Chapter Twenty-Four: Mandarin Ducks at Play in the Water

  Yun Shallow Moon slowly returned to Rong Jing's room, thinking that when he came back, she must get Qing Tian to come over and play, best if she could make that little thing betray him, so he wouldn't dare to report her again.

  Rong Jing's room was already spotless and tidy. On the table, there was an incense burner, not the ordinary kind found in most households, but a light and soothing calming incense that made one feel all worries disappear as soon as they entered the room, their mind at peace.

  Yun Shallow Moon walked to the table and poured herself a cup of tea. The tea was hot, obviously just brewed. On the table were exquisite pastries that made one's appetite open up at first sight. She picked up a piece of pastry and took a bite, nodding her head in satisfaction. To Qing Shang who followed in, she said: "Qing Shang, follow me another day! With someone as meticulous as you around, this life will be comfortable."

  "Miss Shallow Moon said that the slave had prepared this tea and pastry for you, right? This is not the credit of the slave, but the young master had sent Qingting back to convey the message earlier. She said that you should eat some pastries first before drinking water, as it's bad for your body to drink on an empty stomach. These pastries were made by Medicine Old according to the young master's instructions, using high-quality medicine to make a broth and dough, which is considered medicinal food. You have the young master taking care of you, where do you need the slave?!" Qingxiang pushed open the door curtain and came in, smiling as she walked to the wardrobe to find clean clothes for Yun Shallow Moon. "When you come out after your bath, Medicine Old will also have lunch ready. After eating dinner, it's just right for you to rest. The young master probably won't be back until very late today!"

  Yun saw the clothes of Rong Jing and hers neatly stacked in the open closet, with the moon-white brocade robe and purple soft smoke gauze complementing each other. Her heart was suddenly touched by something, wondering if this counted as what modern people called cohabitation before marriage? She moved her gaze away, took another piece of pastry and put it in her mouth, muttering: "Why do I feel like he's raising a noble Persian cat?"

  "Persian cat?" Qing Shuang looked at Yun Qiu Yue with confusion.

  "It's just a long-haired cat, with a large and wide head, resembling a round roof, a round face, soft and full cheeks, a short and wide nose, a collapsed nasal bridge, big and round eyes, short legs, and a sharp, delicate and beautiful meow. It's a cat that looks extremely noble and beautiful." Yún Qiān Yuè explained to Qīng Shān while eating pastries.

  "Really? There's such a cat?"

  "Hmm! There are!" Yun Shallow Moon thought, wondering if there were Persian cats in this world, anyway, they existed in the world.

  Qing Shuang nodded and said with admiration: "Miss Shallow Moon knows a lot, I'm afraid even the prince doesn't know about Persian cats!"

  "If your family's young master knew everything, he'd be a god!" Yun Shangyue said.

  Qing Shuang smiled at Yun Shang Yue and fell silent.

  Yun Qian Yue ate a small plate of pastries and drank two cups of tea before taking the clothes from Qing Shang's hands and heading towards the hot spring pool. As she reached the entrance of the hot spring pool, she suddenly turned around and asked Qing Shang, "Do you want to soak in the hot spring too? Together?"

  Qing Shang immediately shook his head, "I won't soak!"

  Yun Shang Yue thought of Rong Jing's cleanliness habit, and with a slight pout on her face, she walked in. The hidden door closed behind her, and Qing Shang let out a sigh of relief as if he had just accomplished a difficult task.

  The water in the hot spring pool was still steaming, and Yun Shang Yue took off her clothes and submerged herself in the water. The warm steam instantly enveloped her, and she lazily closed her eyes, not thinking about anything, and unknowingly fell asleep.

  An hour later, Yao Lao prepared lunch. Qing Shuang saw that Yun Qian Yue had not come out yet, so she opened the hidden door to take a look and found that Yun Qian Yue was actually asleep. She wanted to call out to her, but seeing how soundly she slept, she couldn't bear to disturb her, so she retreated back outside.

  Two hours later, Yun Shangyue was still asleep. Qing Shang came in to take a look again, hesitated for a while, and then retreated.

  After a while, the sky gradually darkened, and Yun Shang was still asleep. Qing Shang was just about to wake her up when Rong Jing walked into the courtyard with slow steps. She heard the footsteps and hurriedly went out to greet him, curtsying, "Young Master, you're back!"

