Reborn: Femme Fatale First Daughter
chapter-385

Chapter 385 The Past Things about Mo Huawen

“I don’t have this daughter!” Mo Huawen stood up, looked at Mo Xuemin with red eyes, and helped Xu Yan walk inside slowly and firmly.

“Come here, help the first miss to tidy up and send her to the Duke Zhenguo’s manor.” Mo Xuetong ordered coldly as she looked at the chaotic scene indifferently. Her father’s attitude was clear, and she did not want to be a good person. The matters between Mo Xuemin and Sima Lingyun should be settled by themselves.

Looking at their dogfight, Mo Xuetong felt an inexpressible feeling of joy in her heart!

In the last life, they two drove her to desperation and made her die so miserably. This life, it was their turn to suffer the disaster. The bloody feud made Mo Xuetong have no mercy for them. Some people were destined to come to a sticky end. It was nobody’s fault but their own.

“Mo Xuetong, you bitch! Don’t be so complacent. You are going to die, too. You will come to accompany me soon. At that time, we will continue to fight for the status of the legitimate daughter to see who the winner is.” Hearing Mo Xuetong’s voice, Mo Xuemin turned around, looked violently at Mo Xuetong and laughed wildly. Now, Mo Xuemin looked disheveled with bad hair, and blood spread under her skirt. She now was just like a real madwoman, and only the viciousness in her eyes made her like a poisonous snake.

She looked as if she were going to eat people, and her red eyes looked so manic and atrocious…

Mo Xuetong totally ignored her and just ordered people to send her back. Mo Xuetong knew clearly that since Sima Lingyun’s eyes were scratched blind by Mo Xuemin, Mo Xuemin would not be treated well after being sent back to the Duke Zhenguo’s manor. Looking at the duchess’ eyes filled with hatred, Mo Xuetong only had sneers in her heart.

Coincidentally, the whole family were all cold-blooded, ruthless, and vicious. And they came together in piles.

Mo Xuemin finally was sent to the Duke Zhenguo’s manor with Sima Lingyun. A person came from the palace to pass the order that Mo Xuemin was demoted to be a concubine and left a ruler for Sima Lingyun. Besides, the plaque of Duke Zhenguo’s manor was revoked. That was to say, from now on, it was only the Sima Manor, but not the mansion for any noble lords or dukes.

The title of Duke Zhenguo’s manor was over! Duke Zhenguo’s manor completely fell!

Sima Lingyun was blind in one eye, Mo Xuemin lost the child in her belly, and the title of the Duke Zhenguo’s manor was deprived! All were over at once!

People in the whole capital talked about it with great excitement, and all felt it a cheerful satisfaction. The couple of bad things deserved such retribution. Otherwise, there was no natural justice in the world. Before that, the two people’s fame had been worsening, as scandals about them came up from time to time. Before Mo Xuemin got married, it was said that she had secret communication and affairs with more than one man.

Sima Lingyun was not a good person who used to have affairs with different women and even had a child before the marriage. It was really ridiculous.

Sima Lingyun and Mo Xuemin got married because of the Empress’s order. Then, such a scandal rose, and the Duke Zhenguo’s manor became the center of the scandal immediately.

There was a burst of nasty remarks about them!

They were described more lascivious and vicious than the most evil-minded men and women on the stage.

It was also said that they were perfectly matched. The natural rule was invalid if the two did not stay together. Besides, there were a number of concubines in that manor, so vicious, lascivious and promiscuous. Now, the Sima Manor had an infamous reputation, even the servants did not dare to go out.

They would be surrounded and thrown rotten vegetable leaves and stinky eggs…

All the people knew that Sima Manor was without any prospect!

After all the people left, Mo Huawen went to the study room alone. He took out a painting from the innermost locker and looked at the woman in the painting quietly. A sudden sorrow hit him. He touched gently the woman wearing the soft silk dress, his eyes blank and miserable. Then, he pressed his hands on the table heavily and wobbled to avoid falling to the ground.

He held the corner of the desk and sank down heavily. Overwhelmed by a feeling of sorrow, he felt his eyes got red unconsciously.

Was all today his retribution? His heart ached as if it were beating on the knife-point with every step made with blood. The more it beat, the more it stuck. In his memory, her beauty was so sparkled that he fell in love with her silently. Even until now, he was still reluctant to believe that she was gone.

She thought that he knew nothing about it, but he had discovered the truth from trails of clues.

She didn’t know that he had known she was the posthumous child of King Jin and not the natural daughter of Fu General. In fact, Fu General’s natural daughter died soon after the birth, and at the same time, King Jin’s Consort gave birth to Luo Xia. Then, the Old Madam of Fu General used Luo Xia to replace her natural daughter and treated Luo Xia well like her own daughter.

If he had not met her, he would not have fallen in love with her. If he had not fallen in love with her, he would not have suffered the pain of losing her!

In this life, she was the only woman he loved.

He was the Emperor’s confidant. But in order to marry her, he had no alternative but to go to Cloud City so as to take her away from the center of power and the source of turbulent days. He was afraid that she was recognized, and that the Emperor could not tolerate her presence. Therefore, he chose to take her away to avoid being spotted and suspected by the Emperor.

But even so, he did not know whether the Emperor knew the truth or not, but just had an inkling that the Emperor knew Luo Xia’s identity. However, the Emperor mentioned nothing about it, so Mo Huawen just pretended to know nothing as well. It was fine that all the people still saw her as the legitimate eldest daughter of the Fu General Manor.

No one could guess the Emperor’s mind.

Because he could not know what the Emperor thought, Mo Huawen did not dare to give all his love to her. She asked him to get some concubines, and he just followed it but ignored the bitterness in her eyes.

