Who would be in the mood to embroider wedding robes? He Yuxiu threw the threads and wedding robes onto the ground and said angrily, “Pick, pick, pick. What do you want me to pick? He’s a terrible person, what’s there to pick!”

“Oh, Second Sister, what’s the matter? Who doesn’t want to pick? Did the maids cause trouble and make you angry? I will tell Father and have him punish them.” A mirthful voice could be heard from the door. He Yufen, who was dressed in a flower-patterned dress entered with a bright smile.

He Yuxiu’s face paled with anger when she saw He Yufen entering.

He Yufen seemed not to notice He Yuxiu’s hateful gaze. She entered with a smile and picked up the wedding robe from the floor. Then, she put it against the light from the entrance and praised, “Second Sister, you’ve got great taste. The style that you chose is much better than mine. No wonder you are getting married first. I, as your elder sister, really can’t compare to you.”

She sounded as if she were mocking He Yuxiu. Coupled with her sickly sweet expression, He Yuxiu felt as if she had swallowed a fly. She recalled what happened in the palace. He Yufen had actually worked together with Consort Zhao to push all the blame to her. Her reputation had been utterly destroyed and she could not even reject her marriage to Yu Mingyong. When she thought of all that had happened, a hint of hatred flashed in her eyes.

She ripped the wedding robe from He Yufen’s hands and threw it onto the ground. She smirked and said, “Elder Sister, you must be kidding. Didn’t Sir Yu like you? You were so disobedient to Uncle and were determined to marry Sir Yu. Why are you suddenly attaching yourself to King Xuan all of a sudden? It is a pity that Cousin is so very handsome and his consort is beautiful. You are really not good-looking enough!”

She was making a jab at He Yufen for being fickle-minded and her wishful thinking. She humiliated He Yufen in front of all the maids and tore off the fake mask that He Yufen wore.

“You…” He Yufen’s gentle smile showed signs of shattering. She exhaled deeply and calmed herself down. She no longer pretended to be gentle and instead, said coldly, “Second Sister, are you dissatisfied with Father and Uncle’s decision then? Uncle even told me earlier before I came that if you are disobedient, there are many more obedient people out there. Any beautiful woman will be able to seduce Sir Yu. It is not difficult to have the family swap you out. Then, you won’t even have a place to cry.”

He Yuxiu paled when she heard that and fear flashed through her eyes. However, she gritted her teeth and said hatefully, “He Yufen, don’t be too proud yet. You have to see if you are lucky enough to become Consort Xuan. You might end up even worse than me.”

“Don’t worry, there are plenty of men out there like Yu Mingyong. Any man will be better than him. Second Sister, there are already so many illegitimate children in that family before you even marry him. When you are old and ugly, he will just get rid of you. If we want to compare who is worse off, you will be ten times worse off than me. What is it? Do you dare to compare yourself to me? Don’t come begging then. If you speak any more nonsense, I will go and tell Father that you do not want to marry. You know what will happen next.”

He Yufen held her head up high proudly as she mocked He Yuxiu. Her tone was threatening.

He Yuxiu was so angry she almost raged. She wrung her handkerchief tightly and glared at He Yufen hatefully. However, she did not say another word. She gritted her teeth tightly, the viciousness in her eyes glowed. However, she slowly hid the viciousness in her eyes. He Yufen, that slut. One day, she would stomp on her.

Mo Xueqiong’s letter was sent by Mo Yan. Mo Xuetong removed the letter from the envelope and read it. The letter was simple and had only a few words on it. “Tomorrow. Puguang Temple at three, at the back door!”

“Is it appropriate for the Second Consort to go to the back door of Puguang Temple at that time? It’d be late then. Is she not going to return to the King’s Manor?” Mo Xuetong looked at Mo Yan, who knelt respectfully by the side and asked her with a vague smile on her face.

Mo Yan was dressed rather nicely today. She wore a light pink top with a plain and long blue dress. There was a hint of rouge on her face. She appeared rather charming and her long, almond-shaped eyes shone like pools of water in autumn. Her brows were artfully sculpted and her lips were red. She was like the sunshine in spring, beautiful and enchanting.

She was indeed a beautiful and charming woman.

Mo Yan was a few years older than Mo Xueqiong and was about 17 or 18 now. She was at the peak of her beauty and was slightly maturer than Mo Xueqiong. Mo Xueqiong was no match for her now and anyone would be able to see the difference between them. Mo Yan was also very intelligent and she easily thought of ideas to help Mo Xueqiong when Mo Xueqiong could not think of anything.

As such, she was the person Mo Xueqiong trusted the most!

“King Yan ordered the people at the temple early on and said that he would have dinner there. It will be getting late at that time but it is still not yet dinner time. Everyone will be resting or praying. No one will notice that Second Consort has gone missing. My Lady, you just have to be there to get the Second Consort then.”

Mo Yan replied, not missing a single beat.

Mo Xuetong did not ask any more questions. She picked up the letter and took a close look at it. She seemed rather confused. All was silent in the room and the maids stood by the side and did not say anything. Mo Yan, who stood in front of Mo Xuetong, looked up uneasily. She looked at Mo Xuetong’s expression and only relaxed when she saw that Mo Xuetong was behaving normally.

“Does King Yan really feel nothing for Fourth Sister?” Mo Xuetong suddenly asked thoughtfully.

