"Miss, arent you going to rest?" Shu Ying herself put a pure white cloak on my shoulders and asked softly.

  I smiled faintly and shook my head, I dont know if it was my mothers words that brought me too much feeling today, since the reunion dinner, my thoughts have been unable to get out of that secret past.

  I glanced up at the sky, where the cold moon hung like a hook. Since I had no intention of sleeping, I didnt want to stay cooped up in my room either. So I got up and said to Shuying with a gentle smile: "Im going out for a walk, Ill be back soon."

  Shu Ying was going to come out with me, but I stopped her. Last nights cold wind made her body suffer greatly after falling off the cliff, and she couldnt stand the cold anymore. Besides, I also need some time alone to clear up my unclear thoughts.

  Walked in a daze, and suddenly looked up, right in front of me was "Maple Forest at Dusk".

  When I first entered the Wang Fu, Qin An mentioned that this place seems to be a restricted area of the three Wang Fu.

  A faint smile rises on my lips, does this mean that at least for tonight, I can find the peace I want here.

  I once said, I seem gentle and elegant, but after all, the vast sky and freedom in my heart are unbearable to be bound. I can do everything with perfect etiquette, yet I will never let those rules truly constrain myself.

  Even if its beside the day, even if I relax again in my heart, I wont step into this maple forest, because that might bring a lot of unnecessary trouble.

  But tonight, the sky is already late, Nan Chengyao is still in the palace, and no one will easily enter, all of this undoubtedly provides me with a perfect place to calm my mood.

  I strolled through this "Maple Forest Evening", with a gentle night breeze. Unlike the exquisite luxury of other parts of the Wang Mansion, here is quiet and simple, which makes me truly like it from the bottom of my heart.

  However, the corners of my mouth slowly hooked up a helpless smile. Mans plans are not as good as heavens plans. I originally thought that I could find a peaceful place, but in the end, it seems that I have brought trouble upon myself for nothing.

  The footsteps and voices in the distance are getting closer, and the faintly visible figure suggests that I wont be able to leave quietly. Fortunately, this maple forest is dense, and with todays gloomy weather, if I find a relatively good hiding spot to hide in, its unlikely that anyone will notice me. This way, I can wait until no one is around before leaving.

  Just as I hid myself, I heard a womans voice coming over, her breathing slightly unstable, yet soft and charming: "You, you person, wait for me! Im telling you to stop!"

  "You wanted me to stay, so I stayed with you for three days. You insisted on going to the Third Princes residence, and I also fulfilled your wish. Is there anything else that Mei is not satisfied with?"

  The voice that spoke was a lazy, smiling tone, with an air of carelessness and a mesmerizing charm that lingered in the air, captivating ones heart and soul.

  The woman pouted and complained, "These are all things I wanted to come for, whats so rare! If you could treat me with half the kindness I treated you, would I be so willful? Its not that I dont understand things, cant you see your difficulties?"

  The mans voice was still languid: "If you really understand, then go back. What will he do when he wakes up and cant see you?"

  Although it was an inquiry, there wasnt a shred of concern in it.

  The womans voice was also tender and fearless: "I put medicine in the soup, he wont wake up until dawn. Dont be so cold to me, I miss you so much that my heart is broken, but you dont even want to come to the palace often..."

  The womans words were cut off and merged into the darkness, all transformed into a bewitching whisper.

  I instinctively got up and left, unintentionally bumping into someone elses secret, such a stunning story, the less I know, the better.

  The environment I live in and what Ive seen and heard have long taught me a way of self-protection.

  At this moment, taking advantage of the fact that the couple is entwined and has no time to pay attention to anything else, perhaps I can leave smoothly.

  I sprang up lightly and had not taken a step when my left shoulder suddenly went numb, and I couldnt move an inch. A small stone flew through the air and hit me right on the acupuncture point.

  The mans low, enchanting voice sounded again at the right time: "Can we go back now?"

  The woman was still seemingly entranced from the passionate kiss, murmuring softly in a seductive hum. Meanwhile, the man had already taken out a jade flute from his bosom and began to play it.

  The music had just stopped, and a man in black clothes appeared, carrying an aura of coldness and killing intent. He stood respectfully to the side, without saying a word.

  "Destroy the moon, send her back. By the way, retrieve the things that should be in hand."

  With his faint command, a strong wind rose and then stopped.

  It seems like the person who should have left has already gone.

  The footsteps that were getting closer and closer, slow but precise, moved towards the direction where I was. I immediately understood that the shoulder acupoint must have been controlled by him.

  Under the moonlight, a man in a dark red robe walked slowly to my front, his handsome face like that of a god had a smile on it, but his eyes were cold as a star on a winter night.

  His noble and elegant demeanor doesnt need to be deliberately displayed, and with a hint of nonchalance, he exudes an even more enchanting and captivating aura.

  I almost immediately confirmed his identity.

  When I was three years old, my husband, whom I had never met before, passed away.

  Never thought that our first meeting would be like this.