Although they were in the Cloud City, the Emperor still sent his undercover agent to Mo Huawen’s manor to ask about Mo Huawen’s condition. In order not to draw her attention, Mo Huawen deliberately arranged the meeting place in a concubine’s yard, because he knew that she was always kind to the concubines, and that she was not the concubines. Even if something went wrong, she would not get involved.

He thought that he had paid enough attention to her and even abandoned the reward that was paid because he helped the Emperor to the throne. In order to stay with her, he came to Cloud City as if being demoted. He thought that the concubines were carried into the manor at her agreement, and that he was there to stay with her, so the concubines would be obedient and did not dare to cause any trouble.

She was always in poor health. He knew that she occasionally sent people to the capital to check the accounts. He also knew that she and a woman from the Yan Kingdom were as close as sisters and even made engagement for the children. He just let her do it. Looking at her uneasy face with pretending smiles, he really wanted to tell her not to be afraid, as the Emperor perhaps did not want to call to account. After all, she had nothing to with the event.

But the Emperor did not issue any order, so Mo Huawen did not dare to say because he was afraid of causing any doubts and any suspicion from the Emperor!

Therefore, he had no way but just to helplessly watch her getting scared, thin and weak day after day. He could just protect her quietly with nothing else he could do.

He thought as time went by, she would get rid of the misunderstanding of scare and nervousness, as well as the fear of being discovered. But unexpectedly, Auntie Fang dared to poison her secretly. Afraid that her husband and child were involved, Luo Xia chose to die and let the poison erode her life gradually.

In the end, she just passed away…

Looking at Tong’er’s face similar to her, Mo Huawen only felt guilty and regretful. That night, he fell on her bed, crying with pain, and his heart seemed to be empty, and his life would never be complete again. If he had not had too many scruples, he would not have helplessly watched her die at her young age!

Then, her senior maidservant crashed to death in front of her coffin. And Auntie Fang claimed that Tong’er was cruel and forced the maidservant to die. Although he did not believe it, he was unable to verify it. Later, Tong’er became more and more distant from him. When it was time to return to the capital, Tong’er was ill. Auntie Fang defamed that Tong’er assumed airs and advised Mo Huawen to leave Tong’er in the Qin Manor to put down the air of her arrogance.

Not knowing whether he was afraid to see that similar face or unwilling to see Tong’er’s reproachful eyes, he agreed without hesitation and just left her alone in the Cloud City.

It was more than one year since he left. He seemed to deliberately erase her existence from memory. Although he still wrote some letters to her, there was no reply and he did not look into it. Auntie Fang claimed that the child was more and more spoiled and uncourteous. So, he took less notice of her ever since…

Now when he recalled the past, only regret stayed with him.

“Father!” A light knock on the door, accompanied by a gentle voice, came from the door.

Mo Xuetong stood at the door just like when she was not married, her hands holding a tray with a bowl of porridge and several side dishes. She said, “Father, you haven’t had breakfast. Tong’er went to the kitchen to help. Mother made some and let Tong’er send some.” Her face flushed faintly. Through the tearful eyes, Mo Huawen felt she looked like Luo Xia even more.

“Father!” Seeing Mo Huawen staring at her in a trance with red eyes, Mo Xuetong called him lightly again.

“Why haven’t you come back to your manor? Come in.” Retracting the sadness, Mo Huawen turned his head to the side, wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes, and said with a gentle smile.

As such a terrible thing happened, Mo Huawen thought Mo Xuetong had already come back to her manor.

“Father hasn’t had breakfast. How can Tong’er return? See, the porridge and dishes prepared by Mother are so good, so Tong’er has taken half of a bowl.” Mo Xuetong came into the room with a smiling look, served the porridge and dished adroitly on Mo Huawen’s desk, and put the files to the other side of the desk.

“It turns out that you have tasted them secretly. No wonder you say it is delicious.” Looking at his daughter’s pretty and charming face, Mo Huawen conjured up a smile, took the bowl of porridge from Mo Xuetong and tasted. The porridge smelt good, which was made by Xu Yan. Since the daughter in the manor got married, Xu Yan would get up in the morning to make porridge for him.

However, no matter what, when he saw the porridge, he always remembered Luo Xia at first glance. After the newly-married day, she also made food for him. Except for that secret, she would talk to him about anything. Those days were the happiest day of his life. They two supported mutually and enjoyed those comfy days.

When did changes come? Did they happen when concubines were carried into the manor one by one…

The bitterness hidden behind her pretense of a joyful and generous smile slowly wiped away her true joy. She became so preoccupied with some troubles that she tried to hide her thoughts and got weaker day after day…

“Father, as for the eldest sister, do you think it is necessary to open the ancestral temple?” Mo Xuetong asked, as she was helping Mo Huawen the food with a smile.

“Yes, you come here again tomorrow, and I will invite the villagers in the clan to come here, too. I will expel Mo Xuemin from the Mo family and she will have nothing to do with the Mo Manor in the future.” Mo Huawen answered after he collected his thought.

It was imperative. For the Mo clan, he had to drive this vicious daughter out of the clan so as to save the Mo’s good reputation that had lasted for more than 1,000 years.

“Just now, Mother asked if it was necessary to call Auntie Fang here.” Mo Xuetong hesitated for a while, and her eyes flashed and got dimmer but did not avoid her father’s eyes. She just looked at him and asked firmly. As Mo Xuemin was exposed, Mo Xuetong thought that Auntie Fang, that vicious woman, should be handled together so as to save the trouble in the future.

Her clear eyes were mixed a feeling of dissatisfaction, blame, grievance, and pain.

She bit her lips, her clear eyes becoming wet with anguish.

They all knew that Mo Huawen had not opened the ancestral temple to give Luo Xia justice.

He owned her an explanation!