Time Travel and Love

Three or four days had passed in a flash. I had just finished breakfast and was teasing Xiao Mingwei when Shuang Cheng came to report, "Master, the Dongyue delegation has entered the capital. They took the waterway and will arrive by noon. Nanzhao, Dirong, and Dayuan will also arrive this afternoon. The rest of the countries are still on their way and will arrive one after another."

"Yes." Chu Qingmeng responded, "Tell Wen Zhong for me that I won't be going to the other courtyard."

"Yes." Shuang Cheng asked in a low voice, "Master, do we need to hold a meeting now that everyone is gathered?"

"..."

After hesitating for a while, Chu Qingmeng managed to say, "You decide on the arrangements."

Both sides took their leave. Chu Qingmeng suddenly felt powerless. She hated meetings, but since the heads of the fifth floors of various countries were here, she had to see them. With a sigh, she handed Xiao Mingwei to the wet nurse and said to Mo Liujin, "Lingxue asked me to see the opening of her new shop. I might not be back for lunch."

"Yes. Let Leng Feng go with you. I'm a little busy these days and can't accompany you for the time being. Don't leave anyone by your side." Mo Liujin put down his bowl and chopsticks and turned to look at Chu Qingmeng. Seeing that she seemed to be in a bad mood, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"

"..." A trace of disgust appeared on Mo Jiangqing and Mo Jiangche's faces. His father began to coax his mother as if no one was around, and was clingy to her all day long.

"It's okay, no need. I have enough people around me." Chu Qingmeng refused Leng Feng's offer to follow her. There were a lot of secret guards and shadow guards. She was just going out, not going to die. "Leng Feng, stay with you. I'm not leaving the capital."

Chu Qingmeng had just reached the gate of the mansion when Mo Jiangli arrived just in time. He dismounted and bowed, "Mother, are you feeling better? I was sent out by my father recently. It's my fault that I couldn't come to see you."

"..." Chu Qingmeng thought she had gotten rid of him, but it turned out he was just out. Calculating the time, Jiang Heng would be here soon. She had to admire Jiang Heng because even if she was crazy, he still came to report, and he changed it to once a day. Even though she wouldn't respond, he still came. "Hurry up and get up. There are so many people watching."

As expected, he was right. Mo Jiangli had just stood up when Mo Jiangheng arrived. After exchanging greetings, he saw Chu Qingmeng was about to go out and wanted to follow him.

Chu Qingmeng: "..."

After all, her two little guys were busy following their dad around, and now two more have come? She really didn't want to be so arrogant anymore. She was so tired. "You two... everyone is so busy, aren't you busy too?"

"Mother, I just came back this morning. I rushed here after reporting something to father. If nothing unexpected happens, father will not look for me again today." Mo Jiangli gave up riding and got into the carriage.

"Mother, my son has no achievements. I can't get involved in the affairs of the court." Mo Jiangheng also explained to her that he was the prince and only had to wait to inherit the throne without taking the imperial examination.

The two door gods on the left and right forced Chu Qingmeng to sit upright. If she was the only one in the carriage, she would have leaned back in the seat and closed her eyes to rest.

In just a quarter of an hour, they arrived at Mu Lingxue's shop. Chu Qingmeng, wearing a veil, got out of the car and walked around. Then she laughed out loud. No wonder she couldn't tell her what shop it was! Fortunately, she had figured it out! A milk tea and sugar water shop! After instructing Chunhe to buy milk tea and sugar water, she looked up and saw Mu Lingxue sitting on the second floor of the inn opposite the shop, waving at her.

He took the two door gods to the private room, exchanged greetings, and found Jiang Zhan there. Chu Qingmeng laughed and said, "What? Jiang Zhan, you're not busy either?"

"Aunt San, my nephew hasn't achieved any academic success yet, so he was waiting for the imperial examination this autumn." Jiang Zhan explained, "With the pilgrimage of all nations approaching soon, and the students' affairs at stake, father was worried about any potential disturbances, so he asked me to come out with mother."

Chu Qingmeng and Mu Lingxue sat by the window, looking at the shop across the street. The three brothers sat nearby, sipping tea. Soon, Chunhe arrived with milk tea. Chu Qingmeng gave each of them a cup, and they chatted with Mu Lingxue while watching the people coming and going downstairs.

"Hmm? Look, is that the Shengjing prefect arresting people?" Mu Lingxue gestured to Chu Qingmeng to look at the street intersection.

Chu Qingmeng took a look and found that it was indeed the yamen runners who were arresting people. But before he could say anything, he saw the yamen runners rushing into the shops to search for people. "What's this? What's the big case?"

"Maybe. Things have been very chaotic lately." Mu Lingxue replied, stirring the milk tea in the bamboo tube.

Just as he finished speaking, the voices of the yamen runners came from the door, "Get out of the way! Shengjing Prefecture is investigating a case! Search for the suspect!"

"There are only my two wives and sons in the house. There is no suspect you are looking for." Outside the house, the servants of Jiang Li and Jiang Heng stopped a group of yamen runners who were trying to force their way in.

"Just because you say there's no evidence, does that mean there's no evidence? Who will be held responsible if we let the suspect escape?!" The bailiff didn't care whether they said there was any evidence or not, and insisted on searching the case himself before he would feel at ease.

Chu Qingmeng gestured to the two men to let the yamen runners in and cooperate with the search; it would only take a moment. Mu Lingxue and he had already put on their veils but remained motionless.

"Yuyi, let them in." Mo Jiangli opened his mouth and let them in. The servant outside the house made way and allowed them to enter.