Hearing the reports from Chunhe and Xiazhi, Mu Lingxue hurried to the study. Upon entering, she saw Mo Liujin kneeling on the floor, holding two crying infants who wailed ceaselessly, while Mo Liuyuan was trying to soothe Mo Chenfeng. Mo Chenfeng was clearly beside himself with rage, and Mo Liuyuan wore an expression of forced forbearance. Mu Lingxue signaled Chunhe and Xiazhi to take the children away, then picked up a cup of warm tea and handed it to Mo Chenfeng.
Mo Chenfeng looked up at her, his expression softening slightly. Mu Lingxue advised, "My Lord, I know this is your family matter and an outsider like me has no business interfering, but I am Qingmeng's friend. Rest assured, once I step out of this door, I will forget everything that happened today. This whole affair is, in truth, an accident. Qingmeng had only promised to marry Liujin after his return from the campaign before he left. Yet on the battlefield, weapons have no eyes; out of deep affection for him, that night of folly occurred. It was only after Liujin had departed that Qingmeng discovered she was with child. She originally intended to abort it, but the physician told her that if she lost these children, she would never be able to conceive again. That is why she kept them. This truly was a helpless situation; none of this was anyone's intention."
Hearing this, Mo Chenfeng stood up and kicked Mo Liujin heavily once more, continuously cursing him as a wretch. Mo Liuyuan glanced at Mu Lingxue and resumed…
Chapter 80