Too high to reach

Chapter 303 Feeling Pressure
"Your Majesty."

Hearing the maid calling from outside, Mo Yi instinctively stood up abruptly and went out to greet her in a flustered manner: "Your Highness is back?"

Li Jing strode in, smiled at her, and said, "I came in to tell you something. Get ready, we're going to the hot spring resort for a few days tomorrow morning."

"So soon? You just got back..." Mo Yi murmured, a chill running down her spine at the mention of the hot spring resort. She really wanted to go there and investigate, though she knew that so many years had passed and the clues were few and far between...

Who's going?

“Your favorite show, Dongfang, is here!” Li Jing said, first glaring at her, then laughing. “Just the two of us… and the children too. We’ve already asked them to make preparations. You just need to bring some personal belongings.”

"Oh, we're going into the mountains. It's high up, with lots of forests, and it gets quite cool at night. Everyone going is one of our own, so there's no need to dress up..." He gave her a meaningful look.

Mo Yi smiled wryly... When will he ever stop?

"Anything that's easy to move around in is fine. It's a long road, and there are mountain paths. Don't bring too many people or things. You can make the arrangements."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and went back to the front study.

"And we also need to take the children..." Is Shao-ge'er going too?

In the past, if Consort Feng didn't go out, Shao-ge'er wouldn't be allowed to go either.

"Hongyan, go find the two concubines and relay what the prince just said."

The woman accepted the order and left.

Mo Yi went to Li Xiangling's courtyard in person. At that moment, two little girls were having a lesson with their master.

Zhou Jiu was doing his work nearby.

Upon seeing Mo Yi arrive, the master stopped and greeted her, "Your Majesty." She rose and bowed.

"Did I disturb your class?"

"No, it's almost time for today's classes anyway."

Mo Yi said to the two little girls, "Your father is back. Tomorrow morning, he will take you two to the hot spring resort. It will be a mountain road trip, and the schedule is tight, so this time, only you two little girls will go. Ajiu won't go yet."

"Your Highness," Zhou Jiu said with a smile, "Then A-Jiu, go help Xiangxiang pack her things. What does she need to bring?"

Mo Yi repeated what the prince had just said, and then instructed, "Xiangxiang, you need to get up very early tomorrow morning and go to bed early tonight."

Li Xiangling glanced at Zhou Jiu but didn't say anything.

“Xiangxiang…” Mo Yi knew that she hoped Zhou Jiu could go too. “Your father is usually very busy, and it’s rare for him to make time to spend with you all… Your mother has never been to a hot spring before. Once we’re more familiar with the route, we’ll take everyone there again in winter…”

Li Xiangling then nodded.

Qianqian was delighted at the mention of going out to play. "Qianqian, go tell Mother..." she said and ran out.

"Qianqian?" Mo Yi called out to her, "Tell your mother not to bring too much stuff. If the carriage is too heavy, the mountain road will be difficult to travel."

Having finished speaking, I went back to prepare things with the maid, but I kept getting distracted: When should I talk to the prince about that matter?
How do you even begin the discussion? When the time comes, it turns out it's not easy.

As a result, Li Jing was busy at the front, and Mo Yi had already fallen asleep before he returned.

I got up in the morning, ate a simple breakfast, and then got on the bus.

Mo Yi rode in a car with her three children. This was the first time she had personally taken care of the children as a "mother" since marrying the prince.

I felt somewhat embarrassed.

Li Jing rode a horse. Accompanying him were more than twenty guards.

Once we got into the mountains, it wasn't so hot anymore.

However, Shao Ge cried twice and vomited once. Mo Yi then asked the wet nurse to come over and carry him back to the back carriage.

Qianqian had the best personality; everything she saw along the way was new and interesting, and she was also very sweet-talking, never stopping. Moyi didn't find it annoying and chatted with her in a casual manner.

Li Xiangling remained silent, sitting very quietly. Even though she was tired, her back didn't sag, showing a rather princess-like demeanor.

The convoy drove upstream along a stream, winding around mountains and crossing bridges, until finally, it rounded a bend.

“We’re almost there…” Li Jing said, pointing ahead.

Mo Yi leaned out and looked around. From the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, there were houses built at varying heights, all of them made of wood. It had a rather idyllic, secluded atmosphere.

Although we could see it, it took quite a while to reach the mountain gate. Many people were standing there waiting.

When they saw the convoy arrive, they cheered and came over to greet it.

The maids first helped the two little girls down to the ground before Mo Yi slowly got out of the car... Her whole body started to ache, and she felt a little dizzy.

Looking again, it's no wonder the prince brought the children; there were at least a dozen or twenty of them, all children.

Then, he noticed one of the boys smiling broadly at him.

Liu Nian?!
It’s really him!

