Time Travel and Love

Chapter 481: Escape

Mo Yunting raised his eyebrows and looked at her, waiting for her to continue.

"The whole world is at stake, your throne is at stake. Join forces with Qi Xiuheng to stage a grand show and devour his 50,000 private soldiers."

Ling Xian turned his head to look at her, his eyes full of helplessness and doting, "Don't make it so big. Not everything is under your control."

Mo Yunting looked straight at Chu Qingmeng, and after a moment, he laughed, "Bet. We must eradicate the root of the problem before we can achieve world peace."

Chu Qingmeng threw the peanut into his mouth and spoke again, "My guess is that Twelve will join forces with Dongyue to send troops, tricking Sixteen into being an insider, and Chu Ci will also take action at the same time. By muddying the waters, everyone will have an opportunity to take advantage."

"What you mean is..." Mo Yunting roughly guessed what she was thinking.

"To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the country." Chu Qingmeng tapped the table twice with his fingers.

Mo Yunting frowned slightly. "It's been less than half a year since I ascended the throne, and the action is really too big. If we eliminate them all, it might frighten the other kings. We should take it step by step."

"If a cicada escapes from its shell, it can still be replaced by a substitute." Chu Qingmeng took the orange down and shook his hand off because of the burn.

"Slow down! You'll get burned!" Ling Xian wanted to stop her but it was too late. He checked her hand and found that it was only slightly red. He gave her a reproachful look.

Mo Yunting's brows relaxed instantly. "My son should be the empress. Her ability to strategize is beyond the reach of a father."

Ling Xian watched her peeling an orange, a smile inadvertently tinging the corners of his eyes. He casually stuffed a pill into her mouth and said, "My daughter, you are extremely talented. You can understand almost everything you read in just one reading."

After finishing their business, the three of them started chatting. At noon, they appeared at Qingfeng Tower. Because there were so many acquaintances in the capital, they all wore veils and hats before entering the private room.

Shuang Cheng and his companions went directly to the restaurant opposite Qingfeng Tower, facing the window of their private room.

After lunch, the three of them walked downstairs chatting and laughing like ordinary people.

"Slow down, don't run, be careful not to fall." Ling Xian looked at Chu Qingmeng who was jumping down the stairs happily like a child and warned him helplessly.

"Xingjian, why are you so cautious?" Mo Yunting watched Chu Qingmeng jumping around. God knows how much he wanted to see her act childishly like this. "It's rare to see her happy."

Ling Xian paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Well, let her be."

"Are you going to leave or not?" Chu Qingmeng asked as he stood at the bottom of the stairs. "Two elders, please hurry up."

The two walked down the stairs side by side. Ling Xian put the cloak in his hand on Chu Qingmeng and said something, which made Mo Yunting poke her on the head. The three of them left the restaurant together, chatting and laughing.

By dinner time, the three of them had enough fun and went home separately.

Mo Liujin came back early today. Seeing Chu Qingmeng back, he felt relieved. "You're back? Are you tired of playing?"

"Not bad." Chu Qingmeng was visibly happy. The state of mind of an adult is always different from that of a child.

"You came back early today. Is my aunt okay?" Chunhe took the cloak that Chu Qingmeng took off, unfolded it and placed it on the shelf beside him.

"Yeah. It's gotten much better." Mo Liujin pulled Chu Qingmeng over and held her in his arms, warming her hands. "Why don't you have a hot water bottle? Your hands are so cold?"

"It got cold when we were almost at the gate, so I was too lazy to change." Chu Qingmeng was having fun and was a little more friendly towards Mo Liujin.

After warming up, the two of them went to the flower hall to eat. Mo Jiangche looked unhappy and ate in silence.

"Che'er, what's wrong with you?" Chu Qingmeng looked at him. He rarely ate with emotion.

"It's just some official business that made me irritable. Mother, don't worry." Mo Jiangche restrained his emotions.

Mo Liujin knew what was going on. After all, Grand Tutor Dong had spoken to him about it, and since he'd already entered, there wasn't much point in just leaving him alone. But whether he entered Luotang Courtyard or not was not something his father could control. He could only decide for himself.

"Well, why do you care about him? He's already grown up, how could he not know what to do?" Mo Liujin served Chu Qingmeng some food. "After dinner, go to bed early today. Aren't you tired after a busy day?"

"..." Chu Qingmeng lowered his head and ate silently. Forget it, Mo Liujin was right. They were all adults, and they must know their limits when doing things.

After dinner, Mo Jiangche went straight into the study to handle official business, and asked Qishu to inform Xu that he would be resting and would not come over tonight.

At the end of the Hai hour, Mo Jiangche put down the pen in his hand, closed his eyes tiredly, and when he opened them again, his eyes were full of coldness, "Qishu, go to Luotangyuan."

To Mo Jiangche, Dong Mingzhu was forced into his family. It was Grand Tutor Dong who threatened her with the General's Household's secrets, and even angered his mother to the point of fainting, that allowed her entry. He was already angry, but out of fear for his father, he backed off and allowed her to stay in her own courtyard. But now, Grand Tutor Dong was even trying to interfere in his private affairs. How was this any different from insulting him?

However, she wanted him to go.

Then he went.

Not only go, but go often.

She was afraid to go there.

The coldness on Mo Jiangche's lips grew stronger. He stepped into the house and waved away the servants.