I insist

Chapter 333: Daughter-in-law worries about mother-in-law's feelings

After returning home, Song Miqiu didn't even have time to play with her grandchildren properly before going to bed.

"What did Mother-in-law do today? She looks so tired. Should I make her some soup to help her recover?"

After escorting Song Miqiu back to her room to sleep, Yu Huailin went out and was greeted by Tian Yumei.

Afraid that she would misunderstand that he had taken Song Miqiu out to have a good time, he hurriedly explained, "Oh, today is the Lantern Festival, so I took her for a walk. It was so lively that we walked a few extra steps. It's nothing serious. Let him get a good night's sleep and he'll be fine."

After saying that, he quickly left. He really didn't know what to say to Tian Yumei when they were alone, after all, Song Miqiu was her mother-in-law.

As soon as Tian Yumei watched Yu Huailin leave, she went into the house and told Qiu Tianlei what had just happened.

After saying that, she specifically asked her husband's opinion, "Don't you think it would be wonderful if Yu Huailin could really be with our mother?"

Qiu Tianlei didn't want to see this happen, so he quickly pretended that he was busy with something else.

Seeing that no one responded to her question, Tian Yumei, still not quite understanding, asked again.

"What do you think? If we really got together, our family would be quite lively."

The second time he asked the question, Qiu Tianlei became even more furious.

"Why do you, a woman, have so many fuss over things? Hurry up and go do what you're supposed to do. I think you're just bored."

Qiu Tianlei's bad temper resurfaced, and Tian Yumei, realizing she had made a fool of herself, sighed and left.

After she left, Qiu Tianlei muttered to himself, "I don't want to see my mother with another man. Even if it's His Highness, so what? I can't let my father down like that."

Who could have guessed that Qiu Tianlei would be so filial, still thinking about his deceased father after all these years?

After leaving Song Miqiu's room, Yu Huailin went to his own room.

After calming down, he thought again about the stranger who had been following him.

"I wonder how the investigation is going with my men, and whether they've been able to find out who that person is."

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Yu Huailin knew immediately that the person he had sent out had returned.

"Wait outside."

"Good host."

Yu Huailin was afraid that if he went out now, his family would find out. His family members were of a different status than him, and he didn't want his affairs to involve them as well.

Yu Huailin waited until it got dark, until he felt that no one else would be walking around in the yard, before going out.

When he arrived at the door, his subordinates were already waiting for him.

Yu Huailin then arrived at a tree.

Only then did his subordinates begin to report the events of that afternoon to Yu Huailin.

"Reporting to Master, the person who was following you in the restaurant was none other than Liuli."

"Liuli?" Yu Huailin repeated Liuli's name. If his subordinates hadn't mentioned it, he probably would have forgotten about her.

Why is she following me?

Although Yu Huailin had some questions, he still endured them and listened to his subordinate finish explaining.

"Following Master's instructions, I followed Liuli without daring to relax. Liuli's last destination was the old eunuch's residence. I followed her to the gate but didn't dare to continue. There were many people guarding the old eunuch's residence, and I was afraid that I would be exposed."

Yu Huailin sneered. He had been wondering why Liuli wanted to follow him, but as soon as he heard the old eunuch's name, he immediately understood. It seemed that it was the old eunuch's idea after all.

"You did the right thing. You can go now. I'll call you if I need anything."

Just as his subordinates were about to leave, Yu Huailin suddenly thought that continuing to follow Liuli might reveal more things.

He then called his subordinate back and instructed him, "Go and continue to follow Liuli, and while you're at it, investigate whether there's anything else about her that you might be interested in, and report back to me promptly."

The subordinate nodded in agreement and then left Song Miqiu's house.

After parting ways with the old eunuch's subordinates, Liuli herself didn't know where to go.

After wandering around with nowhere else to go, they returned to the old eunuch's residence.

"It's been a long time since I've had a proper get-together with my stepfather. Let's stay at his place today."

Ever since Liuli was driven out of the palace, she has often not had a stable place to live, and she has been making do with whatever she could find every day.

However, they were discovered by Yu Huailin's men by accident.

After his men left, Yu Huailin was left alone in the courtyard, deep in thought.

"It seems I'll have to be more wary of old eunuchs from now on. Who knows, they might be the next ones to stab me in the back."

The situation calmed down a few days after the incident. Although it was autumn, the weather was still very nice, and there was plenty of sunshine every day.

In particular, every morning when Yu Huailin went out, he could see the lanterns that Song Miqiu had hung on the books in the courtyard, and he couldn't help but smile.

I never expected that she would cherish the gift I gave her so much.

After lunch that day, the children didn't have to go to school.

A few people sat together chatting idly.

Tian Yumei marveled at the wonder of time, thinking back to when she first married into the family; how could she compare to now?

I couldn't resist asking Yu Huailin what he thought of his mother-in-law.

"I have a question I'd like to ask Your Highness, but I'm not sure if I should."

Yu Huailin had very little interaction with Tian Yumei, so he naturally agreed.

"You don't need to be so reserved at home. Just ask me anything."

Qiu Tianlei probably knew what his wife was going to ask. He was about to stop her, but Yu Huailin actually agreed, so he had no choice but to give up. He could only hope that this woman wouldn't go too far.

"Your Highness, what do you think of my mother-in-law?"

Song Miqiu almost choked on his water. His own daughter-in-law was actually worrying about his life's most important matters. He could only smile wryly.

Clearly, Yu Huailin had not anticipated this either, and he was afraid of saying the wrong thing in front of Song Miqiu, but also afraid of saying the wrong thing.

"You silly girl, why do you worry so much? Just watch these two children grow up, and I, as their mother-in-law, will be happy enough."

Before Huai Lin could even figure out what to say, Song Miqiu pointed at Tian Yumei's forehead and said to her with a smile.

Yu Huailin scratched his head, unsure of what to do.

Worried that his wife might say something else, Qiu Tianlei quickly asked her to help him load the firewood.

"You really don't know how to have a conversation. Come over here and give me a hand so that Mom can have some peace and quiet and stop talking so much."

Tian Yumei hadn't even heard the question she asked before her husband reluctantly pulled her away.

Leaving behind the two of them and their two children, Yu Huailin still wanted to take this opportunity to properly talk to Song Miqiu about his thoughts.

But seeing that she was only focused on playing with the children and didn't even look at him, he sighed that he had missed another great opportunity.

When will Song Miqiu understand his own feelings?