Waking up early the next morning, Chu Qingmeng discovered that her period had arrived. No wonder she had been acting so erratic over the past few days, her mood exceptionally irritable. Changing her clothes, Chu Qingmeng quietly lay back down on the daybed, unwilling to move a muscle. A dull ache throbbed in her lower abdomen; she didn't want to speak, nor did she want to eat. After lying there for a while and finding the pain still lingering, she called for a maid to fetch a storybook, rolled over onto her stomach, and tucked a small quilt beneath her abdomen. This made the pain much more bearable. She hadn't seen Mo Liujin since waking up in the morning. She had been reading storybooks all morning, and lunchtime was approaching—why wasn't he back yet? Irritated, she tossed the storybook aside and got up to walk toward the Pavilion. Summer had arrived, and Chu Qingmeng would have loved to soak in water all day long, but now that her period was here, even bathing was out of the question. She had no choice but to seek out whatever cool spot she could find. Weakly, she sat in the Pavilion, resting her chin on one hand while the other pinched a bit of fish food, scattering it little by little into the pond.
Meanwhile, a man dressed in fine brocade was strolling down the covered walkway. Lifting his gaze, he spotted the woman beneath the Pavilion. She wore a light green ruqun paired with a grayish-pink jacket, one hand propping up her cheek while the other scattered fish food. H…
Chapter 47