"Really?"
Mo Yanye stroked her small, fair earlobe with his hand, "As long as you behave, no one will dare to bully you."
Wow, you're amazing!
While saying this aloud, Shen Muqing was thinking to herself: If you're so capable, why don't you become the emperor?
In fact, half of the country's territory was conquered by Mo Yanye. He joined the army at the age of ten and is now twenty-two, having served for twelve years.
When a prince is twenty, he is supposed to have his coming-of-age ceremony and receive his own title and move out of the palace. However, he refused to wait until now, and no one dared to object. The emperor could only do as he pleased.
"Qingqing," Mo Yanye's breathing became a little rapid. Having been celibate and abstinent until now, he had no interest in women and even felt disgusted by them. But now that a girl had appeared who suited his taste in every way, he naturally couldn't resist.
As he spoke, his hand slowly untied her thin sash.
"What are you doing? You can't do that."
Shen Muqing naturally refused; her current status did not allow her to do so.
"You still know I'm the Crown Princess?"
Her hands were tightly clutching her sash, a gesture that appeared to Mo Yanye as blatant seduction.
"You seduced me first."
Mo Yanye picked her up and carried her to the bed. "You have to take responsibility. That night was my first time too."
Shen Muqing, who had fallen onto the bed, quickly crawled over and grabbed the blanket to cover herself, speechless at his shamelessness.
Is struggling useful? Obviously not.
Has he been here before?
He paused for a moment.
Shen Muqing was on the verge of tears. Didn't you know whether she had been there or not? She had just happened to run into Mo Yunjing while having dinner with Song Jinhe, and he already knew that.
"Don't call me that."
While doing this, Mo Yanye still used this title, and Shen Muqing would never be able to look at those two words the same way again.
"What? Does the Emperor not like me calling you that?"
"Didn't you say so, Qingqing?"
"Hmm? Why aren't you saying anything?"
In the end, Mo Yanye whispered something outrageous in her ear.
"you..."
Finally, Shen Muqing's arm lay limply on the edge of the bed, drenched in sweat, and she no longer had the strength to retort to Mo Yanye.
Mo Yanye called over a basin of water and gently wiped her body. These hands that used to kill without blinking an eye could now do such insignificant little things.
Shen Muqing, who had been sleeping until the sun was high in the sky, was startled awake. Oh no, he hadn't yet paid his respects to the Empress.
"Zhuqiu, quickly help me wash up and change my clothes."
She got out of bed in a hurry.
"Your Highness, I asked the Empress for leave for you today, saying you are sick."
Zhu Qiu brought in the freshly scented clothes, placed them in the closet, and then began to help Shen Muqing with her washing and grooming.
"That's good."
Shen Muqing knew without a doubt that Mo Yanye was behind it. She didn't even know when he left. She only knew that when she got up, the blankets beside her were cold, but the slightly sunken blankets indicated that someone had slept there.
When she got up, she saw a piece of jet-black jade next to her pillow. It was smooth, even, and without any impurities.
Shen Muqing, standing before the bronze mirror, examined the jade piece. "Zhu Qiu, what is this?"
Although Zhu Qiu was Shen Muqing's dowry maid, she had recently gotten along well with some people in the palace. Everyone knew she was the Crown Princess's personal maid and treated her with utmost respect.
"This is the Fifth Prince's personal jade pendant; seeing the jade pendant is like seeing the Fifth Prince."
"His name is also on it; every prince has a jade pendant that symbolizes his status."
"With this jade pendant, one can move freely within the palace."
Zhu Qiu put the last hairpin into Shen Muqing's hair. Today, Shen Muqing was going for a fresh and elegant style, and Zhu Qiu paired her with a set of emerald green Suzhou embroidered Qi-Xiong Ruqun, which made Shen Muqing look lively and in line with her status.
Shen Muqing took the black jade closer to examine it and indeed saw the character "Ye" in the middle.
"Can this jade be taken out of the palace?"
"certainly."
Inside the Crown Prince's study, Mo Yunjing sat upright at his desk, revising something. His handsome brows were furrowed, as if he were troubled by something.
"Ah Ye, what are your thoughts on the matter concerning the Moon Kingdom?"
Mo Yanye sat casually below, staring blankly at a purse. Yes, this was the one he had taken from Shen Muqing. In exchange, he left his jade pendant by her pillow.
I've only been away for less than half a day and I already miss her.
"Ah Ye?" Mo Yunjing stopped writing and looked at Mo Yanye, only to see him staring blankly at a green pouch.
Mo Yanye didn't try to hide it, and under Mo Yunjing's gaze, he tucked it into his clothes.
"What is it?"
What do you think of the marriage alliance between the Moon Kingdom and the Mo Kingdom?
Princess Yaoyue of the Moon Kingdom has always been interested in Mo Yanye. Since their first meeting last Mid-Autumn Festival, she vowed to marry only Mo Yanye. Another month has passed, and it will be Mid-Autumn Festival again. This is also the purpose of the Moon Kingdom's visit: a marriage alliance.
"What does this have to do with me?"
Mo Yanye took a sip of tea, seemingly unconcerned about the matter.
"The princess came for you, and you didn't mean anything by it?" Mo Yun Jing teased his younger brother. He couldn't marry the woman he loved, and neither could his brother.
"No, I already have someone I love." Mo Yanye refused decisively, his thin lips parting to utter words that angered Mo Yunjing: "Why don't you marry her, Your Majesty?"
"Ridiculous! My heart belongs only to Ahe. If it weren't for that wicked woman, Shen Muqing, causing trouble, I..."
Before he could finish speaking, he felt a chill all over his body. Where did the chill come from in July?
"Royal brother." Mo Yanye abandoned his casual attitude and his face turned cold.
"?"
Mo Yunjing didn't know what he had said that offended him, but he was also a little intimidated by his younger brother's temper.
"Let's not talk about that. You just said you have a sweetheart, but which family's daughter is she? We can ask Father to grant you a marriage."
He smiled and stopped talking about the marriage alliance.
Mo Yanye stared intently at Mo Yunjing with his dark eyes, a wicked smile playing on his lips. "I like your Crown Princess."
"What?" Mo Yunjing was sure he hadn't misheard. He liked Shen Muqing? Sure enough, this woman was a femme fatale, trying to seduce him but daring to seduce his own brother.
"Ah Ye, are you alright? Even if you like her, so what? She is already my Crown Princess."
Why did they have to say it now, only after Shen Muqing married him?
"So what?" Mo Yanye already had a plan in mind. It was nothing more than faking his death and getting a new identity. If all else failed, he could go to see Shen Muqing every night.
"Are you crazy?"
"Brother, I will only love Qingqing in this life, and I will marry no one but her." Mo Yanye's attitude was firm.
Mo Yunjing couldn't do anything about him.
"So, Your Majesty, you must stop bullying her, even scolding her is not an option." This was the first time Mo Yanye had ever defended someone like this, especially a woman, and more importantly, his own Crown Princess.
Mo Yunjing's face darkened. What do you mean I bullied her? How ridiculous! What kind of nonsense is this?
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