When Liang Jinghe returned to the palace, he heard Yunxia say that the prince and the princess had quarreled.

He frowned. Although his parents' relationship was average over the years, they had never quarreled. What happened today?

He simply didn't go back to Zizhu Courtyard and asked Yunxia, ​​"Where is Daddy now?"

"It should still be in the academy."

He went towards the academy.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Liang Qingchen sitting behind a desk reading a military book.

When Liang Qingchen was still a prince, he led troops to fight and made great achievements. The previous emperor even handed him the military command. However, when the new emperor ascended the throne, he took the initiative to hand it over.

Although he and Dangjin are brothers from the same mother, emperors have always been suspicious. It is better for him to hand over the military order in time than to arouse the emperor's suspicion.

Fortunately, the emperor was a man of nostalgia, and he gave him the status and honor he deserved, and he was also allowed to handle the government affairs of the court.

Liang Jinghe has always admired his father's martial arts and political acumen. Among the many sons of the late emperor, except for the present, only his father remains in the capital.

"Come in, what are you doing standing there?" Liang Qingchen said, but his eyes never left the military book.

Liang Jinghe walked in, bowed and said, "I have just returned from the academy and come to pay my respects to you, father."

Liang Qingchen then raised his head and asked, "Why are you back so late?"

"Along the way, I was dragged to a teahouse by my classmates to listen to a storyteller."

Liang Qingchen did not blame him as he was at an age when he loved to play. He asked him about his studies for a while before saying, "Your mother is in Qingyu Courtyard. You can go and pay your respects to her."

"Yes." Liang Jinghe agreed, but did not move.

Liang Qingchen had already lowered his head to read a book. He didn't hear him leave, so he raised his head again and asked, "What's wrong? Do you have anything else to say?"

Liang Jinghe hesitated for a moment and said, "You and mother..."

Liang Qingchen understood immediately after hearing this. Someone must have been gossiping about him, so he waved his hand and said, "No problem, go ahead. We will have dinner together in Qingyu Courtyard as usual."

"Okay." Liang Jinghe then stepped back.

…

In this room, Jiang Muyu called Yunshan and asked her to investigate some things.

Then, without even looking at the account book, she put all the wedding make-up and jewellery back to their original places and went into the kitchen to make some cakes herself.

When Liang Jinghe arrived at Qingyu Courtyard, he heard that his mother had gone to the kitchen. He was surprised.

Tangtang came over and pulled his sleeve, saying, "Brother, brother..."

"What's wrong?" He squatted down so that he could look Tangtang at eye level.

"The cakes made by my mother are delicious."

"Really? Tangtang has eaten it?"

"I have. My mother often makes it. It is beautiful and delicious."

Liang Jinghe frowned and thought, when did his mother, who had never done any womanizing, become so virtuous?

"He'er is back." As the two were talking, Jiang Muyu came back.

Liang Jinghe stood up. She had already walked in front of him. He bowed and said, "I pay my respects to you, mother."

"It's said that we shouldn't worry about so many rules in private. We should just do whatever makes us feel comfortable."

"yes."

Jiang Muyu picked up Tangtang, waved at him, and said, "Come in and sit down, and try the lotus cake that mother just made."

"Okay." Liang Jinghe followed immediately.

Jiang Muyu put out two plates of pastries that he had just made, gave one to Yun Xuan and the others, and gave the other to the children to taste first.

"It's delicious. Mommy is great." Tangtang's mouth was full of crumbs.

Liang Jinghe tasted a piece. This lotus cake was soft and crispy, and sweet but not greasy. He had tasted cakes from the Yu kitchen before, but he was afraid that none of them could compare to the one made by his mother.

My mother was a rich lady before, so she should have never cooked. After she married into the royal palace, she became even more aloof from worldly affairs. Where did she learn these things?

Jiang Muyu saw his confusion and said with a smile: "I learned from Master Liu when I had nothing to do. Master Liu said that I am very talented. I also like this."

Liang Jinghe thought, my mother must be very lonely in the palace. My father is busy with official duties, and Tangtang is young. She doesn't even have anyone to talk to. No wonder she wants to learn to make pastries to seek comfort.

He suddenly felt very sympathetic towards his mother. So he smiled and said, "Mother's cooking is really delicious. I'm afraid that Master Liu won't be able to teach you in a while."

It was the first time Jiang Muyu saw a childish smile on his face. He was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand and touched his head, "He'er, you look so good when you smile. You should smile more in the future."

Liang Jinghe paused while eating. He thought to himself, "Mom has really changed a lot."

At dinner time, Liang Qingchen arrived at Qingyu Courtyard on time. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the happy scene of the mother and her two daughters, and he paused.

When Tangtang saw him, her eyes lit up and she ran over on her short legs, "Daddy."

Liang Qingchen squatted down and hugged her tightly, smiling and pinching her face, "Tangtang, are you obedient today?"

"Daddy and mommy are not at home, Tangtang is very obedient, and sister Yunshan even praises me."

"Yeah, our Tangtang is awesome."

"Mother just made some delicious lotus cakes. Tangtang ate two. When I wanted to eat more, mother wouldn't let me." She said this with a pout on her lips, expressing her dissatisfaction.

Liang Qingchen thought she looked really cute, and pinched her chubby little face again, saying, "Mother is afraid that Tangtang will be greedy and eat too much cakes and not eat rice, and if she doesn't eat, she won't be able to grow taller."

"Tangtang, you must eat well. Tangtang, you must grow taller, as tall as your brother."

Jiang Muyu walked over and held the child over. "Then Tangtang, come over and sit down now so that daddy can eat more conveniently, okay?"

"Okay." Tangtang obediently leaned into her arms.

Liang Jinghe looked at this scene and the color in his eyes darkened.

Jiang Muyu noticed that he was in a low mood and thought to himself that something was wrong.

She seemed to have neglected Liang Jinghe and almost forgot that he was the male lead!

After they sat down, Jiang Muyu immediately served Liang Jinghe some food with her signature gentle smile on her face. "He'er, eat more. These are all specially made by your mother in the kitchen. Knowing that you would be back today, I made all the dishes you like."

"Thank you, mother." Sure enough, Liang Jinghe's mood improved a lot.

They didn’t talk while eating or sleeping. After the family had dinner, Liang Jinghe went to catch up on his studies.

Jiang Muyu sighed and said, "Kids nowadays have a really hard life. Not only do they study in school every day, but they also have to do homework when they go home on holidays."

Liang Qingchen didn't think it was strange. He took a sip of tea and said, "A man has ambitions. If he wants to succeed, he has to work harder than others."

Jiang Muyu certainly knew this, but she just felt sorry for the child, and not just because he was the male lead.

She asked Yunshan to take Tangtang downstairs to take a bath, and they were the only two left in the room.

Liang Qingchen suddenly asked: "Are you married in your world?"

"No." Jiang Muyu picked up a grape and put it in her mouth, chewing it and saying, "I had several boyfriends when I was in college, but we broke up very quickly."

"Boyfriend? University? How many?" Liang Qingchen's brows wrinkled into the shape of the Chinese character "川".

"Uh..." Jiang Muyu thought for a moment and said, "You can think of boyfriend as lover, but not the kind that has yet to get married. University is the university I attended, so to be specific, it's three or four."

Liang Qingchen placed the teacup heavily on the table. "How shameless! You actually have several lovers!"

Jiang Muyu was startled, glared at him and said, "I'm not dating several people at the same time. I only found the next one after we separated."

Seeing her speak so confidently, Liang Qingchen didn't know how to refute for a moment. He looked at her, his face turning pale and blue. After a while, he finally walked away.