Chapter Thirty-Four: One Word Becomes Reality

  At midnight, it indeed started raining heavily and continued for two whole days and nights without showing any signs of stopping.

  Han Jiangxue was not in a hurry, she knew that the rain would stop early tomorrow morning, and Lin's family could handle it for half a day.

  For the past two days, Han Jing had been following her arrangements, staying at home and sleeping with his head covered, not seeing anyone. Apart from this, he didn't make any other moves. Seeing this, Han's father felt more at ease in his heart, thinking that his son had finally retreated and was feeling down, locking himself in the house to sulk and refusing to see people was a normal thing to do.

  Liu went through the rain to see Han Jing, but of course, she was given a big cold shoulder and had nothing to say. She also took Han Yajing to find Han Jiangxue, but only got a sentence that didn't want to mention this matter again, and other polite words were not willing to mention half of them.

  Han Jiangxue took the opportunity of Han Yajing's "slip of the tongue" to start distancing herself from Liu and her mother. Liu was humiliated in several ways, but didn't show any emotion on her face, though she was actually furious inside, and even scolded Han Yajing again, wondering how she had given birth to such a brainless daughter.

  On the third morning, the heavy rain finally stopped, and the sky cleared up quickly. The servants in the mansion hurried to clean up the yard as soon as the rain stopped. The two days and nights of torrential rain had indeed caused a lot of damage.

  Han Jing's side was still quiet, not even taking a step out of the door after the rain stopped, and Han Jiang Xue also had no intention of going out, quietly tidying up the small garden that had been ravaged by the heavy rain for two days.

  With tomorrow being the day of the engagement between the Wu and Lin families, Han Feng felt even more relieved, thinking that once tomorrow passed, things would be settled, and his son should also give up on his own ideas.

  But Liu didn't make any moves for the time being. In her opinion, Han Jing would absolutely not admit defeat without doing anything. She just secretly instructed Wu's side to be careful and not make any mistakes, and by tomorrow, she wouldn't worry about Han Jing being able to remain calm.

  At the time of Si, the sky had cleared up, and the sun was high in the sky, driving away the cold and dampness that had lasted for days. The weather suddenly warmed up a lot. On the official road outside the capital, a carriage with the mark of Mo Wang Fu was moving at a moderate pace, and inside the carriage sat Mo Yu, the young master of Mo Wang Fu, who was planning to personally go to congratulate his teacher on his birthday.

  Mo Yu was already of age, two years older than Mo Li. Not only did he have a dignified appearance, but he was also rich in experience and fully displayed his elegant demeanor. According to the rules of the Wang Fu, as long as he formally married, he could inherit the throne of the late King Mo. However, this "talented and handsome" crown prince was not in a hurry at all, and even now, marriage had never been mentioned.

  It had been raining for several days, and Mo Yu thought that this year's trip was not going to happen. Yesterday, he even agreed with Mo Li that the road conditions were bad and they wouldn't be able to go. But unexpectedly, the rain stopped today.

  The sun was out, the weather was fine, so Mo Yu naturally had a change of heart and set off immediately after making some slight preparations. After passing by Sanli Slope in front, he would be able to arrive at his teacher's house just before noon.

  The horse carriage suddenly stopped, Mo Yu gathered his thoughts, and the attendant lifted the curtain to take a look, only to find that it was actually his own brother Mo Li riding a horse to catch up.

  "Second brother, how did you come?" Mo Yu didn't know why Mo Li had followed him. When he left the house, he had instructed his servant to leave a message for Mo Li.

  "Big brother, didn't you say you weren't going? Mo Li also didn't know why he believed what Han Jiang Xue said that day so much, so when he heard in the morning that big brother had changed his mind and was leaving the city again, for a moment he didn't think and directly rode his horse to chase after him and stop him."

  Mo Yu saw the situation and smiled: "Isn't the sky already better? There's no danger. Don't worry, I'll be back before dark tonight."

  "Big brother, let's not go, we can go another day. I think the road ahead is not easy to walk, so let's head back to the mansion first." Mo Li didn't know how to explain it, but he thought that it was better to believe in its existence rather than its non-existence, so he simply said this and directly ordered the coachman to turn around, not allowing the carriage to continue moving forward.

