Who is spreading rumors that my filial piety towards them has changed?

The young girl, Wei Qingning, waved her hands repeatedly, her face instantly turning rosy. Without needing to ask further, she must have been thinking about Pei Mi and Wan Hua's situation.

But if such a vivid memory couldn't be recalled, it would seem a bit fake.

"Mingkong, if Qingning continues like this, can we really get rid of that influence?" This is what Li Lu is most worried about. Although things have improved now, the influence that even a dangerous place like the Abyss could not be eradicated in one go makes it hard not to worry, fearing that the situation might reverse at the last moment.

Chu Mingkong usually speaks frankly about topics that are not to be taken lightly. He doesn't like making empty promises or describing a rosy future; that's quite irresponsible. Success is fine, but failure would be an even bigger blow.

However, Li Lu was already suffering greatly because of her husband's family's situation, so Chu Mingkong could only try to make his words as optimistic as possible without being too pessimistic.

"At first, I was at a loss about Qingning's condition. Her mental state had improved a lot before, and now it seems that there shouldn't be any major problems. It's just that those two Arhats kept wasting my time!"

Li Lu shook her head and said, "Don't say that. Mingkong, you also said that it was Arhats and Bodhisattvas who invaded. We should not underestimate this formidable enemy. Even with Pavilion Master Shen in charge, it's still the same. We still need to deal with the Xiling matter first."

Qingning made tea and poured water for the two of them, saying:

"Mother, I'm going to my brother's tonight, and I'll come back to be with you tomorrow."

Li Lu was slightly taken aback. She suddenly remembered that when Qing Ning had said the same thing to her last time, the girl had asked her about the embarrassing incident of Ming Kong losing his elixir and was even eager to spend the night with Ming Kong.

At the time, I was unaware of Wei Zhong's many circumstances, and now, hearing Qing Ning mention them, I feel even more strongly that in such a short time, most of the people around me are well, but things have changed, and the colors of many things can never be the same as before.

“Okay~” Li Lu smiled as easily as possible, “Qingning, you’ve been talking about your brother a lot these days.”

"What did they say about me?" Chu Mingkong asked curiously, but also a little worried, as it was all about Dan's disappearance.

Qingning has forced him to lose his elixir several times.

"Mother!" Qingning said with a slight reproach, then turned to Chu Mingkong and said, "It's nothing, just about the Abyss."

As you and I chat, the frequency of conversation gradually slows down, indicating that there is less and less to talk about. If we linger any longer, it will turn into an awkward silence where we suddenly have nothing left to say.

Chu Mingkong made an excuse to go for a stroll elsewhere, and then said:

"I'll go check on the others first. I haven't even seen the girls since I came back. I'll come back to pick up Qingning tonight. Qingning, you should keep your aunt company for now."

"Ah."

......

Chu Mingkong turned the corner and walked past Qingning's courtyard. He took out the note and glanced at it, discovering news about Madam Zhen.

[Madam Zhen: Mingkong, are you busy right now?]

"Is Madam Zhen looking for me...?" Chu Mingkong sensed Madam Zhen's location and found that she was in his courtyard. He decided not to reply to the letter for the time being and went directly back to his courtyard to meet her.

Madam Zhen was still sitting in Chu Mingkong's room, thinking that if she didn't receive a reply anytime soon, she would go back to her own room to rest.

As soon as she stood up, her eyes were covered, but the covering was done very gently, as if afraid of accidentally hurting her beautiful eyes.

Men's and women's hands are very different, and in Qingxin Mansion, only Chu Mingkong has such large hands.

A gentle smile appeared on Madam Zhen's lips:

"How old are you? Still playing these childish tricks."

"Still a child at heart~" Chu Mingkong smiled, then let go of her hand and pulled Madam Zhen to sit on the bed.

No matter what, sitting in a chair is never as comfortable as lying in bed. Even if you don't do anything strange, lying down is still the most comfortable.

With no one around, it's the perfect time to lounge around with a beautiful woman.

When Madam Zhen heard his casual remark about "still having a childlike heart," she thought of the strawberry marks left on Pei Mi by him after eating her dumplings, and how she was forced to change into a different dress before she could go out.

"What brings Madam Zhen here so suddenly?" Chu Mingkong lay down for a while, then sat up again, placed the beautiful woman's jade-like legs on his lap, and gently took off her shoes and socks.

