Time Travel and Love

The time spent in Zhu County was the happiest in Chu Qingmeng's life. After her injuries healed, she and Mo Liujin rode horses to watch the sunset, fished by the river, and watched the maple leaves fall. Every corner of Zhu County was filled with her laughter. When Mo Liujin went to the county government office, she would take Chun and Xiazhi shopping, always the first to see the latest gadgets. At night, when Mo Liujin was handling official business, she would often read storybooks beside him. Sometimes, when he didn't have official business, the two of them would go to the night market together to watch acrobatics and guess lanterns. Life was very comfortable.

Winter arrived, and the weather grew increasingly cold. Chu Qingmeng found it difficult to leave the house. This was her first winter here, and she had originally hoped to enjoy the snow and build snowmen. However, even though she had been taking expensive medicine as instructed by the court physician, it still didn't work. When the air suddenly turned cold, she would cough for a long time, and each time she would cough until she could hardly breathe. Therefore, she rarely left the house. Even if she did go out, she would cover her mouth and nose with a thick cloth to try to prevent herself from breathing in the cold air. Recently, Mo Liujin would come back to accompany her after finishing his official business, and he had turned down some social engagements, basically not allowing her to leave the house. He even moved any unfinished official business into her room, fearing that she would freeze when she came to visit him in the study.

Day after day passed until one day, when Mo Liujin received a letter from the capital, saying that they were to return for the Chinese New Year, and that after the Chinese New Year, it would be Mo Liufang's wedding date. They were asked to attend Mo Liufang's wedding before returning. At the same time, another letter arrived, addressed to Chu Qingmeng. Chu Qingmeng opened it and found it was from Mo Liufang. The general meaning of the letter was that he knew he was wrong and would live a good life with Lin Yue in the future. He only hoped that Chu Qingmeng would come back to attend his wedding and send his blessings. He would never show up again as he did at the engagement party, and begged for Chu Qingmeng's forgiveness.

Chu Qingmeng sighed softly and shook his head, not knowing what he was thinking. Mo Liujin, however, had already returned to his desk to write a reply. He probably wouldn't be going back for the New Year this year. Firstly, the round trip was too long, and secondly, Chu Qingmeng's body couldn't survive without charcoal fire and tonics, and the carriage wouldn't be able to keep her that warm.

Mo Liujin looked up at Chu Qingmeng who was sighing softly, only to see Chu Qingmeng looking back at him. "The prince's wedding is scheduled for March. I think the weather won't be so cold after the first month of the year. We can put some charcoal basins in the carriage and try not to get out. It should be fine."

Mo Liujin wrote on the letter that he would return to Beijing after the New Year when the weather warmed up, and that he would definitely not miss his brother's wedding. He added a few respectful words and sent the letter back. Chu Qingmeng stopped the messenger and had Mo Liujin write a letter to Mo Wushuang. He also brought some novelty trinkets for Mo Wushuang, and then let the messenger leave.

On New Year's Day, Chu Qingmeng sent the servants home early to celebrate the New Year. As a result, only the servants brought from the capital and the servants who served Mo Liujin and Chu Qingmeng were left in the mansion. The weather had warmed up slightly over the past few days, and the snow had stopped. Chu Qingmeng, who had been covering his mouth and nose, finally emerged from the house, finally able to take a stroll.

I had made an appointment with Mo Liujin to have New Year's Eve dinner together, but he was busy with official business and didn't come back until the beginning of the night. Since it was just the two of them, the New Year's Eve dinner was moved to Chu Qingmeng's room. As soon as Mo Liujin entered the door, Chu Qingmeng was about to stand up to greet him, but Mo Liujin quickly stopped him, "Wait, I'm feeling cold. I'll warm myself up by the fire and the cold will go away. Don't come to the door."

Chu Qingmeng nodded, and when he came over, he asked Chun and Xiazhi to leave and let them go to eat the New Year's Eve dinner. They were the only ones left in the room, chatting and laughing while eating. Chu Qingmeng also drank one glass of wine after another and said a lot to him. Originally, they had agreed to drink only three glasses, but Chu Qingmeng drank more and more. Mo Liujin saw that he couldn't stop her, and his face became darker and darker. In the end, he directly grabbed the bottle and drank it all himself.

Chu Qingmeng burst into laughter. "Mo Liujin, you're so cute. Don't worry, I won't drink too much. I can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk."

Mo Liujin's brows were knitted into a frown, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the bang bang bang of fireworks outside. Chu Qingmeng's eyes lit up, "Mo Liujin, take me to the rooftop to watch the fireworks?" Seeing that Mo Liujin was about to refuse, Chu Qingmeng quickly put on a pitiful look and added, "I'll just cover my mouth and nose, it'll be fine, okay? This is the first time I've seen fireworks here."

Seeing her pitiful face, Mo Liujin was about to say no, but he couldn't say it no matter what. He had no choice but to accept his fate and put a thick cloak on Chu Qingmeng and a thick handkerchief for her to cover her mouth and nose, and then flew to the roof with her luck.