Too high to reach

Chapter 299 Her Way of Handling Things
That evening, Li Jing went into the backyard.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance of Changlan Courtyard, a maid stopped him: "Your Highness, why don't you go and see our concubine..."

Li Jing asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"

"Your Highness: Today, the Princess Consort's elder sister, Madam Mo, came. The Princess Consort was not at home at the time, and Madam Mo stayed for lunch. Over a trivial matter, she quarreled with our Consort. She scolded and threatened her, and the Consort was very upset."

Li Jing frowned; he didn't like doing these things. "Go and call the Princess over here too!"

The girl hesitated for a moment; Madam Song hadn't mentioned the princess...

"Hmm?" Li Jing glanced at the girl.

The little girl got goosebumps all over. "Yes," she said, bowing her head and walking away quickly.

As Li Jing entered Changlan Pavilion, Mama Song quickly bowed and went inside to greet him.

Consort Feng sat behind the table, her expression somewhat forlorn.

Upon seeing the prince enter, he quickly stood up and offered his seat of honor, saying, "Your Highness."

"Go quickly and pour some tea," she instructed the maid, her voice slightly hoarse.

"Don't bother." Li Jing sat down there. "I've sent someone to fetch the Princess. Let's talk about it when she arrives."

Why would Consort Feng want to say those words to the Princess?

She coughed lightly. "When Liniang was first rescued by the Prince, she only thought of repaying you by becoming your servant. Later... your charm and elegance made Liniang admire you. And finally, she stayed by your side."

At the time, I never even thought about what kind of status I could attain. It was you who valued Liniang, raising her from an ordinary concubine to requesting an imperial title, and then granting her the status of a secondary consort, in charge of managing the household affairs. To have achieved this today, I consider myself extremely fortunate.

Today, Madam Mo… I'm just angry. Living in my own home, yet an outsider dares to criticize and talk about her… What right does she have?”

Two tears slid down her cheeks.

Li Jing, who thought she would feel sorry for Mo Yuan and dislike her, was actually a little annoyed at the moment.

He doesn't like listening to this nonsense!

Mo Yuan made a mistake before, but she made amends. That matter is over.

Mo Yi can continue their relationship if he wants, or not if he doesn't.

Anyway, it won't affect his future decisions...

Since when did he have to resolve the quarrels between women?
Seeing that he didn't speak, Feng Liniang turned around again.

“Your Highness… ever since the Princess entered the manor, you haven’t entered our rooms. We sisters haven’t said anything, but we’re sure we’re heartbroken. And now, after all this time you’ve been home, not one of you has conceived. Your Highness, what do you think…”

She pleaded.

Li Jing's brows furrowed even deeper. Indeed, after Mo Yi married him, he stayed in the main courtyard according to custom. Later, it became a habit. Being with her made him feel quite comfortable…

Then, it seems that they treated Feng Tian's two concubines as their subordinates... This is really a problem... What should we do?
As he was pondering, he heard someone outside call out, "Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, the princess has arrived."

"Let her in."

Mo Yi walked in; this was her first time here. The study was spacious and filled with various things.

The decor was elegant, but lacked the flair of a young woman's home.

The meaning of "office business" is quite clear.

"Your Highness." She bowed to Li Jing.

"sit down!"

Mo Yi sat down, glanced at Consort Feng's slightly reddened eyes, and said nothing.

Li Jing waited for Mo Yi to ask a question, but Mo Yi didn't.

Consort Feng wanted to speak with the Prince, not with the Princess. So she waited for Mo Yi to ask her question.

Then, the three of them fell into an eerie silence.

After a while, Li Jing coughed and looked at Mo Yi with displeasure.

What he was thinking: Why don't you ask what we called you here for?

Mo Yi then asked, "Your Highness, did you summon me here to discuss the dispute between Mo Yuan and Consort Feng today?"

"Your Majesty," Consort Feng quickly said, "there is no dispute between me and Madam Mo."

Mo Yi nodded. "Your Highness, when I returned, I asked around a bit. It was nothing more than a matter of the maids in the dining hall not being very well-behaved and getting my sister's new clothes dirty. Then, one person said a few words, and the other said a few words. It's that simple. Consort Feng, if Your Highness has to be called out for such a thing, then he won't be able to do anything."

Her expression and tone were not good, and she didn't bother to argue about who was right and who was wrong.

Li Jing smiled after hearing this and actually nodded.

Consort Feng was so angry that she couldn't speak, vaguely feeling that she had messed up today's matter.

"Speaking of which..." Mo Yi said to Li Jing, "I've been in the household for quite some time now. Things have been going smoothly lately. I only need to be busy for a day or two each month, so I don't have to worry about anything. How about I take on some of the household chores?"

As expected... Consort Feng lowered her eyelids and clenched her hands tightly.

I cursed her under my breath...

