Too high to reach

Chapter 120 He laughed again
Mo Ruhai's mouth doesn't think before it speaks.

Later, he recalled and concluded that he had been around Wang for too long and had been influenced by her.

Unable to contain himself, he started spouting nonsense to Li Jing...

Li Jing frowned as she looked at the Mo family members kneeling at her feet.

He's really never dealt with people like this before...

"Fourteen, take them to the next room to sit for a while. I need to have a word with Miss Mo."

Li Chang hurried over and personally pulled Mo Ruhai to his feet. "I think you've lost your mind today. Normally, if anyone dared to talk nonsense to my seventh brother like this, they would have been dragged away and flogged long ago! And you two too!" He glared at the two Mo brothers. "Come with me right now."

Mo Ruhai was pulled to his feet by Li Chang and seemed to regain his senses.

"I'm sorry..." he apologized pitifully.

Mo Da helped Mo Yi up and bowed deeply to Li Jing: "Your Highness, my family has been too anxious these past few days, which is why my father lost his composure in front of you. I apologize on my father's behalf! The Mo family has no intention of disrespecting Your Highness in the slightest, and we hope you will not blame us..."

Li Jing nodded indifferently: "Overthinking is useless and will only cause harm. You all go sit in the next room first! Meng San, have them get some food."

Mo Ruhai glanced cautiously at his daughter, then at Li Jing, looking like a wronged scapegoat, but was eventually pulled away by his son and nephew.

"Sit down," Li Jing said to Mo Yi.

With things having come to this, Mo Yi had no better option than to obediently sit down. "Your Highness, this humble woman would like to have a cup of tea..." She felt her throat was parched and her head was spinning.

There was no one serving her in the room, and Li Jing didn't say anything, but picked up the pot and poured her a cup.

A knock came at the door...

"Come in," Li Jing said in a deep voice.

Two young waiters came in carrying trays with two bowls of noodles and several side dishes.

When Mo Yi saw the food, she felt her stomach happily churning...

"I've been busy all day and need something to eat. You can have a bowl of noodles too!"

"Yes. Thank you, Your Highness..." Mo Yi didn't stand on ceremony. Seeing Li Jing start eating, she also picked up her chopsticks.

Neither of them spoke; he ignored her, and she remained silent.

This young woman ate her noodles with utmost concentration, making no sound, but her pace was surprisingly fast. As soon as the noodles entered her mouth, her cheeks would move rapidly, and she would swallow them in no time, then take another bite. Like a little rabbit…

Before long, the noodles in the bowl were almost gone. Is this all she usually eats, or was she starving today?

Li Jing's mind was racing, but her face remained expressionless.

He ate his noodles slowly and deliberately, then took a couple of bites of the side dishes, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and then wiped his hands...

Finished eating?
Mo Yi was struggling internally. Logically speaking, if the prince stopped eating, she should stop too.

But what if I still want to eat it?
In the next room, Li Chang looked at Mo Ruhai, who was starting to tremble, and chuckled mischievously, "Old Mo, you!" He patted Mo Ruhai on the shoulder and turned to leave.

Looking into Mo Da and Mo Fan's eyes, Mo Ruhai cried out, "God, what did I say..." Tears streamed down his face as he struggled to hold back his sobs. "Why didn't you stop me?"

The son and nephew were utterly helpless, saying, "We've almost torn your clothes to shreds."

Mo Ruhai covered his face with his hands: "Am I crazy? Your father is right, I'm crazy..."

"Father... you've already said what you needed to say, so please don't do this anymore," Mo Da advised.

"Yes, Second Uncle, judging from the Prince's expression, he didn't blame you. He even asked my sister to stay and talk. The gentleman who just left even helped you up and was very polite to you."

Just then, two waiters came in, bringing noodles and side dishes.

"Second Uncle, look, the Prince even treated us to noodles, so he's not angry..."

Mo Ruhai simply slumped onto the table...

Over there, Mo Yi finished all the noodles and soup. She even ate the two side dishes in front of her.

I can still eat it, but I'm really sorry.

