Too high to reach

Chapter 158 Jealousy in My Heart
Mo Yi looked down and saw that her skirt was almost dry.

The shoes were still wet, and they were very uncomfortable to wear.

I tidied myself up and hurried back to change my shoes.

Back on the main road, a man came hurrying towards us.

"Sister Yi?"

Liang You?

Upon seeing him, Mo Yi, for some reason, instinctively hid her wet embroidered shoe inside her skirt.

“Brother Liang You”.

"Why are you here all alone? Are you... alright?" Liang You asked nervously, pointing to Mo Yi's shoes, one dark and one light, as if they were wet.

"It's nothing. There was a small puddle on the road, and I accidentally stepped in it. Brother Liang You, I just saw Madam Hou."

Liang You thought to himself, "I guess the lady didn't mention me to her, nor did she mention her to me..."

Feeling a little sad, she said, "I didn't see you over there. It seems like Mowen just got back from here."

"I was not with her."

"Are you alright?" the two asked at the same time.

"I'm fine..." they both answered at the same time.

They all gave a wry smile again...

"I've been quite busy lately. I'm planning to open a small shop selling accessories, pendants, and purses. It's not open for business yet!" Mo Yi said, trying to ease the awkwardness.

"You must let me know when it opens. I will give my mother and Xin Xin some money so they can come and support it."

"The new shop will require a lot of investment. The money Brother Liang You gave us last time will probably come in handy. I'm thinking of giving Sister Xin a share. She can use it when she gets married in the future."

"That money is for you, you don't need to do this. Xin Xin is very happy with new gadgets. In a couple of days, I have to go out to check on the Liang family's businesses; I'll be gone for a few months."

"Is Madam sending you to investigate the Liang family's foundation?"

"That's what I meant."

"So, has the matter of the title been settled?"

"Not yet. Let's get on with our work first, there's no rush."

The two walked back while talking.

Mo Yi crossed her hands over her lower abdomen.

Liang You had one hand behind his back and the other hanging down at his side.

The two walked at a leisurely pace, chatting as they went. They were almost at the place where everyone was gathered…

"Mo Yi?" Three people came from the fork in the road.

The first one, dressed in black and wearing a silver crown, was none other than Li Jing.

He stared blankly at the two people in front of him.

To be honest, Liang You and Mo Yi were both somewhat surprised and a little guilty. However, these two were usually mature and rarely showed any emotion.

Therefore, he did not show any obvious panic or guilt.

Mo Yi said in a low voice, "This is His Highness Prince Qi."

After saying that, he took two steps forward and said, "Your Highness."

Liang You also stepped forward and bowed: "Liang You greets Your Highness Prince Qi!"

Li Jing knew that Mo Yi and Liang You had been engaged, and she saw the two of them alone together...

Ah, the sky and water, the breeze rustling through the summer lotus leaves, how can the word "beautiful" possibly describe the scene of the two of them walking together?
I feel really awkward!

Li Chang and Meng San, who were following behind, suppressed their laughter, cleared their throats, and put on serious faces.

Knowing the true nature of the two people behind her, Li Jing turned around first and said, "You two go ahead."

Li Chang was completely bewildered: Where to go?

Are we alright?

Meng San pulled him aside, saying, "Fourteenth Master, please."

"Sigh..." Li Chang was about to say something when Meng San pulled him away.

Liang You was very nervous, afraid that he would cause trouble for Mo Yi.

Li Jing asked seriously, "Liang You, has the Marquis's residence begun submitting the application for the heir to the title?"

"Your Highness, the Madam has not yet mentioned this matter. In a couple of days, Liang You will be going to Dingzhou as instructed by the Madam."

Dingzhou is where the Liang family made their fortune; their businesses and roots are all there.

The fact that Lady Hou sent him clearly shows that she values ​​him.

"Hmm. Go back and tell Lady Jing'an to have someone notify me when reporting to the higher authorities."

Is this something that needs to be taken care of?

"Yes," Liang You replied.

"If you've finished speaking... then go and get back to work!" Li Jing said calmly. His words seemed to carry a hint of jealousy, though he himself was unaware of it.

