Chapter 637 My Little Sweetheart (The Finale)
It's Lunar New Year's Eve again.
For the first ten years after Qin Mo came into this world, he rarely spent New Year's Eve in a high-ranking official's residence, because every New Year's Eve, he would think of people and things from his previous life.
Seeing others having reunion dinners with their families makes Qin Mo feel a pang of sadness, though he later finds himself spending the Spring Festival away from home with Kaihime and Lin Ruoxi, a time when his emotions are most unstable.
However, ever since the Elven race returned to the Western Continent, Qin Mo no longer had control over where she spent the Spring Festival. Every year, her adoptive mother would issue a summons, requiring all her grandchildren to come to Dayuan to kowtow to her and receive lucky money. Qin Mo was also required to give this lucky money, and she would be unhappy if she gave too little.
With more children comes more joy, and with more women comes more chatter and worries. It was these joys and sorrows that gradually made Qin Mo forget her past life and come to love the warmth and happiness of this large family.
Time flies, and ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. In the past ten years, Qin Mo has had several more sons, which makes Luna very happy. However, none of them have pointed ears, which makes her feel a little regretful.
Over the past decade, three single women have attended Qin Mo's family dinner every year. Despite having no official status, they still sit at the table and eat the New Year's Eve dinner. Neither Luna nor Qin Mo objected, so everyone accepted their presence. Over time, everyone came to recognize their status as "family."
The beautiful and intelligent Qi Lina remained as gentle and elegant as ever. Every year, she would bring Qin Mo many exquisite and unique clothes, as well as many toys and gifts for the children. She would stay in Dayuan until the summer before leaving, occasionally visiting Qin Mo to play chess or asking him to be her model for a private painting. She would spend half a year in quiet bliss.
The aloof Elf Queen Nelia still had the same fiery temper that flared up at the sight of Qin Mo. Every year when she came, she would bring a long list of items and coldly slap them in front of Qin Mo, demanding that Qin Mo prepare them for her.
Qin Mo once got so angry that she asked Nelia why she took things for granted. Nelia replied, "Since you gave me that flower crown, you're my man now. Is there anything wrong with me asking my man for some of his property?"
As for Isabel, she never said much after she arrived. She just sat next to Qin Mo with a smile and used various subtle hints to make everyone believe that she and Qin Mo were having an affair.
Qin Mo knew that these three women were not to be trifled with, so he had not dared to make a move. He knew that if he really ate these women, a "battle for the princess" would immediately break out, and things would be out of his control.
So every New Year's Eve they arrive on time and then quietly leave, since their lives are long enough for them to wait.
"Xiao Mo, hasn't your dowager wife arrived yet? It's the same every year, it's outrageous!" The New Year's Eve dinner was almost over, and Luna put down her youngest child, somewhat displeased.
"Mom, you know perfectly well that she's taking Xiao Ba to pay respects to our ancestors on New Year's Eve. How could she possibly make it? The earliest she can come is tomorrow night!"
Of all these women, Qin Mo felt most indebted to Wang Yushi, because every year she would take the young emperor Qin Chong to worship their ancestors on New Year's Eve, and during the worship, she would constantly mutter, "This is Qin Mo's son... Qin Mo is of imperial blood... This is Qin Mo's son...".
Only after the ancestral worship ceremony is completed can Wang Yushi bring Qin Kai on her journey to Dayuan. Even with her current strength, it will take her a whole day to get there. Therefore, she misses the New Year's Eve dinner every year. As a result, she gets scolded by Luna every year. Out of respect for Qin Mo, she is too embarrassed to talk back. However, when no one is around, she will torment Qin Mo to vent her anger.
"Hmph! Am I complaining that she came late? Am I such a petty person? I'm angry that she tampered with your selection of concubines, refusing to remarry you and become your principal wife, and then preventing someone else from doing so!"
"...How can you blame her?...She didn't prevent anyone else from becoming the principal wife!" Qin Mo stammered for a long time before finally defending Wang Yushi.
"Really? You, as a father, want to marry a legitimate wife and have your son decide? How ridiculous!" Luna mocked the unfilial Qin Mo.
As a prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, Qin Mo's marriage to his principal wife required a petition to the imperial family and the emperor's approval. The current young emperor, Qin Zhong, is a dutiful son who listens to his mother in everything. In other words, whether Qin Mo's principal wife can be included in the Great Xia imperial family's genealogy is entirely up to Wang Yushi.
Luna once discussed with Wang Yushi the idea of issuing a decree to arrange Qin Mo's marriage and make Nilia the principal wife. As the current Empress Dowager, Wang Yushi did have that authority in name, but she did not hesitate to use the name of "freedom of marriage" to push her mother-in-law back!
Moreover, their attitude at the time was quite bad, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law almost turned on each other and started fighting!
The matter is quite clear. Wang Yushi may not be able to decide who will be Qin Mo's principal wife, but she can definitely decide who cannot be. Anyway, I won't register you here, so in the end you'll be an unregistered person without proper status.
Qin Mo felt the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so she changed the subject and said, "Hatherine, are you going to visit your teacher tomorrow? Could you bring me a gift to congratulate Mu Qingge on the birth of his son?"
Heatherine softly hummed in agreement. Ever since she had designated large tracts of land as her own sphere of influence and shrunk the territory of the orcs to an unbearable size, her power in the temple had grown increasingly stronger. Two years ago, she finally brought her teacher, Saintess Thea, out of the temple.
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