The waiter came in, tidied up, brewed more tea, closed the door, and left, leaving only the two of them in the room.

For some reason, Mo Yi didn't feel it was inappropriate for a man and a woman to be alone in a room together. Too much had happened today!

"Your Highness. The Mo family never imagined they would one day be connected with the Tian family. Things are in complete chaos..."

"Hmm." Li Jing hummed in response. He had never imagined that he would have any connection with the common people's family.

"I must thank Your Highness for saving my life!"

"It was nothing..." Li Jing, remembering how she had bumped into her, touched her nose. "Is your nose alright?"

"It's nothing, it was just swollen for a while. After applying the medicine that Granny Zhao brought, it got better quickly."

Li Jing remained silent.

Mo Yi waited for a while, but he still didn't say anything.

Didn't you say you had something to tell me?
Why is this person even quieter than me?
We can't go back like this today, can we?

“Your Highness… According to what the nanny taught me, I shouldn’t speak out of turn. But Your Highness, would you mind giving me a few words of advice on this? If not… then just pretend I didn’t ask.” Mo Yi lowered her head.

The young girl was indeed cautious. Li Jing thought to himself: Judging from that fool from the Mo family just now, my idea really wasn't very good!
But judging from the young girl nowadays... she is young but has a very mature temperament, so the previous plan was not wrong!
Since things have come to this point, we can only move on.

"My queen has been gone for several years. This time, upon returning to the capital, the Emperor did indeed request that I remarry her. The powerful families in the capital are deeply entrenched and quite troublesome... That's right! The reason why Granny Zhao went to teach you and brought you into the palace was because I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of saving you to remarry you."

Mo Yi blinked, her face not turning red, and she couldn't even utter a word of surprise.

She must have privately speculated about what had happened during these past few days. But none of her assumptions included this one.

Because it's all too illusory!
How can it be?

But now, this man has personally revealed his reasons and plans. Yet, she still can't figure it out; she only feels a sense of oppression in her heart.

"But... why did they choose me?" Mo Yi asked with difficulty.

The ink in the room was as black as the sea, and then she thought about how she had spoken to the prince earlier, so rudely saying "me, me, me"... What was she going to do? She couldn't eat anything, and she couldn't even drink water.

"Take advantage of the situation." Li Jing remained calm.

Such a casual remark... yet it speaks volumes about her marriage prospects!

It is the person you are meant to spend your life with.

It was a marriage in which she saw through all the shortcomings in her parents' relationship, so as to avoid repeating the same mistakes in the future.

It wasn't perfect, but it was a fulfilling and enjoyable relationship...

Liang You came to mind: his mischievousness beneath his serious demeanor, his meticulousness, and his slight slyness. He was the kind of person who could be unpredictable, but who always understood things clearly. He would reveal himself, rather than leaving me to guess…

But the person before him, riding a large black horse, looked like a god.

Sitting here, I feel as stable as Mount Tai.

This is someone I'll probably never understand in my entire life.

Moreover, he neither likes himself nor cares about the Mohist school. He certainly doesn't care what he likes or what he cares about...

Such a major life event, is it really just a matter of "going with the flow"?
"I don't want to." She wanted to say that... but she didn't dare, and couldn't say it.

Both the eldest and third uncles believed that being able to take this person as a concubine and obtain an imperial title would be a great blessing for the Mo family.

The position of princess?!
Ha, if my uncle heard this, he'd probably be terrified! He might even put a page for me in the family tree.

Then I thought of what Granny Zhao said that day: "Your previous wish will be my minimum guarantee for you... You might even bring blessings to the Mo family!"

Will it be so?
What if that's really the case?
“But Your Highness…” She couldn’t refuse, but still wanted to try one more time. “Your father is the Emperor. Mo Yi’s father…” She pointed to the door, the place where her father had been dragged out by her brothers. “Can Your Highness imagine them becoming in-laws?” She gave a bitter smile.

Li Jing hadn't expected her to say that, and in a flash, the scene came to mind vividly...

What a disaster that would be!

He threw his head back and laughed loudly...

(End of this chapter)