Time Travel and Love

Hearing the door close, Chu Qingmeng hugged Mo Liujin again, his voice inexplicably filled with a bit of grievance, "Ah Jin. I miss you so much. I haven't seen you for a long time, and I haven't heard your voice these days..."

Hearing her voice tinged with tears at the end, Mo Liujin's heart ached. He didn't care what he wanted to ask. He hugged her tightly in his arms, kissed her forehead gently, and comforted her, "Okay, I'm back. Let Quan Si come tomorrow. You will be able to see it soon. Don't be afraid. It will be soon."

After lying in his arms for a while, she looked up and asked him, "What time is it?"

"It's the hour of Xu, what's wrong? Are you hungry?" Mo Liujin was still feeling distressed at this moment and didn't notice the smirk on her lips at all.

She raised her head and touched his face, making him look directly at her, then smiled and said, "Hmm~ I'm hungry~"

Mo Liujin couldn't help but smile when he saw her smirk. He lowered his head and kissed the corner of her mouth gently, "Then, I, your husband, will feed you."

With a light flick of her finger, Chu Qingmeng's clothes came loose...

That night, Chu Qingmeng's hands remained entwined around Mo Liujin's neck and shoulders, never letting go. It wasn't until nearly midnight, mindful of the Quan Si announcement the next day, that Mo Liujin reluctantly let her go. There were so many things going on, and it had been ages since he'd had a good time with her.

The two fell into a deep sleep, and it wasn't until the next morning that Mo Liujin woke up, drowsy. He was a little tired after three days of vigil, and he had tossed and turned last night, so he went to bed late. He turned sideways and looked at Chu Qingmeng sleeping soundly in his arms. How long had it been since he had felt this tender? Since moving to the palace, he had been busy with all kinds of things besides paying attention to the rules. It was rare for him to wake up and hold her in his arms like this.

It wasn't until three quarters past noon that Chu Qingmeng woke up and found himself still in Mo Liujin's arms. He smiled and said, "How long has it been since I woke up in your arms like this?"

Mo Liujin chuckled. As expected, they were a married couple, thinking the same things. He took her hand and gently kissed her palm. There was a scar there, the scar from when he had blocked Shuang Cheng's attack on Concubine Liu. Her slender fingers were also scarred. Mo Liujin felt guilty as he kissed each one. Qing Meng actually cared about her hands. Although she loved to wield swords and clubs, she never overdid it, fearing calluses. But he had caused her hands to be scarred.

"Hehe, it's itchy, Jin, stop it." Chu Qingmeng wanted to pull her hand back from the palm of her hand where he was kissing her, but Mo Liujin held her hand tightly and kept kissing her, laughing and playing. Mo Liujin turned over and pressed on her again. Chu Qingmeng felt something change and pushed him away, "Stop it, it's daytime..."

"Hmm." Mo Liujin responded, but didn't move. He just held her quietly, rubbing his face against her neck. It had been a long time since he had rubbed her neck like this. Chu Qingmeng also closed her eyes slightly. She also liked it when he rubbed her neck like this. She let out a soft "hmm" as if she was enjoying it, and rubbed her face against his in response.

The familiar feeling that surged again allowed Mo Liujin to quickly grasp the memories that swept over him: a pink-dressed girl was taking a nap on the trunk of a huge pear tree. She was fast asleep when a giant black snake slowly climbed up her body from her feet. But she didn't even open her eyes, but subconsciously rubbed the snake's head on her neck. The snake's head also squinted obediently. The girl called out in a daze, "Stubborn snake, don't disturb my sleep." The giant snake seemed to understand and spit out its tongue on her neck, brushing against her skin. Only then did it stop moving and let the girl fall asleep holding its body...

This familiar feeling...

That girl...

Mo Liujin didn't look up. For some reason, every time he couldn't see the girl's face clearly, his consciousness would tell him that it was Qing Meng, his Qing Meng...

He continued to gently rub Chu Qingmeng's neck, trying to get more memories, but there were none. He looked up at Chu Qingmeng and suddenly smiled. It was the same as last time. She responded to him, and then he could remember something. He leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Qingmeng, respond to me."

"Hmm?" Chu Qingmeng opened his eyes, as if looking at him.

Seeing her face full of confusion, Mo Liujin relaxed his strength and stopped worrying. He gently kissed the corner of her mouth and said, "Wake up, it's almost 9 o'clock. You should eat something. Let Quan Si come and see me later. I want you to see me now."

"Yeah." Chu Qingmeng replied with a smile. Mo Liujin put on her inner garment, wet a handkerchief and helped her clean it, then took her inner garment and helped her put it on. After putting on her inner garment, he called Chunhe to help her put on her outer garment and dress her. He then went behind the screen to change his clothes and began to wash up, and had someone bring the meal directly to the room.

After Chu Qingmeng had washed up, Mo Liujin helped her sit at the table. He waited until the porridge had warmed down before giving it to her to drink slowly. He took a few bites himself and then asked someone to find Quan Si. He just wanted to go faster and faster. Whenever he thought of Chu Qingmeng's aggrieved words yesterday that she hadn't seen or heard him for a long time, he felt his heart broken.