nucmednet Chapter 219: Misled by Beauty
Chapter 219: Misled by Beauty
As long as you don't abandon me, I am willing to give you the freedom you've always dreamed of, and I will never disturb or interfere with your daily life. The so-called title of Crown Prince's Consort is nothing more than a meaningless title to you, and will never have the slightest impact on you.
Li Lingye solemnly promised over and over again, gazing expectantly at the woman before him, fearful she would turn and leave without hesitation. His voice trembled slightly, as if every word carried an endless stream of earnestness and pleading. Suddenly, as if his body lost its support, his head gently rested on Mo Rao's legs, like a small animal longing for its master's care and affection.
Mo Rao slowly lowered her head, her eyes falling on the man lying on her lap. She saw his narrow and beautiful eyes looking at her with affection.
In those beautiful eyes, there was a faint sadness flickering, which made people feel pity.
His extremely handsome face, a face that could be said to be infuriating to both humans and gods, seemed incomparably charming at this moment. Mo Rao sighed inwardly, thinking that she was just an ordinary person. How could she resist the temptation brought by such a peerless beauty?
Facing the man's elaborate "honey trap," Mo Rao felt her throat dry. The heartless words that had been on the tip of her tongue were now unspeakable. She couldn't help but curse herself inwardly: Damn it! I knew he wasn't a good man, but I still let him fool me.
Looking at those thin lips, it seemed to have a captivating charm that made her kiss them unconsciously. Just as her lips left, Li Lingye immediately cupped the back of her head with his palm. Then, turning passive into active, Mo Rao fell asleep unknowingly, too sleepy.
Before going to sleep, the emperor was still astonished by his knowledge. He was indeed shallow. He had never thought that a thunderbolt could have so much knowledge. And how could a peasant girl like him know so much?
Many questions remained unanswered, and the emperor finally explained that this woman was a goddess from heaven. Otherwise, how could she know everything they didn't know?
The next day, Mo Rao woke up in the palace. She didn't know how she slept so deeply, and she didn't even realize she was brought to the palace.
It was only when Mo Qingshan arrived at the palace that he discovered that his brother-in-law was actually the Crown Prince. This was something he had never dreamed of, and he waited until his sister woke up to find out the truth.
Before he could go find his sister, the emperor sent someone to invite the person to the palace to clarify the mystery. The emperor summoned the woman outside the palace every day, and those who didn't know would just think she was the emperor's new love.
Even the concubines in the harem began to be vigilant. After all, the emperor summoned the woman outside the palace every day. This was too unreasonable.
With such a person appearing in the palace, naturally everyone started to dig deeper into his identity.
Everyone in the court and the country soon learned of Mo Rao's identity: she was actually the Crown Prince's consort from Prince Xuande's palace. Knowing that the Crown Prince was always by her side whenever the Emperor summoned her, the rumors became even more unbearable.
The concubines in the harem also began to have their own thoughts.
Half a month passed like this, and during this half month, even the princess wanted to see her daughter-in-law, but was unsuccessful.
The rumors outside were so widespread that it was difficult to bear hearing them. After finally catching the two people from entering the palace, the prince and princess immediately summoned them to meet.
When Mo Rao came here before, she had no intention of coming to the palace, so she hadn't prepared any gifts. Now that the elders had summoned her, she didn't know what to give.
"Husband, wait a moment. Let me see if there's anything in the car I can show off. After all, it's my first time meeting an elder, so I have to make a good impression," Mo Rao said hurriedly.
Mo Qingshan knew that his sister was going to meet her parents-in-law, so he immediately stepped forward and said, "I have prepared gifts for you."
Ah! Brother, when did you prepare this? Mo Rao said in surprise.
Mo Qingshan said: "You've been running to the palace these days, I don't think you have time to prepare. I met your parents-in-law the day after I arrived. They are nice people. I thought people in high positions and powerful people would look down on others, but I didn't expect that the prince and princess are both kind people."
But even though they're kind, you still need to be careful, especially during this period when the rumors are so unpleasant. I'm afraid the prince and princess will take them seriously and make things difficult for you.
What's the rumor going around now? Mo Rao asked curiously.
At this point, Mo Qingshan said angrily, "I don't know which crazy gossiper said that the Crown Prince gave his Consort to the Emperor in order to please Him. Because of this, the Emperor is obsessed with beauty every day. Isn't this nonsense? If I knew who was gossiping about this, I would beat her to a pulp."
Mo Rao was a little shocked, but not too ashamed, just a little angry. She talked about astronomy and geography to the emperor every day, and her mouth was dry and her tongue was dry. But in the mouths of these people, it became so unbearable.
After she is done with this busy period, she wants to see who is talking nonsense.
"Brother, I'll go first," Mo Rao said as she took the gift her brother had prepared for her.
Mo Rao opened the brocade box, revealing a glass mirror. This mirror had just been made in the laboratory, and she had originally intended to use it for herself, but now it seemed like a perfect gift.
Such a clear mirror that can even reflect wrinkles is a technology not available in this era, so it is still relatively rare. After all, most people in this era used bronze mirrors. This is really a great gift for someone.
The next few gifts were directly given to Meihua to take. The two of them arrived at the main hall, where the others were already there.
The person sitting at the top was known by his age. Mo Rao stepped forward and bowed to greet him.
The two people sitting at the top began to look at Mo Rao carefully as soon as she entered the room. Seeing that Mo Rao spoke in a generous and appropriate manner, they felt relieved at once.
After all, knowing that their son was marrying a farmer's daughter, it would be a lie for them to say they were relieved. Although they were open-minded people and did not care about family prejudices, they could not let their son marry a country girl who knew nothing.
Fortunately, this woman thought differently from them.
As for the rumors outside, they didn't believe a single word of it. Not to mention that the woman in front of them was the emperor's niece-in-law, how could they not know what kind of character their son had?
When meeting the princess for the first time, you naturally have to prepare a gift.
Cui Ya~
Hearing her master's call, the maid named Cui Ya came to Murao with a brocade box in her hand.
The princess smiled and said: I didn’t know what you liked when we met for the first time, so I found this set of ruby headpieces in the warehouse. It will definitely look good on you.
Mo Rao took the brocade box with a smile and thanked the princess. Then she handed the brocade box to Meihua behind her, who took it respectfully.
Afterwards, Mo Rao took out the gift for the princess and said with a smile: This is a gift for my mother, and I hope she likes it.
The princess took the brocade box curiously and opened it to look inside. She was surprised to find a mirror inside. She had never seen such a clear mirror before.
Mo Rao said: This mirror is the latest product developed by my workshop and has not yet been mass-produced.
The princess liked the gift very much and asked someone to put it away carefully.
The prince was very envious when he saw the princess's gift, and he didn't know whether she had prepared a gift for him as well.
Mo Rao didn't let the prince envy her for too long. She took out a retractable electric baton and handed it to the prince. The prince looked at the palm-length iron baton in his hand with some curiosity.
What is the use of such a small iron rod? Mo Rao smiled and said: In reply to my father, this iron rod is a good thing. It can save lives at critical moments.
The prince held the iron rod curiously, looking left and right, but he couldn't figure out what was going on.