Time Travel and Love

Chapter 551 Strange Fragrance

So when Chu Qingmeng saw Mo Jiangche bringing dinner and following Mo Jiangqing's same routine again in the evening, the corners of his mouth twitched constantly.

"Son, if I had thought it through, I would have thought it through a long time ago. There's really no need for you two to waste your time with me. Wouldn't it be better to spend that time with your wife?"

"Mother, it's my filial duty as a son to eat with you. Why don't you allow me to do this?"

Mo Jiangche deliberately took two steps forward to hold Chu Qingmeng's hand. As his brother said, it was ice-cold. He moved deliberately and found that the wrist was also ice-cold.

I felt a little heavy in my heart. My brother said that my mother's hands were very cold that day and it took a long time to warm them up. Could it be that my mother's hands have been so cold all this time?

The temperature in the warm room was enough to make women sweat, let alone strong men like them, but the mother's hands and wrists were still cold. This couldn't be just a matter of catching a cold!

However, Mo Jiangche didn't say anything. He would wait and see tomorrow. If it was still so cold, he would go to the fourth master to ask for clarification.

A dinner made Chu Qingmeng feel a little relieved.

Over a cup of tea, Mo Jiangche said, "Mother, please don't overthink it. Although I can't interfere in your personal affairs, I will never allow anyone to cause you any trouble."

Chu Qingmeng heard the hidden meaning in Mo Jiangche's words and said, "Don't mess around!"

"Mother, no one will care about the life or death of a concubine's daughter." Mo Jiangche just calmly picked up some food for her, as if he was talking about something extremely trivial.

Chu Qingmeng closed his eyes, put down his bowl and chopsticks, his thoughts in a tizzy, "Che'er, remember never to gamble your future on unworthy people or things. She is already your father's concubine, your stepmother. The charge of matricide is too serious."

"But mother is not someone else." Mo Jiangche suddenly became serious.

Chu Qingmeng was stunned for a moment, and when she came to her senses, she had already hugged his head. Her wide sleeves slid down to her elbows as she raised her hands. She tried her best to suppress her emotions, but she couldn't avoid the sobs in her words.

"I just want you to have a smooth life. I don't need you to do anything for me. Don't mess around. Do you understand? I can handle it myself. Don't gamble your future and reputation on me."

Mo Jiangche was startled by the coolness of her arm. He was sweating profusely from the heat, but now he felt a chill running through his bones. His heart sank to the bottom. His arm was so cold! He had to see the Fourth Master tonight to find out what was going on!

Mo Jiangche patted her back gently, "Mother, don't worry, don't cry. Your son will always be by your side."

Chu Qingmeng realized that he was overly emotional. He took a deep breath, put aside his emotions, let go of him, and said with a smile, "I told you that my due date is coming soon. I'm emotionally unstable. Why did you have to come here to be sentimental?"

Mo Jiangche looked bewildered, "What date...is coming soon?"

"..." Chu Qingmeng closed his eyes, "Living with you has been hard for Qihua."

Mo Jiangche looked at her with a puzzled expression. What did this have to do with anything?

The wise look in Patrick's eyes forced Chu Qingmeng to explain, "Women's menstruation is a time of great mood swings. They may get angry and cry for no reason, or break down over the smallest things. So, when Qihua is in a bad mood in the future, be more accommodating and don't argue with her."

"..." Mo Jiangche's ears turned red, and he coughed dryly, "How could a son know about a woman's affairs? When Qihua was upset, I should have just stayed away from her."

"...Wow, baby, you are such a straight man. If someone like you goes to Longguo, you will be single for your whole life and will never find a wife." Chu Qingmeng couldn't help but start complaining about Mo Jiangche.

"Cough cough cough..." Mo Jiangche choked on his own saliva. The Mo family's inherited problem of not being able to find the key points came to him belatedly. "Mother, call me by my name. Don't use random names."

"..."

After dinner, Mo Jiangche left, using the excuse of returning to his study to attend to official business. As he left, Chu Qingmeng smelled a faint floral fragrance.

It smells familiar, but I can't remember what flower it is.

The next morning, Mo Yunting issued an imperial decree and summoned Chu Qingmeng to the palace in a sedan chair. As soon as she stepped into the side hall of the Qianqing Palace, the news of Concubine Liu's death reached the mansion.

Mo Liuyuan and the other two went to the palace to report the death, hoping to ask Mo Chenfeng to allow Concubine Liu to leave through the side door of the palace.

Mo Chenfeng refused.

Mo Liufang also wouldn't allow it.

"Father, what I ask for is not beyond the rules. Please grant it to me!" The three of them were of one mind at this time.

"Second brother, third brother, and sixth brother, are you planning to threaten father? If it weren't for preserving your reputation, Liu would have been beaten to death or sold off long ago. How could she live out her retirement on the farm?!" Mo Liufang stepped forward to stop them. His selfish motives have always been clear, and it goes without saying who it was for.

"Brother! This matter has nothing to do with you!" Mo Liuyuan's aura was still there. His actual power was greater than Mo Liufang's. If it weren't for the fact that the legitimate and illegitimate children had the upper hand over him, Mo Liufang would have had to speak to him in a nice tone.

"you……"

"Okay! I've said it before, Liu will not be allowed to leave the manor unless she dies. Let her go out through the side door of the manor." Mo Chenfeng was annoyed. Chen Siyu had been in poor health recently, and he didn't want to argue with them.

"Father, this is just to give mother some dignity after her death. Just consider it as a token of your gratitude for serving her for decades." Mo Liuyuan and the other two kowtowed heavily again.