Chapter 35 : Loving Each Other

Wuli viciously threw the letter paper on the ground, his whole face twisted and hideous with anger. He gritted his teeth and stomped his foot on the letter paper, stepping on it forcefully again and again.

"Someone actually saw it, someone saw it ..."

Dishevelled, Wu Li fell back into his chair, panting heavily, his chest heaving for a long time.

A man with a handsome and gentle appearance, around his mid-twenties, leaned down to pick up the letter paper full of footprints, looked it over carefully, and said indifferently, "Lord Father, it seems that you must turn to deal with Eunuch Feng."

Wuli almost jumped up from his chair as he pointed at the younger man, his mouth opened for a long time, but he was unable to utter a single word.

"Lord Father, you have always expected to co-operate with the Feng Taishi, and the current situation is indeed hard for you to accept, but ..." the young man suddenly increased his tone, "Things have already happened, and there is no room for change of regret. There is no impermeable wall in the world, in case the person who wrote this letter reveals the truth, you ... no, it's the entire Chi family that's at stake!"

"Against Imperial Master Feng?" Wu Li sneered and laughed, pounding his chest heavily, "He is so powerful and has the reputation of being clean and virtuous, deeply appreciated by the Emperor and the people, where is it that I can deal with?!" He held his forehead, feeling his head as if it was tearing, "Oh my god, who could have seen it in the middle of the night?"

The young man dusted off the dust on the letter paper and placed it neatly back on the table, "Lord Father, isn't the person who wrote this letter our companion? It is impossible to rely on our own strength alone, but there must be a way to join forces!"

Wuli raised his head violently, holding the letter in his arms like a treasure, and said nervously, "Yes, as things stand, there is no way back ... to save our lives must cover up the truth!"

He held up the letter paper and read it again and again.

"Who could be the one writing the letter? Could it be Wuluo? Their relationship has been very tense these past few months ... In order to protect the family, what would Wuluo not dare to do? Yes, it must be him, it must be him ..."

The young man stood on the side, silently looking at his somewhat insane father. As a son, he was naturally clear about the crisis that the weak family was now facing, and the heavy responsibilities and burdens that had been weighing on his father's shoulders. Now, as the successor of Wurie, it was time for himself to take over this burden.

"Lord Father, it is possible that the matter of you killing the wrong person was a set-up deliberately laid by Woo Pan, and that you were relieved to kill someone only after you investigated that she was suspicious, wasn't it? Since the last Wuban was in power, Feng Taishi has been keeping a close eye on the Tantai family, and the current Wuban must want to get rid of them as well!"

Wu Li gradually regained his composure, he dropped the page and grabbed his son's shoulder, pleading, "Mo Lou ah, I'm getting old, the Chi family is relying on you!"

"Please rest assured, my lord father, the most pressing task is to co-operate with him and get rid of the Feng Taishi at an early date. In the meantime, I will definitely find out who this person is!" Chi Mo Lou solemnly nodded and helped his father sit back in his chair.

"It must be done, the current Imperial Master Feng is already powerful enough, if the Second Prince ascends to the throne will be even more terrifying. He died, we can only be at ease ah ..." Wu Li tired long sigh, stabbed out such a big basket, I'm afraid that in the future night and night can not sleep peacefully.

Chi Mo Lou lowered his head, a deep frown between his eyebrows and clenched his fists.

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Pei Siyan returned home after handling her official business and was about to go outside the city in disguise to visit the soldiers and horses brought by Wang Jianshan. Li Qingye's face was grim as he walked in, his dark eyes as cold as ice and snow in the middle of winter.

"Miss, there is a guest visiting you."

Pei Si Yan busied herself removing the hairpin from her hair bun and casually asked, "Who is it?"

Li Qingye was silent for a moment and replied, "The young lord of Mo Qi Villa, Mo Xuan."

When Pei Si Yan heard that name, there was first a blank within her brain, after two or three seconds, she immediately jumped up from the stool row, but she accidentally stepped on her skirt, Yun Qi on the side rushed to help her.

