Time Travel and Love

Mo Liujin, who was pushed away, finally let go of Chu Qingmeng. He tidied his clothes, stood up and got off the carriage first. He turned around and waited for Chu Qingmeng, helped her get off the carriage, and then turned around to greet everyone.

Everyone in the Li Mansion fell silent the moment they saw Chu Qingmeng. This? This is Mo Jiangqing's biological mother?! It's no wonder Ziwen saw her; anyone who saw her would mistake her for Mo Jiangqing's concubine! Her skin was as white as cream, her face was like a peach blossom, her eyebrows were like emerald feathers, and her waist was as thin as a silk sash. How was this any different from a woman who had just reached the age of 15?

"Greetings to father and mother." Mo Jiangqing and his wife broke the silence with a bow.

Father Li stepped forward to greet Mo Liujin. The two walked in front, while Mother Li and Chu Qingmeng lagged behind. Xia Zhi lowered his head and raised his arm, allowing Chu Qingmeng to support him. They soon reached the main hall. Everyone sat down and began to exchange pleasantries. This was the part Chu Qingmeng found most daunting. She hated such occasions; she was at a loss, not knowing what to say. Fortunately, Mrs. Li understood her and sat beside her, smoothing things over.

Before he could say a few words, Mo Zexun came running in from outside with Mo Ze?

"grandmother"

"grandmother"

The two children rushed straight into Chu Qingmeng's arms without caring about anything. Chu Qingmeng smiled and patted their heads. Before he could say anything, Mo Jiangqing scolded them, "How dare you! You didn't even greet me before entering the house, and you're making such a fuss. Where did you learn the etiquette?"

"..." Chu Qingmeng wiped her sweat internally. "Son, they're eight and six, are you really that bothered?" But Mo Liujin had already said before that she wasn't allowed to interfere in the children's upbringing. She really couldn't understand why it wasn't uncomfortable to be so disciplined. She was used to having no rules anyway. She simply kept quiet, believing that they, the father and son, would handle these matters.

Sure enough, the two children came out of Chu Qingmeng's arms listlessly, and saluted Mo Liujin's father Li again according to the rules, and also saluted Chu Qingmeng's mother Li and Mo Jiangqing Li, and then stood aside obediently.

Li shook her head and admonished the two, "Xun'er, Xun'er, mother taught you a long time ago, 'A gentleman does not lose face or words; courtesy brings safety, while impoliteness brings danger.' How could you have forgotten this today?"

见二人再度低头受训的样子，楚清蒙多少有些坐不住了，不是？！这……论君子太早了些吧？！这不就是爱玩的年纪吗？！我擦，我七八岁的时候，拿着藤条满院子追着贺奇揍呢！

Seeing Chu Qingmeng fidgeting and trying to get up to stop him, Mo Liujin coughed twice, his eyes filled with warning. Xia Zhi picked up the tea bowl and shoved it directly into Chu Qingmeng's hands, hushing her. Shuang Cheng knew all too well that this was proper etiquette for wealthy families, but for some reason the old landlord hadn't taught Jiu Ye this, so Jiu Ye was more likely to do things as he pleased.

"..." Forget it, since she was not allowed to speak, she just sat there honestly. She drank a few sips of tea awkwardly, and she felt that she could not sit still anymore.

Fortunately, Li finally finished her lecture. She turned around and saw Chu Qingmeng's uncomfortable look. She smiled helplessly and left the main hall under the pretext of taking Chu Qingmeng around the mansion. Li's mother also left the main hall under the pretext of changing clothes.

Not far from the main hall, Chu Qingmeng took a deep breath, "I feel so uncomfortable." Then he looked at Li with gratitude, "My Qingyun is still the best~"

Li covered her mouth and smiled. Even the maid who served Li every day dared to joke, "The old lady is really afraid of this kind of restrained occasion."

Li glared at the maid, scolding her for her rudeness. Chu Qingmeng didn't mind her teasing, but being called "old lady" was enough to make her crumble. She asked Xia Zhi for two hawthorn pills to calm herself; she didn't want to be an "old lady."

The banquet started at noon. Originally, men and women were to sit at separate tables, but Mrs. Li knew them all too well. If they did, Mo Liujin would be even more restless than Chu Qingmeng. Whenever he went out, his mother-in-law would be held captive by his father-in-law. Especially after the Lantern Festival incident, whenever his mother-in-law left his sight at a banquet, he would become restless and even leave. So, she persuaded her mother to change the arrangement so that the couple sat together, while the children sat separately.

The couple's presence at the table caused the men to become more restrained when drinking, and even less able to speak freely, so they simply began discussing the strategic plan for the situation in Zhongzhou. Just as they were talking, Mo Ze quietly poked his head over the table. "Examining the text, I can clearly see the intention. The situation and momentum of Zhongzhou are clearly laid out. However, the theory is more about maintaining the status quo than expanding it, and is merely a strategy for gaining a foothold. Since ancient times, Zhongzhou has been a land of war on all sides. Living in seclusion in a corner is not the way to govern a country."

"Cough cough cough!" Chu Qingmeng nearly choked to death on a mouthful of tea. That bastard! When did he ever read her notes?! Xia Zhi patted Chu Qingmeng's back to calm her down, thinking about what Mo Zexun said. He seemed to have seen it somewhere before.

The eyes of the men at the table lit up. Mo Liujin beckoned Mo Zexun over and said, "Son, tell me, how can we avoid being isolated in a corner?"

Father Li and Mo Jiangqing also looked at Mo Ze with burning eyes.