"Why don't you say it?" Mo Zhaohua's expression was gentle and his voice was gentle, "But isn't it inconvenient for you to tell me?"

Mo Shuhua didn't say anything, but just looked at her steadily, her eyes turned red and she looked like she was about to cry.

Mo Zhaohua asked softly, "Why are your eyes still red? But what did I say wrong? I'm sorry, I apologize, don't cry."

Mo Shuhua's voice choked with sobs, "No, it has nothing to do with the princess. It's all my fault. I trusted others by mistake and ended up hurting myself."

Mo Zhaohua sneered in his heart. She suppressed her hatred and pretended to be a gentle cousin, which finally touched Mo Shuhua's heart.

She remembered everything from her past life deeply. It's not that she didn't want revenge, but the time had not yet come. First it was the old lady, and now it was Mo Shuhua.

She remained gentle on her face and asked her softly, "What happened? Is there anything I can do to help? Just tell me."

Mo Shuhua burst into tears, "Mo Yaohua lied to me. She clearly promised to mediate between me and Mr. Zhou, but she did nothing."

Mo Zhaohua spoke for Mo Yaohua, "Maybe she was pregnant and it was inconvenient for her to do so, so she wanted to wait until the baby was born before she could talk about peace for you."

"It's too late. Mr. Zhou has changed his heart." This is why Mo Shuhua couldn't help crying. She had completely lost her chance.

"Change of heart? Are you sure? Don't let yourself be fooled again." Mo Zhaohua actually already knew about this.

In his previous life, Zhou Shaotang was Chu Xuanhan's vanguard. He had always targeted the Fuguo Mansion and eventually pushed it to a dead end.

Therefore, after her rebirth, she paid close attention to his situation, and after entering Prince Yu's Palace, she handed the matter over to Shuying.

Shuying was extremely convinced by her and would do as she said without even needing a reason. Chu Xuanchi asked her the reason out of curiosity.

She was not in a position to say it clearly, and used Mo Shuhua's marriage as an excuse to get away with it. Afterwards, she continued to receive news about Zhou Shaotang.

Mo Shuhua cried even more sadly, "It's true, he is just waiting for the spring exam results to be announced, and then he will get engaged to that lady."

Mo Zhaohua pretended not to know about this, "If you really like her, why don't you get engaged now, but wait until the spring exam results are announced?"

Mo Shuhua told the truth, "The other party has a good family background, but I'm not sure he will win the prize. We agreed that we would only be engaged if he wins the prize."

Zhou Shaotang originally heard that Chu Xuanhan and Mo Zhaohua were in love with each other and would marry her as his principal concubine, so he wanted to use Mo Shuhua to get into Prince Qi's mansion.

After the incident with Mo Yaohua, although he still had the intention, his family looked down on him and was afraid that Mo Yaohua, a concubine, would not be able to gain power.

After all, although she was favored in the Shangshu Mansion, her mother had no family background. How could she compare with Mo Zhaohua, whose mother was the eldest daughter of the Fuguogong Mansion?

The key is that Mo Zhaohua himself is capable. He can please the Empress Dowager and Concubine De in the palace, and gain the favor of the Duke of Fuguo outside the palace.

In addition, the current Princess Qi is Yuchi Jiuyue, who is famous for being arrogant and even domineering because of her favor. How could she allow others to share her favor?

After careful consideration, Zhou Shaotang finally gave up on Mo Shuhua and turned to discuss marriage with other women, and finally found a satisfactory candidate.

However, it is not so easy to climb up the social ladder. The prerequisite for the other party to be engaged to him is that he passes the imperial examination, so the marriage is not certain yet.

Mo Zhaohua tried again, "So, if he doesn't win, then there will be no engagement? Then, don't you still have a chance to rekindle your relationship with him?"

If she wanted to change the tragic ending of her previous life, she had to change the fate of other people, so she would never let Mo Shuhua and Zhou Shaotang get married.

