Time Travel and Love

Mo Chenfeng paused and said with a look of regret, "Who can say for sure about the father and son of the Heavenly Family?"

"Hmph, the Crown Prince is quite patient. But who knows if it's true or not? He cries all day long. Oh, I don't believe he didn't do this. He's been busy managing the court for decades. How could he not have influence? This is clearly a trick he used to trick Old Seventeen," Chu Qingmeng said bluntly, hoping to put Mo Chenfeng on guard. "With Old Seventeen's personality, it's too much of a stretch for him to be a city keeper. Why on earth would the Emperor's uncle want him to take the throne?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present broke out in a cold sweat. Mo Liujin gently covered her mouth and whispered, "Qing Meng, don't talk nonsense! Discussing the succession behind someone's back is a serious crime."

Seeing Mo Chenfeng remained silent, Chu Qingmeng took away Mo Liujin's hand that was covering her mouth and said to Mo Chenfeng, "Father, there are some things that you are confused about because you are in the know. I will not say anything more. Just think about it carefully. You and your son have been in the court for decades and should understand the situation better than me. However, I need to remind you, father, that although you have chosen to be a royalist and to remain neutral, you cannot always be neutral. Being too neutral can sometimes be a sin. The emperor may trust you very much, but a new emperor appoints new ministers. Being too impenetrable will make people more wary. But don't give others the opportunity to control your life. A wise bird chooses the tree to roost in. Don't be too obvious."

Hearing this, Mo Chenfeng frowned for a moment, then suddenly lifted his brows and smiled dotingly, "My son is a real man. Although he's not in the court, he's more thoughtful than my other sons. Yes, I spent the whole day in the palace yesterday thinking about whether what I'm doing is right. But some things, once wrong, can lead to the destruction of an entire family, so I was too meticulous. But, my son, there's really no need to treat your father like a child. You're explaining it so clearly, are you afraid that I won't understand?"

"That's not the case. I'm just worried that you'll insist on going your own way. It's a simple truth that being too rigid will lead to failure, but aren't you still confused by the situation?"

Mo Chenfeng nodded, thinking to himself that perhaps he could ask Qingmeng to discuss some things in the future. She always saw things much more clearly than his sons. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh, "If my son were my own son, how extraordinary and charming would he be?"

"Father?" Mo Liujin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was almost being disliked as a live-in son-in-law. Mo Liufang even chuckled twice. Judging from this, if Qingmeng was his father's biological son, the position of Crown Prince would probably be hers. Everyone was also at a loss for words. At such an old age, he was disliked by his own old father?!

"..." Chu Qingmeng buried her face in Mo Liujin's legs in embarrassment. "Stop thinking about being my dad, okay?" Ever since they met, Mo Chenfeng had always wanted to be her dad. He wasn't even happy with the identity of daughter-in-law. In the end, being her biological dad was the most reassuring thing.

The younger generations present were also astonished. They knew their grandparents favored Third Aunt, but to go this far? Mo Jiangqing and Mo Jiangche were even more forced to suppress their laughter. They knew their grandfather loved their father, but they hadn't expected that compared to their mother, their father was so pitiful.

Seeing her bury her head, Mo Chenfeng laughed twice, "Alright, alright, you can rest. Leave the things outside to us. The women in the mansion have just been arranged, and I still have to mobilize manpower to protect the mansion. Things are not over yet. Liu Jin doesn't need to come to discuss matters these days. Just stay with Qing Meng and heal his injuries. I know you won't stay here obediently. I feel more at ease with Liu Jin watching you."

Everyone stood up to see Mo Chenfeng and the others off. Mo Liuyuan and Mu Lingxue also stood up and left with their children. Only the four of them were left in the house. Chu Qingmeng spoke slowly, "Have you been back to see Li and Xu? How are they? How are the children?"

Seeing the two brothers looking at each other, I knew that they must have seen me injured and stayed with me without going back. Helplessly, I spoke again, "Go back and check on them. I really miss them. I was a little too aggressive yesterday and I'm afraid I scared them. You should go back and check on them."

Just as the voice fell, there was a knock on the door, and then the voices of Mrs. Li and Mrs. Xu rang out, "Is mother awake?"

"Come in." Mo Liujin signaled Mo Jiangqing to open the door and let the two in.

"Greetings to our father and mother." The two of them and their children bowed together.

Chu Qingmeng waved his hand, signaling them to stand up and sit down, then asked, "Were you scared yesterday? I spoke a little too aggressively in the hall, but under the circumstances, I had no confidence and could only prepare for the worst."

They both shook their heads, and Li replied, "Mother was right yesterday. If we're powerless to save the situation, it's better to die a quick death than suffer humiliation. But yesterday, Mother and Second Aunt faced the enemy alone, and we were really scared. We were already terrified by the sounds of fighting outside, and then when I heard my husband call out 'Mother' in panic, we were both terrified."

The father and his two sons were stunned. What was this? Had he already prepared himself for death?! But then they understood. Since ancient times, men who were captured had only suffered physical pain, but if a woman was captured...

Mo Liujin sighed deeply, closed his eyes to hide the heartache in his eyes, and touched Chu Qingmeng's hair again and said hoarsely, "Qingmeng, if it was before, you... I was wronged by you and dragged you into this vortex."