The Hong Family Courtyard was now silent, with even the servants having retired for the night. Hong Sheng personally opened the door for Ruan Yu and the Seventh Son, welcoming them into the inner courtyard.
At this time, the Ninth Son and Tie Dan had already been settled into Leng Xiao's room to sleep. Susu had assured the two that she would arrange a room in the house for them so they could occasionally stay overnight.
Hong Sheng seemed unaffected by other women, but he exhausted all his tenderness on Susu.
He immediately noticed that Susu wanted to speak privately with her cousin, so he took the Seventh Son to the courtyard to gaze at the moon.
One should know that, even in June, the nights in Hami are quite cold. The Seventh Son, unlike Hong Sheng, was merely dressed in simple clothes without any warm robes. The sensation was, to put it mildly, quite biting!
In the hall, with all doors wide open to avoid suspicion, Susu and Ruan Yu shared a tearful gaze for a long time.
