Chapter 168 Who Is the One Conducting the Affair
When Mo Xuemin heard Yu Mingyong ntioning Mo Xuetong without being prompted, a flash of viciousness appeared in her eyes. Good. The person in front of her was a scumbag. If she dragged Mo Xuetong in, Yu Mingyong might even just insist that Mo Xuetong was the one he was eting. After all, she was beautiful and which man could resist her? Furthermore, Mo Xuemin had already laid the groundwork for him. If Yu Mingyong insisted that Mo Xuetong was the one who invited him to et secretly, then she would be able to walk out of this scot-free.
Mo Xuetong would not be able to live with her head held up high after this. Mo Xuemin was pleased and her expression grew even more delicate.
“Young Master Yu, my third sister is a noble young lady. Is she soone you can et when you want to? Furthermore, my third sister did not know that you would be here when she asked to et here. How could she be trying to fra us?” Mo Xuemin looked up tearfully and tried to defend Mo Xuetong fearfully. She looked as if she did not want to let Yu Mingyong get close to Mo Xuetong at all. She appeared totally different from the previous tis she brought up Mo Xuetong.
However, the implications were clear. She was trying to say that it was intentional on Mo Xuetong’s part. Mo Xuetong had brought her here intentionally and got soone to hurt her. She had intentionally put her and Yu Mingyong together...
This was so hateful!
Yu Mingyong had already long forgotten Consort Yu’s orders. He was a rogue, and he really did not care about his manners when angry. He thought that Mo Xuemin was pushing the bla onto him. He walked up and was about to grab her as he scolded, “Are you still not going to get that third sister of yours here? She’s just as troubleso as you. You’ll know if I’m telling the truth or not then.”
He was a man, but he dared to hold the hand of a noble lady in front of so many people.
Mo Xuemin was so frightened that she took two steps backward. She tripped on her long skirt and almost fell. Two maids caught her hurriedly and Mo Xiu grabbed her hands, catching her just in ti. A note drifted out from Mo Xuemin’s wide sleeve then. Mo Xuemin was startled, and she moved quickly, trying to catch it.
Yu Mingyong discovered the note as well. He was a man, after all, and his reactions were faster. He slapped Mo Xuemin’s hand away and grabbed the note. Then, he backed away and read it angrily. Then, he started yelling, “You still won’t admit it? You were the one who made plans to et a man here secretly and tried to fra your sister and . You are a shaless woman. I don’t know why Lord Mo treasures you so. Why was I so unlucky to have encountered this? So unlucky, so unlucky! I have to burn this set of clothes when I get ho to get rid of bad luck.”
Then, he threw the note onto the ground and looked at Mo Xuemin with disdain. Then, he quickly looked away as if the sight of her would pollute his eyes. The crowd was shocked by Yu Mingyong’s unusual reaction. A few people went forward to try to see what was written on the note that had been tossed onto the ground.
How could this be? Mo Xuemin was stunned and the satisfied look in her eyes froze. This note was the one Mo Xiu had stuffed in her sleeve earlier. Sima Lingyun would definitely be aware that sothing like this had happened to her. She saw Sima Lingyun in the crowd and gave him a look before gesturing the word “three” with her hands. Then, Mo Xiu placed the note into her sleeve.
Even though she did not have ti to see what was written on the note, she was sure that Sima Lingyun had written about Mo Xuetong inviting her to et. As long as she could prove that Mo Xuetong was the one who invited her here and tried to fra her, she would be able to extricate herself from the situation. This plan was the result of a flash of inspiration!
Rationally speaking, Yu Mingyong’s first reaction after reading the note should not be to look at her with disdain but with pity. After all, the delicate and beautiful First Miss had been frad and was crying so pitifully. Everyone would sympathize with her and pity her. The more pitiful she seed right now, the more they would feel that Mo Xuetong was shaless and vicious. Then, she could pretend to care for her sister deeply and try to defend Mo Xuetong. She would then talk about Mo Xuetong’s damaged reputation. She wanted to see how Mo Xuetong would deal with it then! Would she die? Or would living be worse than dying? It all depended on what Mo Xuemin would say.
But sothing unexpected happened!
Why was Yu Mingyong behaving so oddly? What did he an by her eting a man in secret? Her fingers shook violently beneath her sleeves and a sense of cold dread welled up within her. She had a bad feeling and her eyes turned cold. She could not help but look at that note. She wanted to see what was written on it so she could deal with it appropriately.
Li Youmo moved the fastest. He snatched up the paper that drifted to his feet and read it. After that, he started laughing out loud and dangled the note from his fingers. He did not speak but passed on the note to others. So of the young masters and ladies began to look at Mo Xuemin mockingly and with disdain after reading the note.
The ominous feeling in Mo Xuemin’s heart grew even stronger. She bit her lips and stared at the note that was being passed around.
Li Youmo’s oily voice was a little scornful as he glanced at a person standing in the crowd. “His Excellency Sima? Isn’t he here? Look, Your Excellency Sima, were you late? We got to watch a good show. Please co here, Your Excellency. Your beauty is here. She has already done so much for you; you must not hurt her feelings!”
“Look, His Excellency has been watching this for so long. It is ti for him to co up on stage.”
The crowd parted voluntarily and Sima Lingyun, who was hidden in the crowd, appeared awkwardly. The smile on his face was stiff.