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing seemed to have had some wine, his face was slightly flushed, but his footsteps were still light and steady, without any disorder. He entered the room and didn't see Yun Shangyue on the bed, the quilt was also neatly folded. His thoughts moved, and the flush on his face faded by more than half, "Where did she go?"

  "Hui Shi Zi, Miss Shallow Moon is still in the hot spring pool!" Qing Shan hastily said.

  Rong Jing's mind calmed down, he rubbed his forehead and frowned, asking: "What time did she go in?"

  "Miss Shallow Moon has gone in since she came back!" Qing Shang said.

  "Still not out?" Yun Jing raised an eyebrow.

  "Hmm! After Miss Asa returned, she ate some snacks and then entered the hot spring pool. Later, she fell asleep in the hot spring pool. I saw that she was sleeping very well and couldn't bear to wake her up. Seeing that it's already late today, I was just about to go call her when you returned, Your Highness." Qing Shang asked softly, "Should I go wake up Miss Asa now?"

  "No need, you go bring up dinner, I'll go wake her up." Rong Jing stepped towards the screen and walked away.

  "Yes!" Qing Shang immediately retreated.

  The secret door opened, and Rong Jing pressed the wall lightly. The wall popped out a hidden compartment, revealing a small night pearl that suddenly lit up the dark hot spring pool. He looked into the pool and saw a slender figure lying in the dense water vapor, breathing shallowly and evenly, indeed fast asleep and snoring soundly. He didn't immediately walk over but stood at the door, quietly gazing at her. The intoxicating color once again painted her jade-like complexion, his eyes like the mist of the hot spring pool, yet with a hint of determination deep within the mist.

  He stood for a long time, and Yún Shānmò was still fast asleep, completely unaware.

  After a long time, Rong Jing walked over, his footsteps, which were originally light and gentle, became even more so. When he arrived at the hot spring pool, he squatted down, quietly gazing at Yun Qian Yue. In the misty water, her small face was now tender and pink, with a clear and beautiful complexion, her long hair spread out by the pool, like three thousand strands of black silk. Her slender and delicate body was no longer just a vague shadow, but rather like a fine piece of jade, radiating a translucent glow. Through the transparent mist, he could vaguely see that she had faint plum blossom marks on her skin, scattered and dotted, as if they were decorations on her white jade-like complexion. As he looked at those decorations, his fixed gaze suddenly broke through the thick mist, becoming extremely warm.

  "What a strong wine flavor!" Yun Shallow Moon suddenly muttered.

  Rong Jing didn't say anything and continued looking at her.

  "What wine is this?" Yun Shangyue moved her nose slightly and muttered.

  "The Holy Spirit Spring." Rong Jing's warm voice rang out.

  "Spring of the Holy Spirit... I've never heard of it..." Yun Shangyue stretched out her arm in a daze, feeling warm and comfortable all over, as if her muscles were relaxed. She mumbled two sentences before realizing something was off, suddenly opening her eyes to see Rong Jing crouched beside her. She was taken aback, asking: "When did you come back?"

  "Just right!" Rong Jing saw Yun Qian Yue's completely unguarded expression and his eyes became even softer.

  "Ah... just now..." Yun Shang Yue rubbed her forehead with her hand, feeling the smoothness of her arm, and only then realized she was lying in water. She was taken aback, seeing that she was in a hot spring pool, and only then remembered that she had fallen asleep while soaking in the hot spring. Her arm stiffened as she turned to look at Rong Jing, who was staring at her intently. She immediately covered her chest, but then remembered that he had already seen her before, so covering herself was pointless. She put down her hand and asked in a somewhat awkward tone: "You just got back and rushed in here to do what?"

  "Come and eat!" Rong Jing said.

  "How come I didn't hear you calling me?" Yun Qianyue's tone was still stiff.

  "I shouted but you were sleeping too soundly and didn't hear me!" Rong Jing said.

  Yun Pian Yue thought that this sleep was indeed comfortable, and it had been a long time since she felt so comfortable. She wanted to continue sleeping. She waved her hand at Rong Jing, "You hurry up and leave, I'm not eating anymore, I want to keep sleeping!"

  "Still sleeping? You've slept for most of the day, haven't you?" Rong Jing raised an eyebrow.

