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Under the sa moonlight, at this mont, Su Qinglan finally reached ho.
Even though her mother was one of the few female officials appointed by the court, her salary was not significant, and their family background was not affluent, so they could only live in Yong An Square, which was quite far from the Imperial Palace, in an ordinary house that served as their residence.
The neighbors here were ordinary folks who did not revel late into the night, so by the ti she returned ho, everything around was in complete darkness, with only the sound of stray dogs fighting in the distant alleys, making whining noises.
Other than that, the only sound echoing softly on the silent long street was her own footsteps.
Normally, she rarely ca ho this late. Given how things were today, she couldn’t help but feel a little startled. Her ho was just ahead, and the anxiety she had been holding in gradually eased. She quickened her pace, about to move forward, but suddenly ca to a stop while still a distance from her doorstep.
Moreover, her breathing was halted!
Because she suddenly saw a tall figure standing by her door, leaning against the side, as if waiting for sothing.
Who is that?
What do they want!?
She was both terrified and scared and instinctively wanted to retreat. But, being this late at night, if she didn’t go ho, where else could she go? So she could only move forward, though her heavy feet just wouldn’t budge.
While she stood there in a dilemma, the tall figure moved slightly, seemingly raising his head.
The gentle moonlight suddenly illuminated that handso face, especially the pair of bright eyes that seed brighter than the moonlight when they caught sight of her, and imdiately straightened, displaying a joyful smile towards Su Qinglan.
"You’re back."
"...!"
Su Qinglan’s breath was caught again.
This voice is—
She instinctively moved forward two steps. The moonlight seed to correspond to her heart’s longing, shining even brighter, allowing her to see more clearly. The figure before her was none other than Jiang Xian!
"You—"
Her surprise was infused with a clear trace of joy. Just as she wanted to say sothing, she bit her lip.
Today is the fifth day!
It’s the day she promised to visit his ho before!
Because of the unexpected Holy Decree of an award today, she went into the palace to express her gratitude, then attended a banquet at Bai Fu Hall. In the flurry of excitent, she forgot their appointnt until Princess Qin reminded her when leaving the palace, asking about today’s date.
But, thinking she had failed the appointnt, Jiang Xian was probably disappointed in her and wouldn’t co looking for her anymore.
Unexpectedly, he had co to her ho!
Su Qinglan was both ashad and nervous, unable to speak for a while, while Jiang Xian slowly approached her, studying her for a mont, then smiled and said, "As long as you returned safely."
Su Qinglan looked at him, "You—"
Jiang Xian smiled, "I saw you didn’t co today and was worried sothing happened to you. So I ca into town and asked around for a long ti to finally find this place. They said you went into the palace to work. I didn’t know what happened, so I waited here for you."
"..."
"Seeing you return safely, I can rest assured."
After saying that, he smiled at Su Qinglan and said, "It’s late; you should head ho to rest. I’ll be leaving now."
He turned, ready to depart.
Just as he was about to step away, a soft voice suddenly sounded behind him, seemingly trembling uncontrollably—
"Wait."
Jiang Xian paused imdiately, turning to look at her, only to see Su Qinglan softly say, "You’re heading out for business soon, are you?"
"Yes."
"Safe travels."
"Mm."
"Co back early."
"..."
"When you return," Su Qinglan paused for a mont, seeming to make up her mind, then earnestly said, "I will visit your ho again."
"...!"
Jiang Xian’s eyes shone even brighter, looking at Su Qinglan with surprising joy. Yet, he didn’t say much, staying silent for a long ti before smiling, nodding solemnly, "I’ll hold you to that."
After saying that, he turned and left.
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