Time Travel and Love

The brothers followed Mo Liujin's lead with a helpless smile. Their mother handled the trivialities of the court more swiftly and ruthlessly than they could. But hadn't their grandfather long passed away? Why would their father say that? Little did they know that the "Old Taishan" Mo Liujin was referring to was Chu Qingmeng's "father," not their deceased biological father.

The date for the invitation was changed to the next day, and the group went to lunch. During lunch, Chu Qingmeng learned that Mo Jiangche's concubine was already a month pregnant, and he choked up again. He ordered Chunhe to give Li and Xu two complete sets of headgear, just as a consolation. The two sisters-in-law were also confused. For the first time in his life, Chu Qingmeng did the most shameful thing he had ever done: give someone a slap in the face and then give them a sweet date.

"As for the concubines and maids, you two need to be more generous. I don't care how you discipline them, but after all, the children are innocent. If they give birth to children in the future, I'm afraid you will have to raise them." Chu Qingmeng wanted to slap herself the moment she said this. If someone had said this to her, she would have picked up a knife and killed someone! As expected, people's hearts are still biased towards their own children.

Mrs. Li chuckled. "Is this the reason why you're unhappy this morning? Don't worry, mother. This isn't a big deal. There's really no need to make you angry. I know what to do."

Xu smiled at Chu Qingmeng. Was her mother-in-law worried about the two of them being wronged, and about the illegitimate son having a hard time, so she was torn between the two this morning? She helped Chu Qingmeng with some of her favorite dishes before saying, "Mother, it's normal for illegitimate children to be raised by their legal mothers. You don't have to worry about us being unwilling. You also raised our illegitimate sisters and brothers before we got married. If they were raised by concubines, it's inevitable that the brothers and sisters would become alienated. So, you can rest assured."

Chu Qingmeng sighed, feeling somewhat embarrassed, "After all, I've wronged you."

The two brothers looked at each other helplessly and smiled bitterly. Their mother always seemed to feel that having a concubine was a mistreatment of the wife.

Mo Liujin was amused by her and stroked her long hair. "What's going on in your heart? It's common for men to have three wives and four concubines. If they don't have concubines or maids, they might be accused of jealousy. What's more, these two were chosen by my mother herself. They are excellent in all aspects. As the principal wife, they should be able to tolerate others. Why do you always feel that you have wronged them?"

Chu Qingmeng sneered. He was afraid that he would lose face after being offended in front of the younger generation, but he felt really aggrieved if he didn't say anything. He said lightly, "Then please ask Auntie to help you take two concubines. I can accommodate them."

"..." Her imprecise words made the little ancestor angry. Mo Liujin gave a helpless wry smile and put the bowl of soup in her hand, "You have such a bad temper, you are really a little ancestor. Okay, don't be angry. Drink some soup. I finally see you eating well these days."

Seeing them like this, Li and Xu felt a little envious. How many men could do this for their wives? The brothers, on the other hand, didn't have so many regrets and only found it funny. Their mother really could control their father.

Chu Qingmeng was silent for a moment. Speaking of her aunt... well... although it was understandable not to go and pay her respects, would it really not cause the younger generation to be criticized? She wasn't afraid anyway, but if it affected the younger generation, she would have to be cautious.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Chu Qingmeng silent, Mo Liujin looked at her. Realizing that she couldn't see, he stroked her long hair again.

"Auntie's place..." Chu Qingmeng hesitated, "If I don't go, will people really gossip about me?"

Mo Liujin took the soup bowl from her hand and said slowly, "If you don't want to see me, then don't see me. I can go to my mother's place by myself. Don't worry about it."

Chu Qingmeng gave a bitter laugh. "I was afraid that gossip would spread and ruin my son's future in the court. I was afraid that the word 'filial piety' would make it difficult for you three to move forward. I didn't know before that such things in the court could be used as a handle to attack the other party."

Mo Liujin sighed. For so many years, with Qing Meng gone, no one would bring this up. But now, with the court in turmoil and the old changing, some people were jealous of his position. Qing Meng had attended court meetings for over a month and knew all about this. However, such concessions were out of character for her. Since her return, she had changed a lot, starting to worry about him embarrassing herself and repeatedly giving in. "Why do you seem to be making concessions for me since you came back? What happened?"

Chu Qingmeng paused for a moment, then said nonchalantly, "Really? I'm just worried about hindering my son's future. For you? That's not enough to make me give in."

"Well, I can see that in your heart, I am becoming less and less important than them." He could see her panic at that moment, but now was not the time to pursue the issue. He would talk about it in the room tonight. He put down his chopsticks and stroked her hair. "Let's talk to father first. He will accompany us to see my mother. Ever since what happened that year, not only I don't want you to see her, but father doesn't want you to see her either. But as a son, I can't disobey my mother too much. But with father here, she can't and dare not say anything."

"..." There's no need for that, right? You need your father-in-law to accompany you to meet your mother-in-law? What kind of thing is that?!

Mo Jiangqing and Mo Jiangche looked at Mo Liujin in shock. "Hasn't their mother been to their great aunt's house since she came back?" "If you don't want to see me, then just disappear." Was this something a son could say?