Fragrant willow catkins

Chapter 121 Birthday

Although it was the ancestral precept of the Li family to make a goddess the empress, some ministers in the morning court still felt indignant for Concubine Lin and requested the emperor to make her a noble concubine.

With Prime Minister Bai's manipulation, many people outside the palace already knew that Concubine Lin was pregnant. Li Ze couldn't bring himself to do that, so he asked Old He to draft an edict to confer the title of Imperial Concubine on her. No matter what the title was, Concubine Lin and his Bai family would end up suffering in the end.

April 25th is Ningxu’s birthday.

Of course it is also Mo Xi’s birthday.

The Mo family sent a message early on, hoping that Ningxu would return home to celebrate her birthday. They also sent a letter to Mo Xi, hoping that Ningxu could bring Mo Xi home as well, as the second master still cared about her.

Ning Xu stood at the gate of the cold palace, knocking on the closed door, calling out to Mo Xi patiently.

"Mo Xi! Mo Xiaowu! Open the door!"

The guard at the door kindly reminded, "Your Majesty, the door to the cold palace was locked from the inside early in the morning, and no one can open it..."

Ningxu was extremely shocked, "What?! She locked it?!"

Ningxu pointed inside the door.

The guards nodded in resignation.

Ningxu: "Oh, you stubborn bastard! You're so stubborn!"

Ningxu was so angry that she kicked the door, then took a few steps back and looked up at the wall... This wall was a piece of cake for her.

But in the end, Ning Xu did not climb over the wall to take Mo Xi out. She just shook her head and left.

Mo Xi in the cold palace leaned her head out to listen to the noise outside the door. After confirming that Ning Xu had really left, she felt a little disappointed and a little relieved, and turned back to her room.

She still found it difficult to face the Mo family. She was just an illegitimate daughter. She had relied on her background to act arrogantly in the Mo family. Now, she was slapped in the face.

Ningxu could actually understand why she looked so depressed, so she didn't force it. She could always get over it. It was just a matter of time. She would go play with her when she came back in the afternoon.

As she was walking, Ningxu saw a carriage lying in front of her, which looked familiar...

While thinking about it, Li Ze got off the carriage, "Meng'er, let's go back to the Mo Mansion."

Ningxu: "Are you going too?"

She walked towards Li Ze with some surprise.

Li Ze: "What are you talking about, Meng'er, how can I not attend your birthday?"

Ning Xu stared at Li Ze. This man knew a few days ago that he would return to the Mo Mansion to celebrate his birthday. Why did he say that he wanted to go together now...

Li Ze felt guilty when being stared at. "Let's go, let's get on the carriage quickly, we are running out of time!"

He would never admit that Concubine Lin took advantage of her pregnancy and urged him to visit her every day. When he went there, she pretended to be pitiful in front of him, saying that she was not sad at all for losing the position of queen and that the goddess was supreme.

Could Li Ze not hear her green tea flavor? He really couldn't stand it anymore, so he left the palace to avoid her.

The two were very low-key. They did not inform anyone when they arrived at the Mo Mansion, as they did not want to attract attention. They sneaked into the mansion through the front door.

After walking a few steps, I happened to meet the master and the mistress walking towards the front door. They must have calculated the time to go out to welcome Ningxu home.

The two were surprised to see Ningxu and the others, and hurried forward to pay their respects.

"Your Majesty, the Queen."

Ningxu felt uncomfortable when she heard this address, "Uncle, Auntie, please don't call me like that. It sounds distant."

"Ah? This..." The two were unsure and looked to Li Ze for His Majesty's opinion.

Li Ze: "Listen to Meng'er."

The eldest master: "Okay, okay, your grandfather is waiting in the front hall. He will wait for you to come back for dinner."

Ningxu: "Okay. By the way, Mo Xi doesn't want to leave the cold palace. I will go back to the palace later to celebrate her birthday alone."

The eldest master: "Well... let the child do as he pleases."