"Yes." Liang You bowed to the two men, then turned and left.

Mo Yi felt a little uneasy, but remained calm. "Your Highness's villa is truly beautiful and very cool. It's very comfortable to stay there."

Li Jing led her towards the lake: "I haven't lived there much these past few years. So, it's just routine maintenance. We'll have to do a major overhaul later."

Mo Yi thought to herself, "Does this really need major repairs?!"

As expected, the lives of the powerful and wealthy are beyond the comprehension of the poor.

Are you going back to the city today?

"I was originally going to go back, but there's something else I need to take care of, maybe tomorrow morning."

"Does Your Highness have a place to stay?"

"We'll see after we finish talking. We'll be back soon. We'll just make do here tonight. You don't need to worry about it."

"Yes."

"How's your shop going?" Li Jing suddenly realized that she was being quite talkative.

Why would he care about a small, run-down shop? Yet he still asked with concern...

Mo Yi got excited when this was mentioned...

……

Over there, Mo Yuan, who was enthusiastically flying a kite, was bumped into by Princess Wenfang, who was also flying a kite.

Mo Yuan was knocked off balance and almost fell to the ground. Her hand slipped, and the kite string came loose.

"How dare you!" Princess Wenfang rebuked her.

The maid behind her stepped forward: "Whose family are you? How dare you be so rude! This is our Princess Wenfang, the direct granddaughter of the Grand Princess. Don't you have eyes?"

The sound was quite loud, and people around looked over.

It's her again? Does this county princess have a grudge against us?

Mo Yuan was furious. Instead of arguing with the girl, she asked Princess Wenfang directly, "It seems like it was you who bumped into me, Princess?"

Princess Wenfang looked at her with disdain: "I bumped into you? Why don't you talk about what you were looking at while you were flying your kite?" She glanced at the men over there.

Just now, the Wang sisters told her how unruly the Mo family woman was, how she went on a blind date with the Liang family and even threw herself into the arms of the King of Qi...

Princess Wenfang was furious; they must have a grudge against her!

Why are all the piles and pillars getting involved with me?

"She's watching the kites, what else could she be watching? Does the height of a kite determine social status?"

Zhang Debao has arrived!
Mo Wen saw it and came this way as well.

Princess Wenfang glanced at Zhang Debao. "I'm talking to her, why are you interrupting? Who is she to you?"

"When you see injustice, you should draw your sword to help! What's wrong with that? Miss Mo has been here the whole time, you just arrived later, shouldn't you be more observant?"

Mo Yuan quickly said, "Thank you for speaking up for me, Young Master Zhang. But... never mind! Today is the Empress Dowager's birthday. On such an auspicious day, we should all be kind-hearted and refrain from speaking ill of others. Besides... let's not spoil everyone's fun!"

That's a statement with a rather lofty purpose.

Zhang Debao and the men who had rushed over nodded repeatedly, "Miss Mo is so magnanimous!"

"It seems that one cannot judge a person's character solely by their family background."

"that's right."

Princess Wenfang felt that she hadn't done anything yet, but was being treated like this by everyone, and a rebellious mentality immediately arose in her mind: "I was born a princess, so I'm noble, so what?!"

“The county princess is right! It was clearly our kite, but you snatched it away…” The girl from before also excitedly joined in.

“That’s right… People from humble backgrounds only know how to fight undignifiedly, they’re so short-sighted.” Another girl looked down on the men: They’re all spineless.

“The kite is mine, I gave it to Miss Mo to fly! If you have something to say, say it to me, why are you arguing with Miss Mo?” Zhang Debao was very useful, he would argue with anyone he could find.

"Hmph, one person climbing up a high branch attracts several others..." the county princess's little maid muttered.

"Tch! Do you think I don't understand what you're thinking? Look at you all, so jealous!" Zhang Debao pointed at the women, showing no mercy.

"you!"

"Who's jealous?!"

Several women were making a fuss.

"What's all the noise about?" someone said in a deep voice.

Everyone turned around and saw... it was His Highness Prince Qi.

Beside him was his young fiancée from the Mo family.

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