuan said, "Remember to add some honey next time. This king loves sweets."
There will be a next time?
Song Yanxi was furious and said unhappily, "I'll go back and grind some coptis root and add it to the soup to help the prince relieve his anger."
Mo Jinchuan laughed and said with a resentful look in his eyes: "You woman, you really have a cruel heart."
Not far away, the mother and daughter looked at the worthless smile on his face and felt strange.
Mo Yingxue lowered her voice and asked, "Mother, did Fifth Brother smile?"
The queen nodded and said meaningfully, "This girl from the Song family is indeed quite capable."
Mo Yingxue grinned, clapped her hands and said, "Great, I'm going to have a fifth sister-in-law in the future."
The queen frowned slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but swallowed it back.
She sighed softly and said, "Let's go back. I'm afraid these two still have to kneel."
Mo Yingxue said without hesitation, "I'm not leaving. If Mother wants to go back, she can go back on her own."
"Yingxue, don't mess around."
Meeting the Queen's angry eyes, Mo Yingxue stuck out her tongue and said, "I'll just watch from the side and promise not to cause any more trouble."
She quickly looked at Dehai, "Isn't there still Eunuch De here? He's watching over me, so don't worry, mother."
The Queen was helpless, "I really don't know who you are like, you naughty monkey."
She looked at her personal maid beside her and said, "Let's go back first. I'll have the kitchen stew some ginger soup."
Mo Yingxue watched the queen leave, smiled at Dehai, lifted her skirt and rushed to the door of the imperial study.
Dehai called out twice symbolically and then let her go.
Selfishly, he didn't want Mo Jinchuan and Song Yanxi to be together and add a stain to his reputation.
But what he didn't want to see even more was that he, who had finally recovered from his injuries and was able to stand up again, would kneel down and suffer some harm.
He thought that His Majesty had always been sympathetic to His Royal Highness Prince Jin, and although he didn't say it, he must have felt the same way in his heart.
Instead of letting the father and son remain in such a stalemate, it would be better to let Princess Roujia in. Maybe her unreasonable behavior would be of great use.
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"Get out." Emperor Xuande said without raising his head when he heard the footsteps.
Hearing that there was not much anger in his voice, Mo Yingxue bravely took a few steps forward.
Seeing Emperor Xuande go to get a teacup, she hurriedly said, "Father, please show mercy. It's me!"
Emperor Xuande raised his eyes, his eyes showing displeasure. "Why are you causing trouble here when you are not accompanying your mother in Fengyi Palace?"
Mo Yingxue quickly stepped forward, walked behind him, and massaged his shoulders. She said in a sweet voice, "Father, calm down. I thought the weather was nice today, so I wanted to ask you to accompany me to fly a kite."
"Ask a palace maid to accompany you. I'm busy these days." Emperor Xuande said patiently.
He has always loved his little daughter with the queen.
Perhaps it was because this girl had been smart and sweet-spoken since she was young, or perhaps it was because Xiaowu happened to be away in the border town during those years and was not around, so she invisibly filled his gap.
As she was pampered, she became the only princess in the palace who had a title and a princess mansion before she got married.
The queen has no prince, so having a favored daughter can be considered an explanation to her and the family behind her.
Mo Yingxue stole a glance at the half-written imperial edict on the table and feigned surprise, "Father is going to grant Fifth Brother a marriage?"
Emperor Xuande raised his eyebrows, "Why, do you have any objections?"
Mo Yingxue nodded quickly and spoke before he could get angry, "Your Majesty, you don't know that Fifth Brother already has a lover. Please don't mess around with them."
She glanced at the door and whispered, "You know Fifth Brother's temper. If he gets angry and goes to the border town for another ten years, there really won't be any girl willing to marry him."
Emperor Xuande's face darkened, and he snorted coldly, "He is my son, the dignified Prince Jin of Da'an. What kind of woman can't he want?"
Mo Yingxue: "Of course not. There are so many women vying to marry my fifth brother."
Hearing the hidden meaning in her words, Emperor Xuande asked in a deep voice: "Yingxue, what exactly do you want to say?"
Mo Yingxue put her arm around his and shook it gently, saying coquettishly, "I want you to fly a kite with me."
Emperor Xuande: "Speak nicely."
Letting go of his arm, Mo Yingxue said awkwardly, "Father, please don't be angry. I just feel sorry for my fifth brother over the years."
"Is he pitiful?" Emperor Xuande said coldly, "Since he was born, I have raised him by my side. None of my other brothers can have this honor.
Over the years, I have always responded to his requests. Even when he insisted on going to the border town, I finally agreed."
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He asked, "Tell me, how have I, as a father, wronged him?"
Mo Yingxue asked with a gloomy look in her eyes, "Father, has Fifth Brother ever asked you for anything in these years?"
Emperor Xuande was stunned and felt a little dazed.
Has Xiaowu ever asked him for anything over the years?
Except for twelve years ago, he suddenly asked for a meeting late at night and insisted on going to the border town with Xu Xiao who was returning to Beijing to report on his position.
Then, two and a half years ago, when he was seriously injured, he was asked to promise that he would never listen to Dai Qiu's words and marry him a princess to bring him good luck.
Going to the border town is for the common people.
The reason he was unwilling to marry the princess to bring good luck was that he did not want to burden the girl and was worried that if he really could not wake up, it would ruin the girl's life.
Neither of these two things was what he wanted.
Seeing some emotion in his eyes, Mo Yingxue struck while the iron was hot and said, "Father, you should go see how Fifth Brother is with Sister Song."
Emperor Xuande glanced at her and said, "You are calling me so affectionately."
Mo Yingxue touched her nose and muttered softly, "We'll be family sooner or later anyway, so calling me sister is not a loss."
Fearing to anger him, she hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Father. If you really don't want to help this couple get together, I will just call you sister from now on."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xuande's face turned even darker.
He asked with a sullen face, "What benefit did Xiaowu give you to make you speak for him like this?"
Mo Yingxue quickly raised her hands and said, "That's not true. I swear to heaven."
She looked towards the door, her eyes somewhat sad as she said, "I can't even remember the last time Fifth Brother laughed so happily."
Emperor Xuande suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice, "Yingxue, follow me out."
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