Chapter 20 Night Visit
The hilt of the sword was blocking the window, and the moonlight shone through the gap onto Ye Lanzhou's skirt. The visitor stood in the moonlight, but his face could not be seen clearly.
But Ye Lanzhou still recognized him.
He only seemed to chuckle, "Lady Ye is quite alert."
He turned slightly sideways, revealing his face, which had been shrouded in darkness. He sheathed his sword and was about to step in through the window.
Ye Lanzhou saw through it and quickly stopped him. He stretched out his hand to stop him and asked, "Your Highness, you came to the late emperor's widow's room alone at night. If someone heard you, wouldn't it ruin your reputation?"
He seemed to have not expected Ye Lanzhou to say something that would concern his reputation. He paused for a moment, then said, "Then why didn't Concubine Ye consider my reputation when she asked me to deal with the toad's blood?"
The cry of a wild cat was heard outside the window again. Xie Chengyan turned his head and looked. Rows of lights not far away illuminated the night. It was the people from the imperial mausoleum who came to inspect.
The imperial mausoleums outside Beijing are located in a remote area, and the ancestors of the Xie family are enshrined there. No one is willing to come all the way here to spend their whole life, so the job of guarding and patrolling the mausoleums is left to the eunuchs.
Seeing that the patrol team was about to arrive, Xie Chengyan raised his chin slightly and said nonchalantly: "No one knows that I am here, but if they see us, those eunuchs are very bored in the imperial mausoleum every day. They may not say anything tomorrow. Who knows -"
Before he could finish his words, Ye Lanzhou pulled his sleeve, and following her force, he stepped into Ye Lanzhou's room.
This man is very strong. If you say she is ignorant of etiquette, she knows the importance of women's chastity. If you say she is polite, he always feels that there is a kind of vulgarity in her every move.
She doesn't look like a lady from a noble family, but more like a commoner.
As he was thinking, he looked around at her room. The residence Liang Hong arranged for her was quite exquisite. It was a simple and elegant small courtyard. It looked ordinary. The bed, table and other items in it were all made of high-quality peach wood.
Ye Lanzhou lives in the main house, which faces south. It doesn't seem very surprising now in autumn, but the difference will be revealed when winter and summer come. It is warm in winter and cool in summer, which is quite rare in this area where the conditions are not as good as those in Beijing.
There are two side rooms in the courtyard. One of them should be occupied by her maid Wangshu. The light in the other side is still on, probably occupied by the eunuchs in the imperial mausoleum.
The previous emperor had many concubines in his harem, but the Forbidden City was so small that many concubines of this generation were crowded into one palace, and the conditions were not as good as people imagined.
Although the residence in this imperial mausoleum is not as good as the treatment she received in the Ye family, it should be comparable to that in the Forbidden City.
Thinking of this, Xie Chengyan casually asked, "How is the accommodation?"
Ye Lanzhou had just closed the window. The window seemed a little rusty. It took her a while to pull it up. When she closed it, there was a loud noise.
He shocked himself, Xie Chengyan in the room, and the eunuchs patrolling outside.
She nodded woodenly as a response to Xie Chengyan's words.
A feeling of disgust welled up inside him. How could someone be so stupid? Closing a window could make such a loud noise.
He raised a finger, placed it before his lips, and shook his head at Ye Lanzhou. Then he walked lightly to the door and peeked out through the crack in the door. Sure enough, the group of eunuchs were walking towards him, following the sound.
The leader asked, "Lady Ye? What's missing?"
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