  "It's already dark anyway, might as well keep sleeping." Yun Qian Yue closed her eyes and urged Yong Jing, "Hurry up and go out!"

  "Then you continue sleeping! I'll stay here with you!"

  "How can I sleep with you here? Get out!" Yun Shangyue's face turned black. A man sat by the pool, looking at her - any woman would be unable to sleep like this, right? Although there was mist in the way, but to her, even if there were ten layers of clothes blocking the view, Rong Jing's eyes could still see through them.

  "The water of this hot spring is good, but soaking too much will also hurt the skin. Get up and have lunch, after lunch go back to your room and sleep! Otherwise, if you don't get up, I'll sit here with you." Rong Jing said in a gentle voice.

  Yun Shallow Moon's eyelids flipped over, and she said in a bad tone: "Then you go out, I'll get dressed."

  Rong Jing suddenly reached out and picked up the clothes Yun Qian Yue had placed by the pool, his jade-like hand lightly shaking them, causing the clothes to scatter and the silk ribbons to become tangled. He raised an eyebrow at Yun Qian Yue, "Can you wear these?"

  Yun Qian Yue looked at the clothes in Rong Jing's hand and was suddenly speechless. After a moment, she asked: "This doesn't seem to be my clothes! I don't have this dress! Didn't Qing Shuang bring it from Yun Wang Fu?"

  Isn't this even more complicated than that intricate dress Yu Mei brought back? Is she intentionally trying to make it impossible for her to wear?

  "Hmm, probably not!" Rong Jing said ambiguously.

  "What's with the 'about'?" Yun Qian glared at Rong Jing, "Go get my clothes for me! Something simple will do. I'll definitely wear it."

  "Qing Shan!" Rong Jing sat still and called out softly towards the outside.

  "What instructions does the Crown Prince have?" Qing Shang asked from outside.

  "Isn't there something simpler than this dress?" Rong Jing asked.

  "Hui Shi Zi, there isn't any. The servant had gone to the Yun Wang Fu earlier to collect clothes for Shallow Moon Miss, but saw that the styles of those clothes were too outdated, so didn't bring them back. Instead, went to the Xian Pin Ge to buy a few sets for Shallow Moon Miss. They are all this year's best styles from Xian Pin Ge, and each piece is only made once, just fitting Shallow Moon Miss's size, and they are all her favorite purple color." Qing Shan's voice came clearly through the wall.

  Rong Jing turned his head to look at Yun Qian Yue, "Did you hear everything?"

  Yun Shallow Moon was speechless, looking at Rong Jing's hand holding the clothes with some annoyance, "You said, Qing Shuang's behavior is it your instruction?"

  "Returning to Miss Shallow Moon, it was the servant's own initiative. Miss Shallow Moon, don't you like that dress? Then the servant will go to the Cloud King's Mansion to fetch your clothes for you?" Qing Shan asked cautiously from outside.

  "Did you hear that? She's being presumptuous. It must be because your clothes are really too old, not even she can stand it, so she's being presumptuous. Otherwise, when has my maid ever been presumptuous?" Rong Jing looked at Yun Shang Yue.

  Yun Shallow Moon stared at Rong Jing for a moment, then softened her tone and said to the outside: "It's fine, I like it, you're thoughtful!"

  "It's fine as long as Miss Shallow Moon likes it! I didn't do anything wrong," said Qing Shang.

  Isn't it wrong? Your family's young master thinks that if he didn't do anything wrong, then he didn't do anything wrong. Yun Qian Yue stopped talking and looked at Rong Jing with a gloomy expression. She didn't believe Qing Shuang's words at all. If Rong Jing hadn't instructed her, Qing Shuang, this little maid who was usually meticulous and cautious, wouldn't have suddenly brought her such a large pile of complicated clothes.

  "Come out! I'll help you get dressed!" Rong Jing seemed to have not seen Yun Shangyue's gloomy face, and said warmly.

  "No, you tell me how to dress, I'll dress myself!" Yun Shangyue thought that if she relied on others like this every day in the future, how would she get by?

  "Aren't you hungry? I didn't eat much in the palace, but I did drink a lot of wine. Now my stomach is empty! If you learn to wear this dress, it'll take at least half an hour. Are you sure you want to learn now?" Gong Jing raised an eyebrow.