"Where is he now?!"

"The main hall."

Pei Si Yan held the jade pendant in her arms through her clothes, a joyful and shy smile raised on her face, as if she was a bride about to meet her new husband. She tidied up the clothes on her body and led Yun Qi to walk quickly in the direction of the main hall.

Li Qingdian turned back and looked at her back, a worried look in his eyes.

The man in white wearing a half mask stood in front of the portraits of successive generations of Witch Pan with his hands folded, scrutinising the stagnant and motionless faces of those long dead people, his eyes as bright as stars, his white clothes as untainted as snow, appearing gentle and serene, and the maidens gathered by the door curiously and excitedly sized up the guests. Suddenly, a rush of footsteps, the white man turned his head to look.

The flamboyantly dressed young woman stood in the doorway with a red face, panting slightly and grinning unabashedly.

She called out, "Duke Mo Xuan."

"We meet again, Miss Tantai." Mo Xuan humbly and courteously owed Pei Si Yan before walking closer to her.

Pei Si Yan looked up and gazed at Mo Xuan, gripping the jade pendant in her hand tightly, "I've been looking for you to return the jade pendant." She raised her hand and slowly spread out the palm of her hand.

The rounded ink jade exuded a soft glow under the bright sunlight, spiritually translucent.

Mo Xuan took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully, but then hung it around Pei Si Yan's neck and smiled, "The jade pendant prefers to stay with you, Miss Tantai."

Pei Si Yan picked up the jade pendant and asked with a smile, "How do you know that?"

"Because jade has spirituality, it told me." Mo Xuan said while carefully combing out the hair that was tangled in the rope. He was so focused that he didn't notice that his face was almost close to Pei Si Yan.

Pei Si Yan was a little overwhelmed as she froze in place, sneaking glances at the person near her out of the corner of her eye.

A small clamour rang out by the door, and the maids hid behind the door, covering their mouths and laughing.

"There." Picking out the last of her hair, Mo Xuan stood up straight and saw Pei Si Yan blushing as if she was drunk and asked with concern, "Miss Tantai, are you alright?"

Pei Si Yan hurriedly covered her face and explained in a panic, "It's rather hot today, I wore too much ..."

"What are you doing gathered here? There's no work to do and you're too idle to panic, right?" A stern female voice sounded outside the house, followed by that tone becoming surprised, "Miss, who is he? Looking at the face, how can he have skin to skin with you?!"

"Lady Yueruo ...," Pei Si Yan turned back unhappily to glare at the culprit who had broken the beautiful atmosphere.

Lady Yue Luo strutted into the main hall, looking up and down at Mo Xuan with a look of contempt, "What's so unseemly that you have to wear a mask? Our young lady is the high and mighty Lord Wuban, no matter how you say it, you should take it off, right? Also, what kind of person are you, how can you run into the Tantai mansion and act indecently towards the young lady?"

Pei Si Yan gritted her teeth in hatred, almost wanting to strangle this talkative woman.

Mo Xuan was not angry at all, instead he respectfully owed his body to Lady Yue Luo, "In my name, the young lord of Jiangnan Mo Qi Villa, Mo Xuan, I have met you, madam."

Yue Luo lady heard, immediately converge all the contemptuous colour, can not believe looking at Mo Xuan, mouth opened the boss, half a day before squeezing out a sentence: "ouch, look at me ... is really sorry, the original is the ink big son ah, rude rude, quickly please sit down. Yunqi, what are you still standing still for, quickly serve tea."

"Duke Mo Xuan please sit down." Pei Si Yan made a gesture of invitation.

While the two people were seated, Lady Yue Luo chagrined and patted her cheeks twice - today's scandal was really a big one, even speaking out of sight to the famous Mo Xuan Villa's young lord, if it was to be known to her father, she would not be able to avoid a chastisement.

Pei Siyan looked at the woman who was still standing in place and said impatiently, "Lady Yueruo, I have something to talk about with Duke Mo Xuan, you can ..."