  Mo Yu was completely baffled by his younger brother's behavior and hastily ordered the driver to stop and turn around, asking him why he wasn't allowed to go. The same thing had happened in the past two days, and today Mo Li even chased after him to stop him from going to wish their teacher a happy birthday. Mo Yu really didn't know what was going on in Mo Li's head.

  Mo Li saw the situation and could only roughly explain: "Big brother, these days have been continuously rainy, the mud on the mountain has been washed away, making it slippery. The three-li slope in front is prone to landslides, it's really not safe."

  "How could that be? You're thinking too much..." Mo Yu said with a smile, but before he could finish speaking, there was suddenly a loud noise from the front, and everyone in the carriage felt the ground shaking.

  "What's going on?" The smile on his face froze instantly, and after a brief pause, Mo Yu quickly jumped off the carriage and looked towards the front at Sanli Slope.

  Mo Li was also shocked, controlling some frightened horses and looking ahead, muttering: "It's really true!"

  Soon, many people ran back in terror. Mo Yu hastily grabbed one of them and asked what happened. It turned out that there was indeed a landslide ahead. In an instant, half the mountain slope collapsed without warning, not only blocking their path but also burying several people underneath. They were likely to be dead.

  These people hastily finished speaking and rushed back to report the news to the officials, while Mo Yu's face was pale at this moment, and he could hardly speak.

  It wasn't until a long time later that he finally came back to his senses, and with an unusually fearful expression, he said to his younger brother beside him: "Second Brother, if it weren't for you stopping me just now, I would have rushed over there and been buried alive! Big Brother owes you one again!"

  "We are brothers, there's nothing to owe or not owe. Moreover, I also happened to hear someone mention that continuous heavy rain would have some adverse effects, so I deliberately paid more attention, but didn't expect it to actually come true."

  Mo Li smiled slightly, and when he thought of Han Jiang Xue, his heart couldn't help but feel a special kind of palpitation.

  "Who is the 'he' that Second Brother mentioned?" Mo Yu asked, hearing Mo Li say this.

  "Big brother will know later, but for now it's not convenient to reveal her identity." Mo Li naturally didn't expose Han Jiang Xue, that woman had too many secrets on her body, this point was actually very similar to him!

  When Mo Li heard Mo Yu's words, he didn't ask any more questions. As long as he knew that Mo Yu wasn't a bad person, it was fine. After all, his second brother had never been simple and was completely different from the ordinary person others thought he was. If not for his deliberate low-key and concealment, he should have been famous in the capital city long ago. So, it was normal for his second brother to have some inconvenient things to say.

  Since the king's father passed away, the surface of the Mo Wang Fu was supported by Grandpa, but in fact, it was all taken care of by my second brother. It is precisely because of my second brother's efforts that the Mo Wang Fu has not declined in recent years.

  He had long understood that the Mo Wang Fu would eventually fall into Mo Li's hands, but he didn't have a hint of resentment. On the contrary, he was extremely supportive, because at present, the Mo Wang Fu could only be preserved and truly flourish under Mo Li's hands.

  Everyone outside doesn't know the difficulties of Mo Wang Fu in these years, but Mo Yu is very clear about it. He also understands how much his second brother has paid and knows that his second brother's achievements are not easy to come by. At a young age, he secretly supports the entire Mo Wang Fu, this heavy burden is not something to be envied. Just based on his second brother's determination and sense of responsibility, he can only admire him, let alone his courage, strength and ability which are beyond ordinary people.

  If it were him who did all this, he might not even last half a year. He knew he wasn't the kind of person who could turn the tide, and he was ashamed that as an older brother, he could only let his younger brother bear such a heavy burden. So for the sake of the honor and decline of the Mo Wang Fu, to alleviate the weight on his younger brother's shoulders, he had no choice but to secretly study hard, hoping to learn something useful, so that in the future, he could better assist his younger brother and share the heavy load together.

  Unlike what her brother thought, Mo Li secretly made a mental note of it and didn't know how Han Jiang Xue would resolve the Lin family's matter tomorrow.