Too high to reach

Chapter 337 New Elite in the Capital
The following days, as expected, brought bad news.

On the one hand, the Crown Prince arranged for people to rescue the two people, at least to prevent the situation from deteriorating further and directly exposing himself.

On the other hand, they decided to use the method of diverting the blame to the east to drag Liu Ge Lao's team into the mess.

What Grand Secretary Liu did was what the Emperor valued most, yet such a thing was exposed by an important member.

The emperor was indeed very angry, and as expected, he shifted his attention away.

Now, Grand Secretary Liu was in an awkward position. He had been working on it for several months, but because of one important member, everything he had done before was now in vain.

They were caught in a dilemma.

Liu Yue then gave his father an idea: simply send Mo Rushan up the mountain. "He's been with us from the beginning, and he has a very thorough understanding of all the tax regulations. Even though he's never done it himself, he knows it all. Absolutely no problem..."

Grand Secretary Liu nodded in agreement. The most important thing right now was to stabilize the situation, and Mo Rushan was aware of everything that had been done before. His appointment was better than that of a newcomer from outside.

Without hesitation, he wrote a memorial recommending Mo Rushan to the emperor.

Therefore, after all his efforts, the Crown Prince only managed to divert some of his attention and did not achieve his original plan.

Moreover, this has created an even more unfavorable situation: Mo Rushan, who was previously unknown, is now famous and powerful... and more importantly, his identity is that of the Princess Consort of Qi's maternal uncle!
There were those naturally scheming types who sensed this was no small matter, exclaiming, "Your Highness Prince Qi, when did you go to such lengths?"

Conspiracy theorists are never short of opinions, and they're all secretly analyzing: "Tsk, this new situation is already becoming clear without us even realizing it!" Some are even making wild predictions: "The Mohist school might just become the new elite!"

These words, of course, reached the Crown Prince. He was greatly alarmed and went to the Empress's palace to discuss the matter for a long time before returning home.

Sitting in the front study, I felt extremely depressed.

Finally, with a gloomy expression, he returned to the backyard and went straight to Mo Yuan's room.

Upon entering, I saw Mo Yuan writing.

"What are you doing?" he asked, his face darkening in a way that Mo Yuan had never seen before.

Mo Yuan straightened up and obediently bowed according to the rules, "This humble servant wishes to copy a hundred copies of the Heart Sutra for Your Highness and for the baby in Her Majesty's womb, and then take them to a temple to burn incense and pray for blessings..."

Seeing that she was quiet and well-behaved, completely unlike her usual self, the Crown Prince sighed, "She's quite sensible..." He gently nudged her hand to look at the words she had written.

Her handwriting wasn't particularly good, but it was quite forceful, and you could tell she wrote it very carefully.

The hand resting on her shoulder gave Mo Yuan goosebumps, but she forced herself not to pull away. "Yuan Yuan, would you like to make me a pot of tea?" she said softly.

But in my heart I kept repeating, "He said no, he said no."

“No need, I have a lot of things to do ahead of me…” He patted Mo Yuan’s shoulder, “Your uncle is doing quite well lately…”

Mo Yuan was overjoyed; sure enough, everything was going well for her!

But she calmly asked, "Should we ask Yuanyuan to go home and take a look?"

"These things are probably beyond your understanding. But it would be good to go back and take a look when you have time... You can continue writing..." The crown prince waved his hand and left.

Returning to the beginning, his subordinates and advisors came up with another plan, intending to discuss it with the emperor after the morning court session the next day.

Unexpectedly, during the morning court session, Li Jing made another move with the item in his hand.

This time, it's clearly referring to the Crown Prince.

The result was predictable. Later, Li Jing heard that the Emperor had lost his temper in the Imperial Study and had thrown things at the Crown Prince...

Thus, the political situation had quietly changed.

Among them, Mo Rushan was the happiest. This unexpected opportunity... allowed his career to climb another level. Over forty, he thought his life was already set in stone. But little did he know, it was a new beginning.

"This old man is suddenly seized by youthful exuberance!"

The joy and satisfaction in my heart were beyond words. It just so happened to be Zhuang's birthday, so we decided to have a celebration with our own family first.

Mo Yi wanted to bring Zhou Jiu and Xiang Xiang along. But Zhou Jiu was embarrassed; her wedding with Mo Fan was scheduled for the end of the year… how could she possibly show up at this time?
But Mo Yi persuaded her, "Anyway, I'm going with Xiangxiang, so why don't you come along? Speaking of which, you haven't seen my second brother in a long time!"

