Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 707 Shen Ji Has Distinguished Guests (4)_1

Chapter 707: Chapter 707 Shen Ji Has Distinguished Guests (4)_1

After listening, Mo Qingze felt even more that the young man’s character was remarkable, and he became a few degrees more satisfied. He then said to Mo Yan, "There are new clothes in my cabinet; take Master Shen over to change first. Hurry and get the ointment, Yanyan."

Before Mo Yan could respond, Shen Ji had already guessed her identity and preempted her with a bow: "My thanks to Miss Mo!"

At this time, he was unaware of Mo Qingze’s intentions, nor did he know that Mo Yan had been conferred the title of County Lord, so his bow was merely the common hand-clasped greeting.

Shen Ji’s temperament was strikingly similar to Mo Qingze’s, and seeing as he had been injured while performing a righteous act, Mo Yan’s impression of him was quite favorable. Consequently, her smile held a trace of genuine warmth as she returned his bow.

Just as she was about to turn and retrieve the ointment from inside the house, several carriages arrived, bearing Mo Qingze’s respected former teachers.

Now, Mo Qingze couldn’t leave to take Shen Ji back to the room to change, and after he and Shen Ji had paid their respects to the teachers, he had no choice but to instruct Mo Yan to lead Shen Ji to change clothes.

Seeing the situation, Mo Yan led Shen Ji to her father’s courtyard, found a brand-new robe in the cabinet, and handed it to him. While he was changing, she went to her own room to fetch a bottle of medicine for external injuries.

Just as she was about to return to Shen Ji, Liu Tinglan ran over in a hurry, gasping for breath, and said, "Yanyan, hurry, go to the front. Your home has an esteemed visitor; your father wants you to rush over!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Yan guessed that the visitors were not only Xiao Ruiyuan and Yan Junyu. Otherwise, her father wouldn’t be so flustered to have sent a friend to fetch her. She dared not take it lightly, and quickly handed the medicine bottle to Liu Tinglan with a few instructions, then hurried to the front yard.

Watching her friend’s retreating figure, Liu Tinglan shook her head in amusement, resigned herself to holding the medicine bottle, and walked towards Mo Qingze’s courtyard. Having visited the Mo Family a few times and stayed for several days, she was very familiar with the layout and quickly found the place.

When the door was opened from the inside, Liu Tinglan saw the warm, gentle youth step out against the backlight, and for a moment, she was stunned, unsure of how to react.

Shen Ji, seeing a completely unfamiliar woman before him, was captivated by her eyes, which were bewildered yet brimming with spiritual energy, and he temporarily forgot how to react.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment...

When Mo Yan arrived at the front courtyard, the entire gate was blocked by the villagers. She tiptoed to look out and immediately saw the eye-catching bright yellow carriage parked at the entrance.

Bright yellow was the exclusive color of the Imperial Family, used only by the sovereign and the Crown Prince. There was no need for further thought; Mo Yan could guess the owner of the carriage.

When the villagers saw Mo Yan, they hastily cleared a path for her.

Having never seen bright yellow, they didn’t realize it signified power and prestige. Seeing that the newcomer, though of evident status, had an entourage even more impressive than that of Young Master Yan, whose carriage was behind, they guessed that this person’s rank must be higher than Young Master Yan’s. And who could be higher except a member of the Imperial Family?

When Mo Yan came out, Mo Qingze was paying his respects to the people who had just alighted from the carriage, and the leader among them was Crown Prince Chu Heng, who had recently recovered from a serious illness!

Chu Heng appeared extremely thin, as if a gust of wind could knock him down, but at least his complexion was rosy, unlike his previous deathly pallor, indicating he was a healthy person.

At that moment, the clothes he wore were not the ostentatious bright yellow, but the presence of his carriage had likely alerted everyone to the Crown Prince’s travels, especially as he was visiting the newly appointed County Lord’s family to offer congratulations.

As Mo Yan approached to pay homage to Chu Heng, he stopped her with a raised hand: "I have made this journey incognito, Princess Hejia need not be overly formal!"

Hearing this, Mo Yan complied smoothly with a simple curtsy.

She did not believe that the Crown Prince had made an incognito visit just to offer congratulations. Otherwise, why not change out the bright yellow carriage? The implications were beyond her wish to guess, and she didn’t care to figure them out. She hoped only that her family would not be dragged further into whatever plot was unfolding. Above all, she wanted to maintain a respectful distance from the members of the Imperial Family.

Crown Prince Chu Heng had long known that the woman before him was not fond of falsehoods or vanity, so her calm demeanor was not a surprise. Seeing Mo Qingze’s respectful, but unflattering attitude, he couldn’t help but look sympathetically at his cousin beside him.

Xiao Ruiyuan was stoic as always, his icy expression now unusually tender.

After greetings were exchanged, the father and daughter of the Mo Family invited everyone into the hall.

Although they had never met Crown Prince Chu Heng, the carriage said it all. The Liu family and the Han family could naturally guess, and they were shocked that the Mo Family actually had connections with the Crown Prince. Han Zhiyun thought even more deeply. Knowing the feud between the Mo Family and the Lin Family, he suspected that this matter was related to the Crown Prince and began to worry for the Mo Family.

So he stayed in the hall to keep them company.

With distinguished guests at the Mo Family, the villagers dared not crowd any closer, and even their voices became much quieter.

Crown Prince Chu Heng sat in the seat of honor, smiling as he spoke to the others. Although he was still recuperating and could walk around, he was still quite weak. He could sit for only a short while before he began to feel uncomfortable.

It was not until the attending Doctor Gui realized this that Xiao Ruiyuan and Yan Junyu insisted on escorting Crown Prince Chu Heng to the Mo Family’s guest room.

Watching the frail figure of Chu Heng, Mo Yan truly did not understand what his visit was about. Could it be gratitude for her attempted salvation, and he seized this opportunity to save face for her family?

She quickly discarded that thought. Chu Heng surely knew of her disdain for the title of County Lord, and therefore, would not have made the trip to offer congratulations. And to celebrate her father’s achievement in the imperial examinations was even less likely.

After all, her father was just a Scholar, not highly ranked, with very slim hopes of hearing his name on the gold list in the coming year’s imperial exams to become a Jin Shi. Even if Chu Heng had taken notice of her father’s talents and wanted to recruit him, it was all too premature...

Considering her father’s unusual behavior over the past few days, Mo Yan faintly sensed that something out of the ordinary was afoot...

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