Liu Nian, dressed in simple clothes, smiled and looked at Li Jing, then at Mo Yi, feeling inexplicably smug.

"Mo Bao? What are you doing here?" Mo Yi noticed Mo Bao next to Liu Nian. "Sister." Mo Bao was also dressed in simple clothes, and seemed to be covered in dirt...

"You ran so far, and Dad didn't even send me a message," Mo Yi grumbled.

When Liu Nian heard Mo Bao call her "sister," her face tightened. No, this wasn't worth it.

How come Mo Xiaopang is a generation older than me?

"A-Nian?" Mo Yi wanted to laugh as soon as she saw him. "Have you gotten into trouble again? Why are you so serious when you see me?"

"No..." Liu Nian leaned closer, "It's not right for Little Fatty to call you 'sister,' while Anian calls you 'auntie,' right? That's a huge loss, I won't do it, I won't do it..." He started to whine and act coquettishly again.

Li Jing saw this and said sternly, "Liu Nian?! Stand properly!"

Liu Nian immediately stood up straight, her expression becoming serious. "Your Highness, let me help you with your things!"

Beside her, a female steward from the manor came over: "Greetings, Your Highness. Your Highness must be tired from your journey! My surname is Liu, would you please come and see your lodgings first?"

Mo Yi nodded, about to take a step, but then remembered her "children".

"Xiangxiang, Qianqian, come on, let's go see where we're staying. Where's Brother Shao?"

Shao Ge'er was being held by his wet nurse. "Your Majesty, Shao Ge'er is still a little dizzy. I'll hold him."

Liu Nian and Mo Bao each carried a basket and accompanied Mo Yi inside. Mo Yi glanced around and saw Li Chang there. And that other one, is that Dongfang's father? He's the oldest person in the group.

As for the East... I didn't see it.

"When did you two arrive?" she asked Mo Bao.

“I’ve been here for a few days now. Sis, I’m practicing horseback riding…” As soon as Mo Bao came to her side, Mo Yi noticed that he had grown noticeably taller and thinner.

"Can you do it?"

"No problem. There's a training area over there, and an instructor to teach. When my sister comes, she can learn too."

"I think I'll pass..."

Upon entering the courtyard, there were two buildings, one on the east and one on the west, both two stories high. Mo Yi and the girls lived in the east building. Looking inside, it still had a rustic, mountain-style feel… the wooden floors made quite a racket when you walked on them.

The table was covered with animal hides, and there was a deer head on the wall; it looked rather frightening.

There was only a simple bed and cabinet, nothing fancy.

But when you open the window, the view of the mountains is truly breathtaking.

Once the items were brought into the house, Hongyan began to unpack.

Mo Yi didn't care about any of that; she had brought the children with her, and she needed to check on them first...

The two girls shared a suite, and since there weren't enough people, Mo Yi helped organize their things.

She then checked the drinking water, the clean room, the windows, and the bedding on the bed. "If there's anything you want, or anything you're not used to, be sure to tell me!" Mo Yi instructed. "It's cold at night, so cover yourself with more blankets. You can't leave the yard..."

She doesn't usually worry about these things.

This time, it was the prince and she who brought her along. If anything went wrong, everyone would blame her. The pressure was immense; she was constantly afraid of something going wrong…

After tidying up, I went to see Shao Ge'er again.

Shao-ge'er is crying in bed.

“The young master just drank some warm water and went to the clean room,” the nanny said. “He vomited on the way and is a little shy around strangers.”

Perhaps it's a case of hating the house because of its inhabitants?
Mo Yi instinctively felt some resistance towards Shao Ge'er.

Just now, she was helping the two little girls tidy up. Now, seeing the nanny so busy coaxing Brother Shao that she hasn't even opened the box on the floor... she doesn't even have the slightest intention of helping.

Instead, he asked Steward Wang directly, "Is there a doctor here?"

Steward Wang hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, there is a doctor. Go and fetch the doctor quickly..." she instructed the person waiting outside the door.

"Let the doctor take a look first," Mo Yi said to the wet nurse. "After Hongyan finishes her work, she can help you tidy up. You just need to take good care of Shao Ge'er."

The wet nurse readily agreed.

Outside, the boys were playing, running and jumping around, shouting loudly. Even from a distance, Mo Yi felt a headache coming on.

Back in the room, she said, "Hongyan, I'll take care of things here myself. You go and help Brother Shao tidy up."

"Yes, Your Highness, the clothes are here."

"Okay. I'll change it myself."

After Hongyan left, Moyi changed into wide-legged cotton trousers and a large outer robe. She recombed her hair. Looking in the mirror, she saw she looked neat and tidy…

"Your Highness, the Prince invites you to lunch."

Mo Yi responded and was about to leave when she remembered the two little girls...