"Avenge me... Mo Yun, even if I die, I will never let you live in peace!"
Queen Qi trembled as she took out the silver hairpin that had always been in her hair bun. "For the sake of my raising you for so many years... kill Mo Yun... kill him..."
She was once a daughter of heaven, but was calculated by that despicable man Mo Yun. She had to stay in that disgusting imperial palace, where her dignity was trampled on. How could she be willing to accept this?
"I killed Lianyi, but... even if I hadn't killed her, she... wouldn't have lived! I'm repaying her with my life..."
Queen Qi gasped out these words intermittently. Her eyes were full of stubbornness as she stared directly at the person in front of her, her eyes in a complete mess.
She had done many wrong things, but she didn't regret them. The only thing she might regret was defying her father just for her own stubbornness...
Thinking of this, Queen Qi couldn't help but smile bitterly. She truly loved Mo Litian. She was destined not to enjoy the blessing of having descendants in this life. Back then, after some hesitation, she had nodded in agreement to Mo Yun's proposal. These twenty years were like stolen time.
"If... one day... you can see... your grandfather, tell him... tell him I'm sorry for me."
She, as a daughter, was unfilial. For her own self - interest, she had done wrong, and now it was her retribution.
Listening to the words of the person in his arms, Mo Litian's eye sockets were already blood - red, and tears welled up involuntarily.
He should have hated her, but he just couldn't...
"Okay."
Hearing this, a smile finally appeared on Queen Qi's face. She greedily looked at Mo Litian's gentle and jade - like face and slowly closed her eyes.
Mo Litian held the gradually cold body in his arms, his eyes full of blankness.
In the darkness, it started to pour heavily at some point, washing away the blood on the secluded path of the confinement.
At this time, a black - clothed man stepped out of the darkness, his eyes full of annoyance. "Sorry."
It was their mistake. Their carelessness had led to Queen Qi's death.
Mo Litian still remained silent. He quietly held Queen Qi's body. After an unknown amount of time, he finally moved his arm and handed over the silver hairpin. "Give this to him. I'll walk the rest of the way by myself."
Queen Qi wanted revenge and to kill Mo Yun. Giving this thing to Mo Liandi was undoubtedly the best decision.
Seeing Mo Litian about to leave with Queen Qi's body in his arms, the black - clothed man frowned slightly. "My lord has ordered me to take you to a safe place."
Since Mo Yun had attempted to assassinate him once, there would surely be a second time. How could he do this alone? If anything happened to him, he wouldn't be able to explain it to his lord.
Mo Litian paused slightly and said indifferently, "No need. You can go."
...
In Quanzhou.
Mo Liandi played with the silver hairpin in his hand, his eyes filled with a dark light. "Leave."
Since Mo Litian didn't want his men to follow, then so be it. He had already repaid his kindness by taking him out of the imperial palace. Even if he died, it had nothing to do with him.
"Yes."
Putting away the silver hairpin in his hand, Mo Liandi was about to leave. However, at this time, Uncle Zhang rushed over with a complex expression on his face. "My lord, Lord Xue requests an audience."
Mo Liandi pursed his lips. Before he could say anything, Xue Zhan swaggered in, looking unhappy.
Seeing this, Uncle Zhang couldn't help but frown, his heart filled with complexity.
Mo Liandi said indifferently, "Uncle Zhang, you can go down first."
"Yes."
At this moment, Xue Zhan's face was extremely gloomy. His usual carefree look had disappeared. "Mo Yun has approached Xue Changsheng!"
He had thought that everyone knew about the strained relationship between him and Xue Changsheng, but he never expected that Mo Yun would still go to him!
Leading troops to besiege?
What a great plan to lead troops to besiege! This was clearly an attempt to get rid of the Sima family!
Mo Yun really had a big appetite. Didn't he fear being choked to death?
"When do you plan to take action?"
That old man might not be able to hold on. Mo Yun was a heartless man. If he used some more tricks, Xue Zhan didn't want to go back and inherit the position of Grand Marshal!
Mo Liandi picked up the teacup and took a small sip. "He'll be fine."
Mo Liandi knew Xue Changsheng's capabilities well. Mo Yun had always been wary of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, but Xue Changsheng had still managed to survive under Mo Yun's rule until now. He was quite capable.
He surely wouldn't be so easily calculated by Mo Yun. Xue Zhan was just too worried.
Putting down the teacup, he looked up and met Xue Zhan's inquisitive eyes. He couldn't help but frown. "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Xue Zhan hesitated for a moment and finally couldn't help but say, "Mo Liandi, what on earth has gotten into you? This isn't like your style at all!"
If it had been in the past, he would have already taken action! But now, he remained motionless. Didn't revenge used to be what he wanted the most?
Mo Liandi's hand paused for a moment. He said indifferently, "I have my own plans."
"Plans? Do you know what people are saying outside? You, Mo Liandi, are now a traitor, despised by everyone!" And his own reputation had also plummeted. What bad luck! How could he have gotten involved with such a person?
"Let me tell you, you may not care about your reputation, but I do. If this goes on, the official documents in my yamen will pile up like a mountain again!"
At this point, Xue Zhan was extremely aggrieved. What exactly was Mo Liandi up to?
A complex look flashed across Mo Liandi's eyes. He got up leisurely and said indifferently, "If you don't want to bear the stigma, you can leave at any time."
Xue Zhan was stunned for a moment, as if he couldn't believe his ears. "What did you say?"
"Mo Liandi, are you joking? I've regarded you as a brother. Could it be that in your heart, I'm a coward who fears death?"
The two of them had grown up together since childhood, and their friendship was extraordinary... Wait!
"Mo Liandi, what on earth are you trying to do?"
Mo Liandi pursed his lips. After a long silence, he finally said, "It's nothing."
Xue Zhan took in the expression on his face. Thinking of his words just now, a terrible thought vaguely occurred to him. He tentatively asked, "You don't want to seek revenge anymore?"
As soon as he said this, even he himself thought it was absurd!
He knew very well that Mo Liandi had already collected all the evidence of Mo Yun's crimes, and his power was enough to drive Mo Yun off the throne! How much had he sacrificed to wait for this day? How could he give up?
However, Mo Liandi fell into silence. His hands couldn't help but clench into fists, and his eyes were full of complexity.
Facing Xue Zhan's incredulous gaze, he finally nodded with great difficulty.
No matter how much he had sacrificed, he couldn't lose her.