"Ah, suddenly remembered that there is something important that I didn't do." Lady Yue Luo reluctantly smiled at Mo Xuan and hurriedly slipped away.

Pei Si Yan was full of apologies and said to Mo Xuan, "I'm sorry, my aunt she has always paid attention to the words and behaviour of the young ladies in the family, so I've made you laugh."

"It's a misunderstanding caused by my sudden visit, I didn't have time to introduce myself, it's fine." Mo Xuan said.

"The last time I bought food thanks to your help, I haven't thanked you yet."

Mo Xuan waved his hand and said, "In a sea of people, it is a great fate that you and I can meet, and it is right to help and support each other. By the way, I heard that a few officials in the imperial capital were killed personally, are you alright?"

"The guards at home are very strict, don't worry." Pei Si Yan said, lowering her head and playing with Mo Yu.

Mo Xuan smiled reassuringly, "I overheard that you had close dealings with those murdered officials, and remembered that you were assassinated in Xiyan County, so I am very worried for you."

Hearing Mo Xuan so concerned about herself, Pei Si Yan's heart was as sweet as honey.

"What you heard was a rumour, I didn't have any dealings with the officials who were killed," she said, "Since that time in Xiyan county, I haven't encountered any more assassinations, so please don't worry about me, Your Excellency."

"But the officialdom is still sinister, as good as the endless fighting and killing in Jianghu ... " Mo Xuan suddenly held Pei Si Yan's hands and looked at her sincerely, "I hope... ..." he paused for a long time, Pei Si Yan felt her heart about to stop beating, "to be able to guard again by your side, I wonder if I have this qualification?"

"What!" Pei Si Yan raised her head in a sudden manner, thinking that there was something wrong with her ears.

Is Mo Xuan confessing to himself?

Mo Xuan's smile was gentle and watery, one could not help but be mesmerised, he reached out his hand and gently caressed Pei Si Yan's clear and beautiful face, repeating his previous words word by word, "I wish I could guard by your side, Miss Tantai."

Pei Si Yan was too surprised to speak, she and Lord Mo Xuan were only meeting for the second time, why did he say these words?

Love at first sight?

"I ..." Pei Si Yan didn't know how to answer Mo Xuan, her brain and heart were messed up into a tangled mass of wool, seven tangles, eight twists, countless dead lumps, it would take a great deal of effort to unravel.

Mo Xuan lowered his eyes and slowly let go of Pei Si Yan's hand, "I'm sorry, it's me being too abrupt."

"No, no!" Pei Si Yan shouted.

Mo Xuan's eyes curved into a pair of small crescents, he re-gripped Pei Si Yan's hand and said with deep emotion, "Miss Tantai, I am fascinated by everything about you, especially your serious efforts and worry about the country when you face the disaster victims, it moves me. I hope that we will have the fate of tying the knot together in the future."

Pei Si Yan suddenly wanted to cry, after living for more than twenty years, Duke Mo Xuan was the first person to confess his love to her, sweet joy filled her body, making her unable to resist hugging Mo Xuan, replacing words with actions.

Mo Xuan gently patted Pei Si Yan's back, a touching smile on his lips for a long time.

It was only after a long time that the two parted reluctantly, Pei Si Yan gazed at Mo Xuan's jade mask and asked softly, "Can I take a look at your appearance?"

"Do you care a lot about what I look like?"

Pei Si Yan nodded.

"My looks won't let you down ... when you marry me that day, I will unmask for you to see."

"Good." Pei Si Yan promised that it was more important than anything else to meet someone in this world who genuinely loved each other, at least at this moment. She looked forward to having a bright future with Mo Xuan, a home that truly belonged to her and embraced her.

Mo Xuan still gazed at Pei Si Yan, smiling serenely and lightly.

Standing outside the door, quietly watching all of this, Li Qingyan, the look between his eyebrows became even more grave, he gripped the sword in his hand tightly, as if he was trying to restrain something.