After the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion was reborn, she divorced and married the prince!

Gu Qingshan glanced at Song Mingli with a bad look on his face, and said in a deep voice, “I have not been out of touch with you for these seven years. I was traveling and studying abroad. Thanks to the care of my uncles and brothers in the clan, I didn’t suffer too much and was able to return safely.”

Still using the same excuse, Song Mingli looked down at the embroidery on the handkerchief impatiently.

Gu Qingshan asked the two children to stand forward, "These two are the children of a brother in the clan. The brother and his wife are both gone, and before they left, they entrusted these two children to me, asking me to take good care of them. I was favored by my brother, and he entrusted me with his care before he died, so I couldn't bear to refuse."

Gu Qingshan said as he glanced at Jingyou who was standing beside him.

Song Mingli looked up at this moment and saw the resentment that flashed across his eyes.

Song Mingli was suspicious... Even if Gu Qingshan didn't like her, even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs, so why did he have such a deep grudge against Jingyou?

Suddenly recalling Gu Qingshan's words "little bastard" in her previous life, Song Mingli felt a pain like a knife gnawing at her bones and heart... She clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves.

It turns out... he didn't start to hate Jingyou until Jingyou had a fever and burned his brain!

It’s ridiculous that in my previous life, I felt guilty about Jingyou’s family for not taking good care of him.

“Well, you’ve done a good job raising the children. I can rest assured that these two children are raised by you.” Gu Qingshan coughed lightly and said awkwardly.

Song Mingli was about to refuse.

Gu Qingshan added, "I won't ask you to raise the children alone. I will raise them with you. By then, you and I will have the opportunity to spend every day together as a couple."

Song Mingli couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

How could he say something so shameless and self-righteous?

"Why, do I look like a beggar?" Song Mingli asked sincerely.

Gu Qingshan was slightly stunned, "Hmm?"

"Do you think that I should be grateful to you for raising the child you brought back from unknown origins, using this as an excuse to win your favor and waiting for you to give me your company? Should I be overjoyed?"

Song Mingli was amused by his confused and disbelieving expression.

Gu Qingshan was dazzled by her smile that was as bright as clouds, and he was stunned for a moment.

After realizing that he had lost his composure, he could not help but slam the table in annoyance, "Song Mingli! Why are you talking so harshly?! What do you mean by unknown origin?"

"Which elder brother in the clan? What's their father's name? What's their mother's name? Where is their mother's family from? Does their father have any brothers? Are their grandparents still alive?"

"Has the family already been wiped out? If not entrusted to a close relative, how can you trust your husband with someone who can leave his family behind and travel outside without ever coming home?"

Song Mingli had a cold expression and looked at him as if he was watching a joke.

“You…you!” Gu Qingshan’s expression became uglier.

Every question was like a loud slap in the face.

It was like trampling his dignity as a man under her feet.

Sun couldn't bear it any longer and said in a sharp voice, "You are always so gentle and filial, but that's all fake! Can't pretend anymore? Are you showing your true colors?"

"I just asked you to help look after the two children! And you showed your vicious nature! You spoke so harshly! Look how scared you made the two children!"

Song Mingli looked at the two children.

Gu Huai, Gu Jia... we meet again.

But now, they were not held in her palms, pampered and loved by her. They still had the fear and pettiness of coming from the countryside, where was the high and mighty, noble and arrogant appearance of their previous lives?

"Mother, keep your voice down," Song Mingli said gently, "I think you scared the child."

Song Mingli smiled at the two children and pushed the plate of snacks in front of him towards them.

"The adults are talking about something, not targeting you. Are you hungry? Have a snack."

Song Mingli always spoke in a gentle tone and with a smile on his face.

Even when questioning Gu Qingshan, she was neither impatient nor anxious, and remained graceful.

On the contrary, it was the furious Gu Qingshan and the gnashing-teeth Sun who seemed to scare the two children more.

A strange place, and a father who suddenly became a stranger... the two children were so scared that their faces turned pale.

"Thank...thank you, Mom!" Gu Jia suddenly said.

Gu Qingshan and Sun's breathing was stagnant.

Gu Huai also hurriedly tugged at Gu Jia's sleeve.

Song Mingli narrowed his eyes slightly.

Gu Jia was young, and perhaps she had been taught some words to please others before she came here, but she was too young to know when to call out and when not to.

Sun immediately forced a smile, "Look, this child gets along well with you! You seem to feel close to him. You are also a mother, how can you bear to push such a small and adorable child away?"

Song Mingli smiled slightly, waved to the two children, and asked them to come to him.

"I don't know who your parents are, but as children, you must not forget your roots." Song Mingli said gently, "Your parents are gone. If you don't even remember them and call others your parents... then who in this world will remember them and cherish their memory? This is extremely unfilial."

Gu Qingshan's breathing stagnated. Sun's face turned pale.

Gu Huai glanced at Song Mingli and whispered, "My sister is young and she missed her mother, so she called out in error. Please don't blame me, Madam!"

Song Mingli glanced at Gu Huai’s clenched fists…He’s only six or seven years old, is he already so thoughtful?

"I won't blame you. Children are the most innocent. The bad ones are the adults who instigate and take advantage of them!" Song Mingli gave them the snacks with a smile.

Sun was furious and slammed the table angrily, "Rebellion! Who are you scolding with your innuendo?"

"If you want to talk about being unfilial, then talking back to your mother-in-law is the worst kind! Song Mingli, if you don't kowtow to me and apologize today, I will ask Shan'er to divorce you!"

Chongming Hall fell silent again.

Jingyou stared at Song Mingli with wide eyes.

Song Mingli patted the back of his hand soothingly and whispered to him, "Don't be afraid."

Jingyou gritted his teeth, his eyes shining, "Mom, don't be afraid. People who have done nothing wrong don't have to be afraid."

Song Mingli felt comforted. She touched her son's hair lovingly. Her Jingyou, such a warm and kind child... but his scumbag father was not worthy of being his father!

Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Madam Gu had no choice but to step in and mediate, "Sun! How can you, as a mother-in-law, speak like that? Can you just say that?!"

"Be polite and don't argue with your mother. How can a younger person get angry with an elder?" Old Madam Gu said, "Just be humble and apologize to your mother. We should live in harmony as a family."

"Grandma is right!"

Song Mingli said gently, "That's why I can't apologize. What I said just now was definitely not about the mother. I was talking about the bad people who had ulterior motives, instigated and took advantage of the child. If I apologize, wouldn't I admit that I was talking about the mother?"

"Mother, you are a well-known good mother-in-law in Kyoto. Our relationship has always been harmonious, with mother loving and son filial. Isn't this the first time you've seen these two children? How could you mistakenly think I was talking about you?"

Sun took a deep breath and looked embarrassed.

Gu Qingshan frowned and said, “I didn’t explain it clearly… Let’s settle these two children down first. When I come back, I will tell you their life stories in detail. If you don’t believe me, you can write back and ask the elders in the clan.”

Song Mingli shook his head. Did he think that she was still as easy to fool as she was in her previous life and would allow them to deceive her?