Time Travel: The Noble Family

Yueyao found it both amusing and irritating. Who would believe that this childlike bundle is a mother of three?

Mingzhu talked about her own family matters, and then mentioned things outside: "Yueyao, the rumors outside are spreading like wildfire, saying that our cousin is cold-blooded and heartless, not acknowledging his biological mother, which is why Maternal Aunt Liu died of despair."

Yueyao smiled: "Let them say what they want." Rumors are always like this; as long as they remain passive, the rumors will naturally dissipate. But if they take it seriously, things are bound to spiral out of control.

Mingzhu didn’t believe the rumor either but hearing it so often made her worry for Yueyao: "Yueyao, you should be cautious. Don’t blindly trust An Zhichen." Such a heartless man, while he loves Yueyao now, what if he grows tired one day? Wouldn’t Yueyao be pitiful then? So she decided to give Yueyao a heads-up.

Mingzhu was still her old self in front of Yueyao. Actually, after Lan Xuan’s incident, Mingzhu had grown a lot. Niu Yanghui cherishes her now, but no one can guarantee that he will treat her well for life. Mingzhu is very afraid of the sugar-then-hell feeling, so she leaves some room for Niu Yanghui now.

The ancients were right, public opinion can destroy precious things and accumulated defamation can ruin one’s body. Yueyao laughed and said: "Don’t worry, I’ll be fine." She felt gratified that Mingzhu reserved herself. It’s not that she didn’t trust Niu Yanghui; it’s just that the future is long, and no one knows what will happen. Leaving room for contingency makes one less likely to collapse if something happens.

Mingzhu was very dissatisfied with Yueyao’s perfunctory attitude.

Yueyao wasn’t worried that An Zhichen might change later. She didn’t know what the future held, but she was sure that even if one day An Zhichen liked someone else or treated her badly, she would still live well.

Mingzhu actually felt a bit embarrassed; her words did have a bit of a sowing discord intention: "Let’s not talk about this, let’s talk about something fun!" What Mingzhu mentioned as fun were actually some gossip events in the Capital City.

Every time Mingzhu visited, she and Yueyao had endless things to talk about. So, Mingzhu also stayed for lunch at the An Mansion. It wasn’t until the three children had to take their noon nap that Mingzhu took her son back.

Returning to the Niu Mansion, Mingzhu sensed something was wrong and asked Zhi Qin, who was watching over the household: "What happened?"

Glancing at Zhi Qin’s words, Mingzhu realized that Old Master Niu had lost his temper upon hearing she had gone visiting at the An Mansion again.

Mingzhu pursed her lips and said: "Let him be." Mingzhu actually knew that Old Master Niu wasn’t angry because she visited, but because he hadn’t seen his grandson.

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Old Master Niu wanted to personally raise Little Bun, wanting to take him over for upbringing. Mingzhu adamantly refused, insisting that the child was too young and that it would only be appropriate to let Old Master Niu take care of him when Little Bun turned six. Because of this, Old Master Niu increasingly found Mingzhu displeasing. Yet, Mingzhu was very confident, backed by her family’s strength and three sons standing firm by her side, she was not afraid of Old Master Niu at all. For others, it is always a battle of daughters-in-law, but for Mingzhu, it is frequently fighting with the father-in-law for the sake of her son.

Zhi Qin thought Mingzhu’s attitude was unbecoming: "My lady, the Old Master is in the front yard, shall we bring the Eldest Young Master over? As long as the Eldest Young Master is there, the Old Master’s temper will surely disappear instantly."

Old Master Niu almost didn’t make it through the deaths of his beloved son and his cherished concubine. Fortunately, Niu Yanghui was clever and would daily recount interesting stories about Little Bun and the two little sons to Old Master Niu. Once Old Master Niu’s health improved a bit, he would take Little Bun with him to accompany Old Master Niu.

Children are always carefree, and with Little Bun’s company, Old Master Niu could finally take a breath. However, there’s truth in the saying, ’a late-born son, a treasured grandson, the heart of the elderly.’ Now, Little Bun was certainly the apple of Old Master Niu’s eye.

Although Mingzhu was full of dissatisfaction with Old Master Niu, she wasn’t unreasonable. The old man missed his grandson, she couldn’t deprive him of seeing the child. Once Little Bun was taken away, Mingzhu muttered: "An Zhichen is busy every day, why is my father-in-law so free? I really wish he were too busy to see straight."

Bai Yi laughed and said: "It’s not a bad thing that the Old Master is fond of the Eldest Young Master! With strong grandparent-grandchild bonds, the Eldest Young Master’s future will be bright after learning from the Old Master."

Mingzhu wasn’t buying it, she said: "His whole set of problems, I don’t want Little Bun to learn them. Otherwise, Yueyao surely wouldn’t agree to this match." Were it not for Old Master Niu favoring the concubine over the wife, how could it have led to her and her children almost losing their lives?