“My Lady, you may investigate this but if His Highness still felt even a bit of love for the Second Consort, she would not have to resort to this. It is just… it is just that His Highness is too heartless to the Second Consort. The Second Consort cannot get anything she wants in the manor and even the servants bully her. There is no one who treats her like a proper mistress of the manor.”

Mo Yan sighed, sadness appearing in her eyes. She wiped her red eyes with a handkerchief, appearing to be very upset.

“Alright, you can go first. I will wait at the back door at 3 and will not leave until I see Fourth Sister.” Mo Xuetong did not say anything else. She put down the letter and said lightly, “Tell your mistress that this is the last time I’m helping her. I will not meddle in her affairs in the future. If not for our father, I wouldn’t care how hard her life is.”

“Yes, thank you, My Lady. The Second Consort understands. She will owe you for the rest of her life and will not trouble you ever again. The Second Consort said that she will cultivate in the temple in the future and everything that happens in the secular world will be forgotten. She will pray for blessings for you in this life and the next.”

Mo Yan’s eyes flashed and she forced a smile on her lips. She kowtowed several times after passing on Mo Xueqiong’s message.

Mo Xuetong waved her hands impatiently for Mo Yan to leave. She was not on good terms with Mo Xueqiong, and had done all of this because of their father, Mo Huawen.

Mo Yan left cautiously. When she left the courtyard and saw that there was only a maid who escorted her out, she sighed deeply. She straightened her back and wiped her sweat with a handkerchief. She had thought that the intelligent Third Miss had discovered something. However, it now seemed that Third Miss’s was still too soft-hearted.

She wouldn’t trouble Consort Xuan again next time? Of course not. When they met again, she did not know if Third Miss would be alive or dead. Even if she were alive, it was impossible that she would be Consort Xuan. Feeling satisfied, Mo Yan stepped forward with wide steps. She thought of the warm embrace before she came. She flushed and her heart jumped wildly. Her eyes sparkled as if spring had come and she left eagerly with the maid.

“Miss, Mo Yan is different now.” Mo Yu lifted the curtains and said despondently. She had sent Mo Yan to the corridor. The two used to be close but Mo Yu felt that Mo Yan was now a completely different person now.

“Oh, what do you think is different about her?” Mo Xuetong did not expect that the usually careless and sloppy Mo Yu also discovered that Mo Yu was different. Mo Xuetong put down the embroidery that she was working on and looked up with a smile.

“My Lady, look, Mo Yan used to be Fourth Miss’s personal maid. I heard that Fourth Miss would ask her about everything. It is obvious that she was highly regarded. But look at what’s happening now. Fourth Miss is no longer her mistress and is in trouble in King Yan’s Manor. I heard that she is miserable there right now. Even though Fourth Miss is vicious, she treats Mo Yan very well. Why is Mo Yan here, looking so nicely put together?”

Mo Yu waved away the smell by her nose scornfully. She said, “Look at the smell of her scented powder. Mo Yan did not use scented powder when she served Fourth Miss.”

It was not that Mo Yan did not use it. However, maids generally did not use things like that. They did not dress up or put on makeup lest others think that they wanted to seduce someone!

If one’s mistress was a young lady, dressing up like that would make others feel that the maid might get into bed with her mistress’s husband in the future. There was not a young lady who would take a maid who dressed up like so with her when she got married. A maid like that would be sent far far away. If the maid’s mistress was a madam, then the mistress would not want the maid even more so. The maid might just seduce the master of the house. Who would want a maid like that?!

Mo Xuetong’s eyes flashed when she heard what Mo Yu had to say. A smile appeared on her face as she teased Mo Yu, “Mo Yu, you are really knowledgeable. You’ve analyzed the situation very accurately. Mo Yan dressed up so prettily not for Mo Xueqiong, of course. Then, guess again, Mo Yu, who is Mo Yan dressing up for?”

All women want to look beautiful for their admirers and maids were no exception. Furthermore, this maid was of some use.

Mo Yu grew lively when she heard Mo Xuetong praising her. Her eyes grew thoughtful and then, suddenly widened as she asked, “My Lady, it can’t be that King Yan, can it? Why would Mo Yan do something like that? She looks like a smart person, why would she do something so silly?”

“Oh, why do you think so?” Mo Xuetong’s lively eyes were filled with mirth. “I knew that our Mo Yu is smart. Look, she realized something that was difficult to find out and she even feels bad for Mo Yan.”

Mo Lan, who just entered the room, laughed at that as well.

“My Lady, have you only just discovered that? Our Mo Yu is very smart. She only pretends to be silly in front of you. That girl is just too intelligent.”

Mo Yu flushed at that and she said sweetly, “My Lady, you only know how to tease others. You were the one who told me to continue but you’re teasing me now.”

“My Lady, do you want me to get someone to follow Mo Yan?” Mo Lan asked with a smile, directing the conversation back to the matter at hand.

“No need. This is not a good time to act rashly and alert the enemy. No matter who the man is, it is a fact that Mo Yan is no longer loyal to Mo Xueqiong. Even now, Mo Xueqiong still wants to plot against me. I really don’t know what she’s thinking.” Mo Xuetong said coldly and calmly.

Mo Lan knew that her mistress was different since she awoke in Cloud City. Mo Xuetong looked confident and Mo Lan could not help but smile at that. She nodded and said, “Yes, then I will not get people to watch Mo Yan. When we left the manor earlier, I saw that you did not give me any instructions, so I only got a maid to send her out.”