"She told you that I bullied her?"
"No, I'm just warning you."
"Is this even reasonable?" the younger brother warned the older brother.
Mo Yunjing felt a mix of emotions. He was happy that his son had found the woman he loved. "I understand."
"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now, Your Majesty." Mo Yanye strode out of the study in his gold-plated black boots. Mo Yunjing called out to him, "Wait, Aye, were you with Shen Muqing on the night of my wedding?"
Mo Yanye turned around without saying anything, but his smile deepened.
"Let's go." Mo Yunjing slumped into a chair. No wonder the handkerchief he handed in the next day was correct; he had thought Shen Muqing had made it herself.
It would be a lie to say I wasn't angry. After all, Shen Muqing was the Crown Princess, but compared to Mo Yanye's happiness, the latter was more important.
In the month leading up to the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shen Mu wasted her days on Empress Liu's distractions. More importantly, she had to assist the Empress in organizing the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
This Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is a family affair, attended by princes, princesses, concubines, and envoys from other countries.
She studied in the mornings and afternoons, and went to play with Song Jinhe in the evenings. Song Jinhe knew she was tired and would give her acupuncture to relax, so she liked to go to Luoxia Pavilion.
At the dinner table, the wild vegetables that Song Jinhe had planted were ripe, and she picked them, enough to make a stir-fry.
"Ahe, your stir-fry is so delicious!" Shen Muqing praised, ignoring the murderous glare someone was giving her.
Mo Yunjing said sarcastically, "Anyone who didn't know better would think I mistreated you and didn't feed you."
Shen Muqing was there eight out of ten times he came to Luoxia Pavilion, and he couldn't be driven away no matter what. However, Mo Yanye's warning prevented him from doing anything about it.
Shen Muqing saw that Mo Yunjing's attitude became increasingly presumptuous from the very first time, completely disregarding him.
“Ahe said that your vegetable growing is not refined enough, and that we are rude.”
"You're just making excuses. I didn't, Ahe." Mo Yunjing defended himself, feeling like a huge burden was being placed on his shoulders.
"Qingqing, don't pay attention to him. Eat this. I made it especially for you."
Song Jinhe placed the vegetable balls into She Chenmuqing's bowl.
“Okay!” Shen Muqing replied sweetly, her radiant smile making Mo Yunjing want to tear that face apart. This cunning woman not only seduced his imperial brother but also his wife.
"Go back to your own palace after you finish eating. Qingqing is sleeping with me tonight," Song Jinhe ordered Mo Yunjing.
"Can you bear to let me sleep alone?"
Mo Yunjing looked aggrieved, hoping to gain Song Jinhe's pity.
“I’m willing to give it up.” Song Jinhe wasn’t buying his act and remained resolute.
"I'm scared to sleep alone at night." He still wanted to fight for a chance, even if the chance was slim.
With a single glance from Song Jinhe, Mo Yunjing didn't say another word and reluctantly walked out of Luoxia Pavilion.
Behind him, Shen Muqing mimicked Mo Yunjing's words, "I'm scared to sleep alone at night."
Mo Yunjing paused, flicked his sleeves in a wide arc, and stormed off in a huff.
"Alright, Qingqing, shall we take a bath together later?"
"I know a recipe that can make your skin incredibly smooth." Although Shen Muqing's skin was already very smooth, who would complain about wanting it to become even better?
Shen Muqing couldn't wait any longer. She grabbed Song Jinhe's sleeve and ran into the room. "What are we waiting for? Let's go quickly."
"Okay." Song Jinhe said indulgently, letting Shen Muqing pull her along.
In Tingyu Pavilion, Mo Yunjing sat in Shen Muqing's room with a dark expression. He would find out why he was here soon enough.
The maids outside all saw the Crown Prince's angry expression and silently lit candles for the Crown Princess in their hearts. Some even gloated, thinking that the Crown Princess had finally angered the Crown Prince.
Mo Yunjing hadn't been sitting for long when he heard noises coming from the window near the secluded area outside. Sure enough, they had come. Just thinking about his wise and mighty war god brother climbing out of the window to find a woman made him want to laugh. He had finally gotten his turn.
Mo Yanye, who had just climbed in, immediately saw Mo Yunjing sitting in the center of the room. His eyes darkened and his expression turned grim.
Mo Yunjing hurriedly explained, "Aye, Shen Muqing went to sleep with Ahe. I came here specifically to wait for you."
After hearing his explanation, Mo Yanye's expression improved. "Your Majesty, you shouldn't come here anymore. What kind of behavior is it to break into a woman's room in the middle of the night?"
"Haha," it turns out that when people are speechless to a certain extent, they really do want to laugh. He's become a womanizer. It's true that birds of a feather flock together. Mo Yanye and Shen Muqing are practically cut from the same mold.
"I understand." Mo Yunjing's voice was almost choked out. He had never seen such shameless people, and now he had seen two of them.
"Want a drink?" He handed Mo Yanye a pot of wine, since they were in the same boat.
Unlike the playful atmosphere of Tingyuxuan, Luoxiage was filled with laughter and joy.
The two masters were taking a bath inside, while Bai Zhi and Zhu Qiu chatted outside the door with two stools in hand; the scene was very harmonious.
Inside the house, someone said, "Ah He, you're so big!"
Shen Muqing gestured in the air, and Song Jinhe's face turned a little red, probably from the heat. "Qingqing, don't talk nonsense."
“I’m telling the truth.”
"You're not allowed to say that either."
"Okay, okay."
The bed was completely new, everything was new, and two fragrant bodies lay flat on it.
Shen Muqing played with Song Jinhe's hair with his fingers and asked curiously, "Ahe, how did you and the Crown Prince meet?"
After a moment of silence, Song Jinhe finally spoke, "I met him in my village."
"He was being assassinated when I happened to save him while I was gathering herbs on the mountain."
"Then he said he fell in love with me at first sight and kidnapped me to this palace. You should know what happened next."
Actually, many things were omitted in the middle. For example, Song Jinhe couldn't stand Mo Yunjing's personality. He was too obsessive and crazy. She tried to run away once but failed.
For example, she was originally a well-known female doctor in the village, and her lifelong ambition was to open her own clinic.
For example, she disliked the palace and wanted freedom, but was imprisoned by someone.
Do you like him?
Another long silence followed, so long that Shen Muqing thought she wouldn't speak.
"It's not a matter of liking or disliking."
Song Jinhe recalled the past. Mo Yunjing was the most handsome person she had ever seen. She was a bit of a looks-obsessed person, otherwise she wouldn't have saved a stranger and ended up getting herself into trouble.
If she didn't mention leaving, Mo Yunjing would do almost anything she wanted. As long as she didn't run away from him, he would agree to everything she asked.
"Why marry someone you don't like?"
Shen Muqing asked, puzzled, "Didn't the two of you get married because you liked each other?"
Song Jinhe gave a wry smile. "Qingqing, you're still too naive. You'll understand later."
"All right."
Instead of discussing this sad topic, Shen Muqing asked Song Jinhe about things in the village.
Mentioning the village, Song Jinhe's spirits lifted again. The old lady at the village entrance kept two exceptionally well-behaved little yellow dogs.
The villager in the west didn't know how serious Grandpa Zhang's rheumatism was.
I wonder if Stone will still be as naughty as before and get beaten by Aunt Zhao.
......
She talked about the trivial and interesting things in the village, and Shen Muqing listened with great interest. She didn't realize that life outside the palace was so interesting.
"Will Qingqing find it boring? If she's bored, I won't talk about it."
"No, go on, tell us about that widow Sun in the village who went into the wrong house at night."
"Okay, the funniest thing is..."
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
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