  Clouds shallow moon frowns.

  "Still shy?" Rong Jing smiled and asked.

  "Who's shy now? You're not a gentleman!" Yun Shangyue scolded, thinking that since he had already seen her, she stood up and got out of the hot spring pool, snatched the clothes from his hand to cover herself, and then said with a red face: "Hurry up and help me get dressed."

  "Good!" Rong Jing chuckled and stood up, reaching out to pull Yun Qianyue's clothes. Seeing that she was holding on tightly, he smiled and raised an eyebrow, "How can I put it on you if you're like this?"

  Yun Qian let go of her hand, but Rong Jing didn't grab onto her clothes again. The clothes slid down her body, revealing the spring scenery that was originally hidden under the night pearl's illumination. She immediately glared at him and angrily said: "Rong Jing, you did it on purpose?"

  Rong Jing didn't say a word, bent down to pick up the clothes, gently shook them out, and without looking at Yun Shang Yue, put them on her. He shook his head and said softly, "You didn't say a word before letting go, this isn't my fault."

  Yun Qianyue hummed and urged him with a look at his slow movements: "Hurry up!"

  "Good!" Although Rong Jing responded with a "good", his hands didn't seem to be in a hurry. His fingertips brushed against Yun Qian Yue's smooth skin, bringing a refreshing coolness, as the clothes tangled and pulled, his breath lingered by Yun Qian Yue's ear, the sweet fragrance like snow and lotus mixed with the strong smell of wine, accompanied by his slightly flushed face, it was an indescribable intoxicating sight.

  The cloud-like melancholy dispersed, and as she looked at Rong Jing, his jade-like face was like a painting, with elegant movements. He truly lived up to the phrase "Brocade clothes, snowy beauty, jade-colored complexion, one glance and smile, the world is overturned." She suddenly had an impulse, but this impulse had just risen when it was ruthlessly suppressed by her. Suddenly, she opened Rong Jing's hand, wrapped herself in her clothes, and walked out of the dark door.

  Rong Jing was taken aback, looking at Yun Shang's rapidly retreating figure with some confusion. "What's wrong? You haven't even finished dressing!"

  "I'm hungry!" Yun Qianyu didn't even turn her head back, her voice was a bit hoarse.

  "Hmm... I see you're hungry!" Rong Jing chuckled and followed Yun Shangyue, seeing that several of her ribbons were fluttering behind her in disarray. He smiled and said, "Anyway, it's already dark. If we put on clothes only to take them off again, then let's just forget about it! Let's go eat instead!"

  Yun Shallow Moon stopped in her tracks, turned around and glanced at Rong Jing with a scowl, suddenly speaking in an ill-tempered tone: "You don't go out first, wait here for me, I'll call you when it's time to leave!"

  Rong Jing stopped in his tracks, raised an eyebrow and looked at Yun Qian Yue, "Why?"

  "Just wait here then! No need for so many useless words!" Yun Shang Yue looked at him with an attitude that said if you don't listen, you'll be in trouble.

  Rong Jing smiled and shook his head, with a somewhat helpless expression. But when Zhen stopped in her tracks and nodded, "Alright!"

  Yun Shallow Moon walked out of the dark door with satisfaction, and the room was filled with the aroma of food. She walked out from behind the screen, and Qing Xiang had already retreated. The house was empty. She glanced at the table and walked to the closet where Qing Xiang had taken out clothes for her earlier. She opened the door and found her clothes neatly stacked inside, with over a dozen new sets. Each piece was as intricate as the one she was wearing. She gave up and looked at Rong Jing's clothes, which were a series of moon-white brocade robes neatly stacked together. She flipped through them and gave up again, turning to the corner where there were also moon-white soft silk fabrics neatly stacked.

  She remembered that she was wearing this when she woke up yesterday morning, and after scanning it again, there were no other clothes inside. After hesitating for a moment, she reached out and took out a soft, thick cotton-padded jacket belonging to Rong Jing, turned her head to look behind the screen, and saw that the door of the dark room was open, with Rong Jing obediently waiting inside. She immediately took off the clothes draped over her body, quickly put on Rong Jing's cotton-padded jacket, which was a bit big but still wearable, rolled up the sleeves with quick movements, walked to the mirror and looked at herself, feeling relatively satisfied, then called out to the person inside, "Okay, you can come out now!"

