Chapter 78
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The sky gradually darkened. In the temple, the monk who was ringing the bell had finished ringing the bell for the last time. The sky was as dark as ink. The pitter-patter of rain hit the bushes, emitting the fragrance of the earth.
Shen Yue sat in front of the table and put down the book in her hands. She rubbed her eyes and seemed to feel a little sleepy. The maid beside her asked, "Does Young Lady want to rest?"
Shen Yue did not speak and opened the window. Shen Qing was staying in the room next door. Shen Qing's room was not far from her and at this moment the lights were still on.
"Does Second Young Lady want to sleep with Eldest Young Lady?" The maid asked hesitantly.
"No." Shen Yue turned around with some disgust, "Go and close the courtyard doors."
On the other side, in Chen Qing's room, Chen Qing was fiddling with the little toy in her hands. She lazily yawned and glanced outside. "It's already so late …" She stood up. "It's better for me to rest."
When she passed by the table, she suddenly saw a unique looking incense burner and a stick of incense. Shen Qing picked it up and smelled it. She felt that it was very fragrant and said, "Light this incense too."
After a short while, the lights in the room were extinguished.
Everything returned to silence. In the deep mountains of the ancient temple, other than the chirping of birds and insects, there was only the clear sound of rain hitting the tiles and dripping down the eaves onto the stone floor.
In the deep silence, in the innermost room of the Northern pavilion, the lights were quietly extinguished.
In the darkness, there seemed to be someone's footsteps lightly passing by and if someone were to pass by at this moment, one would see a purple clad young female sitting at the table in front of the window. Her face was cold and expressionless. Only her pair of eyes were clear in the dark, as if it was a huge beast that wanted to hunt and was closely following the arrival of its prey.
The tiles above seemed to make a clear sound. Gu Yu and Jing Zhe, who were standing behind Shen Miao, raised their heads at the same time and looked nervously at the person in front of the table.
After a moment, a 'meow' sound was heard from outside the window.
Both of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
But before their sigh fell, they heard a burst of hurried footsteps. Even though the sound was light, it was exceptionally obvious to the three of them who were not sleepy at all. Then, the window was opened and a figure jumped in.
"Miss, it is me, Mo Qing." That person said softly.
Gu Yu and Jing Zhe then gave a sigh of relief. Jing Zhe lit up a thin candle, fearing that the light would penetrate outside. At first glance, he was very surprised to see that Mo Qing was carrying a person on his back. That person was none other than Shen Qing.
At this moment, Chen Qing's eyes were tightly shut and she appeared to be in a deep sleep. Jing Zhe and Gu Yu were extremely frightened in their hearts but Shen Miao swept a glance at Shen Qing and lightly said, "You have done very well."
Mo Qing's expression was somewhat awkward. This was the first time he did such a thing and he did not know what Shen Miao was planning to do. He only thought that it was because of Shen Miao's temper that she was dissatisfied with the room she was staying in, so she used this method to secretly change rooms in the middle of the night. However, this method was a little too crude. If he wasn't careful and was discovered, he would be treated as a rapist. Even if he had a lot of mouths, he wouldn't be able to clear his name.
But it was fortunate that there were only two guards outside Shen Qing's and Shen Yue's room. For a Young Lady of a military family, this number was too strange. But since that was the case, he would not find trouble for himself. Carrying a young female was an easy matter for him and before that, he also followed Gu Xiang's instructions to mix something in Shen Qing's incense to make her sleep soundly.
"Carry her to the bed." Shen Miao said.
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