Chapter 454

"I have always said that I have no interest in that position.

I just want to live a peaceful life with my mother forever.

The main reason I went to the capital this time is to deal with the Queen's faction because they pose the greatest threat to your Mo Family.

As long as the Queen's faction is completely overthrown, I won't compete with Nan Qi. Besides, Nan Qi has been friendly with you since childhood. If he successfully ascends to that position, I believe your Mo Family will also have a chance to rise.

By then, I will surely achieve my goals and retire."

The reason Nan Rui said this is that he was completely unaware that the relationship between Mo Jiuye and Nan Qi had already soured.

Nan Qi didn't make a move against the Mo Family, probably still cherishing their past brotherly bond.

Mo Jiuye never thought that Nan Qi, once he took that position, would pardon the Mo Family's crimes.

He just hoped that during his short time in power, he wouldn't target the Mo Family like Emperor Shunwu did.

However, the reason he fell out with Nan Qi concealed a huge secret. If it weren't for Nan Rui's earnestness in leaving Consort De in the northwest, Mo Jiuye wouldn't have revealed it.

Considering that Nan Rui took the risk of going to the capital for the sake of the Mo Family, Mo Jiuye had to give him a reminder.

"When you arrive in the capital, you can secretly contact one of Nan Qi's staff members named Fei Nanyu. Perhaps he can help you."

As for Fei Nanyu's identity, Mo Jiuye planned to keep it a secret.

After Nan Rui left the northwest, he would have Little White deliver a message to Fei Nanyu, explaining Nan Rui's situation in going to the capital.

As long as these two can stand on the same front, they will both have an additional card to play in their struggles.

Whether Fei Nanyu chooses to reveal his true identity to Nan Rui is his personal issue.

Since Nan Rui has no intention of seizing the throne, once they establish contact, they will undoubtedly become a great help to each other.

Nan Rui nodded. "When I arrive in the capital, I will contact him when necessary," he said, looking up at the sky.

"It's getting late. I'll go back and get ready. We'll leave early tomorrow." Mo Jiuye also returned to his parents' courtyard and told them about Nan Rui's journey to the capital.

Mo Qing couldn't help but sigh. "I never expected that Nan Rui would be the most trustworthy one."

He wasn't a fool. Nan Rui left Consort De in the northwest precisely because he was afraid that the Mo Family wouldn't trust him.

Now that he has done this, if they continue to doubt him, there will be no trustworthy person in the world.

Although everyone understands why Nan Rui left Consort De, Old Lady Mo still plans to take care of her.

Not to mention anything else, the two of them get along very well now, just like good sisters.

"Starting tomorrow, I will visit Consort De every day. She must be the most worried one about Nan Rui going to the capital. No matter what happens, I will spend more time with her."

"Yes, it's up to you, Mother."

...

Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran, this couple, talk about everything, so naturally, he had to tell his wife about Nan Rui's journey to the capital.

He Zhiran's view was the same as his. They both believed that Nan Rui was the person the Mo Family could trust nowadays.

She even thought about letting Nan Rui take the throne so that the Mo Family wouldn't have to worry about anyone coveting it anymore.

However, such matters couldn't be forced. Neither she nor Mo Jiuye had any intention of participating in the court's power struggles, nor did they want to alter history because of them.

In this regard, they could only go with the flow.

As long as no one harbored any ulterior motives towards the Mo Family, they could remain indifferent to all the glory and wealth.

When it was just getting dark, Mo Jiuye wrote a letter to Fei Nanyu and had Little White deliver it to the capital city.

He Zhiran's sleep had not been good lately. The two little ones in her belly were becoming more and more active, often waking her up just as she had fallen asleep.

In addition, her belly had grown so big that lying flat or on her side would make her feel tired, causing her to get up multiple times every night.

Mo Jiuye had always been a light sleeper. Whenever she made even the slightest movement, he would wake up and inquire about her well-being.

This kind of life continued for more than ten days, and the time entered early July.

Many vegetables in the Mo Family's fields had already ripened.

Although He Zhiran didn't find these vegetables particularly fresh, she had personally brought them here and witnessed the process of planting, watering, and fertilizing. For her, it was a different kind of experience.

It could be said that she was looking forward to a bountiful harvest of vegetables and grains in the first year of cultivation in the northwest.

And indeed, it was a bountiful harvest.

Madam He accompanied her daughter to the fields to see everyone picking vegetables, giving her a sense of wonder. Looking at the baskets filled with vegetables in the field, many of which she had never seen before.

Madam He carefully approached the vegetables with He Zhiran and kept asking about their names.

In order to satisfy her mother's curiosity, He Zhiran patiently explained the names of the vegetables to her and even had Yu Er cook a table full of dishes using these greens.

Many villagers from Xi Ling Village were helping to pick the vegetables.

Someone saw a bell pepper fall to the ground and rot halfway, feeling a bit regretful, so they picked it up and asked He Zhiran.

"This is from the Ninth Young Master's family. It's rotten halfway. Can I taste it?"

He Zhiran wasn't the kind of stingy person.

"Auntie, if you want to taste it, pick a fresh one. Just throw away the rotten one!"

Auntie kept waving her hands.

"No, no, such precious vegetables shouldn't be wasted. I'm just curious about the taste. Just let me try this one."

As she spoke, Auntie had already peeled off the half that had rotted and took a bite.

The bell pepper was thick and didn't have the spiciness of other peppers.

Especially since these seeds came from He Zhiran's space, the vegetables that grew from them were even more flavorful.

After taking a bite, Auntie couldn't stop praising.

"These vegetables are really delicious, and they have a sweet taste."

Seeing that she liked it, He Zhiran took a few from the bamboo basket beside her and handed them to her.

"Auntie, if you like them, take a few home. Bell peppers are delicious when stir-fried with meat or eggs."

Auntie was indeed won over by the taste of the bell pepper but didn't want to profit from someone else and take their things.

He Zhiran received a few sweet peppers from Liang Hao and quickly turned to work in the field, saying, "Thank you for the vegetables from your family, Laojiu. You can sell them for money."

Seeing Auntie walking away, He Zhiran helplessly put the sweet peppers back in the bamboo basket.

At that moment, Liang Hao returned with Tang Mingrui.

Tang Mingrui's watermelon business made another big profit, and now he was waiting for the Mo Family to have other things to sell so that he could approach them!

He had seen those strange vegetables planted by the Mo Family in the fields as he passed by.

Today, he heard from Liang Hao that those vegetables had ripened a lot, so he left everything else to his subordinates and personally came to Xi Ling Village.