  Rong Jing emerged from the hidden door, walked out from behind the screen, and saw Yun Shang Yue wearing his undergarment. A flash of light passed through his eyes as he glanced at the open wardrobe and the clothes scattered all over the floor, and smiled: "No wonder I was kept waiting, so it's like this!"

  "Tomorrow, you let Qing Shuang get me some simple clothes!" Yun Shang Yue's face turned red under his gaze.

  "What about those clothes in the closet?" Rong Jing asked. "I won't wear them anyway!" Yun Shangyue shook her head. These elaborate clothes made her uncomfortable to wear.

  "They were all tailored to your size, if you don't wear them, those clothes will be wasted!" Rong Jing said.

  "Custom-made?" Yun Shang Yue narrowed her eyes as she looked at Rong Jing. She thought to herself, indeed there was a premeditated plan. Her guess wasn't wrong.

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing admitted frankly, "Otherwise, do you think there would be such ready-made clothes for sale to you? Can the green shirt be taken away just like that?"

  "It's a waste then!" Yun Qianyue thought and let you know the consequences of having a plan! Unconcernedly said: "Anyway, you have plenty of money!"

  "These were all bought with the silver coins from selling that small safe in your courtyard, not my silver coins." Rong Jing smiled and shook his head. Seeing Yun Shang Yue stunned, he walked over and sat down at the table, elegantly picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and slowly asked, "Do you know how many silver coins that one piece of clothing costs?"

  "How do I know!" Yun Qianyue looked at those clothes, with several layers of silk and satin inside and outside, outer layer wrapped in soft smoke gauze, and the ring pendants were all high-quality jade drops. More than a dozen silk ribbons like light snow, and one arm was wrapped with a thin silk thread strung with blue moon pearls, shining brightly. Such clothes must be very valuable, she couldn't guess the value.

  "A deal for five hundred taels!" Rong Jing said.

  Five hundred taels! That's about right. The Blue Moon Pearl was already very valuable, not to mention this high-quality silk brocade, thought Yun Qian Yue.

  "It's five hundred taels of gold!" Rong Jing said again.

  "What?" Yun Qianyue's hand trembled slightly.

  "Calculate it for yourself, how much gold are those clothes in the wardrobe worth? If you don't wear them, how much gold is being wasted?" Rong Jing raised an eyebrow.

  The cloud is shallow and the moon is dark, fifteen sets, one piece five hundred taels of gold, that's seven thousand five hundred taels of gold! Gold ah! Her face turned black as she stared at Rong Jing, "You're burning money, do you know that?"

  "Uh-huh, got it! But the money spent was all yours, I don't mind." Rong Jing nodded and gave her a faint smile.

  "Rong Jing! You don't care about me, I do!" Yun Shangyue's face had turned as black as a pot bottom, glaring at him in annoyance. A single piece of clothing cost 500 taels of gold, and he dared to go find someone to custom-make it? And have it tailored to fit? How did they take his measurements? In her past life, she had earned so much money but never worn clothes worth 500 taels of gold.

  "Hmm, I know you're heartbroken. So, it's better for you not to waste any more time!" suggested Rong Jing sincerely.

  "Take it back!" Yun Shangyue ordered Rong Jing in a stern tone. The money wasn't to be spent like that, it had better uses.

  "Can't be returned." Rong Jing shook his head, "You also know that these are all custom-made clothes, especially those from Xianpin Pavilion, Yin Niangzi's craftsmanship. Yin Niangzi is even more fond of money than you are, and the silver coins in her pouch can't be spat out for a single cent."

  Little girl...

  There is a poem that Yun Qianyue has heard Cailian and others recite when chatting with her, which includes a line about Yin Niangzi. The poem goes like this: "In the world there are seven treasures, one treasure is honor and glory that surpasses all under heaven, two treasures are silk and satin that don't change even if no one praises them, three treasures are the demon king of the mundane world whom everyone fears, four treasures are toads that can accompany red flowers, five treasures are white flowers in a poisonous swamp, six treasures are ink and red that stir up wind and clouds, seven treasures are money bags that marry a poor beggar."

  Yun Shallow Moon felt very proud to be among the top when she first heard this poem, but now whenever she thinks of it, she doesn't feel any pride at all. All she feels is that Qian Baozi's purse has gotten fatter, while hers has become thinner.

