Aunt and Niece Talk Late into the Night

Inside Li Wuxian's bedchamber, Yu Shang and An'an were both gone. Li Wuxian had politely "torn down the bridge after crossing the river" and sent them off to rest.

Neither of them objected. Everyone could tell that Li Wuxian wanted to care for her aunt alone, and that once Li Qingjun woke, the two of them wanted to talk without others listening in. Everyone understood that sentiment and quietly moved to another palace room to rest.

"Hey, Yu Shang." An'an sat cross-legged on the bed, hugging her feet. "What expression do you think Elder Sister Qingjun will have if she finds out Master and Wuxian have even kissed in reality?"

"She'll be furious to death. Before, they could say it happened in a dream and treat it as a Spring Dream, but now they've kissed in reality. There's no washing that clean."

"If it were you, what would you think in a situation like this?"

Yu Shang shook her head. "We Featherfolk don't have this sort of morality, but I think... if they told me to my face and I agreed, then it would be nothing. If they flirted behind my back, though, I'd truly be unhappy."

An'an gave two dry coughs, wondering whether Yu Shang had known when she herself had been flirting with Master.

Well, although Yu Shang often hadn't been around, she had known from the very beginning, right...

An'an looked at Yu Shang. Yu Shang glared at An'an. Clearly, she had thought of that too.

An'an shrank back a little.

Yu Shang snapped, "You... you have no shame!"

"You said it yourself. If they told you to your face, it was fine..."

"I said it was fine only if I agreed!"

"I'm not your niece. Why should I need your agreement?"

"You!" Yu Shang pounced on