Chapter 266 Where is My Seventh Brother?

Chapter 266 Where is My Seventh Brother?

Just as Mo Jiuye was anxiously about to urge the Fourth Princess to speak, she opened her mouth on her own after a moment of reluctance and entanglement in her eyes.

"What I want to say is about the whereabouts of the seventh master of the Mo family, Mo Yuance."

Upon hearing this, both Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran showed expressions of surprise.

They had thought it might be related to a male member of the Mo family; they had guessed it could be the eldest or second brother, but never did they imagine it would be the seventh brother.

Regardless, any information about their brothers was equally important to Mo Jiuye.

"Fourth Princess, where is my seventh brother?"

Thinking of Mo Yuance, the Fourth Princess felt her heart bleed.

When she was fourteen, Mo Yuance served as the commander of the imperial guards. She happened to see him once and was immediately attracted by his rugged and handsome appearance.

The Fourth Princess knew that she was destined for an arranged marriage and never dared to harbor any hopes for Mo Yuance.

Unexpectedly, one day, she encountered Mo Yuance again by chance.

It happened because her pet parrot, which she had raised for years, suddenly flew away in fright. She led the palace servants in pursuit, but the parrot flew too high, and they could only see its silhouette without being able to catch it.

At that moment, a strong figure leaped up like lightning and easily caught the flying parrot.

Mo Yuance calmly returned the parrot to her and then bowed and left.

The Fourth Princess already had a good impression of Mo Yuance, and after the parrot incident, she couldn't stop thinking about him.

She even hinted at this matter to her mother, but her mother, due to Mo Jiuye's role as a companion to the prince of Nan Qi, believed the Mo family supported the Third Prince and told her to give up on such thoughts.

Moreover, as the legitimate princess of Great Shun, she was born to enter into an arranged marriage. Even if her mother agreed, her father would not allow it.

From then on, she could only keep Mo Yuance in her heart, not daring to entertain any unrealistic hopes.

Later, when Mo Yuance got married, she cried for several days and lost a lot of weight.

Then, upon hearing the news of Mo Yuance's death in battle, her heart sank with him into the earth.

Going to Nan Qi for an arranged marriage to secure Great Shun's interests, she thought her life would pass in confusion. But unexpectedly, she met Mo Yuance alive in Nan Qi.

Thinking of how terrible Mo Yuance looked when she first saw him, her heart ached beyond description.

Her feelings for Mo Yuance were always kept secret, even her two most trusted maids were unaware.

Now, as she was about to reveal Mo Yuance's whereabouts to Mo Jiuye, she didn't plan to mention these details.

"I had just arrived in Nan Qi when a sorcerer came to the Crown Prince Residence. One of the people with him looked very much like the seventh master of the Mo family.

At that time, the Crown Prince still treated me well, so I asked him to inquire about the person's identity. The sorcerer, knowing the Crown Prince's enmity towards the Mo family, did not hide Mo Yuance's identity. He removed half of his mask, and I was certain it was Mo Yuance."

Hearing that the Fourth Princess had encountered his seventh brother, Mo Jiuye's nerves tightened instantly. He anxiously asked, "Princess, do you know where my seventh brother is?"

The Fourth Princess, having spoken so much, was clearly out of breath.

Lan'er, knowing her mistress had more to say, worried about her health, spoke up, "Princess, let me continue."

The Fourth Princess understood her condition and nodded slightly at Lan'er, intending to use her last bit of strength to address some key issues.

With her mistress's permission, Lan'er said to Mo Jiuye, "The princess secretly tried to speak with the seventh master, but he showed no reaction.

The princess learned from the Crown Prince that the seventh master had been bewitched with something called a puppet charm. After being bewitched, he lost his will and was controlled by the sorcerer. At that time, the seventh master was in such a state.

The princess did not want to see a brave man who had shed blood for Great Shun be controlled by the people of Nan Qi, so she begged the Crown Prince and the sorcerer to leave the seventh master at the Crown Prince Residence, so she could take care of him in private."

Pausing for a moment, Lan'er continued, "The princess, eager to save the seventh master, forgot the extent of Nan Qi's hatred for the Mo family.

The Crown Prince, seeing the princess plead, slapped her several times and ordered her confined to her quarters.

Later, the princess discovered she was pregnant and informed the Crown Prince, thus regaining her freedom. Even then, she did not give up on saving the seventh master, but she dared not use the real reason to persuade the Crown Prince.

The princess claimed that the Mo family supported the Third Prince of Great Shun, Prince Qi, who was an opponent of her brother, Prince Heng. She hoped to have a Mo family member under her control to threaten them into supporting Prince Heng in the future.

The Crown Prince found her argument reasonable and dispelled his doubts.

A few days later, the sorcerer visited again, and she mentioned this to him.

The sorcerer was cautious and did not fully trust a princess of Great Shun. If he were to hand over the seventh master to the princess, she must agree to a condition."

"What condition?" Mo Jiuye asked urgently.

"The sorcerer said that the princess must willingly accept his charm. If she did anything against his wishes, the charm within her would torment her.

To keep the seventh master under her watchful eye, the princess agreed without hesitation.

Later, the sorcerer fulfilled his promise and sent the seventh master to the princess as her personal guard.

Unexpectedly, this aroused the suspicion of the Crown Prince. He did not believe that the princess's hatred for the Mo family could make her willingly accept a charm from someone else.

Not only that, the princess lost her child due to the charm. These two events together made the Crown Prince believe that the seventh master held a higher place in her heart than he did, leading him to continuously torment her until she ended up in the Cold Palace."

After hearing Lan'er's words, Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran understood the situation with the seventh brother. They didn't have time to ponder the true purpose behind the Fourth Princess's actions; instead, they were eager to know Mo Yuance's whereabouts.

If what Lan'er said was true, the seventh brother should be nearby as the princess's personal guard.

But when they arrived here, there were no guards around except for the two maids.

"Where is my seventh brother now?"

Speaking of the whereabouts of Seventh Master Mo, Lan'er really didn't know. She only knew that since the princess was brought here, Seventh Master Mo had been taken away by the Crown Prince's men.

Lan'er could not answer this question and could only look at the Fourth Princess lying on the bed.

Since everything had come to this point, the Fourth Princess had nothing left to hide.

"He is in the dungeon of the Crown Prince Residence."

Upon hearing this, Mo Jiuye planned to go to the dungeon to search for his Seventh Brother. He had just turned to pull He Zhiran when he was stopped by the Fourth Princess.

"Wait, you can't go to save him."

Mo Jiuye was puzzled. "Why?"