The two of them strolled back to the room. Chu Qingmeng still had case files to review, and she had a splitting headache. She genuinely didn't understand how Hui Wenzhong and the others managed to be on call day and night while still handling official business with such speed.
Early the next morning, around the first watch of mao, Chu Qingmeng tossed and turned before sprawling across Mo Liujin's chest, half-asleep and trying to wake herself up. She really needed to change her sleep schedule; after all, for at least the next month she would have to attend morning court alongside the Emperor, which meant she had to leave even earlier than Mo Liujin. Fortunately, morning court was held once every three days—if it were every day like under Kangxi and Yongzheng, she was afraid she'd die before the Emperor did! But clearly, Chu Qingmeng—who had never been an early riser—failed to adjust her schedule and promptly fell back asleep against Mo Liujin's chest. Mo Liujin hooked the corner of his lips without moving, letting her sleep on top of him. In truth, he rather enjoyed this feeling, though sometimes he couldn't help mocking himself: they had been married for years like an old couple, yet he was becoming increasingly unable to do without her.
Time flew by in a blur. When the next morning court arrived, Chu Qingmeng forced herself to crawl out of bed and change clothes before she could even open her eyes. Mo Liujin sighed helplessly, "Can't you change your schedule? Why so early?…
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