Time Travel and Love

After three days in a daze, Chu Qingmeng finally felt like she had reached shore. During these three days, she felt like a small boat drifting in the sea, feeling cold, hot, dizzy as if being swept by the waves, and unable to breathe as if being thrown into the bottom of the sea. Finally, Chu Qingmeng, who had "reached shore", slowly opened her eyes, but saw Mo Liujin standing in front of the bed, while Xia Zhi had fallen asleep on the side of the bed.

The moment she looked up and saw Mo Liujin, she felt like she had fallen into an abyss. The undisguised love and heartache in his eyes seemed to engulf Chu Qingmeng. Chu Qingmeng was stunned for a moment and quickly avoided his gaze. "Can you give me a glass of water? I'm so thirsty."

Seeing that she avoided his gaze and refused to respond, Mo Liujin felt bitter inside, but did not show it on his face. "I just fed you medicine. Don't drink water for now. Drink it after about a cup of tea." As he said that, he placed the water beside Chu Qingmeng's bed.

Chu Qingmeng nodded, and the two of them were speechless. Seeing that she refused to speak again, Mo Liujin quietly left the room. After hearing him leave, Chu Qingmeng looked in the direction he left and sighed inwardly. She was not blind. She knew the look in his eyes every time. To be honest, she was a little moved. After all, Mo Liujin's facial features were all on Chu Qingmeng's point. She was originally a beauty lover. When she touched his body, she had a little lustful desire, but in that emergency, that little lustful desire had long since disappeared. Forget it! It's better not to mess with him. Although she said that she was rich and had a house now and didn't want to go back to the modern world, she didn't want to have anything to do with a man who was raised with three wives and four concubines. She still preferred to be single. Ancient etiquette was so strict. She didn't want to compete with a group of women for a man. With this thought, Chu Qingmeng fell asleep again in a daze.

Five days later, Chu Qingmeng had fully recovered, and a thank-you gift arrived from the Prime Minister's residence. The Prime Minister's wife personally brought Lin Yue to thank Chu Qingmeng. During their conversation, Chu Qingmeng learned that the man she had met that day was the legitimate son of a fifth-rank official. Because his father's position was too low, and his character was not to Prime Minister Lin's liking, he had repeatedly requested marriage, but received no consent. This was why he and his sisters devised such a despicable scheme, hoping to marry the Lin family's legitimate daughter and thus rise to a higher position in his official career. Upon discovering this, Prime Minister Lin had identified their weaknesses and launched a fierce attack in front of the court. Now that his entire family had been exiled, Prince Mo's hand in this incident was undoubtedly involved, as it had also implicated Mo Wushuang and caused Chu Qingmeng to fall ill. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Mrs. Lin left the thank-you gift and departed. The princess expressed concern for Chu Qingmeng before letting her return to the courtyard to rest.

As soon as Chu Qingmeng entered the courtyard, she found Mo Liufang standing under the eaves, staring at the sky in a daze. She coughed lightly and said, "Prince, is there anything wrong?"

Mo Liufang came to his senses and didn't notice the distant tone in Chu Qingmeng's words. He waved his hand to signal his servants to leave. Now, only the two of them were left under the eaves. Mo Liufang said anxiously, "Qingmeng, I..." His face flushed at the beginning of the words, and he continued through gritted teeth, "I like you! I know this may be rude, but I really like you! Ever since we escaped from the tomb together, I have been unable to take my eyes off you! If you were treated like this for what happened yesterday, I would probably go crazy! I..."

Chu Qingmeng raised his hand to stop Mo Liufang from continuing, took a deep breath and said seriously, "Prince, I have no intention of you."

Mo Liufang suddenly became anxious, "Why? Am I not good enough?"

Chu Qingmeng looked at Mo Liufang very seriously and said, "My prince, you are the legitimate son of the royal palace. Your status is so noble. Your future marriage will definitely require your help. Moreover, as the future heir to the royal palace, it is inevitable that you will have three wives and four concubines and have many children. I am just an orphan. I don't have any power to rely on, so I can't give you any help. I also can't accept a man having three wives and four concubines. I don't want to compete with a bunch of women for one man. The most important point, the most important thing, is that I have no intention of you."

Hearing this, Mo Liufang felt as if struck by lightning, and his steps stumbled. Originally, after hearing her say that, he wanted to explain that he didn't need her help and wouldn't have so many concubines. But her last sentence, that she had no intention of him, left him with no way to defend himself. He hesitantly said, "Qingmeng, can you try to open your heart to me?"

Chu Qingmeng looked at him with a half-smile, a look that seemed to be both mocking and pitiful. Mo Liufang fled in panic. Chu Qingmeng looked at his back and shook his head. It seemed that he could not stay in this palace any longer. If he continued like this, he would become a disaster. Chu Qingmeng could not help but laugh at himself. He had never thought that his ordinary appearance would be associated with the trouble of beauty. Now it seemed that he was too insecure.

After laughing at himself for a while, Chu Qingmeng returned to the main courtyard to ask for an audience with the princess. After explaining his demands to the princess in detail, the princess sighed, "Is this frightening you, Qingmeng? I've already found a wife for him, so this kid must have been so shocked that he didn't think before he acted."