Read Novel Full Chapter 1108: Chapter 1105: Love is Stronger than Gold, Indeed
Chapter 1108: Chapter 1105: Love is Stronger than Gold, Indeed
A strong masculine scent enveloped her, and Leng Muling screamed in fright.
As soon as she heard Mo Qi’s voice, she calmed down again.
He said, “Ling’er, I’m sorry.”
Leng Muling’s heart was struck, “What… why are you sorry.”
When you rejected her just now, weren’t you so confident and self-righteous!
Something about considering her family reputation as a young lady, not being able to marry her openly and honorably, never to defile her!
Mo Qi’s deep voice carried a tone of apology, “It’s my fault, I was only feeling sorry for myself, and I neglected your love for me. You are so brave and wonderful, how could I let you down?”
“You’ve changed your mind?”
Leng Muling nestled in his arms, listening to his heartbeat, thump thump, beating very fast.
“As long as… you don’t blame me.”
Mo Qi’s voice was husky, his amber eyes reflecting her face, flushed bright red.
Leng Muling’s hand was held by him and placed on his chest, where life and passion were pulsating.
Leng Muling’s heart likewise began to tremble uncontrollably, “Mo Qi, do you really want to…”
Join her in her foolish ways, sacrifice your future prospects, and possibly even face punishment?
“I am willing! Ling’er, from the moment you appeared before my eyes, my life was filled with vivid color. I always felt something was missing, but it turns out, what I was lacking was you.”
Mo Qi cradled her face, his eyes full of amber, brimming over with her.
Leng Muling’s heart beat fiercely; she couldn’t care less.
What solemn rites and traditions, what esteemed status, none of these were as important as the happiness of this moment!
“Seventh brother, Ling’er is willing to be yours, to be with you for a lifetime.”
Leng Muling’s smile was radiant as she leaned in Mo Qi’s embrace.
The night progressed, with the flickering candlelight in the side hall; the temperature inside rose steadily, and joyous sounds traversed the air, with the high moon hiding shyly behind the clouds.
Su Yingxue had coaxed the little creature to sleep in the morning, and Mo Qi brought Leng Muling to seek an audience.
Mo Qi was energetic, treating Leng Muling like a treasured pearl.
Kneeling before her, Leng Muling said, “This nobleman’s daughter greets the empress.”
Her voice was slightly hoarse, her face no longer carried the shyness of a young girl but a different maturity and charm.
Su Yingxue sighed softly.
In the end, they had both taken a brave step.
“Rise.”
Su Yingxue lifted her hand slightly.
Mo Qi knelt before Su Yingxue, earnestly telling her, “Your Majesty, I plan to send Ling’er back to her residence today to visit Lord Leng and the Prime Minister, to seek their forgiveness and consent, and to formally propose to Ling’er.”
Su Yingxue nodded, “As long as you have considered how to face it, I have no objections. However, I must remind you, this journey may be one without return, and it might not go smoothly. Moreover, the emperor has not yet taken a stand, Mo Qi have you thought about the consequences?”
Mo Qi’s eyes grew somber, “I have followed the emperor for many years, and cannot make things difficult for him. If the Prime Minister’s Estate insists on being difficult, please tell the emperor that I alone am responsible. I will not drag the emperor’s reputation into this and will bear the responsibility myself!”
If he were to be rejected by the Prime Minister’s Estate, he would rather die than implicate Chu Yihan.
But he was determined to go to the Prime Minister’s Estate.
“It won’t happen! Seventh brother, I will share the burden with you, if grandpa and daddy dare to do anything to you, I will die with you! After all, I can’t marry anyone else but you!”
Leng Muling held Mo Qi’s hand, her voice still carrying a hint of childlike naivety. She was innocent yet extraordinarily resolute, stirring up both envy and admiration.
Su Yingxue slightly curved her lips with a smile, “Go ahead, Her Majesty awaits your good news. If the Prime Minister’s Estate agrees, I will personally make arrangements for your wedding.”
“Thank you, Your Highness!”
Leng Muling and Mo Qi both knelt and thanked Su Yingxue.
Hand in hand, they left Su Yingxue’s palace. As Zhilan saw them off, she gave them each a unity knot, “This may not be valuable, but it carries my blessings for you. I hope Mo Qi and Miss Leng get what your hearts desire. When you come back to the palace, bring me a wedding invitation.”
Zhilan’s smile was gentle and charming, her eyes filled with well wishes.
“Thank you, Aunt Zhilan.” Leng Muling said with a smile, taking one of the knots and tying it around her neck. Then she carefully put the other on Mo Qi’s neck and tucked it into his clothes, “You must wear this unity knot properly. It carries the blessings of Sister Zhilan and the empress. You’re not allowed to lose it. We’re going to be united in heart till old age!”
Mo Qi kissed her hand in response, “Alright, I will never take it off, even in death.”
Zhilan watched them leave, and her concern deepened.
She too had a unity knot on her, awaiting the return of the one wearing the other half.
Mo Qi and Leng Muling went back to the Prime Minister’s Estate, and as expected, they enraged Leng Yi.
Leng Yi nearly beat Leng Muling to death.
Leng Muling, shielded by Mo Qi in his embrace, wasn’t seriously hurt, but Mo Qi suffered quite a bit of physical abuse.
Seeing Mo Qi’s closeness with Leng Muling, Leng Yi did not hold back in his hits at all.
Mo Qi’s body was covered with cuts and bruises from the vine whip, not a single spot unscathed.
“You’re going to be the death of me! You…you have no shame! Leng Muling, have you completely forgotten all the teachings your parents and I have given you!” Leng Yi roared in a rage, throwing aside the broken vine whip and picking up a new one, lashing it fiercely toward Mo Qi.
Mo Qi, protecting Leng Muling, didn’t make a sound.
Leng Muling saw blood flowing from his body, staining everything it touched, and she broke into tears, struggling to come out from his embrace, “Grandfather, stop! You’re going to kill him!”
“Ah!”
The moment she came out, her body took a harsh lashing.
A delicate skin was instantly marked with a bloody line.
“It hurts so much,” she cried out.
Accustomed to a pampered life for so many years, she had never experienced such severe punishment.
“Ling’er! Ling’er, are you all right? Don’t move, don’t move!”
Mo Qi drew her back into his embrace, using his body to shield her completely.
The two, huddled closely together, appeared intimate in the eyes of Leng Muling’s father. Infuriated to the point of bloodshot eyes, he kept lashing out with the whip he held, rainings blows upon them, “Scandalous! Without shame! Do you two still have any dignity left!”
“Father…”
Leng Muling couldn’t break free, listening to Mo Qi being hit, whimpering and crying in his embrace, rapidly losing strength.
The brutal beating lasted for nearly half an hour. Outside the hall, Zhuo Junli’s voice could be heard, “Oh, employing family discipline, I see?”
Zhuo Junli interrupted everyone. As the current Prime Minister, taking over Leng Yi’s position, even his elder brother Leng Kangcheng had to give him some respect and stand aside.
Zhuo Junli glanced at the vine whip in Leng Yi’s hand. Leng Yi snorted coldly and turned to sit down on the Taishi Chair.
Zhuo Junli looked at the two on the ground huddled together, and sibilated, “Love that is stronger than gold, not bad.”
As if making a critique, he walked a circle around Mo Qi, then looked back at Leng Kangcheng, “Brother, you’ve got some nerve, to beat an emperor’s palace guard with such severity. If Mo Qi can’t perform his duty tomorrow and the emperor is short-staffed…”