With her future father-in-law gaining power and her future husband enjoying smooth sailing, this marriage was no longer the ordinary affair she had initially imagined… Zhou Jiu, itching with desire, finally nodded in agreement. She even secretly prepared a gift for Zhuang Shi…

That day, Mo Yi took Zhou Jiu, Xiang Xiang, and Qian Qian out. Li Jing was delayed by something and said he would come by himself later.

When they got out of the car at the entrance, Mo Fan was already waiting. "Your Highness, it is an honor to have you here. I am..." He was joking with Mo Yi when he suddenly spotted Zhou Jiu in the car.

He was completely stunned... "You, how did you get here too?"

Zhou Jiu already felt that his arrival was presumptuous, and when asked this question, he became so embarrassed that his eyes welled up with tears.

Mo Yi was furious: "Second Brother, what are you saying? Aren't you welcome?"

"No, no, no!" Mo Fan shook his head in surprise. "Of course you're welcome! I just didn't expect such a surprise..." he whispered to Zhou Jiu. His face was as red as a cloth.

Then, in a panic, she reached out to help Zhou Jiu out of the car, and then looked around, but there was no one else there...

Zhou Jiu lowered his head, unable to stop laughing.

Seeing Mo Fan's silly look, even Li Xiangling, who was used to keeping a straight face, broke down and thought: This person is really silly!

A burst of laughter came from the doorway. Mo Yi turned around and saw... Zhang Debao. Whenever something happened, he was always inseparable from Mo Fan!

Hmph! Still laughing... I wonder how his mess is going.

Mo Da stood at the door with his hands tucked in his pockets, greeting his sister. He was tall and elegant, with a refined demeanor.

Then I heard laughter coming from the living room...

Mo Yi sighed with emotion, witnessing the Mo family establish itself in the capital.

As soon as she entered the living room, all the men stood up, some calling her "Princess," others calling her "Yi Yi." This princess's status was truly impressive...

Mo Ruhai approached with a smile, "Yi Yi, where is the Prince?"

"Father, the Prince has some business to attend to and will arrive later."

All the men from the Mo family were present: Uncle Wang with his eldest cousin, his eldest uncle, the husbands of his eldest and second eldest sisters, and his aunt's brother with his eldest nephew.

Liu Nian and Mo Bao are in that corner over there, and Meng Buli Jiao... This feeling is actually quite nice.

Then, she saw Liang You! He was standing behind the crowd, smiling at her.

Seeing that he was looking at him, Liang You quickly bowed.

Mo Yi's heart raced involuntarily, and she nodded at him.

"Uncle, congratulations!"

Mo Rushan, now quite profound, said calmly, "This is a great joy for our Mo family! It all stems from the Prince's patronage!"

Mo Yi smiled: "Uncles and brothers, I will go to the back first. You can talk first. The prince will be here soon!"

Everyone nodded and started talking all at once.

Mo Yi led the women to the back.

As soon as I entered, I saw my mother and aunt. These two were always sticking together, whether there was something to do or not.

"Your Majesty!" Aunt Wang smiled obsequiously.

Mo Yi smiled, "Mother, Aunt. We're all family, so please don't call me that. Just call me Yi Yi."

"Hey! Yi Yi... you've prepared a lot of good wine and food today! You'd better have a couple more drinks later."

Aunt Wang no longer has that domineering attitude she used to have, always pointing fingers at everything.

Upon entering the dining room, one finds a group of women and children, including Madam Zhang and Madam Liang.

However, Mo Yuan and Mo Wen were not seen.

Mo Yi exchanged pleasantries with them.

Zhou Jiu lingered behind, and seeing the many women and children inside from the doorway, she didn't dare to go in. Once again, she regretted coming... How much people would laugh at her.

Mo Fan, however, just grinned foolishly and stayed with her, asking all sorts of silly questions, not caring whether Zhou Jiu would reply or not. He even said, "Later, I'll have my mother take you to see our yard..."

This made Zhou Jiu so embarrassed...

Even Xiangxiang couldn't stand it anymore, so she pulled Qianqian and squeezed between the two of them...

Today, Zhuang was definitely the busiest, working alongside Mo Da's wife to take care of the food, drink, and daily needs of so many people.

With so many people coming, we definitely couldn't cook everything we wanted in our own kitchen. So we only made the dishes that the Mo family is good at.

They booked a table at a restaurant outside and came back.

Even so, the two of them were extremely busy.

Hearing that Mo Yi had arrived, he put everything aside and came over to pay his respects... Before he even entered the house, he saw Zhou Jiu standing next to his silly son at the door.

"Oh my, what a rare guest!" Madam Zhuang and Madam Zhou immediately grabbed Zhou Jiu's hands...