  "Understood?" Rong Jing looked at Yun Qian Yue and smiled, "You still want to withdraw?"

  Yun Shallow Moon angrily looked at Rong Jing, the silver in Qian Buozi's waist bag was said to be something that even the King of Heaven couldn't get out. She walked up to him, condescendingly and overbearingly saying: "I don't care, anyway you can't spend my money, if you want to spend it, you have to spend your own!"

  "Ah..." Rong Jing sighed, put down his teacup, and gently wrapped his arms around Yun Shang Yue's waist. He said softly to her, "Why must yours and mine be so clearly distinguished? Even if you spend it now, in the future when you marry me, won't what you spent still be mine?"

  Clouds are shallow and moon is frowning, can accounts be calculated like this? Isn't she still at a loss?

  "Besides, if you marry me in the future, won't my money be yours? Then aren't you spending it all on my account now?" Rong Jing retorted.

  Yun Shallow Moon thought so too! But spending so much silver, no, gold, it's still heart-wrenching for her!

  "As long as you wear it, won't it be a waste?" Rong Jing suggested, seeing Yun Qian Yue furrowing her brow and not speaking, she continued to coax in a soft voice: "If you don't wear them, these clothes can't be returned either, and the 7,500 taels of gold will be thrown into the water. You should know that the things in your small warehouse are probably worth about that much money too."

  Yun Qian Yue finally couldn't bear it and compromised: "I'll wear it, put it on your account!"

  Rong Jing hugged Yun Qian and smiled softly, nodding her head, "Good!"

  Yun Qian Yue heard him stifling a laugh, and she elbowed his chest with a hint of gritted teeth, "Tonight I sleep on the bed, you sleep on the couch!"

  Rong Jing's laughter stopped abruptly, and just as he was about to shake his head, Yun Qianyue covered his mouth first, dispersing the annoyance. She spoke in an extremely gentle voice, "Good boy, listen, or else I'll roll up my bedding and return to the manor right now!"

  Rong Jing looked at Yun Qian's gentle face and finally knew he had smiled too early. He nodded reluctantly, "Alright!"

  Yun Qian Yue let go of his hand, walked to the chair in front of Rong Jing with a pleased expression, sat down, picked up his chopsticks and started eating without even greeting him. In his heart, he thought: If I can't cure you, how will I survive in the future?

  Rong Jing looked at Yun Qian Yue's triumphant expression, and under the candlelight, her eyebrows and eyes seemed extremely vivid and beautiful. He thought that if he slept on the soft couch, he would sleep on the soft couch, so as not to hold her warm and soft body and be unable to fall asleep all night, suffering from torment.

  After dinner, Yun Shangyue lazily snuggled into her chair, no longer sleepy at all.

  Rong Jing ate very little, his face still had a hint of intoxication, and he sat motionless in the chair, sipping tea lightly.

  "What did you drink today?" Yun Shangyue frowned at Rong Jing. She remembered that day on the South Mountain of Lingtai Temple when they went to see the Guang Yulan, she got drunk after drinking a cup of orchid wine, while he also drank a cup but nothing happened. Now looking at him like this, it's clear that he was quite drunk, only that this person had always been good at self-control. So how much did he drink today?

  "Drank a whole jug of Holy Spirit Spring!" Rong Jing said.

  "What kind of wine is Holy Spirit Spring? Is it stronger than Orchid Buried?" asked Yun Qianyue.

  "Sheng Ling Quan... " Rong Jing's eyes were slightly misty as he looked at Yun Shang Yue, shaking his head with a smile. "It was brought back by the Seventh Prince from Beijiang. It's said to be brewed by a master brewer. This wine is extremely famous in Beijiang, not as strong as Lan Hua Lao, but sweet and mellow when entering the mouth, with a rich fragrance."

  "So you're guilty of being greedy for a cup?" Yun Shallow Moon raised an eyebrow.

  "It's not even considered excessive! The seventh prince said that the person who brewed this wine could drink three jars before getting drunk, so I tried a little. " Rong Jing smiled and shook his head, "Unfortunately, only one jar can be drunk."

  "A person who can drink three jugs must have exceptional martial arts skills. You don't have any martial arts skills now, what are you pretending to be capable of?" Yun Shang looked at Rong Jing with a hint of mockery, but seeing his slightly drunk appearance was quite endearing, so even her scolding lacked force.

