Mo Beichen pondered for a moment before speaking, "How can the Grand Tutor be so certain that the family to whom the marriage is arranged is necessarily a good one?"
The Grand Tutor's expression stiffened slightly, then he sighed, "This old minister understands Your Majesty's meaning, but this old minister also has his own selfish motives. This old minister is thinking of supporting a poor scholar who is of good character, upright, and loves my granddaughter. He doesn't expect any other wealth or honor. In this way, this old minister can also support my granddaughter."
Seeing that Mo Beichen's expression did not change, the Grand Tutor continued, "Your Majesty, I cannot interfere with the Minister's residence. If she marries, and her husband is someone I know well, I can at least offer some advice."
Mo Beichen sighed. Han Yixuan glanced at Mo Beichen, then turned to the Grand Tutor and said, "Grand Tutor, you're blinded by your own involvement. The Emperor's intention is that a marriage can be granted, but it can't be done casually. Your intentions are good, but if it leads Miss Shang to jump from one fire pit into another, you'll likely feel even more guilty. So this matter must be handled with caution."
Mo Beichen also spoke up, "Yes, Grand Tutor, I imagine the Empress will have a different opinion on this matter. Perhaps I should go back and discuss it with the Empress before making a decision?"
Seeing that Mo Beichen truly took his words to heart, the Grand Tutor was even more grateful. He immediately disregarded Han Yixuan's advice and knelt down to kowtow in gratitude.
Mo Beichen hurriedly came over and personally helped the Grand Tutor up. "Grand Tutor, you can go back and wait for news. Also, convey my decree that the Grand Tutor has been overworked for Tianmo Kingdom and needs to rest at home for a few days. However, he misses his daughter dearly and has specially allowed his granddaughter to return home to take care of him until he recovers."
Upon hearing this, the Grand Tutor's eyes immediately reddened. "Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you for your understanding."
Mo Beichen sent someone to escort the Grand Tutor home, and also dispatched his chief eunuch to the Ministry of Personnel to deliver an imperial decree.
After everyone left, the imperial study was empty.
Mo Beichen did not return to his original seat, but instead walked to the chessboard and asked Han Yixuan to play chess with him.
Seeing that no one was around, Han Yixuan stopped pretending and followed Mo Beichen to the chessboard with a grin, then sat down.
"Ugh, I'm exhausted while you've been gone. I don't care, you have to make it up to me," Han Yixuan muttered.
Mo Beichen glanced at him briefly and said coldly, "What compensation do you want?"
Han Yixuan mysteriously put down the chess piece he had just picked up, and said with a longing look, "I heard that in a manor on the outskirts of the city, there is a hot spring nestled among flowers. If you soak in that hot spring, you can see a sea of flowers when you look up, smell the fragrance of hundreds of kinds of flowers, and there is also the manor's secret-made Hundred Flower Wine..."
Mo Beichen silently withdrew his gaze, "Look at you, so pathetic."
Han Yixuan said with dissatisfaction, "Hey, what's wrong with my ambition? Life is only a hundred years long, so we should know how to enjoy life and live in the moment."
Mo Beichen picked up a chess piece and made his first move before frowning and saying, "If all the ministers were like you, only knowing how to enjoy themselves and not how to plan ahead, my Tianmo Kingdom would probably be close to its demise."
“Ah, the country and its people are a different matter. You see, when we go to court and do official business, we should focus on doing our job well. After court or during our days off, we should enjoy ourselves with the people. We must not only protect this country, but also learn to enjoy it.”
Mo Beichen glanced at him sideways, giving him a strange look. "Where did you learn so many twisted theories? And you even have a whole set of them. What else happened while I was away?"
Han Yixuan recalled a certain night and couldn't help but chuckle. "Hey, you probably wouldn't believe me if I told you. If I hadn't experienced it myself, even I wouldn't believe it."
Mo Beichen couldn't bear to look at Han Yixuan's lovestruck expression.
He had no idea that the tenderness he showed towards Luo Luo was the most unbearable thing to see.
Han Yixuan noticed Mo Beichen's disdainful look and immediately laughed in exasperation, "Heh, what kind of look is that? When you and your partner were all lovey-dovey back then, I never looked down on you, okay?"
Mo Beichen withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "Oh? So, you admit you have someone you like?"
Han Yixuan shuddered in disgust. "Don't talk nonsense. I don't have any homosexual tendencies. I just felt like we were kindred spirits. You don't understand. Oh, at that moment, I finally felt like someone understood me."
Mo Beichen glared at his spineless appearance. He was originally not going to pay him any attention, but considering that they had been through thick and thin together, and fearing that he might be scammed and even help the scammer count the money, he asked, "How did you two meet?"
As soon as Mo Beichen finished speaking, Han Yixuan said, "You wouldn't understand even if I told you."
Mo Beichen's face darkened, and he snorted coldly, "So you think I'll understand if you don't tell me?"
Han Yixuan: "Oh, it's not a big deal to tell you, but I don't really know how to tell you."
Mo Beichen looked at Han Yixuan as if he were an idiot. "You don't know who he is? You don't even know his name or where he lives?"
Han Yixuan shook his head honestly. He was so engrossed in chatting that he had no idea to ask about material possessions.
Looking at the few chess pieces on the board, Mo Beichen suddenly felt irritated; he shouldn't have asked so many questions.
Looking up at Han Yixuan, that idiot, Mo Beichen felt even more irritated.
"Get out of here, get out of here. Come back to me when you've found out the truth. Otherwise, don't show your face again. You'll stay home for the next three days and reflect on your actions. Someone, go and find two imperial physicians to give Lord Han a good check-up. I suspect that Lord Han has been working himself to the bone lately."
Mo Beichen summoned Mo Feng and angrily instructed him to send the most skilled imperial physician to treat Han Yixuan.
Mo Feng lowered his head, suppressing a laugh, and glanced at Han Yixuan, whose face turned red with anger.
However, with her father-in-law and Mo Feng present, she couldn't act as disrespectfully as before, and could only glare at Mo Beichen helplessly.
Han Yixuan's inner thoughts: You are the emperor, you are amazing.
You're the one who's mentally ill!
Mo Feng suppressed a laugh and gestured with a blank expression, "Lord Han, please!"
Han Yixuan glared at Mo Feng, "Even you're making fun of me! You're really infuriating! Humph, let whoever wants to fall in love with me have their way, I'm not going to! Humph!"
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and stormed off in a huff.
Mo Beichen waved his hand at Mo Feng, "Remember, don't expose yourself!"
Mo Feng nodded, bowed, and went to catch up with Han Yixuan.
Mo Yu asked, puzzled, "Your Majesty, if you want to do it, just do it. Why make such a fuss? Look how angry Lord Han is; he can't even walk properly."
When Han Yixuan left just now, he was so angry that he started to step on the same foot at the same time and almost fell. If his father-in-law hadn't been there to support him, he probably would have embarrassed himself.
Mo Beichen glanced at Mo Yu expressionlessly, then stood up and walked towards the imperial table, saying, "Could your smile be any more obvious?"
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