AWB Chapter 124 His clothes, however, were fixated on his limbs.
Chapter 124 His clothes, however, were fixated on his limbs.
His Highness the Crown Prince's expression stiffened slightly.
Su Mobai was the only one who dared to speak to him like that.
But unfortunately, what Su Mobai said was true, which made it impossible for His Highness the Crown Prince to be unhappy.
Crown Princess Gu Ying is the granddaughter of the Crown Prince's tutor. Three years ago, she fell in love with Su Mobai at first sight. Unfortunately, before she could fall in love again, she was betrothed to Crown Prince Murong Wei by an imperial decree.
It was obvious that His Highness the Crown Prince later found out about this; his wife had feelings for someone else, and this "someone else" was none other than his close friend, Su Mobai.
This put His Highness the Crown Prince in an awkward position.
As for how Su Mobai himself knew that the Crown Princess had feelings for him, it was purely a coincidence.
Let's not dwell on this coincidence.
However, Su Mobai's silence did not mean that His Highness the Crown Prince had forgotten, and Murong Wei's mood at this moment was extremely awkward.
On one side were clothes, and on the other side were hands and feet.
But his clothes were attached to his hands and feet.
Most importantly, because Gu Ying still has Su Mobai in her heart, they haven't...
Su Mobai didn't care what the Crown Prince was thinking and simply got up.
"It's getting late, Your Highness should return to the palace. I'll also go back to the General's Mansion."
His Highness the Crown Prince looked at Su Mobai with surprise.
What are you doing back at the General's Mansion?
Su Mobai rarely returns to the General's Mansion. For the past few years, he has been living in another courtyard in the capital. He has only returned to the mansion twice in the past two years.
One time was to catch Su Mowan, who had run away from her arranged marriage, and the other time was when Su Mowan returned to her parents' home.
His Highness the Crown Prince clearly knew that Su Mobai disliked the General's Mansion, but that did not affect his friendship with Su Mobai.
Not to mention that Su Huayue recently married Prince Chu, Murong Jin, so His Highness the Crown Prince has to keep a tight grip on Su Mobai even more.
Su Mobai smiled faintly, "Go back and do what you need to do. Maybe you'll never have to go back again."
His expression and tone startled the Crown Prince.
"You're not going to go traveling around again, are you?"
It wasn't that the Crown Prince was too nervous, but rather that Su Mobai had too many past offenses; he was often elusive, disappearing for long periods of time.
Su Mobai turned his head slightly and smiled, "Your Highness is overthinking it. I am not yet at the age to travel around the world."
"..."
His Highness the Crown Prince had no choice but to return to the palace.
Of course, facing the stern-faced Emperor Mo Yao, the Crown Prince respectfully reported his achievements.
Clearly, Emperor Moyao was very dissatisfied.
"That's what he told you?"
At this moment, Emperor Moyao was the Emperor Moyao that the Crown Prince was familiar with. The Crown Prince lowered his head slightly and said, "Yes, Father, he said he doesn't like the eldest princess."
Emperor Moyao tapped the table with the memorial in his hand, making a 'thump-thump' sound, and the Crown Prince's heart immediately tightened.
After a long while, Emperor Moyao finally let out a soft sigh.
"So be it. Since he doesn't like the eldest princess, let him be. Anyway, I already have a daughter-in-law."
"..."
Hearing this, His Highness the Crown Prince was quite confused about the connection between the two, but it was clear that Emperor Mo Yao already had his own plan in mind.
The crown prince hesitated for a moment.
"Then, Father, what should we do about the eldest princess?"
Murong Wei was caught in the middle and felt very distressed.
He knew that his younger sister liked Su Mobai but was unwilling to marry anyone else. She was already twenty and still stayed in the palace, and he knew how much gossip was circulating about her.
If it were anyone else, they could have simply asked their father for an imperial decree to resolve the issue, but the one they were fond of was Su Mobai.
His Highness the Crown Prince knew that not only did he treat Su Mobai with great courtesy, but his own father, the Emperor, also held Su Mobai in high regard.
Therefore, issuing an imperial decree to arrange the marriage is completely unfeasible.
But then I thought of the eldest princess's stubbornness...
Emperor Mo Yao naturally knew what his son was worried about. He was worried too. Although the eldest princess was gentle, she had a stubborn streak that even he couldn't handle.
"I will discuss this matter with her personally. You have done your best. Go back now."
The crown prince bowed respectfully.
"My son, please retire."
After Crown Prince Murong Wei withdrew, Emperor Mo Yao turned to the chief eunuch who had been standing behind him and said, "Tell me, did I make a mistake back then?"
The head steward was over sixty years old, with a face full of wrinkles, but he looked very kind.
He realized that although Emperor Moyao was asking him a question, he must already have the answer in his heart.
So he said, "Whatever Your Majesty thinks is what you are. This old servant can no longer see through these rights and wrongs."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Mo Yao's eyes dimmed.
After a long while, he said with a sigh that was not quite a sigh, "Actually, I regretted it a long time ago, but there is no medicine for regret in this world."
The head eunuch smiled kindly and advised, "Your Majesty, there's no need to think too much. Since so much time has passed, there's no use in regretting it now. It's more practical to think about the future."
"You're right."
Emperor Mo Yao nodded in agreement.
"Therefore, I will not force Su Mobai to do this regarding the eldest princess."
The father-in-law smiled and remained silent.
Crown Prince Murong Wei returned to the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace, but the Crown Princess, who usually practiced the zither under the pear tree in front of the palace, was nowhere to be seen today.
Murong Wei looked around but couldn't see anyone, so she asked a palace maid on duty in front of the palace, "Where is the Crown Princess?"
The palace maid bowed slightly.
"Your Highness, the Crown Princess has gone to Gaoyang Palace."
Upon hearing the words "Gaoyang Palace," Murong Wei's expression changed, and it took her a while to slowly walk to the stone table under the pear tree and sit down.
Gaoyang Palace was the palace of the Empress Dowager, and no one was allowed to visit without a summons. The Empress Dowager had been living a life of vegetarianism and Buddhist chanting in Gaoyang Palace for the past ten years, and had not seen any women from the harem.
Even the empress was not spared.
Why did Gu Ying suddenly decide to go to Gaoyang Palace?
Did she go on her own initiative, or was she summoned by the Empress Dowager? Logically, the Empress Dowager shouldn't recognize the grown-up Gu Ying…
Murong Wei became increasingly agitated the more she thought about it.
The Crown Prince is fond of Gu Ying.
He sometimes envied and was jealous of Su Mobai.
Gu Ying loves Su Mobai. Although she married him because of an imperial decree, she never forgot Su Mobai.
His younger sister, Princess Murong Xuan, also loved Su Mobai and even intended to remain unmarried for life because of him.
Of course, he also liked Su Mobai very much, so even though everyone around him had Su Mobai in their eyes and hearts, he only felt envy and jealousy towards Su Mobai, and couldn't bring himself to hate him.
Before we knew it, it was almost noon.
Murong Wei looked up at the blazing sun overhead, then got up to head to the study.
Just then, a graceful figure stepped through the palace gate, her face expressionless, followed by four palace maids.
Murong Wei's eyes lit up slightly.
He stopped himself from taking the step and said gently to Gu Ying, "You're back."
Crown Princess Gu Ying slowly approached and bowed to him.
"Your Majesty, I have just gone to see the Empress Dowager."
When Gu Ying saw that Murong Wei had just been in the place where she usually practiced the piano, a complex emotion flashed in her eyes.
This respectful way of getting along made His Highness the Crown Prince feel bitter. He wanted to reach out and help Gu Ying, but he held back.