Time Travel and Love

How could Mo Liujin let Chu Qingmeng be so formal? This kind of trick was not worthy of being brought up on the stage. He directly helped Chu Qingmeng sit down, and sat in his own seat of honor. Chu Qingmeng did not notice that Mo Liujin sat below her, because he would sometimes sit on the left and sometimes on the right, so he did not pay attention to the position.

"Oh, even though I'm not the elder, I'm still my son's biological mother. Princess An Ning, don't be so arrogant. Since the princess is the most rule-abiding, you should also know that once you're married, you should respect your husband and he's the leader of the wife. If you sit above your husband, will you be rebellious?" Aunt Liu looked at Chu Qingmeng sarcastically.

Chu Qingmeng was a little confused. Was she sitting above Mo Liujin? She reached out and touched Mo Liujin's hand, then realized that he was indeed sitting below her. But before she could say anything, Mo Liujin sighed and said helplessly, "Mother, Princess An Ning is marrying down. She is the monarch and I am the minister. According to the rules, she doesn't have to bow. She can even sit in the main seat."

Aunt Liu choked for a moment before realizing what Mo Liujin had said and glared at him, "Princess An Ning?!"

"Yes. The emperor issued an edict the day before yesterday to promote the princess to the title of Princess Gucheng. You should know what the word 'Gucheng' means." Mo Liujin did not mention his own title of Duke at all, and deliberately only mentioned Chu Qingmeng's identity, hoping that his mother would be more restrained.

As expected, Aunt Liu's arrogance subsided a lot, and she just made a weak and cunning excuse, "No matter what, she is also a woman. How can she sit in front of you?"

"Mom." Mo Liujin frowned and didn't want her to continue.

Aunt Liu refused to let go and deliberately brought up Liu Qingqing to test Chu Qingmeng, "Jin'er, have you visited Qingqing recently? You've been back in Beijing for so long, even as a cousin, you should go and see your cousin. She always misses you so much."

Mo Liujin's face darkened instantly, and he rebuked coldly, "Mother! Be careful with your words! I already have a wife! She's married!"

Concubine Liu suppressed her grief. Sure enough, her son still didn't know about this! That demon was truly abominable! He had always refused to let her son take a concubine. It was a pity that her son, already over forty, had so few children!

Meanwhile, Mo Liuyuan and Mo Liuteng, who had learned that Mo Liujin and Chu Qingmeng had gone to Concubine Liu's courtyard, were also rushing over. They had just learned that someone had delivered the news of Liu Qingqing's death to Concubine Liu's courtyard, and they were worried that the third child would be caught off guard and not hurt Qingmeng again, otherwise their father would definitely punish their mother.

"My son, the girl named Ginkgo beside me is pretty. Why don't you take her away to be a maid or a concubine? After all, you have too few children." Aunt Liu raised her hand and motioned Ginkgo to come in.

Chu Qingmeng curled the corners of his lips slightly without laughing out loud, but he felt inexplicably funny. He fumbled to pick up the teacup, took a sip of tea and hid the smile on his lips.

Mo Liujin felt his anger rushing straight to his head. Was his mother doing this on purpose?! If he angered this little ancestor, he would have to sleep in the study tonight! "Mom, I'm old enough now, I don't need concubines! And I have a lot of offspring. I have five grandsons and one granddaughter. Yesterday, I heard that two of Jiang Qing and Jiang Che's concubines are pregnant again, so there's no need to worry about offspring!"

"I'm talking about your children! How many sons does your father have? How many sons do you have?!" Aunt Liu was extremely angry and scolded loudly, "Even the peasant woman from your second brother's family didn't refuse to bear you another child like this witch! You wasted more than twenty years on her, isn't that enough?! Now you have to look at her mood just to take a concubine? If she is this jealous, even the emperor's own princess is not worth having!"

"Farmer woman? Oh, without farming, how would we eat and drink? Without farming, I'm afraid my aunt would starve to death." Chu Qingmeng's face darkened as she retorted. He could tolerate her provocations, her forced concubinage, her cunning and self-deception. But he couldn't tolerate her tone of disdain towards her sisters!

Mo Liujin knew that Chu Qingmeng hadn't been upset by the previous words, and that they were still within her tolerance. However, her mother's disdain for Mu Lingxue had irritated her. He stood up to calm her down and gently advised, "Qingmeng, don't be angry. Your body can't take it."

"You! You!" Aunt Liu's eyes were filled with tears. She pointed at Chu Qingmeng and then at Mo Liujin, "Rebellious son! Didn't you hear her talking back at me like that?!"

"Mother! Agriculture is the foundation of the country! The emperor has never looked down on farmers! Moreover, Lingxue is a princess! I am just a bastard! She is marrying down! Not marrying up!" Mo Liuyuan walked in from outside with a gloomy face, but still bowed according to the rules, "Mother, I am fine."

Mo Liuteng's expression wasn't very good either. He didn't understand if his mother understood what he was saying! What good would it do her to offend them? He bowed calmly, "Mother, I'm fine."

"Rebellious son! Are you going to disobey me too?!" Concubine Liu couldn't help herself, throwing the tea bowl beside her and roaring, "You two! Now you don't even have a concubine or a maid! And yet you are so protective of two jealous women! Don't you feel uncomfortable when your colleagues laugh at you in the court?!"