After dinner in the evening, Wen Qingcheng and Ye Xiuying sat under the lamp and followed her mother to learn how to make shoes. She also wanted to make a pair of shoes for Mo Jinghong herself, so that no matter where he went, even if she was not by his side, he could still think of her by seeing the shoes.

"Why haven't you come to pick you up on Chuyi yet? I think something has held you back. You just moved into a new home, and it won't do without someone in charge. Tomorrow, I'll hire a car for you and you can go back by yourself."

Wen Qingcheng thought about it and it was true. Yu Garden had just bought some servants and maids, and she had a lot of things to do when she returned. Although she was reluctant to leave Ye Xiuying and the others, she had to go back early to take charge. Mo Jinghong had to worry about the He family and was also a general of the dynasty. Now that the new emperor had ascended the throne and implemented new policies, it was a busy time. She must take good care of the inner house and let him focus on the outside affairs and no longer worry about the affairs of the family and the He family.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Zhu Ling coming to report: "Miss, A Falcon is here."

Wen Qingcheng stood up immediately, unable to hide the joy on her face. Ye Xiuying also smiled: "You said you didn't want to go back, but now you hear your husband is here to pick you up, you're so happy."

"Oh, mother, you were the one who asked me to go back, and now you are teasing me again."

"Okay, okay, mom won't say any more. Quickly pack up your things and go back."

Wen Qingcheng packed her things and left the room with Bai Wei and Zhu Ling. Ah Falcon was standing in the yard. Seeing the whole family coming out to see Wen Qingcheng off, he clasped his fists and said, "Madam, something happened at the palace."

"What's going on? Where's the prince?" Wen Qingcheng noticed that Mo Jinghong didn't come, only Ah Falcon came. Seeing Ah Falcon's serious face, she knew something had happened, and her heart was lifted.

"The prince is in the palace now. The prince has passed away. The prince asked me to come and pick up the queen, and to attend the funeral as well."

Ye Xiuying's expression became tense, "The prince was in his prime, how could he suddenly pass away?"

"It's hard to explain this matter in a few words." A Falcon sighed softly.

Ye Xiuying hurriedly said, "Qingcheng, you should go with Axuan quickly. I will bring Zicheng to pay tribute tomorrow."

This news was also very unexpected to Wen Qingcheng. After a moment of confusion, she nodded and said, "Brother Falcon, let's go."

As soon as Wen Qingcheng entered the Prince of Qin's Mansion, she saw that all the lanterns in the mansion had been changed to white. The maids were dressed in mourning clothes and had white cloth tied on their heads. The servants and guards also had white edges on their shoes and wore white cloth on their heads. They all had solemn expressions.

Wen Qingcheng trotted to the mourning hall, where white candles flickered. A coffin was parked in the middle of the hall, and inside the coffin lay the body of the King of Qin. The King of Qin's wife, Mo Ying, and Mo Jingjun and his wife all knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.

Mo Jinghong knelt in front of the coffin. Seeing Wen Qingcheng coming, he stood up to greet her and said in a hoarse voice, "Cheng'er, you are here. Burn some incense for your father."

Wen Qingcheng walked into the door, and a maid handed her lit incense. Wen Qingcheng took it, looked at the appearance of the King of Qin, and knelt down in front of the spirit tablet to burn incense, but she couldn't help crying. She didn't have much affection for the King of Qin, she was crying for Mo Jinghong, who no longer had parents in the world. He had always loved his father, but unfortunately, his father didn't know it in the end. It was sad and lamentable.

At this time, a female voice came from behind, "There is no need for you two to come here and pretend to be crying wolf. Get out of here. Your father doesn't want to see you!"

Wen Qingcheng turned around and saw that it was Mo Ying who was speaking. Mo Jinghong looked over with cold eyes and angrily said, "How dare you talk to your sister-in-law like that? If you don't want to stay in the palace, get out!"

