Time Travel and Love

Chu Qing was confused and asked doubtfully, "I just think it looks pretty. Can't I take it?"

Mo Liujin guessed she didn't understand, so he tied up his hair and pulled her into his arms. "When a man gives a woman a hairpin, it signifies his wife. This thing, only you can accept, is mine." He then produced a pure white hairpin with a simple lotus pattern. "It's my fault for not paying attention to these things. I should have prepared for this earlier. Honestly, I'm ashamed. I've lived with you for so long, and yet I still don't know what you like."

Looking at the lotus on the hairpin, Chu Qingmeng was amused by him and raised her hand to hold his neck. "Ajin, my favorite flower is the red spider lily, but it only blooms at the junction of yin and yang. So, there's no need to deliberately look for the one I like. I like everything you give me. Also, you have to return the hairpin that Eleven gave me. I won't wear it anymore, but you can't throw it away."

Mo Liujin was somewhat unhappy. After she knew what it meant, she still planned to keep Eleven's hairpin.

Chu Qingmeng smiled and stood on tiptoe to kiss the corner of his mouth. "Ajin, I told you that there is absolutely no love between Eleven and me, and between Eleven and me. What's important is not the hairpin, but the pattern. Anyway, I haven't figured out how to tell you yet. Can you give me some more time?"

Pattern? Mo Liujin's expression became complicated for a moment, and he frowned as he looked at Chu Qingmeng. "The dark pattern on Eleven's clothes also has lotus flowers, moons, and auspicious clouds. Does this pattern have a special meaning?"

"Yeah." Chu Qingmeng closed her eyes and leaned on his chest. She put a hand on his shoulder and corrected him, "It's not lotus, moon, and auspicious clouds. It's the moon, auspicious clouds, and lotus. Ah Jin, give me some time. I feel a little uncomfortable. Can you please stop talking?"

Hearing the suppressed cry in Chu Qingmeng's voice, Mo Liujin hugged her tightly, "Okay, I won't say anymore."

She had said that there was no romance between them, and that was enough. He took out the hairpin and placed it on the dressing table, then bent down and kissed her for a long time before they separated. Chu Qingmeng took out his dark purple court robe and helped him dress again. Mo Liujin smiled, "Madam, I love you so much when you look like this."

After helping him dress, Chu Qingmeng raised her arm and placed it on his shoulder again, teasing him, "I love the way your husband blushes the most. It's a pity that I will never see it again."

Her word "husband" made Mo Liujin embrace her and whisper in her ear, "Call me husband next time. I like to hear it."

Chu Qingmeng blushed. She had intended to tease him, but instead he had teased her. This guy had been driving too fast lately. She pushed him aside and gently scolded him, "Hurry up! Father will be waiting anxiously!"

He kissed her lips lightly before turning and leaving. Everyone had gathered at the palace gate and were walking towards the palace together.

Chu Qingmeng silently put on the cosplay costume and mask, and Shuang Cheng took her out of the palace.

Kui Wenzhong had already been waiting on the rooftop of the Zhonghe Hall, which was due south-west of the Taihe Hall, and from there, he could see most of what was going on there. Eleven had also long ago ordered that no one from the imperial court be allowed to enter the Zhonghe Hall, deliberately leaving it as a place for her to "watch the ceremony."

"All four." Chu Qingmeng took off his mask and stretched out his hand, "I can see now."

Her words attracted the attention of several people. Quan Si grabbed Chu Qingmeng's hand and began to feel his pulse, even checking the area three inches below the pulse. "Master Jiu, when will you be better?!"

"I could see after I woke up yesterday, but Jiang Qing and Jiang Che's quarrels gave me a headache, so I kept my eyes closed and ignored them. I only remembered it after you left, but I didn't think it was worth making you go again, so I blindfolded myself yesterday." Chu Qingmeng explained, "Can I still blindfold myself now?"

"As long as the light is not too strong shining directly into your eyes, there shouldn't be any problem. When the sun is too strong, you'd better cover your eyes before going out. After all, it's just right, and you have to take care of it for a few days." Quan Si instructed.

"Okay." Chu Qingmeng responded and only wore the mask without blindfolding his eyes.

Several people sat casually on the roof of Zhonghe Hall, watching the coronation ceremony.

Eleven had already returned from the ancestral worship, and now was the official process of the enthronement ceremony. Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, bells and drums tolled, and ministers, dressed in court robes, lined up in order, waiting. Ceremonial music stood on both sides of the road, but did not play, and colorful flags fluttered, creating a solemn and dignified atmosphere.

Eleven, dressed in imperial robes, sat in a sedan chair carried by thirty people. They slowly walked along the imperial road to the steps of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Eleven got off the sedan chair and strode onto the dragon throne. "I ascend the throne today, having received the mandate from Heaven. I shall govern the country with benevolence and filial piety..."

Chu Qingmeng listened to his words, smiled and said softly, "I have received the mandate from heaven, and I wish you a long and prosperous life. After today, I will repay your life."

The five of them glanced sideways at Chu Qingmeng. When had Ninth Master ever owed Eleven anything? Hadn't they only known each other for a short time?

It has to be said that the measures taken by Mo Liujin and his brothers this time were really strict. Some troubles were suppressed as soon as they began. There were countless casualties inside and outside the palace walls, but no one could disrupt the coronation ceremony.

Not long after watching the ceremony, Chu Qingmeng felt tired, so Wen Zhong took her out of the palace and back to the prince's mansion, while the others took the shadow guards back to the fifth floor.