Time Travel and Love

Feiying rushed over from the darkness, helped Chu Qingmeng into the bedroom, and after settling her down, he lit the lamp and prepared to call the palace physician. Chu Qingmeng woke up and said weakly, "Feiying, go make some more pills for the prescription the imperial physician wrote this afternoon."

"Miss?" Feiying turned around and saw Chu Qingmeng lying on the bed with one hand hanging down. Her face was as pale as paper. "Shall I ask the court doctor to come and see you first?"

"No need. Go make the medicine. I feel more comfortable lying like this. Tell Chunhe and Xiazhi that they don't need to serve you for the next two days. Before the prince's wedding, if anyone from the palace comes, no matter who it is, tell Chunhe to go back and tell him that I feel tired and lazy these days and don't want to see anyone." Chu Qingmeng supported himself and finished all these words, then began to breathe heavily again. Feiying hurriedly took the medicine and frowned at Chu Qingmeng with a worried look in his eyes. Chu Qingmeng smiled sadly and said, "It's okay. I will knock on the door three times every day to prove that I'm still alive. You don't have to send food, just some water. Tell the people in the palace not to go to the palace and talk too much. You have been working hard recently. Let everyone guard tightly. I don't want anyone I don't want to see to come in." After that, he waved his hand and let Feiying go.

After taking the medicine, Chu Qingmeng felt her breathing become much smoother. She still lay hunched over the bed, staring blankly at the corner without blinking, neither crying nor laughing. She was truly bewildered, unsure what to do. She'd thought she could accompany Mo Liujin to his wedding. She knew her behavior wouldn't be accepted in the strict rules of ancient times, but she'd simply considered herself a bit out of line. She hadn't imagined that even if no one knew about their relationship, simply being too close to him would be seen as unbridled in Concubine Liu's eyes. She had never known the ancient world treated women so harshly. Is it time to leave? So soon? Chu Qingmeng forced a wry smile, the slap mark on her right cheek still aching. Am I really that insufferable? Why does my heart ache so much? Chu Qingmeng, overcome with grief but unable to cry, remained remarkably calm. Concubine Liu's slap had reassured her. This place wasn't for her. She should return to the modern world and be a slave to the bullying.

After a night of thinking, Chu Qingmeng made up her mind. She wanted to leave. She didn't want to get involved in any disputes. She felt tired before they even started. What difference did it make if she left early or late?

That night, Mo Liujin tried several times to sneak into the Chu Mansion, but each time he failed. Seeing the double the number of secret guards, his eyebrows knitted into a "川" shape. What had happened? Normally, Qingmeng wouldn't have so many secret guards. She had just returned home yesterday to deal with a group of friends she hadn't seen in a while, so she didn't come over. But after not seeing her for a day, he really missed her.

The next morning, Mo Liujin came to look for Chu Qingmeng. At the door, he ran into Mo Wushuang, who had been invited out. "Shuang'er, why are you out?"

"Third brother." Mo Wushuang pouted with an unhappy look on his face, "Chunhe said that Sister Qingmeng said she's been feeling lazy lately and doesn't want to see anyone, so she invited me out."

"What? Lazy?" Mo Liujin suddenly became anxious, "Is she feeling unwell?"

"Who's feeling unwell?" Mo Liufang and Mo Liuyuan appeared at the door.

"Big brother, second brother." Mo Wushuang hurriedly greeted them, "It was Sister Qingmeng who said she felt lazy and didn't want to see anyone."

"Chunhe! Why didn't you call the court doctor?" Mo Liuyuan frowned and stopped Chunhe.

"The young lady said she was not feeling unwell, but was just too lazy to move or see anyone, so she didn't allow the court doctor to be called." A trace of guilt flashed in Chunhe's eyes. After all, this was the first time she lied to her former master. Moreover, she was worried about Chu Qingmeng. It was already past breakfast time since she sent them away last night. Although the young lady had ordered not to deliver the meal, she still delivered it. However, she had just checked and found that the breakfast was not touched at all.

"Chunhe. You are lying." Mo Liuyuan said coldly.

"Second Young Master, please forgive me!" Chun He heard the coldness in Mo Liuyuan's voice and knelt down immediately.

Mo Liujin raised his foot and was about to rush in. Chun He rushed over in a panic, "Third Master! You can't go in! The girl really doesn't want to see anyone!"

"What happened?" Mo Liufang stared at Chunhe.

"I'm just tired and don't want to see anyone. Why do you two look like you're interrogating a prisoner?" Xia Zhi supported Chu Qingmeng and walked out with unsteady steps. She covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, but it couldn't hide her pale face. Although she had used powder to cover the slap marks, her swollen cheeks could not be covered. In order not to reveal her flaws, she stood in the corridor and slowly sat down. "I just want to have a good rest for a day. I knew you would come today, so I asked Chunhe to let her call you back. Cough cough cough." As soon as she finished speaking, she couldn't stop coughing. She didn't sleep all night yesterday and felt her heart ached so much that she almost suffocated, but she couldn't cry. Although she kept diverting her attention, crawled up on the bed and rested all night, trying to calm herself down, but the piercing pain did not disappear at all.