Under the night sky, the palace was very quiet, the pond and the garden were also very quiet, even though it was a summer night.
There weren't only two people by the pond, there was also the Black Goat, it was in the nearby thicket.
Chen Chang Sheng first saw the middle-aged woman, then he saw the Black Goat. If it was anyone else, they would definitely jump in fright, but he didn't, because he was already used to seeing the Black Goat by the pond every time he came out from under New North Bridge. As for the middle-aged woman, he wasn't unfamiliar with her, when he first came out from the pond, he saw her.
Deep in the forbidden palace, if he alarmed the people of the palace, there would be great trouble, so he couldn't speak, he clasped his hands and bowed to the middle-aged woman across the pond.
His actions were very polite, his movements were also very standard, but he was currently soaked, if he still bowed in such a respectful manner, it would inevitably be somewhat comical.
The Black Goat looked at him through the leaves, slightly tilting its head, as if it was making fun of him.
He couldn't care less, he gestured to the middle-aged woman, saying that he wanted to change into a set of dry clothes, please turn around and wait a moment.
Then he mouthed to the Black Goat: "Close your eyes."
He had always thought that the middle-aged woman was deaf and mute, so she could naturally understand the sign language he learned from Senior Yu Ren, in reality, she really did know sign language.
But she didn't turn around, because there was nothing in this world that could make her turn around and avoid it.
The Black Goat also didn't close its eyes, on the contrary, it opened them a little wider, making them look very bright in the night.
Chen Chang Sheng didn't know what to do, his entire body was soaked, constantly dripping water, looking very pitiful.
The middle-aged woman seemed to be somewhat displeased with his reaction, waving her sleeve.
The night wind blew from the other side of the pond and lingered around him.
The summer night wind wasn't dry, but rather hot.
After a moment, his clothes were dry, from the inside out, becoming incomparably dry.
Chen Chang Sheng was very surprised, then he saw the middle-aged woman walk out of the garden with her hands behind her back.
The Black Goat glanced at him, turned around, walked out of the thicket, and followed the middle-aged woman.
In the past, when returning from the Imperial Palace to the Orthodox Academy, it was always the Black Goat leading the way, even after he obtained the key, habit was always incomparably strong. Thus, he followed the Black Goat, followed the middle-aged woman into the darkness of the Imperial Palace, then passed through that secluded secret door, arriving ….. at the Hundred Herb Garden.
Currently, Luo Luo lived in the Li Palace for a month, lived in the Imperial Palace for a month, and lived in the Imperial Palace for a month.
Other than coming to steal herbs with Tang Thirty Six, Chen Chang Sheng hadn't been here for a long.
However, the Hundred Herb Garden had not changed much from before. The corridors were still very winding, and the trees and flowers grew very well. They covered half of the path, and the table in the forest was still in its original place. There was still a teapot and two teacups on the stone table, but the tea they were drinking today was white tea. The tea was very clear, but the taste was very fragrant.
There were many things he couldn't understand. For example, there was no one in the Hundred Herb Garden, so why was there a teapot and tea bowls on the stone table? Why was the tea in the teapot freshly brewed and the temperature was just right, neither hot nor cold? For example, according to Mo Yu, this Black Goat was raised in the Imperial Palace, so why was it so close to this middle-aged woman? For example, why did this woman just wave her sleeve and the wind blew her hair and clothes dry? For example, this middle-aged woman ….. Who was she?
This middle-aged woman's power level was unfathomable, at least he couldn't see it. She had a high position in the Imperial Palace, moved freely, knew many secrets of the Imperial Palace, and had a special feeling towards the Hundred Herb Garden. Chen Chang Sheng already knew that this middle-aged woman wasn't simple. He had guessed her identity many times. From the fact that she was once a favored concubine in the Imperial Harem to the Taoist nun who meditated with the Divine Queen in the Hundred Herb Garden, he always felt that these guesses were wrong.
Chen Chang Sheng didn't guess anymore. The middle-aged woman didn't ask him to do anything, and she even helped him. Just like what Tang Thirty Six said, because of himself, he didn't care too much about many things. He would always show a calmness that surpassed his age, and because he had a lot of secrets, he didn't want to know other people's secrets.
More importantly, he was very used to and even enjoyed the atmosphere of drinking tea with this middle-aged woman in the Hundred Herb Garden, even though it was only three times.
When drinking tea in the Hundred Herb Garden, the middle-aged woman didn't speak, so he didn't need to speak. Most of the time, the middle-aged woman was looking at the stars in the night sky or the marks of the old year in the Hundred Herb Garden. She didn't look at him, so he didn't need to be nervous. This kind of tranquil feeling seemed to be able to bring him back to the old temple in Xi Ning Village. It was as if he was still sitting next to the stream with Senior Yu Ren. They didn't need to say anything, and they didn't need to know each other's thoughts. They could just sit there and stare blankly.
Because of the Garden of Zhou, Chen Chang Sheng's state of mind was a little uneasy.
He couldn't enter the Garden of Zhou, so he couldn't confirm the whereabouts of that girl. This made him very anxious, and he really needed the current tranquility.
But different from the previous times, this tranquil feeling that he longed for and cherished was broken in the next moment.
The middle-aged woman withdrew her gaze from the starry sky and began to look at him.
She looked at him for a very long time. She looked very carefully, very calmly, and very attentively. It was as if there were mountains, rivers, flowers, trees, clouds, and infinite scenery on his face.
Chen Chang Sheng didn't know why she was looking at him like this. He was a little confused, so naturally he was a little nervous.
As time passed, the middle-aged woman continued to look at him, so he became more and more nervous, to the point where his body finally became stiff.
At this moment, the middle-aged woman suddenly extended her hand and used the upper edge of her forefinger to lift his chin.
Chen Chang Sheng was shocked.
When they had first drunk tea here, this middle-aged woman had stroked his cheek. At the time, because of the emotion in her eyes, Chen Chang Sheng had endured it and did nothing.
But stroking the cheek and pinching the chin were two completely different actions. The former could be understood as a senior's tender affection for a junior, a reminiscence of a lost emotion, while the latter … was more like teasing a small animal or teasing. Moreover, although the woman was old enough to be his mother, in the end, there was still a difference between men and women. This action was truly unacceptable to him. He wanted to turn his head and avoid it, but he discovered that an incomprehensible Qi was coming from the woman's finger, directly immobilizing his body.
She lifted his chin and carefully examined his face.
Of course, she was not teasing a young boy, nor was she teasing a small animal, because her eyes did not contain any tender affection or reminiscence. There was no emotion at all.
She looked at Chen Chang Sheng's face as if she was looking at a painting. She wanted to see what kind of secret was hidden behind the painting.
Chen Chang Sheng really didn't like her current gaze, because it was too indifferent. However, he couldn't move at all. His nose slightly moved up and down, and the breath he exhaled became much heavier.
If it was Luo Luo or Tang Thirty Six, seeing this scene, they would know that he was really angry.
But she didn't know, and even if she knew, it wouldn't affect her decision. No one or anything could change her decision.
However, she probably felt that Chen Chang Sheng was very cute like this. She smiled and prepared to let go of his chin. But at this moment, her smile suddenly disappeared. Her face became stern and stern, as if she saw something on his face.
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