When Shen Miao ‘flipped’ over the last wall and arrived at the residence of Prince Rui, Cong Yang was so tired that he did not want to speak.
Because they entered from the direction of the inner courtyard and did not walk through the main entrance, there was not a single guard in the huge residence of Prince Rui.
Cong Yang also revealed a puzzled expression. Obviously it was not that undisciplined in the past.
Shen Miao was still looking at the layout of the residence of Prince Rui. It was indeed as magnificent as the rumours said. It was just a temporary place to stay and it was actually so meticulously renovated. She did not know how extraordinary the real Great Liang’s Imperial Palace would be.
Just as she was thinking, there was an additional black clad middle-aged male in front of her.
“Tie Yi!” Cong Yang shouted and immediately asked, “Where are the others?”
The guard called Tie Yi was surprised for a moment when he saw Shen Miao and cupped his hands towards her, “Is there an important matter for Young Lady Shen to visit?”
Shen Miao looked at the other person’s appearance and seemed to know her. Seeing that Cong Yang was greeting him, she guessed that he was Xie Jing Xing’s people and said, “I am looking for Prince Rui and have some words to say.”
Tie Yi seemed to know that she would say that and nodded his head, “Master is in the inner courtyard. Follow me.”
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When Ming Qi’s winter was cold, no one was willing to walk around outside.
If it was at night, there would be no one on the streets. Even the birds, cats and dogs would curl up in their warm nests and were not willing to move at all.
The water in the pond had already frozen.
The thick ice had completely covered the scenery inside. The entire garden was filled with lotuses and koi swimming in the wind, but it was a vast expanse of whiteness.
It seemed that no matter how good the day was, there would be a moment when it would pass, just like how the flowers that bloomed in spring would one day wither.
The purple clad youth was lazily sleeping on the tree with his hands supporting his head. He did not take off the mask on his face and there was a lantern hanging on the tree. Under the faint halo, his expression could not be said to be desolate nor happy, but there was some slight loneliness.
Like the wind passing through the trees, it was light, but also cold.
Quiet and silent.
Under the tree, the white tiger lay down. From time to time, it would use its claws to scratch the tree trunk. Occasionally, it would use its mouth to bite the icicles that had fallen on the ground. The crunching sounds of its bite could be heard clearly in the night.
When Shen Miao came in, this was the scene that entered her eyes. The youth and the white tiger were sleeping, but it made her think of herself in her previous lifetime. Walking through the Imperial Garden in the middle of the night in the Palace, her eyes seemed to be filled with the laughter of Fu Xiu Yi and Mei Furen in the day. It was somewhat bitter as she walked endlessly.
When the white tiger suddenly saw that someone was coming, it immediately stood up and looked at her warily with its body arched. It let out a low warning howl, but because it was too small, it didn’t seem threatening at all. The sound it made was also “huulu huulu”, which was quite cute.
“Shh, Jiao Jiao.” Xie Jing Xing said, “Be quiet.”
Shen Miao: “…”
She walked under the tree and raised her head to look at the person sleeping in the thicket. “Who are you calling?”
Xie Jing’s actions paused and suddenly lowered his head. When he saw Shen Miao, he was surprised and asked, “Why are you here?”
“The words in the Princess’ residence were not finished so one came over to take a look.”
Xie Jing Xing swept a glance at her and did not come down from the tree. Instead he laughed softly, “You came because you are concerned about me?”
“What you think is your business.” Shen Miao answered.
“Could it be that you think that I will be sad?” Xie Jing Xing seemed to have heard a joke and his expression became more interesting, “Really naive.”
“It is best that there is none.” Shen Miao did not care about his somewhat mocking words and spoke calmly.
Xie Jing Xing stared at the sky and lazily waved his hands, “You go back. I am fine.”