Time Travel and Love

"Don't pay attention to your father. He's just enjoying himself by picking someone else's fruit." Chu Qingmeng explained, "Let's eat."

The two brothers tacitly ignored Mo Liujin and lowered their heads to eat. As they were almost full, Chu Qingmeng remembered, "Are you guys going to the palace banquet tonight too?"

"Yes, mother," Mo Jiangqing replied.

"Well, settle the children down. The adults are all gone, so don't leave the children alone." Chu Qingmeng has become more and more nagging recently, always giving them instructions again and again.

The two agreed in unison. Chu Qingmeng put down her chopsticks, sat aside, and took off her hairband. After adjusting to the light for a moment, she slowly opened her eyes.

Mo Liujin stood up and wanted to blindfold her again, but Chu Qingmeng dodged and refused to let him. "Be obedient. Didn't Quan Si tell you? The midday sun is so bright that it blinds you. This is just right. You still need to be careful and take care of it."

This caused several of the younger generation to turn their heads and look at Chu Qingmeng, who was sitting in the main seat. Mo Jiangche put down his bowl and chopsticks and hurried over to stand beside Chu Qingmeng and asked, "Mother, are you okay? Can you really see?"

Chu Qingmeng looked up and met his eyes, eyes full of smiles, "I can see now, but I can't stand direct sunlight for the time being."

Mo Jiangqing laughed and teased, "No wonder Father is like this today. This is what the saying 'One day without seeing you feels like three months' means."

Chu Qingmeng laughed. Mo Liujin didn't mean that, but she didn't bother to explain. "Your father occasionally does childish things like he did when he was young. Just ignore him."

Mo Liujin still covered her eyes, "Don't pick them anymore. The most important thing is to get well soon. The overall situation has been settled. There is no war on the border. If the emperor doesn't deploy me back to the border, then when you are fully recovered, I will accompany you to visit each county, okay?"

"Really?" Chu Qingmeng turned around and faced him, unable to hide the happiness on his face.

"Seriously." Mo Liujin stroked her long hair out of habit.

"Autumn is almost here, and the maple leaves in the counties should be turning red. The night market will be bustling, right?" Chu Qingmeng missed the past, when Mo Liujin was still a handsome boy whose face would turn red when he was kissed.

But at this moment, Mo Liujin was thinking about how he had fallen asleep in the county government office after contracting the plague. The plague had broken out and was extremely filthy, yet she had cleaned and washed him without a word. It was because of him that the child had died of exhaustion… A trace of sadness flashed across Mo Liujin’s face. He lowered his head, smiled bitterly, and gently stroked Chu Qingmeng’s hair, “You have suffered so much over the years, Madam.”

"Hmm?" Chu Qing couldn't see Mo Liujin's expression with her eyes blurred, nor could she guess what he was thinking.

"Nothing." Mo Liujin helped her up and walked out. "Go back to the room. You go and rest for a while. I'll go take care of the official business."

The two people's voices gradually faded away. Mo Jiangqing smiled and shook his head, "I'm old now, it really is..."

Mo Jiangche also smiled helplessly, "Ever since Mother came back, Father has been spending time with her all the time. Grandparents and uncles are all used to it, and no one has reminded Father."

"Perhaps it was the same when father was young? So they are used to it?" Mo Jiangqing raised his eyebrows and guessed.

Li and Xu chuckled and warned, "You two, stop talking nonsense. If father hears this, he will probably punish you two."

The evening palace banquet began. Everyone packed up and left. After getting off the carriage, Mu Lingxue helped Chu Qingmeng walk together, deliberately moving a little away from the crowd. Chu Qingmeng then whispered, "Lingxue, you can report the increase in per-acre yield that you mentioned earlier."

"You! You're such a dog!" Mu Lingxue laughed out loud. At that time, she just thought that Chu Qingmeng was afraid that the old emperor didn't have the energy to deal with this matter. Now she understood that she wanted her to betray the new emperor.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. I'm doing this for your own good, and you're calling me a dog. I'm not going to play with you anymore." Chu Qingmeng turned her head away proudly, waving her hand for Mo Liujin to come and help her. She hadn't told anyone else about her sight recovery yet. Mo Liujin wanted to wait until she was completely healed before telling everyone, so he still blindfolded her. As he helped her along and they were walking forward, she suddenly said to Mu Lingxue in a sly way, "By the way, has 'spring arrived' yet?"

"Chu Qingmeng!" Mu Lingxue's face flushed slightly as she roared in anger, "Do you want to die?"

"Tsk tsk tsk..." Chu Qingmeng said to Mu Lingxue with a wicked smile, "Judging from your reaction, she must be here. Hahaha..."

"Chu Qingmeng!" Mu Lingxue was suppressing her anger. "If you say another word, I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Mo Liuyuan also reached out to help Mu Lingxue, "What's wrong with you two?"

Mo Liujin squeezed Chu Qingmeng's hand. "What are you two saying in code? What happened this spring? You two had a fight over this last time."

Chu Qingmeng couldn't help but laugh and punched Mo Liujin, "Don't say anything! Don't ask!"

"Hmph! Breaking off our friendship!" Mu Lingxue angrily took a few quick steps and left.

Mo Liujin lowered his head and asked repeatedly. Chu Qingmeng smiled and said, "You two brothers are somewhat violating your biological instincts."

"Huh?" Mo Liujin was still confused, but this time Chu Qingmeng ignored him no matter what he said.