Time Travel and Love

The food came, and Mo Liujin accompanied Chu Qingmeng to eat some together, but after a few bites, Mo Liujin began to feel uncomfortable. He hurriedly stood up, picked up the spittoon and started vomiting.

Chu Qingmeng was about to get up and look at him, but Mo Liujin, still vomiting, gestured for her to stay away. After a moment, the discomfort finally subsided. He drank some tea, rinsed his mouth, and sat back at the dining table.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling sick in your stomach?" Chu Qingmeng was a little worried. Except for when he had the plague, she had never seen him vomit so violently.

"Well, it's okay. I just suddenly felt a little bloated in my stomach. It's nothing." Mo Liujin didn't care. After all, he would feel better after vomiting.

"Why don't we let Quan Si take a look? Are you tired from taking care of me lately?"

Mo Liujin shook his head. "It's not a big deal. I'll just let the court doctor take a look at it later."

Chu Qingmeng nodded, not worrying about it anymore, and picked up some of Mo Liujin's usual dishes. But this time, the sight of these dishes made Mo Liujin feel a knot in his stomach again, and the discomfort came back. He rushed back to the spittoon, but this time he could only retch and couldn't vomit no matter what he did.

"Feiying, Xuanfu doctor." Chu Qingmeng ordered. Feiying took the order and left. Seeing Mo Liujin still looking uncomfortable sitting at the table, Chu Qingmeng advised, "Go to bed and rest for a while. Don't hold on. You might have a stomachache."

Mo Liujin told Chunhe to take good care of Chu Qingmeng, and he went into the inner room and lay on the couch. He felt a little dizzy now.

Chu Qingmeng lowered her head, ate a few quick bites, and then stopped eating. Chunhe helped her sit on the bed and waited for the court doctor to arrive. However, the court doctor couldn't figure out what was wrong with Mo Liujin. He took his pulse and confirmed that he was fine. Chu Qingmeng still asked Feiying to call Quan Si, but after Quan Si took Mo Liujin's pulse, he looked at him with a strange expression.

"Quan Si, what happened to Ajin?" Chu Qingmeng couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw his strange expression.

Quan Si hesitated for a moment before saying, "My Lord, my son-in-law is fine. It's just that the sudden turn for the cooler weather has caused his spleen and stomach to become upset. I can only prescribe a prescription to alleviate the symptoms, but I can't cure it for now."

Mo Liujin saw him winking at him, so he stood up and said to Chu Qingmeng, "Since everything is fine, you don't have to worry. I'm going to the bathroom. Please wait for me for a while."

"I'll take my leave." Quan Si also left the room.

When they got outside the courtyard, Quan Si finally told the truth, his tone indescribably strange, "Son-in-law, you...are having morning sickness."

Quan Si's words shocked Mo Liujin. He suspected that he had misheard, "What? Me?!"

"Yes." Quan Si looked at Mo Liujin with sympathy and suppressed a smile again. "Your pulse is normal. Ancient medical books have noted that if a couple is too affectionate, the husband will share his wife's pain when she is pregnant. So, Jiu Ye didn't vomit, but you... vomited."

"..." After a long silence, Mo Liujin was so angry at this reason that he laughed. Is there anything wrong with their deep love for each other?! "Then how long will it take to vomit?"

"It depends on the fetus. Some people will not vomit immediately, some will vomit for two or three months, and some will vomit until birth. So, I can't be sure." Quan Si also felt amused and helpless. It was the first time he had seen this.

Mo Liujin fell silent again.

Seeing this, Quan Si advised, "Son-in-law, it's better this way. Otherwise, our master will want to vomit when he sees meat and fish, and she will soon realize what's wrong with him. No matter how much you vomit, our master won't be able to figure out the reason."

Mo Liujin could do nothing but accept it. Suddenly, he thought of Chu Qingmeng and asked, "Why is it that Qingmeng hasn't gotten out of bed and is eating and drinking normally, but she hasn't gained weight and has become even thinner?"

"Master Jiu is weak and has been in a coma due to the medicine he took. He cannot provide much nutrition to the child, so the child is absorbing the nutrients in his own body. That's why I have to use strong medicine. Most of the medicine Master Jiu took was absorbed by the child, so I used some medicine that would harm the fetus. We must not let the child compete with Master Jiu for nutrients." Quan Si explained.

Mo Liujin's face darkened. Was this what pregnancy really like? "It doesn't matter if the fetus is injured. As long as Qingmeng is saved, the child doesn't need to be kept."

Quan Si didn't say anything else, just lowered his head, took a step back, and turned away.

Mo Liujin returned to the room and saw that Chu Qingmeng had fallen asleep again, so he took a book and sat beside her. However, his mind was not on the book. He didn't even come to his senses when his two sons came in to greet him. It was not until Chunhe called him that he came to his senses.

"Father, what's wrong with you?" Mo Jiangqing frowned and asked, "But mother...?"

"Your mother is fine." Mo Liujin put down the book. "It's just that I noticed your mother seemed to be thinner these past few days, so I'm a little worried."

"Father, has Fourth Master taken a look?" Mo Jiangche walked to the bedside and looked at the sleeping Chu Qingmeng with great worry. His mother had indeed lost a lot of weight.

"I've checked it. Quan Si said there's nothing wrong. It's normal." Mo Liujin answered his question.

"Third Master, the two young masters don't have to worry. This is indeed normal." Chun He brought them tea and explained, "The girl has been in a coma and eats very little every day. She can't provide nutrients for the child, so the child chooses to eat its mother's flesh and blood to sustain itself. It's normal for the girl to be thin."

"What?!" The two brothers were shocked by her description. It was too scary!