Time Travel and Love

Mu Lingxue looked at Chu Qingmeng and guessed what she was thinking. She sighed and winked at her. Chu Qingmeng shook her head. She couldn't say it directly. She had to change the way she said it to get their attention.

"What are you two whispering to each other?" Mo Liujin stood behind Chu Qingmeng, untied her loose bun and helped her tie her hair up again.

"No." Chu Qingmeng denied his words, looked at Mo Jiangli who was still practicing archery, then looked at Jiang Qing and Jiang Che, and sighed helplessly, "Second brother, Fifth brother. Submit a petition. Have the royal family rent out vacant houses on several streets to house the students, providing one meal a day. Then have Eleven find someone to put pressure on every family in the capital to provide work for the students. The daily charge for food and lodging is five cents. Those without money can buy on credit. Have Eleven set a date for the imperial examination as soon as possible to reassure people."

Mo Liuyuan took a moment to react before asking, "Since you have a plan, why don't you just report it to His Majesty?"

Chu Qingmeng looked at Mo Liuyuan and smiled helplessly, "I'm lazy. Besides, my handwriting... don't you think it's quite offensive?"

Mo Liuyuan laughed out loud. He was lucky enough to have seen it, so he was curious about how she corrected the files all day long.

"What's the difference between five cents and free money? Why bother with all this unnecessary effort?" Mo Liuchen wanted to waive the fees for all the students directly.

Chu Qingmeng looked at the brothers without saying a word. Seeing that they were genuinely puzzled, he exchanged a glance with Mu Lingxue and smiled. Mu Lingxue sighed helplessly, "The poor don't accept charity."

Mo Liuyuan's eyes were filled with smiles. Every time she was with her sister, she would unconsciously reveal her knowledge.

"This approach is done, firstly, to weed out those lazy people, and secondly, because everyone has self-respect. Even though the court is acting on this, it still has to take people's hearts into consideration. Also," Chu Qingmeng said with a smile, "none of you have ever experienced a time when a penny could bring down a hero."

Mu Lingxue also smiled softly, "One of your clothes is enough for an ordinary family of seven or eight to live on for a year."

Mo Liujin and Mo Liuyuan were not surprised, because they had been sent out to serve as county magistrates and naturally knew these things, but they only knew them and had never experienced such an embarrassing situation.

Mo Liufang was the most surprised. He had never been to Wuhuali or the ruined temple. He had never seen what ordinary people were like since he was a child. He was just curious about how Chu Qingmeng knew this. "Qingmeng, it's normal for my second brother's wife to know, but why do you know so much?"

Chu Qingmeng was stunned for a moment. Was he stupid? He replied with a mixture of laughter and tears, "Brother, my parents are both dead. Guess how I survived into my teens?"

Mo Liujin had been gently combing her long hair with his hands, and his hands paused when he heard this. Because her father and mother died in front of her, he had never asked her how she lived in the past. In fact, he didn't need to ask, he could guess, how could an orphan girl have an easy life?

Mo Liufang stared at her in a daze. He didn't know anything about her. "Once upon a time..."

Mo Liuyuan frowned at him. This was not something he should ask. Mo Liujin put his hand on Chu Qingmeng's shoulder and half-pulled her into his arms. "Brother, exposing someone's scars is not a gentleman's behavior."

Mo Liufang regained his composure, took a sip of his tea, and tried to cover up his loss of composure. Chu Qingmeng lowered his eyes and stopped talking. The atmosphere was a little strange for a moment. Mo Liuchen spoke up to break the strange atmosphere, "Qingmeng, are you sure your superiors would agree to this solution?"

"Yes." Chu Qingmeng understood everything. "As an emperor, he must understand the truth better than anyone else: 'water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.'"

They were stunned for a moment, and Mo Liuchen laughed out loud, "Third brother, please pack up all the books that Qingmeng has read and send them to me."

Mo Liujin was also quite helpless. "I also want to read her storybook now. It's much better than the books we read."

"..."

On the way back home, Chu Qingmeng pondered whether he should meet Eleven again. Besides the student issue, there was also the matter of the military spy. If he wanted to make a plan, he'd probably have to involve Mo Chenfeng. It was a mess, and his head was aching. Rubbing his head irritably, he sank into Mo Liujin's lap.

Mo Liujin took off the hairpin on her head and gently stroked her long hair. "Don't bother me. If you have something to say, just tell me. If you don't want to deal with it, just leave it to me."

"Hmm." Chu Qingmeng moved his body and closed his eyes slightly before speaking, "The spy you captured was deliberately put in there by someone in order to frame you for treason."

"What?!" Mo Liujin's expression suddenly changed, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"I haven't figured out what to say yet." Chu Qingmeng replied softly, "I have to find a way to take care of the children first. You can plan the rest later."

"Madam, do you know who his master is?"

"We're still investigating." Chu Qingmeng didn't tell the truth. She needed to think about whether to inform Eleven before deciding whether to tell him. She lay on his lap and closed her eyes, feeling a little tired. "I'm afraid I have to tell my father about this."

"Yeah. Are you tired?" Mo Liujin stopped talking when he noticed that she closed her eyes. He took the blanket that Chunhe had prepared in advance and covered her with it.