When the Princess of Qin saw her daughter being yelled at, she glared at Mo Jinghong and said, "You rebellious son, what qualifications do you have to tell Ying'er to get out? You are not worthy of being the Crown Prince of Qin, let alone inheriting the title of King. As long as I am here, you will never inherit the title of King! You are disobedient and disobedient, and you have angered your own father to death. You have caused the old Concubine Dowager to faint from crying at her age, and now she is still lying in bed unable to get up. You will be punished by God, you murderer!"

Mo Jinghong clenched his fists, veins on his hands bulging. Wen Qingcheng was afraid that Mo Jinghong would kill her in a fit of impulse and cause trouble in his father's mourning hall, so she walked over quickly and pulled Mo Jinghong away.

Back in the room, Mo Jinghong still clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot. Wen Qingcheng stroked his clenched fists with both hands to make him relax, "Although I don't know what happened, I always believe in you."

Mo Jinghong turned around and hugged Wen Qingcheng tightly, unable to hold back his tears any longer, "Cheng'er, it was me who pissed off my father to death. I didn't mean to. I don't have a father anymore."

Wen Qingcheng felt a pain in her heart. He had no parents, and she was the person closest to him. "Husband, I know you didn't mean it. You also have a lot of grievances. You are not alone. You still have me."

Wen Qingcheng gently stroked Mo Jinghong's back and soothed him, which calmed him down. In the second half of the night, the Qin Wangfei and the others left. It was supposed that the eldest son Mo Jingjun should have been at the vigil, but he was not in good health, so he went back. Only the servant of the Qin Wang was left to keep vigil for him.

Wen Qingcheng persuaded Mo Jinghong to eat some food, then changed into mourning clothes and went to the mourning hall with him to keep vigil.

After three days of rest, due to Mo Jinghong's current status, the funeral of the King of Qin was held in a grand manner. Wen Qingcheng was really exhausted from welcoming and seeing off guests. However, just as she and Mo Jinghong returned to Yu Garden, before she could catch her breath, Mo Jinghong was summoned into the palace by His Majesty.

Wen Qingcheng spent some money to inquire about the eunuch who came to deliver the imperial edict, and found out that it was the Princess of Qin who joined forces with Mo Jingjun and his wife to beat the drum and personally report Mo Jinghong to the emperor.

In the Great Qi Dynasty, being unfilial was a serious crime and was condemned by public opinion. Outsiders had no idea why, they only knew that Mo Jinghong had angered his father to death and there was no surveillance, so Mo Jinghong had no way to defend himself.

Mo Jinghong's reputation might be damaged, but this was not what Wen Qingcheng was most worried about. What she was most worried about was that the new emperor had just ascended the throne and was making drastic changes to the administration of officials. If something like this happened, she was afraid that the new emperor would be forced to punish Mo Jinghong under pressure.

Wen Qingcheng waited from dawn to dusk but Mo Jinghong did not come back. It was not until the next day at 3 p.m. that news came from the palace that Mo Jinghong had been exiled...

After hearing the news, Wen Qingcheng felt a dull pain in her chest, her eyes went dark, and she fell backwards. Fortunately, Bai Wei, Zhu Ling and the others were by her side, so she was not injured.

"My lady..."

Wen Qingcheng woke up slowly on the couch. She hadn't eaten anything until the evening. She kept thinking about Mo Jinghong, who was exiled without even seeing him.

The next morning, Wen Qingcheng packed up and went to the palace alone to meet the emperor. Because Wen Qingcheng and Mo Jinghong had contributed to the new emperor's ascension to the throne, they had tokens to enter the palace and could enter at any time.

After Wen Qingcheng entered the palace, she waited outside Mo Lianche's palace for nearly an hour. She asked Eunuch Liang to report twice, but Mo Lianche refused to see her. Wen Qingcheng had not eaten since last night and had not slept much at night. She rushed here early in the morning and stood in the wind for another hour. Suddenly, she felt very dizzy, her eyes went dark, and she fell down softly.

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