The salty melon seeds made them thirsty, so a pot of tea was quickly emptied, but Lu Huai still hadn't come out.
His winter clothes were too bulky, making him look half as handsome. Shuzhan rested his chin on his hand, thinking idly.
He started chatting with the maidservant standing to the side, who was sitting on a small hill, "Tell me, who is your master?"
Xiao Shanbao lowered his eyes and shook his head, "Replying to young master, the master forbade me to say."
"You can't even say this? Is your master so ugly that he can't be seen by others?" He wrinkled his nose and muttered under his breath.
Xiao Shanbao gave him a strange look. "Young master, be careful what you say. If the master hears you, he will be angry."
"So what if she's angry? I'm not afraid of her..." Shu Zhan said guiltily, not expecting her to hear him. However, since this was her territory and he was in the wrong, he didn't say anything more.
However, he was a talkative person by nature, and once he started talking, he couldn't stop. But after holding back for a while, he started talking again.
"So, according to you, your master is quite vain? Could he be a woman?" he asked Xiaoshanbao tentatively.
Xiao Shanbao frowned and thought for a moment. It seemed that his master had not said anything about not revealing his gender, so he nodded.
"I see... then I'm relieved." Shu Zhan looked relieved, as if he had breathed a sigh of relief. "Since he's a beauty lover, then Chang Jue is definitely safe. After all, a handsome young master like me sitting here shouldn't be interested in him."
Little Hill: "..."
"Hey, something's not right. If your master doesn't like him, why hasn't he been released yet? It doesn't make sense..." He stroked his chin and muttered to himself.
As if he had just remembered something, he suddenly looked up, stared at the small hill in surprise, swallowed hard, and then whispered—
"Your mistress isn't one of those ghost stories where she drains men's life force to maintain her humanity, is she?"
"..." Little Hill seemed frightened, covering his mouth in terror and shaking his head, telling him to stop talking.
However, Shu Zhan didn't understand what she meant and thought that she had really hit the nail on the head, so she continued to imagine the situation.
"What a vicious female ghost! She even targets handsome men like us to suck her blood. Even if she has good taste, she's still vicious!"
"F-ghost?"
Suddenly, someone behind him chimed in, seemingly interested in what he was saying, and asked, "Who are you calling a female ghost?"
He stretched, a chill ran down his spine, and he stiffly twisted his head. Especially when he saw that beautiful face, he almost rolled off the stool.
"Ghost...the Imperial Concubine?!"
Indeed, it is the former Consort Qin, now the Dowager Consort.
Even though her level has increased significantly, her appearance seems to have been forgotten by time. She hasn't changed much compared to many years ago, and has even gained a more mature charm.
Shu Zhan quickly jumped up from the stone bench and bowed to the Empress Dowager Qin, "This humble subject Shu Zhan greets Your Highness, may Your Highness live ten thousand years! May you be well!"
"Pfft."
Hearing a few laughs, Shu Zhan realized he had said something in his nervousness. Just as he was about to defend himself, he saw Lu Huai with one hand to his lips, his shoulders trembling.
It was obvious that he was struggling to hold back his laughter.
Shu Zhan pursed his lips in frustration. He'd had such a bad day! It was bad enough that he'd been secretly gossiping about someone, but the person he was talking about was the highest-ranking woman besides the Empress Dowager. And it wasn't just that she was the woman; she'd actually overheard him!
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