Sima Lingyun had not expected to beco involved in the matter. He had co to Qingyu Pavilion slightly later than the others. He caught Mo Xuemin rushing out with blood streaming down her face. Then, their gazes t. He understood that Mo Xuemin intended to push the bla onto Mo Xuetong. He quickly found a quiet spot and casually faked a note, which read Mo Xuetong wanted to et Mo Xuemin.
He stuffed the note into Mo Xiu’s hand while everyone was busy blaming Yu Mingyong. Then, Mo Xiu secretly placed the note into Mo Xuemin’s sleeve. No one noticed the entire process as everyone was focused on Yu Mingyong. Mo Xuemin appeared to be the victim and seed so delicate and weak, no one paid her any attention.
Everything should have gone according to plan. As long as Mo Xuemin revealed the note that had Mo Xuetong’s invitation to her to et here, all the bla would be pinned on Mo Xuetong. No matter whether she was the one having an affair or if she was trying to fra her elder sister, Mo Xuetong’s reputation would be ruined.
However, Sima Lingyun could never imagine that the situation would change! He had wanted to keep a low profile but had beco the focus of attention. Furthermore, everyone was looking at him disdainfully and with ridicule in their gazes. This feeling made him feel cold all over his body and he felt confused and helpless as well.
“Your Excellency, did you forget? You have a note as evidence, too. If you really planned to et a beautiful girl at dusk, you have to be able to leave the palace. It is the New Year, and I really would not dare to do sothing like this in the palace! I have underestimated Brother Sima. We are actually the sa sort of people. I admire you!”
Li Youmo’s exaggerated laughter could be heard. His statent had made it sound as if Sima Lingyun and Mo Xuetong’s secret relationship were a fact. Mo Xuemin had mistaken him for Sima Lingyun, but it was too late for her to leave when she realized that, which was why she fabricated this dispute.
Furthermore, he had even appeared to be letting them off, smiling and admitting defeat. He was totally treating Sima Lingyun as a person who was like him. Being so shaless in the palace was not sothing an ordinary person could do.
“So you’re the rascal who did it. I don’t care which beauty you are with, but how could you let take the bla?” Yu Mingyong understood what was happening and imdiately grabbed Sima Lingyun with a roar. He punched him without a second thought. Yu Mingyong did not care about Sima Lingyun, who ca from a fallen family.
He would not treat Sima Lingyun as carefully as he did with Li Youmo!
“Brother Mingyong, we are in the palace. Even though there’s a scoundrel amongst us, we cannot do sothing like this in the palace. I thought the two of us were the largest rascals, but I didn’t expect Sir Sima to be even more of a scumbag than us. It is such a sha that the two of us have such a reputation, so we have to take the bla for others.” He sighed. “It is true that your reputation will get you into trouble.” Li Youmo fanned himself as he spoke, looking really sympathetic to Yu Mingyong.
It was as if he had also suffered a major grievance and beca Yu Mingyong’s buddy in just re monts.
Everyone watching felt chilled and got goose bumps. This man really had a glib tongue! He had made a playboy look so good, as if he were a good person who had been frad by a scumbag. Look at how he was behaving! Did he even look like that?!
However, while so did not agree, others seed convinced.
Yu Mingyong had never gotten along with Li Youmo. When he heard Li Youmo defending him, he suddenly felt that Li Youmo truly understood him. He felt emotional. He did not expect that the person who understood him the most would be his nesis, Li Youmo. His feelings towards Li Youmo imdiately took a turn for the better.
He felt that Li Youmo was not an entirely detestable person, but rather intelligent and wise.
He pushed Sima Lingyun away and approached Li Youmo. He put his hands together seriously and thanked him. “Many thanks, Brother Li, for speaking up for . Those two were the ones who were eting up secretly and implicated . Only you know that I am a good person. Oh, being in love is a good thing, but why did they have to be so shaless? It is an embarrassnt to the polite society.” He even recited a few phrases of a poem, looking like a dignified gentleman who could not bear to see people behaving shalessly.
Yu Mingyong had beco a gentleman who was defending justice. This made everyone watching feel shivers down their spine and they shuddered in the cold winter day. There were all kinds of people in the world!
“So First Miss Mo really has sothing going on with His Excellency Sima. It seems that she really got the wrong person and intentionally created such a scene.”
“The Duke’s Manor’s young lady even let First Miss Mo copy His Excellency’s poem at the banquet earlier. I thought it was impossible and His Excellency also said that it was not true. But it seems like it was the truth. The two are having a secret affair, so is there anything that His Excellency cannot agree to give her? It is just a poem after all.”
“You all don’t know about it. But I heard that the girl His Excellency carried out of the fire at the Mo’s was First Miss Mo and not Fourth Miss Mo.”
“It can’t be! How can they do that?”
“Of course, look at her. She might have frad Fourth Miss then. Look, didn’t she try to drag Third Miss down too earlier!”
“Weren’t there rumors long ago...? You really can’t tell. She usually looks so delicate, gentle and gracious. So it is all fake. She’s really vicious to fra all her sisters and besmirched their reputations. She’s the last one with a good na in her family. Lord Mo can’t dote on her too much.”
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Life was like that. Now that the matter had blown up, everyone would think about it. And the more they talked about it, the more they felt that they were right!
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