However, the slow motion of taking off shoes and socks clearly indicated that the act of helping was actually a pretext for playing with the object.

"Can't I come to you if there's nothing wrong?" Madam Zhen said gently, without any hint of reproach.

"That's definitely not it. It's just that Madam Zhen suddenly asked in such a way, and she was even waiting in my courtyard. I thought something urgent had happened, so I didn't even have time to reply and rushed over to check on her!"

"You're so cheeky!"

Chu Mingkong felt delighted after being given a disdainful look by the dignified beauty with her breasts half-exposed. He returned the glance with a gentle smile.

Actually, when he sensed Madam Zhen's presence in his courtyard, his first reaction was that she had run into Pei Mi and something unpleasant had happened. Seeing that Madam Zhen was in a good mood, he was relieved.

"Speaking of which... when Madam Zhen came over, did you run into anyone in the courtyard? The ones who were having a reading group with Jin Yu, Yong Zhen, and the others at the beginning."

Madam Zhen didn't try to beat around the bush with him and said directly:

"Mingkong, are you trying to ask whether I ran into Mi'er?"

Chu Mingkong's face stiffened, and he said awkwardly, "...Then it seems that Madam Zhen and Mi'er have already run into each other."

The beautiful woman was even more helpless. She lightly tapped her soft, rosy foot between his legs and said:

"I even swapped this dress with her. Guess if I ran into her?"

Chapter 303 Snake Kiss

"I even swapped this dress with her. Guess if I ran into her?"

Chu Mingkong's thoughts were in a daze. He couldn't understand why Madam Zhen and Pei Mi were exchanging dresses, and he subconsciously started to think the worst.

"Huh? Pei Mi didn't like the dress I kept, so she took it from you, Madam Zhen, and gave it to you instead?"

Madam Zhen was even more helpless; what were they thinking?

Madam Zhen responded to Chu Mingkong with another light stomp of her jade foot, the force seemingly a gentle brush, but inadvertently lurking in his hiding place.

Perhaps mistaking it for a flirtatious probing, the dormant member suddenly sprang to life, leaving Madam Zhen somewhat embarrassed...

This is certainly not an awkward situation between men and women, but it is a rather subtle thing that was meant to be a pleasant conversation but was misdirected by one's own mistakes.

Chu Mingkong did not do anything out of line for the time being. He knew that Madam Zhen was just trembling with fear. Anyway, there would be a lot of in-depth exchanges when they entered the Abyss, so there was no rush.

He continued massaging Madam Zhen's feet, then changed his address:

"I wonder what Madam Zhen and Mi'er talked about, and why the dress was changed without reason?"

Madam Zhen wiped the sweat from Pei Mi's brow and gently scolded:

"How dare you say that? You gnawed so many strawberries into Mi'er's clothes and left her a dress like this. How is she supposed to go back to see Jin Yu? Is she waiting to show off? Even the Princess Consort of Chu would be furious if she saw this!"

Chu Mingkong then realized what was happening. He slapped his forehead in frustration, confirming that it was indeed the case.

It was truly his oversight. However, at the time, Pei Mi was protecting the large soup dumplings in front of her and had turned her back to him, so Chu Mingkong didn't notice all of that. But he really shouldn't have been so careless.

If Madam Zhen hadn't come over to change Pei Mi's clothes, Pei Mi would probably have written a note asking him to come back.

But since Madam Zhen and Pei Mi have talked to this extent, and she knows about the strawberries, doesn't that mean... she already knows that Pei Mi drank that secret medicine?

"I'll apologize to Mi'er later..." Chu Mingkong didn't put on any airs of status in front of the women in the mansion.

Madam Zhen also liked his personality. Regardless of what outsiders thought of him, those of them who spent every day with him felt quite good about him. Except when he was cultivating, he was gentle and peaceful most of the time.

"It's good to know. Also, this strapless dress you chose is way too revealing; it's practically showing the entire upper half. I'm worried it might fall down while you're walking..."

Madam Zhen pointed to her front. The usual daring and sexy strapless dresses, which look revealing, actually cover more than half of the body. It's just that women like Madam Zhen have long cleavage, so even without forcing it, they have a long cleavage, which makes it look more revealing. But the strapless dress that Chu Mingkong gave her was almost half open.

