Time Travel and Love

Chapter 557 Aroma

It was already dinner time when she returned home, and she just sat down to eat, although she was not hungry.

Chu Qingmeng hadn't forgotten the afternoon's 'vengeance' and didn't even glance at him during dinner. Mo Liujin, on the other hand, had been showing his affection, trying to appease her. He'd finally waited until she was in a better mood, so why wasn't he trying to coax her?

After dinner, Li reminded Chu Qingmeng, "Mother, tomorrow is the first day of the new year. Can we not pay our respects to my sister-in-law?"

Chu Qingmeng had forgotten about this. Every first day of the lunar year, all the wives, concubines, and maids in the mansion had to pay their respects to her. This was a rule that had only been in place since they dealt with the concubine in Jiang Che's courtyard. After all, many of the concubines and maids didn't recognize her, and the two brothers were afraid of offending her, so they established this rule. "Forget it, forget it. Let Qihua take good care of herself."

Tomorrow she had to get up at 3:30 AM, go to the palace with Mo Liujin to pay her respects, and then return at 7 PM to receive greetings from the younger generations in the palace. This was a routine that she would perform on the first and fifteenth day of every month, unless she was ill.

Mo Jiangche was silent for a long time, then suddenly spoke, "Mother, how about having Mrs. Dong come and pay her respects to you tomorrow? After all, she hasn't seen you in the past few months since she came into the mansion."

Chu Qingmeng glanced at him, then at Mo Liujin, and laughed meaningfully, "He's from your courtyard, you can do whatever you want with him."

It was probably because Mo Jiangche spoke that Chu Qingmeng noticed him. Only then did she realize that the familiar floral scent on him was much stronger.

Before, he had to be very close to smell the faint scent, but now he can smell it even from a distance of more than two meters.

Mo Liujin was furious at her look, "He is him and I am me, don't treat him like me!"

Chu Qingmeng felt that the floral scent was incredibly familiar, but she couldn't quite place the scent of the flower. Her mind wandering, she simply uttered an "oh" in response to Mo Liujin's words.

Seeing Chu Qingmeng staring at him with a frown, Mo Jiangche thought she was unhappy that he had released Dong from her 'confinement', so he said again, "Mother, if you really don't want to see her, then I won't let her out."

"Have you been...bathing with flower petals or using incense lately?" Chu Qingmeng really couldn't remember, so he decided to ask directly.

Mo Jiangqing couldn't help but burst out laughing, hahahaha...

Li also covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief to hide the corners of her mouth that she could no longer hold back.

"..." Mo Jiangche's expression turned resentful. "Mother, I was just too tired these past two days and didn't take a shower. I know I might not smell good, but you can't bully me like this."

Chu Qingmeng shook his head seriously, "I'm not bullying you. Have you really never used any flowers?"

Seeing her serious expression, Mo Liujin also moved his nose slightly. Sure enough, in addition to the fragrance from Qing Meng's body, there was indeed a hint of unfamiliar floral scent in the air.

"Mother, I was wrong. I will take a shower when I get back to my room. Please don't embarrass me. My sister-in-law is here. Please give me some face." Mo Jiangche thought Chu Qingmeng was teasing her, so he kept begging for mercy.

"Maybe he got it from some woman. Why are you asking so many questions?" Mo Liujin was a little jealous. She could even notice the smell on her son's body. Now she just ignored him, a grown man, and refused to pay any attention to him no matter how she coaxed him.

Mo Jiangche cried out in injustice upon hearing this, "Mother, you're just bullying your son. The charges father has brought against you are far more serious."

A few of them chatted and laughed, and then changed the subject.

The next day.

Mo Liujin woke Chu Qingmeng up and tried to dress her, but he discovered that all the clothes in the wardrobe had been changed. The styles were still ordinary, but the dragon pattern on the hem of her skirt was leaping. It seemed that all the clothes she had been wearing recently were also embroidered with dragon patterns. "Why are all the clothes changed?"

"My father said that I should wear these as my daily clothes in the future." Chu Qingmeng was still lying on the bed in a daze, half asleep and half awake. These past few days, he was only reading some files, but he was exhausted. Not only did he sleep soundly at night, but he also slept for a long time.

After getting on the carriage, Mo Liujin pulled her mink cloak closer, put the hot water bottle in her hand, and covered the back of her hand with his own hand.

The carriage slowly drove away from the general's mansion, and Mo Liuyuan dragged his feet before leaving the mansion. Mu Lingxue had originally planned to walk with Chu Qingmeng, but she only saw the back of the carriage.

"Just wear that dress! Why keep changing it?" Mu Lingxue turned around angrily and got on the carriage.

Mo Liuyuan's eyes flickered, but he didn't say anything. He mounted his horse in silence. He had done it on purpose. His mother's death was ultimately related to Chu Qingmeng. Regardless of right or wrong, it was all his mother's fault.

He couldn't face her the same way as before. He thought, it would be better if they didn't have any contact.

When they arrived at the palace, Mo Liujue and his wife had just arrived, "Third brother, Qingmeng (Third sister-in-law)."

After saying hello, the four of them walked towards the mansion. Mo Liujue's wife saw Chu Qingmeng still holding the hand warmer and couldn't help but frown, "Third sister-in-law, it's already mid-April. Why are you wearing such thick clothes and still holding a hand warmer?"

Chu Qingmeng reacted quickly, handing the heater to Chunhe. He reached out to untie his cloak and said with a smile, "You know my body. I feel a little cold in the morning, so I wore thicker clothes. I wanted to take them off slowly, but I forgot when I started talking. Fortunately, you reminded me."

Mo Liujin watched her take off her cloak and wanted to stop her, but she glared at him and he had to keep silent.