Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Inner Temple.

After sitting alone for a while, Queen Mo finally figured out the meaning of her daughter's last question!

Her surname was indeed Mo when she was born.

But now, she is Shen Mo!

If she couldn't remember her husband's surname, then in the future, her surname might not be Shen, but Mo!

Queen Mo's forehead was covered with sweat and her back was instantly soaked with cold sweat!

When Nanny Hai came back, Queen Mo had already started to panic and grabbed her: "Did Yongning say anything else?"

Seeing her like this, Madam Hai knew that she had come to her senses. She sighed and whispered, "The princess is angry that you don't distinguish between relatives and strangers...

"My Queen, no matter how close your mother's family is, can they be closer than your own children?

"What's more, His Majesty has already decided to abdicate. If you confront the Crown Prince and the Princess at this time, what benefit will the Mohist School gain?"

Queen Mo was filled with fear and said in a trembling voice, "You are absolutely right! I am not afraid of what they will do to me. I am their biological mother, and the word filial piety is enough to suppress them.

“But if they hold a grudge over this and blame it on the family, then my eldest brother and second brother will probably not be in a good situation!

"——Three years ago, I handed my eldest brother over to the Crown Prince for disposal. The Crown Prince showed no mercy and directly drove my eldest brother and his family back to their hometown! If I hadn't urged him, he wouldn't even want to give the title of Marquis Cheng'en to the Mo family..."

Matron Hai nodded repeatedly: "So, Madam, you still have to be more restrained! Even if you want to give some benefits to the family, you have to be dignified and go through the Crown Prince..."

Queen Mo calmed down, thought for a long time, and whispered: "You are right..."

Yin Ming: "Go and see if the prince is free? Ask him to come over."

Nanny Hai nodded with a smile, and called for someone to clean up the mess on the ground. She also changed the queen into some simple and elegant clothes, and specially ordered someone to go out and comfort Princess Yongning.

As they were arranging the matter, someone outside came to report: "Marquis Cheng'en and Master Mo Qi want to come and pay a visit to the Queen."

Queen Mo was about to agree, but then she remembered that she had already sent someone to invite the prince. She thought it would be better not to let them collide with each other at this moment, so she ordered someone to tell the people of the Mo family:

"Wait a few days. The palace has been busy these days. Little Twelve has also caused a lot of trouble. You should go and clean up the mess first and keep him under control."

Marquis Cheng'en had no choice but to take Master Mo Qi back with him.

At one moment the prince arrived, greeted the queen as usual, sat down, and gently asked her what she wanted.

Queen Mo told him this and that, both true and false: "...your uncle asked me to find a marriage for Little Twelve. I've been thinking about it and I still don't know what to do. Why don't you think about it for me?"

The prince paused for a moment and then laughed softly, "He is now a 15-year-old boy with no title in the future, and his parents are still far away in Tai County. I don't think the marriage he can get at this time will be very good.

"Otherwise, why don't we let him go to the Imperial Academy to study first?"

Queen Mo rejected it outright: "This child just doesn't like to study, so your uncle sent him to the capital and entrusted him to me! If he could study, he would probably be studying hard in his hometown now!"

"If you don't like studying..." The prince frowned and said helplessly, "Then you can only find a job directly."

Queen Mo was overjoyed when she heard this!

If I can get a good job and start my career now, what does it matter when I get married? !

She had directly told Little Twelve to marry a daughter of the royal family because she was worried that Emperor Shengping and the Crown Prince were both married and would not be willing to give her nephew from her mother's family an official position!

"That's great! When he makes progress and becomes sensible, a good marriage will come to him naturally! But I wonder what kind of job my son can assign to little Twelve?" Queen Mo looked at the prince eagerly.

The prince stared into his biological mother's eyes with a smile: "He doesn't study, and he has never practiced martial arts. I definitely can't let him come to my East Palace."

Queen Mo's face froze.

"However, there are still many vacancies in Prince Zhongsu's mansion. Just find one to fill the gap first, and then move up in a year or two." The prince said very casually.

Queen Mo finally felt relieved and smiled, "That's right! Prince Su has always been filial and listens to everything I say. Little Twelve will go to him. The age difference is not too big, so we can take care of each other and help each other!"

The prince smiled and nodded, then took his leave and went out to make arrangements.

On that day, Mo Twelve and Mo Xingsheng entered Prince Zhongsu's palace. When the cousin and nephew met, they were so warm and friendly that they seemed like old friends who had known each other for more than ten years.

Unfortunately, just seven days later, Prince Zhongsu personally beat Mo Xingsheng up and drove him out of the palace!

Mo Xingsheng didn't even go back to Marquis Cheng'en's Mansion, but went straight into the palace crying and handing over a sign to complain to Queen Mo!

But the news of his entry into the palace could not be hidden from King Chungsuk.

Prince Zhongsu, who was angry and anxious, didn't even think about it. He rushed into the palace with a whip in hand and went straight to Queen Mo's palace.

Mo Twelve knelt on the ground and cried miserably. Queen Mo was already heartbroken to see that he had a bruised face and torn clothes. Then she heard him exaggerate and say how his cousin looked down on him, and she immediately became annoyed again.

Her three children, two sons and one daughter, were taught by Emperor Shengping to look down on others since childhood and never showed any respect to their outside family.

It’s not her youngest son’s fault for being impolite, it’s really because his older brothers and sisters set a poor example!

Before she could express her opinion, King Chungsuk strode in, waving the whip in his hand: "I'll beat your mouth to pieces!"

He was actually going to beat Mo Xingsheng again in front of her!

Queen Mo hurriedly ordered them to stop, and then held them both down, asking them one by one to tell her what had happened, and then she would judge who was right and wrong.

But after hearing it, Queen Mo was so angry that she almost fainted!

"How promising! A prince, and the nephew of the queen, and you two are so hostile to each other just for fighting over a girl!

"Come here, pin them all to the ground and give each of them twenty lashes!"

Queen Mo screamed in anger, "And that slut in the palace! Death is due to her!"

Prince Zhongsu and Mo Twelve were horrified and rushed to plead for the girl. Queen Mo became even more angry and trembled all over, cursing and ordering the chief to take action immediately!

As expected, the two men were pressed on the bench and each was beaten with ten boards.

Just as the eleventh board was about to fall, an old voice from the prince was heard cheerfully: "Slow down, slow down, it is better not to see blood in the Daming Palace during the New Year holidays."

It was Emperor Shengping who came in person.

Everyone came out and knelt down to greet him.

Emperor Shengping smiled, first pulled Empress Mo up, then raised his hand to let Prince Zhongsu and Mo Twelve stand up as well, and said with a smile: "It's good for you to take care of the children, and it's right to be strict with them.

“It’s just that we shouldn’t be so harsh during the New Year.

"What's more, the girl in the palace is innocent. She should be executed in the New Year. This cannot be done."

He turned around and ordered, "Bring that girl here."

But he did not listen to the explanations of Prince Zhongsu and Mo Twelve, and waved his hand and told them to go back to their homes and stay at home until the Lantern Festival!