Too high to reach

Chapter 259 This matter
Sure enough, not long after Granny Zhao took Mo Yuan away.

People from the Crown Prince's residence arrived.

An official and a head maidservant from the Crown Princess's inner quarters accompanied them, and the two also brought many gifts.

"We are here on the orders of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess to visit Miss Mo Yuan. You were frightened yesterday, are you feeling any better now?"

Mo Rusong and Liu Shi exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves: The Prince is indeed farsighted.

"Many thanks to Your Highness and Your Highness the Crown Prince. My beloved daughter was rescued by the Crown Prince yesterday, and you have come to inquire about her well-being today. You are so kind and compassionate, and treat people with respect. I am deeply moved..."

Originally, my eldest brother was going to take us brothers to the Eastern Palace to express our gratitude to His Highness the Crown Prince. However, he is currently working with Grand Secretary Liu and has important official duties to attend to. He told us to wait at home until he returns, and then we will go to see His Highness together.”

The two men smiled and nodded, "Our Crown Prince has done many good deeds in helping those in distress and has never thought of asking for anything in return. The Mo family need not be uneasy about this."

Your Highness is also very busy with official duties, serving the country and the emperor. We will meet again if fate allows. However, among these gifts today is one for Miss Mo Yuan. Would you please have Miss Mo Yuan come out to receive it?

The visitor was so polite, and Mo Rusong smiled broadly: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness and Your Highness the Crown Princess. However, this morning, Mo Yuan was taken away by Prince Qi and his wife. Oh, Princess Qi is my niece. The sisters are very close. When they learned that Mo Yuan had almost gotten into trouble, they were worried and specially took her away to take care of her."

"Oh...Is that so...Alright then, we'll leave the things here for now. We'll talk about it again when Lord Mo is free and takes Miss Mo Yuan to thank His Highness the Crown Prince..." The man's smile faded slightly, but he didn't say anything more.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Mo Rusong saw the two off very respectfully.

Madam Liu quickly opened the delivered items: ginseng, bird's nest, cloth, and snacks. Inside the brocade box was also an extremely exquisite kingfisher feather hairpin.

The couple looked at each other, happy and excited: the meaning of a man giving a woman a hairpin was self-evident...

……

Mo Yi paced back and forth in the room... looking somewhat like a trapped animal.

She only understood the prince's meaning later.

He was blaming the Mo family and himself; no matter what, they shouldn't have even considered letting Mo Yuan into the Crown Prince's residence.

Since this has happened, she should be engaged immediately. Otherwise, find an excuse to send her to a nunnery.

Before the Crown Prince's residence makes things clear, let's eliminate the possibility of her becoming a concubine...

Instead of severing all ties with her.

But such a thing is something I can't even imagine, let alone do.

After wandering around the room for a while, I was exhausted and slowly sat down.

If I continue with my own way of doing things, the worst outcome would be that I would never have anything to do with Mo Yuan again.

In the prince's view, regardless of the reason for this outcome, Mo Yuan would not have a good ending...

This is probably the difference between those in positions of power and ordinary people.
In my recent social interactions and casual conversations, I've heard similar stories. It seems that regardless of the reason, the outcome is always the woman who suffers...

Alright, she can get married looking disheveled.

Most of them entered the family in an undignified manner, such as becoming a concubine.

If a woman encounters someone she cannot be intimate with, her fate is often to spend her life in seclusion, or even to die.

When I hear others tell these stories, I just listen to them as bizarre tales.

But when it was her turn, she felt such fear and panic that she couldn't bring herself to be so ruthless.

Your Highness, how will you treat Mo Yuan?

I couldn't figure it out, but I smiled bitterly: I'm afraid I'm like a clay bodhisattva crossing the river.

……

After finishing her business, Granny Zhao came to the Prince's residence and waited for quite a while before Li Jing finally saw her.

"Is everything settled?" Li Jing asked.

"It's all settled. When she saw where she was going, Mo Yuan was a little surprised and a little scared, but she remained relatively calm." Granny Zhao chuckled to herself, thinking that if you wanted to enter a wealthy family, you had to deal with such scheming.