They wrote to Mo Xi, but she didn't reply and didn't send anyone back to pass on the message, so they knew her wishes.

The two of them were greeted and walked towards the front hall, where everyone from the Mo family was waiting. The elders were sitting inside the house, and the younger ones were chatting in the yard. Mo Yong was still hiding in the yard and didn't dare to come out. He was very autistic and the hustle and bustle had nothing to do with him.

Seeing Ningxu returning home, the three juniors came forward and surrounded Ningxu to greet her. Compared to His Majesty, they were more focused on the story of their sisters becoming goddesses, and asked questions chatteringly.

The eldest master looked at Li Ze with a little worry, afraid that they had not paid their respects and ignored the emperor, and this action would anger His Majesty, but when he saw that Li Ze did not behave abnormally, he felt relieved.

Entering the front hall, Mr. Mo happily stood up to greet them, followed by the Second Madam, and the Second Master followed carefully behind her.

"Xu'er." Old Master Mo stretched out his hand and greeted Ningxu.

Ningxu smiled and put her hand on Mr. Mo to support him, "Grandpa."

Li Ze had been following Ning Xu. Seeing this, Mr. Mo stretched out his other hand and said, "Your Majesty, Xu'er has caused you trouble."

Originally, he wanted to pat Li Ze's hand to express his gratitude, but Li Ze imitated Ning Xu and reached out to support Grandpa Mo. The two of them supported the old man on the left and right.

Li Ze: "Grandpa, don't worry too much. Xu'er is very sensible."

Hearing the word "sensible", Mo Xun and Mo Xiao looked at each other and smiled, and Ning Xu felt a little embarrassed.

The second wife stood aside, looking at her daughter lovingly, and Mo Tang stood beside her, holding her hand.

The eldest master paid great attention to etiquette and always believed in the difference between the emperor and his subjects. It might also be because he was the only one in the Mo family who had to attend court every day. Seeing that this family did not respect His Majesty, he was frightened.

He had been fighting outside and leading troops in the past few years. After Mo Yong was made a general for his outstanding ability, he took the initiative to ask for permission to garrison the capital. At first, he did not understand the affairs of the court. Every time he went to court, he was very cautious and took steady steps to avoid trouble, so he was somewhat restrained.

But Grandpa Mo and others who have traveled with Li Ze don't care about this. They have seen how kind Li Ze is in front of Ning Xu. As long as the God Xu is here, he will keep you safe.

It's lunch time and everyone moves to the dining table, worrying about who will sit at the head seat.

Li Ze is the son-in-law of the Mo family's granddaughter, and today he is accompanying Ningxu home to celebrate her birthday. Regardless of his status and position, he refuses and lets Mo sit in the main seat.

But the eldest master thought it was inappropriate, so the two of them sandwiched Mr. Mo in the middle and debated with each other.

Li Ze: "Today is a family dinner, don't pay attention to these."

The eldest master said: "This is absolutely not allowed. Your Majesty is the ruler of a country. How can you come to the palace of a minister and sit on the side seat?"

Li Ze: "No need! Grandpa is the most powerful in this Mo family!"

Mr. Mo stood between the two of them, feeling a little helpless.

Ningxu looked at the food on the table, looked around, and saw that the main seats were not occupied and they were still standing. She walked to Li Ze and listened to the two arguing.

"oops!"

Ning Xu pushed Li Ze away, moved the chair in the main seat to the right, and dragged the chair on the left, so that there were two chairs in the main seat.

"Sit like this! One for each of you! Stop fighting! Let's eat!"

Li Ze obeyed Ning Xu's orders, and as soon as the word "dinner is ready" came out, Li Ze immediately sat on the chair on the right. Mr. Mo had been waiting for a long time because of the noise of the two people, so he sat on the chair on the left.

The eldest master had no choice but to sigh and sit next to Mr. Mo.

The second lady missed her daughter so much that she sat next to Ningxu without caring about the seating order and picked up some food for her.