  "Me too!" Rong Jing smiled and nodded.

  "Shall I get Qing Shuang to make a bowl of hangover soup for you?" asked Yun Qian Yue.

  "No need!" Rong Jing shook his head, glanced out of the window and said to Yun Qian Yue: "Let's go see how the stars are?"

  "Outside?" Yun Shallow Moon also looked out the window. Thinking that people who get drunk want to see stars, won't their eyes be filled with stars? Do they still need to look?

  "Roof!" Rong Jing said.

  "Are you going now?" Yun Shangyue looked at Rong Jing with suspicion. Thinking that someone as elegant and noble as Rong Jing was rarely seen drunk, she had only seen people either sleeping soundly or acting wildly after drinking too much. Now, this slightly tipsy person looked calm and quiet, not only enchanting but also very cute.

  "Aren't you here? You take me up!" Yong Jing stood up.

  "You're not wasting resources!" Yun Qianyue muttered, also standing up.

  Rong Jing smiled and reached out to pull Yun Qian Yue, who didn't resist, putting her hand in his. His hand was warm and cool, while Yun Qian Yue's hand was delicate, weak, and boneless. The two walked towards the door together.

  Arriving outside the courtyard, the wind is quiet and still, with dense stars filling the sky, a crescent moon hangs high in the midst of the starry sky.

  Yun Qian Yue raised her head to look at the roof, the height of which was about the same as that of the purple bamboo forest. She turned her head to look at Rong Jing, who was quietly waiting for her. With her other arm, she reached out and hugged his waist, her toes lightly touching, and in an instant, they landed on the rooftop. Just as she was about to let go, Rong Jing pulled her back. She raised an eyebrow at him, and Rong Jing said gently, "Let's watch the stars like this."

  "As thin as a straw!" Yun Qianyue said, but she didn't let go of the hand that was wrapped around his waist.

  Rong Jing smiled and glanced at Yun Shangyue's slender waist, naturally extending his hand to wrap around her waist, pulling her down before she could shoot him a dissatisfied glance. He said softly, "Since you know I'm thin, you have to take responsibility for fattening me up."

  Yun Shallow Moon rolled her eyes and sat down, "Why am I responsible?"

  "I'm responsible for you, and you're naturally responsible for me." Rong Jing said matter-of-factly, adding: "Be responsible for fattening me up a bit, so it's comfortable for you to hold me."

  "What nonsense!" Yun Qian Yue laughed and scolded, looking up at the sky. The azure sky was filled with stars, dazzling and eye-catching. Each star shone like a night pearl, adding a mysterious veil to the dark earth, embellished with a hint of light, extremely beautiful! Such a starry sky could no longer be seen in that world.

  Rong Jing smiled silently and stopped talking, also looking up at the sky.

  For a moment, the two people's gazes converged amidst the starry sky.

  "The heavenly steps are cool as water at night, sitting and watching the Cowherd and Weaving Maiden stars." After a while, Yun Shang Yue looked up at the sky and saw that the Cowherd star and the Weaving Maiden star were very far apart. She thought of this poem and recited it out loud. Then she asked Rong Jing again, "Is the Qixi Festival fun? Will the streets of the capital be bustling with activity when the time comes? What's going on, tell me!"

  "I don't know!" Rong Jing shook his head.

  "Don't you know?" Yun Shang Yue obviously didn't believe it, "I lost my memory, did you also lose yours?"

  "I've never been to the streets of Beijing on Halloween, I don't know what's going on!" Rong Jing smiled.

  Clouds shallow moon one daze.

  Rong Jing said: "Every year on Qixi Festival is the coldest and most poisonous time, I will spend it in the hot spring pool."

  It was like that! Yun Qianyue tightened her arm around Rong Jing's waist, suppressing the faint pain in her heart and said softly: "How about we go out together this year? Anyway, your cold poison has been resolved, and you don't need to soak in the hot spring water again this year."

  She didn't know if she had been to the streets of Beijing before her memory loss, and after losing her memory, she still hasn't been!

  "Good!" Rong Jing nodded.

