Chapter 474 Wise Ruler
Mo Ziyuan looked at Gongshu Zhi and quietly accepted the betrothal gift list.
"I will accept this betrothal gift."
Gongshu Zhi smiled, then turned to leave.
"Let's get married today."
Gongshu Zhi and Mo Ziqian could hardly believe their ears.
"Zi Yuan?"
"Ziyuan!"
Mo Ziyuan slowly sat down on a chair to the side.
“Gongshu Zhi, sometimes I wonder, you’re no longer young, your face isn’t as beautiful as it used to be, your personality is a bit stubborn and a bit pretentious, and you’re a bit single-minded. What is it about you that I like?”
Gongshu Zhi felt somewhat aggrieved after hearing this.
Mo Ziqian's expression softened considerably after hearing this.
The two then heard Mo Ziyuan continue:
"However, these are the shortcomings that I racked my brains to come up with during the ten years you were gone."
I don't know what a good lover should be like, but I still remember the way you took off your fur coat and gave it to the beggar when we first met.
I remember how you stood up for me even though I didn't know martial arts, despite people gossiping behind my back.
I, Mo Ziyuan, am a woman of my word. I only have one question for you: do you acknowledge the bond between us?
Gongshu Zhi stood still and did not move.
Mo Ziyuan spoke in a cool tone: "Speak."
Gongshu Zhi immediately walked up to Mo Ziyuan and said, "I admit it!"
Mo Ziyuan said calmly, "Kneel down."
Gongshu Zhi knelt down without the slightest hesitation.
Then, somewhat bewildered, she looked up and asked, "Ziyuan, why are you kneeling?"
Mo Ziyuan looked down at Gongshu Zhi and said, "Once I, Mo Ziyuan, am married, I will be in charge of all matters in the household. I will tell you to go east and not west, and you are not allowed to take concubines. All the money in the household will be managed by me. Can you do that?"
Before Gongshu Zhi could even process what was happening, he had already nodded.
Mo Ziyuan nodded in satisfaction, "Go wait outside."
Gongshu Zhi scratched his head, turned to look at Mo Ziqian, and said, "Brother, I'll go outside first."
After Gongshu Zhi left, Mo Ziqian came to his senses.
"Ziyuan! You're jumping into a fire pit! I absolutely will not allow you to get married!"
Mo Ziyuan got up and came to Mo Ziqian.
“Brother, since childhood, I have always had a question: why can’t the Mo family have any dealings with the imperial court?”
As I grew up, I came to understand the true meaning of mechanical arts: if those with ill intentions were to receive assistance from the Mohists, the world would suffer.
During times of war, I personally witnessed the suffering of the people ravaged by the flames of war. They were in pain and wailing. The Mohist school did not have any dealings with any other forces, nor did it provide any aid to the people.
The Mohist school has a thousand-year reputation, claiming to be neutral and maintain the balance of the world, but this mindset has long since changed.
They are high above, revered as gods, yet gods are compassionate and merciful, helping the world rather than seeking personal gain.
I want to choose a wise ruler to assist her in truly creating a golden age.
Mo Ziqian looked at the faint smile on Mo Ziyuan's face, his voice trembling slightly.
"Ziyuan, do you even know what you're saying! You're saying all this just to marry that Gongshu Zhi! You've completely lost your mind!"
Mo Ziyuan stepped forward and grasped Mo Ziqian's hand.
“Brother, you should know that what I said is not for Gongshu Zhi’s sake. It is true that I want to stay with him and that I want to choose a wise ruler.”
Mo Ziqian looked at her and said, "Do you know that if you insist on doing this, you will be expelled from the Mo family! Your name will be removed from the ancestral register, and after death you will become a lonely soul, forbidden from entering the ancestral hall!"
Mo Ziyuan smiled. "Brother, would you be my witness at the wedding?"
Mo Ziqian's eyes reddened. "Ziyuan, have you thought this through?"