"What did she say?"

"The events are pretty much as Meng San described. When her subordinates told her that it was Wang Xiaowei who did it, she seemed to understand perfectly. She believed that when the princess fell down the steps at Dajue Temple, it was those two girls from the Wang family who were responsible."

As for this matter… she said: Since the Prince wants to make a decision for her, she will obey. However, since the Crown Prince is involved, she doesn't want the Prince to clash with him because of her. She understands the bad consequences if things go wrong, and she will bear them alone.

Li Jing touched her forehead... "I don't remember her much before, is she really that good at talking?"

Granny Zhao smiled and said, "She's more eloquent than the Princess Consort, and also quite shrewd. I've heard she's a skilled chess player."

"So what she really means is: she's willing to become a concubine in the Eastern Palace?" Li Jing's face turned ashen.

"Yes. Your Excellency, what do you mean? She is, after all, a young woman, and at such a sensitive time, she cannot be confined for too long. Moreover, she is the Princess's sister, and we must also consider the Princess's feelings."

"Hmph... Mo Yi is too kind-hearted and acts without thinking. This is a lesson for her. Moreover... when something goes wrong, she can't bring herself to be ruthless and can't grasp the key points." Li Jing said with dissatisfaction.

"Your Highness, given the Princess's background, temperament, and age, she is unlikely to do anything too extreme. Please do not blame her for this."

"Hmph. As for this Mo Yuan, if she doesn't want to be associated with the Crown Prince, I can definitely protect her. But if this is the life she and her parents want..." Li Jing sneered, "then we'll see how sincere the Crown Prince is!"

Upon hearing this, Granny Zhao understood: if Mo Yuan was sensible, she would resolutely refuse to go. The Prince would make arrangements for her; although remarrying into a high-ranking family was difficult, he would surely find her a good young man.

But if she wants to go herself... then she shouldn't blame the prince for ruthlessly using her!

Mo Rushan and Mo Ruhai, having finished arranging the important matters at hand, hurriedly returned home.

As soon as he entered, Mo Rusong told him the news from home. Mo Ruhai nodded: "It's good to take them away first, so we can have some leeway."

Mo Rushan's expression was grave. "Have they been brought into the Prince's residence?"

"Probably, otherwise where else could they go?" Mo Rusong said quite frankly.

"Perhaps she's been taken hostage!" Mo Rushan thought to himself, but seeing that his two younger brothers didn't understand, he didn't bring it up again.

Several people prepared some gifts and went to the Crown Prince's residence.

The Crown Prince was in his residence when he rescued her; he didn't know it was Mo Yuan. It was just a spur-of-the-moment thing, a way to show off and gain a good reputation.

Unexpectedly, the woman turned out to be Mo Yuan.

At that moment, her face was deathly pale, she was drenched in sweat, panting heavily, and her doe-like eyes were looking at me.

My heart was pounding just watching it...

Before she could react, she fainted and fell down.

I was startled and rushed forward to hug her. Instantly, she was filled with her soft, sweet warmth...

He had never approached a woman in this way before. In that instant, he felt as if he were filled with the aura of a peerless hero.

So this is what it feels like to be a hero saving a damsel in distress...

Immediately, he thought of her identity; if he were to take her in, it would be a natural thing to do so.

This is a slap in the face to Li Jing, who has no way to express his bitterness. How wonderful is this?

It's a lifesaver for many.

He considered this a stroke of good fortune. Immediately, he ordered Mo Yuan to be sent back, and even said he would take responsibility, just to lay the groundwork.

But the person he sent to deliver the hairpin as a token of his affection was taken away by Li Jing instead…

It's not surprising that Li Jing intervened, but what happened next?
Now, upon hearing that the Mo family has arrived, one should say, "I have business to attend to and cannot see them! Oh, but please leave the gifts." This is what is meant by feigning welcome while simultaneously refusing, and refusing while welcoming.

Let the Mo family think about it themselves first...