Chapter 757: Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder, Taking a Beating (2)_1
Indeed, as soon as he heard that Mo Yan had found more Cloud and Mist Tea, Mo Qingze couldn’t help but let go of his anger and somewhat intended to cover up the incident, saying to Xiao Ruiyuan, "That tea isn’t bad, once Hanzhang wraps up his official business, we’ll go ahead and meet uncle to taste and discuss it."
Xiao Ruiyuan couldn’t have been more eager, bowing with a fist and replying, "It would be Hanzhang’s greatest honor!"
Seeing no odd expression on his face, Mo Qingze realized that Xiao Ruiyuan hadn’t taken his daughter’s nonsensical words to heart and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. He glared fiercely at Mo Yan before nodding with a smile at Xiao Ruiyuan and walked away with his hands behind his back.
Not until Mo Qingze’s figure was out of sight did Mo Yan shoo away the quartet of onlookers who were taking seats in a row and quickly asked, "How come you’re free to come here today? Have you found Chen Ji’s whereabouts?"
What was originally just a speculation was confirmed by Xiao Ruiyuan, "An Jiu, who’s searching for Chen Ji, sent word that they’ve spotted Chen Ji in Bin City, a thousand miles away from Jing City. They’re conducting a thorough search now. If nothing goes wrong, there should be news within three days at most."
Mo Yan, having already known from Xuetuan that Chen Ji would be found, wasn’t very surprised upon hearing the news. But thinking about saving Mrs. Du’s life, she asked with a glimmer of hope, "If Chen Ji is captured and brought back, what will become of his wife and daughter?"
She wasn’t sure if she could save Mrs. Du, but if Mrs. Du could be spared the death penalty, that would be for the best, and she would arrange Mrs. Du’s latter half of life as a way to repay this life-saving debt.
Xiao Ruiyuan thought she still cared for Mrs. Du, her mother, and couldn’t bear to tell her that Emperor Huian had already decreed that the three members of the Chen family be put to death. If it weren’t for the fact that Chen Ji had no parents or other relatives, his entire family might even be implicated and exterminated.