  Yun Shallow Moon no longer spoke, continuing to gaze up at the sky. Bai Ri's words had left a mark and ripples in her heart, but now this peaceful night and the person beside her who was quietly sleeping off his drunkenness calmed down her restless mind. For the first time, she thought that if every day from now on could be like this, embracing Rong Jing under the clear wind and quiet stars-filled sky, it wouldn't be a bad kind of happiness.

  She gazed absent-mindedly at the sky, lost in her beautiful reverie. It wasn't until she heard a soft and even breathing sound beside her that she turned to look, only to see Rong Jing had fallen asleep at some point, his head slightly leaning on her shoulder, still able to control his body weight so as not to press down on her, which was quite a feat in itself. She found it somewhat amusing. Thinking to herself, this person is really drunk!

  To prevent him from catching a chill in the cool night air, Yun Shang Yue could only bring him down from the rooftop.

  Back in the room, Yun Shangyue looked at the soft bed inside and then at Rong Jing's body. She muttered a sentence "You got off easy!" After that, she still put him on the bed, took off his outer clothes, covered him with a quilt, but she herself had no intention of sleeping, planning to continue stargazing. Just as she was about to leave the bedside, Rong Jing suddenly reached out and grabbed her.

  Yun Shallow Moon turned her head to look, and saw Rong Jing still closing his eyes, breathing evenly. Holding him seemed to be an unconscious behavior. She rolled her eyes and said softly: "You sleep first! I couldn't sleep, go sit on the roof for a while."

  Rong Jing seemed to close his eyes for a moment, then opened them slightly and said in a daze: "I want a sachet with mandarin ducks playing in the water, you can't sleep anyway, so embroider one for me! I want to wear it on Qixi Festival."

  Yun Shallow Moon was taken aback, "Scented sachet?"

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing's voice was almost inaudible.

  Yun Qian Yue looked at him, furrowed her brow, "I won't embroider that thing!"

  Rong Jing closed his eyes and stopped speaking.

  Yun Shallow Moon's eyebrows furrowed into a knot, thinking that this guy was too good at making things difficult for her! How could she possibly embroider a sachet? And what about the mandarin ducks playing in the water? She stared at Rong Jing for half a moment, but he seemed to be just rambling on in his sleep, and soon fell asleep again. She tried to pull out her hand from being held by him, but his grip was tight, and she couldn't pull it out no matter what. She said somewhat irritably: "If you don't let go of my hand, how can I embroider a sachet for you?"

  As soon as she finished speaking, Rong Jing's hands quickly loosened.

  Yun Pian Yue thought to herself as she watched him drink, getting drunk without making a fuss or noise, and being quite obedient. Otherwise, she might just embroider a sachet for him! But how should she embroider it? She was somewhat worried, lifted her steps and walked out the door, standing at the entrance and lightly calling out, "Qing Shan, are you asleep?"

  "Replying to Miss Shallow Moon, I haven't slept yet!" Qing Shang's voice came from the west wing of the courtyard, and she had already walked over.

  "Do you have the needle and thread for the embroidered sachet, as well as the pattern?" Yun Shangyue looked at Qing Shuang, thinking that the people around Rong Jing were indeed efficient. They came as soon as they were called, considerate and convenient to use.

  "Miss Shallow Moon wants to embroider a sachet?" Qing Yu's footsteps paused, looking at Yun Shallow Moon in surprise.

  "Hmm!" Yun Qianyue's face was slightly unnatural as she nodded.

  "What kind of pattern do you want to embroider?" Qing Shang asked hastily after her surprise.

  Yun Qian Yue couldn't say it, but she wanted to play with the mandarin ducks in the water. She waved her hand and said, "Just do whatever you want, take some more patterns for me to choose from. I'll pick one out and see what kind of embroidery to do."

  "Are you going to embroider now?" Qing Shang asked.

  "If there is, I will embroider now; if not, tomorrow will also be fine." Yun Qianyue said.

  "Yes, I'll go find her for you." Qing Shang immediately turned around and walked back to the west wing of the courtyard.

  Yun Shallow Moon rubbed her forehead, today is the second day of the lunar month, there are still four days until Qixi Festival, she can learn and sell at the same time, she should be able to embroider a sachet! Mandarin ducks playing in the water... She turned back to look inside the house, saw Rong Jing lying on the bed sleeping soundly, she whispered a sentence, fortunately he could say it out loud.

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