Chapter 116 What kind of benefits did he promise you?
After hearing this, Mo Jiuye understood much more clearly.
To put it bluntly, the person who enabled He Zhiyuan to have a relationship with Prince Rui was He Meiyu.
He had also heard that Princess Rui's family had no background and was just an ordinary merchant family in the capital.
And just recently, news came from the capital that Princess Rui had died of illness.
Judging from He Zhiyuan's expression, he doesn't seem to be lying.
Mo Jiuye continued to ask: "What happened next?"
"Later, Prince Rui used the excuse that Meiyu missed her family and secretly brought her to meet me.
After a few interactions, I gradually became familiar with King Rui, and he took the opportunity to tell him about his plan to win me over.
It was then that I realized how ambitious King Rui was."
Mo Jiuye pressed on: "What kind of benefits did he promise you?"
He Zhiyuan laughed self-deprecatingly: "Of course it's Meiyu's position as queen. Prince Rui said that as long as he can successfully ascend to that position, Meiyu will be the future queen.
At that time, he will announce Meiyu's true identity in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, making me the father-in-law of the emperor, second only to the emperor himself."
Mo Jiuye sneered: "It's a pity that your daughter is short-lived."
He Zhiyuan sighed.
"It's all my fault for not judging the right people. I thought Prince Rui would keep his word to me, but after the Emperor ordered me to be demoted, his attitude towards me has deteriorated significantly.
Until the news of Meiyu's death came out, I no longer dared to dream of becoming the father-in-law of the emperor.
Prince Rui is not worried that I will tell others about his affairs. If I do, it would be equivalent to me directly admitting that I had seized the border grain."
As he spoke, He Zhiyuan bowed deeply to Mo Jiuye.
"Mr. Mo, we have all been reduced to exile. I tell you this because I hope you can put aside the past grudges and take care of my He family.
I've come this far thanks in no small part to King Rui's manipulations. After this period of exile, I've seen through many things and no longer have any inappropriate thoughts."
Mo Jiuye put his hands behind his back, his eyes still cold.
"You and I are not on the same path to begin with. Moreover, what you did back then almost cost the lives of so many soldiers at the border. I will never forgive you no matter what.
In light of what you've told me today, as long as you behave yourself and don't provoke me in the future, I promise not to take the initiative to attack you."
Mo Jiuye once thought that after arriving in the northwest, he would find an opportunity to kill He Zhiyuan to avenge the fact that He Zhiyuan had withheld the food and fodder for the border soldiers.
If the soldiers at the border had not died because of his withholding of food and grass, Mo Jiuye would have taken his life long ago.
The guarantee he could make to He Zhiyuan today was already the biggest concession he had made.
Upon hearing this, He Zhiyuan straightened up instantly and stared at Mo Jiuye in disbelief.
He never thought that Mo Jiuye had already wanted to kill him.
I guess he didn't take action early because he was concerned about the presence of the officials.
Thinking of this, He Zhiyuan suddenly felt a chill down his spine and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
His purpose in telling Mo Jiuye all this was not to gain his forgiveness, but to make life better for the whole family.
Even if it's just the fruit I just gave to one or two of them to satisfy their cravings, it would be good.
Unexpectedly, things did not develop according to plan at all, leaving him feeling caught between a rock and a hard place.
After thinking for a moment, He Zhiyuan said with a stiff upper lip: "Mr. Mo, I'm telling you this with sincerity. You can't turn your back on me!"
Mo Jiuye snorted coldly.
"You took the initiative to tell me, and I didn't ask."
These words almost made He Zhiyuan die of anger. He was not without temper.
"Everyone in the court says you're a gentleman, but I think you're just a villain."
Mo Jiuye didn't get angry but laughed instead.
"Whether I'm a gentleman or a villain, it all depends on who I'm dealing with. If I'm dealing with a complete villain, why would I want to be a gentleman?"
These words left He Zhiyuan speechless. He also realized that Mo Jiuye was a stubborn person and no matter how much he said, it would be of no use.
In the end, He Zhiyuan flicked his sleeves and turned away angrily.
At the same time, Mo Jiuye also fell into deep thought.
He was wondering how to deal with it in the future if what He Zhiyuan said was true.
Just when we had found a solution to Nan Heng's problem, Nan Rui popped up like an invisible man.
He Zhiran was eating fruit with the female relatives. When he saw He Zhiyuan coming, he didn't think much about it and just thought that he was trying to please Mo Jiuye.
Seeing that the women had almost finished eating, He Zhiran urged everyone to rest.
There wasn't much fruit left, just enough for each member of the Mo family to have two.
So He Zhiran took the initiative and asked each family member to take two away and save them for eating on the road tomorrow.
Everyone was satisfied and went back to their tents to rest with the fruits in their arms.
He Zhiran asked Madam Mo and Mo Hanyue to sleep together on the mule cart.
The carriage is covered with soft carpet, which is definitely more comfortable than a tent.
Considering her son's injuries, Mrs. Mo refused and insisted on sleeping in the tent.
Now that Mo Jiuye knows the secret of the space, He Zhiran has no requirements for accommodation. No matter where they sleep, they will eventually enter the space.
Mo Jiuye also understood this truth, and helped He Zhiran to persuade Old Madam Mo.
In the end, Mrs. Mo couldn't persuade the two of them, so she took Mo Hanyue to live in the mule cart.
Now that Mo Jiuye knew about the existence of the space, He Zhiran didn't plan to wash up outside and would wait until he returned to the space.
When she returned to the tent, she saw Mo Jiuye looking thoughtful.
He Zhiran subconsciously thought that it must be related to He Zhiyuan.
Thinking that walls have ears, to be on the safe side, He Zhiran directly pulled Mo Jiuye into the space.
The two of them sat facing each other at the dining table in tacit understanding.
He Zhiran asked: "What happened?"
Mo Jiuye did not hide anything and told He Zhiran what He Zhiyuan had just said.
"I'm not sure whether what He Zhiyuan said is true or not, but we have to be on guard."
Hearing this, He Zhiran began to search for records about Nanrui in history books in his mind.
However, in her cognition, Nanrui's presence was very low. If Mo Jiuye had not mentioned him today, she would have even ignored this person.
In order to verify the authenticity of the matter, He Zhiran took out several history books in front of Mo Jiuye.
Mo Jiuye saw a pile of books on the table and asked, "What is this?"
He Zhiran specially took a history book in traditional Chinese characters and presented it to Mo Jiuye.
"It contains some records about the Dashun Dynasty, which may be helpful to us."
Without any suspicion, Mo Jiuye immediately started to look through it.
He Zhiran was not idle either. Since she traveled here, she has read history books many times. The contents in them are mostly superficial descriptions. If she wants to truly understand some unknown things, she has to explore in unofficial history.
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