Chapter 1732 - 1725: Mo Qi’s Foolish Child
Chapter 1732 -1725: Mo Qi’s Foolish Child
Zhuo Junli came to tell him about the search for Yang Xianhui, Mo Qi said, “The Crown Prince has already given the order, but why does Prime Minister Zhuo think that the Imperial Guards should search in plain clothes and not make it public?”
The Imperial Guards have a special status, and if they search openly, the people will be in awe, which could make the effort twice as effective. Even if it’s a corpse, it might be found quickly.
“What if Vice General Yang isn’t dead?” Zhuo Junli tapped the table, “Think about it, how many civil officials are now opposing the new policy and opposing women joining the army?
Lu Mian leads them. Wouldn’t they really send people to search?
If they find her first and kill Vice General Yang, what will happen then?”
“What? They would dare to act in the shadows?” Mo Qi’s pupils dilated; this possibility hadn’t occurred to him.
He only thought it was a contest between civil and military officials. After all, Yang Xianhui is a tigress of the family of generals and holds a governmental position. Murdering an imperial court official, despite being one himself,
knowing the law and breaking it, would only add to the crime!
“Why wouldn’t they? If Yang Xianhui isn’t dead, she’s certainly injured. Is it that hard to find and kill her? It’s not.
They can severely damage those martial generals who want to send their daughters to the military camp, and also temper this Prime Minister’s momentum.
Why wouldn’t they dare?
The emperor is absent, the Crown Prince is young. How many people’s hearts are stirring within their chests?”
Zhuo Junli had a faint smile at the corner of his mouth. The stability of the four corners of the Great Cheng Dynasty was won with the life of Chu Yihan through years of battle.
But without external threats, internal strife is inevitable!
If everything seems calm, any mishap within the royal court gives other countries an opportunity to covet.
The Great Qi Dynasty has already fallen, the Great Wei Dynasty is in shambles, waiting for recovery. But this doesn’t stop other countries on the Nine Continents, like Beiling City, from having unseemly ideas about Great Cheng’s fertile land, does it?
Mo Qi clenched his right fist tightly, his face heavy, “Vice General Yang is an outstanding female general of our dynasty; I will not let her sacrifice be in vain!
Even if it’s just her body, I will bring it back with dignity, never allowing anyone to humiliate her!”
“Thank you, Commander Mo! This way, you also have an excuse not to have to return home.”
As Zhuo Junli left, he made a jesting remark, and Mo Qi was slightly stunned, feeling a burst of emotion in his heart.
He indeed did not wish to return home. Every day he saw Hong Lian, she had a face twisted with anger, either resentment or tears. He was truly exhausted from it.
Only he couldn’t avoid seeing Huan’er.
After returning home, he first had the wet nurse bring Huan’er, and he played with him for a while.
“Ah woo…”
The child made inarticulate sounds. Originally, he should have started to speak and learn to call Daddy and Mommy, but now, he couldn’t say anything, and his eyes appeared very vacant.
“Huan’er’s eyes are vacant, and his body is quite frail. Is he not resting well? Have you consulted a doctor?”
Mo Qi asked the wet nurse.
The wet nurse was formerly under Hong Lian at the Silver Moon Pavilion, so she naturally had to conceal things from Mo Qi. “The young master is just a bit shy, it’s nothing serious. He probably just misses his Daddy recently.”
Mo Qi resided in the palace frequently and didn’t come back often, visiting the child only a few times each month.
He looked down at the child in his arms, feeling a twinge of guilt in his heart.
He really found it unbearable to face Hong Lian, but he couldn’t avoid seeing his child.
He instructed the wet nurse, “I have matters to attend to and will be gone for a while. Tell Hong Lian to accompany the child well and not to feed him anything recklessly. Once I’m done with this busy period, I’ll take him to the palace to see the court physician.”