"Haha~ I just thought that Pei Mi would probably change back after returning to her own courtyard, so I just randomly picked a daring one..."

But what did Madam Zhen and Mi'er talk about?

Madam Zhen hesitated for a moment, then said somewhat embarrassedly:

"The matter of you eating her soup and me, and the question I asked her to help me figure out how to be honest with Yongzhen."

If the former topic made Chu Mingkong blush slightly, then the latter topic made his eyes light up.

He had always hoped that the women in the manor could get along well with each other, but such things cannot be forced. Chu Mingkong had already given them enough opportunities to get along, so forcing them to befriend each other would be like forcing a melon to ripen.

In that case, they might be able to exchange a few words when Chu Mingkong is around, but once he leaves, they will be speechless to each other, and then they will truly become "colleagues".

The final approach is to let them interact, even if it's just a little bit of fun, shopping together, or team building activities. As long as it brings them closer, that's fine. Previously, Maomao Jiao'er had been acting as the intermediary, and there has been some progress.

Now, Madam Zhen has actually gotten in touch with Pei Mi, they can even exchange dresses, and they're even discussing topics like their daughter's situation!

Good thing!

He completely ignored the matter of drinking the soup and said with delight:

"It would be good to have Mi'er help me figure it out. She's very experienced in fighting with Jin Yu, so it would be good to ask her for advice."

I had similar thoughts before, but this is ultimately a matter between you and Yongzhen, Madam Zhen, and it's not easy to explain to outsiders..."

"Couldn't you just say it was your friend who wanted to ask for help? You could say it was Tianya Tower or some other city lord or something?" Madam Zhen said.

The "I have a friend" series—it's practically the same as saying it outright, isn't it? My closest acquaintances are just these people from Qingxin Mansion… Chu Mingkong cleared his throat, then suddenly said seriously:

"...Mrs. Zhen, I have a friend who doesn't know how to handle the relationship between mother and daughter. Do you know who it is?"

Madam Zhen remained silent, then immediately understood his meaning.

Indeed, this is no different from confessing. Mingkong used to run to Tianya Tower to see his two mothers in the City Lord's Pavilion. Now that he has helped them step down from their posts, he runs to Qingxin Mansion as soon as he finishes dealing with things outside.

I ran from one courtyard to another, and if I ran into a little baby, I could stay for quite a while.

Madam Zhen figured that Chu Mingkong wouldn't be able to make up his mind for the time being, so she decided not to discuss Yongzhen's matter with him for the time being, and to wait until she had a more in-depth discussion with Pei Mi later.

She glanced down at Chu Mingkong, the man who had just been massaging her feet. Now, while she was lost in thought, he had already given her a bear hug and buried his face in her snow-white, alluringly plump breasts. If he could produce warm, fragrant juices like Pei Mi, Chu Mingkong would probably already be a baby.

Madam Zhen held his head, burying her face in his hands, and asked:

“Mingkong, why did you let Pei Mi drink that strange soup? What if it's harmful to her health? You can't do things recklessly for your own selfish desires.”

Chu Mingkong gently kneaded the dough and said in a muffled voice:

"This prescription was written by Master Yun. If it had even the slightest harm, she certainly wouldn't have given it out. However, it was Jin Yu who initially went to ask for this soup, saying she wanted to try to produce some milk for the babies. In the end, she also helped out her 'old mother' by brewing a bowl of medicine for Mi'er, and that's how it turned out."

Feed the cats and babies...

Madam Zhen thought about it and felt a little longing. Wasn't Jin Yu a thoughtful maid who never forgot to share any good things with her mother, and even personally brewed the medicine?

Judging from the marks on Pei Mi's body, you can tell how happy Chu Mingkong was being treated like a baby by her.

Sigh! I can't help but envy her. Why do Pei Mi and Ming Kong both say that Jin Yu is good at causing trouble?

After thinking for a moment, Madam Zhen said somewhat shyly:

"Mingkong, could you ask Jinyu for that prescription for me? Yongzhen said she wanted to feed the cats, but that girl is quiet and doesn't know about it. I'll get it for her."

Chu Mingkong looked up from the round, warm mountain and stared silently at Madam Zhen.