Mo Ziyuan bowed in respect.
He took a key out of his pocket.
"This is the key to my study, which contains all the classics I have written. All members of the Mohist school may read them."
Everyone in the Mohist school had their own means of making a living.
These methods allow for confidentiality.
Mo Ziyuan's talent in mechanical arts was unmatched by anyone in the Mo family.
Her works were revered as treasures by the Mohists.
She then handed over Gongshu Zhi's betrothal gift list to Mo Ziqian.
"This betrothal gift is to repay the kindness of the Mo family in raising us."
Mo Ziyuan bowed one last time, "Brother, take care."
After saying that, she turned and strode away.
Gongshu Zhi waited somewhat reservedly at the door.
Upon seeing Mo Ziyuan emerge, he immediately followed her.
Mo Ziyuan led him toward the Mo family ancestral hall.
"Come with me to meet your in-laws."
Gongshu Zhi followed closely behind, saying "Oh, oh."
The two arrived at the Mo Family Ancestral Hall, where Mo Ziyuan knelt before the memorial tablet.
Gongshu Zhi also knelt down.
Mo Ziyuan looked at her parents' memorial tablets and said, "Kowtowing."
Gongshu Zhi was taken aback, then immediately kowtowed.
Mo Ziyuan looked at the memorial tablet and said, "Father, Mother, your daughter is going to walk the path in her heart."
When Gongshu Zhi was feeling a bit dazed.
Mo Ziyuan stood up. "Let's go."
She arrived at a small courtyard.
This was the small courtyard that Gongshu Zhi had given her years ago, so that she could hide away when she was feeling down.
Mo Ziyuan walked in, then turned to look at Mo Ziyuan, "After the marriage, you should first go and find the team that escorts the mechanical beasts to the battlefield. I still have some things to do. After you arrive at the military camp, I will be able to get there in seven days at most. Tell Qin Jinzhi that I have something to say to her."
The two got married with Mo Ziqian, who was disguised, as their witness.
Mo Ziqian had a dark expression throughout.
Because Gongshu Zhi kept crying.
Mo Ziqian wanted to grab him and flip him over with disgust.
The next day, Mo Ziyuan saw Gongshu Zhi off.
Gongshu Zhi rejoined his troops and arrived at the battlefield.
Qin Jinzhi's face turned even uglier after hearing Gongshu Zhi's words. "I have nothing to do with you, yet you drag your beloved woman into this mess. Gongshu Zhi, have you lost your mind?!"
She didn't know what was going on between Gongshu Zhi and Mo Ziyuan.
However, Gongshu Zhi asked Qin Ye for help in obtaining an imperial decree.
The military officer was a court official who had passed through official channels, so he could no longer return to the Gongshu family.
If Mo Ziyuan marries him, she will be expelled from the Mo family.
Gongshu Zhi hurriedly pulled Qin Ye aside and said, "Marshal! Marshal! Listen to what this brat is saying! She just doesn't want to support me in my old age!"
Qin Ye was eagerly hoping that a subordinate would come in at this moment.
With others present, he still dared to speak, looking at Gongshu Zhi with an expression of helplessness.
Qin Jinzhi's voice turned completely cold. "The army is about to set off. I don't have time to waste words with you. Go back to Henan immediately, and I will submit a memorial to relieve you of your post as a military officer."
Gongshu Zhi immediately sat down on the ground. "I'm not going back. My wife will be here soon. If I go back, where will she find me?"
Qin Jinzhi frowned even more deeply.
Gongshu Zhi quickly said, "I didn't ask her to come. I'm not the one who calls the shots in our family. She said she has something to say to you personally. She'll let me leave if my wife says so, and I'll leave if she says so."
Qin Jinzhi turned and left.
Gongshu Zhi touched his nose. "Marshal, she can't possibly throw me out again, can she?"
Qin Ye patted him on the shoulder, "I don't have the final say at home either."
Both of them coughed awkwardly.
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