Time Travel and Love

Chu Qingmeng, sprinting back to her room, then remembered that she'd wanted Feiying to make two small self-defense gadgets, but this incident had disrupted her plans. She called Feiling back and gave him the blueprints to make the gadgets for her. As soon as Feiling left, Chu Qingmeng burst out laughing because she saw the punch marks on Feiling's face. Feiying was so petty! He was taking this opportunity to get back at Feiling!

"What are you laughing at?" Mo Liujin walked in and asked when he saw her laughing happily.

"Nothing." Chu Qingmeng restrained his smile and looked at him, scolding, "You ran to me as soon as you got back. Aren't you afraid that your mother will beat you?"

"Qing Meng," Mo Liujin said helplessly, coming to sit next to her on the soft couch, "I've already told you that my mother won't interfere in our affairs anymore. Also, taking advantage of this time when I'm back in Beijing to report on my work, I want to ask my mother to come and propose to you."

Chu Qingmeng pulled out her hand from his grasp, "Ajin, please don't be like this. I really haven't made up my mind yet. I really like the life we ​​have now. What's the difference between us and husband and wife?"

Mo Liujin tightened his grip, hugged Chu Qingmeng into his arms, buried his head in her neck, and said in a muffled voice, "Qingmeng, I'm afraid you won't want me. If we get married, you won't be able to run away. Besides, I want to have another child with you."

Chu Qingmeng was speechless. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to escape. As for the child, the last time was an accident. Since she couldn't keep the child, she didn't want another one. This would only make their bond more and more complicated. The consequence would be that Chu Qingmeng would be trapped in this relationship, while he could openly find another woman. So she had been secretly taking birth control pills during this period. She knew that Mo Liujin really wanted to use the child to force her to submit. Since he couldn't keep the child, he refused to take any measures every time. It can be seen that Chu Qingmeng really has a very awkward personality. She wants to be with him, but she doesn't want to be bound by these ancient rules and trapped in the harem for life. So she keeps hiding, and will make the final decision when she can't hide anymore.

Seeing that she didn't respond for a long time, Mo Liujin sighed in his heart, bit her neck lightly, and then let go, "I'll punish you for not agreeing to me."

Feeling a brief pain, red spots instantly appeared on his fair neck. Chu Qingmeng frowned and hit him, "I have to see the emperor tomorrow!"

The next morning, Chu Qingmeng and Mu Lingxue packed up and got on the sedan chair to meet the emperor. Mo Liuyuan and Mo Liujin rode on horses. It was still morning court time, and by the time the group arrived, it would be almost time to end the court. The two brothers needed to go to the cabinet, while Chu Qingmeng and Mu Lingxue went to the door of the imperial study to wait for being summoned.

Not long after, the emperor came to the imperial study after the morning court session, followed by Mo Chenfeng and Chu Qingmeng, who entered the palace at the summons of the chief eunuch.

The two of them knelt and bowed before standing in the hall with their heads bowed. The Emperor, seated on the dragon throne, looked at the two people below and asked, "Chu Qingmeng. I heard that it was your prescription that cured the plague in Zhuxian County? I didn't expect you to have medical skills?"

Chu Qingmeng quickly replied, "Your Majesty, I don't know any medical skills. I only had this disease when I was young and was cured by an old man. He then asked me to stay at his home to organize medical books for him. Therefore, I only know the symptoms and prescriptions, not the medical principles."

At this moment, the emperor's chief eunuch walked in and whispered a few words to him. The emperor smiled and shook his head, saying, "These two rascals! Are you afraid that I will eat their benefactor? Let them in." The eunuch withdrew and invited the Mo Liuyuan brothers in. After greeting each other, the two stood behind Mo Chenfeng. The emperor continued, "Well, I have read Liu Jin's memorial. You have been in charge of various affairs in the city and have done a good job. However, there is one thing I don't understand. What is the meaning of you throwing sand into the porridge and having a woman and a child serve the porridge?"

"Your Majesty, the sand in the porridge is to prevent people from overeating. Only those who are extremely hungry will only care about filling their stomachs and not appreciate the taste." Chu Qingmeng paused and then said, "Women and children are called two-legged sheep in times of famine. Does Your Majesty know why this is so?"

The emperor looked at Chu Qingmeng and gestured for her to continue. Chu Qingmeng took a deep breath, put away her sympathy, and continued, "Because women and children cannot resist men in their prime, once there is no food to eat, they are the best food. If it really comes to the point of exchanging children for food, riots are not far away. Another reason is that if women are massacred on a large scale, then even if the disaster is over, every county will eventually become a dead city. The most important thing we cannot do as human beings is to underestimate the evil of human nature. When I brought food into the city, how could the disaster victims on the roadside be described with just a few words? At that time, they were no longer human, even worse than animals! As long as they could fill their stomachs, even if it was bran or tree bark, they would still eat it. There were countless women on the roadside feeding their babies with their own flesh and blood. How can I describe them with just a few words?"

Listening to Chu Qingmeng's words, everyone present couldn't help but understand her reasoning. After all, they were people who had grown up in luxury. The worst they knew about human nature was fratricide. Who had ever actually seen cannibalism? To them, these four words were just a way to describe the tragic situation. How could they believe that someone would actually eat their own children?