Li Jing thought for a moment: "At the time, we considered that you were young and hadn't done much. Also..." He looked at Mo Yi.

She definitely wants to have children. A woman's pregnancy and childbirth take almost two years, during which she can't take care of anything else and has to make up for that time.

However, since she brought it up, "Alright, since you're so keen... then you two can discuss it together." "Yes, Your Highness, I told you before that I was planning to tidy up the garden, which might cost some money..." Mo Yi said with a smile.

"Whatever you wish."

"Alright. Consort Feng, then hand over the garden and the greenhouse first." Mo Yi didn't use a tone of discussion at all, but rather gave an order.

Having failed in her attempt to steal the chicken, Consort Feng was at a loss and could only respond softly, "Yes."

"Also... Your Highness, the estate where we stayed for the Empress Dowager's birthday last time..." Mo Yi quite liked it there; it was very cool in the summer.

"It should be in Zhao Mama's hands."

"Oh." Mo Yi nodded. Zhao Mama hadn't given it to her before she left.

"Alright, I have to go out for a couple of days..." Li Jing looked at the two people in front of him. "Regarding the steward's affairs, let me say a few more words. The Prince's Mansion has many properties, and as long as you want to do something and have the ability to do it, there are plenty of things you can do... However, you must focus your mind on the matter at hand. I don't have the time or patience to deal with these trivial matters for you. Let's not do this again."

He looked very serious.

Mo Yi stood up and replied, "Yes."

Consort Feng felt her legs go weak and stood up: "Yes."

"Let's go!" Li Jing stood up.

The prince and princess left, and Consort Feng sat there alone, shaking her head and smiling bitterly. She didn't know why things had turned out this way...

The next day, Consort Feng respectfully handed over the accounts, personnel, and money of the flower room to Mo Yi.

Then, she gave Mo Yi a manor, saying, "This manor is quite cool. If Your Highness wishes to escape the heat, you can stay there for a couple of days."

……

After finishing the martial arts competition, Xu Ke returned home, and his family held a welcome dinner for him.

The eldest brother of the Xu family, holding a wine glass, asked, "I heard Dongfang is back? Still as dashing as ever?"

At this moment, Mo Wen looked at Xu Ke with very complicated feelings.

For a moment I thought, "You are such a beautiful woman, why did you become a thief?"

Then I thought, it must be that shameless bastard Yu'an.

The older brother pressed Xu Ke's questions so hard he gripped his chopsticks tightly. "I only heard about it. I had other things to do at the time and didn't see him in person."

"That's such a pity... Haha, so you didn't see that, all these years later, Princess Yu'an is still... captivated by him?"

Xu's second brother had obviously heard about it too, and he chuckled wickedly.

On the contrary, Lord Xu was the most serious, "Why are you so enthusiastic about talking about such trivial things?"

Xu Ke lowered his head and drank a glass of wine.

After finishing the grand martial arts competition, the Crown Prince was still quite busy when he returned, and he hadn't come to Mo Yuan's room yet.

Mo Yuan couldn't hold back any longer and went straight to the front study.

Today, Xiao Shuanzi was guarding the door again. When he saw Mo Yuan arrive, he didn't say anything for fear of being overheard, but instead gave Mo Yuan a deep bow.

His face was full of smiles; it seemed his father's illness was cured.

Xiao Shuan turned and went inside, peeking furtively into the study. The Crown Prince was alone, looking at something behind his desk. He whispered, "Your Highness, Madam Mo is outside requesting an audience."

"Hmm, let her in." The crown prince didn't even lift his eyelids.

Mo Yuan, wearing the clothes given to her by Consort Tian and a pearl hairpin in her hair, walked in with a smile.

The prince looked up, and it seemed that whenever he saw her, she always had that same smiling face.

"What joyous occasion has made your wife so happy?"

"Of course there is good news. It just depends on whether Your Highness is happy alone or sharing this joy with me."

"Oh? What can you say?"

"Of course there is..." Mo Yuan whispered in the Crown Prince's ear...

……

Having nothing to do these past two days, Mo Yi noticed that the estate that Consort Feng had put in charge of would pass through Huaxiang.

I was thinking of going there for a day, and then going to Huaxiang to ask someone about the garden she designed.

Because Zhuangzi hadn't been asked to make preparations beforehand, no one else was brought along.

After packing some things, he set off with his maid and guards.

We set off early in the morning, and by the time we saw the village, it was already noon.

Just ahead, you'll enter the main gate, when suddenly a small figure lunges forward in front of the car...

Yesterday was a dark day, filled with nothing but negative comments...

Feeling depressed.

Then I trembled with fear at the thought of writing the plot...

In the end, I decided: I'm not going to read the comments anymore!
I'll finish this book as soon as possible.

Dear readers concerned about the kitten: She's taking medication, but hasn't had any injections. It's been two days, and there's no sign of improvement.

She's cried twice...