Mo Shuhua shook her head. "Let alone the fact that Zhou Lang has changed his mind, even if he hasn't, my family wouldn't want me to discuss marriage with him again, let alone the fact that he didn't win."

If Zhou Shaotang passed the imperial examination, he would not marry her. If he failed, how could Mo Tao be interested in her? So they no longer had any chance.

"Are you sure that my half-sister lied to you?" Mo Zhaohua had to confirm, lest Mo Shuhua be tricked into thinking otherwise.

Once Mo Shuhua and Mo Yaohua become partners in crime, no matter who she marries, she might become like Zhou Shaotang in her previous life, helping the tyrant to commit atrocities.

Mo Shuhua said confidently: "It is certain. My grandmother told me verbally that Mo Yaohua agreed to this matter just to get rid of me. She didn't intend to help at all."

"So what are your plans for the future?" Mo Zhaohua breathed a sigh of relief. They had so many disagreements before and it should be impossible for them to reconcile.

"I don't know. No one is willing to help me now." Mo Shuhua wiped her tears with a handkerchief sadly, looking helpless and pitiful.

Mo Zhaohua thought for a moment and said, "The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites has a legitimate son who is of the right age to marry. If you are willing, I can help you make the proposal."

The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites was named Fang. His wife had two sons. The eldest son was married, and the second son was 24 years old. Although he had not married yet, he had many women.

Mo Shuhua was shocked when she heard this, "Isn't that the superior of my father's superior?"

The highest leader of the Ministry of Rites was the Shangshu, below him were the left and right vice-ministers. The Ministry of Rites had four departments, with Langzhong and Yuanwailang as the chief and deputy leaders respectively.

Among them, the Shangshu is the second rank, the left and right Shilang are the second rank, the Langzhong is the fifth rank, the Yuanwailang is the fifth rank, and below them are the sixth rank officials.

Mo Tao was promoted from the sixth rank a few years ago. He had long been eyeing the position of doctor and wanted to use Mo Yun to climb the ladder.

Unfortunately, Mo Yun did not help him wholeheartedly, even though he approached her many times in private and even asked Old Madam Mo to speak for him, it was of no use.

Now that Mo Zhaohua wanted to talk to Mo Shuhua about the son of a third-rank official, how could she not be shocked? This was something she dared not even think about.

Although she had developed feelings for Prince Rui when she attended the banquet at Prince Yu's Mansion last time, Mo Tao poured cold water on her when she told him about it when she got home.

Mo Yaohua was able to marry Prince Qi because she had lost her virginity, her reputation was ruined, she successfully became pregnant, and she was also the concubine's daughter of the Shangshu.

Mo Zhaohua nodded, "That's right. Although Second Master Fang failed the last spring exam, it is said that he has a good chance of passing next year."

Mo Shuhua was apprehensive. "He's a third-rank official, and my father is only a fifth-rank official. How could he be interested in me?"

Mo Zhaohua said domineeringly, "Although my second uncle's official position is not high, his brother is the Minister of Revenue, and his two nieces are the princess and concubine."

"Do I really have a chance?" Mo Shuhua felt a little expectant. She had already felt envious when she saw Mo Zhaohua and her sisters marrying into wealthy families.

She didn't dare compare herself with Mo Zhaohua. After all, her father held a low official position and her mother was not a daughter of a wealthy family. She just didn't want to be much worse than Mo Yaohua.

Zhou Shaotang was favored by her because of his talent and reputation. However, in terms of feelings for her, there wasn't much, and now she was mostly unwilling to do so.

Mo Zhaohua said: "Of course there is. Regardless of whether he can pass the exam or not, if you marry him, your second uncle, the doctor, can at least be promoted."

The only superiors to Minister of the Left are the Shangshu and the You Shilang. So it is not difficult for him to promote Mo Tao since his rank is not that high after all.

Mo Shuhua was happy but then puzzled, "Why did the princess help me? In the past, I was not as kind to the princess as I was to Prince Qi's concubine."

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