Sitting in the main hall, they had no idea how much time had passed. Only when a chill crept over them did the two brothers realize the charcoal brazier had burned completely through to ash. Without another word, each stood up and returned to his own room.
Once back in his room, Mo Jiangqing remained completely lost in his thoughts, unable to pull himself back to reality. Lady Li helped him take off his outer robe and gently persuaded him, "You, stop overthinking this. I know you can't accept it, but think about what she said—it's true. If I had seen you a few days ago, you were still a young man, but seeing you again today, you look forty or fifty years old, and even I couldn't accept that. Even if everything else she said is false, what she said to the two of you brothers is definitely not, because as a mother myself, I can understand her."
"Do you also think she really is my mother?" Mo Jiangqing asked thoughtfully. "I can indeed sense a familiarity in her, and part of me can't help wanting to feel close to her, but these things are just too unbelievable!"
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