Time Travel and Love

Chapter 519 Aunt Liu is Seriously Ill

As soon as they stepped into the main hall, Mo Jiangli came to greet them, replaced Jiang Che's position and helped Chu Qingmeng walk to the main seat.

Jiang Che was speechless and choked. He silently complained in his heart, "That's my mother! Not your mother!"

After Chu Qingmeng sat down, Mo Jiangli bowed and said, "Mother, your son is incompetent."

The frustration in his tone was evident.

"Get up first. Is your leg completely healed? Just kneeling like this?" Chu Qingmeng wanted to pull him up, but Mo Jiangli knelt motionlessly in front of her knees, just wanting to apologize.

"Mother, my leg has completely healed, and I'm fine now. It's my fault that I couldn't help you." Mo Jiangli's heart was full of bitterness. Although his leg was healed, his father no longer valued him, and now he was a nobody and his words carried no weight.

"Mother, the eldest prince was put under house arrest twice by his superiors in order to plead for you." Mo Jiangqing explained softly in Chu Qingmeng's ear. In fact, what he didn't know was that Mo Jiangli was only released from house arrest today.

Chu Qingmeng sighed, "Get up first. Your father is the emperor. How can he change his decision so easily? This matter has nothing to do with you."

He let Jiang Qing and Jiang Che pull him up, and then said, "I've already told you that since you called me mother, I will treat you as my own son. My only hope for Jiang Qing and Jiang Che is that they will live in peace and happiness for the rest of their lives, and that's my hope for you as well."

"Yes. Mother." Hearing Chu Qingmeng say that he had the same expectations as Jiang Qing and Jiang Che, Mo Jiangli knew in his heart that it could not be exactly the same, but he still believed her words for some reason.

Because apart from her, no one cared about how he was doing. During the time when he was injured and fell off his horse, he realized more clearly the meaning of human heart, but she, only his mother, treated him the same from beginning to end, so he believed everything she said.

Just as they sent Mo Jiangli away and returned to the warm room, Mu Lingxue's voice rang out outside the window, "Chu Qingmeng, you're not going to look for me now that your house arrest is over, are you? I've been waiting for you all morning, and you're as steady as a rock."

"I knew you would come, so I've been waiting for you." Chu Qingmeng smiled and picked up the teapot to pour her a bowl of tea.

"What's going on? Explain it to me." Mu Lingxue sat down and drank tea without hesitation.

Chu Qingmeng sighed and explained again. Mu Lingxue nodded, "Madam Liu is ill again, and this time she's seriously ill."

"Yes. I heard the cold wind when it came." Chu Qingmeng gestured for Chunhe to put down the snacks and go out to serve. After Chunhe left, she continued, "I didn't do this. Whether Concubine Liu lives or dies has nothing to do with me. If they think I did it, I can't do anything about it. After all, it's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of something."

"The person who did this didn't poison her directly. Instead, he made her sick repeatedly. I think it was to torture her and to make her look like she died from a weakened body caused by a heart disease."

Chu Qingmeng raised an eyebrow. "Speaking of which, Concubine Liu is a well-behaved woman who rarely leaves the house. She seems to only have some grudges against me. First, she was dissatisfied with me, and then there was Liu Qingqing's death. So, it seems that I am the only one who has reason to kill her."

"Do you... have any other enemies? This seems like a case of misdirecting trouble." Mu Lingxue tapped the table lightly with her fingertips. "Madam Liu has no connection to the entire court. Her world consists of the old prince and princess, A Yuan's third and sixth sons, these grandchildren, and the Liu family. These interpersonal relationships are too simple, there's nothing to investigate."

"Perhaps, it's someone else?" Chu Qingmeng pondered. "If Concubine Liu dies and this matter is exposed, Ajin and I will become alienated. Then the second and sixth brothers will force him to divorce his wife. He may not refuse them. I am trapped by love, and he is trapped by love. It will be easy to shake the previous dynasty."

"Let your men investigate." Mu Lingxue picked up the teapot and refilled it. "Find out the truth as soon as possible so that there won't be any more quarrels between husband and wife."

"Do you think he believes me?" Chu Qingmeng looked straight at Mu Lingxue.

"Don't play this kind of game that tests people's hearts." Mu Lingxue shook her head, "Especially in this kind of relationship. She's their biological mother. If she's alive, they can speak up for you and protect you. But if you kill someone's biological mother, no matter how much you love them, it won't be the same as before."

Chu Qingmeng didn't know what he was thinking, and was lost in thought.

Mu Lingxue waved her hand in front of her eyes, calling her back to her senses. "Since you've noticed something's wrong, do you need to have your men take a look?"

Chu Qingmeng laughed at himself, "Do you think I'm a saint? She was about to kill me, and I still wanted to save her? How big of a heart do I have?"

"I mean to give them a warning and clear you of suspicion. As for whether it can be cured, that's another matter." Mu Lingxue shook her head. She didn't ask her to save anyone, but she had to put on a show. "In this era, filial piety is the ultimate punishment."

Chu Qingmeng sneered, "Let me tell you a story..."

"So, you think, with my grandmother as an example, I'd care about filial piety?" Chu Qingmeng took a sip of tea, feeling a bitter taste in his mouth. "I'm not a good person, just a bug that crawled out of the mud. I only know how to take revenge. I've already reached the limit of my tolerance for Concubine Liu. Since someone has taken action on my behalf, why should I stop them?"